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Not bad

4 Posted on 02 / 20 / 2012

It was OK for vegan, but not great. "Lunch with Locals" is correct - good local flavor.

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Lunch with locals

4 Posted on 09 / 04 / 2011

If you want to experience a meal like the locals, this the the place to go!

My girlfriend had a quick lunch here during our trip to the city, and we weren't disappointed. The restaurant has a fixed four course menu, with about three options per course. The dishes were very tasty (with especially nice herbal flavourings) and came in reasonable portions, we definately didn't leave hungry. This might not be the best place for vegans though, because the menu is fixed.

The staff was very friendly and helpful, and the dishes followed each other very quickly. You could easily have a quick lunch here if you were in a hurry. The meal also included free water and bread, a rarity in Spain. On that note, this place is very, very cheap: the menu was 9 euro for the four courses (and the water and bread), which is incredible value for money.

One more note: being a local place, the menu was only available in Catalan, but the staff was quite helpful in translating the options we couldn't figure out ourselves.

Pros: good, honest food, very cheap, fast service
Cons: menu only in Catalan

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A local restaurant - great food but no vegan main.

4 Posted on 05 / 11 / 2011

After been told by the "Maitre'D" on the door that vegans were well catered for, our waiter told us that neither main course was vegan. The two vegans in our party decided to stay, and the waiter was more than happy to substitute their mains with a choice from previous courses. Nice selection for vegetarians from the Menu del Dia, and the food, especially the soups, was exceptional for the price.

The restaurant was very busy, mainly with locals, which itself is testament to the quality of fare and value for money - but not having a vegan main loses them one cow I'm afraid.

Pros: Excellent food, Friendly service, Quick
Cons: No vegan main course

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Tasty meal!

5 Posted on 04 / 19 / 2011

We enjoyed our lunch. A couple items were not vegan but they could tell us what items were not and there were otehr choices. My husband and I ordered different things so we could try more dishes. Everything was good, staff was nice. It was crowded but they were prepared so food was served quickly. They are only opne for a few hours in the afternoon so it's not real convenient. We got there early so looked around the neighborhood before they opened. It's in a nice neighborhood.

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Yum

4 Posted on 11 / 04 / 2010

This was our second best meal in Barcelona after mosquito tapas. Agree with everything below - stupendously quick, friendly, sometimes luke warm etc! First two courses - lettuce with Roquefort sauce / consomme, then celery soup / bulgar wheat with tofu and peppers - were average but the mains - lasagne (but actually an open spinach and ricotta tortelloni) and wild mushrooms with garlic - were great (I'd been on the hunt for wild mushrooms all stay) and the chocolate and coffee mousse was the best thing ever.

Pros: Great value, Friendly staff, Great location and setting
Cons: No scope for a lazy lunch - very quick

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Cheap and Fresh

3 Posted on 05 / 09 / 2010

Great place to eat after doing a walking tour of the Gaudi sights which ends at the Sangra Famillia. Quick - the dishes are pretty much already made you just order the first course eat, order the next, ect. Only complaint is that since its premade stuff they came out kinda luke-warm.
Seems like the kind of place where the menu might change often. 4 course meals. Examples:
1st course: Salad of bean sprouts, carrots, tomatoes, red cabbage, ect. OR a simple vegetable soup OR leeks with a orange sauce
2nd course: Fettuchini with cheese sauce, butternut squash soup, potatoes with green beans
3rd course: cous cous stuffed eggplant, lima beans in mint sauce
4th course - fresh fruit, yogurt with honey or granola

Pros: friendly staff, inexpensive, quick
Cons: food not hot, very little english spoken

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Delicious!

5 Posted on 11 / 17 / 2009

Best meal in Barcelona. 4 courses for 9 euro. Staff speaks minimal English but very knowledgeable as to the vegan items and very willing to help. friendly. Great Spanish food. seems to have a lot of regulars. owner seemed to know everyone. fun place to eat and a must in Barcelona...3 blocks from Sagrada Familia!

Pros: good food, cheap, friendly