Hotel Villa Paraiso

I stopped in here today for a couple of drinks and some lunch. As it happened, I only stayed for one drink then went elsewhere. Despite the place being very quiet and 3 waiting staff, no one came over to my table, so after 10 minutes I went inside and politely asked for a drink. The women on their shift looked put out that I had interrupted them standing around chatting with each other. Finally a bottle of beer arrived. I was very hungry but no menu was offered to me and I thought maybe they weren't serving food at the time, until a group came in and were given food menus and ordered meals. By this time I'd decided that as the only place in Ometepe I had been that gave such poor service I was going to put my wallet back in my pocket and go up the street. I can always understand when a restaurant is busy it's hard to be served but what I can't understand is when one is quiet and the staff just can't be bothered. It's a shame because I could easily have spent 20 dollars here including a generous tip, but I ended spending only 2. Maybe they were just having an off day. So in conclusion, I can't review the food but, just to end on a positive note, the bottle of beer was cold

We stopped off here for lunch on our tour of the island. It s a really nice open air setting looking out into the lake and the wildlife is everywhere. One of our group spotted some white faced monkeys in a tree right across the road. The food was very good and reasonably priced.