La Llotja - Barcelona

Very disappointed after being told it was one of the best authentic paellas in Barcelona. We had nearly drunk a full bottle of red wine before my partner managed to flag a waiter down to order our food, it wasn’t that busy either when we first got there. The paella was not the best I’ve had. Although the small amount of fresh seafood we had was quite nice. The waitresses and waiters were not even a little bit attentive and didn’t smile at all. We felt like a huge inconvenience to them. They even got the bread order wrong, something very simple but I definitely would not recommend if you want friendly service. We do not mind paying a decent price for good food and service but the price didn’t reflect the experience we had tonight.

We made a reservation for our first night in Barcelona since it was around the corner from the hotel. Inside was beautiful with lots of smaller restuarants to look at. We tried the octopus and bluefin tuna and were so glad we did flavor was great. Prices were a bit much. It did take us a long time to be seated maybe 10 or so minutes despite being seen by the waitress. Service was good however once we sat down. Although we spoke Spanish, the waiters switched to English for us.

La Llotja did not disappoint! Amazing food and great service. Not cheap but worth every penny. Having said that we did go for two of the slightly more expensive dishes so you could eat for less. Definitely go here and not La Taperia.

Vine porqué me recomendaron mucho la paella, fueron de las mejores pero sin superar las expectativas y sí que subía bastante el precio al estar ubicado en un sitio tan turístico. Tengo que destacar uno de sus platos de especialidad “pulpo gallego en dos cocciones con patatas y alioli” El postre tampoco falló, un buen coulant de chocolate bola de helado de vainilla

Para comer en el Nacional es una buena opción, los platos estaban frescos las croquetas deliciosas, pediun pulpo bueno, la carta no es muy extensa pero da para disfrutar del lugar y comer algo