Restaurante La Parada

Had a great meal and drinks at Restaurante La Parada in February 2025. It's a really nicely decorated restaurant with friendly, polite staff. We had a couple of cocktails while choosing our food (Caiparinhas - they were goooood), then chose the chicken tacos and shrimp tacos (with a glass of wine each). The food was delicious - I think the chicken tacos were marginally better than the shrimp tacos (but it's a very close thing). If we'd had longer in La Fortuna, we would definitely have gone back to this place....would recommend it 100%.

The service was fantastic. The food was very fresh tasting with a little Tico flare. The surprise was the espresso martini was delicious!

We did takeaway of a typical plate (beef with tomato sauce). The salad was fab (hearts of palm/tomato) and we loved the beef. Great value and ready in 6 minutes from placing order with cashier. Back patio looks onto a large children's playground. Would be a perfect stop for families with littles - several ice cream stands and benches in rear plaza.

This restaurant is easy to find and kind of right in the center of town across from the park. I went earlier in the day for lunch and it was empty; however a few people were there when I left. The food was good and the passion fruit/dragon fruit smoothie good too. I did take a minute for the waiter to bring the check after he took my plate away; however, that is no big deal for me as I was enjoying the view and the weather.

My husband and I had dinner and we really enjoyed our food. I’d say stick with the “comida típica” instead of the Americanized entrees. Food was good, we loved the fruit juices. customer service was ok, could have been better. They charged 500 colones for more tortilla chips for the ceviche which didn’t make sense but oh well. Prices are a bit higher compared to other local restaurants. Overall, I’m rating for the food we did have.

Staff is friendly and the orders were delivered quickly. The fajita pollo is veeery delicious. Additionally i had a banana and a strawberry milkshake, also awesome! A 100% recommendation.

Looking for a place to have dinner in la Fortuna we found this restaurant right next to the park, the food was not only delicious but served very quickly, the server was kind and attentive and the price was very good considering location and how good the food was! Highly recommended!

The service, food and atmosphere here is amazing. They have some very tasty scotch bonnet hot sauce made in house that adds a different flavour level to the food. Very helpful and they serve customers with an authentic smile that makes you want to go back and try more