Papagayo Seafood — Restaurant in Sardinal

Excellent dinner here but what else was going down in Coco area made us ill. It was a relief to dine here See below

The short story is that we were pressured to sign and pay several thousand dollars that day at Cafe Del Playa before completing the contract on the following day. Unfortunately, we did so with misgivings and left with a list of phone numbers and emails to contact if we had questions or buyer’s remorse. As soon as we left, we realized the document we signed was not exactly the same as the verbal presentations. Major was the fact that the credit card charge was not to the residences, but to Sunset Coco Sharing––after they had denied all association Sunset Coco and their “shenanigans”, the HSI membership was paid for only 1 year, and, and according to Cynthia, the signing agent, the fee for “banking” was also $895/wk. My “down payment” which did not go to any of the US companies listed, or to the Residences—had to be made today, but details about their payment to us was vague and would take at least 3 months. I immediately contacted Chase to dispute the charge. We were unable to reach any of the local numbers we were given and emails were not answered. Next day we returned to the Club stating our desire to end the contract, declaring we would not sign further papers, and declining the offer to move us to a nicer unit. Suddenly they were scarce. After hiring a local attorney to prepare and deliver a legal withdrawal, we returned the paperwork as demanded in the contract and were told by Cynthia Urena, who signs all contracts, that our money would be refunded and that she would contact us on Monday-March 14, 2016, after our return to the US. There has been no communication from anyone, since. They do not respond to repeated emails or telephone. The Chase charge, first disputed on the day of signing, has been sent to Chase’s special “time share investigation department” and the charge remains on my statement. We are professionals in our 70s, survivors of many time share presentations, and are embarrassed to admit we did not survive this. A warning anyone who travels to Playa del...

This restaurant is located on the main strip in Playa Del Coco. It has a menu with lots of variety. We ate there multiple times during our vacation because it was so good. They offer a fresh catch fish meal every day and you can choose from a list of ways they will prepare it– my favorite was blackened. It was served with jambalaya rice - made without meat, so perfect for me who only eats seafood, and it was delicious. A side of fresh vegetables was included which was seasoned and prepared perfectly. The staff is very friendly. One greeted us at our table and I asked about desserts. He showed me a strawberry cheesecake with oreo crust he made himself that day. We ordered it to go and enjoyed later at our hotel. The atmosphere is nice and open air. We sat upstairs on the street side so we could people watch while we ate. You MUST eat here if you are...

I'm am so floored by this place. Couldn't have asked for a better spot for dinner on the last night here in Costa Rica. Luis was our server and was phenomenal. He was funny and conversational and definitely took care of us. Making sure our order was exactly how we wanted it even if it wasn't entirely on the menu. The grilled lobster tends to taste the same but not here. It was fresh and cooked to absolute tender perfection. It wasn't rubbery or like giant shrimp. It was melt in your mouth good. My husband had a fried rice with seafood and the mahi mahi filet. Again just perfect. The rice was everything we were craving for in flavor. We loved the rice so much we asked for a to go order to savor it on the plane ride home. Couldn't have asked for...