The owner is a delightful fellow. One of the long standing food places on the block and in the city. PAELLA was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Mijares
A few weeks ago, I visited Casa Barcelona and was pleasantly surprised by the outstanding quality of both the food and the service. We ordered the paella, croquettes, and crab cakes—everything was absolutely spectacular. The portions were generous, and the ingredients tasted incredibly fresh.
Our server took great care of us, offering a thoughtful overview of the menu, and we even had the chance to speak with the owner, who shared a brief and interesting history of the restaurant. Overall, we were thoroughly impressed with our experience at Casa Barcelona and will definitely be returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Santiago Abelleira
Extremely expensive for what you get, not impressed at all. Adeus !
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Monica Alfonso-Muzquiz
We went for dinner. Ordered the house paella, amd tapas (patatas bravas, and crab cakes). The food was delicious, the paella very well seasoned and with lots of good quality seafood and meats. Great value! The tapas were also very good! Our server was super friendly and explained the menu, as it can be a bit overwhelming. We will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Libardo Salcedo
Excellent experience. Very nice and service oriented staff. Delicious authentic Spanish tapas and main dishes. We missed the flamenco dancing show they have few years ago. For sure we will come back soon. Overall, highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Heather H
Food and service was amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
G Rodrigues
This restaurant is an unknown jewel in the neighborhood. Really great beef tenderloin. I get it all the time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mauricio Espinoza Jiménez
The place is very nice, I really liked the food, but the gentleman who works there or is the owner who also serves as a waiter is a very rude person. I asked him if he speaks Spanish and in a very rude way, he replied of course this is a Spanish restaurant. What did you expect? He knew it was a Spanish restaurant, but you can't assume that the people there speak Spanish because we live in an English-speaking country. Many things can happen. He could be Spanish or he could be a Canadian married to a Spanish woman. After answering me rudely, he asked me where you are from, to which I told him from Mexico and he asked me where that is. I have never heard of that place. In my opinion, I consider that the comment was very racist and he decided to ignore this person and just order. After finishing dinner, I thanked him and asked him about the cook because the dinner was delicious. He told me that she is his wife and I asked him if she is from Spain too and he replied no, she is from Portugal and I am from Paraguay and I thought, really, he told me that racist comment, he didn't know where Mexico was, being Latino, I only regret that he is the owner Because with him there I don't want to go through an experience like that again even though I really liked the food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Alex Popa
Everyone was happy with their meal choices... price is a bit steep, but the restaurant team is golden!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Valeria Agudelo
Casa de Barcelona was such a great experience! The Paella Tradicional was absolutely amazing—full of flavor and perfectly cooked. The crème brûlée was top tier, the perfect sweet ending to the meal. The place itself is super clean and welcoming. Definitely recommend
I visited this restaurant over a year ago and hesitated to leave a review—partly because the experience was so unpleasant, I wasn’t sure where to begin. However, after reading several recent reviews that echo my own, I feel compelled to share.
Let’s start with the food: it was deeply disappointing. Bland, lacking authenticity, and nowhere near representative of the Spanish cuisine it claims to serve. The owner is neither from Barcelona nor Spain, and it shows.
But the food wasn't even the worst part.
The owner—who also acts as the server—was shockingly unprofessional and, quite frankly, offensive. What began as what seemed like friendly small talk quickly escalated into an unprompted political rant laced with racist undertones. My partner and I sat in disbelief as he carried on, ignoring every cue that we were uncomfortable. His aggressive demeanor and total lack of self-awareness turned what was supposed to be a quiet Sunday dinner into a stressful, tense encounter.
It felt less like a dining experience and more like being cornered in someone’s living room during an unsolicited monologue. We left within 30 minutes, disturbed and disheartened.
The fact that this person is the face of the restaurant is alarming. A host should never make guests feel unsafe or unwelcome—and certainly not be given a platform to spew harmful rhetoric.
Poor food is one thing. But coupling it with a hostile and discriminatory atmosphere? That’s unacceptable.
I’m shocked this business is still operating and wouldn’t be surprised if its days are numbered. You can sometimes survive bad food or bad service, but not both. This place has neither redeeming quality.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sandy
We chose this restaurant for a celebratory meal on a Sunday evening during the usual dinner hour.
Food is mediocre at best, the house paella less so as the shellfish did not taste fresh and rice was over-cooked. Service was quick but being the only guests, no reason for delays.
Owner installed himself table-side the duration of our visit. He could not or would not take subtle hints we neither needed nor wanted his company during our meal. What started as his greeting and taking our beverage order, escalated to an unprovoked political diatribe (by him); his strong opinions about people who choose takeout/delivery over in-person dining and their food and establishment choices; and he was blunt to the point of rudeness about diners who opted for alcohol-free meals (like we did). In case our discomfort was not evident, his rant about how expensive it was for him to keep the restaurant open left us shocked and speechless. We quickly ate what was left of our meal in silence, smiling and nodding at anything else he had to say.
Given the exorbitant cost of our meal vs quality of food, underwhelming ambiance and disappointing experience, there is nothing that would entice us to return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Kay Em
Really enjoyed the paella! We got take out but beautiful interior design really feels authentic! Owner was very friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nella Valenza
Worst place. The steak was like the bottom of my shoe. I had to write down on a piece of paper what we were ordering. When I was leaving I told the old man how terrible it was and he came at me like a raging bull.
