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After a few days of constant delicious Spanish cuisines and Tapas, it was time for a change. Since we were in Europe, we thought of getting some Italian and what a great choice for our last night before flying back to NYC. This place had amazing award winning pizza which was no joke. Their pasta was delicious and fresh plus the dessert was amazing too. Service here was nice from the waiters but try to come here with a reservation. We got lucky and were able to do a walk in but I saw many people get rejected. The place is quite big and people were still coming in after 10:30ish. A definite must visit if you want some Italian and couldn't make it to Italy in your trip to Europe.
***3.5 Stars*** Luigi is one of the more popular Italian restaurants in the L'Eixample district. After having tapas and paella for several days straight, I needed a little break from Spanish food. I did my due diligence by trying a smaller and lesser known Italian restaurant the day before, but it was extremely disappointing. I had passed by Luigi a few times during my walks and noticed that their patio was packed every night. So, I decided to give them a try. I walked in and was seated inside immediately. One of the reasons why I think this spot is so popular is because of the stellar ambience. The patio is very lively and since the restaurant is located in a prime downtown location, there's a great view of the street and neighboring businesses. The inside is very chic with a little bit of a rustic feel. Great lighting and wood furniture/paneling all throughout. The tables are a tight fit and you will be in close quarters when seated next to other parties, but that's how things generally are in Italy (and in many parts of Europe quite frankly). Service was really attentive. I was in the mood for a cheese pizza and ordered the four cheese pizza along with a glass of an Italian red blend wine. I love that they serve complimentary olives while you wait for your entree. They were marinated in spices and olive oil and were quite tasty. When my pizza arrived, it looked super cheesy. And that, it was! I can't recall the exact cheeses that were used, but there was a mix of soft and hard cheese. Not your typical American cheese pizza which is exactly what I was looking for. The flavors were on point. The sauce and crust were both tasty. This was a thinner style pizza, so I ate it with a fork and knife. Although I enjoyed the cheesiness, it was a little too cheesy for me. Plus, the types of cheeses used were a bit overwhelming. I think the hard and soft cheese culmination kind of threw me off a bit. It tasted good but all of that cheese was a bit too much for me. I think next time, I'd stick to a Margherita pizza where the cheese wouldn't be so overwhelming. Nevertheless, it was still good. Just like with the olives, they also gave me a complimentary dessert. It was a delicious small cake with a shot of limoncello. Not sure if I was supposed to chug the shot or not, but I poured it over the cake and it was sooo delicious! The cake was moist and it soaked up the limoncello like a sponge. I so enjoyed this little dessert. All in all, Luigi was a nice experience. I'd come back again but would probably order a different pizza with less cheese next time.
This was a bit of a miss for me. We stopped at the location on Via Laietana before walking over to this location, and the Via Laietana location definitely seemed like a much more lively and inviting venue. If I went back I'd go to that location instead. The service was wonderful, our waitress was very kind, patient, and lovely. The food was nothing special. The bruschetta was good, the bolognese sauce was good as well, but the carbonara was very disappointing for me. I did not find it to have much flavor, and the pieces of guanciale were almost all fat. They do offer gluten-free pasta which is very nice!
My Italian colleagues warned me against getting Italian food in Spain, but I didn't want to get tapas for every single meal while in Barcelona. Maybe should have listened. Food was average. Nice ambiance, decent service, cold beer on tap, but food was just okay. We ordered some fried shrimp and calamari to start which was good. The ham pizza was woodfired, yet came out rather soggy when sliced. Salmon & asparagus pasta was okay. Sauce seemed too watery, and pasta didn't seem freshly made. Maybe I was still jet lagged from my flight or it was an off night, but I personally could have lived without coming here. 'Til next time!
I needed something other than tapas, and Luigi looked good and pretty well rated. I was also craving some authentic Italian pasta from a visit to Rome this summer, and I saw several of the basic Roman pastas on the menu. What a disappointment. Nice enough place, and good service. Just sub-mediocre food. I got the Bucatini all'amatriciana to eat there, and I also got a Luigi pizza to go. The pizza had ham, tomato, rocket, cheese - it was average. Probably also 3 stars, as the ham was somewhat fatty. For the purpose of this review, though, I'll focus on the pasta. Amatriciana. Simple. Classic. Right? Unfortunately, this was nothing like the beautiful dish I had a few months ago. To start, the sauce did not adhere to the pasta, so not sure how it was prepared. The pasta was pretty flavorless, as was the sauce. Also, there was no crispy guanciale; only pieces of unrendered fat, which was incredibly off putting (see photo). So disappointing. Maybe other dishes are better, but if you can't make something simple, I think there's a problem.
