Restaurante La Parada

The food wasn’t very authentic and the tacos and casados have been options for cheaper in walking distance. This place is aimed at tourists for sure. the service was good, and Christian was friendly and spoke great english.

Our service, Pilsner, location and atmosphere were great. The shrimp tacos were delicious but the pork chop entree was very tough which was immediately replaced.

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%.

Good food with a great staff. Nice view of the park from the tables along the railing.

Big portions on all our entree orders. Steak was tender n delicious. Carne asada tacos had big chunks of steak. After a long day of hiking to the Arenal Volcano, the kids devoured their meals without any urging. We had a wonderful dinner here.

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 waiter was kind and attentive and the price was very good considering location and how good the food was! Highly recommended!

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.