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CLOSED: Illa de Gracia
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Vegetarian
Lacto
Ovo
Western
Spanish
Extensive vegetarian menu (ovo, lacto). At Illa de Gracia, a 2-course meal for two with drinks and dessert costs around 30 euros. Lunch menu is around 7-9 euros. No smoking. JULY 2013 REPORTED SHUT DOWN/CLOSED. REPLACED BY CAFE GODOT.
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6 Reviews
First Review by kyvegan
MsBennet
Points +28
Disappointing - Edit
Sleek looking place but the vegan options are very very bland...Looks like this restaurant risks being left behind in Barcelona's emerging vegan restaurant scene...don't bother traipsing out here, there are much better options.
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Happyheffer
Points +78
lovely - Edit
Location: easy to find
Read moreService: not bad given that there were only 2 waiters for the entire place. Food came out fairly quickyl once your order was taken.
Food: Salad, crepes and starters all were tasty
The seconds are rather small and simple but still tasty.
Dessert was yummy.
Went there twice and enjoyed both times.
Guest
Dougie
Points +49
Elegant dining - Edit
This was my first visit to Illa de Gracia and I was impressed. My partner and I had dinner on a Wednesday night just after it opened at 9pm; the restaurant was already busy but we were quickly seated and offered a menu. The Spanish menu is fairly easy to decipher but ask for the English version if you need it.
Read moreThe focus is on salads, pasta and seitan dishes. We each had a delicious salad to start followed by the plato combinado with seitan for me and the tofu a la plancha with rice for my partner. Everything was very fresh and nicely presented although needing a little extra seasoning (soy sauce was provided along with the usual condiments). We skipped dessert but had coffee. The two servers were quick, polite and attentive.
Illa de Gracia is a cut above most of the other vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Barcelona - a bit more expensive, but worth it. Make sure you venture out of the city centre at least once to eat here.
Pros: Ambience, Great food, Helpful staff
Guest
gr8vegan
Points +2357
Probably the best place for a vegan to eat lunch - Edit
After visiting most of Barcelona's vegan friendly restaurants I was relived to finally make it to Illa De Gracia. From my limited experience it is CLEARLY the best place for a vegan to eat in Barcelona. You can ask for the English Menu, but the Spanish Menu is pretty easy to decode and there is a "V" next to the vegan dishes. I love super healthy food and the cereal grain dish was amazing, it contains brown rice, legumes, carrots, all steamed and no oil. The restaurant is very nice and fresh inside! You will not be disappointed!
Read morePros: healthy food, nice place
Guest
Serendipity
Points +42
Large Menu, Tasty Food, Small Portions - Edit
The restaurant was relatively easy to find, but we had a local and a map with us so not too much of a hassle. I'm in two minds about the place, but here are my thoughts:
Read more1 Ambience is non-existent, and the atmosphere was relatively cold. It screamed of being a place where pretentious middle class people come to, simply because it seems to be the "in" place to eat. They could do so much more with the decor, while lovely in it's simplicity, that desperately needs a "warm touch".
2. Service - I'll keep it short: it was dismal. The staff were rushed, even though we were the first table there; and not particularly congenial - not a single smile, no more than a few words were spoken, nor at any stage did they ooze warmth and hospitality.
3. The food, however, was a different story, thankfully. A fabulous selection, excellent combinations of flavours, and a lovely taste experience overall. However, the portions are rather small, and for the price, that was a bit disappointing. Dessert was nothing to rave about, so I'm not even going to bother.
Overall, not a bad experience, but I wouldn't recommend it as a must. Go there if you are not fussed about the service or the price, and want to have a tasty meal. Otherwise, there are tons of other lovely places in the city to try out.
Pros: Tasty food, Excellent variety
Cons: Small portions, Relatively pricey, but not expensive, Unfriendly rushed staff
Guest
kyvegan
Points +88
Ask for the secret vegan menu! - Edit
This restaurant was a bit tricky to find (there is a similarly named street a few blocks away with no connection to this one) but well worth it! I had a bit of trouble expressing my dietary needs (vegan) to the waitress (my fault: I don't speak Spanish or Catalan) but after much patience on her part I wound up with a tasty (but simple)seitan dish. When desert time rolled around, she brought out a well worn, no-frills, computer print out menu that was in English and had all of the vegan dishes marked as well as dishes that could be made vegan via substitution. I definitely recommend asking for this upfront as it saves a lot of time. Portions were small-ish but sufficiently filling. Vegan deserts included a number of sorbets and compotes. Definitely worth a stop, but I wouldn't put this on my list of Barcelona musts if your time there is limited. Try Vegetalia or Amaltea instead! (side note: my friend had the veggie burger but it turned out to just be a patty on a plate with a couple of vegetables, not the hearty bun-and-fixings that she'd anticipated. maybe this is a naive american mistake, but be aware that this is no-frills dining)
Read morePros: sufficient vegan options, helpful staff, secret menu for e-z order
Cons: smaller portions, uncreative menu choices
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