Xmas/New Year 2010
 

Hell's Kitchen are serving a 5 course lunch on Christmas day for 42.50€ pp, it is essential to book. Here is the menu:-

seems a bit dear, last xmas day we were at trio for 15 euro or so a head, cant remember exactly but I paid the bill for 6 of us and it was under 200 euro and we were in from 2 till 6 incl drinks etc

I would agree, but do you want to work on Xmas day?

Trio charge their normal MDD price but include turkey as one of the choices if you ask, and some different sweetsare available. They are aways busy with both locals, ex pats and holiday makers. Depends on how special you want your meal to be .

no i dont want to work on xmas day and agree prices should be higher

just dont want to see pp going the same way as prices here at xmas

nice hotel by us where you can get a good meal for about 30 quid normally are asking £90 this year for xmas dinner, wouldnt like to see the trend continuing in spain

I thnk the Hells kitchen menu for Christmas day sounds really reasonable....
42 € works out about 36 quid! Cant think of anywhere in the UK you'd get a 5 course meal including wine for that price.

I would imagine the staff would be on double pay for working Christmas day so that has to be taken in to account. The prices in PP are still very good and havent increased much, if at all ,over the last few years , it's just the lousy exchange rate at the moment. The restaurant owners cant take the blame for that.

Its a good idea for there to be a choice of restaurants with a choice of prices at any time of year.
They haven't advertised their Christmas menu, but if you look at Stay's menu for the new year, its pretty expensive on first glance:
Stay Restaurant

But I bet there will be more than a few takers that night!

Compared to them, Hells Kitchen is extremely cheap.
I expect there will be cheaper options too that may not be advertised, you just have to know someone who knows as they say!

It depends on what you want on the day to what you are prepared to pay. After all, you can always stay at home and cook it yourself and watch TV.

Or... get a group together, all chose a different restaurant, and run between each restaurant for the next course! High heels optional.;)

Tango are serving an MDD on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for 30€ i will post the full menu tomorrow.

Christmas 2010
 

Mulligans is also open on Christmas Day according to the new owners, Julie & Dave.
I am not sure what the food offer will be (dreadful memory!!) but Julie said that Guillermo from The Hustlers would be playing music there during the proceedings.

Tango Christmas Eve and Day Menu.
 

Here is the Tango menu:-

Aperitif

Octopus and squid fried Mallorcan style with fresh fennel
Sobrasada tartar (homemade from Mallorcan black pig)


First course (choose one)

Poultry soup with pasta and fresh vegetables

Langoustine and crab cocktail with pineapple and pink sauce

Sauted prawns and vegetables with homemade "longaniza"

Fresh salmon lasagne with nutmeg spinach, mozzarella and emmental cheese

Fish and shellfish soup with rice


Main course (chooseone)

Roast lamb served sliced in it's own juice

Seafood brochette with garlic vinaigrette and soya sauce

Fillets of pork loin with "salmantino" style dressing

Andalusian fried diced cod on a bed of potato and aubergine chips with red pepper sauce

Young boneless turkey stuffed with duck livers, cured ham and nuts


Desserts

Homemade from the trolley

Fresh fruit

Wines

Blanco: Nuviana Chardonnay 2009

Tinto: Bodegas San Mames (Ribera del Duero)

Cava: Codorniu Brut

Water

Price 30€ pp.

We have eaten at Tango for the past two years and a very good meal it was as well. If you want a window seat book early because they have some quite large groups in. The price is the same or even slightly lower than last year.

Actually I don't think even the Stay sounds wildly extortionate given the quality (and size) of the meal - and a free bar all night! And what a place to celebrate New Year... I would say that was competitive with the UK where even quite ordinary pubs seems to charge a minimum of £75 for New Year's Eve festivities - with a much more limited menu and a single glass of fizz.

Sitting here with a broken heating system, staring at a foot of snow, I would gladly pay a premium to be at the Stay on New Year's Eve...

That Tango Christmas menu sounds delicious - an absolute bargain. Wish I could be there!

Totally agree Kate! If the kids were not descending on us over the New Year I would have blown the flight budget and gone over to bring in the New Year at Stay.
Mind you, having just got our mobile phone bill in for when we were over last I may leave the phone behind next time! :eek:

OH NO!!!!! So easy to do Bella. So annoying too - why does it have to cost so much - i've never really got to grips with that one.

I agree too. Christmas lunch at Tangos followed by New Years Eve at Stay couldn't be better than that. Oh well - in my dreams...!

