Restaurant Camí de Balàfia — Restaurant in Sant Joan de Labritja

Tourist trap to be.... Was advised by different people this was a good place to eat grilled steak. First remark, no credit cards allowed. We all know its 2018, so why has the digital evolution not yet reached this venue.... we all have an idea 😉 Second remark, they just wanted to register an order without showing the menu. Not really handy if you have a cash balance to check without options to use a card. After some talk in Spanish, English and hand signs we received a menu aka plastic card with prices on it. Third remark, when ordering in English the young lady responded in an arrogant way.... Espanyol. We did get an older lady after this enjoyable conversation. She was nice and indeed helped us with ordering the menu. Fourth remark, during ordering we asked her two side dishes frites and salads because we were with four childrens and did not want an overloaded table... End result on the bill..... salades and frites for 8 persons with an extra fee of 50 euro. For two plates of salty fried chips and two plates of tomatoes. Needless to say prices of side dishes were not put on the menu card. Fifth remark, quality of food was ok, but the entrecote was not really of high quality. Taste and texture was not as i expected for a restaurant praised for its meat. All in all disappointed evening with an end bill of 340 euros. Normally i do not mind, but the combination of all these things made me write...

One of those restaurant you think sad story I spent my money, I think a lot of people like it just because just you get a lot of meat, but sorry for us there was a lack of finesse, you get a mass of meat but you need to cut your meat yourselves, sorry when you go on restaurant you like they cut it in slices, specially when you order a T Bone, to give you service, we had to sent back 2 times our meat to have it on point, it was just cooked not treated the way it should be ,the tomatoes they were okay, the frites/potatoes they were okay, they were always friendly, but not a reason to go there, the olives you can order as a starter with the aperitif are bitter, not on point, there is a lack of salt in the bread, the aioli is way too strong, the house wine was good, but sorry we are...

One of the best chuelton I ever had. Cooked to perfection. The pollo payes was also very good and so was the tomato and onion salad. The scenery is beautiful and very cosy surrounded by trees and plants. Service was friendly and efficient. Price was just right for what you got. We paid 85 euro with tips for 2 people and that Included a bottle of wine, alioli, olives, fries, steak, chicken and salad. At the end we even got a free homemade hierbas bottle as a courtesy. Will definitely come back here! Oh and be aware that it's a very busy place so make sure you book way...