For dinner, ORIO provided an average meal & an average experience. I probably would go somewhere else next time. You almost always need a reservation in Barcelona - We learned that the hard way. After striking out at a few places that we wanted to try (they were jam packed & booked out for the evening) we came across ORIO. There were quite a few empty tables, so that should've been the first sign. But we were hungry & tired of walking in the rain, so we decided to stay. I felt immediately like we were inconveniencing them for being there - Although that's not an unusual feeling when dining out in Spain. Maybe it was because our Spanish was sketchy at best or maybe it was because we didn't have a reservation. Who knows. The interior was somewhat neat - ship/ocean themed - but a little overdone. The overhead lights were blasting, so the restaurant was too bright. The vibes were not vibing. Once we got settled, we ordered wine for the table. It was tasty, albeit a bit expensive for Barcelona. The staff also brought us bread. No olive oil or butter, just bread. They brought me gluten-free bread, too, which was appreciated. They brought us a funny little bonus amuse bouche that we didn't order - Small fish skewered with olives & some kind of pickled peppers. Scary looking! Okay tasting. Salty. Definitely weird. Next up, we ordered a few appetizers - Croquettes & leeks. I couldn't try the croquettes, because they weren't gluten-free, but the rest of the table seemed to enjoy them. The leeks were slimy & relatively tasteless, which broke my heart a little bit. I love leeks. I didn't love these leeks. For my entree, I ordered the cod with pil-pil sauce. I was so disappointed. The meal was somewhat visually appealing, but that's all it really had going for it. It completely lacked texture & taste. It was like eating mush. I couldn't finish even half of it. One of my friends ordered the oxtail dish & shared some with me - It was tasty! However, it came a la carte. No starch, no vegetable, nothing. Just meat on a plate. Since I didn't finish my meal, I left a little bit hungry. Overall a "meh" experience. read more

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The restaurant is located next to a beautiful alley with outdoor seating. The staff was very attentive and gave us a complementary tapa which was a nice gesture. The tuna tartare came with grilled bread and salad. The tuna was fresh but it felt like it was missing something. The basque white bean stew was very good and unique with a decent amount of cod and clams. The prices are higher and reflect a creative menu compared to other nearby restaurants which sets it apart. read more

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Great service, great variety of fresh seafood and local dishes. Nice friendly location. Nice wine selection.

Very upscale interior design, folks go to mostly drink. Their pintxos were large in size and very filling. It was too early for alcohol, so I opted for a sparkling bottled water with lemon. Very hard to determine what you are getting, since there were no labels. They tasted fresh but you can tell it's been sitting there for quite a while based on the food temperatures. Three AND A HALF stars for me personally but will go back for next time and try their pintxos with a good wine and great company. read more

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Delicious food and they are SO accommodating with allergies! They can make most of their pinxtos gluten free and will make you a plate of whichever you'd like gluten free if you ask! Their tinto de verano is also delicious. read more

ORIO BCN Gòtic - gluten free - Basque Near Me - Barcelona, B

Appetizers excellent! We had green papers and fried small fish. Highly recommend. Service excellent as well!!

I'm rounding up because it exceeded expectations. It's located in a very touristy area and if feels like that inside. but the Pintxos (not tapas although it's Barcelona/Catalan) were very good, the service was great, beer cold and pricing fair. you help yourself to the Pintxos at the bar (like in San Sebastian/Donostia) which comes with a single toothpick and when you're finished eating you count the toothpicks and tell the cashier how many you had. all priced at £2 each we stopped here because we were starving and it was super close to the hotel but I'm glad we did. worth a visit if you're around the Placia Rieal read more

Food was just not good. I always eat everything no matter what and I couldn't really start my fish dish. Under cooked with a terrible sauce but potatoes were ok. Steak was raw and a cheap cut. Not much flavor there. Service was great and really friendly but pass.... read more

