Mallorca Restaurant in the Warehouse District in Cleveland Ohio

Last weekend, I was in Cleveland with a good high school pal Jen H. We had a blast. But we did have a meal at Mallorca which was highly recommended by our hotel staff. The person did emphasize their service is impeccable! I had read they had garnered some food awards in the past.

After walking around a bit in Downtown and Lake Erie area, Jen and I were ready to have dinner. We entered around 9pm on a Saturday night and got seated immediately. (We are both used to waits for a table in DC and Beantown respectively). There was dim lighting, the decor was not to cluttered. The waitstaff was very attentive and made sure our water glasses were constantly filled. I even got to practice my Spanish a little.

We both opted for some soup---Jen the Spanish veggie soup and myself the gazpacho. This time around the gazpacho was very tart. After the first two spoonfuls it was delicious. After 5 or 6 I was worn down and not loving the taste. I would have preferred Tascas fresher, lighter taste with the hint of cucumber. As for Jen's veggie soup, it was salty and heavy on the bean and kale flavors. Next, we got salads with our meals which we did not know we would be getting. It was a decent plateful of mixed greens, raw red onions and tomato slices. I enjoyed the honey mustard dressing. Then our main entrees came out, Jen got the tilapia stuffed with crabmeat $26 and I got the surf'n'turf $39 with the petit filet and the lobster tail hailed from South Africa (of all places!). The lobster was fine, the petit filet was good. After talking to some people from Ohio, I had to have some steak. Just different from the ones eaten in Massachusetts. It was tender, did not need much chewing and very delicious. Jen's had a wine garlic sauce and the fish was good with the crab stuffing. The sides of rice---dry and lack luster. The veggies were at least not oil drenched and for that I was thankful. Just boiled veggies on a plate with no extra flavor.

We were stuffed after our meal so we had no room for dessert.

Overall rating of 7 forks out of 10 forks.

Though the food was uneven, the service and decor bumped up the score. In addition, the pricey menu did bring the points down a little. Jen gave them 6.5 forks out of 10 forks.