I'm 44 and this is the worst Tapas I've ever had - quite a statement I'm sure you'll agree but let…read moreme fill you in. Now, I'm not a food snob, I've been to Nandos....several times. I even enjoy rubbish food now and again (mostly when I'm drunk to be honest) but when I'm not expecting it....that's when it hurts the most. The service and ambience in the place in generally excellent - the menu was basic for Tapas (nothing I couldn't get in even the most basic Glaswegian joint, not a city that's particularly well served by Spanish food) but nothing that threw up signals of just how terrible things were going to get. The "starters" were actually not bad (we opted for the set menu of 8 tapas selected by the "chef" and it was divided into an intro of cold tapas and then the main dishes) - we had olives, two cheeses, some bread and some deep fried peppers with rock salt none of which were amazing but none of them warned us of the horrors to come. The mains were as follows - patatas bravas. These were large potatoes cut into long slices (I thought it was a yam or sweet potato at first) which had managed to be both incredibly overcooked and incredibly greasy and served with a peculiar sweet tomato sauce which was familiar but I couldn't place at first. There were also "meatballs" - these were appalling. My three year old rejected them - I tasted the sauce on them and suddenly I recognised it. It was the same sweet and sour sauce you get on ribs at your local Chinese takeaway. And the sauce on the "papatas bravas" had been the same! Next, deep fried prawns - I've had Tapas all over the world but can't remember ever having deep fried prawns before. These ones were encased in a thick batter and served again with a very familiar sauce and some lettuce (?). Then it hit me - the batter was exactly the same as you get on sweet and sour pork balls from your local budget Chinese restaurant. Guess what? There's a Chinese restaurant right next door. We ate less than half of the main dishes and that's rare for me - if I'm paying for food I'll generally eat it no matter what but in this case all four of us just couldn't bear to eat what was in front of us. The waitress asked us if everything was ok and although I'm usually incredibly bad at complaining, I did point out the similarity between what we had in front of us and a cheap Chinese takeaway and she sort of laughed and said "maybe if you go next door to the Chinese place it tastes of Spanish food". Like I said at the beginning of the review, I'm not a food snob - I'm not complaining about slight regional variations in chorizo or the way they grill their blood sausage instead of frying it.....this was terrible Chinese food dressed up as Tapas for unfortunate dinners that haven't ever experienced anything even close to the real thing. I feel sad that anyone coming to Mallorca could leave and think this was in any way related to genuine Spanish food, it isn't.

To be honest, I don't know why below reviewer would give this place a 1 star? Its not "appalling"…read morelike he says it was. But anyway, I personally think this place was very good. Not saying it was "to die for" but it was good. The service and the atmosphere was very good. We started off with red wine which was perfect. Then came all the tapas.. I do agree the meatballs were "eh ok" but everything else was good! The bread with the ham and tomatoes was delicious to start off.. we had the spinach croquettes, the prawns with the garlic oil, and the carne meat on the skewer were all good! When the check came, they gave us 2 complimentary local shots .. Which tasted like cough medicine .. But hey they didnt need to do offer that.

I think this must be the only authentic Mallorcan restaurant in Cala d'Or…read more Great food, fresh fish, amazing choice of local wine. The grilled vegetables seemed to come from the backyard garden. Very attentive staff. Highly recommended (even if perhaps a little bit overpriced )

Great Pealla, great service, awesome location and ambience…read more Water, bread and sangria a bit expensive but worth it.

Lovely tapas restaurant, great atmosphere and good delicious although it took over an hour to come…read morebut worth the wait

Let me start by saying that it's atypical for me to take time out of my busy life to write a review…read moreabout a restaurant at which I dined more than 5 days ago. However, after seeing that this establishment responded to my husband's review by denying and arguing with every point he made in our first review -- which, in my view, is the last thing ANY business should be doing (say sorry and move on!) -- I have no option but to share my point of view. First off, we had to wait more than an 1.5 hours for our Paella to arrive. When we checked in with the manager (after an hour, at least) about the status of our Paella because we were STARVING by this point and noticed that several guests who arrived after us were already eating theirs, she begrudgingly responded "Well, they must've pre-ordered their paella ahead of time"; no apology, no sense of her feeling even a bit remorseful. We couldn't believe it because as the manager of any establishment you should, in our view, be concerned enough to at least say "I'm sorry it's taking so long!"...But maybe it's commonplace in their restaurant to make guests wait 1.5 hours for their food? Anyways, after the paella finally arrived (which it did shortly after us speaking with the manager), we were appalled to find that the Paella was undercooked (it seemed like the manager just had the chef take the paella off the stove without ensuring it was actually ready after speaking with us) and both the rice and fish were still slightly raw. The paella was also WAY too salty. We seriously wondered if the cook/manager/someone spitefully added additional salt before serving the paella to us because they were obviously annoyed by our "complaining" that our food was taking 1.5 hours to arrive when others around us were already eating (though they arrived later than we did). We'll never know but it was honestly so salty that we wouldn't be surprised if this was intentional... Furthermore, as we ate the paella, the waiters were nowhere to be found. We would've appreciated a water refill (our wine and water glasses were 100% empty) to counter the salt ...but again, no waiter was around to serve any beverage. It was clear they just decided to ignore our table. We had our own water bottle under the table and eventually decided to just drink from that because....what else were we going to do....the food was way too salty and the waiters were not coming by to ask if we needed anything else (which is crazy for restaurant where you pay 100 euros for lunch). In her response to my husband's review, the manager of this establishment claimed that she "checked in" with us several times as we were eating the paella to ensure everything was good and that we said "yes". This is, in fact, true...but only because by this point we had already unsuccessfully chatted with her once before and observed as she blatantly disregarded our opinion without even enough decency, as the manager, to apologize in the slightest that waited for 1.5 hours for our food. So, why would we even bother talking to her again and sharing with her our actual opinion? We knew that at this point Google Reviews was our only last option. Also, she went on to claim (in her response to my husband's review) that we "finished the entire paella" as to imply that we obviously did that because we liked it...No, we ate it because we had to wait for 1.5 hours after a workout on a Saturday and we were STARVED at this point. Lastly, and most sadly, when the bill came, we were expected to pay anyways. They did subtract the cost of one person's portion of the paella (approx. 26 euros)...but that was all. We still had to pay 76 euros or so. What's the best part of all of this is that one of the waiters (the only decent person working there - sadly I don't know his name and he should be made the manager) told us that the reason the paella took so long is because the order ticket had fallen on the floor in the kitchen... Anyhow, as someone who has dined at many restaurants in my life, I truly find it peculiar that this restaurant's manager won't simply admit that they messed up, comp the meal, and move on with her life? Let alone go on Google and FIGHT her customers? Good luck, Barlovento, with a manager like that, you're going to need it...

Barlovento has excellent quality in all of it's dishes at reasonable prices. We ate there quite…read moreoften during our wonderful holiday in Carla d'Or. The location shown on the map is incorrect. It should be altered to pedestrianised streets. B. Hand Irl

Amazing spot, in the heart of Cala D'Or city center. Excellent also for people following a gluten…read morefree diet. They have many options - pizza and breads all gluten free. Also great for any vegetarians out there (but they have many meat options as well). We got a Marguerite gluten free pizza, it was very good. Prices were very attractive too. Our waiter Emil was super friendly and helpful, excellent service! Totally recommend for anyone visiting Cala D'Or and looking for a nice relaxes place to eat and drink.