Mango Tree Cafe

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• Anonymous

  09 November 2017

  The cafe in now called "Cool and Calm Cafe". Here you will find the best food, best service and most friendly staff of any establishment in the Manzanillo area by far. Prices are very reasonable both for food and beer. Our group of 6 ate there 3 separate nights and we were never disappointed. Highlights were the lobster and shrimp with pasta (pictured), Caribbean chicken, fried yucca root and red snapper fillet. Food tastes wonderful and Andy the chef and owner also plates the food beautifully. Andy sat with us after dinner on our last night in Manzanillo , shared a few cold beers with us and told us a bit about his life. Wow what a great guy. Please stop by his cafe. You won't be disappointed.

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• Anonymous

  08 September 2017

  Nice place & good food.

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• Anonymous

  28 June 2017

  Mango Tree is an absolute gem. Great food, music always playing and it's right on the beach. The owner Tis is the coolest guy you will meet in Puerto Viejo - so friendly, charming and helpful I had some of the best nights here - the tastiest grilled fish dinner and on another day some plantain porridge too which was a first for me and a beautiful surprise! Fresh, tasty and good prices. Highly recommended - it's not just food here, it's love.

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• Anonymous

  26 June 2017

  Wonderful food wonderful views wonderful people well worth the trip

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• Anonymous

  07 February 2017

  The owners are the nicest people in the world. Get the lobster and dine outside with a view of the beach. Maybe add a bit of rum to a tamarind batido. What more could you want?

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• Anonymous

  17 September 2016

  Not as promising!!! Super expensive, quality and quantity of food not as told. Wouldn't recommend!

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• Anonymous

  28 February 2016

  I read the other two reviews here so had to try it. Please put Mango Tree Cafe on top of your list of places you must eat at while visiting the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. In fact, right after we finished dinner tonight we told Tes and Jennifer (both Manzanillo natives who run the place) that we would be back for lunch tomorrow. And we will! Tonight when I asked for a menu Jennifer simply asked my wife and I what we would like. Then she went to the kitchen and created the best Caribbean shrimp dinner for me and Red Snapper for my wife that, in our opinion, have ever come out of any kitchen. This is like going home for a meal with family and friends and it turns out the friend (Jennifer) is the best cook in the world. Tes, her husband, sat and chatted with us while we waited for our meals. Absolutely one of the best evenings, and meals, of any of our many travels!

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• Anonymous

  10 February 2016

  Best meal I have had in Costa Rica!!! We had grilled tuna and grilled mackerel. OMG, so fresh and so good. They both came with homemade salsa that was to die for. The salsa was made with mango, papaya, peppers, cilantro and olive oil. So flavorful! If I could have this salsa everyday I would be one happy camper. The fish was grilled out front by Tez and the wonderful smokey aroma of the fish grilling really got the appetite going. The service from Peter was fast and friendly. The atmosphere is very Caribbean. The cafe is right on the beach front with a fantastic view of the beach and sea. The price was fantastic! This is one place in Manzanillo that you cannot miss! I will be back!
  
  update: well I did go backmany more times. Jenny the main chef prepared Caribbean chicken that was to die for. I am now convinced that Jenny is the best cook in Manzanillo!

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• Anonymous

  05 February 2016

  Stumbled upon this cafe by pure, beautiful luck! It is located in the front part of the Mar Y Sol Hostel with a new sign for "Mango Tree Cafe" being painted even as we speak (or type).
  
  When my husband and I were planning our trip to Costa Rica and researching all the cool little places to eat and hang outTHIS is the place we were dreaming about!
  
  We walked in and were instantly greeted like old friends by Peter, just the most down-to-earth, fun-loving person. By the end of our conversation, we had made plans to come back for a dinner of fresh-caught tuna and mackerel.
  
  Later that night, as we neared the Mango Tree Cafe, we could smell the insanely amazing aromas of our fish being grilled out front. Holy mackerel (yepI just went there). There was a candle-lit table for two waiting for us, and Peter with his business partner, Tez, were grilling up a storm.
  
  We sat there with a cooling breeze coming off the ocean, the sounds of crashing waves only yards away, the mouth-watering smells of the grilling sea-food, drinking our icy beverages, and had to pinch ourselves (actually, we pinched each othernot that we're into that kind of thingwaitnot that there's anything wrong with that.). You get the picture, tho'. It seemed like heaven on earththen Peter served the food
  
  Oh my goshthe food! I swear to you, I don't know how to describe it. It seems futile to try. The tuna: perfectly grilled, so fresh and tender! The mackerel: also insanely fresh, smoky, and melting in our mouths! Add the delightfully subtle flavor of the beans and rice combined with a comfortingly tender baked potato. The salad of fresh greens and veggies with a hint of cilantro and a bright, tangy dressing seemed to bring out even more flavor in everything on our plate! But wait! Did I mention the mango salsa! Peter's secret recipe! It was served in a shot glass which prompted my husband to want to actually shoot itIt was THAT delicious!!!
  
  Put it all together and we found that all five of our sensesplus our heartswere in their happy place.
  
  I could say so much more, but I'm afraid I've created a wall of words already.
  
  In a nutshell: Don't skip the Mango Tree Cafe!
  
  

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