Reviews - Estimar Barcelona
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LEI Z. • 1 review
July 17, 2024
10/10amazing
Remy C. • 2 reviews
July 20, 2024
10/10Nice location and atmosphere, great food.
Kurt H. • 36 reviews
June 28, 2024
10/10A fantastic dinner at a very reasonable price. We will certainly be back.
Pedro B. • 1 review
April 20, 2024
7.5/10We went to Estimar with a big deal of anticipation based on the reviews. Aware of higher prices but an enjoyable experience that was not to be. The food was good on the starters but really dropped on the seconds. I ordered a sole that came cold and not completely clean. At that moment, the appreciation for the higher prices tumbled down. Not an experience worth trying.
Jeff D. • 1 review
December 1, 2023
5/10Food was good but the service was not. For the price you would expect top quality service. Server was distracted, not attentive. Staff was not friendly. My first bad experience in Barcelona. Lots of better places to spend the evening.
Susanne T. • 2 reviews
November 1, 2023
10/10Great fish!
David S. • 1 review
October 16, 2023
10/10Estimar lived up to its reputation as the best restaurant in Barcelona. The razor clams were fabulous, and the ambience was relaxed and friendly.
Giedre R. • 1 review
June 21, 2023
10/10Very excited about the food, service and personal approach to each client!
Tracey R. • 24 reviews
June 10, 2023
8/10We booked a table at Estimar Barcelona on Saturday evening with high expectations based on their website & generally speaking, very good reviews. The food was excellent, the ambiance appealing, the wine list comprehensive, however, the service was terrible. I worked in the restaurant industry for 30 years (high end caliber) & the manager & server at Estimar were unattentive & boreline rude. We asked for them to explain the menu, as I was traveling with a less sophisticated diner. The server couldn't do this (or wouldn't do this), so the Manager took over. He rushed through the menu, appearing to be frustrated with us. It was very unprofessional & frankly, unpleasant. We ordered the John Dory (99 euros for the entire fish), red gambas & side dishes, and two appetizers. We spent 46 euros on a nice bottle of Albarino/Godello. The bill was over 150 euros & honestly, we wouldn't go back based on the way that we were treated alone.
nena c. • 1 review
June 6, 2023
6.5/10Disappointing. Nothing compared to what it once was 4 years ago when we last visited. The menu and the taste this time was good but super mediocre to what we expected from estimar. And the service by one lady was made worse, we paid the price of a 5-star restaurant but gotten a worse service than other local places. Felt almost like she was splashing wine, throwing plates with no gentleness or a friendly face, which felt really unpleasant . But the rest of the crew who didn’t serve us was good. It was just her. And the mediocre food that didn’t worth the price.
Espinoza Guevara M. • 13 reviews
May 31, 2023
10/10Second visit to Estimar, the food is genius
Don Y. • 5 reviews
May 6, 2023
10/10The best seafood restaurant of my life, just perfectly cooked. The only problem is finding it in a not so nice area.
Joyce H. • 4 reviews
March 14, 2023
10/10+1Fantastic restaurant!! A must go when in Barcelona. Delicious and fresh seafood options, but the wagyu beef and the rubia gallega were out of this world as well, so good! I ordered about 4 times the brioche with caviar, even for dessert. Fantastic just fantastic! Just Go! You wont be disappointed.
Ryce F. • 2 reviews
January 27, 2023
7/10Food are overpriced especially a glass of Sangria costs €25…
Zbigniew S. • 3 reviews
November 26, 2022
8.5/10Excellent quality of ingredients and superb execution of dishes. Some dishes were sold out, which indicates poor planning of keeping inventory.
Elena M. • 34 reviews
July 23, 2022
8.5/10This is my second time in this restaurant. The food is very tasty. The service is good but the air conditioner didn't work and it was very very hot. This made it very difficult to relax in the restaurant comfortably.
Alexander C. • 1 review
July 13, 2022
10/10Amazing product , perfectly cooked. One of the best seafood restaurants in Europe
Wilma C. • 2 reviews
April 9, 2022
10/10Fantastic meal at Estimar, loved being able to see the seafood before ordering, selecting our own items as well. Traditional items like the Gilda are so well elevated. Prices are very high, I wasn’t sure if I was charged correctly, 3 medium sized gambas came up to €75, a while a whole grilled fish was €99 euros. But can’t fault the food, it was excellent.
Andrew W. • 1 review
March 28, 2022
10/10Very special experience! I felt like I was sitting in the kitchen, very fresh seafood.
