Alkimia — Restaurant in Barcelona

Unfortunately we’d agree with the previous review - this is one of the most disappointing Michelin starred restaurants we’ve experienced. From the start the lady at the door couldn’t be bother to put a smile nor to say welcome. After we said we didn’t have reservation, she told us it’s better to make one next time. She then led us in the restaurant which was completely empty, and throughout the evening there were only 3 more tables that were seated in the whole restaurant - a bad first impression to begin with.

Now the food, seriously, we were so disappointed, everything we ate was overly salted, I’ve been to Spain dozens of times and in different regions so I know this is not normal. The starters, the salads, the mains we had, everything was way too salty. As to the taste of food we couldn’t really say it was anything special, it was well cooked but the salt and excessive oil really took over the taste.

Thirdly we were surprised for a Michelin stared restaurant, no one, at any point came to ask us how was the food. The waitresses who brought the food were friendly but that was it, a more personal hello and how’s it going should be a basic for restaurant charging this amount.

All in all we can honestly say this is definitely way overrated, unfriendly and way too salty and oily food. We’ve had much better experience elsewhere in the city at a fraction...

This was an absolutely fabulous restaurant with an incredible selection of fish and unique dishes by Jordi. I really appreciated the very laid-back and mellow nature of the staff, it was not uptight at all but also was very becoming of a high-end restaurant. I really enjoy the atmosphere and the way that the dishes came out. They were perfectly portioned and perfectly timed. I was really happy with the fact that they accommodated my dietary restrictions around dairy and I didn't feel like I got any less of a delicious meal than my counterparts that were eating the regular prefix. Highly recommend for anyone coming here to come solo I came at 1:00 p.m. on a Monday but they booked out several days in advance so please get reservations ASAP It is absolutely worth it and was worth more than what I paid for it. It is a little bit pricey but for a 13-course meal it was at or below the price for the same quality in another country.

Shout out to the fact that they featured a lot of local catalonian dishes and vegetables and meats which I think is really important when looking for a place in Barcelona to eat to honestly the giving back to the people that are from here and honoring their local traditions and seasonal...

We were excited to eat here, although staff at our hotel had expressed admiration and surprise when we told him we had a reservation here. The amuse and snack course were delightful. But honestly the rest of the menu was too Catalan for my taste. The sea cucumber and pigs ear terrine, ugh no thank you. Over the course of this trip alone I had much better, more palatable versions of this duo. The zucchini flower was nice as well as the pork main, but nothing mind blowing. Desserts were nice too.

The only service failing was the introduction of the wine pairing late, and only after we asked about it. But that seemed to happen at several of the starred restaurants we visited on the trip. Vibe and ambiance were lovely, aside from silly looking outfits for the female staff.

Overall, we left bummed that we didn't like it more. Everyone else in the restaurant were Catalan, and seemed happy, so perhaps this is a matter of nostalgia and acquired taste we just...