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Southampton
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Tapas Barcelona
Tapas Barcelona Reviews

Tapas Barcelona

Spanish

££££

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Reviews of Tapas Barcelona (91)

Read what people think about Tapas Barcelona. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about Tapas Barcelona before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about Tapas Barcelona and book a table with confidence!

5.1/6

91 reviews

5.1/6

91 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Great
Value for money:Good value
Waiting time:Very Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Katy F.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Fab atmosphere, amazing food. Would definitely recommend this to anyone

"Good"
4/6
Sharon R.6 years ago · 3 reviews

Fabulous cocktails and a really great ambience for a night with the girls!

"Excellent"
6/6
Andrea V.6 years ago · 1 review

Loved it. Always great food and service. Will most definitely come again

"Very good"
5/6
Nicole S.6 years ago · 1 review

Went with friends for the first time in a while. We had great friendly service and lovely food. Was a bit jealous of my friend's paella but had tapas as always!

"Awful"
1/6
Abbie B.6 years ago · 1 review

The first time I went here was amazing but when I went back recently the food seems to have changed drastically, I always order the squid with chilli jam as it's a fav but this time I wouldn't even eat it because it was that awful 😩

"Excellent"
6/6
Sue T.6 years ago · 3 reviews

Fabulous meal! Love this place.... nice selection of tapas. We started with some olives, great selection of different ones so fresh and tasty. Tried the cheese board, meatballs, chorizo fried in sherry and the croquetas! Will definitely be back, a great find

"Very good"
5/6
Kim C.7 years ago · 1 review

Lovely décor and really liked the Barcelona street scene to make it more authentic. Excellent tapas dishes and great mocktails for those not indulging! Drinks a little pricey, but overall good value and a great venue.

"Very good"
5/6
Richard H.7 years ago · 1 review

The food was nice, the service was very relaxed. The atmosphere was warm even though it was extremely quiet for a Saturday night. I would go back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Heather E.7 years ago · 1 review

Excellent service, everyone we came in to contact with was polite and friendly. The food was good value and very tasty. All in all it was a great evening !!

"Very good"
5/6
Anita G.7 years ago · 1 review

Nice restaurant and food . Timings not great as we had out mains delivered at different times .10 mins gap. In fairness they realised this and 10% was deducted. Service charge on 6 was 10%

"Excellent"
6/6
joe m.7 years ago · 1 review

Great venue great food selection great staff ...A birthday celerbration and everything was perfect ..very suitable place for a few drink to a casual meal to a group party ..

"Very good"
5/6
Alison T.7 years ago · 1 review

The staff were excellent - efficient and friendly. The food was nice, mostly tasty but the chicken skewers were a little dry and some tapas dishes were very oily. The chips were great! All in all I'd recommend!

"Average"
3/6
Laura A.7 years ago · 1 review

Really poor service. We had to ask for our order to be taken and chase the bill, then the bill arrived incorrect. There was no offer to make amends for their lack of attention. This was my graduation dinner and I was very disappointed. Luckily the food was tasty and sangria strong

"Awful"
1/6
Kristina A.7 years ago · 9 reviews

I went with a friend who is a celiac as they do a really good gluten free menu. When we ordered we ordered everything to be Gluten free. When one dish came that looked different to what we had before, my friend double checked that it was definitely the GF option and we were informed that it was. We ate the food which was really delicious and then we had a second dish arrive of the one we questioned. When we enquired we were told that that was the GF dish and that the other one was not GF. At no point were they aware that it wasn't both of us that required GF and so it is unexplainable why the first dish was not GF. What makes it worse is that we specifically checked and were told that it was. We had to cut the night short as my friend was then very ill. She has not been able to go to work today and the nature of celiac disease is that it will now take her gut months to repair itself. For the average person, you will likely have a lovely meal however if you do have any dietary requirements, be wary as they obviously do not take them particularly seriously and need to train staff in the importance of making sure they are giving people the right food as a matter of urgency.

"Average"
3/6
June B.7 years ago · 1 review

When we arrived at the restaurant it was very quiet. Our drinks order was taken quickly. We then ordered our food. We asked how long the paella would be and were told 30mins, which we accepted. We requested that our tapas and the paella were all provided at the same time. Unfortunately, this was not the case. The tapas came a lot earlier than the paella and also not all together. Whilst you would normally wait until everyone had their food that was not possible, otherwise the tapas would have been cold. The waitress was very polite and apologetic explaining that they were short staffed...not really our problem!!

"Excellent"
6/6
Joely L.7 years ago · 1 review

The restaurant was fantastic, the food was gorgeous (particularly the paella and tapas) and the service was excellent. We could not fault the meal, thank you!

"Very good"
5/6
Hollie C.7 years ago · 1 review

Lovely atmosphere great food and friendly staff 👍🏼 We had the tapas and paella and the portions are the best size-wise that we've ever had l, fully recommend!

"Very good"
5/6
Oliver C.7 years ago · 1 review

Nice atmosphere, nice interior decoration, really friendly staff, would have preferred slightly bigger portions or a bit cheaper for the tapas. We had churros for dessert which were delicious but think it would have been better with an actual chocolate sauce, we had a sort of light chocolate custard

"Excellent"
6/6
Ryan L.7 years ago · 1 review

The restaurant had a lovely atmosphere throughout, with polite and friendly waiting staff, great food and excellent value for money. Orders were taken with good time, and reached the table within a more than reasonable timeframe. Everything was well cooked and tasted delicious, whilst staff popped by to check that everything was okay every so often. Really great meal, and would more than happily visit again!

