Food. Service. Ambiance. Yes. Yes. Yes…read more The first night we went without a reservation but they managed to accommodate us in a lovely private room. That was a great start to a delicious meal that everyone enjoyed. I wish I could have tried all the appetizers. In hindsight, this might be the way to go! The food and service were so on point that our group went back a second time (with a reservation) in our four days in Barcelona. This time we ordered the epic Chocolate Bonsai dessert to cap the meal. It had a satisfying amount of chocolate with textures and tastes that leave you wanting more. I shared this dessert... and wish I didn't The noise level was high but otherwise this one scores high on every aspect of the dining experience!

Beautiful restaurant with elegant table setting. The food was delicious! Our group kept coming…read moreback on 3 separate occasions during our stay in Barcelona!

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!!!

This is the first restaurant I stopped at for some tapas during my trip to Barcelona and it spoiled…read moreme. I ordered a few things so let me talk about each one. Ham & Chicken Croquette: This was too good for how small it was. Just a nice potato croquette filled with some great quality ham and chicken. It was akin to a cordon bleu. White Asparagus with Baby Beans and Ham: This one floored me. Tender white asparagus in a vinegar based sauce with some tender ham and beans. I could have had two orders of this. Pulpo (Octopus) with Pork Belly: Not the best Pulpo of the trip but it sure set the standard. The octopus was unbelievably tender and you can just taste how fresh it is. The pork belly slice almost felt like an odd choice here to be honest. I didn't really know how to eat it with the pulpo since it overpowered it. The pork belly itself wasn't very impressive either so I kinda brushed it off at the end. It was a bit dry at some parts and just kept throwing me off. Gambas roja a la plancha: Prawns are EVERYWHERE here and they know how to cook them. These were tasty but not the freshest or most flavorful I had this trip either. Always eat the shell! Scallops a la plancha in a leek-apple based sauce with bits of crisped ham: This dish on its own makes this place a 5. The sauce is DIVINE. It's a little sweet and creamy to contrast the savory, perfectly cooked scallops swimming in it. The crunchy bits of ham give you a nice texture surprise with some much needed salt to balance it all out. These scallops practically melted in my mouth with each bite. This is a must try. Beef filet and foie gras montadito: Basically steak and foie gras on a toasty slice of bread. Honestly? This was the weakest dish here. The steak itself was just okay and I didn't really like the foie gras. It was like a very gamey butter. I'm sure it has its applications but it just felt like too much going on here. I'd pass on it. Chocolate in 3 textures: So for dessert I wanted chocolate so I went for the choco bomb. It was okay. I guess the three textures were the ganache, mousse, and wafers? It just reminded me of an elevated chocolate wafer bar like one from Loaker. I'd also pass on this dessert. My server was lovely and the atmosphere here is vibrant. Though there were few misses I would absolutely eat here again and get the things I loved but switch up the rest. That's part of the fun in tapas anyway.

Dinner at 6p please…read more What I wasn't as hungry so I went with a couple of tapas. I got the bravas patatas, peppers, croquettes and calamari. I am a sauce on the side person and so I thought the sauce on the potatoes was too much.. but once I scraped off majority of it, the potatoes were really good, I wasn't that much of a fan of the sauce. The peppers were really good, not too oily, not spicy at all, just right. I was not that much of a fan of the croquettes, it was a little too ham taste for me. The calamari was the best part for me! I really liked this. Environment Located steps from the Hampton hotel, it was very convenient for food around the area since the options could be slim since this is not in the city center. I love that they were opened during the typical closed hours, so I was able to get dinner at 6 or 7pm. There is outdoor seating and also indoor seating. Quite large space. Niceness of the staff Very nice staff - I was able to use my broken spanish. But they all spoke english and it was easy to get what I needed Dollar I thought there were all decently priced. The total for the 4 dishes was like 40 some Euro Yes I would def return here for dinner if I am staying in the area again.

Walked in, was greeted by a young man who obviously spoke Spanish. My husband said "For two" in…read moreEnglish. The young man looked us up and down and said "We are closed". Mind you they had a restaurant half full of guests. We looked at each other, shook our heads and turned around. The Spanish group of three behind us were greeted and seated. Definitely a new experience for us, that is for sure. I have screenshot of the time we arrived, or should I say left.

Very crowded but while service was good the food was outstanding…read more We ordered mostly small dishes and 4 of us ate well. The grilled pork cheeks, so good. The bravas is creamy and tasty, not over powered with Sirracha. The cheese in the croquettes kind of hid the jamon but it was very good. The cheesecake was awesome Will come back

Love Maitea! We came super early on a Saturday afternoon and thought the place was empty. A few…read moreminutes after opening the place was full! Make sure you get reservations. This is a very cozy and welcoming restaurant with amazing tapas and pintxos. My faves were the beef cheeks, Brie and Jamon pintxo, mushroom croqueta and the red sausage. The staff is really nice and they give good recommendations.

