Robert P. wrote: > > I have been interested to read reviews of restaurants on this bboard > that present a variation of the following theme: "The restaurant > pretends to offer food from [fill in country]. Well, I've been to > [country], and the food at Restaurant X simply doesn't measure up." [...] > IMHO, that Mallorca is not authentically Spanish or that Mad Mex is not > Mexican tells me little. Well said. As for me, I've never been to Spain, and I would not purport to understand Spanish cuisine. That disclaimer out of the way, I find Mallorca to range from poor to mediocre. The paella is particularly bad, and something is really wrong with their lobster (either the raw material or the preparation, I don't know). I find the meat dishes almost as unpleasant. In my opinion after 5 or 6 visits, the last of which was several years ago, it's a terribly overrated restaurant, which I'm guessing is a result of marketing. Even here in Pittsburgh, one can do far better.
Pittsburgh, PA