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Red Ant

4.0 (71 reviews)
InexpensiveThai
Closed 1:00 pm - 12:30 am (Next day)

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups

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Jake C.

Their red table wine is good and quite affordable. Their fried chicken. Now here they truly shine. Where to begin - is it the perfect crispyness on the outside of every bite, or the succulent and moist interior brimming with flavor. Or the wonderful "asian" slaw on the side made from fresh local ingredients? Who fucking knows but they are legit delicious. Go there and get this and some wine and be happy for like €7 or something ridiculous. Just do it. Ramen is ok, would not really go out of my way for but prices are quite cheap. Bang for your buck it's not a terrible deal. But just stick with the chicken, and maybe other stuff? Also the service people here are amazing.

Happy tummy, Happy wallet. BTW the sister restaurant 'mosquito' is a block away so you may also want to check it out.
Julius Y.

We just finished our visit in the Gothic quarter area and was trying to find a non Spanish tapas/paella place for dinner before heading back to hotel, Yelp brought us to Red Ant. Yelp says it is a Thai restaurant but they are really serving all sorts of Asian cuisine: ramen, fried rice etc. We ordered the shrimp fried rice and pork belly stir fried noodles. Wow. It was like home cooking which is much healthier than I would have expected from a typical Chinese restaurant. No excess cooking oil and the flavour is just right. Ingredients also seem fresh. We got there before 8pm which was probably why we were able to get a table without waiting. Service was attentive and food was prepared pretty fast so I would recommend it for those who wants a quick meal in the area.

salt and pepper squid
Angeline N.

We were staying around Urquinaona for our first few days in Barcelona and decided to try out Red Ant for lunch because my friend was craving asian food - curry or something spicy in particular. We ordered the sesame noodles with chicken broth and penang curry. At first bite we were speechless, it was really legit! Really hit the spot. The sesame noodles were too salty, but other than that the flavours were on point. We brought more of our friends the next day for dinner :p Side note: I accidentally dropped my wallet on the floor and the staff kept it safe for me before i came back later. Many thanks!!

Monika S.

Cool vibe and offers a nice variety of 'Chinese tapas,' however, some dishes were not seasoned enough and lacked flavor. Vegetarian ramen was nice, salt and pepper tofu was good with the sauce but tofu buns were bland and bak choy was too salty. Would only recommend to visit for ramen, or if you're a meat eater, I'm sure the meaty dishes were good. All in all a nice place but food needs a bit of work. Ordered: Salt and pepper tofu 1 x Tofu bun Kimchi Bakchoy Vegetarian ramen 2 x beers = €26,80

Brianna D.

Everything was so delicious here! I ordered the WOK style noodles with fried chicken. The prices were very reasonable as well! I even took some of my fiancé's food! He order chicken over rice. The chicken came with a sweet and spicy sauce which we both loved. The only slightly negative thing about this place is the location. It's on a small dark street so you need to be alert when visiting. Other than the that restaurant was excellent as well as the staff.

Alissia C.

Funny enough, best dinner eaten on my short stay in Barcelona, Asian food. I am a sucker for good Ramen. The broth had some depth, and they interestingly served it with what I know as chicharones de pollo (latin cuisine). All great flavors. The fried squid was tasty, not fishy at all. The chocolate Mochi was also yummy.

We were waiting for them to open.
Josh W.

Delicious food at great prices. Nice selection of craft beer. Can get busy so be prepared or go off hours. I recommend the salmon with coconut rice!

Miso Ramen Soup

Great and fast service, delicious food and a nice atmosphere that is more unique than the normal tourist spot. Definetely thumbs up!

Vegetarian ramen
Adam Z.

I don't see the attraction to this place. We went for some ramen / soup. They were out of spring rolls so we opted for the pork dumplings. Too much fat on the pork slices for me. Would have been good if not for that. My wife ordered the vegetarian ramen and I ordered the sesame noodles with chicken broth. My wife didn't care for her dish. I tasted it and it wasn't good. Consider it Spanish style broth if you order it, not Japanese ramen. The sesame noodles with broth is deceiving. It is an order of sesame noodles with a small bowl of broth and green onions on the side. It is not a combined dish. The noodles were covered is some tasteless paste and the broth lacked flavor. I tried putting some of the broth in the noodles, but it didn't help. I had a Montserrat stout which was OK, but I wouldn't consider their beer selection all that great. Typically I don't think a restaurant that serves multiple styles of Asian food very good and this was no exception. A jack of all trades and master of none. Sorry Red Ant, you don't live up to the 4 star rating.

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Edu A.

After mosquito, this is another good choice. Ramen is good and atmosphere is cool and quite. They have a lot of beers and sake

So good! Veggie ramen, fried chicken, fried rice and salmon with coconut rice

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. Perhaps, the Ramen was a bit 'salty', but good despite, and who doesn't make their Ramen salty?

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