El Magraner Boig — Restaurant in Barcelona

This place is amazing. It was recommended by 2 Greek friends and I was expecting good things. It definitely met my expectations. The ambiance is good with east European music, the staff very courteous and the food was amazing and not very expensive. We were brought complimentary pita with flavoured olive oil in the beginning. I love tzatziki, but my friend wanted to try the other dips as well so we ordered all 3 salad dips, which came with pita. I loved all the dips but I especially recommend trying the aubergine one, ie. Melitzanosalata. The albondigas with calabacin were really good. The addition of mentha really elevated the dish. And the mousaka was great. The bechamel was light and frankly, one of the best ones I've had. The cheese with it was a little too strong for my taste. For dessert, we had the baklava (of course) and the mosaico. The mosaico was topped with almonds and looked very pretty. It was heavy though. The baklava, on the other hand, was divine. It had cinnamon mixed with pistachios and a hint of Figs. The pastry was light and crispy. This was the perfect ending to the meal. Overall, I would definitely...

Restaurant came recommended by Greek friend we met in Cafe Federal. First issue was that AC was not functioning or plainly it was warmer inside than outside. Second, I judge restaurants largely on their French fries, and this place could have impressed me with their “hand cut fries.” In practice, fries weren’t worth writing home over although seasoned well, were not crispy enough and not delicate inside. Food all tasted good but presentation was just average and for the price of our bill, I guess I was expecting either bigger quantity of food or a little more chic plating.

Also, can’t blame the restaurant for this, but it seems to be facing a prostitution alley and this is the view I had for my dinner out the window. For some, this could be a...

Highly disappointed !

The portions were small, the meat and food in general was not seasoned. The keftedakia definitely did not taste like kefdtedakia, how can you get that wrong ! Not a great variety of dishes. Good choices for vegetarians. Good service, prices were good, nice atmosphere, popular place. The feeling I was left with, was that the place started compromising food quality in an attempt to deal with high demand, which happens often in many places. As a Greek living in Barcelona I have been to every Greek cuisine place in the city and never been so disappointed. Maybe its because I read all the 5 star reviews about how good it was, but really the food was not up to standards. The taste of Greek food was just not...