I have just picked up the menu for Trio on New Years Eve. Price down from previous two years to €70 inc IVA

Menu
Prawn Croquettes
Spoon of pieces of Cod with matured black olives
**********
Small pot Alfonso I soup
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Fresh Fillet of Turbot with Cream Leeks, pilau rice and Broccoli
******
Young beef fillet steak with tarragon and Balsamic
Garnish: Duquesa Potatoes
Sauteed Mushrooms and Forest Mushrooms
***************

Parfait Ice Cream with anis and arabic sauce
*******
Coffee and Liquers


Mineral Water
Wines White: Emino verdejo (Rueda)
Red: Vina Pomal (Rioja Reserva 2005)
Cava: Anna de Cordorniu

Good Luck Grapes and Carnival Bag

Live Music All Night

The reduction in the price at Trio proves how bad the recession has hit us here. The last couple of years Trio has been 100euros approx. There are some reasonable prices for good food out there this year. Casinet also have very reasonable prices for both xmas and new year. Last night I had a drink in LULUS in Pollensa and she will be open for Xmas Day lunch for anyone interested in typical British fayre at sensible price with a nice cosy atmostphere. I think she will probably be open New Year eve also.

Just received finalised Christmas and New Year menu from Stay.

Its just SO tempting to just pack the boots and jumpers - the one with a bit of sparkle on it obviously - and say to the rest of the family, "The turkey's in the freezer - see you at the end of January!":D


OUR MENU OF THE DAY FOR CHRISTMAS
21ST. - 27TH OF DECEMBER 2010
PRICE 33,10 €, VAT INCLUDED


MENU
FRESH VEGETABLE SOUP
OR
LIGHT SHRIMP CREAM SOUP WITH RIESLING
OR
SMOKED SALMON TARTARE WITH WASABI AND SESAME CHIPS
OR
HOMEMADE CANELONI “AU GRATÍN”
OR
STRUDEL OF FRESH VEGETABLES WITH PIEMONT-TRUFFEL SAUCE
_________________
STUFFED BREAST OF TURKEY CATALAN STYLE WITH PINE-NUTS
AND RAISINS, FRESH VEGETABLES AND POTATOES
OR
GRILLED SMALL VEAL ESCALOPES “MAÎTRE D´HOTEL”
FRESH VEGETABLES AND POTATOES
OR
FILLET OF HAKE WITH CLAMS WITH MARSELLAISE SAUCE
FRESH VEGETABLES AND RICE
OUR SPECIAL DESSERT OF THE DAY
COFFEE AND HOMEMADE CHOCOLATES
WINE FINCA LA MEDA, BAJOZ
WATER WITH OR WITHOUT GAS











MENU NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA DINNER 2010-2011
“amuse gueules” aperitifs from jonny
terrine of foie gras with fresh truffl e and port-wine
fresh tuna tartare with wasabi and ginger
sate-skewer with breast of quail and fi gs
wild mushroom “kiche” with smoked shrimp and romesco sauce
thai curry-lemongrass soup with coconut and sesame sticks
“supreme” of sea bass with mallorcan shrimp, artichokes ravioli
and saffron sauce
mandarin orange and lime sorbet
medallion of veal fi llet on “cepes” mushroom sauce
majorcan winter vegetables and rosemary potatoes
assortment of desserts from our pâtissière
coffee and liqueurs
selection of home made chocolate truffl es
WINE
vionta, albariño, rias baixas 2009
mas de subirá 2007 d.o. priorat, garnacha 60% & cariñena 40%
cava raimat chardonnay brut, méthode traditionnelle
“cotillon” and the twelve midnight grapes
and later on........
dance throughout the night with dunas trio
145 € INCLUDES DINNER AND FREE BAR ALL NIGHT

Received an email from Stay with the Christmas and New Year menu this morning, and read it out to M as we sat in bed with a cup of tea! :rolleyes:

He said 'Lets just fly out for a couple of days and have dinner at Stay'!


Seriously thinking about it now....if I can get the shopping finished, get the presents wrapped, decorate the tree, buy all the food, get the house ready for 16 on The Day.... and have the obligatory nervous breakdown :eek:

Yes, us too - that's where I copied their menu's from!

Packing for next Christmas and New Year in my head already. Wonder if Easyjet will give discount for early family group booking??:rolleyes::)

O'Lume are open for both Christmas and New Year and will also be open on Tuesdays over this period.:D

La Piazza will be offering special set menus for Christmas Day and New Year's Eve. Both events will cost 30€ pp.

Nostalgia's opening times are as follows;

Xmas Eve - 6pm til late.
Xmas Day - closed.
Boxing Day - 12.30pm til 3pm and 7pm til late.
27th/28th - closed.
29th/30th - 6pm til late.

New Years Eve - 8pm til late with entertainment, free buffet and grapes at midnight.
New Years Day - closed.
2nd Jan - 12.30pm til late.

Hell's Kitchen opening hours for the festive season will be ;

December 20th-24th = 12.30pm-4pm and 7pm-10pm.
Xmas Day = Bookings only.
Boxing Day = Closed.
December 27th-30th = 12.30pm-4pm and 7pm-10pm.
New Years Eve = Bookings only.
New Years Day = Closed.
January 2nd = 12.30pm-4pm.

Normal winter hours will resume from January 3rd 2011.

Stop Whinging Woman !!!!

You obviously haven't read today's Torygraph which details a report that claims men do far more housework than women give them credit for . It claims that women do not notice because men don't like to " make a fuss ".