We had an amazing dinner at Luigi. I definitely recommend this restaurant and will gladly return when I am in the area again. The staff is attentive and the food is delicious. The only thing that didn't hit it out of the park was the sangria. It was average ...so I would skip it and go straight for a bottle of wine. We started with fried eggplant, pizza and fried calamari with shrimp. All three came out of the kitchen piping hot and freshly made with excellent ingredients. For entrees we shared linguine/clam sauce, ravioli and steak. The entrees were just as good as the appetizers. Everyone was happy.
The first thing we noticed when we walked in was four or five toddlers ages 2-4 running around in the entrance and on to the sidewalk by the street. There was a table seated directly in the entrance that apparently had multiple Mother's and multiple children, and they were all running around in the front as though it was their personal playground. The parents didn't seem to mind or even notice that their children were running outside of the restaurant and so it was a little bit of a strange entrance for my husband and I when we first walked up. The place had been recommended by some of his classmates, and so we thought we would try it out anyway. We were seated right away, but we were told that we only had an hour to dine since we did not have reservations. We ordered a pizza along with some pasta and a salad. All of the ingredients were not disclosed on the salad and so when it showed up with actual tomatoes, which my husband does not eat.He was a little bit miffed that it had not been disclosed on the menu. Personally, I thought it was great because I love tomatoes, so I ate them, and he did not. The salad itself was quite delicious, having ricotta cheese pinuts and a beautiful sweet and tangy basalmic vinegaret. My pasta was extremely tasty, and I very much enjoyed it. It was creamy and cheesy and very flavourful.And the mushrooms were fresh, and the chicken was tender. The pizza, on the other hand, I suppose, was cooked like many pizzas in this area.The crust was ever so slightly burnt, but the base of the pizza was thin.And almost soggy. It also came out uncut, and so my husband struggled to cut his own pizza with the dinner where that they provided. I saw other people also cutting their own pizza, and so I suppose this was normal for this restaurant, but it just seemed slightly strange to us. The service was not terrible, but it also was not excellent. It just seemed rather average, and so we were indifferent. I'm giving it 3 stars because of the number of children but also during dinner there was a dog that somehow either was a part of someone's group or made it into the restaurant, but was barking and barking, and created quite a disturbance. This went on for 15 minutes.... Well, you decide. If we lived here, we would probably go back.
Great pizza joint, however we were famished & decided to eat here due to the proximity to our hotel H10 Madison. Started with olive tapas, honestly I person cannot get enough of Spanish olives, olive's lightly seasoned were a welcome to my mouth. Next we had the best salad we have had in some time, the salad was not the usual, this salad had fresh pears & sort of a cream cheese however was much lighter. The greens fresh & crisp. Right amount of tomatoes, olives, I practically ate the entire salad. Salad size could easily feed 2 people. Large salad size. Opted for lasagne which I was expecting to just be ok, again a difference style as this lasagna slices of ham tucked into the pasta, the best meat sauce this hungry traveler had in a while. The single serving is more than enough for one person. The final touch the waiter brought us over some chilled Limoncellos & small lemon cakes, just the right finish touches. Waiter service, spot on, & attentive. Great Italian in Barcelona.
Weird food, rip off drinks. Moscow mule was ALL ice (see photo attached). Ordered a prosciutto pizza... it wasn't prosciutto just wet lunch meat. Weird, gross, and overpriced. Not a fan! Total rip-off. Keep looking for something better... this is a great city with lots of good places to drink. Skip this one.
