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Soda Piedra Mar

Main Street, Mal Pais, Costa Rica
640-0069
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Ranked #9 of 12 restaurants in Mal Pais
4.5 of 5 stars 8 Reviews
Cuisines: Costa Rican
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Innsbruck, Austria
Senior Reviewer
10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

We were looking for the Soda Piedra Mar, which was supposed to be located close to the sea - as it was descriped in our lonly planet book. Its now located hillside with no ocean view and as we arrived there were no guests - just the owners family. We decided to do a trying and ordered cassado pescado. If... More

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Denver, Colorado
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012

Good typical costa rican fare and appropriate prices. I had the beef in sauce casado and the flavor was great. Didn't find the wait to be unreasonable as som e of the other reviewers noted. Although we did have to hunt down our server to get our bill at the end of dinner. Good was solid, price was perfect. Unfortunately... More

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Morehead City, North Carolina, United States
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 February 2012

The ceviche was wonderful and the view even better! More

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California
2 reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012

The location was good, the food just okay. I only had dollars to pay, which is normally not a problem in places like this, but they cheated me on the exchange rate. She made up some lame excuse and I wasn't really in the mood to fight about it. More

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Portland, Oregon, United States
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012

really good, really cheap ceviche. Right on the beach under shady trees -- beautiful spot. More

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cape cod, ma
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012

Large group of 7 ate here first and last night. First night we were soo tired. Ate here...service was excruciatingly slow. Once meal came out at a time so we shared what came. Had to share one fork as well...then just try to get the bill out of them. The last night we were more sauvey. Made sure there were... More

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Minneapolis, Minnesota
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2012
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We went here 3 times while staying 4 days just a few houses down the beach. Doesn't look like much but it was without a doubt our favorite restaurant in Mal Pais or Montezuma. I had the lobster tails every time at $6/tail - and they are huge, fresh, awesome tails with beans and rice. Enjoyed the view and the... More

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Alajuela, Costa Rica
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012
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