Tantalising tapas and gourmet wine tours in Mallorca

New for summer 2008, Hotel L'Avenida, located in the heart of Soller on Mallorca's North West coast, is introducing a mouth-watering tapas menu and new gourmet wine tours.

The tapas dinner menu will give guests the opportunity to enjoy this informal, friendly style of Spanish dining in the chic surroundings of the boutique hotel's Bistro L'Avenida. The menu will include traditional tapas favourites such as Octopus “Gallega” with aioli potatoes and pan-fried chorizo, complemented by some international dishes such as Duck with Asian Spiced Noodles and Orange, and Paté of Foie Gras with Sweet Onion Compote. Tapas are priced at €8.95 (£7) each.

Hotel L'Avenida's magnificent setting, framed by views of the surrounding Tramuntana Mountains, is the perfect place to enjoy for a leisurely dinner. The hotel opened in March 2007 and has been meticulously transformed from a century old Modernist style private mansion into a hip eight bedroomed boutique hotel with the latest in luxury living.

Enhance the Hotel L'Avenida's delicious tapas experience with one of the hotel's new gourmet wine tours, in partnership with local vineyard, Macia Batle, based in Santa Maria. The new tours give guests the opportunity to enjoy the dramatic scenery of Mallorca's North West coast while sampling some of the island's best wines.

The guided visits to the Macia Batle wine cellars, include the tasting of three different wines along with a lunch of Mallorcan specialities such as “Coca Mallorquina”, bread with dried tomatoes in olive oil, crackers from Inca with Mallorcan paté, local olive tapenade, sun dried tomato tapenade, jam made from Mallorcan grapes and a tasting of Macià Batle extra virgin olive oil. The price is 18 € (£14.30) + 16% VAT per person.

Alternatively, enjoy the same wine tasting without lunch for 15 € + 16% VAT (£12). The tours run Monday - Friday from 0900 - 1800 and on Saturdays from 0900 - 1330. Tours must be pre-booked and are subject to availability. Taxis can be arranged by reception.

From 1 May – 31st October rooms costs from €195 (£136) per room, per night for a standard room, rising to 325 Euros (£227) for a luxury suite, based on two sharing. Between 1st May– 31st October a three night minimum stay is required. All prices include breakfast plus 7% service tax. Rooms will be discounted by 5% for single occupancy. To retain the peaceful ambiance of the hotel, children under 14 are not accepted unless the whole hotel is taken over for exclusive use for a minimum of seven nights. The entire hotel may also be rented for special celebrations and parties.

For details or to book, visit Avenida-hotel.com.