I’m Costa Rican and Cuban, the food I had here was authentic. Reminds me of my Dad and step mom’s cooking who are from Costa Rica. The food portions were a great size. Small place but looked nice and smelt great when I first walked in.
Highly recommend if you're in the mood for Central American cuisine. The food is extra fresh with great taste. Especially love their hot sauce. Must go!
In general, the food had great taste, but unfortunately the meat was overcooked. The waitress asked me what temperature I wanted the picaña, I said medium, and they gave me a steak that was hard to cut and chew. My husband ordered the chicken, and somehow the chicken was overcooked as well lol The service was normal, nothing out of the ordinary. They didn’t ask us at any moment about how everything is going. We didn’t send the food back because we wouldn’t have wanted them to throw it away. In a positive note, the cas drink was delicious :)
Nice little authentic CostaRican place. We’ll definitely go back! I just recommend the owners to be a little more extroverted with the guests as they seem a little too shy and introverted. Food was good, ceviche was amazing and the juice too.
The chifrijo is my favorite but don’t skip on the chop suey … but overall the food , atmosphere and service is so delicious. I’m so happy there’s finally a Costa Rican restaurant in orlando
In class at Valencia College, found this local Latin food specialist and was overly please with the service, atmosphere and especially the food!!! Tasty, delicious and every other word that describes yummy!!! Seriously a great little place to get a fast delicious, super clean tasting lunch!!!
Pura Vida Grill was my first introduction and taste of Costa Rican food. The restaurant offers a relaxing, yet lively atmosphere. The food is first class. The chifrijoes are bursting with flavor from the first to the last bite and are definitely my favorite. Love the flavor of the ceviche de pescado, carne tacos ticos, and oh my, the refreshing drinks: limonada con hierba buena and the limonada con fresa. To save the best for last - the staff is superb. Henry, the owner, his sister and his staff are humble, kind and very professional. My family and I have visited this location three times in the past month. I will definitely continue to return here.
We loved the food and the service, we were looking for authentic costa rican food and oh boy we found it. It was beyond of what we expected, fresh food, delicious flavors and even fresh juices! We loved you can also find treats from Costa Rica to go (chips, candies, etc). My husband is from Costa Rica and is hard to find a place like this so we are definitely coming back! Our favorite was the empanada arreglada and the arroz con pollo!