Chef Luis Fernando Rodríguez
Chef Privado En Bagaces
I am a highly passionate professional chef with 14 years of experience, allowing me to work with agility across Costa Rica. I have a wide variety of local ingredients to share with you. Whether you’re a family with children on vacation or a group of friends celebrating a special occasion, I am happy to create an unforgettable culinary experience for you.
Our service stands out for its discretion, luxury tableware, a welcome cocktail with alcohol, and unparalleled menus. I am also an excellent pastry chef, so don’t hesitate to reach out if you need a birthday cake or a special dessert.
My offerings range from seafood and meat menus to fully vegan experiences, ensuring that everyone enjoys the same high-level experience. I am always happy to adapt to any situation or dietary requirement.
Más sobre mí
Para mi la cocina es...
A way to represent my beautiful country, Costa Rica. Sourcing local ingredients allows me to showcase my country, even in international dishes.
Aprendí a cocinar en...
The best culinary school in Costa Rica, INA, worked in restaurants alongside some of the country’s top chefs. I am also the founder of Doctor Chef
Un secreto...
The finest ingredients of Costa Rica, brought to your table by a professional local chef. Our commitment to service ensures you feel well cared.
Mis menús
Welcome Table: Welcome cocktail with liquor, natural beverage, seasonal vegetable ceviche, classic Costa Rican olla de carne, fresh tortilla chips with roasted eggplant dressing, and local lime wedges
Mango, Shrimp & Sea Bass Ceviche: Fresh locally caught sea bass, served in a citrus broth with mango, red onion, and cilantro, accompanied by puffed corn tortilla
Shrimp in Creole Sauce: Jumbo shrimp in roasted tomato sauce, served with baked baby potatoes and curly watercress
Pork Chifrijo: Fried pork ribs with red bean stew, fresh cabbage salad, pico de gallo, and lime wedges
Breaded Mackerel Vigorón: Boiled yuca, turmeric-pickled cabbage, garlic-lime vinaigrette, fried mackerel, homemade mayonnaise, and fresh lime with cilantro
Plantains with Cheese: Plantains in orange syrup, gratinéed with a mix of Costa Rican cheeses, topped with crushed almonds
Pejibaye Tamal with Stewed Hen: Hen slow-cooked for over 8 hours, seasoned with Costa Rican achiote, wrapped in creamy pejibaye masa, and served on a traditional plantain leaf
Garlic Butter Sea Bass: Griddle-seared sea bass, served over rustic yellow potato purée with crispy lemon carrots
Achiote Chicken: Served over green plantain picadillo with curly beet salad
Pork Chop: Served over seasoned squash purée, accompanied by fire-roasted yellow corn relish
Beef Tenderloin with Pozol: Served over Costa Rican-style hominy stew, with homemade sweet potato chips and cilantro air
Caribbean Seafood Cream: Creamy coconut and mixed seafood stew, served with fresh white rice and local lime wedges
Rice and Beans with Fried Red Snapper: Traditional Costa Rican coconut rice and beans with Panamanian pepper, whole fried red snapper, Caribbean sauce, and fresh tomato salad
Strawberries & Natilla: Strawberries in citrus syrup, served over a buttery shortbread with sweet cream
Squash in Syrup: Slow-cooked ayote sazón in cinnamon and star anise syrup, served with vanilla ice cream
Rice Pudding: Creamy rice pudding, accompanied by vanilla sponge cake and rum syrup
Mango in Honey: Slow-cooked mango in syrup, served with seasonal ice cream, caramelized nuts, and curled mango peel
Orange Flan: Creamy flan made with Costa Rican oranges, served with syrup and candied zest
Banana Cake: Homemade banana and walnut cake, served with local banana flambéed in tequila
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Casual Table: Welcome cocktail with liquor, natural beverage, freshly baked pita bread, garlic and herb butter, and roasted carrot dressing
Formal Table: Welcome cocktail with liquor, natural beverage, toasted homemade bread, and seasonal homemade butter
Festive Table: Welcome cocktail with liquor, natural beverage, homemade tortilla chips, fresh guacamole, and homemade mayonnaise
Oysters Rockefeller: Baked with parmesan, garlic, and parsley, served with citrus butter
Tuna Tartare: Yellowfin tuna with fresh mango, avocado, scallions, and oriental dressing