I'm rather surprised at the mixed somewhat all over the place reviews on Orio as I've dined here on several occasions and have found everything about the place to be a delightful as well as unique culinary experience. At my last experience I ordered their fish special. I asked what kind of fish it was but the only answer I could get, or at least the only answer I could understand, was that it was a white flaky fish. Prior to my fish being served, however, I was given a complementary wooden stick containing some really tasty olives wrapped between white anchovy which was an appetizer treat I've never been served before. When my fish came, the presentation was first class and the fish, whatever kind it was, one of the best in overall texture and flavor I've ever had. Orio isn't a fancy restaurant, doesn't try to be. It's almost pub like in atmosphere but has a huge array of desserts, specials and a specialty of fresh shucked oysters. Another good thing about it is its location on Ferran Street, a pedestrian street that is one of my favorite walking streets in Barcelona. For the quality, freshness and unique tasty preparations of their food and the prices of it which are more than reasonable, for what it is, and though nothing fancy, it's a solid Four Stars for me. read more

ORIO BCN Gòtic - Basque Near Me - Barcelona, B

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This is about a 3.5 stars. Places like this make me wish we could give half stars. We went in for tapas and some drinks and it was ok. I had about 15 different tapas or so and while three of them were extremely delicious and worth repeating the rest were just ok. They are nicely presented and plated. The place is or at least seemed clean; the staff was amiable and they had some enjoyable music on. No one had actually recommended it to us, unlike most of the other restaurants we went to, but it was conveniently located so Why not? A-OK read more

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The Quick: I was surprised by how great the pinxto (toothpick tapas) were and how much I enjoyed this spot. The blue cheese with jalapeño jelly is a hit, as are the different croquette options. Great spot. The Details: After dining at the extremely popular (crowded) Irati, I was cautiously optimistic to try the spot. At first it looks modern and what could be seen as touristy, but don't be fooled. The spot is excellent food, great staff, and ample space... No frustrating crowds to deal with while you peruse the tapas options. We went twice during our trip; worth a visit if you're adventurous and like to try new foods. The Damage: 1.95 Euro per tapas (standard) and cheap beer and wine ~2/2.50 Euro. read more

I love their tapas and main courses. I tried fish, the catch of the day, which was hake that day. Hake with thinly sliced potatoes, garlic, oil and more flavours.. Delicious! And the tapas is perfect size and the flavour combination is beyond! Recommend this beautiful place to every one in Barcelona! read more

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This was my first experience with a tapas bar - slash - restaurant and the staff were very friendly and helpful. This was a good thing as my Spanish is passable at best and my Catalan is very much a work in progress. You can choose tapas or the formal menu or some of each. Tapas are €2.20 each which is a little on the high side, so bear that in mind before you go too crazy! I had a half dozen, mostly cheese and fish, all delicious. I ordered the salad with duck from the menu and finished with the cheese plate starter as my dessert. With a cerveza - they have the omnipresent Estrella on tap - my bill was €35.00 (there is a 10% gratuity included, so no extra tipping is required). This was a little more than I had planned to spend, but it's a lovey place, fairly easy to locate and definitely worth a visit. Remember you are in Spain, so it's a leisurely experience. This is NOT fast food. read more

We stumbled upon this restaurant on our way to another Basque style restaurant and decided to head in. We were served by Jose who was very knowledgeable and nice, he walked us through the different pintxos (in English and Spanish for our multilingual table), and gave us opinions and info on the wine list. Great place to eat the night before heading to San Sebastián, land of the pintxos! Definitely recommend to anyone in the area, and helps to avoid the tourist traps on La Ramblas! PS- each pintxo was only 2 euros! read more

So there are really good tapas in Barcelona and then there are average tapas. This falls into the latter category but if you cannot find a higher-rated tapas joint, don't skip this one. Also, they are opened late at night here in the Gothic Quarter. Hint: take the hot tapas offered as they are the same price and are freshly prepared. The croquettes were a highlight. You can only get hot tapas as they are served. The rest of the items were definitely not memorable but were definitely not awful. The staff and service was also mediocre. It felt more like a tourist trap then a genuine tapas place but it was opened late, had semi- decent reviews and was in the Gothic Quarter, as mentioned earlier. If this is your ONLY choice for tapas, don't skip tapas but if you have other options, go ahead and explore them. I definitely give you permission. read more

Just wasted my time and $53 dollars @ Orio in Barcelona... Food was horrible. loaded with sugar, tasteless and plain. Service was horrible. They will waste your time There are better place to eat around that area for sure Bottom - line: Avoid this place. read more

