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Arenal Manoa Hot Springs Resort offers a varied array of restaurants and dining experiences. Start the day with an energizing breakfast at La Saca to set you up for the adventures of the day. Relax by the pool with snacks and cocktails and end the day with an elegant and romantic meal, or a casual evening at our oven-fired pizza restaurant.

LA SACA RESTAURANT

La Saca restaurant, at the heart of our hotel, is the perfect place to indulge in delicious local and international cuisine, made with the freshest and carefully selected ingredients. Whether you’re starting your day with a hearty breakfast, enjoying a light lunch, or savoring a fine dining experience in the evening, “La Saca” offers an unforgettable culinary experience with an amazing view of the Arenal Volcano and a wide variety of birds and fauna.

Our expert chefs create culinary delights that are sure to tantalize your taste buds, while our attentive staff ensures that every aspect of your dining experience is flawless. With its inviting atmosphere and exceptional cuisine, “La Saca” is the perfect place to enjoy a memorable dining experience at our hotel.

Open from 6:30AM to 10:00PM

Breakfast Buffet Menu (Included)

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Cold station

Ham

Pork ham, turkey ham and chicken ham.

Cheese

Turrialba fresh cheese, cheese of the house, cheese with herbs, cheese with flex pepper, tofu, sour cream and cream cheese.

Toppings

Green and black olives, sweet corn, pickles, palm heart, mushrooms and boiled egg.

Cereals

Corn flakes, chocolate and fruit.

Milk

Whole milk, soy milk, lactose-free milk.

Fruit station

Open fruit

Pineapple, papaya, watermelon and mango.

Hand fruit

Banana, tangerine, plum, pear, apple.

Healthy station

Oat

Hot oatmeal in water.

Seeds and legumes

Peanut, flax seeds, poppy seeds, cashew, raisins, oat, sunflower seeds, white sesame.

Toppings

Cucumber, cherry tomato, tomato, onion, green beans, mixed cabbage, sweet pepper, carrot, beet, broccoli, fresh lettuce and spinach, zucchini and grilled egglant with olive oil.

Grains

Lentils, chikpeas and quinoa.

Parfait

1. Oat in coconut milk, fruit marmalade, sunflower and kiwi parfait.

2. Chia seed with orange, natural yogurt, blackberry marmalade, mango and lemon zest parfait.

3. Greek yogurt, tamarindo marmalade, granola and strawberry parfait.

Gluten-free

Gluten-free bread, cereal and granola.

Energy bars

2 flavors of energy bars.

Yogurt

Natural, greek and fruit flavors.

Hot station

Buffet

“Gallo pinto” (mixed black beans and white rice), fried plantain, scrambled eggs, protein and vegan option.

Costa Rican typical

Tortillas, 1 option of “picadillo” per day. Options: arracacia with pork, squash with sweet corn, greenbeans with mince meat, papaya with chorizo, green plantain with beef, potato with chorizo.

Omelet station

Omelet, scrambled eggs, different doneness eggs.

Vegetable sides

Tomato, onion, sweet pepper, spinach, eggplant and zucchini.

Sauce sides

Buffalo, BBQ, Ketchup, jalapeño, tomato and panamanian pepper homemade mix, Lizano sauce.

Fresh waffle and pancake station

Hot waffles and pancakes

Toppings:

Chocolate, caramel, strawberry, maple syrup, chocolate chips and color chips.

Compote

Banana, green apple and pineapple.

Bread station

Variety of bread

Banana bread, corn bread, “budín”, cinammon rolls, carrot cake, chocolate croissant, regular croissant, oat cookies, coconut cookies, chocolate chips cookies, sweet puff pastry, white baguette, integral baguette, sesame baguette.

Marmalades

Blackberry, papaya and fruit.

Spread butter

Salt-free butter, grilled garlic butter, strawberry butter.

Lunch Menu

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To start

House salad $20

Grilled pieces of chicken breast, guacamole, pico de gallo, lettuce marinated in mango and chipotle cheese sauce, green apple and crispy tortilla straw.

The peasant $14

Seasonal vegetables, radish, broccoli, carrot, chilotes, cucumber, tomato, grilled onions, mixed lettuce with passion fruit dressing with a sweet top, sour cream and peanut crumble.

Smoked shrimp $24

Our deconstructed cocktail, shrimp tartared, avocado, crisp plantains, pickled onions and red peppers, cucumber flakes, mango, finished with tomato sauce.

Our Porteño side $14

Fresh catch, marinated in a homemade sauce with lemon juice, fresh vegetables, crispy seasonal chips.

Palm fruit $18

3 pejibaye textures: light cream, pejibaye cubes, pejibaye chips, finished with a cheese crumble.

