Casa de Tapes Cañota

Un lugar excelente para tomar buenas tapas, aunque también te puedes zampar un arroz de primera. He ido varias veces en pareja y con amigos, y la verdad que todo esta buenísimo.
El trato del personal es de primera, simpáticos, diligentes… La carta donde podreis leer los platos es super original, estareis un buen ratito paradecidiros, así que os ayudaré un poquito.
No dejeis de pedir
Laspatatas bravas (imprescindible), la salsa de Albert Adrià es genial.
La burger Bull by Dani Garcia, es brutal
Las croquetas de jamón y de bacalao
Las zamburiñas (su nombre correcto son Volandeiras, pero esto hoy no toca dar mas explicaciones)
Cuenco con Aguacate
Los postres pedir lo que querais, os encantará
Para finalizar, si os ofrecen un chupito, no lo desprecieis, es el famoso GILIMONGER, bajo en alcohol y esta hecho de fruta de a pasión. SUPER BUENO!!!

El pasado día 16 de enero habíamos quedado con una de las mejores amigas de mi querida mujer para ir a comer. Con el criterio y la sabiduría que les caracteriza delegaron en quien escribe estas líneas la elección del restaurante. Y en esta ocasión lo tuve claro, La Cañota. Hacía más de tres años de mi última visita, algo imperdonable teniendo en cuenta lo mucho que disfruté en aquella ya lejana experiencia.
Como es una actualización me ceñiré a lo que comimos y a ciertos aspectos que considero se deben volver a resaltar.
Lo primero caña del doctor para poder observar su apetecible y extensa carta. La cebada nos proporciona el sosiego y la paz necesaria para una buena elección de los platos al tiempo que calma las ansias del traicionero e impaciente estómago. La cañà la tiran como en pocos sitios.
La comida transcurrió por los siguientes derroteros:
Dos magníficas croquetas de jamón. Muy buenas, Sabor y textura cuasi perfectas.
Una croqueta de bacalao. Excelente. Generosa y sabrosa.
Ostra con salsa ponzu y huevas de salmón. Un pecado. Una maravilla, algo celestial. Por respeto a la misma no me atrevo hacer una descripción, no creo que hayan palabras que hagan justicia a tan extraordinario bocado. Apreciado lector, le exhorto a que usted mismo lo compruebe.
Jamón de bellota El Romero 2.011. Cortado a mano en sala. Con decir Romero huelgan las palabras. Un regalo a los sentidos y al paladar.
Cajita de fritos. Gamba, merluza, calamar, bacalao. De obligada elección. Una fritura como Dios manda. Muy bueno el producto. Acompañada de una salsa de gelatina del Rodaballo, de diez.
Pulpo a feira. Extraordinario. Una maravilla de pulpo, de lo mejor que he probado en Barcelona.
Hamburguesa, mini, de rabo de toro y ternera, acompañada con un ligero queso. La gran sorpresa de la comida. Increíble, no tengo palabras. Carne de primera, de intenso sabor. Un diez. De obligada elección.
Bañado todo con un albariño Come Pulpo. Buen caldo, suave y ligero.
Copa de vino de la misma casa, Rioja.
Tres cafés y un sorbete de limón.
Precio tres personas: 106 euros.
La Cañota. No han perdido nada de la calidad que me enamoró en 2.012. Incluso creo que han mejorado. Carta atractiva con una calidad pecio imbatible. Muy versátil. Buen servicio. Carta de vinos corta, pero suficiente. Producto de calidad y todo muy bien cocinado. No tardaré tanto en volver, disfrutamos mucho.
Señoras y señores, no lo duden ni un instante vayan a la Cañota y disfrutarán seguro. No olviden que pertenece a los hermanos Iglesias, socios de Ferrán Adriá.

Este restaurante es de los mas favoritos para comer con mi familia, disfrutamos siempre mucho de toda la comida.
Pero resaltando la paella, muy buen! Repetiría una y otra vez. Yo también destacar el cuenco de aguacate, mmmmm para chuparse los dedos!
Recomiendo ir una vez por mes aunque sea mínimo este sitio lo vale!

Highly recommended, all the food was amazeballs. Friendly staff, good service, especially nice outdoor seating lined by shrubs to seclude you from the busy city streets.

