El Lagarto
Food & Coffee · Central Pacific · Dinner from 3 pm
Wood-fired grill house where meat and seafood are cooked over open flames in front of you, with sunset views from the dining room. A favorite dinner spot in Manuel Antonio.
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 15:00-22:00
- Ratings
- 4.5 on Tripadvisor (758) · 4.5 on Google (676)
Dishes to try
wood-grilled meat platters · jumbo shrimp · squid stuffed with mussels · shrimp cocktail · brownie
Before you go
- Payment
- card, cash
- Tickets
- Better to book ahead
- Checked
- 2026-10
Contact & directions
- Website: http://www.ellagartobbq.com/
- Phone: +506 2777 6932
- Location: 9.412321, -84.155647 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Playa La VacaBeach · Free · hidden gemA small, rocky cove tucked below the Manuel Antonio hillside between Playa La Macha and Tulemar.
- Playa TulemarBeachA beach in the Central Pacific.
- Playa La MachaBeach · Free · hidden gemA small hidden beach below Manuel Antonio with a sea stack offshore.
- Cascada El Salto (Quepos)Waterfall · Free · hidden gemA demanding jungle hike above Quepos to a tall waterfall.
- El Avión Restaurant (C-123 plane)Landmark · hidden gemBar built around the sister plane of the C-123 shot down in the Iran-Contra affair; sunset views.
- Playa ParáBeachA beach in the Central Pacific.
Sources: http://www.ellagartobbq.com/