Not much to compare it to since this was only our second tapas experience, but our delightful local guide, Christina, took us here today for lunch. After the waiter showed us how to pour cider from over his head we enjoyed artichoke/sardine; Spanish omelette on toast; smoked salmon; anchovy with string beans, olives & chilies and on and on. Couldn't have been any better. read more

Total tourist trap with extremely poor service. The setup of the bread bocaditos is cute and inviting, but it's just for show. The bocaditos were bland. The man shucking the oysters had no idea what he was doing and had so much trouble shucking that he damaged the shells and caused lots of flecks of the shell to fall inside the oyster. We saw the man fumble around endlessly with them, but gave it the benefit of the doubt to try them. We ended up eating many oyster shell flecks and only consumed 3 of the total 6 oysters. When we brought it to the staff's attention, they were not helpful and only wanted to reduce the oyster charge by 15%! Please stay away! Bad service and bad food. read more

Fun. Tasty Tapas by the stick. Nice terrace in private alley. 2€ per tapa. read more

ORIO BCN Gòtic - Basque Near Me - Barcelona, B

BEWARE. We (four persons) got food poisoned from food of one of Grupo Sagardi restaurants. When we complained we didn´t get any apologies or nothing. Grupo Sagardi management are just trying to ignore it. Obviously they DO NOT know anything about customer relationship or worse they don´t care. My advice is to do the same. IGNORE this company´s restaurants and choose others instead. read more

We enjoyed the drinks. The gin and tonic were prepared table side and tasted great. If I rated this place based on the drinks and ambience , I would have given it a 4 star review. However I was not as impressed with the food selections, so I am giving the restaurant 3 stars. read more

ORIO BCN Gòtic - Basque Near Me - Barcelona, B

This is a very nice place to sit down and have some pintxos or tapas. Very casual and full of locals, always a good sign. There is some row-boat-theme going on but I didn't get it. The owner was probably in some national team or so. So you'll eat sitting underneath an upsidedown rowboat. Have some wines, and walk up to the bar and gather some pintxos. Just save the picks, they will count them at the end and they're worth 1,95 a piece. (this wouldn't work in Holland, idiots would hide some sticks.) You can also order some other dishes, and the staff will come by from time to time carrying other bites. You're seated on long, high tables, so there will probably be people you don't know, sharing your table, but thats ok. Because of the high tables and barstools it pretty much feels like a bar anyway. Love it, perfect place for casual bite to eat on any time of the day. A Barcelona Break read more

Orio is a great option if you need a meal on the go in Barcelona. You can grab a seat here, sample various tapas at the bar (self-serve), and be on your way in a fraction of an hour, without a hassle. The server will tally the toothpicks on your plate and calculate your bill, which is kind of cool. Great selection of tapas for 1.95 euro, some sweet some savory. I enjoyed the goat cheese and smoked salmon tapas, but there were many worthy of trying. Overall, I had a great experience at Orio with my wife and would definitely go back. Highly recommended. read more

Honestly, I can't say how good the food is or isn't. We have been there twice and walked out both times. The first night we tried to eat here, we walked in and stood in the entryway for 5 mins waiting to be seated. We left since no one acknowledged us and had a fantastic dinner elsewhere. The second time we came in, we were seated in the back and no one came to our table for 20 minutes. We got up and left out the side door. Needless to say, we won't be going there a third time. read more

This place was terrible from the food to the service! I DO NOT recommend it at all. We entered and were seated promptly however when we got up for the buffet bar area our seats were taken by other guests then we got looks and shrugs like "nothing we can do". Then after a few minutes got shoved in a corner. When we mentioned again our seats were taken and we didn't want to be shoved in the corner we were told to "chill out, you are on vacation". Talk about service!! The tapas were old, bread was stale and most tasted so fishy. Only decent thing in there was the wine. We couldn't eat any of the food so we left hungry and dined elsewhere. read more

Food was amazing!!! My husband and I stopped in here after a long first half of the day doing a lot of sight seeing and it definitely was more than I expected. Their tapas selection was delicious and perfect small bite sizing. Price wasn't too bad at all given the quality of the food. Service was great! Would definitely suggest going here if you are looking for some great seafood items. read more