Acabamos aquí por casualidad después de ver una exposición en el Caixa Forum y no sabíamos donde cenar.
Es un tradicional restaurante de tapas españolas de raciones generosas y mucho marisco del bueno.
El local es curioso porque está muy lleno de cosas. Es todo madera, hay una claraboya en medio de la sala con una red de pescadores, una tv con videoclips, una barra de bar y en la entrada una exposición de los alimentos que disponen como si estuvieras en el mercado.
La carta es muy divertida!!! Es como una guía de consejos con una ilustración muy divertida, que también se refleja en los platos y los manteles individuales. Hasta en las cristaleras tienen vinilos!
Las patatas bravas son especiales ya que la salsa es creada por Albert Adrià.
El servicio es impecable. Viene un camarero expresamente para ofrecerte jamón de bellota. Los platos que pides los terminan de servir en la mesa. Es decir, nos pedimos una ensalada de burrata con tomate picante y una vinagreta de mango que estaba buenísima y el camarero nos la cortó en la mesa para ya poderla servir.
Recomiendo también las croquetas de sepia y de jamón. Y por último nos pedimos unos tacos de carrillada de ternera que estaban muy bien también.
Un local excelente, tengo que volver para probar el marisco!

Wavered between 3 and 4 stars; 4 for food, 3 for price, service, ambiance. Sat outside on a sunny day, though it’s on a busy avenue they have a garden hedge to make it feel cozy. It’s a large restaurant, believe it’s a chain place. Upon getting the menu I thought we were eating at the Spanish version of Denny’s given the cartoons and silly names, but that’s just it’s kitsch. Pricier than traditional tapas places with about the same portion sizes, but the food was yummy. Recommend the caneline de carne, and the croquetas de jamon (ham) & bacaloa (cod). Good for families and couples alike.

4 stars for food, bordering on a 1 or generous 2 stars for service. This restaurant came at the recommendation of our hotel as a place for tapas and an authentic experience while we were in Barcelona. We had a 10 p.m. reservation on a Saturday night and arrived a few minutes early. The host was very friendly telling us our table would be ready in 6 minutes. They were very busy at this time, and others without reservations were told there was an hour wait. There is a lot of seating, downstairs, upstairs, outside. True to his word the host came over and led us to our upstairs table for 2 (not in an ideal spot) but the restaurant was crowded. At this point we were pleased with our reception.
It was when we were seated at the table, is when service dramatically downgraded. Our waiter was aloof and not responsive. It was quite hot and we had to continually wait for refills of water bottles. It must have taken literally a half hour before a beer I ordered showed up. No apology for any delays, no efforts made in bringing in reinforcements to help. Our neighboring table sat without menus for a good while too.
The food was the only saving grace. The octopus was my favorite of the night. It was tender in a salty red style sauce served among some buttery potatoes. Excellent. The burrata, tomato, aruglua, and mango salad was refreshing but too much cheese made this dish off balanced. The anchovies sampled were salty and good. Lastly the popular egg, pork, potato sticks dish (which we saw a lot of) (and sorry for not remembering the names of the dishes) was tasty but overly greasy and heavy.
We did not stick around for dessert was we had enough of waiting around from our dissapointing service.

Really enjoyed this place. It was a nice change of pace from the typical tapas restaurants that all have the same thing.
We got the paella. It was really great. Lots of seafood. But according to my dinner partner, not super traditional. I didn’t care, it was amazing to me.
Cute place. Tasty food.

à vol d’oiseau de la fontaine montjuic, poussez la porte de ce restaurant à tapas à l’ambiance familial.
la carte propose un large choix de tapas.

Un resto super, tapas excellent, accueil au top. Je recommande à tous cet endroit, bien placé au pied de Montjuic pour y venir déguster une belle carte de tapas, leur spécialité. Le tout avec de bons produits frais dans une ambiance très sympa

We enjoyed our meal here, starting with the ham slicer all the way through dessert. All of he food was freshly prepared and tasty. My only complaint was the prices. I have no problem with the concept of small plates of food, well prepared and ready to share. But many of the tapas (especially the scallops and shrimp) are 10 to 12 euros for very small portions. I’m not usually one to complain about prices — especially when on vacation… but I felt like the meal we had would have been great at about ²⁄₃ the price.
As for the food, it was all delicious. The sangria was tasty. We have the shrimp and the (not so) giant scallops. Garlic beef is very tasty… and the paella was good as well. Tiramisu for dessert was fresh and light. I would come back here for the food… but be careful about how quickly the bill adds up :)

Es estupendo para ir de tapas. Mucha variedad de platos, la atención excelente. Buenísima comida el local es grande, esta chulísimo.
Ideal la atención cuando vas con niños, he ido muchas veces con mi hijo y sale contento porq los camareros son muy atentos.
Los chupitos geniales. Ah si y el precio es medio, esta bien.

