Team

LILA PORTALS

Running a good restaurant requires an excellent team and we couldn’t be more proud of our international Service and Kitchen crew. We all look forward to seeing you soon!

Owner and manager

Stefan Zaelke

After studying at the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, German-born Stefan Zaelke, gained over 11 years of experience in the international luxury hotel industry. Most recently as Director of Food & Beverage in the 5-star hotels Hyatt Regency La Manga, Castillo Hotel Son Vida and the Gran Hotel Son Net on Mallorca.

Chef

William Huertas

William Huertas (43) has been part of the Lila Portals team since 2017. He started as Sous Chef together with our long-standing head chef Anderson Mendoza. At the beginning of 2025, William then took over the lead together with Victor Rodriguez.

After training at the SENA Atlantico cookery school in his home country Colombia, William began his career at the Club Campestre restaurant in Bogota before moving to Spain in 2008. Here he has worked at restaurants including Sagardi in Valencia, Ramses in Madrid and the Palladium Palace Hotel in Ibiza.

Chef

Victor Rodriguez

Victor Rodriguez (37) joined Lila as Chef de Partie in 2024 and took over as Head Chef together with William Huertas at the beginning of 2025.

Victor trained at the hotel management school in Palma and then continued his career in upscale gastronomy. On Mallorca, he worked for Marc Fosh (1 Michelin star), the Hotel Bendinat and Marcel Ress in Inca, among others. Outside Mallorca, Victor worked at the Estragon restaurant on Ibiza (1 Michelin star) and at Lucy Wang in Ischgl.