Casa del Lago Café Cultural

Location:
Moises Brito and Juan Montalvo, near Laguna Las Ninfas
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

Restaurant

V!VA User‘s Description

The Casa del Lago Cafe Cultural was opened in 2004 by former guide and Imbabura resident Elena Albarado to provide a space for local artists, performers, movie screenings and festivals, special events, and other cultural activities. The cafe serves organic coffee grown on the islands and fantastic coffee drinks, perfectly complemented by helados de paila, homemade ice cream, Enrique Gallo. It also serves tasty and inexpensive breakfasts and vegetarian dishes, including healthy soups, salads, middle-eastern food, and bagels, those "panes raros" (strange breads) that U.S. tourists constantly crave. Internet, musical instruments, and board games are available for short-term use, and paintings and wooden crafts created by local elderly residents Come and enjoy participating in a socially responsible, delicious, and eye-catching (picture windows face the Laguna Las Ninfas) production.

Price Description: Meals in the restaurant start from $4.

Menu Features:Vegetarian menu

Contact Information:
Phone: 593-098-51-40-15 // 598-09-971-4647
E-mail: galapagoscultural(at)remove-this.hotmail.com
URL: www.galapagoscultural.com

Traveler Reviews of Casa del Lago Café Cultural

beautiful view

Rating: 100%

I had a great time eatting in Casa deL Lago cultural cafe this is a lodging too is a beautiful place unfortunately the suites were full but atless i enjoyed eatting there .They have small menu but what they have is healthy and for me was not expensive considering that fruits and vegetables are expensive in all town they prepare great breakfast, they are open 7 a.m. green salads, vegetables soups, vegetables tortillas, bagels , and the best for me home made ice cream .......and the galapagos filter coffee...go and visit Cafe Cultural Casa del Lago if you want a great food beside that is a charmy terrace in the second floor of the coffee place ,they trade books too , this place is close to a beautiful lake , the owner is a very pretty young woman call Elena .

By V!VA User from Francia, Jan 19, 2008

Great Time / Great Hosts

Rating: 100%

Elena and Enrique were both fun to hang out with after a great meal. We'd share a little wine while we played and sang songs. Elena, having experience as a guide, planned a few magnificent trips for us. She was very easy going about it, no pressure. I should also add that they both gave us enough privacy.

By V!VA User from Oakland, CA, USA, May 22, 2007

El mejor cafe

Rating: 100%

Si el mejor cafe natural que hemos probado, no es el enlatado o de frascos, con un rico aroma de cafe, en un ambiente acogedor, con cuadros y fotografias, es peque¨nio, pero con un gran gusto para decorar, y con una musica ambiental que no interrumpe las conversaciones, ni la lectura, por cierto tienen un rincincito de cambio de libros, les recomiendo visiten esta a la entrada a la laguna de las Ninfas

By V!VA User from Chilena, May 15, 2007

Los mexicanso

Rating: 100%

Encontramos tacos con frutas de las islas, increible, primera vez que pruevo tacos de dulce, son una delicia, sin chile, que buena nota.

By V!VA User from Mejico, Apr 25, 2007

what else you can ask for...?

Rating: 100%

What else you can ask for...? I was seatting in the second floor drinking a pure organic filter coffee from galapagos and a piece of chocolate cake. this cultural coffee place has a great rustic decoration they have exhibits of paints,photos, I was lucky I saw the owner of this place to sing in one of their cultural nights. Now if you want vegetarian fast food ...this is the place very good prices ,...the most expensive is $ 6 dollars for a great spaggetty al huerto and finally ask for the unic home made ice cream (HELADO DE PAILA) made only with the juice of the fruit ...for vegetarians are perfect.I highly recommend you LA CASA DEL LAGO CAFE CULTURAL...

By V!VA User from AUSTRALIA, Feb 18, 2007

Es buena la cultura

Rating: 100%

En el Cafe de la Cultura de la Casa del Lago, estubimos en un concierto de musica latinoamericana, muy bonita y le escuchamos cantar a Elena, la dueña de Loeging y el Cafe, junto con su esposo Enrique, y con otros artistas, pasamos una noche muy linda, gracias por atendernos y hacernos pasar mejor que en nuestra casa porque ustedes nos atendieron bien

By V!VA User from Panama, Feb 18, 2007

great coffee

Rating: 100%

this is the only place I could get pure anf filter coffee in town most of the places ofert NESCAFE in a glass jar...dont drink that, they dont have a big menu but what they have are very helthy vegetarian fast food, if you want to eat there you have to make a reservation. The prices ...very good .....the beer a litlebit expensive but the place is beautiful , peaceful an nice view they are close to a lake , so when you are a place like this one you dont care to drink two beers.....GREAT DECORATION.

By V!VA User from Ingland, Feb 18, 2007

Buen ambiente

Rating: 100%

El ambiente tranquilo, y el cafe original de las galapagos, me causo una grata impresin, parecia estar en la epoca de los intelectuales de cafetin de los setenta, pero en las islas, y con el sonido de las aves y una buena musica, aho prove los helados hechos a mano elavorados en una PAILA, olla de bronce y donde elk jugo lo baten hasta hacer el helado, fue agrtadable y muy ricos.

By V!VA User from Mexico, Feb 18, 2007

thanks casa del lago

Rating: 0%

I really recommend this place, close to thew beautiful lagoon, quiet, clean and the best thing I feld in home , Elena and Enrique are a great people, they have also a great coffee place I found it very inexpensive especially the lodging. travelers ...look for this place.

