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Top choice in Montezuma


Most romantic dinner ever. If you're lucky, you'll snag one of the tree-trunk tables under the palms. The international menu with Mediterranean influences changes daily, though you can always count on fresh seafood roasted in the wood oven. The service is flawless, the cooking is innovative and the setting is downright dreamy. Cash only (back to reality) so bring lots.

Just past the soccer field, on the beach side of the road leading to the waterfall.


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This local landmark is on the north side of the soccer field.

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