La Maroteca l Marisquería Barcelona — Restaurant in Barcelona

+: food quality -: insane prices for Spain Delicious, very fresh, great fish and seafood, great service but fairly honestly way too overpriced. A dinner for one costed 185 euros: 4 big prawns 15 euros each, 2 langostinos 15 euros each and half oc Pargo fish which costs in the restaurant 160 euro per 1 fish. If you check the internet and Spanish markets, the price of Pargo fish of Spanish origin starts from 32 euros / per kilo. Wild prawns and langostinos are 5 times cheaper in Mercado de Boqueria a d in any restaurant in Spain. Wild Red prawns start from 29 euros/kilo in Spain. So 15 euros per 1 unit is a weird price. So, if you want to enjoy really great food but you're ready to pay 3 times higher price than average in Spain, that's your place. Apart from price I don't have any complaints. Food was really amazing. But 185 euros per person for prawns and fish that's a Michelin price.

P. S. As a reply to the owner. I stated correctly - 2 cigalas, so, please, don't gaslight me. Your reply is passive aggressive, please, be kinder. I've been living in Spain my whole life, and what I can say now that these are NOT Spanish prices. Not even Michelin star places have prices like that. Pargo don't cost 400 euro per kilo, por favor. We both know that. I made a mistake to assume prices were per weight, not by a unit. My bad, and I paid for that without a doubt. Was quality excellent? Yes, definitely. Would I come back? would I recommend this place? Definitely no. The prices are a tourist attraction, unfortunately. Fresh seafood is expensive but not even close to that. Btw, there was no single Spanish person in the restaurant. And those locals who left comments at Google (pity, I missed those before coming), also mentioned the overpriced fish as well. Should I also mention that the initial bill I got was overcharged by 30 euros for the food I didn't order, so I had to ask to...

We stopped for lunch at La Maroteca recently. It was a disappointing experience from the food point of view. We asked for one order of Dorada (a gilt-headed bream) and one of Lubina (Spanish sea bass). The description on the menu for each was "media pieza al horno salpimentada al gusto con aove", which means half a fish baked in the oven and seasoned to taste with extra virgin olive oil. So, possibly the disappointment was of our own making as the fish was served plainly with no complementary ingredients to add depth and complexity to the taste. However, we expected some sort of complementary ingredients to be added to the plate which could have enhanced the taste. We are of the opinion that a top flight fish restaurant needs to do more than just fish the freshest fish and then bake it. Most top flight fish restaurants incorporate complementary ingredients like citrus, herbs, spices, or vegetables to add depth and complexity to their offering. The complementary ingredients don't necessarily need to be on the fish, but served with the fish so that the client can choose their preferred enhancement. As shown in the photos, the restaurant did include three small pieces of limp (overcooked) vegetables, hardly appetizing. We paired our lunch with a crisp, well-chilled Sauvignon Blanc, which was delicious, and was well presented and served.

The server was excellent; pleasant and attentive. He was concerned by our disappointment with our meal.

I understood from the server that the restaurant is new, only having been open a month. So, there is time, and much room for improvement. I...

After reading the reviews, my Sister and I couldn’t wait to try this place……. This is a family run business, they catch the fish themselves, the daughter was the host, the mother the cook and I assume the father is the fisher man. Upon arrival we were shown a little video of the boat out at sea, then we selected our fish which was proudly presented at the entrance on an ice table. We chose to start with mussels, followed by octopus, followed by paella containing mostly prawns (or shrimp, they were medium size). The mussels, while very fresh, tasted as if they had been cooked simply in sea water, instead of the usual wine or stock and complementary seasoning….it was an unusual liquid which affected the overall taste of the mussels. The octopus, which looked good, was also not to our taste as the texture of the outer skin was mushy (instead of lightly grilled or broiled to make it more palatable). The paella was a “wet” version (we had the option of a traditional drier version but as the hostess preferred it wet, we tried it) and the taste was not up to standard at all and half of the shrimp/prawns were mushy, in our opinion. We had dessert, but this was not made in-house; it was well presented and tasted delicious. To say we were disappointed is an understatement, particularly when paying $300+ for a meal for two! The highlights of the meal were the wine, the staff and the presentation of the food which were...