A fine start to the evening

Pop-up dinners have great appeal for me – as you may have read in previous posts on this blog. Dinner in a winery on Mallorca? Don’t mind if I do; so we did.

The winery in question was the French-owned Bodega Conde de Suyrot in Colònia de Sant Pere, not far from Artà. We’re big fans of their wines, so the prospect of a wine-paired dinner – with food courtesy of Santi Taura Events – was not to be missed. Santi Taura, if you don’t know, is a talented chef from Lloseta (near Inca), whose eponymous restaurant there has been known to have one of the longest waiting lists for a table in the whole of Spain. He also has a weeknight cooking show on the Mallorcan TV station IB3.

Our favourite sunset spot

Bodega Conde de Suyrot is housed in a former stable block and has a huge terrace, which is ideal for a variety of events. This terrace has stunning views over vineyards to the Bay of Alcúdia and the Tramuntana mountains beyond. On the coastline, Colònia de Sant Pere offers spectacular sunset views; Bodega Conde de Suyrot’s views are even better, as the winery is on a hillside.

Pretty sight on arrival at Bodega Conde de Suyrot

Conde Fabrice de Suyrot gave a welcome – with our first glass of wine

Tables on the terrace

Sunset from the terrace of Bodega Conde de Suyrot

Dinner last Friday was on this terrace. In some pop-up dinner events, diners share a long table but, for this one, tables and chairs were set out in the style of a restaurant terrace. Two front-of-house members of Santi’s team looked after us well and the wine flowed generously.

The menu

Appetizers: Cold soup of Mallorcan almonds, Croquette of the day, Vegetable coca with smoked sardine

Wine: 2018 Conde Blanco

Starter: Cannelloni of meat-stuffed aubergine with sauce

Wine: 2018 Es Cap Roig

Main course: Sea bass cooked en papillote with curried vegetables and aromatic herbs

Wine: 2018 Es Mussol

Dessert: Chocolate, coffee, Baileys

Wine: 2017 Sa Llebre

Santi’s excellent bread was served with oil and salt. A second basket was even provided.

Cold Mallorcan almond soup

A croquette each – delicious

Coca – the Mallorcan equivalent of pizza, but much healthier

Aubergine cannelloni stuffed with meat

Seabass cooked in a cellophane ‘papillote’ with curried vegetables

All the good things – chocolate, coffee, and Baileys – in one dessert

The food was delicious and we appreciated the Conde de Suyrot wine pairings. I must admit that I was a teeny bit disappointed not to see Santi himself at the event but he has a fantastic culinary team who did him and themselves proud.

If you like the look of this dinner – a combination of Bodega Conde de Suyrot wines, the cuisine and service of Santi Taura Events, and nature’s sunset spectacle – another pop-up dinner is scheduled for Friday, August the 16th. For more details, or to book, email af@condedesuyrot.com.

Santi recently closed his restaurants (Santi Taura and DINS Santi Taura), which shared premises in Lloseta and is set to open DINS Santi Taura in Palma very soon, within the new El Llorenç Hotel. He is also about to open Cor Barra i Taula in Palma, which will offer drinks and a simpler style of food. He also has GUST by Santi Taura on the coastal strip in Playa de Muro.

Jan Edwards ©2019