De Gustibus Bakery - Puerto Viejo

I stopped by for breakfast before embarking on a beach walk. The service was prompt and excellent, and the breakfast was delicious. I ordered a yogurt parfait with fresh fruit, which was generous and incredibly tasty. I also indulged in a Nutella croissant and an iced moka, which was a delightful combination of ice coffee and chocolate.

De Gustibus is a great bakery with lackluster coffee. We bought an iced latte and a simple latte, but we were very disappointed by the coffee. It tasted very “burnt” and too darkly roasted. I would look for another coffee shop if you want great coffee. Where they shine though, is with their bakery. We enjoyed a Red velvet brownie which was awesome. We have also had croissants here that are amazing. Overall a great bakery, but I would skip the coffee.

Delicious bakery that serves a delicious chef dinner on Tuesdays. You can’t miss it! It’s a fantastic culinary experience. Italian recipes, everything is delicious! I stayed 2 weeks and went twice! My complements to the chef!

I’ve been a few times over the years because I love the pastries! We just popped in to get pastries to go this time, but the breakfasts are delicious as well (although due to the volume of customers the service can be slow, plan to take your time)! We got a pistachio croissant, an almond croissant, a piece of tiramisu, and a cannolo. Everything tasted good, however if you’re familiar with Sicilian cannoli the ones they have are not the same. Also the croissants didn’t have the texture that maybe would be expected with a slight crispy exterior and a lot of flaky layers. These were chewy. But all yummy!

Enjoyed gluten free pancakes. Nice for a change as I never eat flower of any kind. And the banana nutella smoothie was great. Husband loved the spicy coffee.

I stayed in Puerto Viejo for three days and I went here are two out of the three days. It was very convenient because it was close to my hotel. The prices are fair and the food is good! On the second day I went because I was tired of Caribbean food, no shade lol! I had all the rice and beans I wanted to eat in three days. The service was pretty good. I would say don’t come in a rush lol! But I noticed that that’s kind of the culture here. I guess that tracks for a beach town. There are some English speaking waitresses. I think it’s best to at least have some basic Spanish phrases in your arsenal when visiting Spanish speaking countries anyway. I got the Huevo rancheros, Fettuccine Allá Bolognese, And I don’t know what that bread thing was the waitress said it came with the Fettuccine… I think. 😅

This place is terrible Beware Do Not Eat Here!! The service is terrible the guy that works in here got mad and made a big deal for me asking for jelly and hot water. I asked for hot water because the silverware was dirty and had mess all over it like it hadn’t been washed. Also, asked for jelly because the sandwich wasn’t good at all. I wanted something totally different and they said they couldn’t make it but the only difference was adding mushrooms but whatever just don’t eat here and get bad service and dry nasty plain food.

Cute local place bit of a tourist hot spot but everything is very good. Great espresso nice place to hang out good atmosphere staff is nice speaks English and Spanish not sure about other languages