Costa Brava

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Posted on 02/23/04
Name: DiJo
Province: Ontario

Traveled: January, 2004
Stayed: Cozumel
Weather: Good
Highly Recommended
Value: Excellent Value
Type: n/a

Children: No
Ambiance: 9
Service: 10
Friendliness: 10
Food: 10
Family_Oriented: n/a
Cost: Moderate

Comments: After 5 years, Costa Brava is our "first night" dining place. We've never been disappointed. This year was no exception! I'd post a picture of the meal but don't know how on here.
Grouper for Dick and Giant Shrimp for me. Everything was great. I love their stir-fried vegetables with jicama. These are hard working people that offer you a nice atmosphere with good food and
, good service and of course great food.

Posted on 07/14/03
Name: Ron
State: Dallas, TX

Traveled: July, 2003
Stayed: Cozumel
Weather: Good
Highly Recommended
Value: Excellent Value
Type: Mexican

Children: No
Ambiance: 8
Service: 9
Friendliness: 9
Food: 9
Family_Oriented: n/a
Cost: Moderate

Comments: We've been coming to Cozumel since 1987. Each time we are there we eat at least one meal at Costa Brava. All I can say is that the food is great and the service and price keep us coming back. The lobster tail I had on this last trip was marvelous. The salsa is amazingly hot, but sure tastes good.

Posted on 10/29/02
Name: Schuyler
State: New York

Traveled: October, 2002
Stayed: Cozumel
Weather: Excellent
Recommended

Ambiance: 8
Service: 9
Friendliness: 9
Food: 9
Family_Oriented: n/a
Cost: Moderate

Comments:

As per the other reviews, this is a good place, nicely off the cruise ship path for the most part. We enjoyed our two dinners here, did not feel as though we were being as gouged as at some truly over-priced places in San Miguel, and liked the atmosphere - open-air, not a really 'touristy' place (although one hesitates to use the word 'authentic' about most things in this part of Mexico). We ultimately chose La Choza as the restaurant we wanted to return to for our 'last night dinner', but this would have been our second choice. Another reviewer advises us not to be put off by the egg dropped (mostly uncooked) into the garlic soup: I really liked the garlic soup, but was unable to stomach the eggy parts, so my travelling companion had to finish it off for me. And the salsa truly was the hottest we had - a delicious, fresh chopped salsa that left my lips sizzling.

Posted on 05/17/02
Name: Dick Jones
State: TN

Traveled: April, 2002
Stayed: Cozumel
Weather: Good
Highly Recommended
Value: Excellent Value

Ambiance: 8
Service: 9
Friendliness: 10
Food: 7
Family_Oriented: n/a
Cost: Cheap

Comments: This is a great place for breakfast and lunch as well as dinner. Food is always good, with great service. Just a half block off Melgeron Calle 7, and not a place easily found by the cruise ship tourists who swarm many of the other restaurants during the day. Try the papaya juice in a large container. I believe its addictive. They also have the hottest salsa (pico de gallo) around.

Posted by Jim on 05/30/01

Good food, liked the wait staff. However, we felt we got the cruise ship tourist treatment. Was overcharged on drinks, they charged us $2 for bottles of Pepsi, the highest that we paid on the island by far, same with out other beverages. In fact, the menu in front listed the beverages at less. We felt ripped off. The only other customers who were there were six underage teenagers
from one of the cruise ships who were totally loaded. They were grossly load and using profanity that even offended me.

Posted by P&J on 01/11/01

We've been steady customers of Costa Brava for breakfast. Two eggs, tortillas, beans & rice, & coffee for under $2. Chips and good salsa too. A couple of doors off Melgar on Calle 7 Sur (across the street from the back of the post office).

Posted by Gerb on 10/16/00

Have ate at Costa Brava on Calle 7 Sur several times, Always very good, try the Lime Soup- best on island IMHO, Have never tried Casa Brava on Rafael Melgar.

Posted by Brad & Kathleen on Sept. 5, 2000

This is from Brad and Kathleen from Fl. We have been coming to Cozumel for 12 years. We eat at Costa Brava at least 4 out of the 7 nights we are there. The Garlic Conch and garlic lobster is out of this world.

Posted by Rob on May 1, 2000

This is absolutely one of my favorite places to eat. Mostly because there aren't a bunch of tourists. Check out the garlic lobster. The garlic soup is one of my favorite things (just don't think too much about the egg that gets dropped in there.) All the soups are pretty good.

The thing that most impresses me about this place (and several others on Cozumel) is when the wait staff remembers you from previous visits. I'm always amazed that even though thousands of people must pass through the doors in between my yearly visits, someone usually remembers me (and I'm not all that remarkable!)

Posted by Dijo on April 29, 2000

We ate at Costa Brava last December and really enjoyed it. Lot's of good food for your money. The previous year we ate there 2-3 nights a week. They are a nice family oriented place with reasonable prices.

Posted by Bruce on April 28, 2000

We have been going there for several years - once durring a tropical depression they were the only place open! They are inexpensive, but have good food - with a large breakfast menu. For other tips and pictures see http://www.altinet.net/~basmith/

Posted by Trudy on April 28, 2000

My son and I ate there last July. I had a fried shrimp dinner that was very good and he had lobster which he enjoyed thoroughly. Miguel was our waiter and he was excellent.

One of the things we liked about the place was that it was nearly 10:00 pm and there were very few gringos in the place. The tables were mostly filled with locals and family members(anyway they looked like family members.)

They had a guy playing keyboard and we had a videocamera. So he really played it up for us. A guy who had been eating at one of the outside tables came in and sang...trying to get a 7 year old boy to join in with him. They really hammed it up. Then he grabbed a woman from his table and they began to dance right in the entranceway. As they were dancing for our videocamera, guys began to deliver food for the next morning. The couple made an archway with their arms and the guys walked under carrying dozens of eggs. It was a real hoot.

To say the least, it was a memorable evening and we enjoyed everything about the place. I intend to go back. Some of the food was priced higher but we found a deal...plus we had a coupon a friend had given us in La Ceiba's lobby. It was for 10% off or something.

Costa Brava is a nice not too touristy place. I'm glad we ate there.

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