Nick Brown
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One-line summary: This place is astonishing value for money, for a fine dining restaurant. (Don't let the Michelin guide fool you: "Here, the focus is on cooking with a traditional feel", well, there are some nods to Mallorcan traditions perhaps, but this is a proper fine dining experience.)
There are two menus, 6 courses for €65 and 10 courses for €90. While we were exchanging e-mails to reserve, great care was taken to check for allergies. We reported a mild intolerance of hazelnuts and when our dessert arrived, one person's hazelnuts had been substituted. 👍
The food is superb, even if it is very slightly bonkers (in a good way!) in one or two places. Every dish was a delight. The other diners were also obviously having a great time.
The real source of the value for money, however, is in the drinks. We are accustomed to paying a premium for wine in top-class restaurants, but that was not the case here. We decided to have a glass of white and a glass of rosé each, with the intention of seeing how it went from there. Dai brought an unopened bottle for the white, so he poured a tasting drop for both of us (a very nice touch) and then what, at first sight, seemed like a modest glass. As he poured that, he said "We serve the wines by the glass in two stages here, so they stay fresh". I thought this was a little joke (referring to the tasting drop as the "first stage"), so when Dai came back and refilled our glasses without us ordering more, I said "I'd prefer the rosé next time", thinking he had failed to ask if I wanted more. (The white was good, the rosé was exceptional.) Except that he was indeed just providing the second half of what turned out to be a very generous glass, served in two parts (or three if you count the tasting drop...) sorry, Dai! 🙏 At the end of the meal our bill for wine was just €42, for three large glasses each (we had a glass of cava to start, and that was also generously filled).
We stayed overnight in one of the restaurant's simple, rustic, but comfortable rooms, at a sensible price. There is no breakfast service, but the bar-restaurant in the town square just up the hill has some good breakfast choices.
All in all this was a really great experience. I am really not sure what DaiCa would have to do to qualify for a Michelin star. Perhaps they should put up the price of the wine. 🤷♂️
