Paco Alcalde — Restaurant in Barcelona

Ordered spare ribs and they came raw, returned them to ask them to cook them more but even when they came back the meat quality was absolutely horrendous and the portion was extremely small for the price of €15.50, I personally wouldn't even accept to be paid to eat them. After we returned them and they came back, we kept hearing arguments in the kitchen (I don't know Spanish so I have no idea what they were saying) which was entertaining at least. My sister ordered Chicken which was €9 and the portion was still tiny but it was at least cooked well. My dad ordered a seafood paella and mom ordered some chicken paella that I don't remember, but they were both mediocre at best. We also got some bread which arrived late and had a horrible texture like it was 3 days old or something. The only redeeming quality was the fact that they removed the spare ribs from our check so we didn't have to pay for those things. The only good thing we were served was water. I feel bad for the waiters serving at this place. They were nice and did whatever they could, but the food was so horrible I can't justify giving anything higher...

This third generation family run restaurant is a must visit in Barceloneta.

The good: food was well priced and the portions were a good size. The house Cava is delicious. Service is quick.

The bad: food was pretty good. Some of the seafood paella was overcooked but generally quite delicious. It looks like they bake it after frying it which seems to dry it out but I’m no chef.

The ugly: the owner hovers over your table waiting for you to order three minutes after sitting down and doesn’t leave until you order. It was just weird and awkward and we ended up feeling rushed when we had nowhere to be and were looking forward to an evening of slow dining and instead felt rushed into ordering something we might not have ordered otherwise. Maybe too many tourists in a rush have changed how they handle tourists? Not sure of the reason but it was odd.

All in all: it was a lovely dinner in a great spot with incredible history. Go here. It’s...

The paella is good. But not with so high quality. We are the only Chinese in this restaurant. The waiter just put the paella on the table and go. We have another large plate of vegetables on the table, so he just put it on top and left. Why don't you help us adjust the position of the plates? I think this should be a basic respect. But based on our observation, the waiters will help each guest at another table adjust the position of the plates. I would like to ask if this is racial discrimination. Having a good taste is the foundation of a good restaurant, but we should also respect every guest equally the picture below is what we adjusted. But at that time my friend were eating, inconvenience for us to adjust it. Also another thing is the grill seafood without sauce firstly, but we saw other guest had sauce with grilled seafood, after we asked they gave us. Soooooo confused, worst service I...