Elisabets Restaurant — Restaurant in Barcelona

It was so good here that I ate here twice in my 2 day visit in Barcelona. To me it's like homecooking. The waitress was very attentive, friendly and smiley. Without asking she gave me an extra lemon for my squid when she saw me squeezing out the last drops of my original one. The prices are not inflated like the other restaurants in the area. The vibe is casual but friendly. The location hidden but accessible. The locals hang here. It really is a hidden gem. The interior is warm and inviting, vintage style which I love. Their menu is only in Spanish with no pictures and the waitresses do not speak English which poses a problem to foreigners but it is an authentic experience. So on my second visit I prepared myself with pictures that I screenshot from the reviews of others and pointed to them to the waitress. So much easier. My first meal was the lunch menu. Reasonable at 14 euros something with entree, main and dessert. The salad was fresh with an amazing dressing. The stew was melt in your mouth. The dessert tasted delicious and not too sweet. On my second visit, for a brunch, I tried the tapas. I ordered the fried squid (soft and bouncy) and the potato tortilla served with slices of bread slathered with the juice of the tomato and sprinkled with just enough salt to enhance the flavour. I particularly loved the tortilla. Goodness I was in heaven. It was perfecto! Fluffy and you could taste the earthy potatoes. The expresso was also nice and strong not watery which some places do. Highly recommened to all! I would give more stars if I could. Must visit before...

Well... I expected this to be a nice family bar for locals. Well it kinda is, with a menu for 11.45 but the random radio playing kinda ruins it.

First off, I ordered guiso de patatas con costilla. The amount of meat in the dish was... about 50 grams. I understand meat is used more as a spice in it but damn, not to that extent. I don’t wanna pay 4 euros for boiled potatoes with less than one bacon strip.

For the second I’ve asked fricando de ternera, beef stew with boletus. They brought me salmon and tried to convince me I had ordered salmon. Well, I said it’s not the case. They brought the beef finally. Dessert time! Now that I’m full of potatoes, I don’t want any dessert so I’m asking for a cortado (coffee with a bit of milk) and they bring me an espresso.

So my verdict is. It could be 4+ if the service was better. Currently it’s old ladies and two chill guys, not sure if they have good rapport together. No fun vibes. Would recommend if you are hungry and around las Ramblas, where you only have...

NO SIGUEM CLIENTS EGOISTES i una mica IRRESPECTUOSOS...DEIXEU ESPAI als companys/treballadors del rest.!!!

L'altre dia vaig anar abans de les 7:30 i em vaig adonar que obrien a aquella hora, mai havia anat tan d'hora.

Prudencialmente como la persiana estaba medio abierta y se veía actividad desde fuera, me alejé de la puerta y me esperé a una distancia de unos diez metros.

Dentro el mobiliario de la miniterraza esperando ser sacado...el cartel...todo en un espacio reducido para ser ordenadamente montado en el exterior.

Llega un señor con un perro y observo como se coloca enganchado a la persiana calada mirando hacia el interior.

Suben la persiana, el personal amabilísimo y el señor ya se lanza directamente con su perro/perrazo bonachón hacia el interior...Le conocen, es cliente habitual pero eso no quita que, según mi opinión, invada la comodidad y la tranquilidad de abrir el negocio...No hay prisas más que para "agarrar" el diario antes que nadie...está en su derecho pero es poco elegante e incluso maleducado si eso sirve de algo ahora ya...

Llega otra clienta aparentemente extranjera que como yo decide esperar en el exterior sin generar presión.

Inmediatamente otra clienta se "lanza en plancha" entorpeciendo el movimiento de las mesas pesadas de la terraza...

Dos personas más al segundo de que la mesa alta se coloque en el exterior pasan por delante mio y se sientan con prisa a menos de un metro de mi y la clienta extranjera (pensando que queríamos ocupar esa mesa) que con prudencia nos ibamos acercando para acceder al interior.

Nos miramos la otra chica y yo de manera cómplice asombrados de la actitud general a las 7:31 de la mañana

Todo en menos de 60 segundos...

Es necesario? Ninguno de los que estábamos allí tenía prisa... Quien no corre vuela???

Pues vuela sin egoismo ciego y no molestes a los trabajadores que tienen una jornada laboral seguro más dura que todos nosotros juntos...la hosteleria no es fácil de llevar.

El restaurante estupendo en todos los sentidos, y el personal más...santos en paciencia.

gracias por vuestro...