Casa Leopoldo

Walked into this restaurant on a whim and without any reservation, was greeted and seated by a friendly staff. I loved my drink, starters, food and dessert. Slightly on the expensive side and possibly a great place for cozy dinner dates but I had a fabulous time nevertheless. Absolute tops in the area where it is located.

We ordered a seafood rice and told the waiter that it was for one person. When we paid, 21.5 euros were printed out, but they suddenly told us that we were two people and we had to reprint the bill. It was very strange. They told us that there was a small letter in the lower right corner of the menu that we had to order at least two people. If you told us when you ordered, we would not eat this. The amount of alcohol was also very small, maybe only 10ml. Very disappointed, I will never come again.

A very nice place in the heart of Barcelona 🇪🇸, with kind staff English-speaking staff. Our host, Jack, was very welcoming and enthousiatic about the dishes that were served. The dishes themselves were creative and tasted great, I can recommend their Meatballs with Cuttlefish and the grilled Octopus 🐙. Also try the red wines, their Priorat is smooth and tasty.

Visited on a Tuesday evening. We were in Barcelona for a company event so I didn't pick the place myself, it was chosen by the planning committee. My first impression was nice, the restaurant has a nice aesthetic, it looked traditional. The service was very polite and friendly, the plates were served with significant time between them but I guess that was on purpose. The food was very good, I especially liked the ox tail. The wine was also very good, I picked the red one. It was a nice evening overall.

I am so happy we found this place - best food and service in all of Barcelona. Mateo will take really good care of you; he presented the house specials and Paella and we ran with it ! Great choices! We will be coming back…from NYC!

If you go to Barcelona visit Casa Leopoldo Restaurant. It’s the simplest and the best. The atmosphere, the food and the most important. The service makes you feel at home thinking that you are eating your grandmother's Food. The team Niky, Angel, and another guy as well unfortunately I don't have his name all 3 doing all possible to make me and my wife very welcome and happy. The restaurant is simply amazing for everyone and family reunion. I will return there every time I'm in Barcelona.

Great dining experience tonight for our party of 6. Oxtail done to tenderness, beef tenderloin perfectly cooked, smaller portion octopus than expected, but very flavourful with a bit of heat with Watercress that was yellowed and past prime, but ok. Paella looked appetizing. Sangria added savourynesd to the appetizing meal. Overall menu was limited in choices, but pricing was fair and choices adequate for a basic dining experience. Nick, our server was very attentive to our needs and made the evening an exceptional one. Thank you.

Traditional Catalan cuisine in a semi-posh white tablecloth space. Suquet was good.

The buttata salad was very good and so were. Really good steak , very juicy . My husband had a large piece of cod and he was able to substitute his side dish. I really enjoyed the mussels. A large portion and very tasty!

Loved it! One of my favorite experiences this last time in Barcelona. I have this friend and former colleague who loves history and every time I go there prepares a gastro-tour in the Gothic quarter for me. This time the chosen place was one of those historic restaurants that have been there since forever and was the meeting point of an interesting crowd of painters, writers and artists of all kinds. It is very cool so see the walls adorned not only with bullfighters from other era, but also with pictures of the 'intellectual Catalan and Spaniard celebrities'. You feel transported to other slow motion times where plots were concocted at the same time that the palates were placated with delicious food! My friend and I shared fantastic crispy calamari, got awesome bread (really really great), and shared also a soupy rice with veggies and wild mushrooms with sausage. Do not confuse this type of rice with paella. It has a less sexy look but differently delicious. Very earthy, rice al dente, slowly cooked and very simple. For desert we also shared the tostada with rum. And by rum I mean the whole bottle of rum to soak the sweet bread on! Great service and great atmosphere. Very recommendable.

Perhaps it was the night, perhaps we ordered wrong. But this was our worst meal in a week and 20+ restaurants/bars in Barcelona, especially when considering cost vs. value. I had seen very good reviews, but I just didn't think it was good. We had a meat dish (tough, small), fried "prawns" (fried with the shell on so you got none of the fry, teensy tiny after taking the shell off) and oysters (two, very fishy tasting rather than fresh). When returning to Barcelona I would go out of my way to purposefully NOT return here.

Where do I start? I want to be fair to my friends and to the restaurant. It is a very old fashioned restaurant. The waiters wear uniforms, and my grandmother would have enjoyed that attention. My first big issue was that our first waiter came and asked us if we were ready to order every 5 minutes. They very clearly wanted to turn the table. In a high caliber place, I find this kind of pressure distasteful. The wine was fine. We got a number of dishes. None of them were great. They were fine, but not anything to write home about. Vegan tribe, this is a a no. Celiac tribe, no. I have regrets, myself. This place caters to a specific crowd. And we are not that crowd.

I had a wonderful meal at Casa Leopoldo. Everything was cooked to perfection and the sommelier provided us with an excellent wine choice to pair with our meal.

Leopoldo is a Barcelona classic, with simple, unadorned, honest food. Its dominant decorative theme is bullfighting which is delightfully anachronistic and culturally quirky - it would be more at home in Seville. But the food is very, very, very good indeed. The fish is fantastically fresh - for example, recently I had deep-fried baby red mullets which you would just eat whole, and they were insanely good - and the service is very friendly. It's always busy here. You can't go wrong with Leopoldo. Highly recommended.