Overall how expensive were the restaurants? I've read they have a required 13% tax & 10% service fee at all restaurants that can make the food and drinks outrageously expensive.
That was our experience as well in Tamarindo. It is definitely one of the more expensive places we have been when it comes to food and drink. It was a surprise to us because we didn’t experience those prices in central or southern Costa Rica on a previous trip. The soda was the best bang for your buck for us in Tamarindo.
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Overall how expensive were the restaurants? I've read they have a required 13% tax & 10% service fee at all restaurants that can make the food and drinks outrageously expensive.
That was our experience as well in Tamarindo. It is definitely one of the more expensive places we have been when it comes to food and drink. It was a surprise to us because we didn’t experience those prices in central or southern Costa Rica on a previous trip. The soda was the best bang for your buck for us in Tamarindo.