In-House Chef
Welcome to Yadira’s kitchen! Some guests prefer to enjoy all their meals from the comfort of the Ranch Villa’s terrace, so Yadira has created a special traditional Costa Rican menu that she can prepare fresh for your group. Please make your menu selections at least 24 hours in advance and be prepared to pay in cash at the house. All earnings go directly to Yadira and her family, who have been care-taking the Ranch Villa for 11 years.
Our Menu
Breakfast
Fresh Organic Fruit Platter $4
A selection of local, seasonal fruits. Includes your choice of local premium coffee or tea.
Pancakes & Fruit $6
Includes your choice of local premium coffee or tea.
Typical Breakfast – Gallo Pinto & Eggs $10
Gallo Pinto is typical in every Costa Rican breakfast, a mixture of rice and refried beans with local condiments. Choose between scrambled or fried eggs. Accompanied with fresh cheese and bread. Includes your choice of local premium coffee or tea.
Natural Orange Juice $1
Add to any meal fresh orange juice from our garden.
Omelette $6
Lunch & Dinner
Costa Rican “Casados” $13
A Costa Rican meal that includes rice, beans, plantains, organic green salad, and a protein option of your own, it can be chicken, beef or fish.
Rice with Chicken $10
A mixture of rice and minced chicken, served with a companion of refried beans, chips, and organic garden salad.
Fried Fish $15
Our fresh catch of Tilapia from the Arenal Lake, served with white rice,‘Pico de Gallo’ and patacones made with plantains grown at our farm. Enhance the fish’s flavor by adding some mandarin lemon picked from our garden.
Yadira’s Empanadas $3 each
Perfect as an appetizer or snack; empanadas are made of corn dough and can be filled with cheese, bean or chicken. Each one is made by hand the traditional way and comes with a companion of ‘Pico de Gallo’ (minced tomato with onions, lemon and parsley).
Rice with Shrimp $13
A mixture of rice and fresh shrimp served with chips and organic green salad.
Family & Group Meals
Homemade Lasagna $10 p/p
Vegetarian lasagna made with local organic vegetables. Add meat or chicken for $3 p/p or chicken for $3 p/p.
"El Tanque” Free Range Chicken $30
Owner’s favorite, El Tanque Chicken is a whole, big, free range chicken stuffed with our garden herbs and vegetables. Served with green salad.
Arenal Grill $20 p/p
Grass fed meat, local produced sausages, baked potatoes and corn tortillas. Grilled in the terrace with the farm’s wood and charcoal for unique flavor. Comes with an order of ‘Pico de Gallo’ (minced tomato with onions, lemon and parsley).
Quiche $7 p/p
Only for 4 or more people, perfect to share! A baked tart with a savory filling of vegetables or meat or chicken or jam and cheese (you choose) thickened with eggs.
Dessert $4
Typical delicious Costa Rican desserts. Choose between Arroz con leche, tres leches, flan, cheese cake, Ice cream with fresh fruit.
