Address: Calle de Can Brondo, 4, 07001, Palma
Telephone: There doesn't appear to be one!
My husband and I, together with another couple, had tapas here on a Thursday lunchtime at the end of March.
You cannot book a table so we arrived on spec and were fortunate to be able to get four seats together. However, there is a table at the rear of the restaurant hidden in a corner which can be booked in advance for private parties.
The ambience is a mix of contemporary and modern with a long marble-topped bar with comfy red leather-topped bar stools from where you eat your tapas.
There are plenty of staff to serve you from behind the bar and the food is prepared in full sight.
Our waitress was professional, efficient and appropriately friendly.
Our drinks order was quickly taken and menus provided. We ordered a couple of white wines and water for all of us.
Our waitress advised on how many portions to order for sharing, reassuring us that we could always order more if it was not enough.
We chose croquetas de jamón (deliciously moist and tasty); calamares andaluza (not oily and served with a pleasant mayonnaise dip); flor de calabacin ,queso de cabra (lovely combination of a large juicy courgette flower and generous portion of goat's cheese melted on top) & pimientos de padron. Unfortunately, the last dish contained mainly overly hot peppers. We all had at least one in three like that and told the waitress who immediately took them away and said we would not be charged. This was exactly the correct solution. The manager of the restaurant then tried them and confirmed they were far too hot.
For dessert two almond ice creams and a lemon sorbet were ordered and all went down exceedingly well.
To finish we had either a cortado or espresso.
The bill came to €60, including the tip, which we felt was a fair price for delicious food in a great ambience.
Tast is the much better know tapas bar in town but we felt this was head and shoulders above it and would go here in preference in future when we next fancy some tapas.
As a matter of interest there is a family link between El Camino and the Barrafina group of restaurants in London.
Thursday, 4 April 2019
BAR CA NA CHINCHILLA - SUPPER
Address: La Rambla, 7, 07003, Palma
Telephone: 00 34 971 45 60 61
My husband and I had a light supper here on a Tuesday evening in March with a couple of friends who had just arrived in Palma from the UK. We had booked the table in advance as even on weeknights this is a popular venue.
The bar/bistro is quite small, but there is no feeling of being crammed in. It has bar height tables and stools in the front and some dining tables and chairs in the rear. We had a corner table by the window. The ambience is a welcoming eclectic mix of Mallorcan paintings and artefacts.
A husband and wife team run this establishment with great professionalism and a friendly approach.
Our drinks' order was quickly taken - white wine and a gin and tonic - and menus brought. The drinks were all more than acceptable.
We decided to ask the owner to suggest some starters and main courses which was a very good move as every dish was beyond tasty. Our starters included a perfectly moist tortilla, hand-carved jamón Serrano, sliced local cheese and mixed olives. We shared two legs of lamb with potatoes between four of us and were amazed at how tender and moist the lamb was. A very traditional Mallorcan feast.
Only one of the party was able to make room for a dessert - a small portion of ice cream - whilst the others had a small coffee to finish.
The service was at just the right pace and the engagement with us was exactly appropriate.
The bill, including tip, came to €70 per couple which we felt was extremely good value for money for the quantity and quality of our meal.
If you fancy rubbing shoulders with the locals and enjoying some good hearty Mallorcan food this is definitely an eatery to visit.
We shall be returning soon!
RAMEN OTAKU
Address: Carrer de la Volta de La Merce, 2, 07002, Palma
Telephone: 00 34 871 02 25 18
I went here with 3 girlfriends for an evening supper on a Monday night.
It was recommended by a Japanese friend who now lives in Mallorca as being very authentic. Although the chef is German he apparently trained in Japan.
The smallish restaurant has simple sleek lines with long tables and bench seating. The kitchen is open for diners to view and there is a slight, but not unpleasant, aroma of cooking.
We were welcomed in a friendly and professional manner and drinks were quickly brought before our waitress patiently talked us through the menu in English. As well as water, we ordered a couple of Sapporo beers and a glass of saki rice wine, all of which were more than acceptable.
