Great Places To Eat In Sun Filled Majorca
Majorca has a great local restaurant scene but it also offers world class fine dining. If your idea of a perfect getaway is eating out in style, the island is home to five Michelin Star restaurants. That’s one for every day of the week – with time to revisit your favourites at the weekend.
Plat d’Or – Son Vida
In the 5 start Sheraton Majorca, chef Rafa Sanchez is dedicated to designing a hybrid of Mediterranean and Majorcan cuisine using only the freshest of seasonal local produce. That’s why his restaurant has been awarded a Michelin Star seven years in a row.
Tuck into dishes such as coca with cuttlefish and boififfaron sausage, Majorcan trampo and creamy wild mushroom vinaigrette. Or come with an appetite to sample five courses of 10 tasting dishes from the menu. You can eat on the terrace overlooking the famous Arabella Golf Course or inside in a modern, casual setting.
Es Raco des Teix – Deia
At the opposite end of the fine dining spectrum is this locally run contribution to Majorca’s Michelin Star food experience. Josef Sauerschell’s family-owned restaurant is situated in the pretty little coastal village of Deia.
Sauerschell’s Degustacion Menu offers up a wide range of dishes such as a salad of prawns, turbot and figs, followed by entrecote and oxtail with balsamic vinegar and marrow. All of this is served in a dining area with panoramic views – how can you go wrong?
Es Moli den Bou – Sa Coma
Tomeu Caldentey was awarded his Michelin Star in 2004, and since 2009 he’s been wowing the fine dining faithful from Hotel Protur Sa Coma Playa. His signature style is traditional Majorcan food with a personal twist.
The menu may look simple but every dish is a work of intricate modern art. The seafood is a speciality but for a taste of something different – Majorcan-style – try the veal cheek with pumpkin. And don’t overlook the weekday express menu for a great meal deal!
Read’s Hotel – Carretera Santa Maria-Alaró
British celebrity chef Marc Fosh has held his Michelin Star since 2002. For fine dining in high style choose the Bacchus restaurant – named one of the top 20 restaurants in Spain by “Gourmetour”, and Conde Nast’s “Best Hotel Restaurant in Europe” of 2006. It’s situated in a 16th Century room under towering stone arches and frescoed walls. Here you can eat such creations as fillet of suckling pig with white asparagus, pumpkin and broad bean and pea ragout.
For something a little less formal you could drop in at the Blues Bistro. It’s located in an original olive pressing room from the 18th Century. And with a wonderful bistro menu full of daily specials it won’t break your budget. But with all mains in Bacchus coming in at under €30, you don’t need to feel guilty about choosing the high-class option.
Tristan – Puerto Portals
Gerhard Schwaiger is master chef of Majorca’s only 2 Michelin Star restaurant. If you want to experience luxury and innovation on a plate then this is the eatery for you. It’s also known as the place to be seen – a dining spot for the international glitterati.
The restaurant overlooks the yacht-filled Puerto Portals Harbour. So if you’re planning to eat here you might as well do it in style. The Tapas Serie IX offers such delicacies as sea bass with truffle noodles, celery and quail egg. Just be warned – you pay to break bread with the rich and famous. The food may bring tears to your eyes, but so will the bill.
Adriano Comegna writes on behalf of Thomson holidays, a leading travel operator specialising in Majorca holidays.