We loved our dinner here! The tapas, pasta and salad were all good. Great find for a family who may…read morehave mixed food desires. I highly recommend the Landon ( ham), hummus, pan Catalan and the Gorgonzola pasta. Random mix I know. We enjoyed it so much we are going back for lunch today. Another plus is it's courtyard location and the stag. Fabulous!

Not very nice staff told us the kitchen was open only to come after 15 mns to tell us she didn't…read moresay so.

I was excited to eat at Michelin star on my trip to Barcelona and La Balsa didn't disappoint. In…read morefact, I wish I would have made reservations for a second night! The ambiance is relaxed, friendly, and cozy. From the moment you walk in the front gate you're taking part in the experience they create. The service was impeccable and our staff made sure to take great care of us. Since I was in space I figured it would be best to get the Paella and it was absolutely delicious. The wine selection was perfect and the Lemoncello for a dessert drink was a great way to round off the amazing meal. What was more surprising is that the prices were very reasonable for the experience, quality of the food and top-notch customer service.

The service was pretty slow and the food was mediocre. We ordered starters and main dish. The cod…read morefish we had as main dish was nothing special, the meat was good tho. The dessert we had fruit sorbet which was very tasty. To sum up, very expensive and the cuisine must be improved.

The terrace was beautiful and sunny. The food was mediocre. Not bad, not great. The codillo of lamb…read morewas the best thing we ate. Otherwise, the caldo gallego was uninspiring. The baked artichoke was plain. It's not bad, but I wouldn't recommend it for lunch. Just a drink on their sunny terrace.

It was amazing! The food was extremely good, we ended up ordering some plates twice. The service…read morewas fast and she even separated the alcohol from our bill and pay two bills. She was also very friendly and didn't mind a joke or two. And the interior is great and nice. The bathrooms had lids on the toilet and paper towels, so i was feeling great. it's great i loved it, my party loved it, go try it!

Amazing cozy restaurant with delicious food and a friendly personnel…read more Very good location nearby the Novotel Hotel:) Liked the decoration of the place, with a great sense of creativity

Hours are wrong. I'm here at noon, kitchen opens at 1 pm. They're nice folks and let me order cold…read moreready made items, which were fine. I'll come back to sample the others. Pretty pricey for tapas though, 5 euros for just bread and water

We walked around for a mile and ended up here which was around the corner from our Airbnb. The…read morestaff was very accommodating when realizing our limited Spanish/Catalán They immediately provided us a menu in English. We sat at the bar and were able to watch the magic of the chef. Everything was fresh and absolutely amazing. LOVED the fresh tuna with guacamole sauce, the Beef Tataky was out of this world good and perfect for our son who is not super excited about eating seafood. The squid croquettes were also outstanding. If you're in the area, you definitely need to try this place

Very disappointinng…read more As a Michelin restaurant. The quality is completely unacceptable, and the flavour is average. Disclaimer (hey at least I'm honest): we did join the Sandeman Tapas tour and that has likely limit what the shop can do. However, if the tour meant they would have to serve absolutely sub-par food. As a restaurant who cares about their brand should outright reject the deal. Period. - shared tapas per table - unacceptable - one tiny cube of chorizo as a tapas - unacceptable - I serve better portion to babies - one tiny croquet as a tapas - you kidding me? Size of my pinky (not exaggerating) - asparagus on goats cheese - the only dish that was reasonable. But as a Michelin star restaurant, using un-fresh/old/aged asparagus is absolutely unacceptable. There were so much fibre to it that I can't even cut it by knife - tomato on bread - was fine but seriously? After a tiny piece of churizo and a pinky size fried thing all you give is a few pieces of bread?! All in all, I scratch my head how the Michelin star came abouts. Food quality was not up there, food combo and serving was unacceptable, lastly, and the thing I cared least about, but thought I'd comment anyway, the staffs are not exactly polite. Rude even is say. Will I come back again? Absolutely not. Can I advocate for it? Absolutely not. Again, I disclaim that I went as a tour. But if the budget does not allow you to service decent human portioned food. Don't do it. Don't distort your brand name for that little bit of money. For such bad judgement, the shop still can't blame anyone. I think the single cube of chorizo really got me. What were they thinking...

Good food and ambience…read more Food: Beef with garlic is amazing! So are the anchovies. I'm not especially an anchovy person. Ambience: immaculate, has locals. Open air kitchen. Tips: Doesn't open til 1pm on sat. Has English menu.

Great tapas restaurant in Barcelona. I came here after seeing recommendations online and the…read morereviews looked good. It's a little out of the way but we enjoyed the food and atmosphere. We were seated right away. My husband ordered a coke and we ordered some tapas for the table. We ordered some PATATICAS BRAVICAS, CROQUETAS and JAMONCICO IBÉRICO. Everything was delicious and the food came out pretty quickly. The food looked fresh and the prices are very affordable. The restaurant isn't far from a train station and it's actually a quick walk. After walking around the touristy areas in Barcelona being able to go to another part of the city was a great idea. There were tourists there too but not as many. As far as the language, the waiter was able to understand us and I speak a little bit of Spanish too that was enough to order the food. I used the bathroom and it was clean. We were seated inside but they also had outdoor seating.

possibly the best tapas bar in Barcelona. there's long line during peak days and hours and the…read moreportions are sizeable despite being "tapas". the staff is friendly and the sangria is good! I recommend getting six dishes for two people since it's a lot of food. the prices are good and the ambiance is classic.

Not sure which Tasca y Vins is the right one, but I'll just review it under this one. Came here on…read morea hostel worker's recommendation who said it was the closest to his grandma's paella in all of Barcelona. Quite the recommendation right? Well, this place did not disappoint. Here's my travel journal entry for Tasca: " 7/31 Left the garden and headed to Sagrada to find the hostel boy's recommendation. Took us a while because we walked on the opposite end both when we reached Marina and Industria. Eff our lives! Now we're here and we've just ordered. They gave us free vermouth as a starter! I'm telling you, the Europeans have it right! We ordered the seafood paella for 2 and a bottle of cava. Everything was divine. The paella... was... incredible (see picture)! It was packed with seafood and the octopus was T-E-N-D-E-R tender, and I hate octopus! The mussels were clean and the rice was a perfect al dente. With lemon, this dish was out of this world! There was nothing left. Love this restaurant! Love this city!"

We tried the calcots and was delicious. We each ordered…read moredifferent items from the lunch course menu and were stuffed after the meal! Good price too. It seemed popular with the locals, as there were many old men who are probably regulars there eating alone. Thank you for the authentic experience.