Manairó Restaurant

Conveniently near the Sagrada Familia, we arrived here for the start of the lunch hour and went for the Menú Ejecutivo which ended up being 7 different items and a glass of wine for the very reasonable price of €35. The chef Jordi Herrera greeted us on our arrival and also played the very friendly and helpful waiter during our lunch so he was best placed to explain each dish…though our best common language was basic French! Let me just say that all three of us were incredibly impressed - easily one of our best meals here in Barcelona. The flavour combinations were interesting and complementary, and not just trying to be “different”. To clear up the distinction, this is a Michelin Gourmand (not star) rated restaurant and compares favourably to others we have tried. And for further context, I live in London and have travelled all over Europe eating my way through humble eateries as well as 3-starred places. I hope you will try this restaurant. As we left, we saw a couple mulling over the menu outside and they slipped in after we gave them our heartfelt and genuine feedback! Bearing in mind the subjectivity of food reviews, we certainly did not experience the negatives described in other reviews.

This is one the weirdest restaurant I have been. Arrived at 8pm, empty, no music sound, very dark. The decor looks like Halloween themed, a bit scary with the cage on the floor lighting your table very bright while the rest of the room is dark. The service is a bit cold, though still correct. We opted for the smaller menu, which is 12 plates. None of the plate are equals. Some are boring and useless, some are really good. Even if the size of the plates are small, it is still too much. Doing a 6 dishes version with the best ones would be better. Overall, I barely enjoyed my evening. I did not like the dark atmosphere and the meal was just above average for the price.

How did I wait 10 years to go to this place? Absolutely amazing experience!!! The food was increíble but Jordi took the experience to another level. A must go place! You have to experience it to understand!! We will repeat for sure!! Let you guide by Jordi! He will take you to an amazing culinary experience... and the wines... unique and surprising! The whole place has been designed by Jordi. A one of a kind place absolutely worth it!

Food as theater. Great execution and distinct flavors make this a fine dining must visit. Wine pairings are simple and appropriate.

Intimate setting, strong nature theme represented in the deco and food presentation, delicious food and overall filling and satisfying gourmet meal.

The relation between price-quality didn't seem to match. Some dishes were just too salty and some others kind of tasteless. took a while between each dish, there was no continuous line of serving, and no one to guide you through the tasting menu. So we really didn't know what we ate. Wine was good though, and presentations of the dishes was nice.

Perfect experience. Good server, nice atmosphere, proper lightning. I recommend you this restaurant, i want to give 6 starts. I love it, and want to revisit here.

Great experience, Awesome food, enjoyed the 2 full hours of dining.

I want to give 0 star. This is the worst Michelin in the world. I've eaten a lot of Michelin. Never seen the cook put triangle hard plastic in the pasta. At first they told me you need 4 people to eat, later he said you can eat but need to have 55 Euros menu. I said OK. Later, I saw 2 people can also eat here. The food is terrible, after ate plastic in the food, he only apologized but do nothing. Really really awful cook, waiter and food. Very regret come here for dinner, will never be here again. It doesn't deserve Michelin at all!!! This restaurant should not be exist.

