L’Oliva

L’oliva
C/​novella no, 2
Barcelona
93−317−02−31
I use the address from the web site which is not the same as the Unilocal address, however, it does seem to be the same place. The menu is the same and, not speaking Spanish, the address seems similar and Google Maps seems to concur. I wroth this the day after my meal on my iPad but waited to get home before posting.
Well, another incredible find.
Neighborhood: near the University, lots of students milling about.
We were off to find the best burger place in Barcelona but, upon finding it, we decided a kids burger joint wasn’t the thing to do in Spain. Reading menus we found what we thought was a tiny place with a fixed price menu that looked good. They had chicken, apparently an oddity in Spain.
We were greeted warmly by a man who spoke no English. Our orders were taken and the entire evening’s conversation was performed by an incredibly nice man who never let on that he spoke English, I have to assume. He made me feel like I belonged. But I digress.
Numerous menu items but we chose the price fix, 16.00 Euros including VAT, version, Mary choosing chicken with a Roquefort dressing and I taking the chicken filled with ham and cheese, a la «cordon bleu», mine with rice and hers with boiled potatoes. We both chose a green salad with an incredible amount of goat cheese, tomato, walnuts with oil and vinegar.
The dulce, I forget what it was in Catalan. (there are just do many languages one can pretend to speak) was a choice of five. Mary chose the Nougat ice cream and I chose the Crema Catalan I.e. Crème Broulet.
Wine list seemed fine but don’t know a great deal about Spanish wines. We chose a bottle of white from
Penedes only because we are visiting the area tomorrow. It was a cool, crisp, mild and very enjoyable accompaniment to our chickens.
I must say, we were so happy with the food, it’s presentation and the service that we must rate it the second best dinner of eight in Spain do far. 12 in total before boarding our cruise home.
Upon using the rest room, one of the cleaner and most spacious I’ve found, I realized there was a second crowded dining room, doubling the size, on the second floor.
So, great food, great service, Plenty of room, especially when you go out «early «at 8:00 PM make for a fine choice in Barcelona.
Addendum: Aparently this too is part of a small, local chain as we found another by the same name but this doesn’t diminish our appreciation of this find.

Incredible lunch menu at a great price! Best of all restaurant has air conditioning. I strongly recommended — great value

Situado en el corazón de Barcelona, a escasos metros del epicentro de la calle de las tiendas de música, la calle Tallers, el restaurant l’Oliva mantiene un menú muy completo y variado, y la regencia parece ser catalana.
El menú de mediodía no es de lo más económico, ronda los 12 €, pero de vez en cuando me dejo caer en este lugar por sus ricos canelones. El menú es variado: con opciones de pescado y carne, así como vegetarianas.
Para mí es una opción recomendable, un servicio atento, un local agradable, y en definitiva un sitio de menú que no ha variado su calidad en los últimos años. Un destino a considerar en el mismísimo corazón de la ciudad condal.

Fuyez…
Nourriture moyenne et service horrible! Les serveurs sont intrusifs et vous pressent tout le temps. Ils ont débarrasé notre table alors que je n’avais pas fini mon plat et ont quand même pris la commande des desserts alors que je n’avais même pas mangé a moitié de mon assiette. Ils ont fermé les rideaux de fer alors que les desserts n’étaient même pas servis. Je n’avais jamais vu ça avant. Ils ont gaché notre dîner en famille.

No puedo decir muchas buenas cosas de este restaurante. El servicio no fue muy amable. Comi un plato con lomo. Fue mas otra cosa que lomo en mi plato. Lo unico que fue bien fue la crema catalana y el vino. El interior es muy limpio y rico para comer pero nada mas que eso.

Good duck, veggeie app, and shrimp app. Lunch comes. with starter, meal, drink and coffee. Good flavor

Un buen lugar para comer al mediodía. La carta es bastante amplia y para todos los gustos. Tiene por ejemplo platos vegetarianos. El servicio es rápido. Como curiosidad el agua con gas es de la marca portuguesa Pedras. El precio esta en 11 euros mas IVA. Tiene una planta superior con mesas por si lo veis lleno abajo. Aunque la decoración esta mejor abajo.

The ambiance is excellent, and the food was scrumptious. The salmon was cooked to perfection and the prices were reasonable. The service was a bit slow though.

punkte: 8
(10 top, 0 flop)
allgemein:
nettes restaurant auf 2 stöcken, nahe dem pl. catalunya aber etwas ausserhalb des touristenstromes.
auswahl:
gute auswahl an mediterranen gerichten, im mittagsmenu 3 vorspeisen, 3 hauptgänge und 3 desserts zur auswahl
frische:
gut
präsentation des essens:
nett service:
sehr freundlich wein:
-
empfehlenswert:
mittagsmenu für EUR12
einrichtung:
gemütlich
sauberkeit des lokals und der toiletten: gut