I really liked this experience. From the ambiance to the food and the service! We tried many spots in BCN, this one had the best grilled octopus! The Great - The Octopus followed by the seafood Paella The Good - The service and ambiance were nice! The Bad - The street vendors will bother those sitting on the patio - bleh The Ugly - NA We really enjoyed our time sitting on the patio watching the world go by while enjoying our food and Sangria. This place really did offer the best octopus and the 2nd best paella. read more

MariscCo - Seafood Paella. good portion with a bunch of other food for 4 people. 2nd best that we tried in BCN - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

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Service was excellent ! paella was fairly salty, not much lobster meat a lot of shell. It also was very liquidly for my taste. Nice staff, great location, food okay! read more

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Amazing food! We had the sepia and salmon, soo good. We also had the calamari and the kale salad, to die for. I can't even find the right words, just awesome, just come! The service is also very good, our server and Ana, well everyone was very attentive. Magnifico! Pedimos la sepia y el salmon, estupendos. Tambien pedimos la ensalada de kale y chipirones a la adaluza, increibles! El servio fue muy bueno tambien, un ambiente amable y amistodo. Solo ven! read more

Poor service. Food was disgusting. Definitely don't recommend especially when you get haggled by peddlers when you are sitting outside.

Waiter refused to get milk or cream for our tea. The chicken croquettes were soggy and too salty. The kale salad was nice other than it should have been messaged for tenderizing. Oh, my double strength cappuccino was horrible. Extremely stale coffee. The beans must have been months exposed to air. Throw them out and start over please! It was the worse espresso I've had in Europe ever. My wife says three stars are too generous, but I did finish everything even the shitty coffee read more

Not clean at all check your plate and food Got the first serving plate was not clean I asked for another one it was much more dirty than the first one read more

Good place to get some local Barcelona seafood. My wife and I had a nice time here. However, the service was a little slow. (B)

This place is convenient located. We enjoyed the outside seating with views of the square. The staff are wonderful and very helpful. But most of all, the food is amazing! I highly recommend the açaí bowl read more

MariscCo - Açaí Bowl - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

We happened upon this place near our apt when we were craving seafood. Two of us shared a bottle of cava, one of water, shrimp in garlic sauce, grilled lobster, bufala burrata and tomato salad, churros with chocolate, brownie with ice cream, and cappuccino. The check was just over 100 euros, half of what I've paid in the US. And it was all perfect - our server, Grace, our table outside on Placa Reial, the beautiful evening, everything! We might have to go back! read more

A solid restaurant find in the heart of the gothic quarter. You don't have to go down to the beach to get some good paella. This restaurant is located in Placa Reial, so grab a seat outside if you can. The waiters were able/willing to speak in English with us which we appreciated! The restaurant has bottled water you can pay for, but won't serve tap. We started with the truffle balsamic asparagus and this was a delicious yet light start before our paella. The paella normally comes in servings of two but the kitchen was willing to work with us since I have a seafood allergy. The vegetable paella hit the spot! It was seasoned amazingly. My friend ordered the black rice seafood paella and also enjoyed that. Order a pitcher of sangria to go with your meal and you'll be set for the night! read more

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Terrible service, asked for paella for 4, since a portion is minimum for 2 people. They brought food for half our table after a long wait. Left starving, zero clarity from the waiter who seemed more interested in having us leave than providing good service read more

Lovely location especially to eat al fresco in the evening under heat lamps. The food was delicious, especially the pulpo Valencia, which was cooked perfectly; that is a must. The pan y tomatoes seem to be a staple at most restaurants and after trying it here I understand why; it has a burst of flavor. The papas are fried perfectly with hot sauce and the salad was fresh. A pitcher of sangria to wash it down. The arroz negro was a good size with seafood cooked perfectly. Just wish the rice want over cooked. Beautiful venue indoors as well! read more

MariscCo - Papas fritas, tuna salad, pan y tomato, pulpo valenciana - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

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We had the lobster paella. Watery and full of chicken. Not recommended. Best part of the meal was the appetizer potatoes and tomato bread. read more

MariscCo - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

Really really amazing food! They cook the lobster fresh right in front of you! Really great pesto sauce it has on it as well! I was impressed ! We came with a group of like 10 Of us and i called to make sure they were able to accommodate us and they were. Lovely restaurant with a cute fish tank as well! They have lobster & stuff up in front tank so you can see they cook it fresh! Amazing place can't wait to come back! read more

