Tasty tapas and cute hangout for a quick bite of the diagonal street. Enjoyed tasty bits-ordered…read morethe Greek salad but this is not what came out as the usual Greek salad but instead just spinach leaves and grated white hard cheese with slivers of oranges but still it was tasty. Hubby had the shrimp with potatoes and the large tender shrimp was cooked perfect, tender and juicy. I had a mini smashed burger that also was pretty good. Overall it was good.

Not awful, but getting close. When the hostess seats you in a nearly empty restaurant next to a…read morepillar in a dark area, you have to wonder. Then when the same hostess crams in a large and loud group right on top of you, you have to wonder again. And I mean literally on top of you, so that you can barely move your chair. The food was average and trying to be upscale. Lighting was a weird purple. Service was poor and inattentive. I'm just going to say it. It was my worst dining experience in BCN. Get your act together.

Terrible service and food sucks, sooo many better places. Can't get any worse than this place. Not…read moresure who started this hype about this restaurant but do not go here

BEST MEAL IN BARCELONA…read more Everything about it was amazing. We ordered so much food, couldn't stop eating.

This eatery blew me away with the authentic taste and quality that I expected. Brandon (calbo) was…read moreour waiter,server, jokester, and overall great guy. We ordered a number of specialties and they ALL were on point and soooo delicious. The restaurant was not crowded so we lucked out or perhaps maybe because it happened to be a Sunday. Will eat here again when in BCN.

I was going through my camera roll from summer in Spain and had to write a review for this place. I…read moreloved this place and wish there was a location in the United States. This place has amazing food that is made with comfort and care. All dishes were outstanding and I could not choose which dish I liked the most. We ordered tapas and paella. The staff was so friendly and hardworking. We had the opportunity to meet the owner and he has an amazing story on how this place started. The ambiance is cozy and surprising quite a bit of seating. I would definitely recommend this place and come back as soon as a I go back to Spain.

We asked a local couple for their favorite place for lunch, and they directed us here! Good and…read moreservice was great. Prices were reasonable and the place was packed with locals, always a good sign! I would highly recommend this restaurant!

Went to this restaurant for dinner and there was live music and great ambience. I really enjoyed…read morethe environment and the restaurant was really cute inside. The menu had so much tasty food it was hard to choose one item. I tried all of these food items and I enjoyed every single bite. The server was a bit dry and not very friendly, he seemed annoyed when we asked for tap water and not bottled. Overall great restaurant but one less star for the rude server.

Outstanding meal at Casa Martelo. The food was exceptional from start to finish. The octopus was…read moreperfectly cooked, tender, and full of flavor. The gambas al ajillo were rich, garlicky, and delicious. Be sure to order the pan tostada con tomate to soak up every last bit of the shrimp oil. The Black Label Jamón Ibérico was a standout and absolutely worth ordering. Excellent ingredients, expertly prepared dishes, and great service. We will definitely be back.

Decent food, good service, and chill bar-like ambiance…read more We also got the Iberico meat sampler and to be quite honest, just stick to the Jamón Ibérico. Paella was large and great but the meat texture was dry and chalky (not the seafood but the pork meat) contradicted the moist and chewiness of the rice and the seafood - we also found some bone fragments in the meat.

What an excellent dining experience! This restaurant was recommended by a few pilots on my flight…read moreand I am so grateful! We had a party of 6 and tried every tapas on the menu. We also shared a few bottles of wine, 3 additional entrees and desserts. The stuffed tomato is a definite standout! I cannot say enough about the food and the service. Everything was excellent. We had beautiful seating outdoors and although the night air was chilly, it was lovely. I added captions to my photos for your dining desires!

This was our second time dining at 9Nine and everything was fantastic. There were six of us and…read moreeveryone enjoyed their food and the service was great. We all enjoyed our steaks (we had the porterhouse, filet, and hanger steak) and the rest of our meals. The oxtail croquettes were amazing. The provolone with cherry tomato was perfectly gooey and cheesy. Tiramasu was the perfect way to end. Service was friendly, and very willing to answer questions we had. The price is very affordable, for the quality of what we received. We only booked one meal our whole trip, and we will book here the next time we visit.

This is a hotel restaurant, part of the Catalonia Barcelona Plaza. I was quite surprised by the…read moreclass of service as I was by the quality of the food. Had the Tuna sashimi served with a watercress salad and vinaigrette dressing. Melted in my mouth. For main dish had the grilled salmon with bok choy and veggies. Dessert was a pudding variation of a tiramisu. All was delicious. Recommend.

Wow! I was pleasantly surprised by this hotel restaurant. We had the Iberian pork rice which was…read moreserved table side from a big paella pan. Yum! It melted in my mouth. My friends had steaks which were served seared with a Himalayan salt grill, so you can cook them slice by slice to your personal perfection. Service was excellent! The bread was even sliced table side. Nice little touches throughout the dinner. I even got 10% off for staying in the hotel. I would definitely recommend Filigrana!

