Barcelona Tavern - Calgary

We were going to go to a pub after work but I walked by this place and it smelled amazing so we changed our plans. <br/ Gour.mand had been here before but had only ever had one dish so we decided to get a few tapas items. We ordered patatas bravas, tomato bread, steak frites and fried cheese. <br/ <br/ The patatas bravas was quite different than any other we had had both her and in Spain. But every patatas bravas is unique. I particularly liked the squishiness of the potatos and the fried egg on top. <br/ <br/ The tomato bread was to die for! The bread was fried and the manchego cheese on top made it absolute perfect. I would go back and order 10 of them and eat them all of I could. <br/ <br/ The manchego fried cheese was delicious but definitely eat it right away while the cheese is still melty. The breading is panko so it wasn't heavy, juts nice and light. But it comes in threes so if there are two of you you might have to compromise. <br/ <br/ The steak was delicious and tangy, we had to order it medium but normally we would order rare. But even at medium it was lovely. The fries were okay. They were fries but the hubby wasn't feeling them. <br/ <br/ Our sever was very nice and brought us churros for dessert. I wasn't overly a fan of the homemade chocolate hazelnut (granted it was way better than Nutella) but the dolce de leche dip was great and the churros themselves were warm and sugary. A lovely end to the meal. <br/ <br/ I would recommend this place for a group or a date. Try the tomato bread. And after work it wasn't busy at all. I hear it is a madhouse at lunch though.

This place has gotten better since the food menu changed and management seems more hands on. Busier times in the evenings Friday/Saturday but can usually walk in and get a seat if you're not a massive group. Really good sangria as well!

A group of us went here for dinner one Saturday evening and it was pretty busy and lively. I ordered the calamari which was nothing special, just the average fried squid. We ordered the seafood paella and the pork belly chicken paella. The paella was delicious and flavorful, everyone enjoyed their dishes! I really enjoyed the seafood paella and would order it again, I definitely wasn’t disappointed with the amount of seafood in my dish. We also ordered the chorizo romesco pizza pie, which was a huge hit with the group, not a crumb was left!! Dessert was the smores churros, it was alright but the churros were hard. Very well portioned meals and left satisfied! The service was slow but the food was tasty.

Came here for breakfast with colleagues early Friday morning. No other customers not sure if we were too early or just the bad economic times in Calgary. I had the Spanish Omelettes and it wasn't bad. The service was good and the decors are actually nice. Looking at the prices on the menu, it wasn't as pricey as I thought it would be.

Oh man me and my wife had an awesome night here. We stopped in after seeing some friends and didnt know what to expect. Our first bartender made us some awesome drinks and was very nice. Our next bartender Brad was amazing and so passionate about the establishment and his job. The staff made night so fun and has made us want to return asap. Plus they have wine discounts untill oil reaches a certain level. Very alberta concious. All in all best bar ive been to in a long time.