Wonderful staff, service, and gluten free tapas. I asked which tapas were safe for Celiaco thinking I'd just get olives and fish but was thrilled when they offered to bake fresh GF bread for me and custom make the tapas I wanted. Everything was delicious, and I enjoyed they same things everyone else got to have. We went two different late afternoons, and the wait staff was different each time. They still made the same offer to have my bread baked and custom make my tapas. Thank you so much Orio! read more

Great tapas and the way they serve them is great, just walk up to the bar and pick which you want , or grab one when the waiter comes around to offer. Good quality!! read more

This was one of the better places I went to in Barcelona. The place has an extensive and inventive tapas choice although I did the dinner instead because I could get seated quicker. Service was good and the food was great of all the places I ate at this was the best in Barcelona. read more

We didnt eat here, just stopped in for a bottle of wine. They have a great outdoor seating area behind some old iron gates on the side. The wine list was well appointed, we had a 2006 muga Rioja that was very tasty. Good service, no rush here. Relax and enjoy at a leisurely pace. As I said, we didn't eat here but the food looked good. read more

Loved this tapas spot in old town Barcelona. Most of the tapas were seafood related, but then again, we are on the Mediterranean here. The community seating makes it possible to meet new ppl as the place begins to fill up and folks are forced to sit together. Very nice wine & a neat toothpick counting method to tally your bill (€1.95/toothpick). Clean location and English-tolerant service. read more

Stopped here for lunch whilst sightseeing around the city. Really enjoyed going up to the counter to choose your pinchos and they offer a really good variety. Hot pinchos are brought around by waiters. Thought that €1.95 each is a good price and means you can try quite a few! Coffee was also excellent. read more

Awesome place.....staff were friendly, tapas were delicious, overall a great experience!

This place was a treat. My husband and I had lunch there, which consisted of buffet style choice of delish little skewers for 1.95€ a piece. I had sardines and a hummus stuffed pepper. The pâté was awesome. My husband opted for mini sandwiches We were filled after 12 so overall not too bad for lunch for two. Such a fun gastro pub experience! read more

Excellent place! Delicious food and very good service!! It's location is also very good; the waiters bring some warm "pinchos" to you, although you may get some by yourself. It's also fantastically decorated! read more

ORIO BCN Gòtic - Basque Near Me - Barcelona, B

This place is OK - decent food, slightly overpriced. The highlight was the waitress making a gin & tonic. She cooled the glass with ice cubes, scented the rim with lemon zest and poured the gin right over the zest to give it a fresher flavour. But the oxtail main dish was bizarre! It came with 2 giant pieces of oxtail with no side dish...now I'm a huge carnivore but an all meat dish was a little hard to stomach. I had to steal a few potatoes from my husband's plate just to get through it. I'd go again for the tapas bar, not the menu. read more

We stumbled upon this restaurant in the gothic quarter and made sure to come back again before our visit ended not only because of the fun atmosphere but because of the amazing (and cheap) tapas. The sangria was incredible and the best advice I can give is wait for the servers to bring around the freshest tapas to the table and eat those....that way you don't get any cold food and an get the food literally right or of the kitchen. The staff was also very friendly and helpful and even charged my phone for me during dinner. Great place! read more

We had tapas and apppetizers that we picked out. Delicious! I was surprised that it was so tasty and they would also come around with selections that you could take or not. I tried two of them, very good, hot, and fresh. I was very thirsty and had sangria, really good! It is a cool space, very attractive and their staff was super helpful! Helped us but were not pushy at all. I would definitely go back there. read more

This restaurant has an inside buffet tapas with communal shared bench seats. Tapas looked great. We chose the a la carte and sat in the side courtyard. Food was classic Catalan with just small portions of whichever fish or meat dish you choose. I had red tuna which was very good, but no other food on the plate. My wife had suckling pork which was not good - very thin cut, very fatty, tough chewy crackling. If you want something to accompany your meal would recommend attempting to negotiate a salad starter to arrive with the meal. Wine was great. read more

Friend wanted to try this place so we came here for tapas. Tapas look appetizing but lacks flavor. I only had 2 tapas and left quickly after. read more