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Who doesn't like finding an amazing food choice while touring museums on Christmas? The mini burger was amazing, the hamburger comes with fries and gravy no bun but it's seasoned well, the grilled salmon was great when you add it with the peppers, and the grilled veggies come with potatoes, tomatoes, eggplants, zucchini, and other veggies. The place is so trendy and beautiful. You can either sit outside under the tent or inside which is gorgeous.
This place is absolutely NOT GOOD! Food was less than mediocre and service was awful! Do not waste your money or time here.
First meal (lunch) in Barcelona and I had chicken Paella! My mom ordered the small baby red prawns and a side of bread. We both ordered sangria. I give the Paella 3.5 out of 5 stars. My mom said her food was a 4 out 5. The sangria was nice and fresh. We sat outside but I would have preferred to sit inside as the outside elements were a little chilly. The service was good and the server accommodated us when I requested to move inside. Our table was 80 €. I would recommend to other patrons for a quick lunch!
Food was okay overall, but there are way better tapas restaurants in Barcelona. Don't get the steak (entrecot), it was tough, tasteless and overpriced. Don't get the chicken croquette. I liked the tuna and tomato salad, grilled veggies, and the calamari. This was one of the only places in the city where the server verbally demanded a tip when we were paying, which was a bit aggressive. The service was good though, until that point. Not sure if they do this to all tourists or if they just targeted us for being American.
We were quoted over an hour wait from our original restaurant choice. Jet lagged and ready for bed - my family and I wandered into Cachitos the next closest choice and were immediately seated instead. The four of us shared their razor clams, foie gras cannelloni, seafood paella, and seared foie gras over sirloin steak. Two tapas and two main entrees were just the right amount of food for us. The razor clams tasted like they came straight from the ocean - so fresh! Cooked foie gras in any form were beyond delicious. Pasta form got an extra yaaasss from me. The steak was juicy and tender - If only it was a tad bigger to share! The paella was my least fav however- not enough seafood and was bit salty. Maybe paella isn't their specialty? Overall - offered some uniquely tasty and no fail traditional dishes. Can be a little pricy when adding up at the end but aren't all tapas?
Dinner here was fantastic. We ate inside because there was a long wait for an outside table, and the inside was lovely. Great decor, spacious and comfortable. The food and drinks were great. We got the chicken, pork and sausage paella. And a few appetizers and tapas. Lots of good options with great variety which has been hard to find in Spain. We also got the non alcoholic Sangria which was super yummy. Staff was friendly and service was quick and attentive as well. Definitely recommend to travelers!
So good!!! Phenomenal meal- wonderful service and the best sangria! We loved EVERYTHING and ordered a few dishes 2x because we couldn't get enough!!! We really loved the patatas bravas, both pasta dishes, the fried chicken salad, the goat cheese/honey on toast and fresh fig/prosciutto- seriously highly recommend!!! All dishes great to share and had amazing flavor. They also take reservations and even helped us get a taxi back to the hotel. This was a GREAT meal!!!!
If I've learned one thing by spending these three days in Barcelona, it's that I need to come back here again. And Cachitos is an example of why. Nearly 9:30 at night, the place is still hopping but there are some open seats at the bar. The bartender brought me the English menu and took my order for a glass of Cava (Cava is the Spanish wine that's made using the same process as champagne but it's not from Champagne, France and therefore can't be called that). While I looked over the menu, I also looked over the glass case of delicious looking tapas options. I ordered three and asked him for a recommendation on the third. Totally on point. Yum. I had the bread with tomatoes (a Catalan thing), the potates bravas (another Catalan thing), a pepper stuffed with tuna and olives and the bartender's recommendation, cannelloni stuffed with foie gras and truffles. He forgot to charge me for the beer (oops) and he also gave me a sample of the Iberian ham (oops again), but the service was just awesome anyway and the food was fantastic and so here's the five stars for Cachitos Rambla. It was excellent.
