Healthy Organic Raw, Vegetarian, Fresh Fish and Chicken Meals
 Anamaya means healthy in Sanskrit, and our restaurant is dedicated to creating the tastiest healthy meals that our genius chefs, staff, and guests can dream up. We have a fixed menu offering different breakfasts, lunches and dinners each day. We always have the option for raw, vegetarian, fresh fish or chicken. Almost all of our food is local and organic.
Our meals are set prices/person. Please see our sample menu for meal examples.
Meal Prices and Schedule for guests
- 7am-1pm - Tropical fruits, fresh fruit & vegetable juices and smoothies are available
- 8-9:15am - Anusara-Inspired Yoga Class. (Our meal times are adjusted for this class)
- 9:30-11am - Breakfast, free for guests!
- 1:30-3pm - Lunch, $15
- 6:30-8pm - Dinner, $25, please make reservtions the day before.
- All day - healthy snacks and drinks are available, self serve.
- NOTE: These times and prices may vary (and don't include the 13% sales tax)
Our restaurant is also open to the public for dinner only ($35), with a reservation by 1pm that day. Outside dinner guests can arrive at 3 to leave time to enjoy our waterfall trail, infinity pool and the sunset.
Food preparation
Our restaurant and dining experience is unique and a core part of the Anamaya experience. Chef and his staff prepare the food in the prep kitchen and then bring all ingredients into our main lodge kitchen where guests can watch, learn, and sometimes even participate. Chef will teach his tricks to anyone who cares to learn. We take care to prepare vegetarian dishes separate from fish or chicken dishes to respect vegetarian ideals. We also know there are always guests who can't keep out of the kitchen, and some will want to help prepare the meals or add to the mix with their own culinary creations. Add your favorite healthy recipe to the Anamaya guest cookbook. At Anamaya, we are one big happy family and our community revolves around the kitchen at its core.
An Organic Dream
We are dedicated to using organic produce whenever possible, and are constantly seeking out new sources of organic foods in Costa Rica. Some are grown locally and some are brought from other parts of Costa Rica, especially the higher altitudes where foods will grow organically that can't survive the beach climate. In addition, we're working on importing some organic dry goods and spices that are unavailable here.
Local Color and Spice
Our fish are caught in the clean waters in front of the peninsula. Our chicken is local, as are the organic eggs, supplied primarily in partnership with Rainsong Wildlife Sanctuary. We grow some of our herbs on site, as well as a few veggies. We're supporting local organic farmers, supplying them with new seeds and new ideas. Over time, we hope to be able to buy most of what we use within 20 miles of Montezuma.
Superfoods for a super life
All our meals are stocked with "superfoods" that are known to be the Olympic athletes of the vegetable world for their abundance of vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals, and other forms of nutrition. Broccoli, spinach, sweet potatoes, purslane, and avocados are just a few of the core ingredients that we consider vital to a healthy diet.
Raw, raw, raw!
All of Anamaya's meals will include at least two raw dishes, especially during our detox programs. Raw foods contain the maximum amount of nutrition, but any processing, even just slicing a vegetable, can begin to reduce the nutritive value. So the trick is to get that nutrition into a delicious and digestible form while retaining as much health as possible inside, and that's where the cutting edge of food art and science merge in our kitchen.
Vegaquarianism?
Are we vegetarian? Are we vegan? We think such labels are tired and fairly useless in the pursuit of optimum health. Veaquaian is vegetarian+seafood. The core of the diet is lots of raw food, plenty of protein, minimum processing, lots of fruit and veggies, whole grains, minimal dairy and meat, and no junk.
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