This restaurant was literally right next to our stay in Barcelona--skipping it felt like a crime,…read moregiven the rave reviews. So, on a rainy afternoon, we gave it a shot. We arrived just after lunch opening and were the first customers. The guy at the counter was... efficient. He simply told us to pick what we wanted, tossed it in a bin, and that was that. No explanation of pricing or preparation methods. When we asked how they'd cook it, he casually offered "fried or grilled." Obviously, we chose grilled--why fry fresh seafood? We picked two giant prawns, two octopus tentacles, and two fish (since hubby can't have shellfish). He asked if we wanted salad or soup--reviews hyped the soup, so we went with that. Then he handed us a receipt, told us we were order #3, and sent us to the bar. At the bar, we ordered two sangrias and a water. The bartender asked if we wanted bread and sauce. Sure, why not? We assumed they were included. Surprise! The tiny baguettes cost €0.50 each, and the mystery "house sauce" (a questionable mix of thousand island and horseradish) was an extra €1. We only realized the charge when we saw the total: €73. Oh well, too late now. Then came the food pickup experience--chaotic, to say the least. The server practically barked at us to bring our receipt, aggressively crossed off items, and handed over soups and octopus, crammed onto a greasy tray. No effort at plating, just food haphazardly dumped onto plates. The second round--grilled fish and prawns--was more of the same. Now, the verdict: Soup (5/5) - Delicious and reasonably priced at €6. Would order again. Bread & Sauce (0/5) - Not free, not worth it. Hard pass. Octopus (€31.80 for two tentacles, 1/5) - Overpriced, greasy, and drowning in molten salt. Basically, eating a sodium bomb. Grilled Fish (€10.50 & €8.50, 3/5) - Decent, but unnecessarily oily. Grilled Prawns (€5.59, 0/5) - Mushy, not fresh, and borderline inedible. Final thoughts? Not worth it. With so many incredible food spots in Barcelona, why waste your meal quota here? If you want quality seafood, go to Cervecería Catalana--we spent €5 more, but a meal a thousand times better. Spend wisely and eat like a king.

[Food] - Oysters: Fresh and good with lemon…read more - Anchovies: Not our favorite as it was very fishy and oily tasting despite adding lemon. I've had fried anchovies before but this was too heavy for us - Octopus: This was a bit oily but but not as much as the anchovies. Potatoes were nice and soft and absorbed all the sauces. - Small Clams: My favorite dish out of all we've ordered. Although the clams were small, the sauce it was cooked in was delicious! [Service] - Line up, order what you want, some seafood have various cook styles so they will ask you which you'd prefer, pay, find a table, and pick up at the pick up window once your buzzer goes off. [Ambiance] - Mainly indoor seating with 2 tables outdoors [Overall] - Would come back again as I love this kind of seafood eateries! Will definitely try other dishes next time as well

More like 3 1/2 stars, because the Paella was way over salty. We sat outside with a group of 8. 4…read moreadults and 4 children. Service was good and the rest of food was decent it's just hard not to forgive messing up, essentially, the national dish. We had the steak, focaccia, calamari, potatas bravas, padrón peppers, salad and paella. All of it was pretty darn good, except the paella. The outdoor seating is on a nice open area in front of the restaurant.

Our first meal in Barcelona was at Xorus. We were walking the area searching for a place for dinner…read morewhen we found Xorus. It looked inviting and after only a few minutes wait time we were directed inside. Our server was so patient while we decided what to order. Everything we had was delicious with the exception of the pink sangria which had a stevia after taste. The restaurant is cozy and they also have tables outside.

The family at AtlasAdventured highly recommends eating here!…read moreWe dined here as a party of 6, and again as a party of 8 (5-7 adults, 1 child). This restaurant was so good we ended up coming back multiple times during our stay! Very close to the beach, plenty of outdoor seating, and the best pitchers of Sangria we've ever had. Perfectly sweet, full of fruit, and extra boozy. We ordered so much food here, the pizza being one of the best pizzas we had in Spain! It was simple yet delicious. The greek salad, prawns, and clams were also among our top favs. The service was great each time we came. Very friendly and attentive, even when it was super busy! If you are looking for a great spot for food, drinks, and proximity to the beach, this is the spot to be!

Barcelona, Spain Got…read morelucky at this stop. We wanted to try authentic Spanish dishes and we got it. Black ink seafood Pallela, fried Spanish Sardines, grilled Octopus and of course Fettachini Alfredo. A pitcher of Sangria to wash it all down. Friendly service overlooking the Mediterranean sea. Highly recommend to make your visit complete.

