Zarautz — Restaurant in Barcelona

If you are staying anywhere near the Sants train station, you should try this restaurant. It was a very pleasant surprise for delicious food that would cost twice as much in NYC. They gave us green olives as a free appetizer. They were a bit larger than the ones one sees stuffed with pimento in a glass jar but the flavor is nothing like those! Not exactly sour but fresh, salty and garlicky. When we asked the waiter about where to get them, I think he told us they made them. I had the breast of duck and my GF had the fish ( I think monkfish -rape in Spanish?). Both plates were presented well and tasted so delicious we asked the waitress to recommend a wine for us as we knew nothing about wines. We liked her choice. I wish I had taken a pic of the bottle.

The service was excellent, Helpful and smiling, the staff actually looked like they liked working there and were happy you were willing to eat there. I asked for 1 business card and got 6.

It was closed on May 1. I'd suggest calling ahead to check.

I'm going back if I ever come to Barcelona again. Feels like a neighborhood family restaurant one wants to give one's...

Expected more - 2,40€ for a tiny glass of beer - charged more for the dishes than told -before - tourist trap

Food was ok, but I expected more after all this good reviews. Not many locals and the waiter didn't speak much English at all. The boss did, but he was just standing behind the bar. Whe n we went inside, we asked for the menu written outside and got directed to sit down. When the waiter came back later he asked again and we told him about the deal outside the board. After a couple of minutes he came back and told us they don't have that deal (only for lunch) time, but the same for the evening. It would be the same just different tapas. We agreed. He didn't mention the price difference. I asked about the drinks that are included, but he didn't understand (found out later because we had to pay extra for the drinks). From the board outside we expected to pay 10 € each for the menu deal (5 different tapas plus one drink each), instead it got up to a 50 € bill, because we got charged more for the deal and dinks separate. My partner didn't care much...

Reedito mi reseña de hace 6 años (leer abajo)para añadir a todo lo dicho lo siguiente:

Kike, el sommelier, a parte de ser un verdadero encanto, es un gran profesional del vino, nos ha recomendado el mejor vino para los platos que habíamos escogido, dudábamos entre dos y nos ha dejado degustar, y se acordaba de todos los vinos que hemos pedido en anteriores visitas. Nos ha dejado impresionadas con sus consejos y su manejo y destreza en el arte del vino, y eso, para los amantes del vino, es siempre un +++++!!!

Un clásico de Barcelona fuera del circuito turístico, por lo que aun tiene más gracia, porque no llegas por casualidad, sino que tienes que buscarlo, y no está lleno de “turistas” sino de gente que va a propósito y recomendada. El servicio es excelente, los camareros y el encargado son unos profesionales (todos llevan años allí) y no unos aficionados de prácticas, te conocen cuando ya has ido dos o tres veces y saben lo que te gusta, intentan conseguirte una mesa aunque el restaurante esté a tope y sino, te hacen un hueco en la barra mientras te tomas una caña con alguno de sus pinchos (muy buenos y no los típicos que ves en todos lados).

Un puntazo: en la carta sirven vaca vieja y buey (este último no siempre, sino cuando lo consiguen, lo cual demuestra que no engañan), y para demostrarte la autenticidad de la carne, cuandl la pides, antes de cocinarla, te sacan la pieza entera para que la veas, y si además lo pides, te muestras el certificado de procedencia (se agradece, dado el engaño que suele haber en muchos restaurantes con la carne de vaca/buey). La sirven en la mesa en una plancha humeante, que hace que todos los comensales se giren a mirar el plato!

El local desprende autenticidad dentro de la sencillez (sin ostentosidades, no les hace ninguna falta), tienen platos que no ves en otros sitios y siempre varían la carta en función de los productos de la temporada. La presentación es impecable.

En resumen, un restaurante que nunca defrauda para una comida en general informal, de trabajo o amigos. No diría quizás tanto para una cena romántica, básicamente por el hecho de que tiene mucha luz y es bastante abierto.

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