Costa Rica Restaurant

Reviews

• Michael-Anthony T.

  star star star star star_border 1 June 2026

  $20 coverage if you're trying to dance and have dinner. That $20 just covers you and your date to come in, you also have to order food or drinks.
  
  I think the $20 is for weekends and Fridays only. They have a live band and DJ, with the dance floor open to dance. I honestly think it's well worth the $20 if you're into dancing Cumbia, Salas, bachata, etc. Most of the crowd is older married adults who just love dancing. You don't have to worry about seeing someone "drop it to the floor" or "twerk" their way to the dance floor. This is a classy place where you can vibe with the band and just listen, or dance the night away with your date.
       This place is definitely our go-to spot when me and the lady feel like dancing. We don't have to worry about the "young shenanigans" like at other places around the OC.
  
    The only problem I have is that if you don't feel hungry or don't want to drink alcohol, they will charge you $5 for a Costco water bottle. I guess a part of that goes to the occupying of the table. Oh well, the other stuff definitely out weighs everything else.

• Mitzie P.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 1 June 2026

  This is the 3rd time I come with my family to this restaurant and they continue to let us down.
  
  1. The first time we celebrated a birthday party and they made us wait a long time to order food and the service from the waitress wasn't that good.
  
  2. Second time, we came to celebrated my moms birthday and although they food and service was better they still took long to serve us and check in.
  
  3. Today, we brought my dad since we thought he could enjoy a nice meal and hear live music. Unfortunately, all of our expectations were not to standard and the restaurant owner even failed to admit they messed up.
  
  We waited 1 1/2hrs to order our food and when we kept asking, the owner came to say her (only) cook had left mid service because she didn't feel good (none of this was communicated to us). We waited a little longer and we had ordered 3 steaks and 1 shrimp plate with a couple appetizers. When we finally received our food, the meat was cold, rubbery and tasteless.
  
  Again, the owner was avoiding us and when we told her we were only paying for one of the plates she failed to accept she & staff failed to meet basic dinner needs and she just said she'd take it off the bill (which wasn't the point).
  
  In the end, we asked for water and she never said bottled water was all they were serving. Turns out each water is $4. Wow.
  
  Won't be coming back.

• Victoria G.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 20 May 2026

  Very rude manager or owner on the night of 4/13.  I was not informed of the cover charge when I had called earlier.  My family drove all the way from Temecula! I expressed my concerns to the manager/owner, and she blew me off! I received no apology for the lack of communication. Also, they had confirmed over the phone, when I was making a reservation, that kids were allowed inside; but did NOT mention they were not allowed to dance. What kind of place are they running?! How can you say "family-friendly" but kids are not allowed on the dance floor?! The "family-friendly" is a scam.
  Also, the waitress told us "if I knew you guys were not going to order food I wouldn't have brought you the chips and salsa."
  Very poor service. There are better places than this.
  
  The one star is for the band.

• Tiffany F.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  This place does not represent Costa Rican food at all. I'm super disappointed. I'm originally from Costa Rica and when I came here the food had no flavor. On top of it the drinks were watery and just overall not good. Please research the country more so it can actually be called Costa Rica restaurant. Thank you!

• April T.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 16 May 2026

  Went here with my daughter bc her Spanish Teacher recommend this place to try as the only Authentic Costa Rican Food she knows. For my daughters project, she is to order and try the food and take pictures to show the class for a letter grade.
  
  First off they opened at 5pm on the weekend. So coming from South Bay we didn't want to come back home too late as I hate driving at night we decide to get here as soon as it opens.
  
  We then order our appetizers and entree. The only thing that looked good in the pictures was the plantains so decided to get that and some basic grilled chicken entree that came w / a side of steam white rice, black beans and shredded cabbage.
  
  The chicken was rubbery, bland and inedible and didn't even feel like it was chicken. So pretty much only ate the plantains and black beans. Would not recommend or come in the near future.