# Best Family Friendly Restaurants in Mallorca > Mallorca's best family-friendly restaurants, from S'Hortet's garden play area in Deià to Alchemy's kids' menu in Santanyí and Port Blau's harbour terrace. - **Canonical URL:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/best-family-friendly - **City:** Mallorca, Spain - **Published:** 2026-08-07 - **Author:** Justin Mota, Guidavera founder - **Reading time:** 13 min ## Introduction Travelling with kids in Mallorca usually comes down to finding a table that won't flinch at noise, spilled drinks or an extra fifteen minutes lingering after the plates are cleared. This list leans on restaurants that have built family ease into how they actually run, not just a friendly server on a good night. That ranges from S'Hortet, a garden café in Deià with an outdoor play area, highchairs and a baby-changing table built into the space, to Alchemy on Santanyí's main square, one of the few restaurants here with a printed children's menu, to Port Blau, a three-generation family seafood restaurant on the Colònia de Sant Jordi harbourfront. A few, like Restaurante Cala Fornells and Sa Canova, have been family-run for decades, which tends to show up in how relaxed the room feels with kids around. Most of these are casual by design, courtyards, terraces and neighbourhood cellers rather than tasting-menu destinations, though Mel at Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor shows a family-friendly option exists at the top end too. ## Key picks at a glance - **Best for the youngest kids** — [S'Hortet](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/s-hortet): Outdoor play area, highchairs and a baby-changing table built into a garden café in Deià. - **Best for a fun pizza night** — [Ca S'Arquitecte](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/ca-s-arquitecte): Every pizza on the menu is named after a famous architect. - **Best for an easy dog-friendly brunch** — [El Perrito](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/el-perrito): A dog-friendly all-day cafe a few doors from the Santa Catalina market. - **Best with a printed children's menu** — [Alchemy](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/alchemy): One of the few restaurants on this list that runs an explicit children's menu. - **Best for a family splurge** — [Mel](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/mel): Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor's all-day restaurant, running from breakfast through dinner. ## A guide to Family Friendly Restaurants in Mallorca ### What "family friendly" means here None of these restaurants are chef-driven fine dining. They're courtyards, cellers, cafes and terraces built around sharing plates, home cooking and a relaxed pace, the kind of room where a family meal doesn't need to be rushed. ### Mallorcan home cooking travels well with kids Dishes like paella, arroz brut and roast suckling pig are built for sharing at the table, which tends to work better across mixed ages than a single plated dish everyone has to like. > "Feeding a family in Mallorca comes down to finding a table that won't flinch at noise, spilled drinks or fifteen extra minutes at the table." ## How we built this list This list draws on Guidavera's own verified restaurant records for Mallorca, built from each restaurant's own site, menu and social channels, cross-checked against diner reviews on Google and TripAdvisor where available. Restaurants are included here based on their own confirmed family-friendly features, such as play areas, children's menus or long-running family ownership, alongside Guidavera's overall ranking; candidates without a verifiable family fit were left off. ## The 13 best Family Friendly Restaurants, compared | # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [S'Hortet](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/s-hortet) | Deià | € | — | — | | 2 | [Sa Portassa](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/sa-portassa) | Alcúdia Old Town | €€ | — | — | | 3 | [Los Zarzales](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/los-zarzales) | Port de Pollença | €€ | — | — | | 4 | [Celler Can Pep](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/celler-can-pep) | Gènova | € | — | — | | 5 | [Can Trompe](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/can-trompe) | Cala d'Or old town | €€ | — | — | | 6 | [El Perrito](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/el-perrito) | Santa Catalina | € | — | — | | 7 | [Ca S'Arquitecte](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/ca-s-arquitecte) | Sencelles | € | Repsol Solete | — | | 8 | [Mel](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/mel) | Formentor | €€€€ | — | — | | 9 | [Alchemy](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/alchemy) | Santanyí | €€ | — | — | | 10 | [Port Blau](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/port-blau) | Port de la Colònia de Sant Jordi | €€ | — | — | | 11 | [Restaurante Cala Fornells](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/cala-fornells) | Cala Fornells | €€ | Repsol Solete | — | | 12 | [Es Mollet](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/es-mollet) | Colònia de Sant Pere | €€ | — | — | | 13 | [Sa Canova](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/sa-canova) | Centre Vila | €€ | — | — | ## The 13 best Family Friendly Restaurants in Mallorca ### 1. S'Hortet *The only restaurant on this list with a dedicated outdoor play area, highchairs and a baby-changing table built into the space.* - **Neighbourhood:** Deià - **Address:** Carrer Es Clot, 20, 07179 Deià, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://llunadenit.wixsite.com/hortet - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/s-hortet S'Hortet is a small, mostly-vegetarian garden café just off Deià's main street, in the Es Clot area, and it's set up for kids in ways this list rarely sees: an outdoor play area behind the café, highchairs and a baby-changing table inside, plus a welcome for dogs. The kitchen keeps things simple and fresh, breakfasts, Buddha bowls, salads, smoothies and homemade cakes, with vegetarian and vegan options running through most of the menu. Tables sit inside a bright, simple room or out in a walled garden shaded by lemon trees. There's no online booking, so call ahead, especially in peak season, and note the café's own hours run Tuesday to Sunday, closed Monday. **Order:** - undefined ### 2. Sa Portassa *A historic old-town townhouse with a courtyard that turns a family dinner into a daily tapas discovery rather than a fixed menu.* - **Neighbourhood:** Alcúdia Old Town - **Address:** Carrer de Sant Vicenç, 7, 07400 Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/sa-portassa Sa Portassa runs out of an old Mallorcan townhouse on a pedestrian street inside Alcúdia's walled old town, with a traditional courtyard alongside the main dining room. Instead of a printed carta, the draw is a changing, chosen selection of tapas, a set number of dishes picked from a longer list, sold as a daily deal. It has a busy, family-run feel, and reviewers consistently describe queues forming before opening. There's no online booking, so call ahead or plan to arrive right at opening, especially at dinner. Wheelchair access and free street parking are noted on Google's own listing, though the old town's streets are narrow. ### 3. Los Zarzales *A courtyard restaurant a short walk from the beach that pairs slow-roasted Mallorcan classics with regular flamenco dinner nights.* - **Neighbourhood:** Port de Pollença - **Address:** Carrer de Jafuda Cresques, 11, 07470 Port de Pollença, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/loszarzalesrestaurante/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/los-zarzales Los Zarzales cooks out of a shaded courtyard garden on a quiet side street in Port de Pollença, a short walk from the beach. It's family-run, and the kitchen leans on slow-roasted local specialities, cabrito (kid goat) and cochinillo (suckling pig) turn up again and again in reviews, alongside lamb, tapas and paella in seafood, mixed and vegetarian versions. TripAdvisor's own listing also tags it vegetarian-friendly with vegan and gluten-free options. Regular flamenco dinner nights add a bit of theatre for families looking for something more than a quiet meal. There's no online booking, so call ahead, particularly on flamenco nights. **Order:** - undefined - undefined ### 4. Celler Can Pep *A no-frills neighbourhood celler in Palma proving that family-friendly doesn't have to mean touristy.* - **Neighbourhood:** Gènova - **Address:** Camí de Son Llagosta, 2A, 07015 Génova, Palma de Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** € - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/celler-can-pep Celler Can Pep sits on a residential lane in Génova, on Palma's western edge, and it's built around the kitchen rather than the decor: a simple, informal dining room with an old-fashioned feel. It's family-run, and the cooking is home-style Mallorcan rather than a chef-driven tasting menu; arroz brut, lechona asada (roast suckling pig) and frito mallorquín turn up repeatedly across reviews as the dishes people order. It reads as a genuine neighbourhood restaurant rather than one built for visitors, at a price level that keeps it accessible for a family meal. Street parking is limited nearby, so call ahead, and note it's closed Thursdays. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined ### 5. Can Trompe *A Cala d'Or fixture since 1984, still serving a la carte in the same Ibizenco-style old-town building.* - **Neighbourhood:** Cala d'Or old town - **Address:** Av. de Belgica, 12, 07660 Cala d'Or, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://cantrompecalador.com - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/can-trompe Can Trompe has run in the same building in Cala d'Or's old town since 1984, a classic Ibizenco-style space fitted out with noble woods and rustic furniture per its own site. It's an a la carte restaurant rather than a set-menu one, and independent listings consistently point to its paella, including a seafood version and a peeled blind paella, as the reason to visit, alongside roast suckling pig and other Mallorcan dishes. Diners rate it well across platforms, 4.4 to 4.5 out of 5 on Google, TripAdvisor and Restaurant Guru, each with well over a thousand reviews. It's in the pedestrian centre of town, so reserve by phone since there's no online booking. **Order:** - undefined ### 6. El Perrito *An easy, dog-friendly brunch spot by the Santa Catalina market for families who'd rather not sit through a full sit-down service.* - **Neighbourhood:** Santa Catalina - **Address:** Carrer d'Anníbal, 20, Santa Catalina, 07013 Palma, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** € - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/el-perrito El Perrito is a casual, all-day cafe a few doors from the Mercat de Santa Catalina, serving homemade breakfast, brunch and lunch. The menu runs eggs benedict on brioche, toasts on homemade sourdough, the Mallorcan llonguet roll, bagels, grain bowls and smoothies, with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free options marked directly on the menu, useful if the family has mixed dietary needs. It's dog-friendly and wheelchair accessible, with a handful of indoor tables and streetside seating out front, the ones to chase at peak hours. There's no confirmed reservations system, so expect a wait at peak weekend brunch times, and note the same name trades at other addresses nearby. **Order:** - undefined ### 7. Ca S'Arquitecte *A village pizzeria where every pizza is named after a famous architect, an easy hook for kids and a Repsol Solete pick for 2026.* - **Neighbourhood:** Sencelles - **Address:** Carrer de Ramon Llull, s/n, 07140 Sencelles, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** € - **Distinction:** Repsol Solete - **Website:** https://www.casarquitecte.es - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/ca-s-arquitecte Ca S'Arquitecte is a straightforward village pizzeria in the centre of Sencelles, inland Mallorca, right across from the town's school and sports centre. The carta runs to more than twenty pizzas, priced roughly between 9 and 17 euros, each named after a well-known architect, Gaudí, Zaha Hadid, Mies van der Rohe and Utzon among them, alongside calzones, pasta, salads and starters. It has a garden terrace for outdoor dinners and easy street parking nearby. The Guía Repsol added it as a Solete in its spring 2026 round, one of only two picks from Mallorca's interior that year. Book by WhatsApp or phone; it's closed Sunday and Monday. **Order:** - undefined ### 8. Mel *The all-day restaurant at Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor, running from breakfast through dinner rather than serving one occasion.* - **Neighbourhood:** Formentor - **Address:** Playa de Formentor, s/n, 07470 Port de Pollença, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€€€ - **Website:** https://www.fourseasons.com/mallorca/dining/restaurants/mel/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/mel Mel is the flexible, all-day dining room at Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor, on the Cap de Formentor peninsula outside Port de Pollença. Breakfast covers eggs cooked to order, Mallorcan specialties like frito mallorquín and sobrasada Benedict, and lighter options such as an açai bowl, while dinner runs a farm-to-table Mediterranean carte organized into Garden, Sea and Land sections. Executive Chef Francesco Mannelli oversees the resort's kitchens, and the wine list under Head Sommelier Giuseppe Minetti carries a 2026 Star Wine List White Star. It's the priciest pick on this list and geared toward resort guests, but its breakfast-through-dinner hours make it a flexible option for a family staying nearby. The resort runs a seasonal calendar, so confirm dates and book ahead. **Order:** - undefined ### 9. Alchemy *One of the few restaurants on this list with an explicit children's menu, right on Santanyí's main square.