Wild yuccas $14

Crispy yucca sticks with chipotle and ranch dressing, crispy bacon and chives.

Pasta

Cheese, beef and pork $22

Sautéed tagliatelle pasta with diced bacon in a cheddar parmesan sauce, sautéed beef tenderloin with diced onion, chili and mushrooms, with sweet and sour demi glaze sauce.

2 sauces $22

Sautéed potato gnocchi with fresh basil, with a combination of bechamel and pomodoro sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, fresh sprouts and sautéed tomatoes with roasted garlic.

Purple cream $18

Sautéed farfalle in a creamed beetroot sauce, grilled seared chicken breast slices with glazed broccoli.

Main dishes

Encebollado $35

Grilled rib eye, creamy mushroom rice, truffle with asparagus sautéed with garlic and lemon, balsamic reduction and caramelized onion.

White beans $20

White bean casserole, pork belly, with a small salad of onions, peppers and tomatoes finished with fresh cilantro and lime juice.

Octopus on cast iron $24

Sautéed octopus tentacles with mashed baby potatoes, fresh cherry tomatoes, broccoli, served in cast iron with a house chimichurri and fresh chives.

Traditional

*Mi linda tierra* $18

La Fortuna is a privileged place due to the richness of its soils. With great pride and affection we present a dish that praises our local producers and the great quality they have to offer:
Pork leg cooked for 24 hours in banana leaves, mozzarella cheese on baskets of yucca, jalapeño and cilantro mayo, pineapple relish with cucumber, red onion and parsley, with pico de gallo.

Chifribowl $16

Combination of white rice, flavored tender beans, cooked with bacon, bits of pork, crispy pork, pico de gallo, avocado, crispy corn tortillas, and spicy chile toreado.

Party in the house $16

Traditional fried chicken rice with fresh vegetables, crispy sweet potatoes and green salad.

Sea trio $25

Octopus, shrimp, clams mixed in rice with oriental sauce, crispy potatoes and mixed salad.

Empanada arreglada $18

Shrimp and mozzarella empanadas, mixed cabbage with tomato and cilantro with lemon juice, accompanied by chilera, pink sauce and chipotle and mango cheese sauce.

Palmeada $20

Hand made, fresh tortillas, breaded fish, lettuce, citrus dressing, tomato sauce with Panamanian peppers, cheese sauce, avocado and tomato relish.

Desserts

Mousse $12

White chocolate and red berries.

Cheesecake $12

Caramel and coffee.

Compote $12

Fruits and red fruit sorbet.

Dinner Menu

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Entrees

Pear and fresh burrata cheese salad $16

Fresh arugula and micros leaves, cherry tomatoes marinated in lemon, candied pears, fresh burrata cheese, cold aubergine puree, finished with basil oil and citrus dressing.

The orchard $14

Mixed spinach and lettuce leaves with carrot curly, candied shallots, red and green grapes, cape gooseberry, strawberries and melon parisien, finished with plum and blackberry dressing.

Beef tartare $17

Thinly sliced beef tenderloin marinated with paprika, salt, pepper and lemon juice, cucumber slices, coriander and spinach coulis with honey, red onion, olive relish, herb croutons finished with gherkin spherification and balsamic reduction.

Pacific tuna $17

Thin slices of tuna, Ponzu sauce, fresh chives from the garden, mango spherification, smoked avocado foam and crispy rice paper and sesame seeds.

Grilled octopus ceviche $17

Grilled octopus marinated with herbs, fresh tomato sauce and clamato juice, pickled onions, sweet chili peppers, cilantro spherification with lemon, finished with breaded calamari and panamanian chili foam.

Salmon with beetroot ink $17

Smoked salmon gravlax with rosemary and thyme, sweet lemon soy sauce, tomato concasse and caper relish, red onion rings, radish slices, cherry tomato, ground salmon skin, passion fruit spherification finished with crispy wonton.

Casserole from Puntarenas $30

Creamy tomato and coconut sauce with a base of lobsters, slices of Dorado, clams, octopus and lobster sauteed with garlic, potato seeds and candied tomatoes finished with fine chives and olive oil.

The cornfield $15

Creamy polenta and basil soup, vegetable stock, feta cheese crumble, basil oil, crispy corn, with cajun crispy potatoes.

Pacific fish and cheese arancinis $24

Fish arancinis, fresh cheese breaded in polenta, fish cream with curry, slices of aged cheese, cherry tomatoes with honey and lemon, finished with spinach mayonnaise and crispy potatoes.

Pasta

Trilogy of mushrooms with tenderloin $30

Sauteed gnocchi with mushrooms and tenderloin, fresh basil, creamed with demi glase, roasted mushrooms, truffles, finished with flakes of cheese.

