Barcelona Restaurant-Wine Bar

1192 Western Ave, Albany
(518) 438-1144

Recent Reviews

Victor M.

Food was excellent. The service was great. Atmosphere was nice. I had paella was wonderful. My wife had red snapper my friend had to steak. Everything was great.

Stormy Louise

I rarely write negative reviews but.due to the expense I must? As an appetizer we has bruschetta which consisted of previously toasted, now refrigerated, cold bread with tomato topping. Very off putting. . My salad was swimming in dressing and inedible. The Seafood Paella was actually gross. The seafood was not fresh. It all tasted as if it was old improperly frozen food. The chorizo was freezer burned. The rice mushy under seasoned and not prepared properly. Traditional Paella rice should have crispy. My overall felling about my food was that it might have been leftover from another day and recycled. Yuk. I was unable to eat it. I took it home in a container then threw it in the trash. My friend said her salmon was okay but also agreed that her rice was mushy and under seasoned. Total spent i$106 plus a $20 tip. I’m now home and waiting for a delivery of wings because I’m starved.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 3

Karl Robstad

Delicious food. Wonderful servers. VERY loud when we

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eva L.

Ni Barcelona, ni Madrid neither spanish at all. Paella is a fast cook boiled rice. Even close to a real paella. This is more Italian restaurant than anything. Caracoles are horrible. Seafood soup isn't fresh. This is a restaurant needs to be rescued for a tv show like Hell's kitchen. They don't the right prices either! . Frozen and not fresh food. Please don't have this as an experience of spanish restaurant because is not at all.

Nishanth D.

We arrived almost at closing, the staff were able to accommodate us and didn't rush us into taking our order. Both the entrees we ordered were good. However,the tres leches was nothing special. Have had better.

Felice s

Food is excellent. My second time here and definitely recommend. However was disappointed in the waitress. Please tell her to find something that she enjoys doing. She seemed very stressed and put on a phoney smile all night..

Mario Gutierrez Diaz

Was really excited to try this place out. Food was very bland. The spinash was overly cooked and underseasoned :(

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Jaquie Y

My last visit there was for a birthday party. The space is small and the wait is long if your looking to get in and out this is not the place . The air flow was a little stuffy. Parking is difficult there small parking lot you will get towed if you use Key Bank. Seafood dishes were OK my partner ordered Chicken parm and advised it was ok, but the amount of spaghetti you get is very sparse and spaghetti is cheap . We did have the homemade cake it was awful $100 for a cake ? the birthday gal Joyce who was 80 disliked it If you like seafood they do offer many options but its sparse and $$$ I I believe they do private parties upstairs.The rehearsal dinner held there food was awful they skimp on portions awful and the homemade cake they make is gross TRES LECHES YUCK !GO TO PRIME 677 A rehearsal dinner was also done there awful Many better options for dining then this place and a takeout tray for xmas eve 2022 was the wrong dish and had to be returned before they quote closed early this place is just YUCK !

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Leslie H.

First time trying this spot out. I'd say it was pretty decent. I was confused a bit by the name of the restaurant vs the menu. It was nice inside, staff very attentive, and good options. I do think the food service takes a little bit of a while. I was not impressed with the salad given; it was like someone reached into a bag of romaine lettuce, picked a few pieces to plop on a plate with a thin slice of a tomato. The bread was good but received this later. Typically places have bread readily available soon after you get drinks. I would have wanted softer butter to spread on the bread easier. The food was pretty decent. Also got a Sangria. Not impressed with the drink. Received a half wine glass of Sangria with crushed ice & a piece of orange in it. Taste was okay but not worth price. Overall- an option to visit if you want something more "upscale" I guess but I probably won't return unless someone invites me to go. Good to experience though.

Khalid Akhtar

The place was nice but my god was the service and food terrible. The salad was so pathetic that I wouldn’t even call it a salad. They don’t really know how to season their food. Everything had a dry taste. Our waiter barely came to our table to refill our drinks. ITS TOOOO PRICEY FOR SOME MEDIOCRE FOOD. Would not recommend to anyone.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Addyson Hawkins

Barcelona is simply superb. From the tapas menu to the drinks, to my perfectly cooked filet and attentive service at the bar, I cannot recommend it enough!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tres Leches Cake, Tilapia Perez

K M.

Always on point. Food outstanding and served hot. Cozy and clean. Service is awesome.

shammi begum

First time being there on Valentine’s Day, newlyweds, me and my husband were super excited to have our very first Valentine’s Day dinner there. Made reservations about two weeks ago. Upon arrival we were taken to our seats at the entrance of the second floor, I requested to have seated away from the entrance but the host denied immediately saying they had arranged seats in advance even though we were one of the first guests to arrive there and it wasn’t packed even until when we left. I tried to be in good spirit because it was a special day but I knew my husband wasn’t happy. Appetizers were alright and basic, we were mostly excited for the entrée but to add more to our disappointment my husbands tilapia dish was way to salty and my seafood paella was under seasoned with clams that smelled and tasted very bad. The waiters were doing their basic job, but wasn’t so professional at all. This has to be my first Spanish restaurant I ever went to that served like we were just another customer and cared very little for our wish and visit. if the food quality was good, I wouldn’t be here complaining, but it was the small things that really made me come here.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Juan HiraYam

Had a Red snapper and Gambas alAjillo. Really great taste. Do not forget to make a reservation ahead. Update: chicken Paella is amazing and Salmon special as well! This place is amazing. Love this

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood Paella, Fried Calamari Dine in: Yes Outdoor seating: No

Lauren Ames

Mediocre, rather old-fashioned neighborhood place. We had a simple order, yet our order wasn't correct and we waited over an hour for our meal.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Red Snapper Veracruz, Swordfish Putanesca

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Barcelona Restaurant-Wine Bar

1192 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203
(518) 438-1144