Moments

Giving it four stars only because of comparing service we had at Enotecha the night before. Enotecha was the best service we’ve had, but food wasn’t anything to write home about. On the other hand, Moments food was awesome. Tried the «Around the World» tasting menu, it was a travel not to forget. This is a must ry restaurant. Thanks for a wonderful experience.

IT DOESN“T GET ANY BETTER
My wife and I came here for «lunch» in April and opted for the tasting menu they call The Trip — 15 courses. Each course (and, yes, they were small) represented a different city in which a Mandarin Oriental Hotel is located. Over three hours later we staggered out and down Passeig de Gracia very happy and well fed indeed. With few exceptions, every small course was superb. The ambiance and service was perfect. It is no surprise that the chef/​owner Carme Ruscalleda, who had two other restaurants, has more Michelin stars (7) than any other woman.

I had an unforgettable evening and meal at Moments Saturday Nov 4. The restaurant is beautiful inside the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. We really splurged and had the chefs tasting menu with a perfectly matched bottle of wine thanks to the super sommelier. All of the courses were interesting and well prepared. The finale of the meal were cookies arranged to resemble the Barcelona skyline. The service was impeccable and after the meal the chef visited our table which was such a lovely surprise. Moments is a dining experience which should not be missed, everything was just perfect.

Rather traditional, but well worth the two stars. We had excellent experiences with the starter and main course. The dessert was very interesting, but a bit less amazing for my personal taste (it had a slight bit too much of a salty taste). Excellent recommendation of wine, too. Overall, well worth it!

Fine it’s pricey, but didn’t you expect that from Mandarin Oriental?
After you eat, the chef comes to say hi.
It’s a great place. Takes at least an hour and a half to two hours to eat.
Amazing service and detail to every food plate you get.
You truly see the definition of food as an art form. (and of course with tremendous taste.
I loved every penny I spent here for the lunch special, which was a smaller course designed for lunch portions, and was perfect for me)
I felt so full after the many small dishes.
There were maybe 4 appetizers and 5 entrees and two or three desserts. Yes, this was the shortened menu. I loved it so much, I wanted to come back for dinner or lunch the next day, but it was filled up, so get the reservation while you can. It’s a very popular place you know.

A truly memorable dining experience. We were looking to have lunch at the sister restaurant in St Pol de Mar but it’s not open for the season yet. While we were skeptical of the location inside the Mandarin Oriental, once inside we didn’t give it a second thought. Lunch tasting menu was incredible and a steal for EUR 65. They had a cheese supplement for EUR 9 that was well worth adding. Monk fish and the shrimp dishes were the highlights of the tasting. I had a wine pairing as well that was great. Come hungry. Especially if tackling the broader tasting menu. Dessert was artistic and delicious!

Somewhere between great and truly outstanding. I did the tasting menu and was very happy. Service was worthy of the michelin stars without question. Foie Gras was the best I have ever eaten. Iberian pork was similarly outstanding. The rest of the dishes didn’t disappoint but the pork and Foie Gras stood out.

Tolles Ambiente absolut leckere Weine. Essen einfach fantastisch gut. Bedienung aufmerksam und fast brillant

I would come back here for certain things.
FYI, we did not get the prix fixe menu because we had a hugely filling one the night prior.
The great: obviously if you are paying these prices, you expect great service and it was wonderful in every way. The sommelier picked out a great wine for us that paired well with our food.
The décor was slightly plain but very clean.
The food was good but the «out of this world» dish was the Iberian pork cooked rare with tempura zucchini flowers on top.
I enjoyed the hake with the garlic cream sauce but it wasn’t «special» enough. The lobster appetizer was good but they put dots of sriracha on the plate and should have warned people since that has a burning type of heat.
Another favorite was the spring onion tempura and the ham croquette which came as a little starter prior to the meal… both were delicious but the spring onion was stuffed with something and was unusual in taste and composition in a gastronomically good way. (i.e.-not something you can get just anywhere).
The bad: the desserts were okay. The flower dessert was really lovely but the problem was that everything had already begun to melt prior to arrival. I advise them in the future to chill the plates so that doesn’t happen.
Also, I would say that The Mandarin Oriental which this establishment is located in needs to do a better job with its street staff. There was no one in front to help us find the restaurant so we asked a random staff member where it was when we arrived (and he was quite lovely). Also, there were no valets to help us get a cab afterwards. These touches would have gone a long way.
Summary: go back for the Pork… I’m dreaming about it now.

This is a 2 Star Michelin Restaurant in the Mandarin oriental Hotel. I emailed to make a reservation for two people. I have traveled to Europe extensively and have been to many Michelin starred restaurants. This restaurant wanted a deposit of Euro125 per person to secure a table. I was shocked that the deposit went «non –refundable» 24 hours before the actual dinner event.
WOW…your business is so weak that you can’t just take the reservation of a hotel guest. The food might be great… but at this point why would I care? There are MANY other nice restaurants in Barcelona. Lot’s of luck trying to lock patrons into a non-​refundable deposit. I won’t be one of those clients!!!