Estimar - Barcelona

Our first visit in Barcelona and we headed directly to Estimar! Our expectations were high regarding the promise and the claim of the restaurant. First things f... read more Our first visit in Barcelona and we headed directly to Estimar! Our expectations were high regarding the promise and the claim of the restaurant. First things first…the food was great and delicious, good job to the kitchen team! Unfortunately the service was more than disappointing. The waitress cleared the plates up so quickly, even though we hadn't finished eating. At least she could have asked. When I ordered the bill and checked it, I noticed that one course was charged twice (instead of €21, I was charged €42). When I spoke to the waitress about it, she got snotty and said it was true! It was about the course “Estimar” Special Pickled Skewers. I only ordered one portion!!! 21€ for the portion is already a lot, but 42€ is just outrageous! Don't get me wrong, I've been working in hospitality of a 5 star hotel for over 10 years, but I haven't seen anything like this even in Michelin restaurants. What a pity!

This restaurant has been on my radar for a while but unfortunately it missed the mark on a couple of points. First the positives. Most dishes were delicious, es... read more This restaurant has been on my radar for a while but unfortunately it missed the mark on a couple of points. First the positives. Most dishes were delicious, especially the langoustine carpaccio, and you can tell they source top quality ingredients, biggest goose barnacles I have ever seen. Now to the negatives. It was grossly overpriced in terms of what you get. I’m happy to pay for good food but there was some mismatch here. There was also something odd about the service, the waitress was rather pushy and didn’t explain the dishes well. Worth visiting once but doubt I would return.

Honestly, one of the best experiences in Barcelona. the quality of the products is unbeatable, a very useful and pleasant treatment. especially the attention of... read more Honestly, one of the best experiences in Barcelona. the quality of the products is unbeatable, a very useful and pleasant treatment. especially the attention of the jose. to start, they have a wide menu of wines. very good snacks (oils, bread and fish), tender bread and strong olives. We tried live clams, they were pretty good. However, the salted clams with their sauce were really spectacular. the toast of bread with butter and caviar, is undone in the mouth. chipberrys to the Andalusian are made with a very thin layer, so the flavor of the chipberry is remarkable enough and the salsa is made with its own ink. the fish, rooster roses, really spectacular and very well packaged, without thorns. all the food was very good, if I had to put a little glue, it would be fries, which were not spectacular, but rather. to finish we take the cheese cake that is undone inside, recommending to try it alone and with the strawberry jam.

Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 read more Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Meal type: Lunch read more Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Meal type: Lunch