Tempura Shrimp: Light and crispy tempura, served with passion fruit butter
Clam & Calamari Chowder: Creamy stew with clams, calamari, diced carrots, and fresh rice
Scallops with Mushroom Cream: Seared and braised in butter, served with a light local mushroom cream
Lobster & Hearts of Palm Pie: Creamy lobster and hearts of palm filling, homemade pastry, baked with mozzarella cheese
Garlic Butter Mussels: Roasted in garlic butter sauce, served with baby corn, roasted carrots, and mini carrot salad
Beef Tenderloin in Red Wine Sauce: Seared to your preference, braised with garlic and thyme, served with yellow potatoes prepared in different textures
Chipotle Chicken: Griddle-seared chicken breast, served over creamy yuca purée with a cooked mango-chipotle relish
Breaded Sea Bass: Served with sweet potato-orange purée and a Costa Rican hearts of palm salad
Slow-Braised Pork Ribs: Braised for over 8 hours, served in tamarind sauce with Cuban-style mojo yuca and local herb salad
Jumbo Shrimp Salad: Sautéed shrimp with fresh tomato and cucumber, caramelized walnuts, roasted scallions in preserves, wild lulo dressing, and fire-roasted corn relish
Orange New York Cheesecake: Double-layer baked cheesecake over a buttery cookie crust with orange zest
Apple Strudel: Fried phyllo pastry with caramelized cinnamon apples, served with ice cream
Chilled Strawberry & Yogurt Tart: Costa Rican yogurt-based tart with homemade strawberry syrup, nutmeg and clove cookie crust, topped with candied almonds
Coffee Textures: Coffee flan with coffee syrup, served with a glass of Costa Rican coffee wine
Peanut Cake: Warm, freshly baked cake made with local peanuts, creamy filling, served over a peanut butter shortbread with vanilla ice cream
Almond Torrija: Brioche soaked in cinnamon sugar, pan-fried in brown butter, coated in almonds, served with vanilla ice cream
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Casual Table: Special bruschetta selection with smoked local trout, goat cheese, and sourdough bread
Formal Table: Antipasto special with grilled seasonal vegetables, cured ham, and goat cheese
Vitel Toné with Tuna & Veal: Confit veal, thinly sliced, served with tuna mayonnaise and microgreens salad
Rosemary Focaccia with Burrata Cheese: Freshly baked focaccia, served with buffalo burrata cheese, tomatoes, and peanut pesto
Clam Salad: Mixed greens base with pickled seasonal vegetables, grilled seasonal vegetables, garlic butter clams, and citrus vinaigrette
Chicken Minestrone Soup: Light broth-based soup with chicken, yellow potatoes, carrots, and fresh cilantro
Caprese Salad: Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, curly fresh basil, almond-basil pesto
Osso Buco & Saffron Risotto: Slow-braised osso buco, saffron-infused risotto, topped with crispy parmesan and fresh herbs
Butter & Shrimp Pasta: Fresh tagliatelle pasta, served with jumbo shrimp in citrus butter
Seafood Risotto: Creamy risotto with sea bass, octopus, shrimp, and mussels, seasoned with saffron and orange zest
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Sautéed Octopus: Homemade sweet potato gnocchi, pan-seared octopus, creamy garlic-parsley sauce
Homemade Jumbo Shrimp Ravioli: Creamy shrimp and caramelized onion-filled ravioli, served with a rich cream sauce and grilled jumbo shrimp
Chicken & Tomato Lasagna: Homemade baked lasagna with tomato and vegetables, gratinéed with mozzarella cheese, served with creole sauce and fresh cheese
Vanilla Panna Cotta: Served with orange syrup, charred mint, and seasonal tuille
Coffee Tiramisu: Classic Italian dessert with mascarpone cream and coffee
Pistachio Cream-Filled Pastry: Filled with rich pistachio cream, dusted with pistachio powdered sugar
Chilled Grape Tart: Buttery sablé crust, creamy green apple filling, topped with green grapes in syrup
Genoese Cake: Moist, vanilla-infused sponge cake, served with buttercream and whipped cream, dusted with cinnamon
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Festive Table: A bottle of sparkling sake, mini poke bowls with tuna and salmon, fresh vegetables over oriental rice
Casual Table: A bottle of sparkling sake, shrimp and mango spring rolls, served with eel sauce and low-sodium soy sauce
Beef & Mushroom Ramen Special: Beef and mushroom broth, served with rice noodles, poached egg, bean sprouts, and scallions
