Chambao By the Beach — Restaurant in Ibiza

Chambao By the Beach is a perfect, casual option if you’re in the mood for a quick - yet pretty high-quality - pizza, or to grab a quick lemonade or soda, or perhaps to enjoy some squid or octopus.

The food is pretty delicious, and quite simple - the pizza is cheesy and crispy, the french fries are thinly cut and the grilled seafood is nicely cooked.

The location is equally great: it’s at the heart of the Nobu 5-star Hotel, which is next to a beach - very convenient, as you can go back and forth from beach to food. There’s also a kids pool a few meters away, and kids can splash around whilst having quick bites in-between. About fifty yards away from that, a ‘Quiet Pool’ is available for those who would like to escape the loud splashing of kids and immerse themselves in a peaceful atmosphere.

The service is decent, too - the food comes quite fast, and requests are usually carried out quickly. If you’re waiting for a table, and there’s a dirty table that needs to be cleared up, staff will be able to seat you in under three minutes.

There’s only one problem with Chambao - that’s the prices. Prices are waaay overpriced - even water is luxury here. Take a normal price, at four euros to it and then double it, and then perhaps you’d get close to what the prices...

We had walked past Nobu on our way back from Ibiza town the night before, and at midnight the atmosphere looked very alluring.

So we turned up for lunch at about 3.00pm when the restaurant was emptying. Greeted by an eloquent front of house who found us a table in the partial shade. Service was a little patchy as we received our menus etc but sped up during the meal.

Opted for a 40 euro set lunch for one and a bento box for myself. Having seen some reviews deriding the sushi, I can state that they know not what they say. The bento box was stunning ... Essentially four courses in one including the signature black cod.

With wine we were just above 100 euro for two. Room for improvement in service but this was a lazy lunch for us and didn't spoil a thing.

The view as you can see from the photos is stunning. Nobu stands above many others on the island.

A set of drunken food journalists were sat next to us being buttered up by the head of house and working their way through the cocktail menu with an increasingly boisterous volume. Reminded me of why I choose direct reviews rather than the...

On the last Thursday of our stay in Ibiza we decided to give Nobu Ibiza a try. I consider myself a true epicure.

The service was impeccable but the way one of the managers was treating the staff was not appropriate for the customers eyes, in my opinion.

I noticed that everyone who entered was greeted by the staff or bartenders. Only we weren’t fortunate enough to get this treatment. I mean if you offer an experience you should give do it.

For the food I have been consuming in my 29 years of life never have I experienced such an explosion in my mouth. You feel the freshness of the fish, rice, and meat. Everything just slowly melts on your tongue.

At one point during the evening I felt a little bit hurried up to finish. I don’t know if this is because you should keep ordering or you should order everything you want at the beginning when you have the menu in front of you.

Would I go back? Yes, for sure but only if I get the same experience as everyone...