La Parrilla de Maria Bonita

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   Irina

   VIP

   San Francisco

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 5 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great service, excellent steak, creative menu. Lebanese cuisine with Central-American influence- works out perfectly. Not to be missed: Marrowbone - if you are a fan of it, one of the best we have tried; Flambé was very good, and preparation show and presentation is impressive.
   

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   Renzo

   Manitoba

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Pedimos mar y tierra y nada espectacular la carne normal, la langosta malísima como si estuviera congelada por años y la sacaron a cocinar ese día, lo demás súper normal la comida y el precio alto para lo que es.
   

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   Jessica

   VIP

   Washington DC

   13 reviews

   2.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on 1 January 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   We were extremely disappointed. We booked this for New Year’s Eve because reviews suggested that the food and environment would be a bit special. Instead I would call it a disastrous mash up of upscale tourist trap and Applebees. I should have known when we had to use QR codes to access the menu and were handed glossy wine and cocktail menus which would have been at home at TGI Fridays if the prices were not so ridiculous. We’re from San Francisco and you get better food for less there! They were out of a lot of things. No patacones - a Costa Rican staple. The waiter saw I was disappointed and stopped making eye contact. And the restaurant told OpenTable that we did not show threatening my status. In photos the swimming pool next to the dining area looks nice but IRL it is odd. Seems just a place to show off throwing money around for nothing. We made the best of it but I wish we had just left when we saw the menu. Lesson learned. I will just saw the live music was excellent but definitely not the restaurant.
   

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   Debbie

   VIP

   Chicago

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on 29 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   We had a delicious meal. We started with ceviche, the Lebanese platter and the tomato salad. The ceviche and tomatoes were fantastic. The platter was good but nothing exceptional. For the main courses, we orders the chicken skewer which was juicy and super filling, the strip steak (good but fatty), the salmon (good) and the hamburger which was amazing.
   

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   warren

   VIP

   New York City

   34 reviews

   1.0

   34 reviews

   Dined on 27 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   The most expensive steak on the menu is 50% inedible fat. Terrible !
   

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   Tom

   Philadelphia

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 26 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food and service were exceptional. We had the surf and turf special for two it was excellent. The atmosphere was fun and energetic with a solo performer. We will be back.
   

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   Fiona

   Manchester

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 25 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Good food, but service was a bit haphazard- possibly because it was Christmas Eve and they were busy.
   

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   Julie

   Charleston

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 23 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server was attentive and super sweet. There was a one-man band that played songs ranging from the Rocky theme song to Depeche Mode-and it was awesome! The ambience was fantastically weird. Behind the music man was a pool and an abandoned hotel area that included a pool with putt-putt grass deck and a storage room fitting of Dexter season 3 (the John Lithgow season). We got the special which consisted of your choice of steak (ribeye or flank), grilled octopus, veggies and mashed potatoes. That presentation was kinda weird, with way too much octopus, but overall pretty good. I would recommend going here with a sense of humor and in the mood for a good time.
   

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   Angela

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 5 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our absolute favorite restaurant in La Fortuna! We first came for our 10th anniversary and it was the perfect celebration. The food was local, fresh, and unbelievably delicious. Cocktails were well made and there was a great wine selection. The service could not have been better. There was live music. We stopped in a few days later for a late afternoon lunch. The food was as good as we remembered. Can’t recommend highly enough.
   

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    Jim

    Costa Rica

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 October 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 1

    Service was exceptional. Everyone was very friendly and attentive. Food was fair. We both had steak,which was recommended in previous reviews. Restaurant is located next to the hotel pool which was noisy and decor was very dated.
    

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