Sushi Roll Special: Two freshly prepared sushi rolls of your choice, made with shrimp, fish, tuna, or salmon
Moo Shu Pork: Fresh rice with scallions and sweet corn, served with tender stir-fried pork in an oriental sauce made with soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin vinegar, and sesame oil, roasted with purple cabbage, carrots, and broccoli, topped with sesame seeds
Green Tea Panna Cotta: Creamy green tea panna cotta, served with vanilla panna cotta and lemon syrup
Coffee Jelly: Served with buttery shortbread and coffee foam
Blue Zone Honey Castella: Classic oriental sponge cake, served with homemade ginger honey
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Welcome Table: Welcome cocktail with liquor, natural beverage, seasonal vegetable ceviche, classic Costa Rican olla de carne, fresh tortilla chips with roasted eggplant dressing, and local lime wedges
Mango, Shrimp & Sea Bass Ceviche: Fresh locally caught sea bass, served in a citrus broth with mango, red onion, and cilantro, accompanied by puffed corn tortilla
Shrimp in Creole Sauce: Jumbo shrimp in roasted tomato sauce, served with baked baby potatoes and curly watercress
Pork Chifrijo: Fried pork ribs with red bean stew, fresh cabbage salad, pico de gallo, and lime wedges
Breaded Mackerel Vigorón: Boiled yuca, turmeric-pickled cabbage, garlic-lime vinaigrette, fried mackerel, homemade mayonnaise, and fresh lime with cilantro
Plantains with Cheese: Plantains in orange syrup, gratinéed with a mix of Costa Rican cheeses, topped with crushed almonds
Pejibaye Tamal with Stewed Hen: Hen slow-cooked for over 8 hours, seasoned with Costa Rican achiote, wrapped in creamy pejibaye masa, and served on a traditional plantain leaf
Garlic Butter Sea Bass: Griddle-seared sea bass, served over rustic yellow potato purée with crispy lemon carrots
Achiote Chicken: Served over green plantain picadillo with curly beet salad
Pork Chop: Served over seasoned squash purée, accompanied by fire-roasted yellow corn relish
Beef Tenderloin with Pozol: Served over Costa Rican-style hominy stew, with homemade sweet potato chips and cilantro air
Caribbean Seafood Cream: Creamy coconut and mixed seafood stew, served with fresh white rice and local lime wedges
Rice and Beans with Fried Red Snapper: Traditional Costa Rican coconut rice and beans with Panamanian pepper, whole fried red snapper, Caribbean sauce, and fresh tomato salad
Strawberries & Natilla: Strawberries in citrus syrup, served over a buttery shortbread with sweet cream
Squash in Syrup: Slow-cooked ayote sazón in cinnamon and star anise syrup, served with vanilla ice cream
Rice Pudding: Creamy rice pudding, accompanied by vanilla sponge cake and rum syrup
Mango in Honey: Slow-cooked mango in syrup, served with seasonal ice cream, caramelized nuts, and curled mango peel
Orange Flan: Creamy flan made with Costa Rican oranges, served with syrup and candied zest
Banana Cake: Homemade banana and walnut cake, served with local banana flambéed in tequila
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Casual Table: Welcome cocktail with liquor, natural beverage, freshly baked pita bread, garlic and herb butter, and roasted carrot dressing
Formal Table: Welcome cocktail with liquor, natural beverage, toasted homemade bread, and seasonal homemade butter
Festive Table: Welcome cocktail with liquor, natural beverage, homemade tortilla chips, fresh guacamole, and homemade mayonnaise
Oysters Rockefeller: Baked with parmesan, garlic, and parsley, served with citrus butter
Tuna Tartare: Yellowfin tuna with fresh mango, avocado, scallions, and oriental dressing
Tempura Shrimp: Light and crispy tempura, served with passion fruit butter
Clam & Calamari Chowder: Creamy stew with clams, calamari, diced carrots, and fresh rice
Scallops with Mushroom Cream: Seared and braised in butter, served with a light local mushroom cream
Lobster & Hearts of Palm Pie: Creamy lobster and hearts of palm filling, homemade pastry, baked with mozzarella cheese
Garlic Butter Mussels: Roasted in garlic butter sauce, served with baby corn, roasted carrots, and mini carrot salad
Beef Tenderloin in Red Wine Sauce: Seared to your preference, braised with garlic and thyme, served with yellow potatoes prepared in different textures
