Torreon Restaurant — Restaurant in Gavà

I want to start the review by thanking the owner and the restaurant manager for being patient enough with me moving around and taking photos for what turned into a mini photography project for me. I am very grateful for your patience and I hope you like my work.

This will be a different review, from the point of view that I did not look for the establishment, but found it by looking around for good photography subjects in the area.

Gave the location two laps and decided to sit for a coffee and some breakfast.

While not something extreme, it might have been one of the best sandwiches with jamon, cheese and rustic bread. Products were fresh and full of flavor.

Service was average, but the restaurant manager was extremely friendly, customer focused and going the extra mile in supporting the waiters, reason for the four stars.

Atmosphere was great, in the sense that - the location being secluded and surrounded by green - it was quiet and also close enough to the sea for you to hear it sometimes between birds chirping. Very good if you planned to work, write, or concentrate there. Noise was minimal.

The setup of the restaurant is great and allows for a lot of photography work to be done, so if you would be open to collaboration in the future, I am more than happy to come back. I see you engage with the customers online, which is great, and now you have my contact.

If not in need of collaboration, recommendations would be...

All that glitters is not gold. I so wanted this to be good but it wasn’t. We should’ve known something was wrong when we arrived for a 4 pm sitting and found nearly empty restaurant on what should have been a busy Sunday in any restaurant, with several waiters milling around. The building is beautiful and smart, yet the space is large and lacks soul. I also noticed that none of the serving staff smiled which maybe reflects a greater malaise than the food. The Maitre d’ did not have our booking, but that wasn’t a problem because there were many empty tables. The service was shocking, with the waiter leaving halfway through an order and being reluctant to pour the wine or clear away my plate. We had three children with us yet the first drinks arrived 25 minutes after arrival and 15 minutes after taking our order. The paella was sub-par although the started were ok. Only the bottle of wine was excellent. We tried to make the best of it, but even my eldest son who enjoys his food damned the place with faint praise by referring to the food as “tasteless”. It is never my intention to write a bad review —after all when you’re paying, you are rooting for the restaurant to be excellent. Sadly, the poor service and unwelcome reception for my family, who are well behaved and polite, was upsetting, and we will not...

I was introduced to The Torreón 11 years ago . I live in London but come to Gavamar twice a year . The food is really good here but staff can sometimes sadly be rather rude and unfriendly . Unless you are lucky and have Florian or Ovidiu Ciuntu looking after you . I came to eat 4 days ago and Ovidiu recognised me immediately as always . He is so charming and helpful . Nothing is too much trouble for him . Even when the restaurant is really busy , Ovidiu is the calm one unlike other staff members . He has a super manner . He must be a tremendous asset to the restaurant and I hope his talent and capabilities are recognised . It would be a great shame - if they were not . I can see he is a good leader and can see him look around the restaurant checking that everything is in order . I really hope his professionalism is recognised . We are coming again tonight and we hope that Ovidiu will be on duty . He makes the experience of coming to your restaurant - much more...