Really really really good tapas. We came here kind of spontaneously after trying to go to another restaurant, but we were definitely glad we did. The menu has tons of options for vegetarians (including paella, my favorite) and also has an entire map of Spain detailing where all of its types of wine/sangria comes from which was pretty cool. We just asked for one that was sweet and fruity and really liked it, although it was nothing amazingly special. For tapas, I split the tomato bread and patatas bravas (both classic dishes that can be found anywhere). The tomato bread was awesome - had a lot of tomato on it and the bread was not too crunchy to the point where it was impossible to eat. The edges were very crispy making the entire dish extremely enjoyable. The patatas bravas were also fantastic. The potatoes were just the right size and very crispy. The bravas sauce felt a little creamy but still went really well with the potatoes. They also give a lot of sauce which makes it even better. For the main course, a friend and I split the Vegetarian Paella and were quite impressed. Although I'm not a fan of the darker sauce in the paella, it was still full of flavor and was quite spicy. The paella is a little thinner though and doesn't really have any vegetables in it (only small pieces and chunks). It is, however, very crispy on the edges which make things tasty too. Although good, I've definitely had better in terms of paella. The ambiance of the place is also great - feels like a really fancy restaurant with extremely affordable prices.
12 years ago
The ambience is warm and inviting (the seats are literally warmed up so you're nice and toasty inside.) I was so excited to try Cachitos, especially because of their infamous paella. My boyfriend and I ordered the seafood paella, ham iberico on toast, crab and pineapple on toast, and foie with fig jam on toast. Verdict: -Ham iberico: tasty! Texture is very much like that of prosciutto. The toast is also lightly brushed with a tangy tomato sauce. -Crab and pineapple: delicious. Mixed in a creamy mayo-like sauce that complimented the crunchy toast. -Foie with fig jam: strangely light and refreshing. Texture was like butter, but was overpowered by the sweetness of the fig jam. Weirdly enough, extremely salty between bites. -Paella: absolutely delicious. The rice was cooked just right, and seasoned well. However, I was extremely disappointed with the skimpy amount and variety of seafood. About 1/5 of the paella was actually seafood, which to Cachitos means a few pieces of shrimp and fish here and there. They didn't even include mussels or clams. Are you kidding me? I took off 3 stars for that. Such a shame for a restaurant with great food. read more
7 years ago
We ate outside here on our first night to barcelona. It was perfect. Had sangria, tapas, and paella. What else can you ask for? On top of the wonderful food, the service was superb. I really wanted churros from Spain which were not on the dessert menu, and the waiter offered to run next door and check if they have it on their menu. People are commenting the paella was salty.. I think it tasted very savory, delicious, and the meat was amazing. I've had paella from Tampa, FL before, but this was another level. Great place to come, graze, and people watch. read more
13 years ago
Although I had read all the mixed reviews on Yelp, we decided to give this restaurant a shot on a Sunday night. We got seated right away, on the second floor of this three story restaurant. It had a weird, almost confusing atmosphere. There were velvety, red couches and chairs on the second level. The music was different- it played 50 cent, Neyo, and Spanish music. We were a bit confused.. Were we at a club or a restaurant??? We got the seafood paella and two oyster tapas. Turn offs: 1. Over priced food. One oyster cost us 3.50 euros?! The seafood paella was 18.50 per person. 2. Paella was too salty!!! It had an ugly brown tinged color, not the bright orange saffron color I was expecting. 3. "Seafood" paella came with TWO clams, and four large shrimps. That was very disappointing as when I think of seafood, I don't think of only two clams. There were chopped up pieces of octopus and maybeeeeee a 3 or 4 pieces of fish- which didn't compensate for anything... Sprinkle the rice with some Tabasco, this kind of levels off the saltiness of the dish. 4. Raw oysters didn't come with any lemon, we asked for Tabasco to block off any fishy taste. Overall, restaurant was descent, but not worth the money I think. Too expensive for mediocre paella and basic oysters. read more
My favorite dish I had in Barcelona was at this restaurant. Get the zucchini tagliatelle with cuttlefish and shrimp. It is all zucchini (no pasta) and is incredibly tasty. Only complaint is that the shrimp were not cleaned so that I don't have to eat their poop. When we told the waiter, he said that's how they eat shrimp in Spain, with poop and all. Those Spaniards are round around the edges! You also have to get the cava sangria. We came here 3 nights out of the 7 nights we were in Barcelona. (So my family is a bit obsessive). The decor is beautiful and really enjoyed my experience is here. read more
