Damasc Restaurant Àrab — Restaurant in Barcelona

Pros: really great service, server was helpful and patient in answering our questions, they also speak both English and French decor is great plenty of seating menu has photos

Cons: Prices are expensive for what you get food was underwhelming

When we arrived at 8pm the place was empty except for one other table and I believe that’s for a reason. Later when we finished eating there were a couple more tables but they seemed like tourists as well..

We got tabuleh which was mostly parsley with onion, tomato, lemon, pomegranate seeds and had a sour taste from the lemon. We also got a kebab plate which turned out to be less than what the photo on the menu looked like, in the photo there was a pita bread included for example. The kebab plate was two pieces of meat with rice and French fries, somehow costing almost €15. The kebab was a bit dry and did not have a lot of flavor. If you’ve been in nyc, you can find street food carts that give better flavored and larger portioned kebab dishes for 10 bucks. Lastly we had black and green tea, which they give with sugar and you can order it with milk, lemon, mint, etc, it was not bad.

Overall I would recommend you find a different...

We found this place by accident but we’re really glad we did. It was warm and friendly and the food was amazing. We had the sharing vegetarian platter which consisted of about a dozen dishes and breads. It looked amazing, delivered on a huge brass platter under a huge brass dome, and it tasted even better. Wonderful flavours and textures. I never like spinach or aubergines usually, unless my husband hides them in a curry, but I loved them here. The hummus was creamy, the roasted florets of cauliflower in the rice were delicious and the babaganoush was perfect. We were really hungry after travelling all day but couldn’t quite finish all the rice. We really, really tried, though. Not cheap (about €60 for two including beers before and tea after) but great value for a super meal. Planning to visit again next time we’re...

It was a big disappointment, to go there. The location is cool, in the near of the music hall. All reviews are very good, but we don’t understand why. I wanted to reserve a table, only after 3. reservation on the website I became a confirmation after 3 weeks! I called them too but nobody took a phone. The portions of the food are very small and the food itself is not like on the pictures in menu! So you must be very carefully and read everything what you order. I asked about it, and the waitress said „it is only a decoration“. There was no music, something was broken according to her. The daiquiri cocktail was very sauer, but she replaced it and it was ok. It was Friday evening but there was only 8 people, what was very strange.

So, 3 snacks, daiquiri, and a bottle of water - 40€. Very expensive for...