One of our party was vegetarian so when we decided to share a couple of starters we chose vegetarian options. One was Edamame al Vapor which was a generous size and the beans were perfectly cooked with a very pleasant flavour. The other was Gyozas de Tofu con Verduras which were delicious little dumpling parcels. The two starters were more than enough for four of us.
For mains we chose individual Ramen noodle dishes - two chose the chicken, one chose the chicken and pork and the vegetarian chose the vegan option. The broth which the noodles and meat/vegetables were contained in was slightly spicy but not overdone. There was the right amount of noodles, but for meat-eaters there was not a huge amount of meat. Each dish was a generous size and each was deemed to be very tasty - and filling.
By the end of the mains none of us had room for a dessert but each of us had a small coffee, each well executed.
The cost per head, with tip, worked out at €20 per head which we thought was a very fair price for what we had.
If you like to try something different this might be an interesting place to try when you have tired of all the mediterranean options available in Palma.
Telephone: 00 34 871 02 25 18
I went here with 3 girlfriends for an evening supper on a Monday night.
It was recommended by a Japanese friend who now lives in Mallorca as being very authentic. Although the chef is German he apparently trained in Japan.
The smallish restaurant has simple sleek lines with long tables and bench seating. The kitchen is open for diners to view and there is a slight, but not unpleasant, aroma of cooking.
We were welcomed in a friendly and professional manner and drinks were quickly brought before our waitress patiently talked us through the menu in English. As well as water, we ordered a couple of Sapporo beers and a glass of saki rice wine, all of which were more than acceptable.
One of our party was vegetarian so when we decided to share a couple of starters we chose vegetarian options. One was Edamame al Vapor which was a generous size and the beans were perfectly cooked with a very pleasant flavour. The other was Gyozas de Tofu con Verduras which were delicious little dumpling parcels. The two starters were more than enough for four of us.
For mains we chose individual Ramen noodle dishes - two chose the chicken, one chose the chicken and pork and the vegetarian chose the vegan option. The broth which the noodles and meat/vegetables were contained in was slightly spicy but not overdone. There was the right amount of noodles, but for meat-eaters there was not a huge amount of meat. Each dish was a generous size and each was deemed to be very tasty - and filling.
By the end of the mains none of us had room for a dessert but each of us had a small coffee, each well executed.
The cost per head, with tip, worked out at €20 per head which we thought was a very fair price for what we had.
If you like to try something different this might be an interesting place to try when you have tired of all the mediterranean options available in Palma.
Sunday, 24 June 2018
VILLA DEL MAR
Address: Carrer de l'Illa de rodes, 26, 07007, Palma de Mallorca
Telephone: 00 34 971 26 05 83
This restaurant is situated to the east of Palma in the area of Ciutat Jardin. It is only a short drive from the centre of Palma.
I went here for lunch on a Sunday in June at 3 pm with my husband and another couple.
The booking was made on line and confirmed by phone and by email.
The restaurant was surprisingly uncrowded and we were able to choose between and inside or outside table.
As it was a gloriously sunny day, we sat outside on the terrace overlooking the Bay of Palma with a sun umbrella for shade and a light sea breeze kept as pleasantly cooled.
A menu was brought quickly and our drinks orders taken. On this occasion no one wanted to drink alcohol due to commitments later in the day so enjoyed either still or sparkling water and an apple juice.
There was an excellent choice on the menu from pasta to paella, fish to meat and some oriental wok dishes.
The party felt like eating healthy vegetarian food and chose the following as starters:
Burrata Salad - delicious fresh oozing burrata with nicely dressed leaves and cherry tomatoes which was shared by myself and my husband
Almond cream soup with watermelon - this was a generous delightfully presented portion and looked delicious and confirmed as tasting wonderful
Aubergine with feta - again this was a generous and beautifully presented plate and was also deemed to be delicious.
The mains were chosen as follows:
Vegetable wok - three of us chose this and loved the variety of vegetables in the dish and the asian sauce was just the right amount and flavour. Very tasty.
