Advantages: Outstanding dining experience. Disadvantages: It will probably be years before I go back.
During a recent visit to Barcelona, we were determined to have dinner at Els QuatreGats (the four cats). Barcelona does have quite an important Picasso connection, as he spent his formative years here. Els QuatreGats was a regular hangout for him and other Barcelonian artists. This was what attracted us to this place. It is not however what I will mostly remember from it.
~Situation and history~
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Halfway between las Ramblas and the Via Laietana, Els QuatreGats is on the narrow and modest Carrer de Montsió. The restaurant is on the ground floor of the Casa Martí, a Modernista building in a neo-gothic style. (Modernisme is the Catalan version of the art and design movement present throughout Europe at the beginning of the 20th Century, known also as Art Nouveau).
Open in 1897, the restaurant soon ...
weetoon 24.05.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Els Quatre Gats
Advantages: A truly atmospheric dining experience Disadvantages: Its not next door to me
I love Barcelona and I love the Four Cats (Els QuatreGats) restaurant. I usually go to Barcelona about three times a year for long weekends and I always make a point of dining at the four cats on Sunday evenings. They have a website (can't give it out here but go to google) where you can either email for a reservation or get the telephone number.
The atmosphere, live piano music and decorations are fantastic, even the toilet is a must see. The Four Cats was designed by Puig Cadafalch, a contemporary of Gaudi, in neo-gothic style and was a meeting place for famous artists like Pablo Picasso, Miguel Utrillo and Ramón Casas. In Spanish 'Four Cats' means 'a few unimportant persons'.
The lamb is fantastic and I always seem to order it even though I think I should try something else. With a half decent bottle of wine you can expect to ...
huntmj007 30.12.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Els Quatre Gats
Advantages: none Disadvantages: overpriced, not family friendly and overcharging
Overpriced, average food and rude waiters
The food was really not that good, many places in Barcelona that can give you a better meal for a cheaper price. Avoid the meat, not good quality
In addition, the waiters were rude as they did not like the fact we had a baby and a pushchair and they overcharge our bill. As soon as they notice we were checking the bill, they came over to ensure everything was ok. They overcharge us for a lot of money (25%) and they try to do it twice (the second time they overcharge us 10%). ]
When we left the table we notice that under one of the chair there was a dead big beetle, so not clean either! In general avoid ...
fedelondon 19.05.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Els Quatre Gats
