Restaurant: Casa Michaela
Location: Carrer d’Anníbal, 15, 07013 Palma, Illes Balears, Spain
Date: June 27, 2016
Cuisine: Italian
Rating: Mixed (A taste of Brentwood in Palma)
We ended up at Casa Michaela by fairly random means — using the TripAdvisor app to find an Italian restaurant that was open, well rated, available, and nearby.
The decor is pleasant and contemporary. Despite being very well rated, there was no one else eating.
These cornbread-like breads were nice.
And the little taste of gazpacho.
Then basil bread.
Ensalada de rucola y pistachos con pera y parmesano. Salad with pears, parmesan, etc.
Langostinos en crusta de sésamo con mayonesa de wasabi. This was an interesting one. It looked like a salad, but the shrimp felt more like fried — even if they were only coated in sesame. And there was a good kick to the wasabi.
Simple pasta for my son.
Pasta alla Norma “berenjenas ricotta ahumada y tomates secos”.
Risotto with lobster and pistachios. A very good risotto, particularly as I like white seafood risotto, and the pistachios added a nice crunch.
Potatoes and asparagus.
Fresh sea bass filleted table-side.
Simple white wine sauce. The usual kind of nice filet.
Overall, Casa Michaela was a bit more mixed. My dishes were pretty good, particularly the lobster risotto. Some of the others in my party weren’t as thrilled. The menu is pretty similar to many contemporary LA Italian restaurants. Majorca is a weird place (for being in Spain) as it’s so British. There are a lot of Italian restaurants. I guess the British like Italian. Why wouldn’t they? Italian is a great, but Spanish food is also fabulous — and Majorca is supposed to be Spain.