MariscCo - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

Take a pass on this one. On the plus side, the space is beautiful. Perfect location, great design. But it is down hill from there. Service was tough. We had two servers, one was really frustrated we existed. Walked by us a dozen times while we waited over 10 mins to order drinks, and as soon as one person ordered a drink, he walked away. The other server was great, but not around as much. Most of all the food was disaapointing. The octopus tasted microwaved, with cheap smoked paprika on top. For sure the worst paella we've had in Spain, or any where else for that matter. It more resembled an under seasoned gumbo. This place looks great, but doesn't deliver. read more

MariscCo - Here is their paella, don't order - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

After deciding not to eat at our original placa Reial choice, a waiter at a different restaurant suggested Marisc Co. We enjoyed everything from the olives to dessert! read more

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From my perspective the best at placa real. We had arroz negro, gazpacho and lenguado (sole, Seezunge) the fish was perfectly cooked. Service was great but not spectacular. I understand that Americans love the "my name is ..." style - but great for Europeans without knowing the waitresses name. The food was outstanding. Interior looks elegant and warm. Toilettes in perfect shape. We did not chose wine. Coffee espresso was awesome. The critics I do not understand. Yes it is touristic. So what? What do you expect. In the heat of Barcelona and nobody there? That is not realistic. This place is a great location for fish. read more

Fantastic location and surprisingly reasonably-priced and tasty seafood!! This place is located inside Plaça Reial, where all the restaurants within the square are bustling with tourists sitting in the sun and the hosts are waving you in with their menus. This place looked like one of the better ones so we sat down in this corner with no sunlight as the place is busy and ordered. Service-wise, the place was no good. But food-wise, I was more than satisfied. Even though this place is a seafood restaurant, they claim to serve Tapas, because if you order off of the tapas menu, the portions are smaller, which is better suited for us tourists because we wanted to try everything. The tapas are really cheap actually. We ordered: - Jamon Bellota 5.90: your typical spanish cured ham - very good! - patatos bravas 3.50: roasted potato chunks with spicy dressing - great!! - chipiron 3.50: deep fried baby squid - a little too greasy for my liking. - gambas plancha 4.50: grilled prawns with shell on - fantastically dressed! - almejas 3.50: steamed/grilled clams - sooo fresh and awesome with lemon!! - crema marisco 3.90: seafood soup - small portion, no actual seafood. It was decent. - olivas 2.50: olives - as they should taste - coke 2.00 - cafe americano 1.60 Our total was 33.37 euros after tax. I need to go back to this place. read more

MariscCo - "Tapas": Clam and Seafood Soup - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

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This is probably my least favorite restaurant in all of Barcelona the location is great the patio area is great. As it looks right out into the Great Main Square. However the food is only mediocre at the best. I saw paella come out in this deep dishes with a cover on it and as of a scooped-out it was runny caldo style. I do love the crusty bottom paella.. many places... many styles.. This is just how they serve it here. Instead I ordered myself three of their fine oysters along with some smoked octopus. Octopus was prepared unusual as it was not whole but served sliced and in quarter-size pieces. Some of the pieces were firm and chewable other pieces were soft and gummy. I'll have to pass on this and so should you. Very inconsistent. The next were oysters...which the piece de resistance. Giant Briny oysters probably from the Mediterranean or somewhere nearby. Definitely yummy and I could probably eat at least a dozen of these. Just with a little bit of lemon there are huge hit however they do over charge for these at about 6 Euro for three of them. Yes English is well spoken here and they do understand everything. Service is okay, and they do sell bottled water not just serve tap water. read more

Nope. We walked in because we didn't know where else to go. I wish we had just gone home. Mean waitress- lots of attitude, slow service- practically threw our coffees at us :( Food was ok. Same taste can be found with better service on the other side of Las Ramblas. Gosh.. read more

MariscCo - Mean waitress.. - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

We really enjoyed our meal here. We first went to the Tarantos Flamenco show and walked across the plaza to MariscCo. The atmosphere drew our attention, as both the outdoor and indoor seating looked very nice. When you first walk in, they have a figurine of Dalí riding a rhinoceros in the middle of the restaurant. And throughout the restaurant they have art and tributes to Dalí. The dinner was very good, particularly the seafood dishes. I had the Grilled octopus and he flavor was fantastic and cooked perfectly. I only wish it was a larger dish (very small portion). My wife ordered the garlic prawns. Also delicious (also small for an entree). We also had some other fine dishes (sea bass was very good, calamari was OK, we only wish it had some sauces to accompany it.). It took a very long time to get our bill, but they were very friendly and apologetic about it and doesn't change the fact that we enjoyed it enough to want to come back here again. read more

