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Boutique hotel with its own organic farm. Operates onsite vegetarian restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Can provide vegan versions of dishes upon request. Note the road to the hotel is a bit rough on some parts so an SUV is recommended. Open Mon-Sun 6:00am-11:00pm.


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14 Reviews

First Review by mellyglueckskecks

Mr_Grim

Points +56

Vegan
11 Mar 2024

!Pura Vida Costa Ricaaa! 🇨🇷

So where to begin? La comida? Muy buena! So fresh. So real. Just eat, and you WILL be satisfied. No stupido beyond burgers here, just pure wholesome veg, prepared exquisitely. Staff = bonita. Hospitality = excepcional. Location = magica. Also, I can't recommend the cacao and night animal tour enough. The guide is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the subject at hand. I want to return.

Ann-KathrinBiber

Points +2432

Vegan
26 Oct 2023

Tastyyy

Alternating dinner options. had hamburger and fajitas.

JNP

Points +70

Vegetarian
20 Mar 2023

Magical resort and restaurant

This is a wonderful place to stay, with amazing staff and delicious food.

#savingtheplanet

Points +200

Vegetarian
30 Dec 2022

Friendly Staff, Great Spanish Practice, and Yummy Food

What a great place!! The staff was happy to help us with spanish and the food came quickly. Great, green view of volcano and surrounding nature. Lovely.

Pros: Friendly staff, All vegan, Great to practice spanish with

Cons: none

tofufotu

Points +34

Vegan
11 Nov 2022

Excellent hôtel for vegans

If you plan to eat at your hotel, this is one of the best places to stay on this side of volcán Arenal. The whole menu is entirely vegetarian and Chef Gabriel would concoct a vegan masterpiece for me at every meal when the main option wasn't vegan. The hotel is a bit remote, but it offers a (paid) shuttle service.

Updated from previous review on 2022-11-11

Pros: Entirely vegetarian and vegan friendly, Lots of things to do on site

Cons: Far from attractions and restaurants

JenniferJillHarman

Points +672

Vegan
22 Jun 2022

Delicious breakfast, friendly staff

We stayed in a house next door to this great little place. Small restaurant serves the guests but can take outsiders. Many more vegetarian than vegan options. We wanted to do dinner, but the options were only Italian theme and all dairy and had gluten. Breakfast had more.

Pros: Fresh and local ingredients , Gorgeous view of volcano

Cons: Coffee a bit weak

foodprint

Points +27

Vegetarian
22 Dec 2021

El paraíso para los veganos y vegetarinos

Es el mejor restaurante de todo fortuna y el castillo.
Los Chefs son verdaderos profesionales
Maetros culinarios que te atienden perfectamente y personalmente.
Muchas opciones para celíacos
Muchas opciones para los veganos y vegetarianos
Comida orgánica y artesanal
Los precios son muy accesibles

Pros: Sobra creatividad para lo que buscas , Muchas opciones para celíacos , Cocina orgánica artesanal

Cons: Muy barato

steffi.loves.vegan

Points +752

Vegan
04 Jul 2021

Super friendly restaurantcrew & nice vegan food

Very lovely restaurant crew, nice atmosphere & fresh food.

Breakfast "Gallo Pinto" rice with beans, toast, avocado, tomato salad, stir-fried vegetables, coffee & juice for 6 $.

Dinner varies daily.
always 3 courses with a soup, a main course & dessert for $ 12.


Updated from previous review on 2021-03-21

Pros: very cozy & loves atmosphere

akatbarrett

Points +20

Vegan
16 Mar 2021

Delicious food, incredible service!

Finding this spot was such a treat! Marvin and his girlfriend greeted us with fresh strawberries and welcomed our family of five into their restaurant even as they had just started to close for the day. We ordered almost every item from the lunch menu and each dish was fantastic. I can not say enough great things about this quirky and totally high quality little spot!

Pros: Lots of vegan options, Organic and local, Super fresh and made in house.

Nathan

Points +2089

Vegan
17 Feb 2021

Diner feel, with delicious food

Ate breakfast here one morning. Told the owner I was vegan and he made me a grilled veggie salad with balsamic dressing (see picture). It was delicious! He was also extremely friendly. At the end, I asked where they get the majority of their produce. He said that depending on the season from their farm, otherwise, locally from other farms and families. All the more reason to support them! It’s well out of town but a beautiful location.

larkar

Points +136

Vegetarian
28 Nov 2019

Great views and fabulous food

This is a lovely little restaurant with a hostel. Our lunch was excellent, and sourced from local ingredients. The host and cook were both really friendly. This is definitely off the beaten path but well worth it.

Pros: Excellent quality food , Great service , Lovely view

Cons: Not too many choices

IundoMorgen

Points +52

Vegan
07 Mar 2019

Perfekt Place to be

Very friendly, great food and you can hike directly in the garden

GeraldBerard

Points +18

Vegan
17 Mar 2016

vegans welcome

Lily the chef is amazing,...made me beautiful lunches during my 2 week visit. The dinners can be made vegan friendly as well. I'm going to miss eating here

Pros: organic, fresh, produce and fruit!

mellyglueckskecks

Points +34

Vegan
16 Mar 2016

Tolles Restaurant mit veganen Optionen

Vegane Optionen immer erhältlich, Frühstück 5$, 3 Gänge Abendessen 12,50 $, Personal sehr hilfsbereit.
Veganer sind Willkommen & wir haben unserem Aufenthalt sehr genossen!




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