Chris McCall

Thanks Bonnie, my memory and spelling suck :-)

Expensive is a relative term, for me $6 is good $15 is expensive for others the scale can be completely different. :-)

David - an excellent restaurant...Gordo Novelle   The fat cow.   Not an exact translation but there is a fat cow on the sign.  This restaurant is on the old boquete highway next door to the big used car dealership.  It gets bad reviews on trip advisor as being expensive and small portions $9 to $20

BUT

we discovered a non advertised secret.  They have an incredible lunch special for $6 which includes soup and very very good Panamanian meal and they honor jubliado discount.   We eat there twice a week for 6 weeks after Lorraine's therapy.  Really really good soup then sometimes incredible main courses, the chief is really good so makes the best Panamanian lunch we have ever had.  Once or twice it was just ok but most times very very good. 

If you want to try it, refuse the menu when they bring it and ask for the special of the day.   Mostly Spanish speaking wait staff, but a little English. 

Another great plus is shaded off street parking, air conditioning, nice decorations, good service, soft lighting.  I think the place is owned by some wealth Colombians but not sure.   Somebody put a lot of money into it.  

Really worth a try, the entrance and sign are a little hidden but it backs up to the car lot, driveway goes into parking area that has shade.