Restaurant Review

Have you ever wondered why so many sailing yachts are named Joshua or Spray? It’s in honour of Joshua Slocum who completed the first single handed circumnavigation between 1895 and 1898. Those were the days before air travel or wireless communication so it is not surprising that the first single …

The first thing you notice when entering Xoriguer is the smell. It is the perfect mixture of charcoal barbeque and cooking meat. It literally has your mouth watering before you have even reached your table and sets expectations very high. In all the times I have had the pleasure to …

On the far end of Fabrica, where the pedestrian street meets the up and coming Avenida Argentina, is the next opening from the lovely Italian family that have really made Fabrica their own. This time it is Enoteca. Opened six months ago, it is the collaboration between Michele of Bottega …

I’ve been coming to Fosh ever since arriving on the island five years ago and what has always struck me is how owner, chef and holder of a coveted Michelin Star, Marc Fosh, always takes the time to walk around the tables to greet his customers – both new and …

Ever since visiting Thailand a few years ago I have been obsessed by the food. More delicate than Chinese and more robust than neighbouring Vietnam, it is a cuisine that is both simple and complex at the same time. It is full of opposites – the sweetness of brown sugar …

Take a walk down San Magi in Santa Catalina every couple of weeks and you’d be forgiven for thinking you were in a time warp as a myriad of different restaurants and bars pop up and down. One however, if the other night was anything to go by, that looks …

Nestled on the bustling pedestrian thoroughfare of Fabrica in Santa Catalina, Palma, is the wonderful restaurant Minimal, opened by Markos and his brother. The concept of Minimal is simple, they wanted to open a restaurant with minimal fuss, minimal pretension and maximum portions. Whilst chatting with the delightful Markos, he …

It was a delightful spring evening in late May and the weather had eventually become more temperate when Anouska, my wonderful friend and photographer, and I visited Bottega di Michele. Located on Calle Fabrica, Santa Catalina’s favourite tree lined pedestrian street, it has a beautiful, elegant terrace that invites you …

Muelle 327 Gastrodock Situated in the newly renovated Port of Calanova is the delightful gem of a restaurant, Muelle 327 Gastrodock. It’s the perfect place to enjoy a healthy lunch, hearty dinner or sip a cocktail as the sun sets behind the boats moored up in the marina. The new …

The Sky Bar & Gourmet Restaurant “On Top”   Last month, Port Portals inaugurated the summer season by opening the island’s chief terrace, the OD Sky Bar. This is the place to enjoy the best of music, cuisine… and more, for months to come.             As every year, starting May …