Amor Mediterráneo — Restaurant in Barcelona

The worst entrecot I’ve had in Spain/Barcelona in over 10 years.

The experience was made even worse by the waiter, who refused to listen and instead tried to deny everything.

I ordered the entrecot on the waiter’s recommendation. What I received was disappointment: a piece with uneven thickness (1–1.4 cm), a large portion of fat, and poor cooking due to the uneven thickness. Because of the thin cut, many parts were dry, while another section with thick fat was completely raw — not medium, as I had requested.

To make matters worse, I noticed a striking inconsistency: a lady at the next table ordered the same dish much later, was served a completely different entrecot. Hers was evenly cut (about 2 cm thick), nicely cooked, with no excess fat, beautifully presented on a wooden/bamboo plate, and accompanied by 3–4 green peppers. Mine, in contrast, arrived on a plain white plate with only 1 green pepper — a presentation you’d expect from a €13 menú del día in an industrial area bar outside Barcelona, but with even less quality on food.

When I pointed out the difference, the waiter insisted that “the grains should be the same” and that my piece was simply “wider.” In reality, mine was wider because of a significant portion of fat that had to be cut out, which also meant the actual meat was extremely thin and therefore very dry. When I mentioned the dryness, he flatly replied, “our entrecot is never dry.”

It became clear that because we booked with the 50% discount via The Fork, the same dish was not served to the same standard. If they didn’t do it on purpose, that means they are terrible at the consistency of quality served. I mentioned that I noticed this difference in quality, but instead of acknowledging or showing any willingness to listen, the waiter simply denied everything. Even with the discount, the whole experience was not...

Ens van convidar a anar-nos-en, literalment. Mai ens havia passat una cosa així en cap restaurant de cap país on hem estat.

Ens havien assegurat un parell de dies abans que s'adaptaven a diferents opcions alimentàries encara que no sortíssin al menú. Un cop allà ens van dir que havien canviat de cuiner i l'actual no podia/sabia fer-ho. Al nivell que inclús ens van negar l'opció de menjar pa amb tomàquet i una amanida sense ingredients animals.

Ens va dir la propietària que marxéssim al restaurant del costat, sense saber-li gens greu ni cap mena de vergonya.

Quedi clar que no pensavem anar mai a aquest restaurant, però els dies que feien promoció vam parlar amb un noi molt amable i ens van assegurar que podien adaptar-se i fer algun plat apte, per això vam anar-hi.

Veient que la resposta del restaurant a altres comentaris és "que tenen opcions variades a carta i no són un restaurant vegà"... Això obviament se sap només mirar la carta, el problema està en les poques ganes d'adaptar-se i sobretot en prometre una flexibilitat que després no existeix. I que la majoria de restaurants tenen un cert interès per oferir alguna opció.

Una pena que després el resultat fos aquest tracte tan nefast. Mediterráneo potser, però d'amor ben poc.

Veient altres comentaris també, puntualitzar per evitar confusions a gent que es plantegi anar-hi, que el menú a 10€ va ser quelcom per l'obertura durant dos o tres dies, el menú actualment té un preu més elevat.

No calen més comentaris, només mireu la resposta a aquesta...

Everything was absolutely perfect! We had the seefood plater, and I have to say the seafood was incredibly fresh – the fish, mussels, prawns, and razor clams were all cooked to perfection and full of flavor. Every bite was delicious, beautifully seasoned, and presented with care. The customer service was outstanding – friendly, professional, and attentive from start to finish. This place truly deserves the highest rating....