Gilad A. • 2 reviews
October 22, 2021
10/10We've had a unique experience at ESTIMAR, exceptional food with mind-blowing tastes ! No doubt that RAFA is a genius....
Emilie D. • 1 review
August 28, 2021
4/10Fresh seafood but the dishes are simple and overpriced for what you get. You may think that's a fine dining experience when looking at the price range, but nothing that will blow your mind there. We wouldn't recommend it. Barcelona has a lot of better places for a 250 Euros bill (for two).
Vanessa A. • 2 reviews
June 26, 2021
3.5/10Honestly, this is the definition of overrated. we kept on hoping for a better dish to arrive. It never occurred. I paid as much as a in top notch restaurant in NYC and the food was mediocre especially the fish. The price was ridiculous which could have been tolerated if the food was solid. but this was by far one of the most expensive and as well the worst restaurant I went to in Barcelona I am sorry to say. I would like to add that I live here, and I have tried many. I wanted to like them but really a no no. I mean even the wine options were bad... Very unfortunate, I was excited. I mean if you are already inside by the time you read this, go with seafood. It's nothing special but at least it's edible.
Angel J. • 6 reviews
February 5, 2021
10/10Best restaurant in town by far. What Rafa, Anna and their team do at Estimar brings you to another level of food enjoyment: a mixture of out-of-this-world fish and shell-fish quality combined with top of the art technique and stone-built consistency. An absolute must
Alexander C. • 2 reviews
September 25, 2020
10/10Amazing food. Exceptional service. Spot on wine list. Loved it.
Linda K. • 1 review
July 26, 2018
10/10The food and service were both outstanding. Best restaurant I’ve been to in Barcelona.
Robert S. • 16 reviews
May 19, 2018
10/10Incredibly fresh and expertly prepared seafood from Roses Spain. Estimar is now my wife's favorite restaurant in Barcelona. I see why.
Marc G. • 13 reviews
April 24, 2018
10/10Outstanding product quality and service. If you enjoy the top treatment of product please try
Kenneth B. • 29 reviews
April 11, 2018
10/10My wife and I had a wonderful dinner at this very fine seafood restaurant. The Hostess Anna and Servers Tiffany and Gabriella were very helpful, friendly and professional. And the food was uniformly delicious. We highly recommend the shrimp carpaccio, the razor clams, the cantabrian anchoives with tomato bread, the percebes (barnacles) and the scorpion fish. A “don’t miss” restaurant every time we return to Barcelona!!! Enjoy!!!
Pavel L. • 16 reviews
February 14, 2018
10/10Best of the best.
- -. • 1 review
October 24, 2017
10/10An absolutely delicious meal. The service was attentive with the staff going out of their way to ensure that we were pleased. Preparations were innovative, and it was a treat to watch the various cooks. A perfect evening.
- -. • 5 reviews
October 18, 2017
9.5/10The seafood is pristine. Really loved this restaurant. The cheesecake was the texture of cream caramel and one of the better desserts I have ever had.
- -. • 1 review
October 7, 2017
10/10A beautiful, intimate restaurant with an amazing staff that was only surpassed by the quality, creativity and uniqueness of the food.
Luis P. • 125 reviews
September 21, 2017
10/10Excellent fish and seafood ambience., high end priced.
Georgia T. • 10 reviews
September 18, 2017
10/10Simple, yet refined. Classy, yet cosy. One of my fav fish restaurants in the city.
- -. • 1 review
August 9, 2017
10/10Amazing seafood restaurant with great service
- -. • 1 review
August 1, 2017
9.5/10Great service and great showcase of how to execute expertly on fresh seafood and letting that fresh seafood showcase itself.
- -. • 1 review
July 20, 2017
10/10Undeniably, the best seafood I've had anywhere. What an absolute gem!
Leonardo L. • 12 reviews
July 20, 2017
9.5/10Great meal, very high quality products. The fish a little steep, but it was so delicious that we did not care.
Fabio A. • 3 reviews
June 16, 2017
9.5/10Best meal I had in Barcelona!
- -. • 1 review
May 26, 2017
5/10HUGE disappointment, The food looks beautiful but the taste is below average!!!! This is not what you expect from Chef's restaurant. The prices are like 2 stars michelin restaurant. Apperantly you can't trust food tour organizers ("foodies") that post photos and recommend this as the best in Barcelona, they have probably have agenda behind it. The only excuse can be the Chef was not present. You can find a lot better in Barcelona!!!!
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