As a meat lover I highly recommend this restaurant. We went on a 3-day trip in Barcelona and I had…read moretwo of my lunches there (the owner even kept our wine on the first day so we could keep drinking it on the 2nd day!). The first day I had the veal and beef sirloin, medium cooked. The veal tastes like it was dry-aged and came with a pleasant flagrant along with the kick from charcoal. It was a bit chewy but every bite on the meat extracts more flavor from it. Beef sirloin usually is a safe choice, and it was a right decision for this restaurant. It was super tender and juicy, satisfying. The second day we went back for more, our friend recommended beef short-rib, and i also added a lamb chop. Unlike other short ribs I had in US, their rib was not as tender, but the more you chew on it, the more flavor came out of it. The lamb chop was surprisingly good, it's tender and juicy, also a bit fatty. I wanted to go back on the third day, but guess we need to try out something different in Barcelona, but I will definitely come back next time I'm there!

This is definitely the best meat I've had in Barcelona. Nice quite place with mostly local audience…read more(a rare find in central area!). Good service - very hospitable owner, he gave us some good wine recommendations and all the food was served quite fast. The meat was just exceptional! Beef filet is an absolute must must try, very tender and fresh. The rest of the dishes were good as well. Perfect non touristic place for dinner!

Overall the experience was good. Servers were friendly and the food was not pricey…read more My friend and I ordered quite a lot of food and we took our time to finish them. We didn't get the pressure that we had to empty the table. I guess it's Europe after all.

We arrived super late for lunch and they made an exception to keep the kitchen open for our little…read moregroup. The meal was fantastic starting with one of my favorites, pan con tomate that we make ourselves. Toasted bread, fresh tomatoes and garlic, olive oil and salt. Fun and delicious. We all had a warned goat cheese salad with seeds and nuts with a balsamic reduction- excellent. Then I had grilled bonito tuna over vegetables that was delicious and perfectly cooked. The manager was very friendly and offered all of us a free chupito at the end. Recommend!

I give this place 5 stars for service and 3 stars for food…read more Service was exceptional! The server came out and described all the special of the days and recommended his favorites. There is a menu in English as well. Certain dishes were amazing and some I was very disappointed. Too bad they don't have a special lunch menu because the bill for the two of us was quite expensive. So, if you're going to try this place out, here's what I had: Crispy pig mask - pretty much like bacon but lacking flavor. I believe the garnish in top was peppercinis? Or banana peppers. Not so sure. Iberico ham croquettes - took a bit and it was so crispy and tasty. Definitely get this. Their "special egg of the day" was similar to huevos cabriadios. This one came with asparagus. The portion was really tiny and everything was kind of mushed together. Lacking crunchy texture. Didn't like it at all. Steak tar tar - very nice. Came with 4 pieces of patatas which I didn't think went will with the tar tar. Instead, I spooned it onto the compliments pan con tomatoes they gave us. Patatas bravas - not your usual patatas with aioli. They add a sort of tomato paste to this dish so it makes it unique and interesting. It's good! Scallop on top of pork neck. This was the star dish of the meal. Scallops perfectly cooked on a fatty piece of pork. So much flavor, the right amount of crispness- this is a must have. All this + 2 drink came out to 58.20€.

When traveling, it's often the people you meet who can make or break your trip. In this case,…read moreBamboral will always have a special place in my heart when I think of Barcelona. Even though we did not have reservations, we were welcomed and treated like family instead of American tourists. The staff, particularly Victor, patiently explained the menu and we chatted with him as acquaintances. We dined here two out of the three nights we were in Barcelona because we had such a great dining experience. When we came back for the second time, every staff member remembered us and joked with us. Victor even remembered our order! Bamboral means poppy, and it's named after the city where the owners are from. One of the owners even came over to chat with us and told us about how the food was made. Here's what we had: -Ensaladilla Rusa & bonito tuna (4 euros): I'm not a potato salad fan, but this is a pretty classic tapa so we had to try it. It was just okay to me, but my husband loved it. -Burrata salad (8 euros): The burrata was a good size for sharing, while the asparagus and tomato added a nice contrast to the creaminess of the burrata. -Rice special (7 euros): Oh my gosh, whatever the rice special is, just order it! I ordered it both times, so I had two eye-rolling bowls of rice goodness. If you like the umami flavor of mushrooms, then you will love their rice special. -Scallop with pork jowl & asparagus (13 euros): The scallops were perfectly cooked, and don't be scared of the pork jowl; it's really more like pork belly. -Sweet potato bravas (3.50 euros): I would go back just for this simple, yet fantastic dish. The owner told us that their aioli is special because it's made with roasted garlic and tomatoes that have been braised for hours along with peppers from their garden. You can taste the quality in their aioli because it tasted much more complex than ones from the other tapas bars we went to. -Pork mask (8 euros): Okay, I know the name is rather strange, but this was amazing! Think of bacon that is topped with bits of garlic and vinegar to add some acidity to an otherwise heavy dish. It is a smaller establishment, so make reservations or be okay with sitting at the bar, which is what we did both nights. The atmosphere is friendly with lots of locals dining here. If you're looking for a fine dining experience with white table cloths and room temperature Evian, this is not for you. If you want to have great tapas at a reasonable price with great people, then come here!