Chocolatería Valor — Restaurant in Barcelona

The chocolate bars I bought here were fresher then most comparable chocolate bars I bought while in Spain.

This is certainly not because of Valor packaging which is quite poor, but probably because of high stock turnover and good, consistent air-conditioning - this store has been a good temperature each time I've visited in spite of having a gap in their windows for a Gelato machine (which is usually a bad sign).

The people working here seemed unfriendly to me but I don't really care - it is good fresh chocolate I'm after and I got that here, and with quite reasonable prices and some good coffee.

If you want good chocolate at a reasonable price, avoid the fancy looking chocolate shops with solicitus salespeople who ruin expensive bars with low turnover and temperatures that are too high or too variable - try the chocolate...

I hate leaving bad reviews but I was extremely disappointed. Unfortunately, this place doesn’t have much to do with the original Chocolatería Valor from Valencia. I arrived at 5pm (which in Spain is a completely normal time to eat churros). They were closing at 6pm but had already started putting away tables & mopping the floor. It took them 5 min to get my order because they were mopping the floor. The atmosphere was extremely unwelcoming because most tables couldn’t be used anymore and it seemed obvious the workers just wanted to finish their shift and get out of there. Later a few more people came in and we all had to crowd on one side of the café while the other side was completely empty and mopped. To top it off the churros were pretty bad, at least the hot chocolate was good. All in all a...

Ain't sure of the taste palates of most reviewers but here's my take on this place.

Food was mediocre. Ordered churros and pancakes. Churros were quite dense, and the multi chocolate dipping sauces we ordered were an interesting assortment. Dark chocolate, condense milk, light powder chocolate. Though all tasted either watered down or not the right consistency. Pancakes clearly aren't their specialty.

Servers: as other reviewers have pointed out they are mainly Filipina. Most of which could be better trained in customer service excellence.

Ambience: place was quite cramped maybe due to them adding more tables.

All in all, I'd say it isn't a must see or recommend place on your travels...