Tagliatelle with cilantro and basil pesto $20

Tagliatelle in coriander and basil sauce, chicken breast cooked at low temperatures finished on the grill, toasted almond crumble and tomato confit.

Spaghetti with shrimp in wine $26

Spaghetti with fish cream, fresh basil, sauteed tomato, pan-fried shrimp creamed with white wine, garlic and parsley, finished with aged cheese.

Poultry

Chicken in coconut sauce $26

Thigh and quarter cooked sous vide, creole salad, rice and beans sauteed with coconut sauce with crispy plantain chips.

Chicken ballotine $26

Chicken breast stuffed with plantains and bacon, on a light yellow corn cream finished with a salad of fresh fennel, radishes and fresh leaves from the garden.

Fish and shellfish

Atlantic semi fatty $30

Grilled snapper, glazed squash, grilled hearts of palm with paprika, finished with a relish of garlic, parsley and tomato.

Pacific tropical fish $30

Mahi Mahi with parsley and parmesan crust, thyme creamed potato timbale, candied beets, with a garlic veloute.

Blue fish $35

Cream of roasted carrots with passion fruit and coconut milk, grilled salmon, pan-seared asparagus, tomato confit, finished with a mango vinaigrette, red onion parsley and basil oil.

Albardado seaweed tuna $30

Soy-marinated tuna with ginger wrapped in nori seaweed, orange gel, with mixed cabbage ragout with carrots, chives and unagi sauce.

Risotto with octopus $35

Sautéed creamy risotto with tomatoes, mushrooms and truffle, parmesan cheese, parsley, grilled octopus marinated with herbs and paprika.

Creamy pacific rice $38

Bed of rice in wine in fish sauce, shrimp, Dorado and octopus in different cooking techniques, ground almonds with parsley, finished with parmesan cheese.

Meats

Flank steak $40

Grilled Flank steak, caramelized sweet potato puree, fennel with herbs cooked sous vide, finished with a tomato concasse vinaigrette, Coyote coriander and red onion.

Rib eye $44

Grilled rib eye, seasonal grilled vegetable mix, served with red wine jus and house chimichurri.

Braised short rib $48

Beef rib cooked in its own juices, rustic cassava puree, mandarin, orange and tomato salad finished with beef gravy.

Pork ribs $35

Pork rib cooked at low temperatures, lacquered with beer and tamarind, crispy national potato sticks with chimichurri and pan-seared tomatoes.

Kids menu

Chicken fingers $12

Served with french fries

Fish sticks $12

Served with french fries

Mini cheeseburger $12

Served with french fries

Penne in Aurora sauce with crispy bacon $12

Pasta feathers in sauce with bacon.

Spaghetti $12

Made with butter.

Celiac Menu

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Entrees

Spring rolls $17

Stuffed with mango, avocado, cucumber, lettuce, breaded tofu cheese croutons, kiwi and lemon vinaigrette, avocado puree and passion fruit caviar.

Grilled watermelon salad $16

Mixed lettuce leaves, avocado, peanuts, cherry, tomato, mixed quinoa, red onion rings, fresh basil leaves with lemon balsamic reduction.

Chayote and mango tiradito $16

Thin slices of chayote and mango with beetroot sauce from the garden, avocado puree, crispy sunflower seeds, finished with crispy potato flakes with curry and coriander coyote caviar.

Lentil soup $16

Fresh tomato sauce, mix of seasonal vegetables, finished with avocado and fresh cherries.

Main dishes

Rissotto with spinach sauce $17

Almond milk, gralic sautéd carrots, lemon-marinated tomatoes with cajun-seared tofu.

Pat Thai $16

In beetroot sauce, almond chees finished with mushrooms and broccoli sautéed with roasted garlic and parsley.

Vegetable wok $16

Sautéd in our house sweet and sour sauce, crispy peanut and sesame seeds served with Gohan rice.

Chickpea curry $16

Almond cream, roasted cauliflower, finished with herb tofu cheese crumble.

Fruit compote and soy ice cream $12

Apple and Chia Pie $12

Vegan Menu

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Entrees

Spring rolls $17

Stuffed with mango, avocado, cucumber, lettuce, breaded tofu cheese croutons, kiwi and lemon vinaigrette, avocado puree and passion fruit caviar.

Grilled watermelon salad $16

Mixed lettuce leaves, avocado, peanuts, cherry, tomato, mixed quinoa, red onion rings, fresh basil leaves with lemon balsamic reduction.

Chayote and mango tiradito $16

Thin slices of chayote and mango with beetroot sauce from the garden, avocado puree, crispy sunflower seeds, finished with crispy potato flakes with curry and coriander coyote caviar.

Lentil soup $16

Fresh tomato sauce, mix of seasonal vegetables, finished with avocado and fresh cherries.

