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Can anyone tell me if they have a printed menu at the sportman's lodge? Also, do they have any non alcoholic drinks there? I don't want to be drinking on this trip. I want to have fun and drinking doesn't mix well with me!!! Simply put, I want to be there to see the girls, but know I need to buy something.

Yes, they have printed menus. The variety is pretty good for a sports bar.

For breakfast you can have the free food from the table that is set up at about 6:15am which consists of fresh fruit, yogurt, toast, coffee, and orange juice. Or at 8am you can order eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, beans and rice, fried cheese, toast, English muffin, etc.

There is plenty of bar food like BLT sandwich, wings, chicken tenders, fries, brats, Italian sausage, club sandwich, nachos, quesadillas, soups, Caesar salad, lettuce salad with ham and cheese, fried shrimp, burritos, enchildas, hamburgers and other things that I forget.

There are sections of the menu for fish, chicken, and steaks. Lots of variety and the quality is really very good. Also, spaggetti and pasta alfredo.

Lots of non-alcoholic drinks. You have all of the mixers like cranberry juice, orange juice, 7up, coke, diet coke. Also, Fresca, Tropical Tea in lots of flavors, club soda, hot tea, coffee, hot chocolate, red bull, maxx energy, and lots of other stuff that I don’t remember. You will not suffer in the SL bar.

If you are in the mood for something not on the menu, ask around and it may be available at a nearby restaurant.

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fyi.....Kaiser is a local non-alcohol beer

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While all the food is good,...no,...damn good, at least try the cerviche while there,...one of my favorites...enjoy!

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As I have said before: bad food, warm beer and lousy service. Why anyone eats there is beyond comprehension.
Regards, 911 Driver

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Not real happy with the bartender. Told her after two guaros that I couldn't be served anymore. Ordered one a few minutes later and she served me. Serious, great place there, you will have a blast.

My experience: beers have always been cold, bartenders have never hassled me about the CRT discount even for one beer, service has been good, the food that I have ordered has been good, not the best deal for food that you can find in SJO if you look hard, but consistently good.
The only problem with the place that I have is that all of the cute chicas there keep staring at me and smiling, what's up with that?

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" Omit no happy hour that may give furtherance to our expedition."

Do you need to show your CRT card in order to get the discount each time?

The place is terrible, its hard enough to get a room now anyways....oh by the way I'll be there Sept 9-12, I wouldn't stay anywhere else

I like the food, the liquor, the cold beers and just about everything else about the SL.

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Man I'm living life like a great white shark swimming with minnows! It's all about panocha, great scotch, fine cigars, loud-ass rock music and speed, speed, speed - plus spending as much time as possible in paradise on earth, Costa Rica!

Can't help you specifically with the SL menu but here's a slideshow of the bar areas (designed to cause severe "homesickness" and does it well): http://www.sportsmenscr.com/sportsbar.html
As accommodating as Bill and his staff are, don't be restricted by the menu--if there's something special you want (and it's not outrageous), they will do their best to provide it.

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"Amen, brother"-ED

There are some things not on the menu that are really good. I saw a bartender eating some fried rice one day, and asked her what it was. She said arroz con camarones, shrimp with rice, and there were 7-8 fatass shrimp in there. It has become one of my favorite things there, and it ain't on the menu.

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Man I'm living life like a great white shark swimming with minnows! It's all about panocha, great scotch, fine cigars, loud-ass rock music and speed, speed, speed - plus spending as much time as possible in paradise on earth, Costa Rica!

What's one of your favorite things there, the rice dish or the bartender?

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Yes

Had the Tortilla Soup last night, which was especially good as it had been raining and was cold. Yeah, yeah,, I know some wise ass will report it is not as authentic as Mexico, but it was tasty non the less.