Quinoa tabouleh - this was a very generous dish but did not have quite the same wow factor in presentation. However, it was deemed tasty.
We were satisfied enough with our starters and mains that there was no room for desserts, but we all had coffees which were so good that we had 2 rounds and enjoyed chatting over them as we watched the world go by.
All in all this was a very enjoyable dining experience and at €64 per couple we felt it was very fair value.
I would definitely return here.
Saturday, 9 June 2018
CASA GALLEGA - DINNER
Address: Avenida del Comte de Sallent, 19, 07003, Palma
Telephone: 00 34 871 948 115
I went there on a Monday evening at the end of May with my husband and two other couples.
We had booked a table for 2000 hours as this is a really popular restaurant and we didn't want to be disappointed by turning up and discovering that we could not get in.
We were quickly shown to our table and our drinks orders taken. The set menu with two choices of starter, main and dessert included a glass of wine. The set menu suited all of us, so those that wanted wine ordered their glass of wine. However, as I don't drink wine, I ordered a small beer but it was not possible to have this as an alternative to the wine in the set menu.
The two starters were goats cheese salad or garlic prawns both of which were excellent. The portions of both were generous and declared very tasty.
To follow half of us had hake in white sauce which was accompanied by seasonal vegetables and mashed potato and the other half had fillet of pork with sliced potatoes and seasonal vegetables. Once again the portions were of a good size, presented well and cooked to perfection and very enjoyable.
To finish there was a choice of fresh pineapple or chocolate lasagne. The chocolate element of the dessert drew me to it, as well as the rest of the table - plus we were intrigued to know what a chocolate lasagne was like. In fact, there was no pasta in it, but there were layers of chocolate and vanilla cream sauce between fine pastry. This was an interesting dessert and enjoyable but not fantastic.
Some of us had coffee to finish.
The whole meal was served at the right pace and did not falter as the restaurant filled up.
The cost per couple was an amazing €45 per couple. We thought this to be superb value for money and would certainly return to repeat the experience.
Monday, 11 September 2017
ADRIAN QUETGLAS - DINNER
Address: Paseo Mallorca, 20, 07012, Palma de Mallorca
Telephone: 00 34 971 781 119
I went here with my husband, stepson and his daughter on a Saturday evening in September. It was to have a belated celebration of my stepson's birthday.
I had booked the table a few weeks ahead as the restaurant gets very busy. The restaurant rang me 2 days beforehand to check the booking and also to check if the diners had any food allergies or other dietary requirements. As we had one person who had recently had teeth implants (and could not eat meat, only soft food) and another who was pregnant (who had to avoid uncooked seafood and certain cheeses), they adapted the menu for them.
There is only 1 menu which is a 7 course tasting menu (€50 per head), but the course that contained uncooked seafood was adapted for our pregnant diner and the meat course was replaced with fish for the diner who could not eat meat.
We were given a warm and friendly, but professional, welcome to the restaurant.
A menu was brought to our table quickly and drinks ordered and delivered shortly afterwards. I was going to order a Hendricks G&T but the owner of the restaurant suggested I might like to try another gin, Opihr, which has eastern spices in it. However, there was no pressure to try it if I didn't want to. I decided to give it a go and it was well made and had interesting botanicals which I thoroughly enjoyed. The pregnant diner stuck to water and the other 2 diners went with the drinks "pairing" menu which matched the wine with each course and consisted of 5 different wines at a price of €25. However, it was no problem to have an extra glass of any of the wines that were particularly enjoyed or replace a wine (for example, my husband doesn't not drink cava that was the first wine on the pairing menu) that was not wanted with an alternative.
Each course was exquisitely presented and tasted divine. The first was a seafood creation with tiger's milk ice cream, the second an egg yolk which had been dusted with gold and floated in a tasty savoury cream, the third was a rice, asparagus and foie gras, the fourth was corvina and the fifth was beef.
They were all delicious and it would be difficult to pick out a favourite. By this stage of the meal we were beginning to fill up, so the waiter asked if we would like a 5 or 10 minute break before finishing with our 2 dessert courses. We went with this suggestion to let the previous courses settle.
