If I could give this zero stars, I would. After hiking up the large hill to access the bar, the…read moreview was the only worthwhile feature. As a tourist staying in Montgat (conveniently just outside of Barcelona), my family and I have never been treated more poorly. Upon seeing us, the staff blatantly stared and gave us dirty looks, and continued to ignore us despite our obvious wishes to be seated. The staff was unhelpful, condescending, and refused to meet us in the middle despite our efforts to close the language barrier. We were treated as outsiders and nuisances, despite being paying customers. Such judge mental attitudes, especially from staff is appalling. Despite it being a local eatery that does not cater to tourists I still cannot understand the rude attitudes.

This is not the place to go if you are a tourist. I speak enough spanish to get by, and the…read morebartenders would start speaking catalán when they understood what i was saying in spanish. All of the people were staring at us and giving us dirty looks because we look different. I was appalled by their rudeness and lack of customer service. Their cocktails were okay but their sangria wasn't the best. Plainly, don't go there if you are a tourist because they are arrogant and ignorant people. Strongly don't recommend.

What a fantastic place to eat. In the middle of Badalona this is a favorite for families. Several…read moretables were celebrating a birthday. The waitress took the time to explain the menu to us in Spanish. From the first translation we followed her lead and ordered multiple dishes. Right down to the dessert wine where she broke down five different after dinner wine. warning: this message was written while happily inebriated.

"Average" I dined…read morehere several times during my stay as there were no other restaurants close by. Most of the food was good and was freshly prepared but I did have a problem with bones in all of the fish dishes that I tried. Service is friendly but very slow and you are restricted to ordering from the nightly 2 -3 course dinner menu. Although I did see a family come in and were able to order from a different menu. Breakfast was the best meal with a lovely selection of meats, cheese, bread and pastries.

The great ratings for this place are well deserved. The food and service are excellent. Happily…read morerecommend it to anyone visiting Badalona.

On a recent stay in the area, we stopped in on this cute Catalan eatery. It's very charming and has…read morea warm feel to it. The running areas are small and intimate, but they occupy 3 floors of the building. We chose to dine on the 2nd floor. We had some delicious white wine along with an assortment of salads, sea food, and meat dishes. While waiting for a taxi to take us home, the bartender offered us a shot(chupito) of some local Catalan concoction. Que simpatico!

From the owner: Cocina de proximidad, tapas gourmetread more

This is a very traditional and entirely unpretentious local Catalan restaurant, with a small…read moreoutside eating area. The interior decor looks unchanged since the 1950s - down to the wine-coloured table cloths. The menu is extensive, and is based around the rich stews, meat and seafood of Catalan cuisine. There are a few vegetarian options (eg salads, sautéed wild mushrooms in garlic) but the choice is rather limited. Their speciality is snails, but there is a wide selection of shellfish, including razor clams, squid and octopus. Similarly, carnivores are well catered for, right down to tripe for the more adventurous. (I said it was traditional...) Portions are generous, and there's a menu del dia of two or three courses. A feature is that every table has fresh garlic cloves and tomatoes, and they bring huge great slabs of toasted bread to the table, so you can make your own pa amb tomàquet. I did all right, but to me the point of a restaurant is that they do the work for you, and it is a bit messy. The clientele are locals of all types and ages, though it does skew towards the older generation. Service is reasonably efficient and friendly. The main downside is parking - it's available only on the street and can be a challenge.

From the owner: Restaurante de cocina Catalana, carnes a la brasa, calçots, pescado fresco y postres caseros.read more

There's a square behind the church and is in front of the City Hall. There are 3 or 4 bars with…read moreseating at outdoor tables. BdM is one of them. Our waitress was a totally charming young lady who put up with our questions in broken Spanish and Catalan (think French, speak Spanish). We had bowl of deep fried txiperones (baby squid) that was perfect, a salad with a fried slab of goat cheese, walnuts, sunflower seeds and pepitas And fried eggplant with blue cheese and honey (the star of the night). A couple of glasses of the house white and a guy wearing a Nirvana t-shirt playing flamenco guitar made for a perfect evening.

Bar del Mig was recommended to me by my AirBnb host. Ended up coming here for dinner, and was very…read morehappy I listened to her recommendation. The inside is small and narrow, but has plenty of tables in the plaza outside. I opted for a seat at the bar. The bartender/manager(?) was VERY friendly and patient with my lack of Spanish. Eventually I was able to communicate to him to just order whatever 4 tapas he thought were the best and any beer that wasn't an IPA. Ended up with the patatas allioli dall negre, croquettes iberic, pop a la gallega, and fruita patata brie. All of the dishes I enjoyed, but my favorites were the Patatas bravas and pop a la gallega. Patatas were cooked perfect, the allioli was rich and flavorful, a nice variation of the patatas bravas. The pop a la gallega was incredible!! In America, I usually get octopus in chirashi bowls at sushi restaurants, and they've always been chewy, rubbery filler items. Here, the octopus was very tender, the whole dish was an absolute incredible balance of flavors and textures. If I came back to Barcelona again I would definitely try and come out to Premià de Mar just to visit this restaurant again! I regret not being able to find time to come back a second time during my trip.

Come to restaurant Isalba for amazing paella in the outskirts!…read more I dropped in on a Sunday with my partner who lives in the area. They weren't too busy, but it started filling up once we sat down with large parties. There are indoor and outdoor seating areas, and we chose inside due to some drizzle. It was a bummer because the outdoor areas are leafy and lovely, but the. inside is quite nice as well. They have a standard menu with catalan cuisine (carta, not menu) and some Valencian dishes. We had the veggie paella and it was delicious. Real paella takes time to make, we had at least 20 minutes, maybe more, to wait and enjoyed some light appetizers. The rice was plump and perfectly cooked with a dense toothyness, but I wasn't a fan of the crispy rice at the bottom of the pan. Sacrilege, I know, but Jose ate it all up. Complex caramel flavor that was slightly sweet and salty, I really liked it. Great food and service await you at this hidden gem called Isalba!

Four of us came here. About 30 minutes outside of Barcelona. Right on the Mediterranean and filled…read morewith local folks. We all ordered different dishes, mine was a paella de marisco (seafood paella). The fun part is, the paella was actually black, and it's probably the best paella I've ever had. Not a super fancy restaurant, just good food, good ambiance and great staff! After we ate we all walked and hung out around the beach area. Beautiful spot, this is what Catalunya is about, I will definitely be back!