* - **Neighbourhood:** Santanyí - **Address:** Plaça Major, 9, 07650 Santanyí, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://www.alchemysantanyi.com - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/alchemy Alchemy sits on Plaça Major, Santanyí's main square, with a covered terrace looking onto the piazza, and runs all day, from morning through dinner. The a la carte menu is built for range: tapas and starters, wok dishes, salads, fresh pasta, wood-fired-style pizzas, grilled meats and fish, and a children's menu, all individually priced. It reads as a casual, all-purpose square-side restaurant rather than a chef-driven destination, which is exactly what makes it easy with kids in tow. There's no online booking, so reserve by phone or email, especially for evenings and weekends when the square gets busy. Several third-party guides mention live music as a regular feature; confirm the current schedule directly. ### 10. Port Blau *A three-generation family seafood restaurant on the Colònia de Sant Jordi harbourfront, with a menu built on the day's catch.* - **Neighbourhood:** Port de la Colònia de Sant Jordi - **Address:** Carrer Gabriel Roca, 67, 07638 Colònia de Sant Jordi, Ses Salines, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Website:** https://www.portblau.es - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/port-blau Port Blau has been run by the same family for three generations since 1998, on the port in Colònia de Sant Jordi, on Mallorca's south coast. The terrace looks straight out over the harbour, and the kitchen builds its menu around fresh fish and shellfish from the Cabrera and Cala Figuera area: fried squid, grilled octopus, prawns with garlic and tuna tartare to start, and mains like a mixed paella, a shellfish platter, a lobster casserole and whole bass in salt crust. It's a family operation rather than a chef-led project, per its own site, and books through its own online reservation page, phone or email. Closed Tuesdays, and confirm hours since some third-party listings differ from the restaurant's own. **Order:** - undefined ### 11. Restaurante Cala Fornells *The seafront dining room of a family-run hotel that's stood in its cove since 1947, with a snack-bar terrace over the water for easier daytime meals.* - **Neighbourhood:** Cala Fornells - **Address:** Carretera de Cala Fornells, 76, 07160 Peguera, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Distinction:** Repsol Solete - **Website:** https://www.calafornells.com/en/gastronomy/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/cala-fornells Restaurante Cala Fornells is the restaurant and terrace of Hotel Cala Fornells, family-run since the hotel opened in the cove in 1947, three generations on. Dinner is a reservation-only service in the hotel's dining room, a daily-changing, home-style Mediterranean menu offered as a fixed four-course option or a la carte by course, while a separate snack-bar terrace sits directly over the cove's water for breakfast, daytime food and drinks, an easier option with younger kids. Guía Repsol recognised the terrace with a Solete in its spring 2026 update. The hotel operates seasonally, roughly mid-February to around November 1, so confirm dates, and call or email ahead if you aren't staying at the hotel. ### 12. Es Mollet *A waterfront marina table near Artà where paella is the dish to pre-order, and the room has felt easygoing since new ownership arrived in 2023.* - **Neighbourhood:** Colònia de Sant Pere - **Address:** Carrer Mollet, 5, 07579 Colònia de Sant Pere, Mallorca, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/es-mollet Es Mollet sits right on the small marina in Colònia de Sant Pere, a quiet former fishing village on Mallorca's northeast coast near Artà, with tables facing the boats and the sea. Owner Claudia has run it since new ownership took over in 2023, and diners regularly credit her by name for the food and the welcome. Paella and other rice dishes are the reason to book, made for at least two people and best pre-ordered ahead of your visit, alongside fresh fish, grilled meat and squid. It's rated the top restaurant in the village on TripAdvisor, takes credit cards, and has free parking nearby. Closed Fridays; call ahead, especially to pre-order rice. **Order:** - undefined ### 13. Sa Canova *A Campos family restaurant open since 1964, cooking with vegetables from the family's own garden.