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Las Tapas de Manuel

Plaza Itscazu / Escazu, Escazu, Costa Rica
+506 288-5700
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Ranked #41 of 74 restaurants in Escazu
Cuisines: Tapas
Good for: Child-friendly, Bar Scene, Groups, Business, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Bar Scene, Groups, Business, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
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Woodbury, Minnesota, United States
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

Some of the dishes looked like right out of a can, poor quality of the food and pricy. Good live music but there are many other good places to go...FORGET ABOUT THIS ONE!!! It's really bad!

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san jose, costa rica
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24 reviews 24 reviews
20 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2012

With an enormous selection of tapas, the only challenge is deciding what you want. Perfectly seasoned small dishes of fantastic food. Well executed dishes coupled with great personalized service. The staff know the menu and can help to avoid dishes that may clash as you build what I think is a unique experience in dining here in the San Jose... More

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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9 reviews 9 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2012

The food is really good. Try to go on Flamenco nights. It is a great show next to your table. Fully recomended!

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Denver
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19 reviews 19 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2012

Nice restaurant, but $70 for two seemed a bit expensive. The shrimp bisque was very nice, but the tortilla and other dishes were average. Our waiter was friendly without being overbearing, and the ambience was excellent.

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Moravia, San Jose
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18 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 August 2012

It is a good restaurant. Food and service are good. They have Flamenco Shows some days, so that is good to know.

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Costa Rica
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27 reviews 27 reviews
21 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 August 2012

Its price for the "tapas". If you are really hungry i dont recomend it. Its more for a nice sangria, and some tapas. tapas are like entrees for diferent dishes, they are good, but for a guy I think its not enought

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Santa Ana, Costa Rica
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8 reviews 8 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 August 2012

This place is OK for a quick lunch given the location. But like most "Tapas" the food is deep fried or microwaved and there's not much effort to disguise that fact, especially when many of the stews have flour based sauces. A blast in the microwave results in a gloopier version. It's probably little pricey of the very average output... More

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San Jose
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 August 2012

The ambiance is not terrible if you sit outside, the inside is sort of suffocating and they have wild tap dancing on stage from time to time that will make you feel like you're eating in a war zone. The food is alright but I've had better tapas including here in Costa Rica. Total bill for 8 tapas (3-4 people... More

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Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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19 reviews 19 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 July 2012

Not great, but not bad either. Had dinner with a party of 10 and everyone seemed to enjoy their dinner. I did not have the Sangria, but most of the people in our party did and they said it was quite good. My favorite tapa was the patatas bravas, which is about as simple a tapa as you can get.... More

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Escazu, Costa Rica
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13 reviews 13 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 June 2012

We ordered the bruchetta and it thinking it could be shared, only got one. Well it comes out and all it is, is a hard piece of bread with lots of tomatoes on it. Not what we expected. We then ordered the cheese and fruit plate. Well we got about 9 pieces of tiny slices of 3 different cheeses. Also... More

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