El Fornet — Restaurant in Barcelona

They make really good and crunchy bread and sandwiches, so if you are looking for a place to have breakfast or brunch or just for a quick bite, this is definitely your place!

Pastries are also quite good in general, although that depends a bit on your personal preferences. I personally find the taste of some of them quite industrial, even thought the texture is good.

Keep in mind even this is not a traditional bakery with homemade stuff, it's actually a chain of stores, so quality is decent overall but not superb. Prices are not super cheap thought, so a good breakfast could cost you around 8 - 12€.

Anyway, definitely better than Starbucks if you want a sandwich, and slightly cheaper, but probably not worth it if it's a good coffee what you are...

Below average service. No smiles. The older lady looks arrogant and grumpy. 😠 The younger one is nicer. The food is average. Not much selection. Pastry items are all cold. Water for the tea tastes like tepid tap water. Coffee is the only standout. If you want to take photos of the resto, forget it - the grumpy old staff will shout "no photo!" Since the staff don't speak a word of English, they will not smile or be helpful (they only do so with Spanish speakers). Avoid this place unless you need you caffeine...

We arrived at 840am without knowing how to speak Spanish, with three kids: the ladies were very friendly, tried to understand what we like. We ordered freshly squeezed orange juice (best I tried in Barcelona), coffee, 2 plates of assorted bakery food, 2 toasted ham baguettes. The food tastes great; The price is better. I don't understand why some brunch places are rated higher than this place while their food is just mediocre. I highly recommend this place. We sat indoors and the atmosphere...