I had originally wanted to try espai Kru next door but somehow the reservation I made online on espai’s page was for this place instead. They do belong to the same group so maybe I didn’t pay enough attention.
There are sample tapas behind the window on the counter that seem really fresh and inviting. We sat outside for lunch on a nice day, and like some other Unilocalers here noted, were surprised when the check came and saw that we were charged for the bread with tomatoes and garlic. It was brought to our table without us ordering it, and of course we took it as a complimentary treat on the house. But we’d also experienced similar issues at other restaurants in Barcelona so I do believe this is just custom.
The suckling pig was delicious. We wanted the prawns but they were out. Cañota is a cute little place for traditional Spanish and Catalan cuisine but you won’t feel at sea being a tourist.

Very very nice tapas place (it is part of the group of Adria’s brothers’ restaurants).in my opinion do not miss the cochinita, the rabo de toro burger and the bravas, absolutely delicious!

The menus are very cutesy with cartoons. Food was all very average:
Prices in EUR
–Sangria 19
–Anchoas 1.80 each
–Boquerones in vinegar 1.80 each
–Jamon Iberico 18
–Paella 18pp
–Pulpo 10.50

Yet another Unilocal find as we wandered down from Montjuic.
Service was friendly, fast and informative. Great menu selection, so much so that we took a long time to choose.
Get the cherry gazpacho. The menu says to get it and the menu does not lie.
The oysters Mexican were an excellent choice too. If you like oysters that is. If you don’t get some anyway and then you will love oysters.
Was not impressed with the Prawns from Palamos though. Too pricey for what you get.
Croquettes were very good and decent size. The suckling pig was a great finish.
All in all, for two for lunch it was € 80. That included two beers and two glasses of wine. Well worth it.

Sehr außergewöhnliche aber tolle Tapas-​Erfahrung. Ohne den deutschsprachigen Service und freundliche Bedienung wären wir allerdings überfordert gewesen. Gaspatio mit Kirschen oder Kinder-​Pizza mit Leber. Da muß man schon genau lesen. Paella, 2 Personen, 32, — €. Reichlich und lecker. Wer gerne mal ausprobiert und Tapas der besonderen Art probieren möchte, muß hier her. Mit vegetarisch wird es schwer.

What a tourist trap!
During our first few days in Barcelona, we had to opportunity to sample some amazing tapas! By our fourth night, we ventured down to Montjuic to see the magic fountains light up, and I looked to trusty Unilocal to find a good restaurant in the area. I chose Casa de Tapes Canota based on it’s great reviews.
When we found it, we got that tourist trap vibe right from the start. The menu read as a multi-​paged advertisement, boasting food, drink, and souvenirs with goofy cartoons. We gave it the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe it was actually just silly and fun rather than tacky and kitschy?
We were starving, so we ordered a couple drinks and the mussels and patatas bravas to get us started while we perused the menu. The waiter asked if we wanted bread with tomato, and we eagerly accepted, we have grown very fond of the pa amb tomaquet that we have recieved each time a waiter offered us «bread with tomato». Unfortunately, this was not pa amb tomaquet at all, this was literally a couple of large slices of toasted bread with a couple whole tomatoes and unpeeled raw garlic. This was our first dissapointment. The mussels came out next, they were just ok.
At this point we decided not to order anything else there and to find somewhere else to have the rest of our dinner. But our drinks and plates were long empty, and our patatas bravas had still not come out yet. I actually asked if it was too late to cancel them at this point, and the waiter said they would be out in two minutes. He had clearly forgotten to put in the order — they came out piping hot, yet undercooked and soggy, with the sauces sloppily dumped on top. Not like the crispy and delicious patatas bravas we had eaten at other restaurants. We tried a couple bites and decided to save our appetite for the next restaurant we tried, Pulperia A Gudina, which was way better and just a couple blocks away.
Not the worst food I’ve ever had, it is comparable with mediocre chain restaurants in America. But if you’re travelling, no point in wasting a meal at a place that is sub-​par when there are so many amazing places all around you!