My friend and I had pretty high hopes for MariscCo, after all everywhere else we've eaten at was at worst mediocre. I am compelled to give MariscCo only 1 star, but I want to be fair. It could have been worse, much worse. The decor and the atmosphere of the restaurant itself was quite nice. The outside seating area was almost completely full. There was a nice array of big, fresh caught seafood at the counter. The service was also pretty good and the food came extremely quickly - probably about 5-8 minutes after ordering. Food (from bad to worse): Mussels - pretty good, but nothing memorable. Potatoes - just OK, needed more mayo and more time in the cooker. Garlic Shrimp - good, overcooked slightly, but nice sauce. Grilled King Prawns - not really king prawns, quite small, overcooked. Grilled Sea Bass - well cooked, but WAS NOT SCALED?! Maybe it's a thing that I'm not aware of, but it rendered 50% of the fish inedible. What was worse was that all the scales got all over the rest of my food. I spent most of my time at that restaurant spitting out scales. AWFUL. The fish was also not properly de-boned. Never again. The only thing that could have been this experience worse was if we had gotten food poisoning - thankfully, that did not happen, but I was seriously expecting it. read more

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Only seafood place to try BARCELONA feature in the square . Cattle fish is very nice . Fresh lobster also . Just one shame that there is sand in clam read more

MariscCo - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

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We are from the US and had an amazing dinner at this restaurant. The sangria was amazing and the paella was delicious! It is right on Placa Riel and the location and atmosphere where a perfect 10. read more

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It can't compare to what I had yesterday afternoon! I am glad that we chose not to order the paella or we would have been more unhappy with the meal for the cost. Razor clams had good flavor but tons of sand. Not well cleaned. Anchovies were soggy and inconsistent They only serve one beer. Don't waste your time or money. The service was on point. They came back three times before I could connect onto the Internet and learn about what they really serve. read more

We were in Barcelona for a cruise and decided to eat at MariscCo (there are a plethora of Tapas restaurants in Barcelona) We found the restaurant in a very active area which features other restaurants. The menu was much like every other restaurants. We ordered calamari, sangria, and a few other dishes. The service was fast and friendly and close to our hotel. read more

Sorry guys, another one that just doesn't hold it's weight. If you're looking for the epitome of mediocre paella, this might be your place. Subpar food with a really nice people watching location seems be to popular in Barcelona, so add this place to the list. We had a meal here, seafood paella, and left feeling like, what a waste. Guess next time we'll be more choosy with the seafood places. I would bet you won't be impressed, but I could be wrong. Be prepared for a thorough attempt at wooing from every place you pass on the Reial. Good luck! Thanks for listening! read more

I had no idea Plaça Reial existed..I stumbled upon it when I was wandering around Las Ramblas. Every restaurant on the square had people pushing menus and trying to get you to sit down and eat. There was a huge line for Les Quinze Nits so I decided to come here instead. After the hosts practically begged me to sit, I didn't see a waiter for 15 minutes. At least five times, they would look at me, then look sheepishly away, but not send anyone over. Finally someone came over, I asked for water, and they came back in another 10 minutes. I said that I was in Barcelona for one more night so I wanted to try paella. They told me they wouldn't serve it to me since I wasn't ordering for two. I got up and left. Solid experience. read more

Good thing I didn't read reviews here first because I'm glad we went and after a week in Spain enjoyed one of our best meals. Went kind of early 830. Smell of cooked seafood was everywhere and people had these big pots of seafood on their tables. We were intrigued and decided not to wait in line for Quince Nix. Plenty of seating and our waitress was very nice. Fresh oysters were intimidating because normally we don't like the giant ones but they were sweet and tender. Arroz negra was wonderful. Perfectly cooked rice and seafood and wasn't overly salty like so much of the food we've tried so far. Had wonderful live music outside and acrobatic performance to watch while dining outside. Perfect amount of food and overall very nice experience. I wonder who is the mean waitress everyone talks about because we had several people help us and it was great. read more

The best restaurant I visited on my trip to Spain. Amazing seafood that had a perpetual effect on my opinion of seafood forever. Amazing service. Over friendliness felt nice. Paella was awesome, the huge shrimps or prawns were the best! read more