"Average"
3/6
Sally P.7 years ago · 1 review

Lovely place and atmosphere good. Shame the food and service wasn't. Waited 45mins for paella which is fine, but the rice was stodgy and whole thing was tasteless. My friends had the chicken kebab. Presented nice, but basically glorified chicken and chips! Shame as it has the potential to be amazing!

"Good"
4/6
Lisa W.7 years ago · 1 review

It was a very nice dining experience. Very nice place. The house red wine was really good. The food was nice enough, but not spectacular. Slightly pricey. Nice evening but not in a hurry to rush back.

"Very good"
5/6
Sarah D.7 years ago · 1 review

Enjoyable food, great service and fantastic 2 for 1 cocktails! Thank you! Would really recommend the pulled lamb and the selection of cheese and bread. Decent sized portions too!

"Good"
4/6
Daisy H.7 years ago · 1 review

Excellent cocktails, was a bit pricey for what you get but overall nice food and good atmosphere. Really nice and friendly staff, overall an enjoyable evening

"Excellent"
6/6
Galina W.7 years ago · 2 reviews

Had another fabulous dinner at Barcelona Tapas, great food and drinks, and fantastic service. Will come back again and again. Well done and many more happy customers

"Very good"
5/6
Katie C.7 years ago · 1 review

Food was excellent. 2 for 1 cocktails were absolutely yummy! Great service and nice and quick considering it was a Friday night and they were busy!

"Very good"
5/6
Sandie P.7 years ago · 1 review

No occasion, just a lovely catch up meal with friends, perfect venue for that, lovely & relaxed atmosphere, staff really helpful & friendly, food & cocktails excellent & loved the decor! Will definitely be going back!

"Excellent"
6/6
Denise H.7 years ago · 1 review

I always have a great experience at Tapas Barcelona, the food and cocktails are always superb and the staff are all lovely. It was my sister's birthday and they brought out some churro's and a candle, sang happy birthday to her and really made it a wonderful evening.

"Excellent"
6/6
B S.7 years ago · 1 review

We had a very nice evening. Our waitess was sooo nice and she had smile on her face all the time and the other members of Staff were nice too.We didn't wait for anything - drinks, olives and main meal arrived quickly. And everything was tasty. Will come back!

"Average"
3/6
Helen B.7 years ago · 1 review

The food was nice however on entry we stood at the bar for 15 minutes without service, we decided to order from a table which took another 10 minutes. It then took around 15 minutes for those drinks to arrive. This set the scene for the evening - order drinks, wait ages feeling disgruntled and thirsty. The venue was not packed by any stretch of the imagination. The price of food when added up with the awful service was in no way worth it and we wont be returning.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lesley V.7 years ago · 1 review

service was excellent, very friendly and attentive, good selection of drinks, food was fantastic portion sizes good too, overall a very very enjoyable experience, I would thoroughly recommend it

"Very good"
5/6
Ken J.7 years ago · 1 review

Great location, great venue, lovely staff. On the whole, the food was good and plentiful (we shared tapas between us). Only reason that it did not get top marks is that some of the tapas tasted quite bland. However, would gladly go back again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Caroline B.7 years ago · 1 review

Great food, great atmosphere, great service, as always Tapas Barcelona and Team deliver the best. You can't beat it for a special event or just a casual night out.

"Very good"
5/6
Karen C.7 years ago · 1 review

Great cocktails lovely food would of been a 6 apart from the length of time it took out drinks to come waited at least 20 minutes after ordering

"Excellent"
6/6
Su M.7 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food, had the tapas tree, definitely going again! Yum yum yum 😁 Spacious restaurant, spotless loos, great service. The squid and chilli jam was delicious 😁😁😁😁

"Average"
3/6
Trevor G.7 years ago · 1 review

Cocktails lovely, food not so much. Had bbq chicken on skewers. Piles and piles of chips and hardly any chicken. Poor value. I'll stick to the drinks next time and catch a meal elsewhere.

"Very good"
5/6
Emma B.7 years ago · 1 review

Good decor. Good service. Good food, although a little pricey. I imagine atmosphere is great on a busy Saturday night (it was a rainy Monday when we visited and very quiet!)

"Excellent"
6/6
GLYN P.7 years ago · 1 review

The service was great; the food was excellent. If only there was a score of 7; I would recommend a visit to anyone. looking forward to another evening.

"Very good"
5/6
Carolyn B.7 years ago · 1 review

Super staff who were really helpful and engaging with our group. Great food and atmosphere. We were a group of 9 and the restaurant works really well for a social gathering with great food to share. Equally so if you were a couple though as plenty of smaller tables. Many thanks

"Very good"
5/6
Rachael L.7 years ago · 1 review

The food was amazing with a lot of choice for vegetarians, the 2-4-1 cocktails were also great value with again a good variety and the service you couldn't fault. We're definitely be back!

"Average"
3/6
Laura M.7 years ago · 1 review

Food was really good as always but the service was disappointing. Our food arrived before our drinks and were repeatedly ignored which is a shame because it is usually better.