Main dishes

Rissotto with spinach sauce $17

Almond milk, gralic sautéd carrots, lemon-marinated tomatoes with cajun-seared tofu.

Pat Thai $16

In beetroot sauce, almond chees finished with mushrooms and broccoli sautéed with roasted garlic and parsley.

Vegetable wok $16

Sautéd in our house sweet and sour sauce, crispy peanut and sesame seeds served with Gohan rice.

Chickpea curry $16

Almond cream, roasted cauliflower, finished with herb tofu cheese crumble.

Fruit compote and soy ice cream $12

Apple and Chia Pie $12

OHASHI SUSHI BAR

Nestled by our tranquil hot springs, Ohashi is our sushi bar that offers a unique and unforgettable dining experience. Open at night, it’s the perfect place to relax after a day of adventure, soaking in the hot springs while savoring the flavors of our delicious sushi. Whether you prefer traditional Japanese options or more creative variations, our expert chefs use only the freshest ingredients to create a menu that will tantalize your taste buds.

At Ohashi, we take pride in delivering a unique and unforgettable dining experience that will leave you wanting more. So come and indulge in the flavors of Japan at our one-of-a-kind sushi bar.

Open from 5:00PM to 10:00PM (Reservation required)

Sushi Menu

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Sashimi (3p)

Maguro $14

Tuna.

Sake $12

Salmon.

Tako $14

Octopus.

Ebi $12

Shrimp.

Tamago $12

Tamago.

Niguriris (2p)

Maguro $15

Tuna.

Sake $18

Salmon.

Tako $15

Octopus.

Ebi $18

Shrimp.

Tamago $10

Tamago.

Poke bowls

Salmon | Tuna | Tofu $12

Sushi rice, mango, cucumber, avocado, sesame seeds, carrots, fukikake and fried rice paper.

Maki (Osomaki)

Cucumber | Avocado | Tuna | Salmon $12

Osomaki.

Tartar

Salmon | Tuna $18

Marinated with Thai sauce, avocado, mango, fried rice paper and sesame seeds.

Sides

Miso soup $12

With wakame and tofu.

Fried gyoza $12

Pork | shrimp.

ALAMBIQUE PIZZERIA

At the Alambique bistro, we pride ourselves on using only the freshest and highest-quality ingredients to create a wide variety of artisanal pizzas that are sure to satisfy any appetite. Our pizzas are all hand-made and baked to perfection in our wood-fired oven, which gives them a deliciously crispy crust and a unique, smoky flavor that you won’t find anywhere else.

Open from 12:00PM to 8:00PM

Pizza Menu

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Supreme pizza $27

Onions and chilies, bolognese, baked mushrooms, salami, pepperoni, pork ham.

Ham and cheese $18

Pork ham and mozzarella.

Margherita $18

Fresh tomatoes, basil leaves and fresh mozzarella.

Hawaiian $20

Chunks of caramelized pineapple, pork ham and mozzarella.

Specials

Manoa pizza $27

Chunks of chicken breast, spinach, tomato, bacon, avocado, finished with ranch dressing.

Vegetarian $22

Different vegetables with herbs, onion, peppers, mushrooms, with cilantro pesto sauce.

Smoked $27

Smoked salmon slices, bechamel sauce, pears, cherry tomato, capers, fennel and dill.

Pizzete $25

Focaccia with roasted garlic, herb honey with chili flakes, sun-dried tomato, prosciutto, arugula, finished with fresh burrata cheese.

Snacks

Wings $16

Breaded chicken wings, accompanied by bbq, buffalo and ranch sauces, coleslaw with carrot, tomato and fresh chives and corn tortilla.

Hamburger $20

Grilled beef patty, homemade rustic bread, sliced cheddar cheese, bacon jam, fresh lettuce with chimichurri, tomato and lemon mayo, served with fries.

El burro $16

Roasted vegetables wrapped in a chipotle tortilla, rustic avocado puree, mozzarella, fresh lettuce, tomato and mango, finished with crispy sweet potatoes.

Beef quesadilla $22

Grilled beef tenderloin, chimichurri, on a flour tortilla, mozzarella, with guacamole, pico de gallo and cheese sauce.

Shrimp quesadilla $25

Sautéed with garlic and fresh tomatoes, chives, mozzarella, chipotle tortilla, guacamole, pico de gallo and cheese sauce.

Chicken nachos $17

Chicken, crispy tortillas, refried whole beans, guacamole, pico de gallo, cheese sauce, jalapeño and tamarind cream.

Kids

Chicken fingers $12

Accompanied with french fries.

Mini cheese pizza $10

Penne in cheese sauce $10

Fish sticks $12

With fried sweet potatoes and tartare.