Two Weeks Eating out in PP

[SummerSun]

We are just back from two lovely weeks in Puerto Pollensa.

Trios - as usual very good value and a wide ranging menu
Pepe's - good value
Serenty Coast - very nice meal
Hibiscus - extremely friendly staff - young waiter mentioned that he had worked in a restaurant in Scotland up in Lossiemouth.
Tiberi - husband and son really liked their meal, son had steak, husband had pork rapped in cabbage
Can Josep - Husband and I on our own and the meal and service very good - Josep (is this the owner) recommend an extremely nice wine a Mortixx
Mirch Marsala - son, daughter and granddaughter went to this one and thought it very good
Joker Bar - my daughter seemed to like their prawn bagguete
Dakota - Never again - we sat for about half an hour and they still did not come to take our order so just got up and left
IRU - served some of party with the menu of the day even although this was usually only served at lunchtime - again service and food very good
Flora Apartments Restaurant - MDD - good value
Chinese Restaurant on Carrera De Formentor (as we took it in turns to suggest a meal out everyone had their choice, unfortuntely this was the choice of our 11 year old granddaughter, sufficient to say never again)
Corb Mari - Enjoyable meal and good service
And finally Daina Hotel - We enquired at reception about the evening menu and were informed that we just came along on the night. We duly went along one evening and again enquired at reception, told meal served from 7:30, so we went outside and had a drink. Went back into the Daina at 7:40 went upstairs and the waiter asked us to wait for a table, the head waiter then came along and said we could not use the restaurant as the men in our party were not wearing long trousers. Now I have absolutely no problems with this, but we went last year and had a meal there without the mention of long trousers, also why did no one at reception or the first waiter inform us of this. My husband thought that the head waiter was a bit of a snob. I should point out that husband and son both had on shirts and dress shorts.

Now thinking about next year - 52 weeks or more to go.

 

[Disorderly]

Nice post, SummerSun. You've tried some places I've yet to look at...and should (with the possible, no, definite exception of Dakota!).

I've stayed in the Daina a few times, though not in the main season, when it's fearfully expensive. The cost, and the fact that the restaurant is primarily aimed at the hotel residents (who are expected to observe the dress code) probably explains why you had this problem.

The head waiter is not, I think, a snob but more the old-fashioned "Jeeves" type who pretty well rules his patch in his own inimitable style, complete with raised eyebrow, if you see what I mean. The Daina restaurant is a bit of a step back in time, to be honest, and none the worst for that if it happens to tick your boxes!

Glad you otherwise had a good stay.

Cheers.

Duncan

 

[Sparky]

Thanks for the post Summersun, glad you had an enjoyable time. Re- long trousers, i think a lot of the hotels have a dress code in the evenings. I actually don't think it's a bad thing, ok i know i am a bit old fashioned but i quite like to dress up for dinner and want my husband to look smart as well. Having said that though, when it is very hot, a nice pair of dress shorts and a short sleeved shirt are more comfortable for the men.

 

[Alcanada]

There are better restaurants than the Hotel Daina in both Pollensa and the port that won't bat an eyelid if you turn up looking presentable in shorts and a short sleeved shirt. If the Daina wants it that way it's up to them and plenty of people like that. But reading Summersun's opening post it seems that the rules have changed year on year and the dress requirements were poorly communicated at the time of securing a table - or indeed not communicated at all until pre-meal eviction. And that's not so good.

 

[whaleywanderer]

In defence of the Daina:

• When enquiring at reception the receptionist would not have been able to see what you were wearing below the counter.
• When eating in a hotel it is expected that there would be a dress code.
• The evening buffet is extremely good value at around 15€ especially if you manage to get a table on the verandah overlooking the marina.

I would definately recommend for a good, reasonably priced, evening meal in nice surroundings.

 

[pinewalker]

Regarding the discussion on the Hotel Dania dresscode, we arrived back from PP yesterday. On our last night, (Thursday) the temperature was approaching 43 degrees Centigrade, and a "Red Alert" had just been issued by the authorities concerning the heat. We ate that evening at La Llonja, (impeccable service and food as always) and I did a quick "straw poll" and would guess about 85% of the men there were wearing shorts. The place was full, and as a restaurant, I would say it has a lot more charm, charisma and an altogether better understanding of fine dining than the Dania could ever hope to achieve.

Was anybody offended by the lack of a formal dresscode?, not that I noticed, we were greeted and shown to our table personally by the owner, who did not seem in the least concerned regarding my lack of formal attire.

The atmosphere and general ambience throughout the evening could not have been more pleasant and everyone appeared to be genuinely enjoying themselves in a very relaxed manner. In my humble opinion, this is what eating out is all about, and perhaps the Dania could learn something from this approach. Each to their own of course, but we stayed at the Dania last year for a week, and I did think it was stuck in some kind of time- warp from around the mid sixties, when perhaps, these things were considered more relevant than they are today. Certainly it was one of the more formal establishments we have visited, and the overall experience was not particularly enjoyable.

I would also add that an equally relaxed attitude to a less formal style of dress was received at Stay a couple of days earlier, and personally, I would regard these two restaurants as among the finest in the Port.

Long trousers in 43 degrees Centigrade, I don't think so!

 

[Pollpott]

Some nights, eating out, I wear trousers and some nights I wear shorts. Have never had a problem with people objecting to me wearing shorts. What exactly are "dress shorts" ? Shorts with a crease, shorts with turn-ups? Shorts are shorts.

 

[Disorderly]

I so enjoy these "rule things" as they so polarise opinion.

"House rules" are just that....if you don't like them, another house beckons!

I agree that lots of fine restaurants have a lack of dress code rules and, within the bounds of decency (I'd prefer you to keep you shirt on please!), I have no problem with that. But if a hotel decides to have a dress code, and this does not have an adverse effect upon occupancy rates (as in The Daina) I really don't see how anyone who is a non-resident could possibly object?

Call me old fashioned...........

 

[whaleywanderer]

Isn't it the old fashioned charm that attracts us all to Puerto Pollensa and isn't it that charm that most of us want to hang on to?