Xmas is pretty stressful for us guys as well . How much booze shall we get in, what can we buy at 5.30 p.m. Christmas Eve for the missus , can we manage to stay awake & watch the cricket all night , will we have to clear up the reindeer s**t off the lawn Xmas morning .........

I could go on

Merry Crimble, everyone

BonysLad :D:D:D

More Xmas/New Year opening times.
 

CAN BALACHE :-

December 23rd/24th = Noon til late.
Xmas Day = Noon til 2pm.
Boxing Day = 1pm til 7pm.
December 27th/28th/29th = Closed.
December 30th = Noon til late.
December 31st = Noon til 6pm.
January 1st = 7pm til late.
They will be serving a Boxing Day buffet including Homemade soup, bubble and squeak, cold meats with pickles and a half bottle of wine for 12.50€ pp.


FLETCHERS :-

December 20th to 24th = Noon til 4pm. Serving Xmas Turkey MDD 3 course 12.50€ (inc glass of wine/cava), 2 course 10€, 1 course 6.95€.
Xmas Day = Closed.
Boxing Day = Noon til 6pm. Serving Turkey Club sandwich & Homemade Soup 5€.

JK's :-

December 24th = 6pm til 11pm.
Xmas Day = 11am til 3pm.
Boxing Day = 11am til 8pm.
December 31st = 11am til 3pm.
January 1st = 11am til 8pm.

Thanks for your continued good work Sparky, its great to see so many places open over Christmas, it really is becoming a year round resort, I have always wanted to get away over Christmas and the new year, may have to seriously consider it for next year :)

I am trying to help all the businesses SWS. So many people seem to think that PP closes down for the winter and it is just not true, yes of course many places don't stay open and unfortuneately some have closed permanently but it is not all gloom and doom. :D
Oh and i forgot to say that the Christmas Lights are on, ok it's not Blackpool Illuminations but at least we have some. ;)

Sounds nice Sparky, any chance of a picture, when you are better :)

Will do, probably at the weekend SWS ;).

Gracias mi amiga

MULLIGANS :-

Christmas Day = Noon til 3pm with entertainment from Guillermo and friends. Mulled wine @ 1.50€ a glass and free mince pies.
Boxing Day = for live football and free tapas.
New Years Eve = entertainment from The Hustlers from 10.30pm.
New Years Day = 12.30pm "Hangover Party" , Bloody Mary's @ 3.50€.

Mulligans
 

Thanks for letting us know about Mulligans plans for the festive period Sparky.

Really glad to read that The Hustlers will be back in Mulligans for New Year's Eve too!:) Should be a great night! Shame I can't be there :(

Sparky is dead right........PP is an ALL YEAR ROUND resort and I think this needs to be advertised as part of the great attraction to the town.

It can be beautiful out of season without the throng of so many tourists. The winter days can be warm and sunny with blue skies and there are pleanty of cafe bars and restaurants open. Remember, PP is a proper functioning town, not just a summer resort.

I think the only problem is the reduced frequency of flights. I believe airlines are missing out on a trick here. They could earn some decent revenue off season.

Los Zarales Christmas and New Year
 

CHRISTMAS Day MENU 26 Euros

♣Fiesta Appetizer
♣Cream of Shrimp with “Tio Pepe” Sherry ♣Stuffed Pollensa Lamb in Rosemary served with creamy potatoes and fresh vegetables ♣ Traditional Christmas Chocolate Trunk.
♣Assortment of Christmas Sweets.
Bread, Wine, Water, Cava
Coffee or Tea and Infusions

NEW YEAR'S EVE MENU 68 Euros
♥ Welcome Cockail ♥Turkey Lollipop ♥ Prawn on a nest of leeks on a bed of coconut and Prawn bread ♥ Piquillo Pepper stuffed with seafood and dill sauce ♥ Medallion of Monkfish and lobster with mussels nest of mashed creamy mushroom infusion ♥ Peppermint Pineapple Sorbet ♥ Sirloin Steak with Mango sauce and pink pepper and zucchini stuffed with Foie ♥Couland Soufflé with creamy home-made Chocolate sauce, Cinnamon and Grand Marnier ♥ Assorted Christmas sweets ♥ Cotillion and Grapes of luck

WHITE : Verdejo Rueda
RED : Rioja Reserva
CAVA : Brut Nature Water, cofee and digestives liqueurs

Wish I was there, this sounds excellent value.:)

The crisis has brought all these prices into most peoples reach which is good news. We have not decided where to go New Year yet but there are plenty of sensible offers out there this year. At last the restaurants have listened to their clients and the street and really understand that the money is not available.
HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE.

The port is much quieter this year, we had a walk around and there were far less people about. It was the same on Christmas Eve but i think the atmosphere was still great.

We had our Christmas Lunch in Hell's Kitchen and i have to say it was worth every cent. We had a couple of glasses each of pink cava before we sat at our beautifully laid table, the food as always was superb (please read my first post on this thread for the menu) and the service from Gary and his lovely wife Ana was second to none, the homemade mince pies had to be taken home as we just could not eat another mouthful but i ate mine last night and they were excellent. Thank you Ian and the gang for a fantastic afternoon :D:D.