Les braves, les riojanes, les torrades, tot esta terriblement bo. El lloc es de lo mes cutre pero…read moreel menjar es terrible, es com un tipic local aixi de gracia pero no de carton piedra.

Great food. FRESH mariscos and excellent service. The people are sooo nice. The place is elegant,…read moreclean and focused on quality food.

¡Heaven is Lleida! This veggie lasagna was by far the best lasagna--vegan or not--that I've ever…read morehad. I'm not even finished with it and I'm trying to plan a trip back to Lleida just to have it again! The tapas I ordered, Braves Xicoira, which were like home fries but in a spicy tomato sauce, were fantastic in and of themselves, but the lasagna--The Lasagna--Veggie Lassanya de carbassa in a Mushroom béchamel--topped any lasagna I've ever eaten in the US. The ambience of this place was nice as well. Not necessarily the music I want to hear when in Catalonia/Spain, but the look and the "feel" was very nice. Okay for a group as long as it is a small group. It's a typical European-style restaurant/bar--very nicely adorned with greenery, stone trim, and quaint decorations, it is really aesthetically pleasing to be here--the American pop music is something too familiar to me for it to be that perfect experience. But that said, this isn't a place to draw tourists...in name or locale. So maybe the local regulars find the music fitting. It was honestly by happenstance and a little help from Happy Cow that I stumbled down the Lleida cobblestone streets to find this place. By the way if you are planning to come, don't expect a late afternoon-early evening meal. If you miss the merienda ("lunch-ish") time, then you'll have to wait until they open again at 8:30pm. But do plan to come here. I'm thinking I should come back tomorrow and try the veggie burger for lunch. It isn't too far from the hotel where I'm staying and down at the foot of the hill of La Seu Vella and the Castillo del rey. And with that the meal was one fit for a Rey. My only American, capitalistic regret was the lasagna wasn't bigger. Truth be told, with the tapes, the lasagna was probably an ideal serving.

We were so fortunate to find this place. We stopped in Lleida and found this Michelin-rated…read morerestaurant as we hiked through the town on the way to see the nearby castle and cathedral. The caracoles (escargot) were wonderful, but our kids loved the pasta and arroz negro. The waiter was very friendly and made excellent recommendations. We ate in the charming downstairs cellar area--and wonderfully traditional.