Apluma l Pollo Asado Barcelona — Restaurant in Barcelona

Sometimes it's nice not having to cook but still staying at home. That's when you order in. The thing is that ordering in is pretty much as expensive as eating out, except for the drinks, but I don't drink. But sometimes good opportunities arise. For instance, the other day, on Too Good To Go, I found a pack from A Pluma, a quite famous poultry restaurant in Barcelona. I thought (and I was right) that the surprise bag might contain a roasted chicken, so I ordered it. I had to pick it up but, instead of paying €15 for a small chicken, which is pretty expensive in my opinion, I only paid €5, which probably is less than what I would have paid for a raw chicken at a supermarket (not to mention the time and electricity that I would have had to spend to cook it). Still, its value is €15, which is what I would have paid if I had ordered it to go. As I said, it's a small chicken, perfect for 2 / 2.5 people. And it's delivered with potatoes. But the quantity of potatoes is quite small. There are not enough potatoes for 2 people. Not a big deal when you're at home, as you can make a salad: it's healthier and a good complement to that meal. As I said, A pluma is not a fast food restaurant. Their prices are quite high and they're supposed to sell high quality products. Honestly I was quite disappointed with the chicken: it's ok, but it's not better than any other roasted chicken you can buy in the street for way less money. The potatoes are really good, on the contrary, especially if you eat them with the garlic (and truffle?) sauce they give to you that tastes really strong. The pick up was pretty agile and the staff was nice. I'm pretty satisfied 👍 because it didn't cost me much, but I wouldn't have been happy if I had paid €15. It's not worth it and I don't think I would even order a chicken there for the full price.

Quality & taste: 6/10 Quantities: 8/10 Atmosphere: n/a Originality: 6/10 Ratio price / quality: 5/10 Service: 9/10 How I felt afterwards: 6/10

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Just had lunch here today. I wish I could give it more stars! You get exactly what you ask for! Excellent chicken on a spit with intense chickeny flavour and potatoes that have been soaking in the gravy...mmm..The fried chicken was crispy and clearly fried in the moment so it was nice and fresh! The fries with the fried chicken are hand cut, not greasy and had the skins on (I love that) The sauces with the chicken....wow...the coconut curry sauce should be in a bottle and sold at the supermarket because they would make so much money out of it! It's so so good, really. Also, the kimchi mayo is very delicious. The service was really nice too and it isn't expensive. Will be back for sure! Well done guys! Next time I will try the tomato salad as it looked...

We had travelled all day and checked into our accommodation, hungry and thirsty we turned to google to help us find a place to eat as we had never been to Barcelona before. Just across the road was Apluma. This restaurant was just what we needed! Roast chicken that looked and tasted like your Grandmother would make, with Patatas Bravas and chargrilled capsicum and eggplant. The food was wonderful as was the service. After a long travel it was great to relax inside the restaurant and enjoy a cold beer and listen to music in a cool, calm atmosphere. Our waitress was great and looked after us even though we don’t speak Spanish ( not even a little bit!) Highly recommended if you’re in the mood for slow cooked chicken! The gravy...