City: Santa Elena Province
Top Restaurants in Santa Elena Province
Top 10 restaurants in Santa Elena Province, Ecuador
The Province of Santa Elena (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌsanta eˈlena]) is a province of Ecuador in the coastal region. Created in 2007 from territory that belonged to the Guayas Province, it is one of the two newest provinces of Ecuador, along with Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas. Its capital city is Santa Elena, from which the province derives its name.
Things to do in Santa Elena Province
1. Dharma Beach Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 216 reviews
Reviewed By eodfx - Montreal, Quebec
Dharma is a five stars (For the location) hotel restaurant which is located in the heart of Montana, if you are looking for a classic all inclusive luxurious place to stay while Surfing in Paradise you cannot choose better than this hotel.
The beach is about two meters away from the outdoor restaurant with incredible sunset and fresh fresh seafood and beautiful meats, the staff is highly knowledgeable and courteous always trying to fulfill your culinary desires.
I give this location a 5 as I did try to find downfalls but failed.
Thank you Gus !!!
2. Big Ralph's Hostal & Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 186 reviews
RALPH JONES, British Chef, having worked in culinary institutions in the UK, opened his own business in Salinas - Ecuador. A casual restaurant offering modern and traditional British food, in addition to quality and high standards based on extensive experience.
Reviewed By idoltraveller - usa
I had the gnocchi. I was expecting something from a package, plopped into some water. I was wrong. Homemade, delightful, beautifully pan-fried with some butter and sage (where do you get SAGE here?). Owner was very friendly. Prices are a bit stiff but you know what? Why not, if they are going to go out of their way for quality?
3. Marea Pizzeria
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 153 reviews
Reviewed By MinneMeet - Oulu, Finland
We went here twice in a single week. We live near Montañita and wanted to eat pizza, when we arrived here the staff all greeted us and were really friendly. Once the food came we were in HEAVEN. We've had some pretry good pizzas in Italy and around the world, and we can say that the pizzas here make it easily to our top 5. There is two opinions for the size, big or small. Big is with 8 slices and small with 4. The big is big. On both occasion we took some slices with us back home.
We highly recommend this place for anyone who is in the Montañita region and want the best pizza in town.
4. Luv N Oven
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 202 reviews
Reviewed By Beyond_the_Horizon - Boquete
We've eaten here three times and will return. I have had corvina with shrimp sauce and my husband has had that as well as shrimp cerviche and a beef filet. All were good. My husband's steak was huge. We each had vegetables (green beans and carrots) rather than rice or potatoes, and these were excellent. Prices were reasonable ($9 to $10 for each entree). They do have wine by the glass (not great but drinkable -- probably box). It's right on the Malecon with both indoor and outdoor Seating.
5. Tiki Limbo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 579 reviews
Tiki Limbo "Surf Hostel & Restaurant" es uno de los primeros hoteles de Montanita y es el preferido de la mayoria de los viajeros.Te invitamos a visitarnos y dormir en nuestro hotel , disfrutar del ambiente del Restaurante o aprender a surfear en nuestra escuela. Simple, como la vida en Montanita.
Reviewed By carlosrusso7
Terrible restaurant. We felt treated like a piece of sh**. This unfriendly service replaced us two times because of a bigger group. All what counted was to fill the restaurant. They pay no attention to customers. If we are not important enough, we can easily spend our money somewhere else. Burger are prepared in advance and they are not even able to add some onions to it!?? French fries had too much oil on it, Coke was expired on date Feb. 2018 and had no sparklings. Worst restaurant after 5 months of traveling through South America. Congrats for this achievement. Never again.
6. Papillon
Overall Ratings
4 based on 170 reviews
Reviewed By Jenea G
We ate here for lunch and the food and service was so good we came back for crepes that night. Their food selection was vast and most of the menu offered description in English which was nice. The Nutella banana crepe is a must! They...MoreThanks for visit us. Was a pleasure cooking for you.
7. Soluna Cafe & Tea Bar
Overall Ratings
5 based on 38 reviews
We are currently offering tour to our farm exhibiting sustainable living and organic construction, medicinal tea classes, chocolate cultivation and production. Please enquire for our day tours at the farm through this or SolunaCafe Montanita at Facebook. Thanks
Reviewed By noster84 - Montanita, Ecuador
This Sandwich i can eat everyday. Funny fact i never knew that by drinking neem you reduce the risk of being bitten by mosquitoes. So drink Neem it kills bugs that bite you and parasites, tastes yummy with a blend of manzanilla, huayusa, and maybe a bit of honey too.
8. Shankha Sushi n' Thai
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By Heather B - Pemberton, Canada
On a recommendation visited Shanka today for lunch. The location is great! On the North end of Montanita beach, right on the water. The lunch was decent the lime pie was to die for!!! We would have gladly offered mucho denaro just for the recipe. The service was slow and we didn’t appreciate the wandering pit bull whom was friendly enough but sat and begged at our table
9. Pigro Homemade italian food
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 408 reviews
Pigro is a tyipcal Italian restaurant. Our interaly homemade meals came from the traditions of differents regions of Italy, but mostly from the northern ones, where our chef's born. The place is meanted to be like a typical Italian "trattoria", where good food, music and a warm aura are melted to make you experience a taste of Italy.
Reviewed By 262kayeg - Dalton, Georgia
This is the perfect place to come with a group because unlike many Ecuadorian restaurants, Pigro manages to serve the entire party and pretty much the same time. The pastas a delicious and the house red wine is really good. I've had ravioli, lasagne and fettuccine which were all large portions and really tasty. Don't fill up on the house bread even it is great. The ambiance is cheerful bohemian and there's great people watching. All in all, it's good all the components for a great dining experience in Montnita.
10. Hola Ola Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 240 reviews
Reviewed By coyotero2112 - Seattle, Washington
This place is a full-on sales pitch. If you can't find anything else, or you like this sort of place, do check out exactly what you're buying before you buy it. A lot of the staff speaks English, if you speak English better than Spanish, but they don't, trying to confuse the matter. Pretend like you don't speak Spanish, if you do, then work a better price. The food is purely average tourist fare - beer $4, while right across the street at K-Chay Club it is advertised for $1.25. There is live Reggae music sometimes, and live music is rare in Montanita. Stay out of their gift shop/tienda unless you want to pay twice the going price you find elsewhere. All in all, take the time and effort to find something else . . .