Great food, great ambience and outstanding service. Lots of quality food to choose from — if you leave hungry you have only your self to blame :)
Wine list is fairly limited and dish sizes are on the smaller side. Definitely a place to return to.

Un sitio donde se tapea, bien tienen gran variedad de tapas, con buena calidad, la bodega es aceptable, la cerveza muy bien a una temperatura excelente, es un sitio donde volveré precio de mercado, cuando acabas de comer unos 40 € por persona, ahora bien salimos satisfechos

Dinner starts at 7:30pm. They were nice enough to let us just sit and sip on beer for 40 minutes waiting for the kitchen to open because we got there way too early. Service was great. Food is a bit on the steeper side. Seemed like 90% of the diners were tourists. This place must be on some tour books.
We ordered:
— mussels — get these!
— sliced pork with potato matchsticks and fried egg — get this too!
— calf cheek — tasted like beef bourguignon
— suckling pig — nothing to write home about for these. Cantonese restaurants do these better.
— sliced sausages
— flan — tasted like normal flan except supersized.
5 dishes + 3 beers + a dessert = came out around 80 euros.

Cañota ya me empezó a conquistar al visitar su web, unos días antes de la cena que teníamos prevista. Pocos restaurantes tienen una página web tan divertida, completa y sincera como la de este establecimiento. El local, por suerte, sigue con la misma estética pintoresca. Las almejas, navajas y gambitas cobran vida y aparecen ilustradas con mucha gracia en los platillos y salvamanteles. Está claro que la imagen corporativa está pensada al milímetro ¡Chapeau!
Pero lo bueno es que tanto el trato al cliente como la comida están en un nivel muy notable. El hecho de que Cañota sea el hermanito pequeño y canalla del «Rías» es sello inconfundible de calidad en materia prima. El hermano rebelde y peleón que quiere dar guerra y salir con los mayores.
Tapeo en formatos diversos: encurtidos, tapas clásicas, tapas de marisco, arroces, tapas USA… hay bastante elenco en una carta que más bien parece un libro! Nos decantamos por las bravas (correctas), las croquetas de ibérico (muy melosas), el pulpo a feira y las almejas (brutales las dos) y la tapa de carrillada y la hamburguesita de rabo de toro (muy sabrosas ambas).
La verdad que los camareros «te venden» el producto con sus cautas pero convincentes explicaciones; la procedencia, la elaboración o la aceptación de los clientes… Esto, en ningún momento se hace pesado, incluso lo hacen con un desparpajo a la vieja usanza, ¡envidiable!
Bueno, me quedé con ganas de probar la tortilla de camarones, el tartar de atún, la ensaladilla rusa y la empanada, entre otros… ¡La próxima vez será! El tema es que claro… tanta calidad, personal y marketing, pues los precios no son «regalo», en comparación con las cantidades servidas. ¡Hay que ir con cuidado de no pedir a la brava!
*** Aviso a los tragones: Tal vez no es el mejor sitio para saciar vuestros incansables estómagos ***
*** Un must: el goloso «Lingote de Paco Roig». Bomba de chocolate y dulce de leche. Buenísimo ***

Recomendado, top tapas en barcelona

Magnífico sitio!
Lo he conocido recientemente y me han tratado como si fuera cliente habitual. No reservé mesa y no me hicieron esperar mucho. De verdad…
Todo lo que pedí estaba genial! La próxima vez se me hará más complicado elegir platos, no sabré si volver a probar lo que me encantó o arriesgar con cosas nuevas, supongo que me faltarán estómagos que llenar jijiji
Por primera vez, conseguí comer caviar a un precio brutal, un lujo accesible!
Estoy buscando pisó en el paralelo… tengo que ir a diario!

This was our first meal in Barcelona. We had the bravas, pulpo, quail thighs and suckling pig. Then sponge cake w/​burnt yoke for dessert — AMAZING! We were pleasantly full after that. The Bravas are their number 1 tapas, the potatoes were soft and just melted in your mouth like butter with a special sauce. The bread they gave at our table came with fresh garlic and tomato. The waiter kindly demonstrated what to do and it was delicious! Be careful not to overdo it w/​the garlic as it is fresh and very strong :-) We would go back every day if we could, this was a great restaurant, highly recommended!

