Es Fum — Restaurant in Calvià

All three of us were very confused about this restaurant. We ate very little during the day since we were very excited to save an appetite for this meal. We chose the Vegetal tasting menu, as the Origen and others had foods we do not like (cockles, mussels, goat cheese, pigeon etc). We found a big lack of creativity and the meals tasted blander, cheaper and uncaring the more we went through. The only two courses we enjoyed were the focaccia and the ravioli. The rest of the dishes were either too salty or even undercooked. When we started sending dishes back almost full (after we forcefully ate the first few due to hunger), they asked us if we were enjoying the meal and we were honest with them. We desperately wanted to give them a chance to fix the disappointment, but the bad dishes kept coming and the almost full plates were not replaced. We were told instead that there was nothing wrong with their undercooked (less cooked than al dente) and oversalted rice. What's worse is the dishes were presented in a way where it was obvious the chef was not used to doing vegetable only menus. To reiterate, we are not vegan or vegetarian. I even asked if we could have the lamb or octopus to replace some of the items, to which I would gladly pay the difference, but they said the chef doesn't like substitutions and it would be better to order a la carte in that case, which was almost an entirely different menu. We chose to stay with Vegetal, hoping they would deliver on Michelin level vegetal tasting courses like we had at The View at 7Pines Resort in Ibiza, still one of the best vegetarian meals we ever had. The service here was also lacking, and we were surprised with an additional charge of 44 euros for 4 bottles of water that they kept pouring us without asking or even mentioning the price. We left with a sour taste in our mouth that we were able to replace with cheap french fries and mozzarella sticks in our room after the meal. Nowhere close to any of the other dozens of Michelin restaurants we've been to. Sorry Chef. If you're not comfortable with the Vegetal menu, as your waiter told us, then why offer it as an option at all? PS: When a waiter introduces a dessert as "the chef had to work hard to come up with this dessert to make it vegan", you know it's not gonna...

From the moment you walk in, you know you're someplace special. The outdoor seating overlooks the hotel garden and the ocean so the sunset was amazing. The service was impeccable-everyone was very knowledgeable and friendly. I was a solo diner and felt that I was treated like royalty. Special mention to the sommelier Javier who helped me pick out a wonderful wine, and Daniela who remembered me from the previous day's phone call. Finally the food! I chose the petit menu and was very pleased. My favorite was the sea bass but really everything was made to perfection. Do not expect traditional foods, or deconstructed anything. Though the food is modern, a lot of the flavors are Mallorcan-the spices, the ingredients. This was everything I expected of a Michelin star restaurant. Definitely not a place for kids. Expect to spend a lot of money and time here-but...

Our dinner at Es Fum, unfortunately, fell short of expectations. We arrived at 9 PM and didn’t leave until 1 AM — due to extremely slow service between courses that disrupted the entire flow of the evening.

While the food quality and flavors were truly refined, and we appreciated the chef’s engaging stories, these highlights couldn’t make up for the overall lackluster experience.

At a price point exceeding €500, we expected a seamless, elevated dining journey. Instead, the prolonged wait times left us feeling underwhelmed and disengaged.

Sadly, we wouldn’t recommend Es Fum based on our experience, nor do we plan to return. There are far better fine dining options on the island that deliver both in...