We made a reservation for 9pm. We were a little late, but we probably ordered the tasting menu and two bottles of still water by around 9:30pm. The meal ended at about 12:20am, 3 hours later... I'm not sure if tasting menus usually take that length of time, but I was really tired by the end... The tasting menu cost 90 Euros per person with a bottle of still water cost 5 Euros each and consisted of 15 dishes/desserts... I'm not really a foodie, so maybe the meal's complexity and taste is just over my head... The meal consisted of: The server did tell me that the first two and last two items may be different from the listed item on the menu... - Some kind of gelatin: Tasted like a potato cheese-like substance with a sweet topping on top within a gelatin wrapper. - Cone of baked codfish and red pepper: crispy, outer shell but yummy. - Flan with an infusion of mussel and prawns: c tasted predominantly of just crispy fluffy egg. Didn't taste the mussel/prawns at all. - Wild fish with balsamic vinegar pearls: the balsamic vinegar infused within the fish really overpowers the fish. The little black balsamic vinegar pearls were nice and provided just a tiny bit of sweetness, but combined with the fish, you can't taste the pearls - Pork and beef hamburger with white bean minus with potato served with two slices of bread: gooey and tasted ok, but the bread's crust was very hard. - Sardine with a slice of bacon and salted peas: the sardine was a bit salty mixed with the bacon and there appeared to have slivers of lettuce inside. There was a bit of the small bones in the sardine left, which didn't make eating this dish that fun. Overall, a bit too salty... - Smoked mackerel with garlic soup and sliver of almond: the garlic flavor in the soup is really strong. Crispy, but salty skin on top of the mackerel. Tender fish. - False eggs, which consisted of quail egg with calamari as the whites of the egg with fried false potatoes composed of white bean and potato: the potato was kinda bland, but slightly crispy. It kind of reminded me of a hash brown in rectangular cube form. The egg wasn't anything special other than it was crispier - Poularde (chicken) cream with poularde meatballs and sweet truffle and catalan mushrooms: basically tastes like mushroom soup with a chicken meatball that disintegrates into a rough texture. There was a very tiny piece of cartilage or bone in the meatball. The truffle they shaved onto the soup was composed of chocolate. The mixture was kinda weird to me... - Partridges with cabbage "farcellet": the bird was a little dry in parts. Slight sweet/salty. Decent brussel sprout - Lamb with shishito mushroom: very lamby and salty. Also found a hair in my dish... PASS - Grilled filet of beef with asparagus, mushroom, snow peas: tender, but a little salty. There were snow peas a in the dish which dded a little sweetness. Ok overall... - Maserated Apple and cardamon and coffee ice cream- pass. Very sweet Apple, and the ice cream tasted like Apple, but a bit more sour - Chocolate rice cake with butter, pear, and what tastes like beet ice cream- cake was ok and wasn't very sweet, the crumble was a good blend with the pear, but it was a hard pass for the ice cream... As a final dessert: Coconut and pineapple, nuts and short bread cookies. Nuts was good, short bread cookies was a bit dry but had a bit of saltines. Pineapple was sour and was coated in coconut... We had a really nice server, but he only really spoke Spanish and Catalan and he probably just memorized the menu in order to describe the dish he was serving... He couldn't really speak much English and I felt bad for asking him what they were serving. Overall: 3 stars Would I come back? Nope. I was full off of the food at the end of the meal, but the taste was just ok to me...

This restaurant was horrible. Nothing was edible in this place. Not lying when I say this was the worst meal I've ever ate at. Avoid this place and go to Cañete or Oria. Or just go to McDonalds it's that bad.

A must go when in barcelona. Very reasonable price for michelin star restaurant. Suggest to try Tasting menu and appreciate each bite. Portions may seem small but in the end you will leave satisfied. Our favorites: ravioli foie gras and coulant chocolate. Service professional and casual, not pretentious. We speak no spanish and they patiently explained. We also went with teenagers and a 9 yo who also appreciated the fine cuisine.

We ate here after living in Barcelona 3 years and returning for one month visit. We speak fluent English and Spanish and ate there on a Monday for lunch. Food seemed prepared days in advance with some items on a dish "refrigerator cold", rather than hot, warm or room temperature (vegetables) dishes extremely salted to the point of not being able to eat main courses and appetizers. There were only 4 tables filled at a 2pm lunch reservation with each table whispering. Dress was casual for patrons and the waiters tried to serve very formally--was not carried off well-- ie cups rattling as they were set on the table, amuse bouche branch with spoons shaken and set on top of existing silverware. Our waiter made eye contact and talked only to my husband and to no one else at the table when each dish was set down. The explanation was given in a whisper and deadpan, flat voice with no enthusiasm for the technique, ingredients or different presentation. This is in sharp contrast to any other restaurant we ate in the last month--waiters are friendly, tell you what is best and what has just come in from the market, joke and want you to have a good time. The service was poor, the food was mediocre and over salted. This was not a one star restaurant experience and we felt angry at having wasted a meal here instead of the many wonderful Barcelona restaurants.