7 Portes

Based on everything I heard about it I was a bit disappointed.

The atmosphere was good, the building is nice, the welcome was very good, the initial service was prompt, and the food was very good. However I would expect this when paying double the prices that you would be paying at other very nice restaurants.

Where they really fell apart was once the meal was served it was the last that we would see of the waiter & waitress. To ordering extra water & wine took ages, getting a desert menu took a long time, it was difficult to get anyone’s attention. We had to go out of our way to get the bill, and then again chase them to come and take payment.

During our time in Barcelona, we went to better restaurants, had better meals at better prices.
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mike
Tuesday, April 01, 2008

My wife and I visited this atmospheric restaurant for lunch in Aug 06. We enjoyed our experience although we have had better food in Barcelona.

We were greeted promptly by the waiters as we entered the restaurant. They were all impeccably dressed in uniform and provided prompt and unintrusive (although a little distant) service. The decor was very neat - black and white mable floor, high ceiling, wooden beams etc. There were plenty of locals, some with children, some with their grans. Like many Barcelona restaurants, they had english and spanish speaking waiters and menus.

We ordered 7 porters starter platter (~15 euro) which included anchovy, bllod sausage, prawns, cockles (and other shells), chorizo, bread with tomatoe, croquets, fried cod in a ball etc. 1/2 litre Sangria (8 euros) was the best we tasted in our stay with very rich flavour and not too sweet.

Our main was 'richmans paella'(at ~18 euros/person). The rice was cooked to perfection, leaving a little bite, and there was a big potion of lobster (cut but still in shell). The portions were big, and there was enough for seconds on the paella dish even after a big plateful. It had too much salt in it for my taste though, and unfortunately this ruined the dish as the undoubtedly rich flavour of the paella was hard to taste. A real shame.

Over all, a nice little restaurant with ambience and good service. It caters for both family and couple. The price is a little above the local standard though.
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Mitchy - View all reviews by this user
Tuesday, August 29, 2006