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.