Restaurante Casa Maruka — Restaurant in Palma

Discovered via the internet, we thought we could eat a tasty Pealla in a non-commercial and usual context in Palma also given the location of the restaurant itself (if you go by car, you are almost obliged to park in a paid car park next to it as it is impossible find a parking space). Having said that, based also on the photos on their website, obviously as a last evening in Palma, we hoped to be able to eat a Paella lady. We book through the site, and they are very kind. Once we got there, however, taking it for granted (appropriate time for a dinner, it was certainly not late), that we could eat paella, we were told, after we had asked the waiter, I think by the owner or manager, that paella was not possible of the photos because "they had the products but couldn't do it", quoting their words, (but in the meantime there were photos on the site that served as decoys). In the end we had to throw ourselves on a meat (raw, cooked again, because it was too raw, rather than medium cooked), and a normal dinner of sufficient or little more. At this point I strongly recommend when booking to say that you would like a Paella (in addition to the table, apparently, you must also book a normal Paella). Otherwise they will tell you that the products are there, but it cannot be done, and that therefore products inside a paella can be eaten, but individually and not in the typical Spanish dish. Bah!! Prices certainly not feasible but...

This is a restaurant that really focusing on delivering top quality dishes. It’s a must try for Palma visitors, knowing lots of other restaurant on the island are merely average.

From starter to main to dessert, I can hardly say anything that doesn’t meet my standard. The recipe tastes very local and homemade but at the same time you can see innovative ideas of designing unique flavours. Steak is a little bit raw for me because I ordered medium. I should go for medium well. But I am aware different place have different definition for steak. Still very well cooked and roasted on fire.

Apple pie is also unique and must try. It’s freshly baked I believe. And this fits very well with a bit of vanilla ice cream.

They also give you a crispy pancake and self made chocolate for free when you pay the bill.

This restaurants really knows how to balance...

Pretty simple restaurant. After a few problems trying to call for a reservation an email took care of that. The restaurant is nicely decorated, but there is no music at all. We wished for a few recommendations for Wine, but out girl looked pretty much uninterested and offered us a bottle of Muskat. Food tasted good, but it was brought really really fast. You didn't have much time to enjoy each dish. After asking for the bill 4 times and after waiting 15 min, we kindly asked another colleague, and we left pretty much dissapointed. I really recommend the Cannelloni, but maybe a bit of enthusiasm of interest from the employees...