La Caracola — Restaurant in Ibiza

La Caracola restaurant, situated at Plaça sa Tertúlia, 7, is hands down the best restaurant from all the places I tried on the island. As almost all the other places, this one is also situated in the harbor on the small back streets but not far from the water. Before diving in the DC10 madness that night I chose this place for the last restaurant meal of our holiday, both my friend and I being a bit tired after the crazy parties held on the island. I ordered the fish soup and to my luck the paella with black rice. I have seen this paella in quite a few places and I always thought of ordering it only to pick something else in the end so I decided to try it here. And I can honestly say that this had been one of the best food choices ever. If you read my review of Osteria Al Diavolo E Acquasanta you would know how much I loved their risotto al sepia nera. This place, La Caracola, delivered the ultimate unexpected surprise, and served me one of the most memorable dishes I have ever eaten in my travels. The texture, the taste, the huge size of the dish. All combined for an unforgettable experience. You can ignore the picture since it is not representative but you cannot ignore how good this thing tasted. Yes, the fish soup was very good. It was a combination of fish and seafood I haven’t tasted before and it was great. I’m used to different fish being added into the soup and to a more clear type kind of soup but this soup was simply great. But the real kick of the meal was the paella. While I’m not a big fan of regular paella here I can honestly say I have gulped down the entire thing. And it is not small by any standards. The sauce is thick and delicious, plenty of seafood inside, mixed with the rice it really needed nothing else. As a big sized man I can honestly admit that the soup plus the paella is a bit much. Two people can share the paella and be satisfied with it due to how thick and full the dish is. This place, for me, was a great surprise. I haven’t expected to eat so good and never in my mind upon booking Ibiza was there something else than “Party Party Party”. Of course my experience is limited to only what I have tested but I can honestly say that this place deserves a visit just for the paella. For this kind of paella. The staff is great, very polite and added a plus to the already great meal experience. As all places not even this one is perfect and I will detail lower my two observations regarding this restaurant: • The Sangria Cava. While decent and above all places where I tried it before on the island is still far from what I consider a great sangria. • This is not a budget friendly place. 2 soups, 2 mains and one sangria took us back 100 EUR. While I can’t say bad things about the food and service I realize that 50 EUR/person for a meal is overkill for many people. As a side note I must also add that I think the prices on the menu don’t include VAT so you may look at a soup and think it is only 15 EUR but when the bill comes you will see it is more than that due to VAT. At least this is what I remember now upon writing this article. In the end all I can say is that while the price will sure turn many people away from this place it would be a shame not to try this incredible dish, the paella with black rice, at...

Really poor experience, wrong dish was served, no apology given just said we will redo it and it will be about 3 minutes, after 10 minutes I had to prompt them and ask, dish came and was freezing cold in the middle, again no apology just an explanation “we did it wrong the first time so we rushed and this happened”. Maybe his arrogance thinks an explanation is an apology. Not one sorry about this passed his lips. Clearly they took the dish of the bill but absolutely no other token of apology was offered, no free drink for the one out of 9 of us who got no lunch and was left super hungry. My recommendation would definitely be don’t bother. 5 out of the remaining 8 of us didn’t enjoy our food at all. The pizzas are awful. Pasta...

We were 4 ppl, full season. The service was terrible. I understand they are busy but this was out of this world. A waiter took our order and never saw his face again. They almost forgot our food and totally forgot about our sangria but they still billed us. Trying to remind them all the time to bring it and they still forgot. No bathrooms..2 stalls for 3 restaurants,because apparently they all merged. Food was okish. Dont recommend the pasta. Paela was ok thought. Be careful with paela...25 eur per person and u can only order for at least 2 ppl. So its actually 50 eur for the seafood one. They never say that...