food,  travel

Our food in Costa Rica: 2023 Fall Break

October 20, 2023 /

Yum! The food was delicious in Costa Rica, and we ate very well as you will see from the pictures I took. Even though I paid cash for the food at the local sodas (small restaurants) and we went grocery shopping for several meals,  the food at the resorts added up quickly for a family of 6 (that will show up on our credit card bill). Our favorite was the food from the sodas and we made sure to pick ones that local people went to and they did not disappoint.

The Sodas

The natural fruit juices were wonderful. I think we had about 5 different kinds and here are some of the ones we really loved: carambola (starfruit), tamarindo, cas (my favorite) and guava. Food in the sodas ranged from 3000 to 4500 colones (6 to 9 dollars and usually included juice-the higher price), rice and beans, a meat, a salad and a slice of fried plantain.

I also tried a fried plantain tostada plate (below) which was okay but too much food for one person. The picture on the right is from the first place we stopped out outside of San Jose after picking up our rental car.

Food at Tulemar Resort

Breakfast was reasonably priced however coffee, juice and water were not, so we only ate one breakfast at the resort restaurant. Pictured are avocado toast (I took off the peppers), French toast and 2 eggs tomato skillet.

We ordered room service the first night (not pictured) and ordered food from the restaurant for lunch at the beach. My pulled pork tacos pictured above were really good!

Grocery Shopping in Costa Rica

To save money, we stopped at a little supermarket just down the street from the resort. My favorite buy was the mamones (those red spiky fruit) followed by those eggs.

Here is a close up of the mamon fruit. It tastes like a very sweet grape but more delicious. It has a pit in the middle that you do not eat.

Arenal Springs Resort and Spa

At this resort, breakfast was included and we took full advantage of the wonderful buffet. I tasted dragonfruit for the first time as well as passion fruit (very strange texture). The scrambled eggs were really good as well as the assortment of cheeses and fruit.

We had dinner at the resort, first night included Costa Rican food, and the 2nd night was sushi and pizza. Above is one of the boys dinner and one of the desserts we shared.

Lastly, we ate at the Hilton in San Jose our last night. Food was very expensive and we ate a mid day lunch there. Hubby and son took advantage of the complimentary food offered in the executive lounge as “dinner” and breakfast was included with our night (which we used hotel points for).

A bientôt!

Please take a minute to subscribe to the blog to receive an email letting you know when a new post goes live. I usually post Monday, Wednesday and Friday but sometimes have a bonus post during the week. You can also follow me on instagram @chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com

I link up with these fabulous blog link ups!

 

27 Comments