Chipotle Chicken: Griddle-seared chicken breast, served over creamy yuca purée with a cooked mango-chipotle relish
Breaded Sea Bass: Served with sweet potato-orange purée and a Costa Rican hearts of palm salad
Slow-Braised Pork Ribs: Braised for over 8 hours, served in tamarind sauce with Cuban-style mojo yuca and local herb salad
Jumbo Shrimp Salad: Sautéed shrimp with fresh tomato and cucumber, caramelized walnuts, roasted scallions in preserves, wild lulo dressing, and fire-roasted corn relish
Orange New York Cheesecake: Double-layer baked cheesecake over a buttery cookie crust with orange zest
Apple Strudel: Fried phyllo pastry with caramelized cinnamon apples, served with ice cream
Chilled Strawberry & Yogurt Tart: Costa Rican yogurt-based tart with homemade strawberry syrup, nutmeg and clove cookie crust, topped with candied almonds
Coffee Textures: Coffee flan with coffee syrup, served with a glass of Costa Rican coffee wine
Peanut Cake: Warm, freshly baked cake made with local peanuts, creamy filling, served over a peanut butter shortbread with vanilla ice cream
Almond Torrija: Brioche soaked in cinnamon sugar, pan-fried in brown butter, coated in almonds, served with vanilla ice cream
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Casual Table: Special bruschetta selection with smoked local trout, goat cheese, and sourdough bread
Formal Table: Antipasto special with grilled seasonal vegetables, cured ham, and goat cheese
Vitel Toné with Tuna & Veal: Confit veal, thinly sliced, served with tuna mayonnaise and microgreens salad
Rosemary Focaccia with Burrata Cheese: Freshly baked focaccia, served with buffalo burrata cheese, tomatoes, and peanut pesto
Clam Salad: Mixed greens base with pickled seasonal vegetables, grilled seasonal vegetables, garlic butter clams, and citrus vinaigrette
Chicken Minestrone Soup: Light broth-based soup with chicken, yellow potatoes, carrots, and fresh cilantro
Caprese Salad: Fresh mozzarella cheese, sliced tomatoes, curly fresh basil, almond-basil pesto
Osso Buco & Saffron Risotto: Slow-braised osso buco, saffron-infused risotto, topped with crispy parmesan and fresh herbs
Butter & Shrimp Pasta: Fresh tagliatelle pasta, served with jumbo shrimp in citrus butter
Seafood Risotto: Creamy risotto with sea bass, octopus, shrimp, and mussels, seasoned with saffron and orange zest
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Sautéed Octopus: Homemade sweet potato gnocchi, pan-seared octopus, creamy garlic-parsley sauce
Homemade Jumbo Shrimp Ravioli: Creamy shrimp and caramelized onion-filled ravioli, served with a rich cream sauce and grilled jumbo shrimp
Chicken & Tomato Lasagna: Homemade baked lasagna with tomato and vegetables, gratinéed with mozzarella cheese, served with creole sauce and fresh cheese
Vanilla Panna Cotta: Served with orange syrup, charred mint, and seasonal tuille
Coffee Tiramisu: Classic Italian dessert with mascarpone cream and coffee
Pistachio Cream-Filled Pastry: Filled with rich pistachio cream, dusted with pistachio powdered sugar
Chilled Grape Tart: Buttery sablé crust, creamy green apple filling, topped with green grapes in syrup
Genoese Cake: Moist, vanilla-infused sponge cake, served with buttercream and whipped cream, dusted with cinnamon
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Festive Table: A bottle of sparkling sake, mini poke bowls with tuna and salmon, fresh vegetables over oriental rice
Casual Table: A bottle of sparkling sake, shrimp and mango spring rolls, served with eel sauce and low-sodium soy sauce
Beef & Mushroom Ramen Special: Beef and mushroom broth, served with rice noodles, poached egg, bean sprouts, and scallions
Sushi Roll Special: Two freshly prepared sushi rolls of your choice, made with shrimp, fish, tuna, or salmon
Moo Shu Pork: Fresh rice with scallions and sweet corn, served with tender stir-fried pork in an oriental sauce made with soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin vinegar, and sesame oil, roasted with purple cabbage, carrots, and broccoli, topped with sesame seeds
Green Tea Panna Cotta: Creamy green tea panna cotta, served with vanilla panna cotta and lemon syrup
Coffee Jelly: Served with buttery shortbread and coffee foam
Blue Zone Honey Castella: Classic oriental sponge cake, served with homemade ginger honey
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