Very nice spot for lunch. Has four tables on the side walk or dine inside. Really enjoyed a couple…read moredifferent tapas plates. They don't speak english so be ready to help translate or work through it, service was good though. Also seem to remember they were cash only.

Very charming cafe with huge portions of fantastically delicious food and amazing staff! Came here…read moreon the recommendation of fellow travelers. They said the food was delicious and it was very close to our hotel near the Place d'Espanya, so we gave it a try. Absolutely awesome! My friend and I ordered the mixed paella for two (18 Euros per person) and it probably could've fed four! It was chock full of different types of seafood and chicken chunks. The whole dish was flavorful and satisfied like a warm blanket on a freezing night! The young lady waitperson was so friendly and we laughed as we tried to communicate with each other (she with no English and me with no Spanish). After we were stuffed to the gills, she brought us a complimentary plate of 4 pieces of olive oil cake and two glasses of a very tart brightly colored yellow liqueur that my friend said had a definite kick. When I told our waitperson that I don't drink alcohol, she brought me a glass of the same fruity base liquid sans the alcohol, which I found to be very tart and very pleasing on the palate! When I finished it, the young lady offered me more, but there was no way for me to fit anything else into my completely full satisfied belly! This place might look touristy with the menu posted at the door and its plastic covered menu inside, but the food and staff are wonderful. Don't let your prejudices keep you from enoying the amazing place. Might be a bit pricier, too, since it's close to the plaza and hotels, but it's worth it! The charm of this restaurant was a highlight of our day; made for a wonderful end of a very active day of sightseeing in Barcelona!

Great little tapas bar near our hotel...fast service great food ! Loved all the tapas we tried hereread more

Stumbled upon this gem while looking for a place to have dinner. It is a neighborhood spot where…read morepeople walk in to simply say hi to the hostess & chef. It's definitely a part of the neighborhood! We had some amazing tapas and a caprese salad. I must say that this is a rare occasion where the plate that was served actually looked just as good as the image on the menu. The presentation was beautiful. I had a chicken breast with asparagus and a tuna with potato salad. The chicken croquettes were superb, and the service was just as good. All in a pleasant ambiance. We are very glad we discovered this Barcelona Beauty of an eatery!

This was an amazing restaurant. The atmosphere was quiet and cozy. It was very restful after a…read morehectic day. Our waitress was so nice and helpful (I feel bad I didn't catch her name). We had a seafood paella and mushroom risotto, both were well made and very filling. For dessert we split the best cheesecake. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

After seeing several highly positive reviews (from some Elite Yelpers no less), we stumbled in…read moreafter a long day of sightseeing. We were welcomed by the barmaid in the front and promptly seated by the manager. The ambiance is calm, romantic, and cozy, and the menu intriguing. We started with cocktails, and an appetizer of Iberian Carpaccio. My wife and I both selected paella as a main course, mine was the Arròs Negre (squid ink), which was amazing . Highly recommended!

Food was very mid. They were very nice but the food was just okay. They do have outdoor seating…read morewhich is nice.

Simply delicious and fun. Would gladly eat here often. We stayed at Hotel AC Som. This is across…read morethe road from yum. And nice folks.

Came here on the first night that we got to Barcelona and it was one of the few places that were…read morestill open in the mall. There's a restaurant side as well as a "outdoor seating" area and we were seated in the outdoor seating area. There are quite a few tables outside and was pretty decent looking. There are English menus here, which is a plus! We looked around and since we were hungry, we ordered a bunch of things to share. Ordering and receiving the foods were pretty quick, which was great since we were hungry! The meat dish was so cheap which made us believe that it was a small portion, so we ordered some croquettes, mussels, and ham and fries. Well, the meat dish is NOT a small portion! The meat came with chicken drum, beef short ribs, and pork, as well as some grilled veggies and potatoes. That alone would have been enough food for us. However, beware that the meat doesn't really come with seasoning as it was really bland. It was simply grilled and served. The mussels were also simply cooked and were okay. The ham with fries were okay as well - the ham was really tough and hard to chew. The chicken and ham croquettes - please skip this. It was not good at all. The outside wasn't super crispy and the chicken was like a creamed chicken and it did not taste really good; the ham was a bit better, but not by much.

Got stuck at BCN due to bad weather. This place was very close to the hotel is a shopping center so…read morea quick walk thru the rain. Great food and fast, attentive service & good advise on the wine list. I had 3 tapas all served fast: mussels, calamari & a Russian salad. Sea Bass for main dish cooked in the local style & with nice grilled veggies. (Note green chili was not spicy). I definitely recommend if you happen to be here on the outskirts of Barcelona and close to the airport.

Very fun hipster vibe and decor. Sitting at the bar is quite narrow so be prepared for people…read morebumping into you. The staff was very attentive, friendly, and spoke English well. The fried chicken is amazing and so is the matcha cheesecake!! The salad with raw asparagus was surprisingly good! Honestly everything was really good and we are so happy we ate here!

We stood in like right before opening and were able to get a seat for two! The tapas were so good…read moreand had great flavor. Must get the sangria!! Great experience.