I can't believe that after all these years of coming here I never wrote a review! Insane. Well lucky for you, I was just here last night, having a drink at sunset and thought, hey have I written a review for one of my favorite places on the island?
First of all, this place IS indeed difficult to get into. By the end of June it is reservations only for basically the entire day so call in advance so you can definitely get a seat. The place is a "chiringuito" but it's German style seating (the owner is German so that makes sense) so if you have a small group you may have to share a large table with another group. No problem. The entire point of the German style seating is you can talk to everyone!
The food is great and it's really only a lunch place. People generally don't show up here to eat after like 6PM, but it stays packed until it closes after sundown. And what a sundown you get too! There are few places on earth where you can catch a sunset nicer than El Tiburon.
As someone else mentioned, it's not a cheap place: it's located in the most popular part of Formentera (Ses Illetes) and regularly attracts celebrity clientele (Ruud Gullit was also there yesterday having lunch) which is why a reservations is quite necessary. If you don't have one, you can still order a drink at the walk up bar and then just sit on the beach and enjoy it. That's very much allowed too. DJ Lorenzo Al Dino is there spinning all the deep house and dance music you need on Wed and Saturdays and at sunset the place turns into a party on most evenings! It's a great vibe and a great time and one of the true Formentera staples. Get involved! read more
