Barcelona Restaurant And Bar

It was Christmas Eve and every creature was stirring all over the house. As expected things took a bit longer but worth the extra time for family and friends. The Paella is what everyone comes here for and it did not disappoint ! I’m not a fan and their steak was 100% on point. The kitchen understands cooking to temp and my ribeye was spot on. The large Charcuterie was plenty for 4.

I was first introduced to Barcelona about 12 years ago during an Ohio State Spanish gastronomy class and have been going back faithfully ever since. I've dined there at least 10 times and can remember instances from each occasion. The paella is fabulous (although I think I had one with quail a few years ago that I would not order again) and I always try to order one that is available for a limited time. Good go-to orders that seem to always be available are the paella Barcelona and the vieiras (not enough food for me but one of my favorites when people have shared bites). My wife enjoys the tapas and always orders the arrachera (some of the best steak she has had) and camarones al ajillo. Their wine section is excellent and we've had at least two that have become favorites over the years. I also recently tried a cocktail using the Dandy's shrub that they sell (local company) and would recommend this to anyone that wants to try something new. Overall, Barcelona is in my top 3 restaurants in Columbus and I try to visit at least once a year. The evening is always special and the staff works hard to make it an inviting and elegant, yet laid back occasion.

This place is clearly putting in the effort. The recipes and the product coming out of the kitchen is simply the best. Full stop. The black garlic romesco on that buttery skirt stake was the best steak I've had in a while. I stopped eating it because I couldn't get good steak at any store. I ordered a 2nd plate after the first bite not joking. Then we the eggplant which had just the best crust and umami, the paella was heavenly but not the star I thought, the small plates def showed it up. The staff was very filled out and lots of people going around but drinks took way too long to show up for one single round and the general focus on the table wasn't the best. They def are putting effort to being more fine dining and it shows they just need to reign in the staff to a more structured routine and it will be amazing. But the food alone I will drive across state lines for again.

Went here for an anniversary dinner with my fiancée. I put this detail in the reservation and they did have a menu saying happy anniversary, and the man who seated us wished us a happy anniversary as well, which was good. The atmosphere is great, one thing I liked was the music volume was not too loud. The service was fantastic and we were well taken care of by our waitress. We ordered red wine flight, a plate of mussels and fried potatoes to start, and all of that came out pretty quickly. I was very happy with the size of the mussel "plate" (it came in a metal container) and the potatoes too. Both tasted great, best mussels I've had for sure. We also ordered the Lamb Paella. It was easily enough to feed two people with some left over, especially after having eaten two plates. Unfortunately, the Lamb was far more rare than expected and was very fatty to the point that the vast majority of it was just not edible. This was pretty disappointing especially because of the price. However, the rest of the Paella was very good and flavorful. To end on a good note though, we did have the pumpkin cheesecake and it was incredible, probably one of the best cheesecakes I've had from a restaurant. Oreo crust was super good and the pumpkin flavor was perfectly balanced. I think Barcelona is absolutely worth going to for a nice dinner, I doubt the Lamb mistake is the norm and their food was great otherwise, as was everything else. I'd probably go for the Paella Barcelona (the seafood Paella) if I returned or was recommending to others, since they clearly do seafood well here.

We eat there several times a year, this visit was last Tuesday evening; arrived during a less crowded time that featured some artwork on the walls (it soon filled up during our dinner). Our server was Jouseph, who did a great job explaining the menu options (he also corrected a small error in a tapas order for patatas bravas, which I appreciated greatly). We both had seafood, scallops for my wife and whitefish over braised greens / polenta for me. Meal was well-prepared, we selected a nice bottle of Juan Gil red blend (one of our favorites, although I do like the higher-end Monastrell, aka Mourvedre). Highly recommended to all.