9 years ago
Found this place when we were on our way back to hotel and it was a hidden gem! 30min quick in and out dining with comfort food- carbonara with Truffle pearl and it was delicious! Pasta cooked to perfection! I gave less -1 one star because there were plenty of open seating at the restaurant and the waiter sat us nearest to the bathroom and we can smell the bathroom cleaning detergent the entire meal experience. It wasn't a bad smell which is better but I'm trying to smell my pasta and enjoy my dinner. read more
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Food was very good, and the service was excellent. There were a number of active protests that evening (setting fires and such) and the service team made sure that all of the patrons were aware of the situation, instructing them as to how to avoid any issues. I think this went above and beyond their "regular" duties (which they performed nicely). Definitely worth a visit. read more
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Most amazing food and service! Not overly priced for the quality of food. The pizza was amazing and they shaped it like a heart! read more
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This place was great . Service was spectacular and the food was fresh would recommend it to anyone that's visiting worth it !! read more
8 years ago
This place casts a very deceiving shadow. It's elegant when you first enter, however once further inside, the very compact, crowded, and highly intrusive seating arrangement is revealed. We still decided to give it a chance based on its menu. Our server was extremely awkward, very blunt, and unwelcoming. We actually received a second server for some parts, and she was equally rude, almost robotic. To top off the experience, the food was nowhere near as attractive as the menu makes it seem. We ordered the two highest priced items on the menu and received portions fit for a toddler. The Sirloin Medallions look strikingly similar to 5th grade cafeteria food that is microwaved and served on a foam tray, lol. Pair this with a dry potato and it was served to us in about 5 minutes from ordering, in a peak time, which also gave validity to the microwave theory. Both of our meals had very unusual scents as well. We consider ourselves very unpicky eaters, but it was really difficult to eat. Both of our servers, about halfway through our meal, decided to take their break and eat a meal while sitting at the table directly next to us, about 1ft apart, literally. While it was funny, it was also even more strange in a restaurant of this stature. They also didn't know that someone in our party spoke Tagalog, and we were able to interpret everything negative they were discussing. This was extremely disrespectful and unprofessional. Management at this location should be penalized and terminated, in all honesty. The one thing I will give credit to is the decent mixed alcoholic beverages. We usually try to leave positive and supportive reviews, but this place is disgusting, uncomfortable, and the experience was too dire to not warn others, despite being aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The staff is rude, unwelcoming, and flat out weird. I believe the parties next to us were also displeased based on their conversations. I highly recommend you AVOID this place at all costs, TRUST ME. The most painful part was paying the price we did for this horrible all around experience. Do not fall victim to poorly insightful referrals like we did. Good luck P.S. There is a place one block away that has 1 liter of Sangria for 8 Euro instead of the 30 Euro here. :) read more
8 years ago
This restaurant is located in spain Barcelona, the food is not bad , pizza was very delicious, only the bad thing is servers did not know English, even if you want to tell them simple thing they cant understand you, they need to hire minimum a couple servers who speak english. Pizza oven was middle of the restaurant and you can see the beautiful oven with wood fire, i like it and recommended, if you like Italian food then go and try theirs Margherita pizza read more
7 years ago
What an authentic experience. My friends and I came here for our 2nd night in Barcelona and boy were they great. The staff were all knowledgeable of Italian cuisine and spoke multiple languages! In the end, they even gave us free shots and free desserts after letting them know it's our first time here! I got the lasagna and it was the perfect balance! read more
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Excellent Italian restaurant. Next time I'm in Barcelona I will be back.Food was fresh and very reasonably priced. We went 2 nights in a row and was very pleased with each pizza we tried and the Linguine alle Vongole was very tasty. Ask for the little Romanian server named Elena, she's the best!! read more
7 years ago
Muy deliciosa! This was a great meal to end our trip to Barcelona. The Luigi salad with the lime, honey and curry dressing was surprisingly tasty and the pasta dishes were so full of flavor! Couldn't have asked for a better meal! read more
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Took the recommendation from Yelp. Nice restaurant tuck away on a side street. Great food at very reasonable prices. My husband had caprese and lasagna. I had the burrata salad and spaghetti carbonara. For dessert, chocolate ravioli w/ ice cream. read more
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Great Italian restaurant in Barcelona! Wood burning oven for perfect pizzas. Best lasagna, as earlier review stated. My favorite was sirloin steak with mushrooms and leeks in saffron sauce, with Spanish ham. Absolutely delicious! Also, salmon with shrimp covered in same sauce. Lovely roasted potatoes. Our waiter suggested dessert made with limoncello cake, marscapone, strawberries. Very delicious and different. Wonderful house wine. All prices very fair and reasonable. Chic environment, while relaxed. Perfect music!! Owners Luigi and Alfredo lead excellent team. Visited 2 days in a row! read more
9 years ago
Wonderful food at reasonable prices (highly recommend the eggplant penne), good wine & great service !!! We had a hard time finding great food in Barcelona and wound up returning here for a second meal - What a gem ! read more
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Carrer de Roger de Llúria, 50
08009 Barcelona
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L'Eixample
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934 673 224
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