Botafumeiro in Barcelona - Photo report

[Perceptor]

what an awesome meal i had in Botafumeiro... famous for its seafood, every single dish i had was fantastic... highlights were the seafood paella and squid ink paella... sooooo damn good...

Botafumeiro
Address: Gran de Gràcia 81, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Phone: [phone]

Enjoy the photo report: http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=9...

Perceptor

[flobee]

i will be in barcelona in may... will i need reservations for this restaurant? Looks yummy. Any other suggestions on retaurants and things to do?

[mary0201]

We were in Barcelona for a few days last fall and a local we met walking up the street recommended Botafumeiro. It wasn't an inexpensive dinner but we loved it. The waiter was a sweet older man who spoke limited English. But somehow we managed to communicate well enough. It may have been the copious amounts of wine he poured. The had the most unbelievable jamon. It melted in my mouth. The seafood was great too but I don't remember what we had. I didn't think it was tourist trap'y at all.

[torta basilica]

that probably was jamon iberico

[torta basilica]

Sorry, can't remember, but we honestly didn't have paella, so maybe that's worth going for.

[jungirl]

how much was your meal per person? did you go to botafumeiro only for the paella? i am trying to decide between botafumeiro and comerc 24, knowing both are upscale but very different.

[torta basilica]

Glad you enjoyed it - we were very underwhelmed & felt like in a tourist trap - but the bar looked like it was fun!

[Chuckles the Clone]

5-language menus have a way of signalling Tourist Trap Ahead.

I wonder why 4 of the languages get asparagus tips, but english
speakers just get aspargus?

[mstinawu]

As long as it's got great food it's OK in my book--tourist trap or no tourist trap!

[torta basilica]

I agree, but we didn't feel it great... by far. Glad to hear others had better experiences, though. We'd also just been to El Bulli a few nights before, so probably not fair to judge, even though they are SO SO different.