8 years ago
Everything we ordered is salty and tasteless. We ordered the paella mariasco and it ended up as the worst decision we ever made in Barcelona so far. You can taste nothing else except for the salt. Try somewhere else for certain. read more
The staff at our hotel recommended Cachitos for tapas. Being American, we thought going at noon would be perfect time for lunch. However, according to Spanish time, noon time was still breakfast time and lunch service didn't start until 1pm, so we had breakfast here. We simply had some eggs and ham, and it came with the popular Spanish tomato bread. We also ordered churros con chocolate which was amazing! We tried this dessert at another place and it did not compare to this one. The churros were so crispy and the hot chocolate was the perfect complement. We came back that night for dinner because we wanted to try their tapas. We were seated outside and ordered paella and garlic shrimp. The garlic shrimp was good but the paella was exceptional. It had great flavors and was a generous portion. The ambiance and staff were both great. Overall, a solid restaurant right in the middle of the busy part of town. read more
13 years ago
On a street overflowing with restaurants, my friend and I chose this one because the menu seemed to have a good balance of options. We were very satisfied with everything. The decor and the uniform made the restaurant seem a lot fancier and uptight than it really was. We started off with an array of tapas. The white asparagus was so tender and juicy, the garlic shrimp was nice and garlicky, the cheese croquettes were flavourful and soft, and the fried squid was tender, juicy, and not overly greasy. We also got the seafood paella. It was nicely cooked and fresh, but slightly too salty. Perhaps not the best place for paella, but it was nonetheless satisfactory. read more
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It was nothing impressive unfortunately. The interior was "old-school" but it was not ugly by any standards :). The food on the other hand was a bit surprising. Having eaten seafood paella in france we expected it to have clams, prawns etc but in reality it had about 4 small prawns in it and the rest of it was sausage pieces (in a paella??). Had the chicken and cheese croquettes as well. Chicken ones were good but cheese ones were made with mozzarella which is not my personal preference. But for some people it will be delicious! We also had maccaroni with parmegiani and iberian meat. The whole thing was just a stand of boiled maccaroni, little cheese on top and boiled small pieces of meat. For drinks had Cava Sangria which was very nice. Overall i would not recomment going here for paellas if you want to have the spanish experience. If that is your preference then grab a taxi and go yo Barcelonetta - they have a bunch of good restaurants/pubs offering paellas. read more
11 years ago
On our recent visit to Barcelona, we stumbled upon Cachitos one afternoon to grab a quick bite and were so impressed! It had a lovely outdoor seating area and everything our table ordered was delicious! We ended up making a point to visit the restaurant two more times with the rest of our group during our week in Barcelona. Over our two week visit to Spain we fell in love with gazpacho, and after eating it almost every day for those two weeks, Cachitos gazpacho is the clear winner. The perfect balance of tomato, cucumber and pepper, with a heavenly floral olive oil. It was garnished with crunchy, peppers, cucumber, onion and croutons. I will continue to dream about it until I return! We sampled many other tapas and dishes as well, each delicious. We loved the monkfish fingers, and the berry cheesecake for dessert was fantastic! We also really enjoyed the paella which was a rich and caramelized version of what we had had at other restaurants. Truly a 5 star experience for our two week trip to Spain! The service was warm and attentive, and patient with our out of town group. We hope to visit again very soon. read more
10 years ago
Wow! What a gem! Waking down the street from Avenida Diagonal on Ramblas de Catalunya you will find a small sign in your right hand side. Let's see what inside. A lot of tapas places are very busy on a Friday night and it may be difficult to get a spot without reservation. Although we did not have any reservation we were seated on the second floor in a very nice atmosphere of hanging chandeliers and green garden all around. The menu will satisfy any taste, from montaditos and tapas to entrees. The wine list is also spectacular. To start we had a mini burger and fois micuit caramelized (what a great taste of fois on a crunchy piece of toast) As appetizer we had: Artichoke hearts - who loves artichoke should know that it is pretty hard to make it tender if you grill it, well, here I give my 5 stars to the tender taste and texture Fois and truffle canneloni - omg! What a rich taste: canneloni filled up with fois and truffle?? You will never forget it! Grilled sirloin steak with fois poele - tender and tasty! Served with mash potatoes Macaroni with parmiggiano and Iberian meat - solid side after you have walked all Barcelona! Enjoy this restaurant and every taste of it! read more
