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We found La Mirona because it was recommended by another restaurateur in Calle San Jaume when they were full, otherwise we may never have noticed it.
You enter up two steps and through a solid wooden door and the only sign outside is the name "La Mirona" in wrought iron lettering on the wall.
When you enter it is quite a small long, narrow room with a large selection of wines stored in boxes with hand-written paper labels indicating the name and the price - all of which are very reasonable with a very good selection of local wines, as well as other Spanish wines. There are other quirky items decorating the authentic Mallorcan property such as an old horse stringed puppet.
There are some high bar tables to sit at, some shelf tables and a normal height table at the rear of the restaurant.
The kitchen is situated in the middle of the room from where you can dine on a shelf table and watch the preparation of the food - and the hand washing of the crockery and cutlery. Do not be alarmed that the food is often produced from vacuum sealed pouches!
The owner, Pedro, and his wife are from Barcelona and are charming. There is no written menu and Pedro will talk you through the dishes that are available that day. If you don't speak Spanish then ordering may prove a little tricky but all the dishes we have tried have been superb, so you could just say "si" at random and you would probably still have a lovely meal.
We have dined here several times now, sometimes with friends/family and sometimes on our own and everyone has loved it. However, the portions are not huge so a big eater would probably need to order quite a few dishes to feel full.
Our favourite starter is burrata with tomato (mature tomatoes peeled, deseeded and carefully spread flat) on a bed of tasty salad. We usually share this which the restaurant are quite happy to accommodate for this as well as all the other dishes. For mains, we have particularly enjoyed the mini cannelloni (stuffed with chopped prawns and mushrooms and served with an intense creamy cheese sauce), cold smoked cod with artichokes, crispy flatbreads layered with a tasty ratatouille and topped with a thick layer of partially melted cheese and thinly sliced Mallorcan black sausage on a bed of parmentier potatoes. I could go on! For dessert the rice with milk is a lovely cold version of British rice pudding and if you want a couple of chocolate truffles (these are hard and not too sweet) to accompany your coffee they are served with a little rock salt and olive oil on the side. Coffee comes as either full-strength or decaff black espresso - no milk is available for the coffee.
All the wines we have tried - from average price to more expensive - have been excellent and their G&T hits the spot too.
On our various visits to the restaurant we have been the only non-locals there so it gives a very authentic experience. It is best to book as it is popular and as the evening wears on it is invariably full.
We have generally paid from €50 to €60 per for 2 for our meals here which we consider to be very good value for money.
It is definitely on our list as a regular supper stop.
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