Ibi
Serafines

Serafines

Subida Parque Natural San Pascual S/n, Aptdo. Correos 383, 03440, Ibi, Spain

Pez • Carne • Español • Chocolate


"Serafines is a nice restaurant in a beautiful setting in the woods. Tables nicely set. Warning, they do not have a printed menu, you need a QR reader app on your phone. On this occasion I had printed the menu from their web site, before going, this made things much easier. Overall staff were pleasant but the service was rushed and way too fast, plates were being taken away before we were finished and the next course on the table only minutes after finishing the last course. Point to be aware of, the menu has most things priced with a ration price and a half ration price, half rations are more than adequate for two people. For the food, we started with squid rings in batter, very nice, this was followed by 4 croquet 's, I liked them, my wife was not so keen, too strong for her liking. Then we had duck foie pate, a huge chunk of pate and packet toasts. The pate was delicious, very rich, this needed time to savor, but again, we felt rushed. For our main courses, my wife had the lamb stuffed with ham, generally a disappointing dish, very fatty and served on a plate with an unnecessary floral display of various salad products, ridiculous. Watching around the room, this seemed to be the norm, every main dish had half a kilo of salad crammed on the plate. The waste in this restaurant must be incredible. For the main, I chose the marinated partridge, a dish I had experienced on previous visits. Unfortunately, this time the dish was awful and I had to send it back, in my opinion it was not edible, the meat was dry and tasteless, again accompanied by the floral display. To be fair the restaurant did take it off the bill without any hassle. To accompany these courses we had the house red, very nice. We also ordered a bottle of still water, they brought sparkling water, not a good start. For dessert I chose the profiteroles which were not bad but they were the largest profiteroles I have ever seen sitting in a bucket of chocolate sauce. We finished with a coffee, beautiful coffee served in stupid cups. The final bill was 61.00 Euros, not bad considering the wine was 14.00 Euros. Would we go back, probably, eventually but we both suffered dreadful indigestion that night so we will not be rushing back in the near future."

El Passadis Carmen

El Passadis Carmen

Calle De La Virgen 8, Ibi, Spain

Pizza • Europeo • Mariscos • Cafeterías


"I love dining out in this part of the Ibiza old town, with outdoor dining along car-free, stone-paved streets, and Carmen's is a great place to enjoy this atmosphere. Carmen herself is often there, meeting the guests and talking with them about the food, and...she adds wonderful warmth and character to the experience. Everyone seems to get a kick out of the menu presentation by which I mean they bring the giant chalkboard menu from the wall and prop it on a chair near your table! The menu features quality ingredients freshly prepared, and they were quite accommodating in adapting some items to be vegetarian for me. I enjoyed a great two-part salad, one half cold with fresh greens and avocado, and the other warm with couscous and lightly cooked vegetables. The entree was delicious mozzarella-stuffed gnocchi in a creamy tomato sauce with asparagus and other vegetables. Dessert was the only slight disappointment; the chef's tiramisu served parfait-style was fine, but unremarkable. The overall bill seemed a little high, but largely because Carmen did such a good job convincing me to try things from her menu. The rest of the menu features many meat and fresh seafood dishes, and I'm sure omnivores will find many things that appeal. Overall, I had a wonderful time even dining there by myself, and it would have been an even more enjoyable experience with friends. I look forward to returning there again the next time I'm fortunate enough to get back to Ibiza."