Olga’s coffee Shop is situated just meters away from Plaza Conchal, in the same place as Voodoo lounge is. Olga’s, as many other cafes in Tamarindo, offers rather indifferent food, including bagels, omelets and quesadillas. What is interesting about Olgas’s Coffee Shop is that it also has a gluten free breakfast which comes in handy for some people. They also open quite early – around 7am so if you are like us, still on the European time zone, you may have no choice but to pop in as everything opens later in Tamarindo.
In our first morning in Tamarindo we woke up early and had no choice but go to Olga’s to get something for breakfast. The food was just ok, so we have never felt like going back. Although, it might be an interesting place for Russians as the owner is a woman from Moscow, Russia who has lived in Costa Rica for eight years now. So, you may want to come round and have a chat with a Russian lady.
To go to the official Olga’s Coffee Shop web-site
. The waitress spoke no English, so it was not easy to explain what we wanted …
One of the more up market restaurants in Tamarindo and it was also the first place where we were asked if we had a reservation. The absence of a reservation did not hinder us in getting a table but the place soon became very busy. What I liked in Dragon Fly was the presence of a wine list and real flowers on the table. The price for a main course was around $15 to $18 and the cocktails were $6 as in any other restaurant in Tamarindo. The food, both mine and my boyfriend’s, was exquisite and very tasty, even though the portions were not big.
The last time though was the worst. We directly ordered what we wanted as we already knew the place. We only saw the waiter once, while ordering… That was it… My crème brulee which was supposed to come after the food but never arrived. So I was trying to find our waitress for half an hour but she did not even bother to look around. In the end I decided to go to the cashier myself and asked not for my crème brulee but for the bill… I had to wait another ten minutes. No-one came to pick up the bill either, it was rather frustrating. My boyfriend went this time to the cashier and what is the funniest is that we still had to pay an obligatory 10 percent service charge!!!
Sushi Club was a very pleasant experience, delicious food, nice, a romantic atmosphere. The sushi club is situated inside of a hotel a bit off the road. We ordered a love boat ($33) and were pleased with the amount of sushi, even though it consisted mostly of tuna rolls and tuna sashimi. I liked that the sushi were made at the pool bar, so if you so desire you can swim to get your sushi. The only problem is the mosquitoes. As this restaurant is open-air, near the pool as well, you can be bitten a bit. Oh, and you may consider to take a torch with you as the first 100 meters of walk are not lit.
