If you're spending your vacation in Jacó, you owe it to yourself to try a real casado — and Villa Dinner #6 brings the most beloved plate in Costa Rica straight to your rental. This is a proper local Costa Rican dinner: grilled steak and chicken, hot empanadas, a trio of potato, pasta and green salads, pinto beans with fresh bread and butter, and sweet fried plantains with vanilla ice cream for dessert. Every course is cooked and plated in your kitchen by your private chef in Jacó — no restaurant reservation, no waiting for a table, and no cleanup. It's one of the most popular villa dinners at www.jacobeachchef.com for travelers who want to taste authentic Costa Rican food without leaving the comfort of where they're staying.
What is a casado?
A casado is the classic everyday plate of Costa Rica — the meal ticos grew up on. The name means "married," a nod to the way a protein is "married" to rice, beans, salad, and plantains all on one generous plate. Our Villa Dinner #6 is a special, dressed-up version of that tradition: instead of one protein you get both grilled steak and grilled chicken, plus hot handmade empanadas to start, three fresh salads, pinto beans with warm bread and butter, and sweet fried plantains crowned with vanilla ice cream. It's comfort food, Costa Rica style, and it's a hit with families and groups.
What's on the plate
Dinner opens with hot empanadas, fried crisp and served fresh. The main event is tender grilled steak and juicy grilled chicken, seasoned simply so the quality of the meat shines. Alongside come three salads — a creamy potato salad, a cool pasta salad, and a crisp green salad — plus classic Costa Rican pinto beans with bread and butter. For dessert, sweet fried plantains are served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Add your choice of fresh lemonade, soda, beer, wine, or cold water and this is a full, generous spread.
Authentic Costa Rican food, cooked in your kitchen
The best way to eat like a local in Jacó is to have a local chef cook for you. I source fresh ingredients, prepare everything from scratch in your villa's kitchen, plate each course, and clean up before I leave. I cook throughout Jacó, Herradura, Los Sueños, and Playa Hermosa, so wherever you're staying on the Central Pacific coast, this authentic Costa Rican dinner comes to you. It's the kind of meal you simply can't get from a tourist restaurant — real food, made fresh, served right where you're relaxing.
Perfect for families and groups
Because the casado is built around variety, it's ideal for a big table where everyone wants something a little different. The grilled steak and chicken keep the adults happy, the empanadas and sweet plantains with ice cream are an instant win with the kids, and the three salads and beans round out a meal that feels abundant without being fussy. Traveling with a crowd? I can scale this menu up for large villa groups, add a private bartender, or build in extra courses to make the night special.
Simple pricing, no surprises
Villa Dinner #6 runs on the same honest private-chef pricing as every menu — a flat rate per person, per plate, plus the cost of groceries and a small service charge — which keeps me cheaper than nearly every other private chef in Jacó. Browse all the dinner menus and photos at www.jacobeachchef.com, then send me your date and headcount. Grab a free quote or message me on WhatsApp and let's plan your authentic Costa Rican casado dinner.