We’re living in in Costa Rica for a year with our family so plan to visit many places during our stay. Here we’ll list them all out with a short summary and you can link to any you wish to learn more about.
This is an awesome day trip if you’re within two hours. Easy drive and an easy, short hike in rewarded by a gorgeous waterfall you can swim in and walk around. What’s not to love?
We haven’t been yet but go during the arribada (the darkest days before the new moon) and you’ll see hundreds (maybe even thousands) of sea turtles come to the beach to lay their eggs. It only occurs during the green season – August to November.
It’s a typical Costa Rican road with rivers, ruts, inclines and declines. Fun to take if you have a four wheel drive. Kind of a short cut to Liberia from Potrero. Appropriately, the route is 911. Don’t be scared.
One of our favorite restaurants is the Costa Rica Sailing Center. The name doesn’t imply restaurant because they offer so much more – surf, kayak, SUP, bike rentals, chartered boat excursions, sailing lessons – an exhaustive list you can find on the CRSC web site or at the rental hut on the property.
Pool at Costa Rica Sailing Center
But this post is about the restaurant and why it’s one of our favorites. First and foremost, it’s the venue. Situated on the beach in Potrero, Guanacaste Costa Rica, it offers beach front dining with direct access and viewing of the beach. From the tables on the beach, you can also see the pool and grassy area away from the beach. This is why it’s perfect for the kids. If your kids like the water as much as ours, you’ll never catch them at the table until their food comes – and that will last about 30 seconds. They spend their time moving back and forth from the ocean to the beach to the pool to the grassy area – and they never stop.
The staff is extremely nice and offer great service.They offer a small kids menu that has chicken strips, corndogs and a hot dog. The adult menu offers many options – fish or shrimp tacos, fish and chips, casado, etc. If you went out on a fishing boat and have some fish, they’ll even prepare it for you for a small per-person fee (~$6 each) that includes sides.
Passion Fruit Margarita at Costa Rica Sailing Center
The specials are great as well and they often have cocktail specials like this delicious passion fruit margarita.
Add to that the rare opportunity to score an IPA and you have all the makings of the perfect restaurant for both kids and adults.
IPAs-few and far between
Costa Rica Sailing Center is also a great place to enjoy a chiliguaro or two with your adult friends. Bottoms up!
