De Tapa Madre

BEST! We all absolutely loved dining here! Best meal we had in Barcelona! Fresh, tasty, fabulous! Our wait person looking after us Montse gave us great recommendations. The dishes were plentiful and sangria was delicious as well.

LOVED this place!! My friend and I wandered across and were drawn in by the great menu and reasonable prices, and it exceeded expectation. We ordered the rice mushroom and meat (more than enough for two people!), as well as the bellini (yum!). Finally, amazing service and the server was patient as we practiced our spanish :)

All of our food was absolutely delicious. The servers were very kind and accommodating for English speakers. The drinks were delicious too and reasonably priced.

Amazing tapas restaurant! We came for a family gathering and were able to try a lot of items from the menu. Everything was really delicious and the service very friendly and efficient. Would highly recommend!

We loved the food and wine here!

We had some tapas outside and it was surprisingly good. Nothing fancy or sophisticated but all good especially the patatas braves, the squid ink paella with the lobster was too salted. Wine was simple too but enjoyable to drink.

Very welcoming and lovely food! We do not speak Spanish but the staff were lovely and accommodating. We shared some tapas and the slow cooked lamb and everything was lovely. I particularly enjoyed the bombas meat and potato croquette. Also the kitchen was open at 7:00 ish pm which as tourists was appreciated. Thank you!

Couldn’t find anywhere to eat and finally stumbled across this place. They were about to close and still let us order a couple dishes including their meat paella which was spot on. Service was 2nd to none too. Would easily come to this tapas bar again!

The mussels were delicious! Fries spiced and interesting for an American palate. The Vino was exquisite as all places we have tried yet! Service was quick, seating comfortably at the bar is our favorite and it was most pleasant. Wash closets were clean and well decorated.

One of my favorite tapas places I visited with friends often while abroad, De Tapa Madre has the best bravas and buñuelos de bacalao - chef's kiss!

So impressed with this restaurant. Great location, outdoor and indoor seating options. Very reasonably priced for delicious tapas. Could have more by the glass wine options, but the ones they had were very good. The burrata with tomatoes and arugula was absolutely amazing, only to be surpassed by the lamb. If you get one thing to eat while in Barcelona, get this lamb. Cooked perfectly, so decadent, couldn't be better. The staff was friendly and accommodating. Highly recommend!

Found this cute restaurant by our hotel. We sat outside and ordered sangrias, spicy sausages, tomato bread and garlic red prawns. The sangria was tasty ($5.95/glass) and not too sweet, which I liked. The sausages ($6.05) came out hot and they too were very flavorful. The prawns ($10.45 for 5 prawns) were served whole, which we weren't used to. We didn't like the head and guts part but the tails were tender and full of great garlic flavor. The garlic sauce was amazing with tons of garlic. I actually used the bread to soak up all the yummy sauce! Our total bill came out to be $30.75 (they charged us in dollars) We thought it to be very reasonable for what we got and we would definitely visit here again when back in Barcelona

Friendly staff, reasonable prices (for the location), good fare. Order the octopus-- grilled!

Our first tapas in Barcelona and we got lucky. Great jamon, great patatas bravas, the service was good and it was nice to sit on a sunny corner and watch the people go by. The ladies has the sangria and i heard no complaints. The restroom is a little tricky, i'm still not sure if we went in the only one, or it just happens to be a handicap also...

Stopped by this shop for some afternoon tapas and happy hour. We sat outside at a few of their bistro tables and enjoyed the October sunshine. They had a nice selection of meat options for their tapas and a diverse wine list.

Average food for a marked up price. Wine was good and cheap, but food was marked up for what it was. They also asked if i wanted bread, and i said sure thinking it would be free. I was charged 2€50 for very sad bread with some tomato on it.

Local tapas place that was quick and friendly. Everything we ordered was good with the neighborhood flair. Nothing too spectacular but of course was above average as Spanish tapas don't disappoint. Apparently a hot spot for tourists as we saw several Japanese tables with a guidebook.

Beautiful lunch . Fabulous tortilla, duck- amazing. Eggplant lasagna , tuna salad , I recommend them all. Sangria was delicious as well. High quality place.

Their specialty paella was sooo good! We loved their tapas. Staff was really nice too! We brought my 22 month old and they were very accommodating.

This was the worst place we visited in Barcelona. Appetizers were edible but not good. Paella was really not edible. Smelled bad and tasted worse. We ended up returning most of the main dishes we ordered.

Beautiful place with a large menu of tapas. Helpful and patient waitstaff. We ordered some sardines, sausages, a salad, and cava, and everything was delicious. Our waiter didn't speak a lot of English, but I like practicing Spanish and would rather people not switch to English once they hear my broken Spanish.

Tapas that your mother would be proud of! Spectacular Pulpo de Gallego, very good tortilla and tasty pan con tomate too. Service was friendly and attentive and fast. Can recommend highly.

Delicious first night tapas (light) dinner in Barcelona, down the street from our B&B. Sat outside at one of the 6-7 tables (although the inside tables on the second level looked inviting). The server was proficient enough in English and was very pleasant. We shared a tomato with mozzarella salad - very good (note we're from the Central Valley of California where tomatoes are unsurpassed), along with homemade Russian potatoes with tuna fish salad, cod fritters and confit de canard (duck). The cod fritter was okay but the others were outstanding, especially the duck. We enjoyed a local red wine - Priorat - Scala dei Prior. Highly recommended restaurant. The duck was the most expensive item at $16 dollars. Total bill was $62 dollars with four glasses of wine.

Cozy, friendly and moderately priced. Chardonnay cava was outstanding for 14 Euro Tomato bread, touted as the best. I don't know about that but pretty delicious. -could have used a little more tomato jamon, could have been better. 13.80 Euro for 50 grams...was tasty but as I learned later was dry because it was near the bone so the leg has been cut for a while. Patates bravas, i'm not a fan of the dish itself but was crisp and tasty enough. Lamb Stew, was yummy and comforting Over the next 7 days, found myself wanting to go back for cava and bread.

I would stay away from this place or at least will stay away from paella and burger. Our table order 3 different paella dishes and we had to send it back (it looked like it was made from the cans).

Place looks nice, but slow and unfriendly service - we waited 15 minutes just to get menus and then an hour for paella even though they said 20 minutes. Dirty glasses and food was nothing special. Not coming back.

Very good tapas but not impressed with the seafood paella. Delicious Sangria!! I recommend this place.

We ate here twice during our stay in Barcelona. Once for tapas, which were delicious, the second time for paella. Had to wait 20 minutes, but that's how we could tell it was the real deal (several places in the area serve reheated from frozen), and was it ever worth the wait! Definitely recommend.

Wow. This place was fantastic. The service was amazing and the seafood paella to die for! 10 stars!