[Michele]

A few months ago Adolfo and Rosa sold La Fortuna (corner of calle 8 and Ave. 10) to a nice young couple. She, Alicia, is Mexican and he, Mario, is Italian. We have eaten there twice in the past month or so and have been very impressed. The menu is fairly large and varied which originally concerned me until I learned that Mario honed is skills for several years on a cruise ship. Everything we have eaten has been just top notch and reasonably priced. He really knows how to cook meat to the specified temp., a skill difficult to find here. There are many cuts of meat available, chicken dishes, seafood and pasta. The fried calamari app. is fabulous. They have some decent wines by the bottle, (not so good by the glass), and prices on the wine list are in line with other restaurants in Playa.
Best of all, they are just a really nice couple, people you want to help succede in a business that can be so brutal. It's now called "Don Mario". Check it out.