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Serves meat, vegan options available. Cafe offering vegan burgers, pancakes, wraps and more. Reported to not always open as early as stated times, call ahead. Open Mon-Wed 8:00am-6:00pm, Fri-Sun 8:00am-6:00pm. Closed Thur.


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54 Reviews

First Review by RoxaneRiahiDehkordi

Kenzie333

Points +139

Vegan
15 Oct 2021

Refreshing Cafe

Separate vegan menu with knowledgeable staff.

VeganDance

Points +52

Vegan
19 Feb 2025

Decent food

Aroma has a dedicated vegan menu, including a dedicated breakfast menu. The food was decent. I wasn't wowed by any one dish. But it was a good local go-to. The veggie wrap was my go-to menu choice.

Updated from previous review on 2025-02-19

Pros: Dedicated vegan menu, Takes both card and cash, Good location

Cons: Service is slow. They say good food takes time., Food was fairly good but not spectacular.

martine68

Points +42

Vegan
12 Feb 2025

Better breakfast than anywhere in Puerto Viejo

We drove twice from Puerto Viejo for the breakfast here as it was better than any vegan breakfast options we had in Puerto Viejo. We had great vegan pancakes and the 'complete breakfast' (also vegan), to which we added a huge homemade hash brown from another part of the menu (it did come out with egg the first time, but the second time was as requested - just the hash brown). I think they should have a mini hash brown as an optional extra for the complete vegan breakfast! Lots of great sides of fruit too with each meal 🍓

donteatthehomies

Points +748

Vegan
06 Feb 2025

Great food, okay service

Service is friendly but very slow. On the positive side there is a full vegan menu with loads of options, I got a veggie wrap one day and a complete breakfast the next. The complete breakfast was excellent value and came with a coffee and orange juice.

pdxjason

Points +56

Vegan
03 Feb 2025

Disappointed

Ordered with four people. One person didn’t get their meal. Two drinks never came out. Two smoothies were ordered and they were almost warm. Sandwiches did not taste good.

AlvinBon

Points +9286

Vegan
31 Dec 2024

One of the best burgers ever!

I had the Red Passion burger. It was mouthwatering!!
Staff was really nice!
The place with all the open area is fantastic!

Cons: No vegan dessert :(

movergoor

Points +204

Mostly Veg
06 Dec 2024

Aroma

Delicious pancake, feels healthy!

albergonx

Points +846

Vegan
27 Nov 2024

Espectacular

Sitio muy mono cerca del Parque Nacional de Cahuita con un menú vegano muy bueno. Hemos desayunado el panqueque de plátano con frutas y es espectacular. Mejor desayuno en Costa Rica. Tienen leches vegetales.
Hemos vuelto a la hora de comer y las hamburguesas están espectaculares! Una maravilla de sitio, 10/10

Updated from previous review on 2024-11-27

Pros: Opciones veganas MUY buenas, Ingredientes locales y de calidad

icetigerxxx

Points +33

Vegan
05 Nov 2024

Absolute recommendation

An own vegan menu with various options. Burger and sandwich were really good

Ggegeo

Points +36

Vegan
24 Aug 2024

Excellent Vegan Menu

We visited Aroma nearly every day we were in Cahuita. The vegan menu featured plenty of choice and we enjoyed all that we tried. The breakfast was a particular highlight. The smoothies were also delicious and came with the option of plant-based milks. Fairly priced.

MakeHummusNotWar

Points +106

Vegan
26 Jul 2024

Amazing!

Separate vegan menu with awesome choices for breakfast/lunch/ dinner. Tasty smoothies and iced coffees. Average prices.
We came twice in one day😄

Pros: Amazing food and food options, Nice vibe

Cons: Not the biggest portions but totally ok

AndreaLomelin

Points +76

Vegan
26 Jun 2024

Increíble!

Muchas opciones veganas y vegetarianas, pan realmente rico, café delicioso. Pedimos un sandwich cahuita, spring rolls de mango y un toast de beetroot hummus y todo nos encantó. Gran lugar

hatszepsut

Points +667

Vegetarian
11 Jun 2024

Worth visiting

The place is very nice and they have lots of healthy options.

lirot

Points +102

Vegan
29 May 2024

Cute Café with an amazing vegan menu

Very cute café, has some board games. They have a vegan menu with lots of options. Prices are ok for Cahuita. Had the Cahuita Sandwich and it was amazing (and quite big).
Can definitely recommend!

