Reviews in City

Poor food and poor service

Lovely food

Great location for a business team wind-down meal after a day of meetings. Great food, helpful a responsive staff. Aircon was far too warm but staff corrected that on request. Prices reflect location but not too bad.

I pre-booked Barcelona for an evening meal as part of a birthday present for my other half. We'd been to see a matinee theatre performance and wanted to be closer to Liverpool Street station for the return journey home. Other than visiting pubs in that area we'd not previously tried any restauarants here, so I looked at various reviews and Barcelona seemed good for our requirements. Having pre-booked I'd expected to be shown straight to a table on a rainy mid-week day and the restaurant busy, but no way packed out. We were kept waiting whilst a table was prepared, so not a great start - but it all got better thereon. We selected the sharing Tapas and had a bottle of wine, all of which was delicious and then finished off with a complimentary glass of Port each. A pleasant and filling meal was enjoyed, with just a short walk back to the station for out train home.

The food was below average and was incredibly expensive. Not worth it don’t bother.

Service was very slow. The food was not value for money. Patatas bravas tasted and looked like cheap frozen roast potatoes from a pack. Rest of food also average. Servers plesant. Would not return or recommend.

Not a great experience. Greeting was curt - yes we had a booking. We were shown to a table near the door which was freezing. It took us ages to find somebody to take our order. We then moved to another table which was tiny but warmer. Slightly too loud Christmas music. Our food came in dribs and drabs, and was okay, but not great. We had to ask for the bill several times. The whole thing was quite slow and made us late for our afternoon meetings. The staff looked stressed, I really can’t recommend this place.

The food was amazing and the staff are very friendly and attentive. Excellent restaurant.

Very good food and friendly staff. Good ambiance with nice music playing on the background.

I think this is absolutely wonderful and will be back for more

The staff were friendly and we were served very quickly. However the quality of the food was not quite what we were expecting for the price. It wasn’t bad but not great either.

First visit on Friday evening. Restaurant was quite which was strange as the food was great. We have tried to find an authentic Spanish tapas restaurant in London for a long time and any we have visited were always lacking. This restaurant delivered the best tapas we have experienced in London and will without a doubt be returning. The beef cheeks and mash were superb.

Excellent atmosphere, friendly and attentive service, food was delicious (and plentiful). We all really enjoyed our evening - a perfect place for a catch up with friends.

Restaurant fairly empty on a Saturday lunchtime so service was very attentive. Can’t fault any of our smaller tapas dishes, and the paella was a standout dish.

We wait 60 minutes to someone clear our table after eat, but the problem was nobody arround? At least to call for dessert menu. Food it's good but service its awful

Het eten was goed. Personeel vriendelijk maar het kwam allemaal wat chaotisch over.

Abbiamo aspettato 50 minuti per due tapas, più 10 minuti per un margarita praticamente analcolico. Altri dieci minuti per i dolci, portati neanche contemporaneamente ma a dieci minuti uno dall’altro. I camerieri ci evitavano e non si sono mai scusati per il ritardo. I due che sembravano essere i manager (dal modo in cui riprendevano i camerieri e gestivano la cassa) hanno portato il proprio figlio di probabilmente neanche due anni. Tranquillamente andavano con lui in braccio in giro per il locale e nelle cucine, a un certo punto addirittura l’hanno messo in braccio a un cameriere. In sintesi cibo buono, forse andrebbe spiegata meglio l’idea della tapas (sono piatti davvero scarsi), ma il servizio è stato orrendo.

Belatedly - we had a wonderful lunch party for 50+ people in June. Maria, David and the team at Barcelona Tapas Bar hosted us with delicious food and great service, thank you! #tapas #welcome #friends