Restaurants in Barcelona in general

I completely agree with the previous review. The waiter was awfully rude, we didn't manage to get him to explain us what the food was (in any language). And once the plate served wasn't what we thought and wanted to change it, we had to fight for half an hour to give it back. The owner made a terrible scene screaming and in the end made a "mistake" with the bill. The food was regular, not specially good. Looks more like a horror show than a restaurant to me. Thank god there are thousands of places much ...  Read the complete review

New Year's Eve Disaster - Advantages: near to our hotel - Disadvantages: expensive for new year, poor service, incredibly rushed

What a terrible place. Please don't waste your time here. It is in the Gothic Quarter and the service is dreadful (rude, not slow, in fact they wanted our money and us out of there asap). Terrible food, a salad made only of iceberg lettuce, 3 olives and a pre-war gherkin. Napkins only handed out begrudgingly, no toilet roll in the loos, no soap to wash your hands with. It was just bad, so bad that it was not even laughable. A terrible experience. ...  Read the complete review

It's taken me a while to heed the advice, but dining pleasure in large, tourist-driven cities is more pleasurable if you are more courageous. So, if in Barcelona, avoid the Ramblas for eating (save it for strolling) and head out to Port Olimpic to try the splendid beach-front restaurant, Agua. The lovely decor (or beachfront terrace, depending on if you've booked in advance) is matched by friendly service and some superb seafood and carpaccio dishes. I had king prawns absolutely drenched in fresh garlic followed by pasta with seafood and chilli. There was a good wine list and great deserts too, yet this is not at a cost to stretch your pocket unless on the ...  Read the complete review

Heading to Barcelona? Fearful of Tapas, things with tentacles and snippy waiters? Well fear not for here are three eating establishments, which will make any meal a treat or at least a hazy memory. We generally ate well during our weeklong stay but generally faired (fayred!) better at dinner rather than lunch. As you are no doubt aware the Spanish generally eat Tapas for lunch which is basically little bowls of snacks. Some of these such as potato salad and Feta cheese are well known to us but others can be a bit more of a gamble. As it was we generally got three good ones out of five which meant McDonalds had to make up for the shortfall. Evening meals were ...  Read the complete review