El Coconut — Restaurant in Tamarindo

I stayed near this place and noticed it was always empty. Late night I didn't feel like walking down the street to another place and sat down at El Coconut. Place was empty and it looked like they were counting down until closing time.

The mussel appetizer was so good! The sauce made this dish!

I then ordered the Neptunes Net dish and it was presented well in a lobster but, that was the best part. The shrimp, fish, and calamari lacked freshness that you find at other places. It was edible and still good but, if you're sitting less than 30 yards from the ocean you should have the freshest seafood possible. This was something other restaurants always had. You could tell that the fish was frozen. If they use fresh seafood this place would be amazing!

Staff was very friendly and service was great. As being the only customer in the place...

My girlfriend and I looked at the reviews before we went and it was a fantastic experience. The owner met us at the front and Jacquie took excellent care of us. We ordered the shrimp and avocado appetizer. I had a dacqurie and she had Tico rum drink. Both drinks were perfect and refreshing. We ordered the mahi mahi but had the local fish ( Whaoo). We finished it off with a banana that had hot rum poured over it with ice cream. It was a perfect date night. I couldn’t have asked for a...

My girlfriend and I were told to go to El Coconut by locals for good seafood. I was expecting great seafood when we ordered the most expensive plate, which came with lobster, mahi mahi, shrimp, calamari, and mussels. Everthing was over cooked, the mahi tasted like chicken, the lobster was rough and chewy. I told the waitress the food was bad and she just took our plates and offered a free wine. $120.00 down...