To finish we had the first dessert of black cherries with sponge cake and balsamic ice cream. This was not too sweet but tasty. However, none of us were taken with the sponge cake which looked more like pieces of brown bread and did not have the texture that I would recognise as sponge cake.
The second dessert was white chocolate mousse with beetroot and grapefruit which, again, was not too sweet but tasty. On top there were crispy leaves but they were a bit like the sponge cake and did not really work for us even though they looked pretty.
By the end of the meal, we were all pleasantly full and thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience in spite of the sponge cake and crispy leaves on the desserts.
Throughout the meal we were served by charming waiting staff who took time to explain each course and were completely unfazed when we strayed from the food or drinks menus.
The bill, including tips, came to €350 for the 4 of us. As this is a Michelin Star restaurant and we ate and drank exactly what we wanted, we felt this was a very fair price for a superb feast.
It would not be somewhere that I would go every week but I would definitely go back again. We were told that the menu changes monthly so most people would probably not go here more than once a month unless they particularly wanted to replicate their food on 2 occasions within a month.
For a special celebration it would definitely be on my list of places to go.
Telephone: 00 34 971 781 119
I went here with my husband, stepson and his daughter on a Saturday evening in September. It was to have a belated celebration of my stepson's birthday.
I had booked the table a few weeks ahead as the restaurant gets very busy. The restaurant rang me 2 days beforehand to check the booking and also to check if the diners had any food allergies or other dietary requirements. As we had one person who had recently had teeth implants (and could not eat meat, only soft food) and another who was pregnant (who had to avoid uncooked seafood and certain cheeses), they adapted the menu for them.
There is only 1 menu which is a 7 course tasting menu (€50 per head), but the course that contained uncooked seafood was adapted for our pregnant diner and the meat course was replaced with fish for the diner who could not eat meat.
We were given a warm and friendly, but professional, welcome to the restaurant.
A menu was brought to our table quickly and drinks ordered and delivered shortly afterwards. I was going to order a Hendricks G&T but the owner of the restaurant suggested I might like to try another gin, Opihr, which has eastern spices in it. However, there was no pressure to try it if I didn't want to. I decided to give it a go and it was well made and had interesting botanicals which I thoroughly enjoyed. The pregnant diner stuck to water and the other 2 diners went with the drinks "pairing" menu which matched the wine with each course and consisted of 5 different wines at a price of €25. However, it was no problem to have an extra glass of any of the wines that were particularly enjoyed or replace a wine (for example, my husband doesn't not drink cava that was the first wine on the pairing menu) that was not wanted with an alternative.
Each course was exquisitely presented and tasted divine. The first was a seafood creation with tiger's milk ice cream, the second an egg yolk which had been dusted with gold and floated in a tasty savoury cream, the third was a rice, asparagus and foie gras, the fourth was corvina and the fifth was beef.
They were all delicious and it would be difficult to pick out a favourite. By this stage of the meal we were beginning to fill up, so the waiter asked if we would like a 5 or 10 minute break before finishing with our 2 dessert courses. We went with this suggestion to let the previous courses settle.
To finish we had the first dessert of black cherries with sponge cake and balsamic ice cream. This was not too sweet but tasty. However, none of us were taken with the sponge cake which looked more like pieces of brown bread and did not have the texture that I would recognise as sponge cake.
The second dessert was white chocolate mousse with beetroot and grapefruit which, again, was not too sweet but tasty. On top there were crispy leaves but they were a bit like the sponge cake and did not really work for us even though they looked pretty.
By the end of the meal, we were all pleasantly full and thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience in spite of the sponge cake and crispy leaves on the desserts.
Throughout the meal we were served by charming waiting staff who took time to explain each course and were completely unfazed when we strayed from the food or drinks menus.
The bill, including tips, came to €350 for the 4 of us. As this is a Michelin Star restaurant and we ate and drank exactly what we wanted, we felt this was a very fair price for a superb feast.
