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Restaurante Morpho's

50 metres Este of the Banco Nacional | Town Center, Santa Elena, Costa Rica
506-2645-7373
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Ranked #6 of 22 restaurants in Santa Elena
Price range: $6 - $18
Cuisines: Costa Rican, International
Good for: Families with children, Local cuisine
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Delivery, Late Night, Dessert
Restaurant details
Good for: Families with children, Local cuisine
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Delivery, Late Night, Dessert
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Scottsdale, Arizona
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2013 NEW

This very popular restaurant in Santa Elena is painted inside and out with attractive local scenes and its namesake blue morpho butterflies. Due to the crowd in the main part of the restaurant, we were seated in the upper level next to an open door with a pleasant cool breeze. We ordered the daily special, a reasonably priced Costa Rican... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

This restaurant food was good. We walked here from Rustic Lodge, and ate lunch. The service was ok and our waiter spoke perfect English. Good food choices, we ordered casados that were pretty tasty. We ate near the waterfall in the back of the first floor, it was nice as we saw some butterflies as we ate.

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See 2 more reviews by Mjazz003 for Santa Elena
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013

Very slow service but food was ok when it arrived. They also took a good 20-30 mins to give us the wine

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Brownsville, Oregon
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71 reviews 71 reviews
44 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 26, 2013

Morpho's was quite handy to the Arco Iris where we were staying. It's an attractive restaurant and the service was good, but not outstanding. The food also was pretty good, tasty and filling, but not anything to write home about. I was quite disappointed that the salad served with the casado dinner was lettuce with the addition of some canned... More

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Los Angeles, California
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9 reviews 9 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 23, 2013

They had a wonderful staff, great food choices, fast service and fabulous drinks. Could not have had a better meal.

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Spokane, WA
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42 reviews 42 reviews
12 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
24 helpful votes 24 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2013

We ate here for lunch on our way out of town. We chose the upstairs seating because it has a beautiful view of flowering bushes. We ate inside because the few outdoor tables were occupied. We liked our food, even though they did not have a children's menu. My 9 year old got a hamburger and my 6 year old... More

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Calgary
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26 reviews 26 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2013

Our hotel highly recommended this restaurant and it is bright and clean and well decorated and overall we really enjoyed the foot. Only trouble was there was no kids menu, which is usually fine, but they seems to struggle with what to do. Our kids were 4 & 2 and so we suggested possibilities and final convinced them to bring... More

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Schenectady, New York
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13 reviews 13 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2013

Family friendly restaurant, with good food and atmosphere at reasonable prices. Easy to get a table.

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Atlanta, Georgia
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13 reviews 13 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

Morpho's is next door to our hotel, Arco Iris, and has good food and a nice environment. Our favorite restaurant in Monteverde.

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Edmonton, Canada
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11 reviews 11 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

I had the "bleu cheese tenderloin" and my fiance had the "Burger". My meat was overcooked, the sauce was actually kind of off-putting. Too thick, too claggy, and not very flavourful. The burger... was a burger. As a lifetime cook and Executive Chef, I would say that either the Chef is "mailing it in", or the cooks themselves aren't very... More

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