* - **Neighbourhood:** Centre Vila - **Address:** Ronda de l'Estació, 18, 07630 Campos, Illes Balears, Spain - **Price:** €€ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/sa-canova Sa Canova has run on Ronda de l'Estació in Campos, in the south of Mallorca, since 1964, and the Alomar-Mascaró family has run the kitchen and dining room for more than two decades. The country-house dining room has an indoor room and a patio, plus a small on-site shop. The kitchen cooks traditional Mallorcan home cooking, fried snails, an assortment of Mallorcan-style fritters, olive bread with black-pig sobrasada, and an own-raised black Mallorcan suckling pig, with vegetables from the family's own garden in nearby Tarriga. Both a menú del día and an a la carte are on offer, with gluten-free options. Book by phone or online; it's closed all day Monday, and Sunday service is lunch only. **Order:** - undefined - undefined ## Honourable mentions - **[NU](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/nu)** (Montuïri) — A weekly-changing fusion menu in inland Montuïri, relaxed and family-friendly but open only Thursday and Friday with no reservations - **[Sa Botiga](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/sa-botiga)** (Santanyí old town, next to the church) — An all-day cafe, bistro and library spread across a patio in Santanyí's old town, family-run since 2011 - **[Safrà 21](https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/restaurants/safra-21)** (Palma) — A lunch-only rice and paella specialist in Palma's Ciudad Jardín, with take-away for an easy family meal ## The Family Friendly Restaurants scene in Mallorca Mallorca draws plenty of multi-generation family trips, and the restaurants that work best for that aren't always the ones topping a general best-of list. This guide pulls out places from Guidavera's Mallorca records that combine genuine quality with features that make dining with kids easier: casual service, courtyards and terraces with room to spread out, and in a couple of cases, confirmed amenities like a play area or a printed children's menu. ## Know before you go ### 1. Booking ahead Most restaurants on this list don't run online booking systems; phone is usually the way in, especially for larger family groups or peak-season dinners. ### 2. Check the closing day Several of these restaurants close one set day a week, most often Monday, with a few closing on other weekdays instead, so confirm current hours before you plan a visit. ### 3. Ask about kids' amenities directly Only S'Hortet in Deià confirms a play area, highchairs and a baby-changing table on its own site. For the rest of this list, call ahead if you need specific kids' equipment. ### 4. Dietary needs are often covered Vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options show up across several of these kitchens, from S'Hortet's mostly-vegetarian menu to gluten-free dishes at Sa Canova, but confirm specifics for your family's needs when you book. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which Mallorca restaurant has a play area for kids? S'Hortet in Deià has an outdoor play area for children behind the café, plus highchairs and a baby-changing table inside, per the café's own site. ### Do these family-friendly restaurants take reservations? It varies. Several, including Sa Portassa, Los Zarzales, Celler Can Pep and Restaurante Cala Fornells, only take bookings by phone or email, while others like Sa Canova and Mel offer online or app-based booking. Check each restaurant's own booking method before you go. ### Is there a restaurant with a printed children's menu? Alchemy, on Santanyí's Plaça Major, runs a printed children's menu alongside its broader a la carte offering. ### Which of these restaurants are dog-friendly? S'Hortet in Deià and El Perrito in Palma's Santa Catalina are both dog-friendly, per their own listings. ### What if my family has vegetarian, vegan or gluten-free needs? Several kitchens on this list cover it: S'Hortet in Deià is around 90% vegetarian and vegan with gluten-free options, Los Zarzales is tagged vegetarian-friendly with vegan and gluten-free choices, El Perrito marks vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free options directly on its menu, and Sa Canova also offers gluten-free options. ## About the author **Justin Mota** — Guidavera founder Justin Mota is the founder of Guidavera. He has lived in Spain for over 10 years and runs a native AI agency alongside building this platform. Food has always been the way Justin connects with friends, and Guidavera started as the list he kept sending to everyone visiting Barcelona. He built it for himself and his friends first, and now hopes it can transform the way people discover great food experiences everywhere. More: https://guidavera.com/about --- This guide is the canonical machine-readable version of https://guidavera.com/spain/mallorca/best-family-friendly. Every claim is verifiable against the linked restaurant profiles. Source: Guidavera (https://guidavera.com).