Japon Jamon Arenas - Barcelona

Best night ever! The food is absolutely delicious!

Best night ever! The food is absolutely delicious!

DO NOT GO HERE!!! Myself and my girlfriend went here for food and drinks before the magic fountain show and were left sorely disappointed. We had tapas- prawns which were gritty and we only got 4 which these photos don't suggest, spring rolls with a filling that was disgusting and wiggly, chorizo sausage which was admittedly fine, chips which came on a plate which was made up mostly of ketchup which we had not asked for, and chicken wings which were served last and were served at the temperature of the sun when they arrived and then when you bit into them, they were raw. Our meal was staggered out over 25 minutes. Obviously things have different cooking times which is fine and understandable but we were left sitting with no food for long periods of time. This is unacceptable when you're the only people actually ordering in the restaurant! At the end, we were sat for 20 minutes waiting on our plates to be cleared and to complain about the meal while one member of staff cleaned an empty bar and another served his friends for free. We complained about the food, mainly the wings, and asked for the bill. The waiter said he'd deal with it. When we got the bill, we were actually overcharged, with them adding another serving of chips. We then asked the waiter back over to say we only had one order of chips and we were unhappy to pay for the inedible wings, and he walked away from us while we were speaking to him. We were civil and polite, so there was no reason for this. I don't normally post reciews but I was so staggered at the awful quality of food, the fact they tried to overcharge us and then the rude customer service that I had to say something. This is one of the harder areas of Barcelona to get a bite to eat so if you're going to the magic fountain show or find yourself nearby, do yourself a favour and just walk on by.

Very good tapas at a reasonable price considering Barcelona is not a cheap place to eat. Service was excellent! Varied menu with options for adults and kids allowed for all of us to find something we could all enjoy. Octopus was very good!

I've never felt compelled to write a negative review before but this is truly the worst restaurant I've ever visited. We ordered still water upon arriving but received sparkling, so I asked the waiter to change this for us and he got very angry and swore before reluctantly changing it! All the dishes arrived so far apart that some of our party had finished eating before the others receiving their dishes. The food itself was terrible we ordered patatas bravas and it arrived with tomato ketchup as the sauce! When we asked him about his he said he needed new kitchen staff...Maybe this restaurant is better at other times but it was certainly not a good experience for us.