Oh my goodness this is so good. If I ever go to Barcelona again I would come here…read more Must get: Steak with foie gras on bread 8/10: sooo decadent and luxurious. It's abt 8 euros a piece. Very flavorful and fast experience. Oxtail and mashed potatoes 10/10: the oxtail meet is so tender and flavorful. The mashed potatoes pair so well with the oxtail. Mushroom, steak, and egg yolk 9/10: soo flavorful and balance of veggies and protein. Amazing textures and flavors. Sparkling sangria: 8/10 I don't normally live the taste of alcohol but this was great. Not tooooo strong and if tastes pretty good if you mix it with the orange juice. Fresh orange juice: 10/10 so tangy and delicious. I can't recommend it enough. Patatas bravas: 9/10 solid no complaints! Dessert Tapas: - bread dessert (Tarija): 11/10 amazing dessert that is creamy, cameralized, and has a mochi like texture. This fried chewy dessert is not too sweet and such an affordable price. - coconut pudding 9/10 solid and refreshing if you like flan - bread, chocolate oil, salt 7/10: I live the complex flavors. The chocolate mousse was light and the bread to mousse ratio was perfect. It's a smaller dessert tho I wouldn't recommend it if ur sharing. Service: amazing! Staff I'm everywhere so it was very easy to order more food. Also we were sitting buy the area where they made dessert and they allowed me to record them making it!! Comfortable ambiance great for date night or casual meals!!!

As an international traveling food critic and unbeknownst to the staff, the following is what I…read moreexperienced: - The host seated us next to a table of three self-absorbed, loud and obnoxiously nonstop talking late teens early twenties girls. - The food bus'ers attempted to deliver the wrong order to our and nearby tables five times. - The 1/2 order (three small slivers) tomato soaked bread (1/2 PA AMB TOMAQUET) was certainly not worth the €2.5! - The Greek Salad (ENS GREGA) was the worst example of such we have ever had (my party included an authentic Greek). The feta cheese was absolutely disgusting, it tasted like imitation rubber cheese. - The "Al Ajillo" Style Shrimps (GAMBES AMB ALLADA) had a very strange flavor within it, which overwhelmed the garlic flavors. - The Beef Tenderloin (FILET VEDELLA), she had to spit 1/4 of it out because it was too tough. - Everything was overpriced there for the value. If you are in the area DO NOT waste your time nor money dining here!!!

The name changed.. It's called Puertecillo Marisquerias. But I guess it's same place just…read moredifferent name.. It was long wait since you order the seafood and they cook them for you.. You get your orders as the food is done.. So I made about 4 trips to the window. First time coming to a restaurant where you pick your seafood and they cook them for you.. Over all the food was very fresh. Mussels are cooked with white wine, octopus steamed so i was told. Prawns and langoustine grilled I think. Over all food was pretty good. Price is pretty reasonable. I wouldn't say best seafood I've ever had but it was good and lots of food for price you pay.. Mussel were pretty good but not as good as ones I've had in Naples. You better know what you want.. They don't like you taking time and trying to decide what to get. I would come back here again.

We are so lucky to stumble upon La Paradeta, a precious seafood market two blocks from Sagrada…read moreFamilia. Varieties of seafood are ready to be cooked the way you wanted. Two of us picked 5 types of seafood, a salad and a fish soup. We tried the sangria as our drinks. Everything is beyond fantastic! We would highly recommend this seafood gem to all our friends. Here are a few tips for the first timers: 1) The workers at the order area don't understand English well. We pointed at the seafood for ordering. 2) Recommended to have the fish soup over mixed salad as an appetizer. The fish soup is made with lots of fish and ginger; and it carries so much flavor. 3) The mussels are a must-have and are so cheap (Under 10 Euros for huge portions). It's recommended to prepare in two ways: white wine and tomato sauce 4) The La Paradeta sauce (I e. A green basil sauce) goes very well with shrimps and razor clams. 5) The fried calamari was so delicious and perfectly paired with drizzles of lemon juice. Yet, it's so expensive (24 Euros for a very small portion). It doesn't feel as worth it as compared to something like lobsters (29 Euros/single lobster). 6) I noticed many people ordered a bottle of wine instead of Sangria. Will need to try next time!

This place is amazing!!! It was so good that I came here TWICE on vacation!…read more Iberian ham and flat bread with tomato (9.50) - very very very delicious. Who knew something this simple would be so good?! I think the key was that they had really good ingredients. Skip jack with pistachio and sour cream (7.50) - pretty good. We ordered it because it had skip jack which we both haven't had, and I love pistachios! Catch of the day - actually there was nothing super special about this dish. It was fresh, but could've lived without it Hen croquettes (2.50) - This. Was. Amazing. We ordered 4 total because it was so good. Also it had a cute little flower! Octopus - also didn't necessarily need as it wasn't super memorable. It was well made though! There was another dish - don't remember what it was called, but it was very filling. Not sure if they still have it. We also got cava here, which was very good. I definitely recommend it!

