First day in Costa Rica and our first dinner was terrible.
My boyfriend and I went to dinner at Fortuneño on the recommendation of our driver, who told us that the food was good and at an affordable price.
First, we had to line up...and wait for around 30 minutes, and they told us we were going to wait 10 minutes, first lie.
After we were at the table, they moved us twice because the table we had was bigger and we needed a table for two people. Or well, that's what we understood because our waiter didn't speak English very well. They offered us a Surf and Turf special to share for two people for $70 and two special Margarita drinks with a special Rose for $15. Second lie. Although at first it was not to our liking because they had recommended the chicken, which is the specialty, we agreed to take the specials. We ordered the meat MEDIUMRARE, and not, MEDIUMWELL arrived, sjper bad. We decided to continue dinner, because I didn't want to wait any longer. We ate a little more than half because the meat was tough, it was overcooked.
The drinks arrived when we were almost finishing the meal, melted drinks, and no taste of tequila, no taste of ANYTHING. We drank a little less than half.
When they gave us the bill, SURPRISE!!! It wasn't $70... The food special was $110, and the drinks weren't $15, they were $30 each drink.
Almost $200 for a TERRIBLE dinner.
We decided to talk to the "manager" and explain our complaint, about the hard tasteless food, and why the drinks were so expensive if they didn't taste like tequila. The only thing he told us was: "you are drinking premium tequila, it is Don Julio, the best tequila. And about the food, you already ate more than half of the plate, I can't do anything for you, I'm sorry."
We have traveled and tried margaritas with better tequilas, better presentation and better flavor, and at a price less than $30. They charge you as if you were eating in a luxurious restaurant, with a view of the volcano and the only thing you look at is the main street. I don't recommend it, bad food, worse drinks, and the service was bad. And the solution to the problem was the worst. If you wait that long, and pay a lot of money, you wait a little longerMore