BAR EL CHAMPI — Restaurant in Zaragoza

Bar el Champi: an interesting concept, but lacking in flavor Champi Bar is a small venue with an original concept: skewered mushroom caps drizzled with a sauce made from garlic, parsley, and olive oil. Typically, the dish is served on a slice of bread and topped with a small shrimp. We asked for it without bread, and the staff accommodated our request without hesitation — which I truly appreciated. The team is young, friendly, and attentive to guests’ preferences. Unfortunately, the taste didn’t live up to the idea. The mushrooms felt undercooked to me — maybe in an attempt to keep them juicy, but they ended up tasting raw. They lacked salt and any real depth of flavor. The sauce, which I expected to be bright and garlicky with a hint of herbs, came across as nothing more than oil — flat and unremarkable. The shrimp on top was tiny and completely flavorless, likely from a standard frozen pack. Some friends had mentioned the sauce was aromatic and complex, even reminding them of blue cheese. But personally, I didn’t taste anything of the sort — no aroma, no richness, nothing distinctive. The drink selection was quite limited as well — very little to choose from. The space itself is small, with minimal seating; most guests stand while eating. Everything is served in plastic containers, reinforcing the “grab-and-go” concept rather than inviting you to sit down and enjoy a proper meal. Would I return? No. While this might appeal to hardcore mushroom lovers who don’t need bold flavors, it just didn’t work for me. The idea is interesting, but the execution needs refinement to truly deliver on...

I was the first person to arrive after they opened the doors. I don't think anybody was fully awake:). No one really spoke to me. Space was clean very cold on that February morning. The mushrooms made up for everything. Stacked high on a piece of bread drizzled with a beautiful green sauce that had a strong garlic flavor but was simultaneously delicate. I don't usually eat bread as most of the time I find it extraneous, but it has soaked up all the sauce and the mushroom juices and could simply not be left behind!! Despite the cold, a caña was perfect...

Mala experiencia dada la “amabilidad” de la camarera rubia. El bar petado nos dice de muy malas maneras que no nos podemos poner donde dice “reservado camareros” (comprensible, pero las maneras incorrectas de entrada). Nos apartamos lo que podemos ya que la gente no nos dejaba movernos y acto seguido se meten otras dos personas a pedir en esa esquina (que por cierto, está llena de vasos y no te dejan ver el cartel, ni te fijas). La chica rubia se acerca con muy mala cara y les dice igual, que no se pueden poner ahí y añade “a estas chicas (nos mira para que los otros clientes sepan quienes somos) ya se lo he dicho tres veces pero no me han hecho caso”.

Perdona??? Cual es la necesidad de este comentario tan poco profesional? Primero, qué les importa a otros clientes lo que les ha pasado a otras clientes? Segundo, cómo que tres veces? Nos lo has dicho una. Tercero, nos hemos apartado, luego, cual es tu punto???

Como no estamos a su nivel le dijimos de buenas maneras, perdona pero nos hemos movido, como puedes ver, y lo hemos hecho como hemos podido (ya que no se podía pasar).

La camarera responde con su tono anterior: “corazón, es que si no todos se me ponen en el mismo sitio”.

No sé, igual tenía un mal día, pero en serio que si sólo nos hubiera dicho lo primero, aunque fue también muy feo, mi reseña hubiera cambiado, pero es que lo siguiente sobró totalmente…

El resto de camareros, una chica morena y un chico joven majísimos, por eso pongo tres estrellas y no una.

Y los champis para mí muy buenos pero la verdad, me lo comí...