El Alba Restaurante — Restaurant in Las Terrenas

My family and I were in Las Terrenas for 6 days. By the 4th day, we had already visited all of the restaurants on our "Highly Recommended List," so we decided to just walk around and explore the nightlife and see what we would find. We are so happy that we found El Alba. To us, it became a hidden gem in Las Terrenas.

During our visits to all of the previous restaurants, we had always had a hard time with the staff, I would like to clarify that it was not a language barrier as my wife and kids all speak fluently in Spanish. But it was more of just the way the locals are and how they are trained? When we found El Alba, we were greeted immediately by the staff who were very polite and welcoming. We decided to sit down and give it a try. BEST DECISION EVER! Our Kids got their burgers, and I got some pasta, along with some "Arepas" and natural juices. The food was delicious and cooked perfectly! Out of all the restaurants that we had visited, this was the one. Finally, we had a desert. The kids got their vanilla ice cream, and I got their Tiramisu. Once again, we were blown away by their...

Our group of 4 came here to dine on our first night at Las Terrenas and this place set the standard. We started with sangrias, ceviches, and wings and they were all gone very quickly. We topped them off with fish in coconut sauce, pasta with basil and actual vegetarian entrees, which made us very happy. Since the food was so good, we had to try a couple desserts. I personally had the passion fruit cheesecake and fully enjoyed it. The service was great and we had a fun time chatting with the staff. I'm looking forward to going back to try the rest...

Cute eatery near our hotel. Servers were very friendly. Food came out in a timely manner. I got the shrimp linguini alfredo. It was very cheesy, which my wife loved...very rich dish. My wife got the ceviche. It had a very good blend of fish garnished with red onions. It was delicious. When you're in Las Terrenas you got to check this...