Bodega La Peninsular

This place is well worth seeking out. The food is home cooked and traditional. The service is very friendly and the place itself quirky. We went twice because it was such good value and we had such a good time thanks to the humour and accommodation of the staff. We hope to go back soon!

A good restaurant, all the dishes were excellent, but the grilled fish surpassed everything! A very familiar atmosphere but very noisy, I think that's normal for a place like this. The waiter who served us was very friendly and attentive :) but please make a reservation when you go there, we waited about an hour before we could be seated, it's not a place where people eat quickly.

Unique place to eat in Barcelona. We were very happy to find this restaurant.

From my personal experience, it’s not what I expected having previously read the reviews. This review is just to manage the expectations of the readers especially I find the restaurant overrated.Food - la bomba was good but not worth the price (meat inside it was not that tasty / it tasted like the meat was not fresh). Nothing very special on spanish omelet and it was not served warm. I ordered grilled baby squid but they gave me a different one with broth (it tasted good though except that the squid was quite overcooked). I doubt it was a language barrier since I even pointed on the menu what I specifically wanted.Service - very long waiting time (extremely different from what I read in the reviews that service is fast). I was asked to wait for a long time just for the menu (15 minutes). Foods were served on a staggered basis and in very long intervals. Spanish omelet was not served warm so it might be kept hanging for a long time (just my guess or probably they didn’t heat it; but whichever it is, they should have served it warm especially I waited for ages). I had to follow up the squid despite I waited for almost an hour already. My observation though is that the service was a bit fast on some tables (not sure what’s the reason for my case). Another point for improvement that they can consider is that they may make available the paella not just for pre-order. I acknowledge I read in the reviews that paella is just on pre-order basis so I’m just saying going forward they can consider it available even for walk-in customers.Atmospehere - small place but manageable. Table napkins smell not good. They can consider having english translation for the toilet door descriptions (hommes - male? donnes - female?) especially if someone unfamiliar yet of the language is on a rush to use it. Or they can put picture of a man / woman - it’s a small point for improvement but can be very helpful for foreign tourists.My experience was quite satisfactory but nothing too special so I’m giving a 3/5.

This little spot was perfect for our first night in Barcelona. After trekking around all day, we wanted to find something “local” and my wife found this little gem.First off, the staff were extremely friendly! We had our two kids in their strollers and they were very accommodating, helping us to stow them and stash them aside. For the ordering, they graciously explained the menu to the best of their English abilities and went through all the specials of the day.The restaurant in itself was no frills, but charming. It didn’t try to be anything that it wasn’t… as a side note, when a restaurant has many locals there, with us being the only tourists, that’s a great sign!For the food, we ordered off the specials menu and had so many tasty dishes. The “baby” salmon was especially good with a unique presentation and the kids were in awe of the “chocolate bread” (slices of bread with olive oil and a piece of melting chocolate).This was a kid-friendly spot from our experience and one that we will return to on our next trip to Barca!