As an African-American woman, I am happy to provide a less ignorant racial fetish-y review of this…read moredelightful Gambian/Senegalese restaurant that sits in the heart of the Raval neighborhood of Barcelona. Seriously, wtf is an "authentic" African? And the food is not "exotic", it's Gambian. Moving on, the food here is absolutely delicious. My friend and I ordered the Thep Bu Yapp with fish to share and devoured it in less than 7 minutes. We ended up ordering another dish to go. It was that good! We also tried the ginger drink. I'm a huge fan of ginger, so I enjoyed it. It definitely has some spice/bite to it, so be forewarned. The set up of the restaurant is simple and unassuming. The staff is super friendly and efficient. I will definitely return here for a bite the next time I visit Barcelona. Two thumbs waaaayyy up!

ehh for starters, im west african l...have lived in west africa for 5 years and have eaten various…read morewest african foods (some of which i know how to cook myself). this food was "blah" aka nothing special. ordered the "thep bu yapp" aka jollof rice. It was bland. the stew didnt have much flavor. The two small pieces of fish were bland as well. The food needed more seasoning. What i also found interesting was in the inability of the server to add chicken to my meal (I offered to pay more). I said I'd pay more and he said no. He said if i wanted chicken, id have to order the "Maffre Arroz" aka Rice and stew. Very irrational. Sadly there are no other choices in Barcelona for west african food. overall, would not visit again.

LOVE this place!!! The people working here are super friendly and helpful, the ambiance is…read moreincredible, and the food is to die for!! I've been here twice and can't wait to go back. I ordered the chicken and rice dish with their special sauce and it's so creamy and delicious. The chicken is juicy and perfectly cooked. The rice is flavorful. But the star of the show is the sauce. It's so creamy and packed with flavor. If I could I would put this sauce on everything. It's THAT good. For dessert we shared the pudding and custard and that was also amazing. I cannot wait to come back to this place

Amazing food! Tasty, healthy and a perfect meal. There is something for everyone and it's all super…read moretasty. One of my favorite spots and will definitely come back my next time in Barcelona.

Yum! Came for dinner late on a weeknight and had a Groupon deal that included chicken, sides and a…read moredessert for two people. We got the "spicy" African style chicken, rice and potatoes. Dessert was some sort of "pudding" and we also ordered a milkshake. If/when you come here, be decently hungry. The portions are generous and filling. Everything was delicious, though I really would rate the spicy sauce as mild. It was flavorful though! Everything was seasoned nicely and I recommend also dipping your potatoes in the other spicy sauce they have bottled on the table. The pudding we had reminded my dining companion of some sort of British pudding from his childhood. To me as an American, I would describe it more as a cast iron cake soaked in some delightfully sweet (but not too sweet!) custard. It was excellent. The milkshake was fantastic. Nothing really blew me away, but everything was delicious and very satisfying. The space is very casual and pretty small. Our waitress was very friendly and knowledgeable about the food. It was refreshing to be served by someone who clearly had a love for the food and the establishment.

This is a placeholder review…read more They do live up to their name, that's for sure. My one experience was for a rotisserie chicken for take-away. It was quite good, actually! I tried the Caribbean chicken, and asked for a sample of the extra spicy African sauce. I'm not sure if my heretofore high tolerance for spice has been dulled after 6 years living in Barcelona, but that sauce was MUY PICANTE!! I'm not even sure if I can handle the African chicken that comes automatically with the extra picante sauce. But since I'm not one to back down from a challenge, I'll be ordering it next time. At under 15 euros for the chicken, it's still relatively cheap considering the quality, but that's without any sides. They give you a frequent customer punch card - the 10th chicken is free. If I ever eat at the restaurant, I'll amend my review.

Food was great and customer service was amazing as well. Food came out pretty quickly which is…read moreusually not the case for most Habesha restaurants.

We were near Sants and had plenty of time to kill before our evening train, and we were all excited…read moreto find a highly-rated Ethiopian restaurant within walking distance of the station. We called ahead of time and made a reservation for 5, and were glad we did because the restaurant got packed quickly. About halfway through our meal, we saw that there were people waiting outside to be seated, so it seems the place is pretty popular! The restaurant is run by people from Ethiopia, so we could tell that it was authentic. The inside is really nicely decorated. For our group of five, we ordered the three combinations, which gave us about 10 different dishes on the injera bread. They did forget about us and so our food did take longer to come out, but it wasn't like we were in a rush at all so it didn't really matter to us. It was all SO delicious. There was a good mixture of vegetarian and meat dishes, which was great because we had a vegetarian in our group. With our waters, extra injera, and combos, it came out to be 9 euro per person, which was incredibly worth it for us because the food and experience were amazing. I would definitely come back if I ever was coming through Barcelona Sants again. I would highly recommend stopping by and it would be a good idea to make a reservation if you can!