Restaurants

We love Indian food, this restaurant, Tandoor, is about a 10 minute drive from our condo in Surf Side.  We always try to come here whenever we are in town. I just love their Butter chicken, their paypaya, mango salad, garlic naan bread and the free sauces they give you.  Everything is so delicious and fresh tasting.  Nothing is over spicy, unless you ask for it to be.  Happy hour is noon-5pm.  There is a pool you can swim in.  I like the ambiance of that restaurant.  It has changed hands a few times.  Unfortunately there is no beach view, but you will not get wet in the rain. They have a really extensive menu that you can check out at their website.  Also, they have 3 locations in Costa Rica. Tandoor Website

A must do on our trips to Potrero is the Beach house.  We like to go for happy hour and stay for the sunset. They have delicious grilled fish there. This restaurant is in Surf Side about 2 miles from our condo. The view is beautiful over looking the Flamingo Marina.   The Beach House Website . Formerly a private residence, The Beach House has been transformed into a quaint restaurant and bar, renown for its fresh Seafood and equally excellent American fare. Located directly on Playa Potrero, The Beach House offers awesome daytime and nighttime views of the Pacific Ocean, interrupted only by some of the most spectacular sunsets the area has to offer. Open daily 11:00 am – 9:00 pm.

Gracia at Mar Vista is one of our favorite restaurants in the Flamingo area. Not only is the food delicious, but it boasts one of the most beautiful sunset views. From our condo drive South on 911 to 180, it is about 4 miles away, just a little past Flamingo. Bring your bathing suit and towel, relax at their infinity pool after lunch or before dinner, or just hang out and enjoy a drink at their swim up bar. You will need to make dinner reservations, they start at 5pm. Make a reservation on WhatsApp – 506-6110-1687, or through their website – RESERVE FOR GRACIA. Gracia is open Monday – Sunday from 12:00pm until their last seating at 8:30pm. Our experience from March 2025: We arrived around 4pm, an hour before our dinner reservation at 5pm. We ordered a drink at the pool bar and met some new friends from Canada in the pool. There are plenty of friendly people to talk to from Costa Rica or traveling to the area from all over the World. For dinner, I had the Steak Diane, my husband had the Seabass, both entree items we highly recommend. Our dinner friends had the steak as well, and the tuna plate. Another dinner couple enjoyed small plate tapas. Finishing our dining experience we enjoyed a key lime pie and our friends had a pecan pie, their favorite.

Yum Gelato, and right across from our Condo complex!  Super delicious, lots of flavors to choose from.  Perfect after a hot day of hanging at the beach. We always like to get our Gelato at night on our way to watch the sunset.  I am currently working my way through all the flavors.  I have not decided on my favorite flavor, they are all so good!

This Restaurant is right behind Casa Del Sol.  It has delicious sandwiches and is open 10am – 6pm.   We recently went and ate a delicious carnitas bowl and steak tacos with keto shells made of fried cheese – YUM!   Check out their FaceBook Page Check out their Website

Gritanga is a food truck by the Brewery across from Perlas.  It is a good kind of fast food taco place.  We really liked their quesadillas, and brisket tacos.  Not too expensive either.

Me Gusta Pizza is right behind Casa Del Sol.   The owners are relatively new, from January 2025.  They kept the same taste and menu as the last owners. This pizza is delicious, like they make in Italian style; thin, foldable, with a thick crust.  We tried just sausage pizza.  I must admit their sausage is unique, we really liked it.  We also had a caprese salad, it was okay,  the tomatoes were not quite ripe.  Pizza cost about 7000 colones (about $14), salad about $12.   A glass a wine is about $7. The Friday night we went they had a real good singer/song writer play.  He had a bit of a following.

Coco Loco is a restaurant on Flamingo beach.  It is a bit pricey, but pretty good.  Be sure to get the coconut drink, yum.