VeganAZ

Points +344

Vegan
03 May 2024

Fresh, Decadent and Tasty

The food was amazing. My husband and I both got the Red Passion Burger. It was excellent and it was the most fresh food.I have had since arriv in Costa Rica.
As the menu indicates, It contains beets, zucchini slices, tomato slices, red cabbage, caramelized onions, and hummus.
I ordered mine without the bread because I have an allergy to yeast. So they put the hummus on the side. I'm really glad that they did that because I did not like the hummus. It had way too much garlic. It was already on the burger for my husband since he had his with buns. He loved his as well. So apparently he was fine with the hummus.
I would definitely love to eat there again.
The burgers came with fries. The fries were nothing special, just typical fries.
They had a full page vegan menu.
The service was good.

Pros: So fresh, Tasted great, Many vegan options

Cons: Like almost all Rica restaurants, it was hot and

dawgmuncher420

Points +66

Vegan
27 Feb 2024

Average

Got the Cahuita sandwich based on the servers recommendation. Was very average. didn’t like how the eggplant was prepared and the sandwich overall was very dry. the fries were the best part because they were seasoned and had a sauce to go with them (ketchup) smoothie was okay

Pros: hot, food, outdoors

Cons: dry, lacking seasoning , basic

AikoGranjuan

Points +76

Vegan
28 Jan 2024

Aiko

Charming little restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. Full vegan menu in Spanish and English. I read some reviews that said service is slow, but that was not my experience. Another review stated no desserts but I saw posts on their Instagram page. Not sure if they are vegan though since I don't like desserts.

Pros: Cahuita sandwich. Huge, delicious on artisan bread, Fast service at least in my case., Love the French fries.

HughHotson

Points +186

Vegan
12 Jan 2024

Great vegan menu

There is a vegan menu. We were there for a lunch after doing the trail in Cahuita National Park. Aroma is very close to the Cahuita entrance. Outdoor seating, good service, fun vibe. #Veganuary

Updated from previous review on 2024-01-12

Pros: Vegan menu, Delicious , Good service

Cons: No desserts😒

AikoGranjuan

28 Jan 2024

They have desserts. Not sure if they are vegan. Their Instagram page has pictures of desserts. 😊

GabrielEng

Points +677

Vegan
01 Jan 2024

Decent vegan food

I love that there's a separate vegan menu here with quite a few options, I had a burger (chickpea,mushrooms and oats) and it just lacked a bit of flavor, overall it was a decent meal though, and the fries were fantastic!

Pros: Separate vegan menu, Amazing fries

MarandaCantrell

Points +41

Vegan
24 Dec 2023

Great vegan menu!

They have a separate vegan menu with great, well priced options (only around $10 per plate). We got the complete breakfast which came with tofu scramble, veggies, fruit, salad, vegan sausage, buns and jam, coffee and orange juice. So good!!

Updated from previous review on 2023-12-24

Pros: Food was amazing, Coffee was strong and delicious, Amazing smoothies

Cons: They gave us non vegan margarine

Saff

Points +1728

Vegan
26 Nov 2023

Tasty- not for to go orders

My intention stopping here was to get food for my full day inside the national park. They advertise as food to go but the packaging is not to go friendly. Lots of plastic waste, no lid on liquid for granola, no utensils provided, wrap not wrapped. Also there is an extra charge for to go. The food I was able to salvage was yummy but next time I’d eat in.

scheibelhofferliza

Points +484

Vegan
04 Apr 2023

Vegan menu

We tried this place 2 times. Hawaiian Burger was really good with fries. Cahuita sandwich was a little bit dry, but tasty.
Gorilla smoothie is the best! Peanut butter, banana, oat and almond milk. I can’t get enough

Pros: Separate vegan menu, Tasty food

Cons: Little bit slow service

tygerlilly

Points +140

Vegan
29 Mar 2023

Extra menu for vegans

Extra menu for vegans
Nice combinations of burgers
Nice fries
Options of alternative milk

Pros: Extra menu for vegans, Nice vegan options and combinations

Cons: Strong smell of cleaning agent during meal

RocioBrm

Points +312

Vegan
20 Mar 2023

Desayunos veganos

Me encanta la cantidad de opciones tanto de desayuno como de comida

BaLu48

Points +542

Vegan
16 Feb 2023

Lots of vegan options

We had a nice vegan breakfast here.
Unfortunately I forgot to take photos of the dishes, but at least I can share the menu in English and Spanish with you.

The food was nice and fresh!

AnneHeiners

Points +1167

Vegan
25 Nov 2022

Good burgers and smoothies!

We had the beetroot and the pineapple burger with fries. Both was really good. The monkey frappe and French juices are also very refreshing and tasty.

Pros: Many vegan options

helloveganchlo

Points +406

Vegan
19 Oct 2022

Nice vegan menu

Breakfast is nice, the mango spring rolls were lovely for lunch, the veggie sandwich is AWESOME and the vegan burgers are to die for. Everything is so fresh and tasty here. So grateful to have found this place 😍

Updated from previous review on 2022-10-17




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