BON VENT Café & Bar. — Restaurant in Palma

We sat down at this place twice, both times for some lunch and drinks.

The first day the food was amazing, and we really appreciated the fresh fruit smoothies. The staff was friendly and spoke perfect English, but maybe a tad slow.

We liked it so much, and was such a breath of fresh air compared to all other tourists trap restaurants on the seaside, that we decided to come back the day after.

The second day, the food was below our expectations. The Greek salad was just a bunch of tomato, cucumber and onion thrown together, definetly not justifying its price tag.

The bread dish with avocado and hummus was dry and bland.The full dish is supposed to include some tuna too, so maybe with the tuna it would be more flavourful and oily. But since we are vegetarian, we asked for the "Make it Vegan" option advertised in the menu (which apparently translates to "just remove the tuna"). And even though I specifically asked the waiter to add anything else, vegetarian compatibile, to replace the tuna, the chef didn't, and we just got a dry, sad and tasteless hummus/avocado sandwich.

Overall though the drinks were still good, and it's still the best bar in the area, if you want to avoid cheap "all inclusive pizza/burger/paella/tapas" restaurants.

P.S. I asked, both times, to get some extra ice. Both times, I was given one single sad ice cube, or ignored when asked for more. Is it so difficult to just get me some ice, to cool off in a...

In the middle of the Chaos of this part of the island, it is so great to find a place that proves that you CAN offer high quality food, with great service at good prices and not compromise on what is clearly a well thought out concept that they stay true to.

Nice place. Nice setting. Cool decor. Great atmosphere.

Amazing staff that you get the feeling that enjoy working there and are happy, helpful, smiling, kind and just all-round nice.

The food:

Everything is pretty huge, well prepared and tasty, nice presentation.

The nachos are next level. Perfectly melted cheese on EVERY triangle. Great combination of fresh and sticky. Not microwaved, grilled. Superb.

The Pamboli és fantàstic. Grapes with great ingredients and again, huge.

The apple crumble was juicy and tasty. Not too sweet, not too tart.

Oh, and they have juices and teas and craft beers and brunches and... Just go there and eat.

In the evening get there early, there can be queues, they don't take bookings.

If you can't finish the huge dishes, you can...

Me and my wife heard lots of good things about this place so we're eager to try it. The staff are welcoming letting us choose whatever seat we want. I had the salmon with poached eggs and asked for a modification as I am very picky but they were happy to accommodate.

My wife picked granola with fresh banana, strawberry and Apple with a hint of honey and yogurt and loved it. Food may not come out at the same time as I ordered a hot dish and my wife's was a cold one. My food was fantastic, the bread was so soft and the flavouring on the avocado and tomato was perfect.

Overall very nice experience, staff are very friendly and willing to help you as much as they can. I highly recommend this please if you ever on holiday Palma or...