Monnaber NOU Finca Hotel & Spa

We own a property in Puerto Pollensa and have been coming to the area for the past forty years. We had heard about Monnaber Nou restaurant but had never visited it. Until today. It was a special wedding anniversary so I had booked dinner. We arrived. Beautiful setting. No welcome but a sign directing us to the restaurant. On arrival no one to show us to the table; we asked and were told we could choose our own. Great. The menu was interesting but not outstanding. The prices were ok. However, it became clear that the suckling pig (that I had) and the roast shoulder of lamb (that my wife ordered) were not cooked fresh but were heated ‘portions’. How do I know? Because my wife’s lamb was dry, stringy and, frankly, inedible. I called the waiter and pointed this out. He apologised and took it away saying the chef ‘would cook another one’. He did not offer to take my lechona and keep it warm. So I had to eat while my wife watched. My wife’s new portion of lamb arrived as I was finishing my pork, so I had to watch while she ate. When it came to payment time I asked to talk to the manager and explained that when I come to a good restaurant I expect to have a shared dining experience which means eating my main course at the same time as my wife; and I expect the dishes to be perfectly prepared. In light of our very disappointing experience I suggested that we should not be asked to pay full price. Rather than offer sympathy and few euros discount the manager asked whether we had each, in the end, eaten a main course. I said we had. He said that therefore we must pay full price. I said that what we had experienced was not good and I expected better if I was paying full price. He stood his ground and said that he could not give any discount because it would come out of his pay. Impasse. Needless to say, we shall not return.

We booked Monnaber through Rural Hotels Mallorca and Henrik recommended the rural spa. My daughter and I were here for two nights in April 2024 and it blew us away. Our comfortable room opened out onto the pool where we spent many happy hours. The views were spectacular, the food was delicious. A special thank you to Luca and Carmen for such personalised service - nothing was too much trouble and they encouraged my daughter with her Spanish. Thanks also to the chef who went to extra lengths to create egg-free desserts so she didn’t have to miss out. Wonderful people, wonderful place. A highlight of our Mallorca road trip.

The Monnaber Nou was recommended to my wife and by friends who live close by, so our expectations on arrival were running high! Thankfully we were not to be disappointed as, from the moment we arrived (to a warm welcome from Francisco) our stay was blissfully, relaxing. Our stay began with a light, lunch and glass of fizz on the picture-perfect terrace, which overlooks quite stunning and tranquil Campanet countryside views. The privileged location represents a big part of the experience here. This was followed by a stroll round the expansive and very impressive grounds of the estate, and it’s only then that you realise the amount of effort that goes into ensuring that this multi-generational family estate is maintained and managed to the highest standards, so that guests can sample life inside an authentic, traditional finca. The elegant manor house, adjoining accommodations and the 300 acres of agricultural estates have been honestly and sympathetically refurbished to ensure that the rustic rich heritage of past times has been captured at a time when most hotels are hell-bent at modernisation at all costs. The restaurant has similarly rustic furnishings, it’s sitting rooms, with period furnishings and massive wood burning fires. All of which were surpassed by the wonderful Malloquin cuisine and accompanying carefully selected wine selection presented to us in the restaurant itself. A delicious meal was served with pride and care by Matthias and Ricardo.What stood out was the fact that so much of the produce being served is organically grown or raised on the estate itself. Unlike one or two previous reviews, we found the breakfast to be very adequate, again with many ingredients grown either on the estate or from local producers. I suspect that anyone dissatisfied with their stay may have not done their research properly and expected a stereotypical Sheraton-chain-like experience, rather than the rustic charm of an authentic Mallorquin finca stay. These are very different requirements, so be clear what you are looking for. If it is the latter, you have found the holy grail! Disfrutas! 😀

fantastic country hotel with excelent gastronomy, the best location to discover the island.