Merendero de la Mari — Restaurant in Barcelona

This place came highly recommended by our walking tour guide, who is a native of Barcelona. However, our experience was quite disappointing. Firstly, the glassware was dirty, even after we asked for a replacement. The Parmesan salad, though tasty, was served in a very small portion for its price of $13.5. The paella, which we were eagerly anticipating, turned out to be salty. My husband can't even take a bite. To be honest, we eat fairly bland so this might be our problem. The muscle doesn't taste fresh and all the seafood in paella was small bits. We paid almost $50 without drinks for a small size salad and a paella for one person. Additionally, we were surprised to find a service fee of $2.5 per person added to our bill, which we didn't get charged elsewhere in Barcelona. To top it off, I fell ill later in the day, although I can't be sure it is from paella but I didn't eat...

I have been living in barcelona for the past 3 years and we have been coming to this place from time to time in the low season period. Today we came for lunch and we wanted to order orada, so when they brought the fish it looked like it was from last year. My friend ordered it anyway and it smelled like canalization. I ordered black fideoa and it tasted like noodles in water- with absolutely no taste. It was disguising and very dissapointing because obviously if they can they will treat you like you are an idiot and you haven’t seen fish in your life. Super disappointing and a mega...

The terrace, the restaurant and the location are great. Unfortunately the service war very poor with some very arrogant waiters. No thanks, no "how was the food", no smile, no eye contact. Things that should be taken for granted in a place like that. The food was very expensive and definitely not worth it. It was nothing special, eatable and not that great. I ordered small fish for over 17 EUR and got some small fried sardines, no garnish, no side salat, no lemon. My husband had paella - also nothing special. Overall a very disappointing experience. Not to...