Tostao — Restaurant in Barcelona

Tostao surfaces as an underwhelming coffee shop in comparison to the variety of options in L’Eixample. The barista behind the coffee bar approaches customers with a friendly, happy demeanor, so no complaints on that end. My disappointment arises from the quality of the ambience, WiFi connectivity, the hotel staff, and overall experience. The place is packed in the afternoons, and the Casa staff seem exasperated to help coffee shop customers. Moreover, the WiFi kept coming and going, which was frustrating. I understand this is not exactly a coworking space, but advertising leads one to believe that WiFi connectivity will not...

€3 for an espresso and €5.20 for a little cup, oh sorry it is officially a 'macrobiotic bowl' of chia pudding that I failed to finish due to the snorty consistency and noticeable absence of flavors. The espresso is ok, but not €3 ok. The first one the barrista left to sit on the machine and by the time she got it to me no crema left, although I was standing right at the bar, so of course I requested a redo. Second one ok. A little acidic but fresh beans. Young and rebellous attitude as you can see from the sign but you'd better be rich enough to toss €20 at a coffee shop without getting anything good...

The food is a bit overpriced. (They updated their menu). We ordered a lemon cake and matcha lattes. The lemon cake was really sugary, and the match was didn’t have a strong flavour. we asked if we could go in the more inside part of the cafe to work (from the photos we’ve seen) and the staff that attended us said yes, however it was morning and apparently it’s also a hotel. So another staff told us that we could only sit in the lower tables with sofas, but since we needed to work we sat at the entrance which was a bit disappointing. However the staff that attended us...