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Sun
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Mon
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tue
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wed
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thu
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Fri
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Sat
12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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5.0
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CUISINES
Latin, Bar, Street Food, Central American, Costa Rican
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
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We are a small restaurant in La Fortuna, where you will have the best gastronomic experience. We offer you delicious homemade and local food, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fast food service such as hamburgers, sandwiches, wraps, quesadillas and more. We offer vegetarian and vegan options, smoothies, coffee, hot chocolate and tea. Yellow Bark awaits you with the best prices in the area. PURE LIFE
CUISINES
Latin, Bar, Street Food, Central American, Costa Rican
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Drinks
FEATURES
Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Valet Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments, Free Wifi, Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Live Music, Dog Friendly, Family style, Non-smoking restaurants
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5.0
430 reviews
Excellent
371
Very good
33
Average
16
Poor
4
Terrible
6
Phillipstravels
11 contributions
Jul 2021 • none
We went to Chifa La Familia Feliz last night which was also REALLY good, and saw this place across the street. We looked them up and were really excited to some here tonight. As good as the pictures look, the food was actually even better! This is another place where the quality of the food is completely disconnected from the price. When the waited told me our bill was 15,000 colones, I thought he said 50,000 and I thought it was a reasonable cost for how great the food and drinks were.
All the Burgers looked really good. My wife went with the Caribbean Chicken Burger. She loved it. I had Tita Linda or something, which was a trendy take on a burger and a Costa Rican breakfast (fired egg and Plantains) Both were great. If I went back I would probably get the Gordita as that looked really good too.
I can't finish this review without mentioning how great their drinks were. I had the Oso Perisozo IPA. Its' the best craft beer I've had in Costa Rica so far, although that might not actually be saying much as most of their craft beers are rather sub par in this country, but I'm not going to drink some trash like Imperial or Bud Light. The IPA was pretty good, and had some interesting flavors in it. But the star of the night was the Passion Fruit Daiquiri. OMG that drink was so good. It's worth $20 USD, and I think it cost like 5. I could literally drink those all day...
Yellow Bark was really good. Don't settle for some tourist trap on the main street. This place was phenomenal, and underpriced. Also check out Chifa, also very good.
Written July 23, 2021
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Sandra Vindas
Thank you very much for your opinion, for us it is very important to know about your visit to our restaurant, we hope everything has been the best for your visit in our country, we hope you will return very soon and we can share one more moment with lots of food
Written September 9, 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Jaime S
Parker3 contributions
Dec 2023 • couples
Great location in town. The dining setting is outside with areas of coverage if there is rain. The service was great. Our waiter spent lots of time making our drinks perfect and they were delicious! Food was great as well.
Written December 27, 2023
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Colinda
Lillooet34 contributions
Jan 2023 • couples
Stopped in here on a recommendation from our bnb hostess. We heard they had amazing burgers. The service was lacklustre. The music was cranked way to loud, the seating was uncomfortable and our drinks were not the greatest and quite expensive. The smell of the grease from the fried chicken joint next door was the final straw = we finished our drinks and booked er out to another place down the road.
Written January 26, 2023
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Flyinggal
190 contributions
Sep 2022 • couples
This is not a place for mature adults. Age 16-25 like it. The burgers did look good. No normal size tables. All but one were high bars. We waited 30 minutes for our order of fajitas which were so salty we could not eat them. Would never go back. I think of this place and regret going and get instant indigestion.
Written September 12, 2022
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markrg550
Rayleigh6 contributions
Feb 2023 • solo
From the outside it looked like a nice independent, local cafe with some character…that’s as good as it got!
The menu was fine and chose something but had to wave the waiter over to take my order as he was just sitting down (only 3 other people there so not busy!). After ordering a mean and a drink he sat down again, I gave it 5 minutes and had to ask/remind him about the coke I ordered.
This waiter then was showing some people to a table and proceeded to walk back into me while not looking. The chicken salad then took 35 minutes to arrive and was nothing to write home about (but was ok).
Shame as it’s a nice little place but the one waiter needs a lesson in service as a few other customers walked out after being ignored for 10 mins
Written February 13, 2023
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Nicandro
Utrecht1 contribution
Feb 2023 • family
I have no idea how this place has so many positive reviews. We ordered a whisky sour, a mojito and two margaritas.
After about 10 minutes of conversation between the waiters one of the waiters came to our table to tell us that they only had margarita as cocktail today (mind you that there were about 14 cocktails on the menu and we were the only people at the place).
We agreed on 3 margarita’s and 1 beer. It took them about 20 minutes to make the margarita’s. Two of the margarita’s were served in a beer mug with salt inside of the drink, the other came in a classic glass but also contained salt inside of the drink.
We told the waiters that we weren't happy with the drinks and he reacted annoyed and took the drinks. I followed him and asked them how they made the drinks. He only replied by saying this never happened before.
I don’t buy it to be honest, they seemed really inexperienced and very unprofessional the whole time. I normally don’t write reviews but seeing they have so many good reviews feels a bit fishy and not, at all, honest.
