Restaurant Gran China — Restaurant in Alcúdia

For our final night on the island earlier this week, we searched for the best-rated Chinese restaurant near Alcudia. After checking reviews, we found one with the highest rating on TripAdvisor, so we decided to give it a try. It was about a 20-minute walk along the beach from Alcudia to the Port area.

First impressions weren’t promising. The place looked very run-down and clearly hadn’t seen any maintenance in years — everything could’ve used a fresh coat of paint. That said, it was rooftop-located, which gave us a nice view of the beach, so we decided to stay and have a look at the menu.

We opted for some familiar dishes we often enjoy at home: sesame prawn toast, Singapore noodles, crispy beef, chips, and egg fried rice.

Unfortunately, things went downhill quickly.

The sesame prawn toast was awful — quite possibly the worst I’ve ever had. It was basically two small pieces of flattened bread coated in sesame seeds, with absolutely no trace of prawn anywhere. It tasted exactly like bread. That’s it.

Then the Singapore noodles arrived. I had to call the waiter over to check if I’d accidentally ordered plain noodles — there was no visible meat at all, despite the menu listing chicken, beef, and prawn. He assured us they were all included. I can confirm: one single prawn and three tiny scraps of chicken on a full plate of noodles.

The crispy beef? Honestly, I don’t even know where to begin. The sauce had pooled at the bottom of the plate, and the strips of beef were poorly battered and soggy. It looked unappetising and tasted worse. After a few bites, we gave up.

When the waiter came over to check if everything was okay, I asked whether he genuinely believed the sesame prawn toast was normal. To his credit, he admitted it wasn’t and took it off the bill.

We quickly paid and left, leaving about 75% of our meal untouched.

How this place has such a high TripAdvisor rating is beyond me. I’ve had far better meals at basic all-you-can-eat buffets. Calling this a Chinese restaurant feels like a stretch based on the quality of...

FOOD HERE WAS TERRIBLE. I ORDERED THE DUCK AND IT WAS UNEATABLE. HAD VEINS AND BLOOD VESSELS RUNNING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE MEAT. ALL THE FOOD WAS TERRIBLE AND THE FOUR OF US ON OUR TABLE WERE OF THE SAME OPINION. EVEN AFTER THIS DISASTER, I WAS STILL WILLING TO PAY HIM SOMETHING FOR IT BUT HE DEMANDED PAYMENT IN FULL, EVEN THOUGH WE’D NOT BEEN ABLE TO EAT ANY OF IT. COULD UNDERSTAND IF WE’D EATEN IT ALL. I TRIED TO REASON WITH HIM BUT HE BECAME MORE AND MORE IRRATE. IN THE FINISH HE WAS ROUND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTER READY TO FIGHT ME. IF IT WASN’T FOR THE FACT THAT THE SHOUTING WAS MAKING MY 5 YEAR OLD SON UPSET AND WE WERE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY THINGS WOULD HAVE TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE FOR HIM THAT DAY. THE REST OF THE STAFF WERE ACTUALLY PLEASANT ENOUGH, IT WAS JUST THE SKINNY OLD MAN WITH THE GLASSES THAT HAD THE ANGER PROBLEM. RESTAURANT WAS ABSOLUTELY DEAD AT TEA TIME AND ASSUME HE’S JUST TRYING TO TAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS HE CAN BEFORE THE BUSINESS FOLDS. PLEASE AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS. COMPLETE...

This has got to be by far the worst chinese resturant we've EVER been to in our lives!!!!!! STAY AWAY! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED... Wife and I are currently on holiday with our kids and decided to try this place mainly bcos of the beach views, gosh what a mistake! Food was absolutely awful! The prawn on toast had curry paste in it with no prawn, spring rolls only cabbage in it and soaked in oil, the noodle hot plate was ramine noodle out of a packet! The special fried rice tasted like soya sauce and cat food mixed together, even the kids sausage was 2 sausages out of a frankfurter pack... what a BLOODY JOKE of a resturant. We hardly touched any of the food and just asked for the bill and left. With my kids there, my wife and I couldn't be bothered to cause a scene for the...