Hi

After trying to book our hols for June, we decided to go 2 weeks ago instead! We stayed in the Coma Gran for 10 days and it was excellent! We were self catering so we tried to get as much advice as possible on good restaurants in the area, especially as we have 2 small children. I would like to stress that people going to Sa Coma and surrounding resorts should be careful as we had a few unpleaseant experiences, as did many other holidaymakers that we met. The CHINESE restaurants all offer 3 course meals for around 5 euros - think about it, that is only about 3 pound! Luckily for us we were warned about how many people are ill after eating in them, and so we didnt go. There are lots of 'BRITISH' restaurants in town, but the cooks are all spanish or german and so do not cook the way we are used to, the meals are cheap because you get a tiny piece of meat/omelette/etc with a mound of chips and a side salad that has all been pickled. I know it sounds like i am such a whinger, but there were lots of lovely places that we found to eat so that we all enjoyed our holiday. Just think about it for a minute before you go into a restaurant - why is the food so cheap? If there any locals eating there then it is very likely to be good. I would much rather pay a bit more money for a satifying meal in a reputable restaurant that i know will not make any of my family ill. That goes for drinks too - we found that the drinks in certain places were so cheap because the spirits were fake brands and the beer flat. If i want a gin & tonic, i dont want paint stripper! Unfortunately i learnt my lesson and spent one night in the bathroom admiring the porcelain! I am sure i am not the only person who feels this way, and when you pay so much money to go to such a lovely resort its not worth anyone being poorly. Anyway, some of the restaurants we defenitly recommend are Cafe Del Mar opposite the big supermarket, The Mariners which used to called the new inn, The Kings Head is good for a quick simple family choice, JJ's also near the supermarket, and the Happy Cafe on the corner near the Coma Gran. All of these places are in Sa Coma. If you walk along the sea front into the next town called sillot, it takes about 30mins but we were with our two little ones, a taxi was only 3 euros. In sillot we found a lovely beach which was quieter than the Sa Coma beach and a very nice restaurant called Bibabo. There is also an excellent Indian restaurant, with a kids menu to keep them happy, we ate there twice and also got a delivery to our hotel it was that nice. Also in sillot is a restaurant on the harbour called Uncle Willy and we had lovely fresh fish. None of these places were expensive so we had more money left over than we thought we would when we came back home. Just one last thing, be careful of the fruit sellers on the beach we heard about a few people that had been ripped off. Its a lovely place to go on holiday, we will recommend the Coma Gran too.