Es estupendo!!! Todo lo que te ponen en la mesa esta buenísimo!!! Sin excepción! Tienen una carta muy diferente; es divertida, muy completa y la puedes comprar por 10 €.
La mayoría de los postres son caseros y estan de rechupete!
100% recomendando a pesar de los precios €€€.

We spend an evening in this lovely Tapas place during our stay in Barcelona last week-​end.
We wanted to try it cause the place looks very cute with it’s beautiful terrace and the nice light and pretty tables :-) Very nice environment.
The meal started very well ! We ordered a «cerveza» and an orange juice. This last one was freshly squeezed ! A very good surprise.
Then on the advice of the very nice lady that served us, we choose 2 tapas with fish, 2 tapas with meat, and the famous «Patatas Bravas» at last. The tapas were gorgeous. Absolutely delicious. Very well presented and tasty.
Actually the only problem with those tapas was the price. We paid 40 € for 5 shared tapas and 2 drinks. Considering that we were still hungry at the end of the meal, that’s pretty expensive ^^
We actually had a lovely time in that place. Until we got the bill… Yes the Tapas were a bit expensive, sure, but that’s not the reason. Suddenly we had this strange feeling that we have been taken for idiots… Let me explain.
During the meal, a different waiter that the lady that took care of us the entire evening, bring to our table a basket containing 2 slice of bread. As bread is usually given for free in French restaurants, we were not surprised by that.
We shared one slice as they were pretty big. And we didn’t even noticed that there were a tomato and some garlic in the basket.
What a surprise for us when we see on the bill that this basket costed 3 €! Okay maybe that’s not much, but wait a second, we ate only one slice of bread !! For 3 € !!! You got to be kidding me !.
I asked the waiter about it. He told me that’s an habit in Barcelona, in every restaurant you get bread, tomato and garlic. Well maybe, but he should have explain that to us when he brings the basket ! He clearly saw that we are tourists (we don’t speak spanish at all). He should have told us that’s an habit, the cost of it, and we would have made the decision to take it or not.
We told him that’s not honest and that we feel like they fooled us. Plus, we didn’t eat it all, so they can easily charge the next table with the same bread, tomato and garlic… That’s a shame. That’s a bad way to treat costumers and especially tourists !
We were very disappointed when we left the place. And we get back home hungry and angry…

Tasty food. Helpful staff. Although I prefer traditional «point and choose,» the staff provided great suggestions.

Unbelievable food. Owned by a member of the Adria family, and you can sure tell. The Pulpo Gallega is to die for. Everything was to die for. And, considering that we couldn’t get into tickets without a 5 month wait, this place was a dream find. Not at all as expensive as I’d expected, particularly considering the ownership

Ein sehr ordentliches Restaurant mit einem sehr guten Service (selten in Barcelona)

Having gotten in late and not knowing the area at all, we got to this place on a recommendation from the hotel staff. Sometimes you think that they just send you to places where they have relationships but this turned out to be pretty stellar. Open late with excellent food. The pulpo de Gallega and the Galician beef were superb. Who knew such a low key place would produce such great cuisine? Service was super friendly and our waiter took care of us really well for coming in almost during closing. After eating here and encountering numerous dishes from Galicia all over Spain, I’m convinced that I need to hit Galicia the next time I go through Spain

Si vas a la Cañota prepara a tu organismo con un par de días de ayuno. Tu cuerpo te lo agradecerá: no podrás salir de aquñi sin haber probado el entrecot. O una parrillada de carnes y verduras. Jamoncito y queso como entrante. Quizás se cuele una ensalada. Pero lo normal, es salir rodando de A Cañota, que como buen gallego, sabe que el estómago necesita de excesos, de vez en cuando. No es barato, pero tampoco caro teniendo en cuenta la calidad de la comida que sirven, así que suele estar hasta los topes los fines de semana. Hay que reservar o absternerse de ir. Es ideal para celebraciones familiares o con amigos, ya que el ambiente es distendido sin llegar a ser demasiado movido.

El olor a carnes a la brasa nada más entrar es motivo suficiente para que este sitio me cause una grata primera impresión. Un correcto maitre nos conduce al comedor donde examinamos más detenidamente la carta, este sitio no paercía de los que tienen maitre. Restaurante espacioso, limpio y con buen servicio, que es lo que importa, y la calidad… pues el sabor se corresponde con lo que hemos olido, tal y como esperábamos.