Last year we discovered Plat a Plat, a vegan restaurant in Maria de la Salut. This small town in the Mallorcan countryside wasn’t a place where we expected to find such an eatery.

We’re not vegans (although we often eat vegetarian) but wanted to try Plat a Plat because I’m sometimes asked for restaurant recommendations for vegans.

We hot-footed over one evening last autumn and had a delicious and creative dinner. Alas, our plans to eat there again with friends the following week were thwarted: the seasonal Plat a Plat was about to close for the winter. With the restaurant and hotel open again for 2024, we went on a Sunday to try their buffet brunch.

You don’t have to be staying in the attractive 12-room, 4-star Hotel Curolla to eat in its restaurant Plat a Plat. The hotel is in a side street in Maria de la Salut with street parking usually available, although it does have its own car park.

Hotel Curolla occupies an early-19th-century majestic property in Maria de Salut. The large, handsome entrance hall is also home to the restaurant and is dominated by traditional Mallorcan architectural features – arches, exposed stone walls, and ceiling beams. Last autumn, we sat indoors for dinner because it was a cool evening but, for our sunny Sunday lunch, we sat at a shaded table on the terrace. It was a lovely experience because of the peaceful setting, the birdsong, and the hotel’s verdant garden. And, of course, the variety of food on offer.

The restaurant is overseen by Vero (Veronica) Romero, an innovative and enthusiastic young woman who has a ready smile.

Dinner at Plat a Plat

Sadly, Plat a Plat is open for dinner only on three nights a week: Friday, Saturday, and Monday (19:00h–22:00h). The à la carte menu is short but interesting and changes with the seasonal products. Here are photos of some of the dishes we ate there last autumn.

Sunday Brunch at Plat a Plat

The buffet brunch is available from 11.00h–15:00h every Sunday. We’d booked for 13:00h but the buffet still looked fresh because platters were regularly replenished and new dishes added to the spread in the dining room. Chef Silvana Egea and two other chefs keep that buffet looking appealing.

Brunch costs 25€, which includes water, juice, coffee, or tea – and it’s all help yourself. Drinks from the bar are available but charged as extra.

As well as being vegan, 90 per cent of the food is also gluten-free which is good to know for coeliacs. If you’re avoiding gluten for any reason, Vero is your guide as to what’s to leave on the buffet.

We tried home-made vegan cheese, different vegetable burgers, salads, several varieties of hummus, coca, and more. Like all nutritious food, it was very satisfying.

Our fellow brunchers appeared to be mainly locals and the Mallorcan man and his adult daughter we chatted to briefly told us they came from Sa Pobla for brunch.

I’d hoped to have a peek at one of the Hotel Curolla’s rooms before we left, but the young owner, Julia Hälbig (of Mallorcan and German parents) told me the hotel was full. Clearly, there’s a demand for vegan accommodation in Mallorca.

Other Vegan Hotels in Mallorca

Here are three other vegan hotels in Mallorca to check out if Hotel Corolla is full when you want to visit. Although I haven’t stayed in any of them, I mention them because I know of their reputation.

 Villa Vegana in Selva

Ecocirer in Sóller

Pension Bellavista in Puerto Pollensa (which also has a good vegetarian/vegan restaurant – which we have tried a few times – with a lovely courtyard garden).

Jan Edwards ©2024