Food Holidays On Mallorca

The wealth of free time, without the usual day-to-day tasks and constraints make holidays the perfect time to indulge in hobbies and pastimes. For some that could involve going on long meandering walks in the countryside, while others will be more energetic playing a few games of tennis or windsurfing until the sun goes down.

There are now a number of top class restaurants on Mallorca, several owning prestigious Michelin stars. There are plenty of people willing to dine at these places, with Mallorca having attracted many wealthy, and famous, people to purchase properties on the island. Some of the award-winning restaurants are based in hotel complexes such as the Plat D'Or which can be found in the Sheraton Mallorca - Arabella Golf Hotel near Son Vida to the west of the Palma suburbs. Another restaurant is situated in the pretty streets of Deia, one of the most attractive towns on Mallorca. The Restaurante Es Raco des Teix is now the only restaurant on Mallorca with two Michelin stars. As well as superb food the restaurant also offers outdoor dining with amazing views over the surrounding countryside.

In addition to two top-class restaurants, Simply Fosh and the more upmarket Tasca de Blanquerna, Marc Fosh also runs a catering business supplying food and provisions for the wealthy boat owners who moor their superyachts in Palma marina.

On the northern side of the island in Puerte Pollenca, Bar Restaurante Tolo's creates what some describe as the best pizzas on Mallorca. The establishment is certainly well run, has welcoming staff and an enviable position right on the beach-front of this attractive resort.

Mallorca not only has a great choice of restaurants, but is also building up a reputation as a well respected wine producer. It is the island's "terroir" or in layman's terms, the quality of the earth where vines are grown, that makes the vineyards on Mallorca more interesting to wine buffs. Wine producers are always looking for new locations that can offer ideal conditions for the crops they want to grow. Southern England has seen Champagne producers investing in certain areas that have almost identical weather and soil conditions to the famous countryside around Reims. They may not be able to call their production Champagne, but because they use exactly the same production techniques, with state-of-the-art equipment, some English producers are gaining many awards for their sparkling wines. The same can be said of Mallorca, where new investment and modern winemaking techniques are adding to the island's ability to produce great wine. More local varieties include Prensal Blanc and, for red wines, Monastrell and Callet.

There are now said to be other 300 different wines produced on Mallorca with vineyards like the Jaume Mesquida winery and the Son Prim family winery in Sencelles both well known. The Bodegas Can Ribas near Consell offers the opportunity for visitors to come and see how the wines are made and sample the new vintages.

Include a visit to a winery or top restaurant on your next holiday to Mallorca. Flights to the island are always available at favourable rates so contribute some of those savings towards indulging your love of food or wine.


Mark has travelled many time to Mallorca and to get their quickly and cheaply he suggests one of the many low-cost flights to Mallorca that can be found on the internet.