Bodega Balmes - Barcelona

Cool vintage atmosphere due to decoration old keyrings,bottels,cans, etc Food simple ,pretty good ,reasonably priced. The waiter who served us was helpful

My family and I loved the bombas and croquettas! The server was adorable and so kind to four American women.

The place is a lovely building and has a lot of potential. Sadly the staff were rude and unwelcoming from the beginning of our visit. We were told to sit where we liked so we sat through in the empty dining room. A minute later another staff member came and told us we´d have to move soon because of dinner reservations (this would be fine if the news was delivered with a smile, however we were told bluntly as if we´d done something wrong! We ordered a bottle of wine which was fine for the price but nothing special. We were asked to move about 30 40 mins after sitting down which was fine as we´d been pre warned. Once we moved, we asked the bar tender if one of the tapas dishes in the display cabinet was vegetarian he confirmed it was so we ordered it. It was some kind of coleslaw looking dish served with crackers and olives. I think it was called Russian Salad. My boyfriend tasted it and it had tuna in and the olives were stuffed with anchovies. We took the dish back and said sorry we can´t eat it as it´s not vegetarian. The fierce looking lady who had told about moving seats, then became very angry and asked us what she was supposed to do throw the dish away?! Later when we paid, we tried to apologise for the mix up and explain that we´d been told the dish was vegetarian. She remained rude and commented oh well, we´re even now because she´d moved us from the table and we sent back a dish as if it was some kind of revenge move on our part! Absolutely nuts. It´s a shame as this is a local bar to us and seemed like it could have become a regular haunt. I don´t even feel comfortable walking past now!

I appreciated the day dish offer and the design. I was pretty well served, the staff was trying to do their best, even to prepare the translation on English for me. The plates were a bit small: for the main dish (fish) I didn’t have something else (no rice or salade), and i’ve ordered Russian salad in supplementary. But I was surprised to know about including dessert. Hopefully there were fruits. So maybe salad wasn’t necessary Pretty well experience, kind and authentic place with local kitchen. That was exactly what I was looking for! (Traducido por Google) Aprecié la oferta del plato del día y el diseño. Me atendieron bastante bien, el personal estaba tratando de hacer lo mejor que podía, incluso para prepararme la traducción al inglés. Los platos eran un poco pequeños: para el plato principal (pescado) no comí nada más (ni arroz ni ensalada), y pedí ensaladilla rusa como suplemento. Pero me sorprendió saber que se incluía el postre. Ojalá hubiera frutos. Entonces tal vez la ensalada no era necesaria Bastante buena experiencia, lugar amable y auténtico con cocina local. ¡Eso era exactamente lo que estaba buscando!

Una cocina original, platos seleccionados y todo muy bueno ¡¡ muy recomendable