We believe fine dining, ethical sourcing and whole foods are a match made in paradise. Our healthy, colorful recipes and just-right portions renew your body, mind and mood.
Our family heritage traces back to Belgium and Italy, where meals are all about connection – nourishing relationships, not simply filling bellies. So it’s no accident we’ve always seen food and wine as essential elements of life, love and happiness. As curious travelers and lovers of Mother Earth, we offer thoughtfully sourced, eclectic cuisine that whisks you from Costa Rica to Europe and Asia. That’s why our chef often refreshes menus and reviews food origins with simple yet stringent criteria:
— Gorgeous flavor.
Good practices.
Globally inspired.
Grown in Costa Rica.
Enjoy a fresh breakfast, made from scratch. Handhelds and salads for poolside lunch. Signature cocktails, infused with medicinal plants grown at La Senda, served on the beach as the sunset transforms the ocean into liquid gold. Candlelit dinner, serenaded by the jungle.
At Cala Luna, you can have it all every day – and feel your very best.
Produce, grown with love.
No chemicals, no shortcuts
from our farm to your table.
Proteins, grains and spices found
nowhere but the home of Pura Vida.
A simple, unbroken line
A few things you should know about the organic herbs and vegetables from La Senda and other local sources:
True to our barefoot luxury style, Origen offers an informally elegant setting for your evening. Dishes designed by our head chef appeal to the romantic and the dreamer, the adventurous and the confidently contented in all of us. And where comfort and creativity collide, the results can sound like poetry:
Smoked Eggplant Caviar
Coffee & Mustard Seed Braised Brisket
Watermelon & Strawberry Gazpacho
Passionfruit & White Chocolate Mousse
Beyond this fusion of heartwarming flavor and innovation, our selections are always organic with gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options.
Breakfast Service: 6:45 am – 10:00 am
Dinner Service: 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Room Service: 11:00 am – 9:30 pm
Prices are subject to 23% taxes and service charge.
“It’s time to unwind,” says the open-air, vaulted tiki roof. “I was made for you,” whispers a cozy seat with colorful pillows. A poolside chaise declares, “Have drink, will power-lounge.” Your loved ones, friends or coworkers say, “Here’s to enduring memories.”
Situated by our main pool, Origen Bar & Lounge will deepen your tranquility one moment and enliven your mood the next. Our furnishings don’t actually talk (as far as we know), but our Apothecary and Signature cocktails speak for themselves.
A Toast:
To the here and now – as old friends reminisce, strangers find common ground, new friendships coalesce, and this zest for life appeals to all. Salud!
Distilled Spirits · Mixed Drinks · Custom Cocktails · Apothecary Cocktails with Fresh Botanicals · Hand-Crafted Tropical Beverages · Assorted Global Wines · Artisan Ales
Natural & Cold-Pressed Juices · Kombucha · Coffee & Specialty Brews · Tea Service · Smoothies · Fruit & Herbal Infusions
Lunch Service: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Bar Service: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Inviting the sauntering thoughtful
to join in buzzing praise
of Nature’s bounty and love
and endless fragrant mothering.
By using nature’s elements – roots, barks, leaves, flowers and seeds from the Secret & Sacred medicinal garden at La Senda – we create holistic remedies that enhance every aspect of your wellbeing.
In our medicinal garden, we cultivate plants that thrive in the local dry tropical forest, starting with universal and well-known species across the continents to unique herbs only known to this part of the world.
With over 100 cultivated herbs in our medicinal garden and wild herbs from the forest – wild hibiscus, wild anise leaf, dormilona, wild virgin sage leaf and more – we have an abundance of delicious, organic ingredients to incorporate into our apothecary cocktails.
Unlike many cocktails that have net harmful effects on the body, the herbs we use offer a host of healing properties that combat a broad range of health issues, from headaches and liver function to kidney stones and even parasites.
Because we like to know what we serve, all basic ingredients for cocktails at Cala Luna Origen are made in-house: ginger beer, kombucha, spicy tamarind base and only fresh 100% organic fruits and vegetables. Most of our bitters and tinctures come from SuperYouBotanics, a local business that sources ingredients from our very own farm, La Senda. And as with our food, we prioritize ingredients from our own gardens and farm and then from local organic vendors.
Vibra
Mezcal, ginger, honey, hibiscus
Ananá Grill
Mezcal, Krishna tulsi from La Senda, pineapple,
cinnamon
Tamarindo & Spices
Mezcal, sage, green chili pepper salt, lime juice
Mezcal Fashioned
Mezcal, espresso, tapa dulce, cinnamon, SuperYouBotanics aromatic bitters
Cala Luna Mule
Vodka, kombucha, medicinal lemon verbena, rosemary
But it’s that last part that matters most to Giancarlo.
“I remember being with my mom and grandma at a young age, tasting and taking in the smells of the kitchen, and how both taught me that cooking is an expression of love and care for others,” Giancarlo says.
As an apprentice sous chef in Barcelona at age 19, he learned to “respect every ingredient” and “to treat food with love for a better result.” This love – of food, of caring for people – drives a conscious food approach at Origen, choosing onlthe best in-season foods that are healthy, healing and always organic.
Thoughtful family traditions meet sustainable gastronomy practices – this represents the kitchen chef Giancarlo presides over.
“I want you to taste the care that goes into every dish but also to have an unforgettable experience where the flavors, like memories, linger long after the meal.”
