Cafè Central — Restaurant in Sóller

It was a really hot day so we stopped at this place to drink something after a long walk at the market. We wanted to take place in the shadow but the lady that worked there told us to sit somewhere else (by the sun). Then 5 minutes later she took our order. We ordered a coke and an aperol. After she asked “and for lunch?” We told her that we only wanted to drink something. She was not pleased and told us that we only could sit there if we also ate. But later she said you have 30 minutes and then you have to leave the place. Mind you there were plenty of other free places for other people so we didn’t really understand. It took 15 minutes for our...

First of all do NOT eat here.

The restaurant experience started off with us waiting 20 minutes to be seated. Finally we just sat down at a table after being ignored by the waitresses. We ordered the steak, steak cordon blue and grilled chicken thighs. The cordon blue had only one small serrano ham slice and was so tough that it took 10 seconds of vigorous cutting with a sharp knife to get through. The other steak was also tough. The chicken thigh was greasy.

All the food was dry and there was no sauce for anything. We had to wait 5 minutes, and let the food go cold, to ask the waitress for some mayonnaise and ketchup...

Natural aircon outside, electric aircon inside. Nestled within the main square in Soller, this is a nice place to replenish the lost body fluids, sweated out in the summer heat. Reasonable prices considering the location and obviously popular with the local Spanish fraternity. It's a cafe, not really a restaurant though, so don't expect to be wowed. Fab for people watching if thats your thing as droves of people enjoy the veiws and entertainment on the doorstep. As a little hint, tuck away a sloping wedge of wine cork with you in your pocket. Any outdoor table in Spain wobbles on the uneven surface, that inevitably...