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We randomly selected this spot on our last night in Barcelona. It looked good and we wanted to sit somewhere with outdoor seating. We waited about 15 mins around 11:30pm. I really enjoyed the food here! We had a foie gras pasta and slider and it was really good! My favorite paella was actually from here which was the shrimp and garlic paella. For dessert we opt for the raspberry cheesecake. It was a great last meal to end our trip. read more
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12 years ago
Went here our last night in Barcelona and shared the red wine sangria and sailor seafood paella. Both delicious. After we ended our meal we went downstairs to the bar and my husband had gin&tonic and I had the Cava Sangria. Great dinner choice for our wants that evening. read more
11 years ago
Great tapas, good Sangria and disappointing paella. Average out for 3 stars but its the paella that really brings it down. We got the seafood paella and it had a couple shrimp, some white fish and well done octopus. It was a brown color and had very little flavor. Perhaps our expectations were off because of paella we've had in the U.S., but it was just bland. The tapas were great- Iberian ham egg and potatoes, the ham croquette and octopus tapas were delicious. The paella just disappointed. Hoping we can find some better paella during our trip. read more
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Ambience: 5 Food: 5 Service: 3 The interior is well decorated and very classy. We went around 2pm which is pretty busy but still some empty tables. The most annoying thing about this restaurant is that the servers are SO SLOW. We waited a couple minutes just to be seated and then we had to grab our own menus and waited more than 10 minutes until a server came and she didn't speak English so we had to wait even more for a different server. She suggested the the sangria which was AMAZING, the best I've had in Spain and the fresh catch of the day, a white fish prepared with grilled vegetables and potatoes on the side. We also got a starter of bread with tomatoes. The main dish was pretty pricey ($30 per person) but worth it, as the fish was very tender and the vegetables were grilled to perfection. The waitress also conveniently skinned most of the meat right before serving in front of us so we wouldn't have to deal with all the bones. I would recommend eating here but not if you're in a hurry because the service is so slow at first. read more
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Enjoyable outdoor cafe dining good for people watching and reading or social get togethers. The waiter let me taste the rose first, and it was dry and delicious. They were out of artichoke shavings so I could not have artichoke shavings with egg. But I settled for two tapas: patatas and aubergine with goat cheese and molasses. Both were very good but the latter was especially delicious--aubergine is eggplant, which was sliced very thin and lightly fried. read more
10 years ago
For the money, this is a great place. Trendy atmosphere, good variety on the menu and reasonable drink prices. Also, in the heart of Las Ramblas area. read more
12 years ago
A very nice place. Higher quality and more interesting tapas. Great sangria. Not cheap but worth the money. Great area. read more
11 years ago
The food is extremely tasty, but unfortunately not enough. We ordered paella for 2 people (18,50 per person) and one tallarine made of zucchini with sepia and shrimps. All of them were extremely delicious but really small portion, specially for for the price. The paella for two people is the same quality as the one for one person in other restaurants and the tallarine looked like a portion of tapas. Well, I'm not sure if I would go again, it's too expensive to leave the restaurant feeling hungry. But if you're going, take the crema catalana also, it's amazing! read more
13 years ago
My friend & I found Cachitos on our last day in Barcelona and went in for breakfast/brunch. The food was good nothing out of the ordinary but what I really liked was the decor & atmosphere, the place was very chic with good style. The only thing I didnt like was that they took a while to ask for our order, i was really thirsty & the waitress kept saying she would come back.On her defense I think she was the only waitress there at the moment so was backed up, but I mean common its a restaurant in Barcelona I would expect more staff to be on the shift . None the less I had a good tortilla de patata, croissant & cafe con leche. read more
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