Located in the mountains of Aserri, south of San Jose, is one of my favorite places, the restaurant known as Mirador Ram Luna.  I can still remember the very first time I had the experience of eating there.  I say experience, because the Mirador Ram Luna is indeed an “experience.”  Just getting there is half the fun.  My ex-flame was from the little pueblo of Acosta, just around the mountain where Ram Luna sits at an altitude of around 5,000 feet overlooking the bright lights of the big city. She taught me some very interesting ways to get there to avoid the traffic.  I always take the route though the barrio of Alajuelita, one of the poorest and most populated of San José.  I took some customers to Ram Luna last night (my motivation for writing this morning) and it is indeed a “cultural experience” for a family of gringos fresh off the plane to be driven through that area of town.  The climb up to the restaurant offers breathtaking views of the city and last night there were the usual oohs and aahs.  The restaurant itself offers a unique ambiance and it is filled with Costa Rican memorabilia collected by the owners over the decades they have been there.  The owners are Gilbert and Moraima Ramírez.  Doña Moraima is one of the most recognized female tennis players in the country.  She is a beautiful lady and the place is filled with photos of her and her tennis memorabilia.  The wait staff at Ram Luna are simply the best.  Most tourists rave about the service they receive in Costa Rica in general, from the moment they arrive until it is time to leave. Ram Luna is no exception.  Most of these guys have been there for as long as I have known the place and I count several of them as friends.  It is always great to go there just to have a laugh with those guys.  But the most incredible aspect of the restaurant is the absolutely breathtaking view of the city.  It is as if you can see the entire city with all its 2,000,000 inhabitants sprawled out before you in the valley below. On Wednesday nights Ram Luna has a very famous typical show, with Costa Rican folkloric dancers and marimbas.  The show is capped off with a parade of mascaradas and a fireworks show outside.  The food at Ram Luna is excellent as well, but it is the ambiance of the place, as well as the view, that really gets you hooked.  I would call it Costa Rican “rustic elegance” in its highest form.  If you want to have a romantic night to remember, ask for the table next to the fireplace, complete with the incredible city light view. Add a bottle of Casillero de Diablo (my  favorite Chilean wine) and it just doesn’t get any better than that.  We have often capped off honeymoon and romantic getaway vacations for our customers at Package Costa Rica with a dinner at  Ram Luna.  We have even had our share of marriage proposals made right there.  It is great to have “set the stage” for someone to actually embark on a whole new stage of life and Ram Luna offers the perfect setting. Now that is what I call “making dreams come true in Costa Rica!“

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