What a disappointment! Great location, good energy but lots of problems. It started with drink service. Yes there is a difference between dry martini from one place to another, but never with sweet vermouth and certainly not twice. The waiter needs training at least to know when he doesn't know and ask for help. This is not a remote "locals only" place. The starters were pretty good. Clams in particular. But then a bomb! The Fideuà, a national dish of Catalan was a gooey, sticky mess with two langoustines and 4 clams for two people. Maybe traces of other fish, but nothing discernible. All this for €40. Avoid this place. ¡Qué decepción! Excelente ubicación, buena energía, pero un montón de problemas. Comenzó con servicio de bebidas. Sí, hay una diferencia entre el martini seco de un lugar a otro, pero nunca con vermut dulce y ciertamente no el doble. El camarero necesita entrenamiento, al menos para saber cuando él no sabe y pedir ayuda. Esto no es "sólo la gente" un lugar remoto. Los aperitivos estaban bastante bien. Almejas en particular. Pero entonces una bomba! La Fideuà, un plato nacional de catalán era una pegajosa, pegajoso lío con dos langostinos y almejas 4 para dos personas. Tal vez las huellas de otros peces, pero nada discernible. Todo esto por 40 €. Evita este lugar. Quina decepció! Excel · lent ubicació, bona energia, però un munt de problemes. Va començar amb servei de begudes. Sí, hi ha una diferència entre el martini sec d'un lloc a un altre, però mai amb vermut dolç i certament no el doble. El cambrer necessita entrenament, almenys per saber quan ell no sap i demanar ajuda. Això no és "només la gent" un lloc remot. Els aperitius estaven força bé. Cloïsses en particular. Però llavors una bomba! La Fideuà, un plat nacional de català era una enganxosa, enganxós embolic amb dos llagostins i cloïsses 4 per a dues persones. Potser les petjades d'altres peixos, però res discernible. Tot això per 40 €. Evita aquest lloc. read more

Bustling atmosphere right in a bustling (and touristy) square. Had the pulpo gallego, tender and nicely seasoned with a mild heat from the paprika. Very good service and presentation. read more

Great location in the corner of the plaza. Food was great and the Sangria was very good - but not near as good as many I've had in Barcelona ( go to Hotel 1898 roof top bar for THE BEST Sangria you'll ever have). The waitstaff was young and cheerful. The only rub was the late night clean-up was noisy and preoccupied the staff to be a bit inattentive. read more

MariscCo - Lobster Paella - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

Not bad if you're exhausted, hungry, had a fantastic lunch, have had and spent a fortune on good food previous to your visit and your tour ends/starts in Placa Reial. I've had better patatas bravas and sangria in NY. The tomato bread is the best I've had here so far though. Tasty. The heat lamps on the "terrace" are worth a few euro and there's lots of people to watch read more

MariscCo - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

Absolutely. Divine. I would recommend this place to anyone I knew was coming to Barcelona. The service is prompt, polite, and friendly ( even with stuttering Spanish). And much more than that the food is fantastic, well-made, generous portions and cheap prices. Let me put it this way: my fiancé and i went out on night to place that was so bad we felt obliged to go to MariscCo to get the arroz negro in order to wipe the former paella's taste from our mouths. Oh, the interior and restrooms are pretty cool too, but I recommend sitting outside to watch the placa reial if you can. read more

MariscCo - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

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This is hands down one of the best mid budget restaurants in barcelona. We had the lobster paella and the navajas as an appetizer! great experience! read more

MariscCo - lobster paella - Seafood Near Me - Barcelona, B

Just ok. The couple next to me did not like their grilled sea bass at all. My grilled salmon was decent. It was a nixe atmosphere being right on the square, but the service was horrendous. I had to wait 15 minutes for the waiter to give me my check and then another 20 for him to give me my change as he forgot that i was still there. Does not make you feel that special. They did the same thing to the couple next to me so they felt equally un special. read more

Excellent late night but can't get paella past 11. Came at midnight and had delicious sangria and salmon tartare. The Tom and mozz salad was great. Ask for bread to dip into the pesto. Perfect piazza to enjoy the night!! read more

Great food, great service, beautiful ambience. We had the black rice and the the sepia that was to die for. Also the turbo fish, delicious. Great wine list. Didn't have dessert. We were too full! read more

my daughter and I decided to try this restaurant. bad mistake. I asked for a "kids menu" the lady pointed to something on the menu- ONE item. I asked if i can get a child size pasta, plane, simple pasta with nothing on it. I was told the only plane pasta is the gluten free (? seriously). I ordered it, asking for a child size. Shorty after I got the pasta, the "ONE item" from the kids menu and my oysters. When I mentioned I didn't order the item from the kids menu, all I wanted was to see the menu and order pasta from it if they have it on it. I said that I am sorry, she must have miss understand me. The waitress looked and me and replied, "no, WE miss understood each other" Even though at the end, I wasn't charged for the kids item or the pasta ( gluten free, overcooked and not touched by my kid) the oysters suddenly didn't taste good either. :-( will not come back for sure, food not good, service not too friendly. read more