It would not be somewhere that I would go every week but I would definitely go back again. We were told that the menu changes monthly so most people would probably not go here more than once a month unless they particularly wanted to replicate their food on 2 occasions within a month.
For a special celebration it would definitely be on my list of places to go.
Saturday, 9 September 2017
LA ROSA - SUPPER
Address: Calle Rosa, 5, 07003, Palma de Mallorca
Telephone: 00 34 971 778 929
I went here with my husband and another couple on a Friday evening in September.
The restaurant has a retro feel to it and the tables are close together so the ambience is lively and noisy. If it is a quiet romantic meal that you are after then this is not the place. But if you want to feel the buzz of the city in the company of locals and tourists then this is the place to be.
The staff gave us a friendly welcome and their warmth and professionalism was evident during our whole eating experience.
As it is always hard to get a table - it is not possible to book one -we arrived there early (for Palma) at 7 pm and, "bingo!!", our luck was in.
Our friends arrived about 10 minutes after us and we were able to have a drink at the bar until they arrived, but the restaurant advised us to go to our table before they arrived to make sure of keeping it.
Menus were brought quickly, and our drinks order taken and delivered in a timely fashion. Between us we had G&T's, rum and coke, white and red wine by the glass. The wines are acceptable to drink but not top quality, but the spirits with mixers were just right.
We decided to order dishes that appealed to all of us and put them in the middle of the table to share. The waiter did not encourage us to over order which you can be tempted to do when there is such a great selection. Our choices were pimientos de padron (small green peppers fried with rock salt), Octopus with potato, garlic and olive oil, a variety of mushrooms sautéed in olive oil, patatas bravas (sautéed potatoes with a spicy sauce), chips, cod croquettes and fried baby squid. Each dish was comprised of good quality fresh ingredients, cooked well and a good amount for sharing. My favourite dish was the octopus.
The dishes were brought over the period of at least half and hour which meant that you could enjoy each one as it arrived rather than be faced with the whole lot at once.
We were sufficiently satisfied that desserts were not required but two of us had cortados (small coffees with a shot of hot milk) which were well made.
With a tip, the bill came to €150 for the four of us which we felt was very good value for the food and drink that we had consumed.
We shall continue to be regulars here whenever we can get a table!
Telephone: 00 34 971 778 929
I went here with my husband and another couple on a Friday evening in September.
The restaurant has a retro feel to it and the tables are close together so the ambience is lively and noisy. If it is a quiet romantic meal that you are after then this is not the place. But if you want to feel the buzz of the city in the company of locals and tourists then this is the place to be.
The staff gave us a friendly welcome and their warmth and professionalism was evident during our whole eating experience.
As it is always hard to get a table - it is not possible to book one -we arrived there early (for Palma) at 7 pm and, "bingo!!", our luck was in.
Our friends arrived about 10 minutes after us and we were able to have a drink at the bar until they arrived, but the restaurant advised us to go to our table before they arrived to make sure of keeping it.
Menus were brought quickly, and our drinks order taken and delivered in a timely fashion. Between us we had G&T's, rum and coke, white and red wine by the glass. The wines are acceptable to drink but not top quality, but the spirits with mixers were just right.
We decided to order dishes that appealed to all of us and put them in the middle of the table to share. The waiter did not encourage us to over order which you can be tempted to do when there is such a great selection. Our choices were pimientos de padron (small green peppers fried with rock salt), Octopus with potato, garlic and olive oil, a variety of mushrooms sautéed in olive oil, patatas bravas (sautéed potatoes with a spicy sauce), chips, cod croquettes and fried baby squid. Each dish was comprised of good quality fresh ingredients, cooked well and a good amount for sharing. My favourite dish was the octopus.
The dishes were brought over the period of at least half and hour which meant that you could enjoy each one as it arrived rather than be faced with the whole lot at once.
We were sufficiently satisfied that desserts were not required but two of us had cortados (small coffees with a shot of hot milk) which were well made.
With a tip, the bill came to €150 for the four of us which we felt was very good value for the food and drink that we had consumed.
We shall continue to be regulars here whenever we can get a table!
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