The owner is a delightful fellow. One of the long standing food places on the block and in the city. PAELLA was fantastic.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A few weeks ago, I visited Casa Barcelona and was pleasantly surprised by the outstanding quality of both the food and the service. We ordered the paella, croquettes, and crab cakes—everything was absolutely spectacular. The portions were generous, and the ingredients tasted incredibly fresh.
Our server took great care of us, offering a thoughtful overview of the menu, and we even had the chance to speak with the owner, who shared a brief and interesting history of the restaurant. Overall, we were thoroughly impressed with our experience at Casa Barcelona and will definitely be returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Extremely expensive for what you get, not impressed at all. Adeus !
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We went for dinner. Ordered the house paella, amd tapas (patatas bravas, and crab cakes).
The food was delicious, the paella very well seasoned and with lots of good quality seafood and meats. Great value!
The tapas were also very good!
Our server was super friendly and explained the menu, as it can be a bit overwhelming.
We will definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent experience. Very nice and service oriented staff.
Delicious authentic Spanish tapas and main dishes.
We missed the flamenco dancing show they have few years ago.
For sure we will come back soon.
Overall, highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food and service was amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant is an unknown jewel in the neighborhood. Really great beef tenderloin. I get it all the time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The place is very nice, I really liked the food, but the gentleman who works there or is the owner who also serves as a waiter is a very rude person. I asked him if he speaks Spanish and in a very rude way, he replied of course this is a Spanish restaurant. What did you expect? He knew it was a Spanish restaurant, but you can't assume that the people there speak Spanish because we live in an English-speaking country. Many things can happen. He could be Spanish or he could be a Canadian married to a Spanish woman. After answering me rudely, he asked me where you are from, to which I told him from Mexico and he asked me where that is. I have never heard of that place. In my opinion, I consider that the comment was very racist and he decided to ignore this person and just order. After finishing dinner, I thanked him and asked him about the cook because the dinner was delicious. He told me that she is his wife and I asked him if she is from Spain too and he replied no, she is from Portugal and I am from Paraguay and I thought, really, he told me that racist comment, he didn't know where Mexico was, being Latino, I only regret that he is the owner Because with him there I don't want to go through an experience like that again even though I really liked the food.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Everyone was happy with their meal choices... price is a bit steep, but the restaurant team is golden!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Casa de Barcelona was such a great experience! The Paella Tradicional was absolutely amazing—full of flavor and perfectly cooked. The crème brûlée was top tier, the perfect sweet ending to the meal. The place itself is super clean and welcoming. Definitely recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Horrible experience
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
I visited this restaurant over a year ago and hesitated to leave a review—partly because the experience was so unpleasant, I wasn’t sure where to begin. However, after reading several recent reviews that echo my own, I feel compelled to share.
Let’s start with the food: it was deeply disappointing. Bland, lacking authenticity, and nowhere near representative of the Spanish cuisine it claims to serve. The owner is neither from Barcelona nor Spain, and it shows.
But the food wasn't even the worst part.
The owner—who also acts as the server—was shockingly unprofessional and, quite frankly, offensive. What began as what seemed like friendly small talk quickly escalated into an unprompted political rant laced with racist undertones. My partner and I sat in disbelief as he carried on, ignoring every cue that we were uncomfortable. His aggressive demeanor and total lack of self-awareness turned what was supposed to be a quiet Sunday dinner into a stressful, tense encounter.
It felt less like a dining experience and more like being cornered in someone’s living room during an unsolicited monologue. We left within 30 minutes, disturbed and disheartened.
The fact that this person is the face of the restaurant is alarming. A host should never make guests feel unsafe or unwelcome—and certainly not be given a platform to spew harmful rhetoric.
Poor food is one thing. But coupling it with a hostile and discriminatory atmosphere? That’s unacceptable.
I’m shocked this business is still operating and wouldn’t be surprised if its days are numbered. You can sometimes survive bad food or bad service, but not both. This place has neither redeeming quality.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We chose this restaurant for a celebratory meal on a Sunday evening during the usual dinner hour.
Food is mediocre at best, the house paella less so as the shellfish did not taste fresh and rice was over-cooked. Service was quick but being the only guests, no reason for delays.
Owner installed himself table-side the duration of our visit. He could not or would not take subtle hints we neither needed nor wanted his company during our meal. What started as his greeting and taking our beverage order, escalated to an unprovoked political diatribe (by him); his strong opinions about people who choose takeout/delivery over in-person dining and their food and establishment choices; and he was blunt to the point of rudeness about diners who opted for alcohol-free meals (like we did). In case our discomfort was not evident, his rant about how expensive it was for him to keep the restaurant open left us shocked and speechless. We quickly ate what was left of our meal in silence, smiling and nodding at anything else he had to say.
Given the exorbitant cost of our meal vs quality of food, underwhelming ambiance and disappointing experience, there is nothing that would entice us to return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Really enjoyed the paella! We got take out but beautiful interior design really feels authentic! Owner was very friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Worst place. The steak was like the bottom of my shoe. I had to write down on a piece of paper what we were ordering. When I was leaving I told the old man how terrible it was and he came at me like a raging bull.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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