La Bruschetta Jaco
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An open-air Italian place tucked around the corner from the main strip, quieter and more local, with second-level seating and real attention to detail. The pasta is the star, the Bolognese and a carbonara some call the best they've ever had, finished with tiramisu. The thin-crust pizza splits opinion, but the hospitality, down to a complimentary house pâté on toast, keeps people coming back the next day.
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A la par de la parada de los taxis de la Municipalidad, contenedor blanco, Provincia de Puntarenas, Garabito, 61101, Costa Rica
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Situated on the side of the road but has 2nd level seating and a nice vibe. The pasta dishes are spectacular but the pizza wasn't to our expectations. Flat, thin and a crispy, cracker-like crust. May be a little pricey but it's, Jaco and close to the main tourist strip so what can you do? We enjoyed the meal. One thing I wish they didn't do was ask if we wanted to tip using the cc machine. I mean, it's not completely unreasonable but they only suggested 15%, 20%, or 25%? For us, it made a good meal into an okay meal.
Nice covered outdoor seating. Staff was very helpful and kind providing water for our dog file we ate. Paninis were good and filling.
What an ABSOLUTE GEM!!!! Food ✅ Service ✅ Atmosphere ✅ Such an authentic Italian meal, I could swear owners are actually Italian… the older gentlemen that made the pizzas was a total Nonno!! The attention to detail in this open air restaurant was immaculate, they had nice place settings, and quality napkins (we were so tired of having to use 20 thin ones at all the other places, this one’s needed just 1!) they had coasters, and the smoothies and sangria were Devine, the bathroom was even well decorated, and the food was absolutely out of this world. Our server Sandy was sweet helpful and spoke great English. Myself and three teens, which are usually hard to please loved it so much. We went back the next day for lunch on our way out of town! I personally love that. It was off and around the corner from the main downtown strip of Jaco much more quiet and local feel. We had various pasta dishes that were absolutely divine, the Bolognese was by far the favorite, but everything was delicious. The pizzas were thin crust and flavorful, they even gave us their house patte on toast, which was so delicious and at no cost to us. Absolute hospitality, food is love and we felt it all. Don’t skip this place if in or even passing through Jaco.
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