Ahora Sí!
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An Italian kitchen in Samara, and note there are two Ahora Si spots on the main street, so aim for the right one. Guests single out the pasta: fluffy gnocchi alla Sorrentina in a cheesy sauce and a hearty pork-rib fettuccine, with generous portions and boozy cocktails for the price. It is part of the Giada hotel, with warm hosting.
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Guanacaste Province, Sámara, Costa Rica
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Spaghetti meatballs - absolutely on point - pasta cooked perfectly, pork was flavourful, and perfect portion size. Pork rib pasta - too much meat. Pork ribs very tender. The ratio was off. Too much sauce. Pasta overcooked. Oxtail - the oxtail was absolutely delicious. The mash potatoes had lumps in it and was flavourless, so was the vegetables. Spinach and ricotta ravioli - lukewarm in the center. Tough on the pasta. Feels like it might be frozen. Bruschetta - bread was warm and soft with good crust, and rubbed with garlic. The tomato topping was fresh. Tiramisu - watery. Ladyfinger was dissolved. Might be frozen.
There are 2 Ahora Sis on the main street - street food a bit towards the beach and the main restaurant a bit away from the beach. Make sure you come to the right one! My partner and I shared a lovely dinner here. We ordered 2 drinks - a Tequila Sunrise and a Strawberry Daiquiri which were both very boosey (which is good if boose is what you're ordering cocktails for!) My partner had a Fettuccine Putine al Sugo which was a hearty pork rib homemade fettuccine dish. He really enjoyed it. And I had Gnocchi alla Sorrentina which were delightfully fluffy and soft with a deliciously cheesy sauce. I also really enjoyed it! The portions were very solid for the price. We saw a review that recommended sitting closer to the back to avoid street noise but halfway through the dinner a super loud cricket started singing in the backyard... So we recommend picking seating in the middle :)
I love their food but I was disappointed with the lasagna and then I ordered a conoli, which I've ordered many times, but I guess due to new hotel location they doubled the price and made them smaller. It was an inch and a half long. The Lasagna was a bit cold and there was almost no beef and ricotta??? None... It was more like cheese and noodles thrown a plate. Not set and a couple little pieces of ground beef. I wanted ricotta and meat and noodles not a plate of noodle and melted cheese on top. Kinda looked like soup. I was so excited to get some lasagna. But this was dissapointing. The server was nice at first but when I asked questions, she was obviously confused and frustrated. I won't be back. Super sad. Complacency and greed will eat a business up
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