La Braseria may not have the allure of a seafront eatery in Port de Pollença or a restaurant in the narrow streets of the charming Pollença town, but it does have a Josper charcoal oven. And if you enjoy the flavour of food cooked over fire, La Braseria is worth a visit for young Bolivian chef Ruben Uzquiano’s expert cooking. 

How to find La Braseria

This restaurant in the north of Mallorca couldn’t be easier to find – it’s at the Ca’n Berenguer roundabout just outside Pollença town, at the junction with the Ma10 to Lluc. It’s between the traditional mallorquín textiles business Teixits Vicens and Paco Mobles furniture store and, at first glance, La Braseria looks like an ordinary roadside eatery with an attractive covered front terrace. 

La Braseria’s Menu

Although the terrace looked appealing, on a hot and humid day we were seduced by the prospect of air conditioning and ate in the smart contemporary-style dining room. 

The menu offers tapas, salads, and meats and fish cooked on the grill. The meat choices include T-bone and Tomahawk steaks (for two hungry people). La Braseria sources as much of its produce locally as it can and this includes the 0km lamb, from the Cooperativa de Pollença. Lamb even has its own section on the menu. Vegetarian dishes are restricted to four tapas, one salad, and a falafel burger with cheese and confit tomato sauce, so it’s probably not a destination restaurant for vegetarians.

What we ate at La Braseria

We started by sharing generous portions of patatas bravas (8,90€) and grilled chicken wings with smoky tatemada (charred salsa) sauce (10,50€). Both were delicious and I’d eat those chicken wings again anytime.

We both had sea bass (21,50€ each), which arrived whole on a wooden platter with a lettuce garnish, baked aubergine, and very good home-cut fries. The fish was perfectly cooked, and my only tiny service gripe was having to suggest that a spare plate would be useful for discarding the inedible parts of the fish. 

Having eaten well, we weren’t going to have dessert. Until our server, Alejandra, told us that all the desserts are made in-house … and the Josper-baked cheesecake (8,50€) is particularly good. It was like dangling a carrot in front of a donkey, so we shared a cheesecake. Had I known how deliciously creamy and rich it was going to be, I’d have had a portion to myself.  

We each had a glass of rosado wine from Mallorcan winery Vi Rei, at 4,50€ a glass. We paid a total of 79,90€ for what was a substantial and very good lunch.

Good to Know

• When on holiday, you don’t want to be clock-watching, so it’s good that La Braseria’s kitchen is open from 12:30 until ten at night so you can discover this place at your leisure.

• Open every day. Breakfast and brunch from 10:30-12:30h and then all-day dining 12:30-22:00h.

• It’s usually possible to find a parking space in front of this row of businesses.

• Teixits Vicens is well worth a visit to see the variety of items made from Mallorca’s ‘cloth of tongues’. You can visit the factory as well as the showroom. Do also check out the outlet section upstairs, where there’s also a large collection of antiques that will surely appeal to anyone looking for authentic decorative pieces for a rustic finca.

• If you enjoy eating at La Braseria, you may be interested to know it’s part of the Group Calvary, which also has eateries in Pollença town (L’Illa & Café El Calvari) and in Port de Pollença (L’Illa).

Jan Edwards ©2023