A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
We ate dinner at this tapas place.
There were two dishes I really liked. The others I didn’t really care for or like (perhaps I was spoiled in the first restaurant we tried in Barcelona, Vinitas).
The two dishes I really liked were the scallops and shrimp dishes pictured below. The other dishes were artichoke, fros gras and steak, steak tar tar, and steak with mushrooms (first picture). I also got a mojito, which was not bad
For a quick snack, we stopped by this ice cream shop.
I got the smallest size, which is two scoop of any flavor. The first scoop was mint chip, which tasted pretty standard. The second scoop, kinder, had some kinder pieces in it, and tasted a bit like a kinder surprise. I was a fan.
We grabbed lunch in this place that is in St Josep Mercat.
Had a couple of appetizers and of course, a paella. For the apps we got the lobster and duck croquet, and an octopus dish. Both were great. For paella, it was the Catalana Paella, which had sausage, chicken, prawn and mussels. It was also really good.
Found Timmy’s while walking around L’Eixample area in Barcelona.
I ordered 3 Timbits and a small iced Capp. The time it’s tasted exactly the same as Canada, but best of all, they came in a tiny box!!!
The iced cappuccino itself was a lot larger than expected (I ordered a small, and basically got a medium). The only thing I will say is that I asked for a shot of espresso in the iced capp, and I did not taste any espresso in it. Still great non the less.
Grabbed dinner at this place in the gothic quarter
I got the Bo Luc Lac (beef strips), and had the spring rolls with pork. The spring rolls were terrible, but the beef strips were pretty good. I also ordered a daiquiri as a drink, and did not actually enjoy it. Not sure if I would go back to this place again.
We ate lunch at this cafeteria after exploring around Montserrat.
The rating for this place was 2.8. I would have to agree based on the pork and pasta quality. I ordered the 3 piece meal, and from the pork, chicken strips and pasta, the chicken strips were the only thing that was good. The pasta was ok, but something seemed off, and the pork was super hard and dry.
We checked out this place as we were strolling around the El Raval / Barri-Gòtic part of Barcelona.
Overall, food and drinks were great. I had the sangria, friends and chicken wings, and all were good. Also, the place was pretty cheap.
We tried out this place because of a friend’s friend’s recommendation.
Overall, a very unique atmosphere. A lot of different types of rooms (one room reminds me like the rainforest cafe). In terms of drinks, I got the Pima colada. It was alright, but I’ve had better. In terms of food, unfortunately they were out of things I wanted (ie empanadas). I ended up getting the ham and cheese sandwich. It was overall ok. I thought this place was very unique, but not sure if I would go back.
We dropped by this place for a quick bite to eat, where they served pinchos for only 2 euros each.
From the ones pictured below, the salmon with cream cheese was great, and the one with cooked pork.
We got coffee at this chain in the La Rambla area. I got a mocha (of course). I gotta say I’m not a huge fan, and I think the caffeine in it isn’t a huge amount.
