If you want authentic Caribbean "soda" type food - go to Selvins. Its low-key, terrific atmosphere, and of course outstanding food. The best rice & beans infused with coconut - Selvins knows how to do it right!!! Both of our entres were mouth-watering. We went on a Sunday night, and Selvins is closed Mon - Wed, and unfortunately we were... More

Selvin's is exactly what I think of when I picture a Costa Rican low-key restaurant.... great atmosphere, good service, and amazing seafood. We went on a Thursday night so the restaurant was pretty slow and the grill was actually closed (it's only open on the weekends, Fri-Sun), but it didn't limit our options too much. I had the grilled snapper... More

This place has been there for a while and keeps its roots. I came like 8 years ago and visited again yesterday and really enjoyed it. This is caribbean food and service, this means prepare to eat well but you will have to wait...caribbean rithm, so you better slow down and enjoy the waiting. Absolutely love the patacones!

Food is good, not great, service nice but slow. Atmosphere is very nice, Caribbean. I'm not sure I will go back

We live in Punta Uva and very rarely go out to eat , One of our favorite places to go is Selvins Owned by one of the members of the Brown family ( a local family that has been here 150 years) The Pargo Rojo (Red Snapper) is to die for . A whole fish grilled or deep fried with... More

Selvin's is perhaps one of the most popular restaurants in the Puerto Viejo area...it's actually at Punta Uva, a few kilometers south of PV. It's an roadside outdoor restaurant (most of the area's restaurants are...) so there' s no beach view. We were there for a late lunch and the place was still packed...which explains the extremely slow service....But then,... More

I recently moved into the area of Punta Uva, Costa Rica, and had heard a lot of good things about Selvin's which is just down the street from where I live. I had decided to tae my brother and a friend out to dinner as a treat, to than them for helping us to move our dogs from the USA... More

We heard Selvin's was a must for great local Caribbean food. I had the roasted red snapper and my boyfriend had the Rondon soup-both were delicious! Highly recommend as the best place to try local cooking styles, however we were warned that the service was extremely slow and that was no exaggeration, even by Costa Rican standards. Our waitress was... More

Our first day in Punta Uva we went to Selvin's for dinner. It is a great place to eat. Food was very tastey with good size portions. Staff are pretty laid back and take their time, kinda nice when your on holidays...we adopted their pace and took our time for 2 glorious weeks.