Bambuddha Grove

Island

Five minutes from Santa Eulalia on the San Juan road, the Bambuddha Grove is a spectacular looking restaurant serving MediterrAsian food in an authentic Thai building, especially imported and built on the spot.

It has a seperate bar with djs, and also an art gallery exhibiting local artists. It's open 7 days a week from 8pm until "whenever", with the food from 8pm until 1am.

You can actually see the surreally lit restaurant from the main Santa Eulalia road as it hovers invitingly alongside the parallel San Juan road. To approach it by night is truly spectacular, but by day the restaurant housed in an authentic Thai building - no walls, just pillars and multi-faceted roof - is a feat of engineering. Not only the construction but even the builders were imported from Thailand and have created one of the architectural sights of the island. Its predecessor, the old Buddhas bar, had been here for years, but in this format the venue has made its bid for either museum or monument status. Combining a bar, that has always had a fastidious 'northern side of the island' clientele, with an authentic Thai restaurant would be enough for most people, but this place includes an art gallery where even the toilets have been hand-mosaiced in the appropriate pink and blue for those who can't read standard toilet-door symbolism.

If you want to impress somebody, take the time to check this place out, acquaint yourself with the friendly bar staff, get on nodding terms with John the boss and book the leopard skin chez longue when you arrive with your unsuspecting friend - you may well feel as good as the many smiling buddhas supporting the proliferation of candles that enhance the 'away from it all' ambience of this curiosity shop.

Location
On the San Juan KM 8.5 , Santa Eulalia

Prices
Free Entrance