Restaurante El Pato — Restaurant in Ciutadella

Absolutely great experience, would definitely recommend! Great food + friendly/helpful service = zero complaints.

Service: Welcoming friendly staff, we were seated right away. During our meal, people were shown to a bar area opposite to wait for their table, rather than made to just wait outside. We were informed that our Paellas would take 20 minutes to cook, in case that affected our decision. Waiting staff used handheld devices to process orders which avoided any miscommunication. Upon leaving, all of the staff said goodbye politely, it's small details like that which polish off a good experience.

Food: We started with garlic bread to share, and it was just as expected. For main we each had Paella, and it was the best meal I had all week. Full of flavour, local fresh ingredients. It was one of those love at first bite moments. Plenty of food to fill us up; very generous portions.

Elsewhere on the menu were lots of local dishes to try, highlighted in their own section. All the familiar favourites are there too, but for me who likes to taste a bit of local culture, this was a...

This would've been a 5 star review if not for problems getting the bill 🙄😲

The food was delicious, the menu is very extensive and for those who have children or Gluten free requirements - there's plenty of choice too!

We really enjoyed our meals, but when asking for the bill when finished - we were told "no", which we presumed was a joke.... After 20 minutes of waiters dashing around emptying tables and delivering bills to others - we realised that either our meals were free.. or it hadn't been a joke. We asked another waiter for our bill and soon after received it ... But 30 minutes waiting had spoiled the experience for us.

We may try again, but this went from our favourite restaurant to 'we don't know' very quickly. (We were sat right at the front entrance btw so no chance that we should be forgotten).

Odd end to a...

First time to the island and decided to venture down to the marina on our first night My partner was diagnosed celiac and was worried about getting gluten free dishes however she read about this restaurant somewhere and the had gluten free food…. Omg amazing food lamb chops to die for Hand cut chips I had the filet steak with a mushroom sauce…. Really amazing…even gluten free beer… If you sit there long enough the front of house guy sounds a bit like Fred from gino and Gordon…. We paid two visits and wasn’t disappointed at all I would recommend going early doors as it gets packed up and you have to wait… Sitting there watching the world go by is brilliant really makes the holidays… keep up the good work to all the staff 👍 Regards...