Food.  We know everyone coming to Mexico is concerned about it:  Is it safe?  Absolutely.  Is it good?  Absolutely.  When you stay here, Tere, our cook, provides every guest two meals a day (breakfast and lunch) and all the beverages (adult and otherwise) you can reasonably consume.  The evening meal (as if you could still be hungry after lunch) can be put together from leftovers.  Tere comes in at 8 a.m., serves breakfast at 9, then cleans up and starts lunch, which is served around 3.  She normally goes home at 4 p.m. 

In addition to being the cook, Tere maintains the interior of the casa during your stay, and Berna, the gardener, is usually puttering around the place, watering plants, sweeping up, and answering the door, should you get a visitor.  Be aware that members of our staff are not proficient in English, but every one of them studies it and will try to communicate with you.  Don't be afraid to talk to them!  They are truly friendly, family-oriented people that we have known and employed for years and they won't laugh at your bad Spanish!  Each room contains a phrase book with most of the common things you'd like for them to do ("Can you wash these clothes?" "We are out of Tequila" etc.) and they are glad to help.  Of course, if you're here, we're here, and we'll help with whatever we can.

Sundays are a day off for the Casa staff, and you'll have the place all to yourself.  However, this is not a problem!  Plentiful breakfast foods are available, from all the fixin's if you want to cook, to our American standby: milk and cereal.  The coffee at the Casa is grown and roasted locally, and is truly terrific.  Sunday lunch usually happens down at Platanitos Restaurant, a five minute walk from the Casa.  Your feet will be in the sand, and the surf breaks about fifty feet from your table.

Below is a typical meal down at the beach-front restaurant.  This fish was swimming only a couple of hours before it found itself on a plate.  This dish is "pescado serandeado" and it will knock you out; it's red snapper, basted and barbecued over a wood fire.  Yow! It is soooo good! 

See the "Menu" page for a more complete list of what you can expect to be served during your visit.

Local Foods:

The Mexican state of Nayarit is a land of bountiful produce, and every street corner has a market selling fresh fruits and vegetables, both grown locally and brought from other parts of Mexico. The days of beans and tortillas as the mainstay of our diets is long past, and our cooks are plentifully supplied with the freshest of produce, dairy products and meats daily. And, of course, there is the sea, where fish, shrimp, and oysters are caught fresh for you, every day.

Beverages:

The Casa is supplied with Pacifico, Corona and Modelo beers, located in a large, ice-packed cooler.  Tequila, rum and vodka are on the bar, and mixers for a variety of drinks are on hand.  If you'd like wine, let us know, and we'll arrange for some nice Chilean wines to be delivered to the Casa.  Of course, soft drinks and juices are in the 'fridge.