Restaurante Pleamar

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Fresh Fish on Your Plate, Live Crabs at Your Feet

Fresh Fish on Your Plate, Live Crabs at Your Feet

The Plea Mar restaurant is a casual little beachfront place at the end of the marina, at the opposite end from Playa Flamingo. It's on the main road as you turn along the ocean towards Playa Flamingo. When I say "beachfront", it is really as close as you can get without getting wet. Little (harmless) crabs come up from the beach into the restaurant and scamper underfoot while you're eating.

The place reminded me of what you would get if you transported a small Wisconsin lakefront bar and grill to Central America. One waiter for the whole place, thatch roof coverings over the tables with little Christmas lights, and a nice view over the water.

We enjoyed our inexpensive dinner very much. The fish was fresh and tasty and one daughter had a nice barbequed chicken dinner also. Dinner for a family of 4, including a couple nice daquiris, was about 38 dollars, but we did order some of the less expensive items on the menu. "Casonas" or one-plate specials, were about 7 dollars.

We had our last dinner of the trip here and it was a good place to spend our last evening. But if you're looking for a fancy, white tablecloths kind of upscale place, try somewhere else.

From journal The Green and Gold of Costa Rica

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