Antigua Hacienda - Puntarenas

Traditional food with firewood, the taste of everything is so delicious

Perfect place to stop on the way to the west coast. We had the delicious shrimps on rice and Cassado con carne with the homemade hot sauce in a glass, as well as a delicious ceviche de sandia (watermelon) and Papaya batido (smoothie). Very friendly people.

Great place to stop when you go to Jack and beyond. About an hour outside the city. Friendly and accommodating.

Great place to taste the classic Orotina cuisine. A few decades ago, while the train was still the most important transportation system between Puntarenas and San Jose, Orotina was a very popular city to stop and eat some egg tortillas and pollen-achotado. Some other popular dishes were the mango and watermelon ceviche, delicious and refreshing. Antigua Hacienda still offers all these panels that are made with the classic wood fire so that you can speculate the real taste. The prices are somewhat too high for my personal taste, but the flavors make it worth it.

This is a beautiful local restaurant cooked with good home Costa Rican food. They are so friendly and let us feel like we are part of the family! Pescado was amazing, we will visit again!