Arco Iris

First of all, I want to thank you (the owner, I hope you are reading it!) for feeding me one of the best meals in my life. I was on a solo trip throughout Europe and had obvious difficulties finding vegetarian food everywhere but this place was like sunshine on a cloudy day.
First and foremost-​Cheap food-​9 Euros is as good as it gets. AND IT IS 4 COURSES!
After a short wait the owner seated me upstairs and it has great ambience. I was helped by a server/​waitress who understood my obvious difficulties communicating in Spanish (hint: I dont speak any Spanish). She was very nice and patient with me and this was a welcome experience compared to the other cities that I have visited in Europe. The food is incredible and I still remember the flavors! They use a simple handwritten menu which is a very different experience
Tipping is a social norm (requirement) in the US which is where I live, but the server here totally deserves my tip. I might have committed a faux pas by leaving my tip on the thing they give you to keep your credit card in. I apologize if this is considered a very rude thing but this gesture was never done with wrong intentions
I highly recommend everyone, vegetarian or otherwise, to visit this place. Additionally, if i ever vist the great city of Barcelona again (which I hope to), you will see me here

Excellent restaurant with great vegetarian food. Well located and with a great menu of the day. Food was fresh, and came quickly. There was a great variety of original dishes on the menu. No matter what we chose it tasted delicious. Great soups, bread, biscuits, and olive oil. Chickpeas were amazing, well spiced, and very flavourful. Owner was friendly and told us a lot about Barcelona. Would definitely come back again.

Healthy food and creative dishes. Great place also for vegetarians. I’ve been there twice and everytime, the place is totally full, so better make a reservation before. Very personal welcome and treat from the owner. Really can recommend this place, specialy for the «Menu del día».

Muy buen lugar para comer cuando tienes hambre, con una fantástica relación calidad-​precio!
Suele haber bastante gente que quiere comer el menú vegetariano que ofrecen: 3 platos a elegir más postre y bebida a un precio muy bueno. Los platos están bien elaborados y muy sabrosos, diría comida casera, pero a mi no me salen así!
El lugar es muy acogedor: entra mucha luz natural, suelo de baldosas hidráulicas… Se puede ver la cocina, cosa que me da sensación de confianza con lo que como! Tiene un altillo con algunas mesas, en el altillo quizás las mesas están un poco juntas, pero el lugar tiene un ambiente familiar, así que no molesta. El servicio es simpático y atento.

I went here after visiting Sagrada Familia and had the absolute best meal of my trip at Arco Iris. The four course vegetarian meal was delicious, creative, and fresh. There was plenty of variety in the choices so everyone could get something they wanted. There was a lot of great quality food for the very reasonable (9 euro) price. Additionally, the manager and waitstaff were friendly and made the experience one I won’t forget. Our waitress was very sweet and helped me understand what the different dishes were in spite of my poor spanish. The dessert I ordered was not my favorite but since I was so full from the meal I was happy to leave having only a few bites of it. However, the manager noticed I hadn’t finished it and while I was at the front paying, he offered me another dessert without me even mentioning not liking the first dessert. Considering every seat in the restaurant was full and he was not personally serving us I was beyond impressed that he noticed this small detail and went out of his way to make sure I was completely happy with the meal. You can’t go wrong going here, I’d eat there every day!

It’s not easy being a vegetarian in Barcelona. I Unilocaled veggie restaurants and was delighted to find Arco Iris a few blocks from my hotel. The food is very flavorful and service is prompt and efficient. The menu of the days allows a choice of a starter, veggie, entrée and dessert. All are small plates and very filling, and extremely affordable for $ 9 Euro. The biggest challenge was my high school Spanish wasn’t enough to help me communicate with the staff. Fortunately two young women who spoke English at the next table helped me with the menu. Based on what I saw coming from the kitchen I would’ve been happy with any of the choices.

A mi lo vegetariano como que ni fu ni fa, hasta que descubrí este sitio. La comida parece simple pero esta hecha con imaginación y mucho oficio. El servicio excelente, te sientes como en casa, con unas cuantas visitas parece que vayas a ver a unos amigos. El mejor piropo: No echas de menos la carne!

We were only in Barcelona a few days, visiting from the San Francisco Bay Area. We are not vegetarians, but enjoy healthy food. We discovered that if you love ham, pork and bacon, you’ll love Catalonian food. So, since we don’t eat pig, we had a tough time finding even green salads that didn’t have at least tuna — or foie gras (banned in California) — thrown on top. The pizzerias were the best hope we had of finding a dish without (too much) meat. So here we were, sitting on a bench at the Sagrada Familia plaza in 95 °F heat, using our iPhone to find a vegetarian restaurant on Unilocal — and we found Arco Iris just two blocks away. The owner, Peter, was welcoming, knew just enough English to help us order (my Spanish/​Catalan is practically nonexistent). It was cool inside, beautiful, rustic, not too crowded, the service was friendly and quick, and best of all — everything we ordered was AMAZING! We ordered the talliarines al pesto, gaspatxo, crema de verdures, pizza arco iris — artesana. And for postre, we ordered the sindria (watermelon). We would have been fine never eating again. At least until the next day, anyway.

En el Arco Irias no te dejan tranquilo. Si vas a comer aquí esporádicamente intentan convencerte de manera muy sutil de las maldades de la carne. Para empezar en el local tienen un tablón inundado de prospectos, notas y anuncios sobre la curación y la resurrección mediante el poder sanador de la «vida verde.»
Después para fidelizarte como cliente y convertirte al vegetarianismo te ofrecen bonos de 20 comidas en los que te ahorrarás unos eurillos al día y no te romperás la cabeza para elegir otro lugar donde comer.
El menú por supuesto varía cada día, e incluye tres platos y postres, lo que demuestra las muchas combinaciones que tiene la comida saludable, a la que muchos tachan de aburrida.
Para fnalizar la carta de postre es de lo más extensa que he visto en este tipo de restaurantes, lo que viene a confirmar la teoría de que los clientes no asíduos del Arco Iris intentan ser «reconvertidos» al veganismo, cual secta maliciosa intenta conseguir fieles para su causa. Eso si todo de una forma muy aguda e inocente.

Arco Iris es uno de mis restaurantes vegetarianos preferidos. Situado en la confluencia de la calle Roger de Flor y la avenida Diagonal sólo abre los mediodías.
No tiene carta pero ofrece un menú diario muy completo con primero, segundo y postre con tres platos a escoger.
Las raciones son generosas y no te quedas con hambre, incluso si no estás acostumbrado a comer este tipo de comida más ligera y saludable.
Los clientes de Arco Iris solemos repetir y es por eso que ofrece un bono de 20 menús por 160 € (1 menú vale 9 €), o si lo prefieres también te da la opción de llevarte un plato del menú del día por sólo 3 €.
El local pese a llamarse Arco iris es completamente blanco y está dividido en dos niveles siendo la parte de arriba la más amplia y agradable.
Te recomiendo que vayas temprano porque suele llenarse, pero si tienes que esperarte para conseguir una mesa puedes entretenerte leyendo las notas relacionadas con la «vida sana» del tablón de anuncios.