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Although we have been visiting Puerto Pollensa for almost 20 years, for some reason it’s only in recent years that we have made the trip to Pollensa town in the evenings to eat/drink. We liked it so much that this year we decided to split our holiday in two and spent our first 8 days staying in the old town.
We didn’t have a car, but it’s really easy to get to the Port from the old town using public transport. We used the local bus and the timetable printed in Holiday in Puerto Pollensa Mag was really useful. The fare is €1.10 and the journey takes around 10 mins. We also took a taxi back to the town after an evening meal in the Port and this cost us €9.
In order to keep costs down and to make use of our well equipped kitchen and terrace, we ate in on a few occasions. We got lots of lovely fresh produce from the Sunday market and from a small Eroski in the centre of town which was well stocked. Our party of 2 adults and 2 teenagers also enjoyed some lovely meals out during our week.
La Scalina This snack bar in the lovely little square at the base of the Calvario steps was the first place we came to after dropping off our bags. We were looking for a drink and a quick snack but were very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. The café also seemed very popular with locals. We ate 2 pa amb oli (tuna), a burger and chips and a toasted sandwich with salad, 3 glasses of rose, 2 water, 2 soft drinks and the bill was €43. This little café is perfect for people watching and we returned most evenings for drinks or coffees.
Ca n’Olesa Placa Major was very busy on Saturday night and we were glad we had booked a table. My children love the pizzas at Ca n’Olesa and I am quite happy to eat there too. We had bread, olives and alioli, 4 different pizzas, mixed salad, chips, a bottle of Marques de Caceres Rosado, water and soft drinks. Bill €72. The pizzas here are very big and when we returned (as a party of 13) some of us split pizzas which didn’t seem to be a problem
As we sat in Ca n’Olesa, I watched with envy the crowds of people heading to the Tony Hadley concert in the Cloisters of Santo Domingo. I had been really disappointed to have been told the previous day that the concert was sold out. However, fuelled by the wine and the atmosphere (not to mention several sightings of Tony around town) I decided to follow the crowd and was amazed be able to buy tickets on the door for €24! A great night was had by all!
El Temple has been highly recommended and I was keen to try. My son and daughter had to be persuaded as the restaurant was fairly empty at 9pm and very quiet, however once we were shown outside to the lovely courtyard everyone immediately relaxed and the place soon filled up. We chose to eat from the MDDs on offer. We had 2 MDD €14 with starters of arroz brut, mains of pork in honey and curry sauce and a choice of dessert and 2 MDD €10 with starters of homemade soup, mains of chicken escallops and ice cream or sorbet. Drinks were not included but with a good bottle of wine, soft drinks and water the bill came to €71. Everyone enjoyed their meal and the service was excellent.
Cafe L’illa in the main square was advertising 6 tapas dishes plus a bottle of wine for €30 and we enjoyed our mixed selection. The children had snacks of burger, chips and toasted sandwiches which they said weren’t great and I must admit they didn’t look it. Bill €49.
Il Giardino has such a great position at the bottom of the square, but unfortunately we did not eat there in the evening because for us it was rather expensive. However, we did really enjoy coffee and pastries here most mornings. You can choose a pastry from their bakery around the corner which they then serve in the restaurant. These were just delicious and sitting in the Placa Major each morning sipping coffee while watching the workmen very slowly decorating the square in preparation for La Patrona was definitely a highlight of the holiday for me.
We headed to the Port on Saturday for our second week, having thoroughly enjoyed our time in Pollensa town. The pace of life is much slower and I would definitely stay there again. The children however were very excited to be heading to the Port and the beach, and a taxi for €10.50 left us to the door of our new home for our second week.
We didn’t have a car, but it’s really easy to get to the Port from the old town using public transport. We used the local bus and the timetable printed in Holiday in Puerto Pollensa Mag was really useful. The fare is €1.10 and the journey takes around 10 mins. We also took a taxi back to the town after an evening meal in the Port and this cost us €9.
In order to keep costs down and to make use of our well equipped kitchen and terrace, we ate in on a few occasions. We got lots of lovely fresh produce from the Sunday market and from a small Eroski in the centre of town which was well stocked. Our party of 2 adults and 2 teenagers also enjoyed some lovely meals out during our week.
La Scalina This snack bar in the lovely little square at the base of the Calvario steps was the first place we came to after dropping off our bags. We were looking for a drink and a quick snack but were very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food. The café also seemed very popular with locals. We ate 2 pa amb oli (tuna), a burger and chips and a toasted sandwich with salad, 3 glasses of rose, 2 water, 2 soft drinks and the bill was €43. This little café is perfect for people watching and we returned most evenings for drinks or coffees.
Ca n’Olesa Placa Major was very busy on Saturday night and we were glad we had booked a table. My children love the pizzas at Ca n’Olesa and I am quite happy to eat there too. We had bread, olives and alioli, 4 different pizzas, mixed salad, chips, a bottle of Marques de Caceres Rosado, water and soft drinks. Bill €72. The pizzas here are very big and when we returned (as a party of 13) some of us split pizzas which didn’t seem to be a problem
As we sat in Ca n’Olesa, I watched with envy the crowds of people heading to the Tony Hadley concert in the Cloisters of Santo Domingo. I had been really disappointed to have been told the previous day that the concert was sold out. However, fuelled by the wine and the atmosphere (not to mention several sightings of Tony around town) I decided to follow the crowd and was amazed be able to buy tickets on the door for €24! A great night was had by all!
El Temple has been highly recommended and I was keen to try. My son and daughter had to be persuaded as the restaurant was fairly empty at 9pm and very quiet, however once we were shown outside to the lovely courtyard everyone immediately relaxed and the place soon filled up. We chose to eat from the MDDs on offer. We had 2 MDD €14 with starters of arroz brut, mains of pork in honey and curry sauce and a choice of dessert and 2 MDD €10 with starters of homemade soup, mains of chicken escallops and ice cream or sorbet. Drinks were not included but with a good bottle of wine, soft drinks and water the bill came to €71. Everyone enjoyed their meal and the service was excellent.
Cafe L’illa in the main square was advertising 6 tapas dishes plus a bottle of wine for €30 and we enjoyed our mixed selection. The children had snacks of burger, chips and toasted sandwiches which they said weren’t great and I must admit they didn’t look it. Bill €49.
Il Giardino has such a great position at the bottom of the square, but unfortunately we did not eat there in the evening because for us it was rather expensive. However, we did really enjoy coffee and pastries here most mornings. You can choose a pastry from their bakery around the corner which they then serve in the restaurant. These were just delicious and sitting in the Placa Major each morning sipping coffee while watching the workmen very slowly decorating the square in preparation for La Patrona was definitely a highlight of the holiday for me.
We headed to the Port on Saturday for our second week, having thoroughly enjoyed our time in Pollensa town. The pace of life is much slower and I would definitely stay there again. The children however were very excited to be heading to the Port and the beach, and a taxi for €10.50 left us to the door of our new home for our second week.