By V!VA User from USA, Jun 18, 2006

Sorry, Do not come here for the food.

Rating: 25%

The atmosphere is great, but unfortunately form doesn{t always follow function. The breakfast is much overpriced at $5. The coffee tasted burnt and old and was served cold. The orange juice was extraordinarily sour. The pancake was drizzled with sickening sweet fruit syrup. The tiny fruit salad was nothing to write home about and was served in a tall glass so it was impossible to mix the yogurt and granola throughout the salad. The chairs look really neat but are tiny and uncomfortable. The road is noisy nearby.

By David McLoda, May 24, 2006

muy bueno

Rating: 100%

exelente lugar, felicitaciones, es un lugar recomendable

By V!VA User from Florida, May 23, 2006

regresare

Rating: 100%

felicitaciones, es muy agradable el lugar, ademas recomendare a mis amigos Holger Soto

By V!VA User from Lima Peru, Apr 04, 2006

Complemento del viaje

Rating: 100%

El Cafe, es un lugar donde prepararon desayunos muy sabrosos, y los platos especiales que prepararon muy buenos, me gusta porque no encontre en la isla comida vegetariana, ademas el ambiente con actividades culturales me gusto. Prometo regresare a este lugar. Jorge Piedra

By V!VA User from Cuanca Azuay Ecuador, Nov 24, 2005

Exelente lugar

Rating: 100%

El arte y la cultura, en la Casa del Lago, y en Galapagos es una marabilla en mi vida. Pase super bien, muchas gracias a Enrique y Elena, quienes demostraron ser anfitriones de primera, Los cantos del artista chileno estubieron muy bien, espero continuen con estos espectaculos, les aseguro que recomendare les visiten cuando lleguen a Santa Cruz Recuerdos de Vinicio Sanpedro

By Paula Newton from Latacunga, Nov 21, 2005

magnificent place

Rating: 100%

Music direct, home made ice cream, library, vegetarian food

By Paula Newton from USA, Nov 17, 2005

great experience

Rating: 100%

We are Mrs and Mr. Dubonnet and we really want to thanks to Elena and Enrique for such great help giving us all kinds of advice about what to do, where to go and how much to pay. The food we ate was great, excellent service, so beautiful, close to the lake. We really reconmmend this and the prices are inexpensive. You will find their signs in the diferent places in town as a CASA DEL LAGO, look for them because they offer lodging too. Thanks to CASA DEL LAGO for a great vacation. Mary.

By V!VA User from Canada, Oct 26, 2005

exelent galápagos coffe

Rating: 100%

If you are a coffe drinker,....nothing is much better than to hace a cup of coffe in LA CASA DEL LAGO, firstable is a beautiful place close to the lagoon,secondly is the only place that you can trade books or buy books in a very cheap price, beautiful music,and the owner Elena is very kind and she speaks English wich helps me ....¡¡¡¡¡a lot. Now if you want a place to stay , they have suite for rent too very good prices. I recomment everybody to visit this place. July

By V!VA User from Australia, Sep 16, 2005

Me trataron bien, regresare

Rating: 100%

Gracis amigos de la Casa del Lago, a Enrique y Elena, son una marabilla, y como les prometi, regresare con toda mi familia y recomendare a mis amistades, la Suite y los helados de paila, que recuerdo, ajala me puedan mandar, pero no se como, pues creo mejor regreso donde ustedes para que me enseñen y yo hacer en mi casa Suerte les desea su amigo mexicano Elias

By V!VA User from Mexico DF, Sep 16, 2005

great coffe place.....

Rating: 100%

I really enjoyed to be in that place, the location is beautiful (close to the Ninfas Lake), the food, the music, to read books .....what I more like is the home made ice cream . I recommend to everybody this place , is unic in this style.

By V!VA User from Alemania, Sep 12, 2005

Steev Mackaub

Rating: 100%

Exelent

By V!VA User from EEUU, Sep 04, 2005

ambiente cultural y muy acogendor

Rating: 100%

ademas del ambiente tan acogedor y cultural , los duños son personas muy amables y muy simpaticas...este conjunto hace que la casa del lago sea deloslugares mas bonitos donde he estado!

By V!VA User from españa, Sep 04, 2005

great time ¡¡¡...

Rating: 100%

Firstable i want to say thaks Enrique and Elena for the vegetarian food, for me was like to be in the paradise eatting fruits and vegetable because there is not any place where any tourist can find easily vegetarian food, secondly.......the great home made ice crams HELADO DE PAILA you can find only in this place . I really recommend this place for almost everything, to read, to write,the view of the lake,the fine taste of the decoration, the music and the suite that they have for rent it is really the best I had in this vacation. I highly recommend LA CASA DEL LAGO . Thanks again for give me 8 great nights in your place. Loura.

By V!VA User from Oakland-California, Aug 24, 2005

Congratulaciones, nos divertimos muchísimo, soy el Presidente de ...

Rating: 0%

Congratulaciones, nos divertimos muchísimo, soy el Presidente de la Cruz Roja en Imbabura, Ecuador y estoy orgulloso de que una paisana esté haciendo honor a su raza y arte con este restaurant muy impresionantemente decorado, su música hizo que la delegación internacional que me acompañaba se lleve un recuerdo imperecedero por la amabilidad, aseo, sus deliciosos helados de paila y su carisma, sigan así les depara un futuro exitoso.

By V!VA User, Jun 13, 2005