![]() Cicale OverviewPut simply, Cicale is a perfect example of how to combine the old with the new to stunning avail. Superb gardens give way to the oldest finca restaurant on the island, where one can choose to sample the magnificent Italian cuisine amid truly outstanding settings. During the summer months the emphasis is most certainly upon dining alfresco, where swarms of people revel beneath the natural canopy of trees and adjoining large terrace. Alternatively for when the cooler months set in, a roaring fireplace perfectly complements the exquisitely decorated interior to set the tone for that perfectly relaxing winter evening. Far from being outdone, the authentic Italian cuisine provides the real talking point to this superb restaurant. A menu that is adorned with organic ingredients and creative dishes offers something for all pallets with the end result being consistently brilliant. To avoid any elements of monotony, the artistic chefs change the menu weekly, with the cuisine being predominately subject to the season in question. Homemade pasta and risotto dishes are in their plenty, alongside fresh meat and fish options with a difference and a wide range of desserts. Particularly worth noting are the fillet of beef and the sea-bass ravioli with fresh tomato and basil; both equally sublime in their own right. For a desert try the ricotta and pear mousse or the fresh fruit tiramisu. The charismatic restaurateurs Michaela and Paolo set the example for the restaurant to prosper upon. A professional and unimpeachable approach is aligned with that fun and comforting Mediterranean spark in abundance. It is a real treat to eat at Cicale and after four years of operating, it is only a matter of time before they become one of the internationally recognised names of Ibiza. Watch this space… |
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Cicale - Reviews
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August 2010 Shame the manageress was high as a kite!
Anna Donald from London, UK
Went there last Sat night with some friends. This was highly recommended by a friend who lives in Ibiza. Venue is pretty and my food was pretty good but unfortunately 2 of my friends had fish and prawns that were undercooked to the point that you could see blood on part of the fish and the inside of the prawns were grey and squidgy. We told the waiter this when he took away the plates and asked us how we had enjoyed the food. We told the waiter that it wasn't meant to be a complaint but thought he should alert the chef so that he doesn't end up serving semi raw food to other customers. As nobody came back to speak to us about it, we thought that the Spanish waiter perhaps didn't understand us so we told another waitress who then brought the manageress to speak to us. We told the manageress that we had enjoyed our evening and hadn't wanted to spoil it by making a fuss but felt we ought to alert the chef of the rawness of the food he was serving up. To all our surprise, the manageress reacted with verbal diarrhoea and said she couldn't understand why we were uunhappy and tried to even convince us that the fish was meant to be semi raw and the prawns, well, she said you can eat prawns raw, which might be the case but we hadn't asked for sashimi and partly cooked seafood is dodgy. Seeing her reaction made us realise that she was high as a kite. We were then shown the dessert board and the manageress was going through the options but half way through, unbeliveably as she came to a spanish dish that we thought she was going to enlighten us as to what it was, she instead said - oh well it doesn't matter- which was incredibly rude and dismissive. Needless to say, we decided to opt out of dessert and take our leave. It's a shame that the owners have obviously made a big effort to make the restaurant work but have hired staff that have let them down terribly. The manageress didn't apologise nor did she give us a discount or take the partly raw dishes off the bill, though we hadn't expected any freebies but it would have been a nice gesture all the same.
Cicale - WRITE REVIEW
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