FOSH LAB - DINNER

Address:         Carrer d'En Morei, 5, 07001 Palma, Illes Balears

Telephone:      00 34 971 59 53 01

My husband took me here a couple of weeks after it opened on a Wednesday night in August as a welcome home treat after I had been away for nearly 3 weeks.

It is very tastefully decorated in muted colours in an industrial style.  The seating was extremely comfortable dining chairs and banquettes and there were  food-themed painted glass panels on the walls.

We were immediately welcomed in a friendly and professional way and taken to have a look at the in-restaurant kitchen area where some of the dishes were being prepared.  A novel feature was a plasma screen TV mounted above this area which enabled diners to see their food being prepared.

Our drinks order was taken quickly and my husband was delighted that Nou Nat white wine was on the wine list and he confirmed it to be excellent as always.  I had a very well made gin and tonic.


Our waiter was very attentive and friendly in a professional way, as were all the staff and he was there when my husband's wine glass needed topping up and explained each dish as he brought it.

The menu was a tasting menu of 9 dishes with no a la carte menu.  However, we noticed at the next table a vegetarian alternative was offered in place of the meat course.   The menu changes weekly.  Every course was elegantly presented as you would expect in a Marc Fosh restaurant.

Our first course was a delicate ensemble of 4 small tasters - prawn cracker, marinated tuna, melon consommé and bao filled with sour cream and caviar.  Each taster was well flavoured, but not exquisite.

Next was a carpaccio of red prawns with anise, samphire and watermelon.  This had a good blend of flavours but for me the watermelon slightly overwhelmed the prawn flavour.

Following on was slow cooked tomato with smoked cheese, basil and black olives.   This was tasty but the tomato was too chilled for my liking.

Next was Acquarello rice with capers, pollen and green asparagus pearls.  This was the best course so far - full of interesting flavours and an excellent texture and the first course that left a satisfied feeling.

A frozen lemon with thyme and citronella palate cleanser followed and this did the job well.

Sea bass with roasted corn, black radish, sous-vide stir-fried onions and lime came next.  This was cooked to perfection and all the flavours worked well together.  

Whales (this is what the menu said but I think it perhaps should have been Wales/Welsh) lamb with celery puree, roasted garlic, onion powder and parsley clorofila was next.  The lamb was cooked to perfection and the accompaniments worked well with it.  At this point my husband ordered a Ribera del Duero red wine which, like the Nou Nat, was excellent.

Two separate desserts were served.  The first was raspberries stuffed with red pepper, coconut ice cream and "crispy" yogurt.  This was tasty but not remarkable, unlike the second one.  It was chocolate and coffee cream with milk jelly, chicory, dandelion and liquorice and was absolutely fantastic.  I could have eaten a lot more of this even though it was the final dish of the menu.

I ordered a cortado to go with the petit fours which were included in the tasting menu and a nice finishing touch.

The bill came to well over €200 (including the tip) as my husband had had several glasses of white wine as well as a couple of glasses of red wine and the sparkling water and cortado were added extras.  My husband said he still felt hungry at the end of the meal, but I felt pleasantly sated.

As a dining experience this was very pleasant, but we felt that there are other fine dining restaurants in Palma where a similar or better meal could be had at a more reasonable price.

We won't be rushing back but it might suit foodies who want to have an interesting dining experience in classy surroundings.