The restaurant is tucked away inside the El Nacional food court. Lighting and tables are pleasant. They appear to still have COVID era plastic dividers between booths and a few other areas of the restaurant. Our party was promptly seated and orders taken shortly after menus were delivered. We ordered a few items and found the sides to be amazing here.
Huevos de Primera Puesta con Patatas Fritas y Chorizo de buey - This app was off the chains and is a joygasm for the taste buds. It had a fried egg perfectly cooked where the yolk was still runny and had ox chorizo over some perfectly fried potato wedges. Wedges were soft pillowy potato with light crispy exteriors. Season and oils they used made this dish taste amazing. If I were to order anything, it would be this.
Pan de Doble con Fermentacion con Aceite, sal y hierbas - One of the better variants of bread and tomato I've experienced in Barcelona. The bread was still a bit crusty but softer on the interior. Tomato that was spread onto it was well seasoned with salt and oil on what is likely sourdough. Solid and well composed side.
Salad/Vegetables - Execution on cooked vegetables in the small skillet went well with steak and helped add flavor to the meat.
Whole Ribeye Veal Steak - This is a minimum 30-day aged steak. It is a 1kg minimum order, so enough for a small group of 3-4 to share or one hungry individual. For a braseria that's supposed to deal in steaks, this was a disappointment and disservice to the animal itself. The steak appeared to be properly cooked medium rare, but was completely full of gristle and even had a quite a bit of silver skin still attached making the steak very tough to consume/chew. Exterior fat had heated so heavily and quick that it was just way too hard to even bite into. It felt like it was broiled incorrectly and none of the fat was rendered properly.
Most items here were good, one great, but all else was mediocre to just okay. Steak was unfortunately not worth the order. Service was just okay. Not super friendly, nor rude in any way. Servers was just, kind of there, but not wholly attentive. All in all, this establishment is at best a 2 out of 5. read more