Taverna La Bauxa — Restaurant in Barcelona

Probably the closest I've been to visiting a medival tavern (or at least what I imagin that being like). It is a very intimate space with a bar and a few rows of tables. The staff are very hard working and also very accomodating. They were using a daily menu written in catalan and most of the staff did not speak english, eventually they brought out one of the cooks that spoke a bit english and he helped us translate. We got in around 8 PM and the place filled up quickly with locals coming in for a beer and som supper. We ordered cold cuts, prawns and rabbit and it was all very tasty. I can recommend it higly to anyone who wants a genuin...

Avui he tingut una experiencia d’allò més desagradable. He anat a dinar sol cap allà les 13:30 h. Malgrat tenir el restaurant mig buit, al dir que no tenia reserva em diuen q si vull dinar haurà de ser a la barra. Accepto. Acte seguit entren dues noies. Mateixa pregunta i diuen que no tenen reserva pero quina es la meva sorpresa quan, immediatament, els hi donen taula! Faig l’observació al cambrer quan, de seguida surt l’amo, un noi d’uns 30-35 anys i em diu, de manera agressiva, que “quin problema tinc en dinar a la barra”. Li responc “Home, medeixo 2 metres i dinar a la barra no es gaire comode. Si ho tens tot reservat ho entenc, pero ja veig que no era cert, perquè a les noies aquestes els hi acabes de donar taula”. Acte seguieix mha fotut un xorreo força xulesc que si tenia que tenir empatia i deixar que tingues totes les taules a la maxima capacitat. Es veu que aixo de l’empatia nomes va en una direccio, la seva. La de tenir el maxim benefici. Que jo dini incomode i de costat no importa. I aixo que tant el paio com el local son d’un ambient cupaire anticapitalista de collons, pero ai rai, quan li toca la butxaca, aqui el benestar de la persona es secundari. Nomes val que ell faci el maxim de diners. Evidentment no m’he quedat a dinar pero es que quan marxava encara m’ha cridat des del fons de la sala : “Bon vent !!!”. En fi. Males maneres i mala educació. I si sou 1 persona, ni ho intenteu. Postadata. Altres cop hi havia anat sol i no havia tingut problemes, mes enllà de que son mes lents que una processó de coixos. En fi. Bon vent...

Very good food, great value and friendly staff. What made us chose this restaurant was the authentic Catalan look about it, confirmed by the absence of a menu in Spanish, which we really loved - we do not speak Catalan but the friendly staff and other customers were very happy to help and these interactions added to the great experience! The place filled up very quickly with the locals creating a warm and...