The place was a bit busy which is good but the service was great with a great taste as wellread more

Excellent!!! It was so good we went there twice during our vacation. We were well taken care of…read moreduring our dinner. We enjoyed the salad to start which was great and large enough to share. I ordered the ribeye and my fiancé ordered the sirloin. Her sirloin was more tender than a fillet and tasted great.. make sure you get the hot rock with your steak and don't order it too overdone cause you can cook it on the hot rock. Delicious!!!! One of the best steaks I have had. You won't be disappointed. Enjoy!!!

This restaurant is within walking distance to the Best Hotel 4 Barcelona…read more We ordered the roasted baby lamb leg, beef cheek and the seabass. All three dishes were good. The lamb leg was tender and juicy. The beef cheek was super tender and the potatoes were perfect partner for this dish. The seabass had nice sear marks with lots of roasted vegetables. The seafood croquettes were nothing special and they were very small. We enjoyed a nice bottle of red Ramon Bilbao. The server was polite and kind. The overall dining experience was superb and we enjoyed our tine here. If you are looking for somewhere to try some excellent grilled meats and seafood look no further.

I am giving this a 3 star due to its service. The food is definitely a 5 star but again, the…read moreservice was not up to par. We visited the restaurant at the beginning of our stay and could not have loved it anymore; therefore, we decided to go again. The calamari, croquetas and seafood paella were divine. Our second visit we had the same thing for appetizers and changed from seafood to a duck paella. When the paella was delivered it was cold as night and the rice was very undercooked. We flagged a server down to let them know and it was quickly taken away. We waited patiently since we understood they were busy and it isn't like we are back home, where things such as this might have been addressed differently. After 30 minutes we signaled what I can think of was a supervisor/ lead sever or manager because of the wait. He figured out we were waiting on our paella to which he brought us. Three tables had received their food, dessert and bills before we got our paella. There was no type of follow-up to our situation. We had to flag again to be able to get our bill. At this point, we had been at the restaurant for over an hour, but again, we were enjoying our time and we had no rush. Once our bill was brought to us the food was all itemized and nothing was addressed for the inconvenience of lack of service, wait time or food issue. I decided to question the supervisor and I was given a blank stare, puzzled blinking eyes and attitude. JORGE, who he said he was, told us he was charging us bc we still ate the food. She was very sassy, gave us a heaping amount of attitude and when she decided she had enough of my questioning, she rolled her eyes, sighed a loud and walked away. She then came back with the new bill and slapped it on the table, as if she was that bothered. Unfortunately, because of this situation I wouldn't return; however, the food is excellent.

ok so it's not five star dining but the value is! Paella was awesome and the locale cannot be beat…read more price totally reasonable and staff was very friendly and accommodating to us poor spanish speaking gringos.

Pretty good seaside eats…read more Service was quick with personable waiters. They've got both inside and outdoor seating with covers in case it rains. Really enjoyed their sangria, their bread with tomatoes (one order yields 4 slices), croquette assortment (which was amazing), and the seafood paella with shrimp, crawfish, clams, and calamari. Overall a nice little lunch to start our day!

I happened to be staying at the hotel and was surprised to find a Michelin rated restaurant…read moredownstairs. The food was good. It's a tasting menu that leaned more on the seafood side. The dishes were a reasonable size and were prepared in front of you. There are three community style tables with high top chairs around it. There is a chef assigned to the table and assembles each dish in front of you and explains what it is. Some of the dishes were really good and others ok. It all depends on your tastes. Overall, this food was good and reasonably priced for the effort that goes into each dish. The ambience is a modern restaurant for sure and very clean. The service was great and very attentive. They wanted to make sure you had a good experience. I would recommend the restaurant to anyone who likes seafood and wants to try dishes with local ingredients.

I'm sad and a bit conflicted with having to write a non-five-star review for Aürt. Firstly, I felt…read morelike the whole experience was rushed. When I found out I was going to Barcelona for a business trip, I made a reservation at Aürt but was only able to get the 8:30 seating (maybe they only have 8:30 seatings?) so I thought maybe the servers were ready to go home by then. Being a two-hour+ service, it is a long process and we were pushed through all twenty servings. I know that sounds long but I've been to far less servings for longer and it didn't seem rushed. We ordered a mocktail and neither of us liked them - they sat, full on the table the entire service and no one asked anything about them. I've never been to a chef's tasting and not liked a dish and there were several that were just unappetizing during our meal and we were not the only ones to comment as much. WIth the seating being as if we were at a teppanyaki table, it wasn't hard to overhear when others liked or disliked dishes. When I didn't finish a plate, the servers were almost rude in aggressively asking if I didn't like it. Maybe it's not a common occurrence to not finish. The entire service could be summed up as "soft" as there was not much texture to any of the dishes. For our big dinner in Barcelona, we left feeling really disappointed.