Top Restaurants in Mal Pais
Top Things to do in Mal Pais
Top 4 Steakhouse food in Mal Pais, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Discover Restaurants offering the best Steakhouse food in Mal Pais, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Near the southernmost tip of Peninsula de Nicoya, Mal Pais offers rocky coves, white sand beaches, waterfalls, rainforests, surfing, and relaxation near a remote fishing village and Cabo Blanco National Park. The prime attraction is surfing at beaches like Playa Mar Azul, Playa Santa Teresa, Playa Manzanillo, and Playa Carmen. Plus there is fishing, boating, snorkeling, diving, hiking, horseback riding, biking, and 4-wheel drive touring. A 4-wheel drive vehicle comes in handy for navigating unpaved roads in this still mostly wild area, particularly during the rainy season. Though locals zip around on quad bikes and motorcycles transporting their surfboards. Allow the better part of a day driving from San Jose Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Mal Pais. Budget extra time to board the car ferry from Puntarenas across the Golfo de Nicoya to Paquera on the Peninsula de Nicoya. Or take the short flight from San Jose to Tambor Airport (TMU), and be within an hour of Mal Pais. Some Mal Pais beaches have little sand, and judging point break direction and swell size requires surfing acumen. A Mal Pais surf camp may be perfect for family members wanting to learn to read the surf better. Santa Teresa’s beaches have more white sand, and point breaks like Suck Rock are almost legendary among surfers flocking here when the seas around Playa Carmen get too rough. Playa Carmen has enough variety to accommodate all levels of surfers, but the swells can get too rough and too frequent to get out during the rainy season. A bit to the north, with waters calmed by a rock jetty, Playa Manzanillo is known for its annual sand castle competition.
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1. Las Piedras Santa Teresa
Overall Ratings
4 based on 307 reviews
Argentinian Open Grill & Restaurant combines Argentinian BBQ with local food. Also offering Cocktails, Vegetarian dishes, seafood, pasta, kids menu, homemade desserts and much more...
Reviewed By Paul J
What a great place to eat. Except for the fact that it was actually too hot inside this restaurant to have dinner (get some fans on the ceilings) everything beside that was perfect. All the meats were authentic and so tender! Great flavours. Recommend this place highly!
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2. Restaurante Thomas & Thiago
Overall Ratings
4 based on 380 reviews
Best food in Town Excellent prices Great service Parking area All our prices include Taxes
Reviewed By AlexF0289
Are here 1 night on a visit to monteverde and we were very impressed. Had the shrimp pasta and tuna steak with vegetables which were both amazing. Shared the tres leches cake to finish. An excellent meal and the staff were very friendly. Best food on our trip.
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3. Toro Tinto
Overall Ratings
4 based on 217 reviews
Our specialty is a small variety of grilled delicious beef cuts, from grass-fed cattle (more flavorful and healthy steaks), you will also find a small selection of red wines (mainly from South America) to accompany your steak. All carefully selected to go
Reviewed By PeterT404
Best meal so far in Costa Rica. Four of us had steaks ..New York and skirt. All cooked to order med rare on their wood fired grill. Had variety of grilled vegetables and french fries. Pineapple on the grill for desert was great also. Would come back for sure if we are in Monte Verde again.
4. Costa Coral Restaurant
Overall Ratings
5 based on 26 reviews
Reviewed By Seaturtlewoman
This hotel/restaurant has recently been taken over by new management, and the improvements are wonderful. My husband had calamari as an appetizer and shrimp for an entrée. I asked about the spaghetti, which comes in a white sauce. I wanted a red sauce, so the chef made a nice tomato sauce. It wasn't spaghetti sauce, but it was still very good.
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