El Portal de Bàscara — Restaurant in Bàscara

If I have to base my review on the food alone, 4 stars would be more than fair. The food was brilliant! However, the whole experience about this place is as bizarre as they come... Upon entry you're greeted with a huge piano that looks out of place, then you are realise the music chosen. In our case it was a selection 60's and 70's songs remixes, which would not have been an issue, was it not for the venue itself. Listening to Donna Summer while eating in what was a medieval castle is pretty jarring. Honourable mention to the chairs, you can feel the coils in your butt and the sweat building up in your back, but hey, you came to have lunch and for that, this place was a...

The service here was very friendly, and I was pleasantly surprised for there to be multiple vegetarian options on the menu! We shared the grilled vegetables with olive tapenade and marmalade which was no frills but tasty and good quality ingredients. For the main I opted for the pea protein burger and fries, which was tasty if not a little dry. The fries were delicious. My partner had the cod which they were very impressed it, especially as it was evidently cooked to order so the fish and veggies were very fresh. We finished with a slice of cheesecake which...

Habíamos estado cuando era Can Carles, varias veces, solía esta muy concurrido y lo considerábamos éxito seguro y muy recomendable. Hoy viernes, sólo había tres mesas ocupadas, que para el pedazo de local y lo chulo que es nos pareció una pena. Pedimos el menú de 17€, muy variado y prometedor que, a priori, pintaba bien. Aperitivo, con copa de cava, patatas y olivas, muy ricas, primeros de. Ensalada con pollo al curry y fideos a la marinera y segundos de lagarto y secreto a la brasa, con una salsa tipo romesco, picante, genial, agua y vino, todo rico y generoso... lamentablemente arruinado por los postres, una tarta tatin con helado de violetas, con un hojaldre duro y chicloso, recalentado de, al menos, el día anterior. Incomible. Del pastel de crema catalana con chocolate, que tampoco era del día, costaba imaginar tanto las texturas como los sabores originales pues lo único que estaba era frío, tieso y bastante plano. Obviamente se lo hicimos saber al camarero, que no tenía culpa alguna, recomendándole que valorarán tirar la tarta entera, directamente. Nos consta que lo comentó a cocina, pero nadie intentó siquiera justificarse ni disculparse por nada, lo cual nos chocó. No se puede tener un carro de posters tan abundante y variado si no se le va a dar salida. Por lo demás, el local agradable y el servicio correcto. Una lastima que lo de los postres nos haga dudar si hemos de volver o ya no es el mismo restaurante que...