Pura Vida <3
P.s. the nachos also weren’t great
Written February 17, 2023
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RachelRoamsAround
Tacoma236 contributions
Aug 2022 • family
We ate here on our last night in Fortuna. It’s a small place and easy to find. My mom ordered one of the hamburgers and I ordered the chicken sandwich. The bread they use was soft and fresh, and both our meals were great. They are served with delicious potatoes, not quite fries but almost wedge-like with tasty seasoning. So good. I ordered a mojito and it was very good-and big!
Written August 6, 2022
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Erik B
15 contributions
Dec 2023 • family
This spot has limited shaded seating but great food and a nice atmosphere when it’s not too hot.
The food was great. The prices were reasonable, neither high or low. Our favorites were the chicken + steak fajitas and the Caribbeana chicken sandwich.
Written December 19, 2023
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Nese A
Bergisch Gladbach7 contributions
Dec 2022 • couples
Had the yellow burger - unfortunately a complete fail: Bun hard and dry, crust crumpled to dust between my fingers. Both meats (chicken and beef) killed a second time. One lone tomato wedge, some salad, no sauces (or being evaporated by the dry bun?). Potatoes extremely overfried.
Written December 16, 2022
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Sandra Vindas
good evening. 367nesea. On behalf of the Yellow Bark family, we sincerely apologize for the case. We are sorry you had a bad experience in our restaurant. This experience is not typical of our place. We apologize and hope you return to start that moment.
Written December 17, 2022
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Brian M
Roosevelt22 contributions
Nov 2022 • none
Yellow Bark was our first stop when arriving in La Fortuna, and it did not disappoint! A wide selection of food as well as burgers. Waite staff super attentive, as well as helpful in pointing us in the right direction for local excursions. We will be here for a few days and I'm sure we will be back!
Written November 1, 2022
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Sue K
Houston11 contributions
Jun 2021 • couples
We stopped by for the veggie burger which was beautifully presented, enormous and came with really tasty thick cut potato wedges and sauce. Truly delicious.
The well priced craft beer was another bonus. Top this with excellent service (thankyou Alex) and you can’t lose!
We will definitely return and would recommend a visit for vegetarians and meat eaters both.
Written June 25, 2021
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Sandra Vindas
Hi, thank you very much for your visit, was really good, we are waitng for you
Written July 17, 2021
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Nat
Winnipeg28 contributions
Jan 2020 • couples
Had breakfast here. Off the main road. Very nice staff. Breakfast has 4-5 choices. We had the house breakfast (flour tortilla filled with rice eggs and plantains) and the Costa Rican breakfast (2 smaller corn tortillas w. Rice, beans, plantains, eggs on the side). Each was 3000 colones and comes with coffee or fruit juice and a fruit plate. Very well fed, very good value for the money! Would do breakfast here again for sure.
Written January 29, 2020
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Erica&Ford
Savannah4 contributions
Feb 2020 • couples
So after eating at Yellow Bark three times during my week long stay on Fortuna, it’s time to give a review. The location is near the center of town and the restaurant faces the bustling street. With open porch facing street and bar likes tables makes it fun for people watching. Plus there is Jenga on the tables if you enjoy passing the time. A casual atmosphere and each employee helpful I interacted with was patient with my attempts to order in Spanish. The food.... I ordered the vegetarian burger which was made with yucca and beans, topped with a carrot sauté, lettuce, pesto and fresh made bread that was absolutely delicious! Plantain chips came on the side and I ordered a homemade pesto mayo to dip my chips! Oh yeah! It was fantastico! My bae order the mango chicken w/ a side of rice that he really enjoyed. We also order fresh juice, which I order the passion fruit which was refreshing and delicious! The price points were great! I would highly recommend yellow bark.
Written February 16, 2020
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YELLOWBARK
Hello, Erika and Ford, it is a pleasure for us to have such a pleasant view, we always strive to give the best of the best to our customers, thank you very much for visiting us, and take us into account in your stay in fortune, we hope a soon return , Thanks a lot.
Written February 17, 2020
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Janae T
Provo8 contributions
May 2021 • none
I spent the past 8 day is different parts of Costa Rica and this restaurant was hands-down my favorite and most of the people in my travel group agreed with me. I travelled with a group of 8 so we were looking for a place to seat us all that wouldn't break the bank so admittedly we may have originally picked Yellow Bark because the price was good but we were blown away. I got the ceviche as my main dish and it was to die for and their burgers were so much better than anticipated. I also tried some of the ribs and everyone in my group was happy and full after their meals.
Written May 6, 2021
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Sandra Vindas
Hi Jane, thank you so much for your visit and your recomendation, your experience with us is really important, PURA VIDA
Written July 7, 2021
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Reda D
3 contributions
Nov 2022 • friends
The burgers are juicy and fresh and the bread is better than average burger buns. Price is low compared to other restaurants. Would definitely recommend this restaurant if you dont want to spend much money like in other restaurants.
Written November 6, 2022
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