Barraca

Food was a 3 service was a 1 - not sure what is going on at this place but i would never recommend nor go to this place ever again.

Great location right on the pier by the water, we stopped in after doing a tour on a sailboat and needed some food and booze... got here and the place was busy and I figured we'd give it a shot based on the decent Yelp rating and the tons of ppl sitting outside, big mistake.

I had the oysters and they were terrible! Moms burrata dish was honestly amazing though... brother ordered a burger and it took 40 minutes, they did comp the burger though so that was nice..

Servers were really slow to get us anything, from our drink order to the food..

Definitely go elsewhere!

Pretty sure it was an authentic paella. A little pricey but great views. Servers were nice and attentive.

Top tier paella here!! Would recommend stopping by if you're in Barcelona only for a day!! It's a great place for lunch just by the water to relax and enjoy some good food :)

It is one of the more famous restaurants in Barceloneta for paella. I ordered the paealla with chicken pork chop, beans, mussels, squid, artichokes, and sausage. Not surprisingly, it was phenomenal. The rice was perfectly charred and crisp on the bottom. The seafood was very fresh. Mussels and calamari dominated the dish. Similar to the rice, the calamari had a tasty char to it. Next, the chicken was tender and moist. The couple pieces of pork chop were good. The one piece of sausage was good too. In addition, definitely get some bread so you can dip it in the olive oil at the table. The oil was awesome. The main dining area is on the second floor. Try for a window seat because it has a beachfront view. I was also confused when I got to Barraca. There is a small door that leads up the stairs to the second floor. I confused the restaurant next to it for Barraca at first.

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Traveling from Richmond, Virginia.

I had been in contact with someone via Facebook messenger from the restaurant in the week leading up to my trip about arranging a reservation for dinner for a special 30th birthday dinner for my girlfriend. Everything appeared to be confirmed and locked in.

I show up and there is no reservation under my name, which as you can imagine was very embarrassing. Luckily there was plenty of seating and we got a table but not anything like the "best table in the house" I was told I would have.

My girlfriend was very understanding and we both tried to make the best of the evening without making any fuss.

The paella with meat and seafood was our main course and I warn you, it was awful. The dish was over cooked across the board and the dish reeked of fish, in a bad way. The scent matched the taste. There was zero depth in flavor as it had one baseline, salty fish.

Service left much to be desired. Our waitress was a very kind, but was overwhelmed and very inattentive.

The running water outside of the bathrooms didn't even work, so washing your hands wasn't even an option.

My girlfriends best friend attempted to call from the United States and by a bottle of cava for her birthday and they wouldn't even entertain that. Really?!

I've spent 10 days in Spain this trip and this was absolutely the worst experience I had. I'd give this place a .25 star if I could.

Don't eat here!

This place was basically a horrible experience. The service was very unfriendly from the beginning. We ordered the smoked salmon tapas which was actually the one good thing we eat.

We went here because this place was supposed to be known for Paella in Spain given that it is in Barcaloneta near the beach. We were wrong the Paella was somehow burnt but also undercooked. We ordered the Mixto Paella which was a mix of seafood and other meats but truly it was just bad. The top was burnt but the rice itself was very watery.

I would not recommend coming here if you can find somewhere else. The Paella is bad I have had better in Miami. Disappointing that a restaurant in Barcelona can't make a national dish well at all and that to top it all off they are very rude to customers and it's overpriced.

Avoid it if you can.

Because eating Paella on the beach is a Barcelona must-do, it was a no brainer to visit Barraca during my recent trip. Throw in a recommendation from Barcelona community manager Sharon A and I was really sold.

What I love most about Barraca is the restaurant's open air feel. The second floor dining area has a massive wall of large windows that overlook the water which practically made me feel like I was eating my meal in the ocean.

To start off the meal we ordered a bottle of white wine and were served a bowl of olives. If only complimentary olives could be served at the start of all my meals...sigh. For our meal we ordered the appetizer on special, fresh shrimp in garlic sauce, and a mixed seafood and meat paella for two.

The shrimp in garlic sauce had phenomenal flavor. It was definitely very garlicky and strong, but too much garlic is never a bad thing in my book. I didn't love that the shrimp was peel and eat (guess I'm just lazy) but overall this was still a great appetizer choice. The paella for two was absolutely massive and came filled to the brim with mussels, squid, chicken, sausage, and artichokes and was very flavorful and well seasoned.

The reason I'll knock off a star is because of the service, which was lacking. They literally forgot to bring us our paella. We began to notice that other tables around us who had sat down long after us were eating their paella...and when we asked the waitress we discovered that they had left ours sitting out, and essentially just forgot to bring it to us. Because of that, the paella was a bit burnt and dried out. And for 28 euro per person, that is really frustrating.

Can you find better service and quality paella in Barcelona? Probably. But, fantastic Mediterranean views and a great vibe certainly make Barraca worth the trip during your next visit to Barcelona.

Barraca is an elegant Spanish restaurant, primely located on the beachfront of Barceloneta and offering outside seating to enjoy the views. Interestingly, I had booked a reservation here weeks in advance and two of my tour guides during the trip also suggested it.

Food: We started with padron peppers and a green salad, then wrapped up splitting the seafood paella. The peppers are a must try: perfectly cooked and generously seasoned with kosher salt. The green salad could have used some work... one of the large tomato wedges was green & unripe.

Paella was spot on. That's what this spot is known for and it's definitely worth grabbing a platter. It requires at least 2 people (charged pp) and they have multiple flavors (seafood, black ink, vegetable, etc).

A big miss here was service. Lack of attention to our table as we were sitting outside and had to wait around 15 minutes for our bill... until we finally just approached them for it. For the cost, I would expect much better service.

This place is amazing! great atmosphere next to the ocean. And the Paella is incredible, they also have great wines.

Went to Barraca back in February, after hearing that it has one of the best paellas in Barcelona. I walked over to the restaurant (excellent location right beside the beach), and found out that it didn't open for lunch until 13h00 (I had arrived around noon)! That said, I wandered the beach until opening time.

Ordered a seafood paella, along with vermouth. Vermouth was sweet and strong, which I enjoyed. Paella came in a skillet- a bit burnt, but not completely charcoal black. Still, presentation wasn't ideal. The dish was quite salty, but it went well with all of the rice and generous amounts of seafood- much appreciated!

Not the cheapest establishment, and the paella was a bit too salty for my taste, but service was good and the location by the sea can't be beat! Give Barraca a try (or rather, a taste)!