Casa Barcelona

This is the second Spanish restaurant I went in Toronto. It was pretty close to my new place and, after reading website that the restaurant offered flamenco and belly dancing show on Friday, I decided to go. I read reviews on Unilocal about the place but they were not too encouraging: people were complaining about food quality and price. All the bad reviews were dated 2012, 2013 and newer were much better, I hoped that it would be good considering I’m not too picky person.
Unluckily all the bad reviews turned out to be true:-(I’m not complaining about price, usually you know it before you go so you know what to expect. Food was kind of tasteless and definitely price was too high for this quality. The other disappointing thing was that the flamenco dancers did not show up! We asked the server, he just kept apologizing. Then the belly dancer showed up, it was the worst and the most amateur dancing!
The restaurant is pretty expensive, they could at least hire responsible and more or less good dancers!
If you want to try a good paella I would recommend Tapas at Embrujo.

Service is fast and friendly. I’ve been here a few times food is always tasty and quick. Tapas style really feels like your somewhere in Spain!!! The have Spanish dancers on the weekends and serve Roasted suckling pig.

We come here from time to time, (not as often as we would like because it is a bit far for us). The tapas are fantastic! Their Tapas menu is huge (which can be overwhelming when going here for the first time but once you try them you’ll love them!) Paella is tasty and very well served. The Churros are amazing. Service is good, particularly when the owner is out and about chatting with people and making them feel at home (when he’s not out and about he’s cooking in the kitchen). Their Live Entertainment is truly a treasure: Live Flamenco dancers AND Bellydancers. The Flamenco dancers are good, the bellydancers are phenomenal, some of the best bellydancing I’ve seen. Sometimes they also have a singer/​musician. They are also attentive to children.

Casa Barcelona was delicious! The food was all bursting with flavour, and were dishes u wont find anywhere else. The wide selection of tapas broke my heart because i could choose them all! And lets say i will never touch a churro outside this restaurant again! Simply amazing. Loved this place!

This restaurant is absolutely amazing. The food is delicious. There’s a huge menu full of tapas to die for, and almost everything on the menu is homemade. There’s an amazing drinks list. You can tell that the owners take pride in their restaurant. Great service, the owners are very polite. And on the weekends they even have live entertainment! I recommend this restaurant to everyone, it is by far my favourite place in the city.

Amazing authentic tapas great service. Definitely worth checking out this cozy little gem

Great tapas and authentic more
Than any tapas bar
Unique wine list
Owner service
Prices like any other bar in the neighbourhood

Overpriced and bland food. The paella was just ingredients put together. Nothing taste good.

I went to Casa Barcelona for dinner and found it to be over priced, under delivered and not authentic. The presentation was amateur, quality of the dishes was low and the taste was bland. No surprise they were empty on one of the busiest evenings of the year. Do not waste your money on this place as there are so many better spots in the same neighbourhood.

Food is great and the service is quite enjoyable treated like a family member here! They chat with Ya even if you are not known here and waaaa… music and great ambience they stay open until No more guests.

Simply put, we had never eaten there but were blown away with how terrific everything was. For the area we didn’t find the price outrageous. We had a true variety of items, but the beef stew was portioned perfectly and just melted in my mouth. The homemade Chorizo sausage was incredible and sautéed to perfection. My wife had the seafood medley and caramelized onion goat cheese and was equally as impressed. Everything was topped with their Churros and Dulce de Lecce dipping sauce which was just the perfect finish to a tasty dinner.

We stumbled onto this place around 8:30 pm on a slow Tuesday evening. Given the funky/​slightly tacky décor, my first impression was to wonder whether we had made a mistake. We had not! Admittedly the prices on the menu look a bit on the high side, but the quality of the food was excellent, making it good value for money: crunchy stuffed olives, homemade chorizo, beautiful Serrano ham, a perfect fluffy Tortilla Española with its sweet onions still h a faint crunch, fat eggplant rolls stuffed with peppers and goat cheese (outrageous!), and a tiny paella with its flavors melded but not muddied. We found the house wine, a 2010 red Rioja, to be delicious. At that late hour on a weeknight, the place was empty and the owner talked with us at length — the man knows his wines.
I can see that this place wouldn’t appeal to everyone; it’s not a concept restaurant with open kitchen and hip furnishings. But it was great food and a great find. We’ll be back.

A great option in the west end. Our faves are beef tenderloin in mushroom sauce, garlic shrimp, st peter fish in red pepper sauce, and an excellent wine list. The sauces are really what stand out in this place, they are all quite individualized and very well seasoned. I haven’t ever been there with the live music — I think they do this once a week or month, not really sure.

Decently seasoned. Fresh and hot delivery. Sure the quantity isn’t what you’d get at a chain restaurant, but it is QUALITY. Paella had large amounts of chorizo and chicken. The tenderloin was tender and was perfectly cooked. The spanish omelette was light and fluffy and filled with deliciousness.

The most complicated menu I have ever seen. Overpriced and sadly despite the owners efforts low quality food. First and last time for me.

I’ve been to a lot of restaurants. and if I had signed up on Unilocal sooner I would have reviewed them all. but am soon going to catch up. I’ve been to very pricey places. that does not deter me, however this place was almost on the ridiculous side.
High prices for sub-​mediocre food!
The rice/​paella was flavourless, my mussels were a bit off too. I could of had tastier rice in Chinese take-​out. That’s not supposed to be a joke. That’s true.
$ 30 for a paella for one.$ 30 for rice. and it was not good. not even «ok».
On Saturday’s they offer suckling pig​.mmmm​.im thinking warm, juicy, suckling pig. $ 14 for a small tapas! NOPE! COLD! DRY! arrrrgh. I had read the bad reviews before going, but wanted to give the place the benefit of the doubt.
And yes. the other reviews are true. there is Arabic dancing as well as the Spanish dancing. which I must say, was the best part of the night! The girls did a great job entertaining.
.but seriously. don’t bother eating here. there are a million restaurants nearby that will probably be more enjoyable.

I know this place has bad reviews. I will agree that the food is a bit overpriced BUT I really liked the mussels & garlic shrimp. I LOVED the duck. I will go back just for that. The sangria was ok as was the paella. I’m glad the bad reviews didn’t scare me away. I’ve paid more for food way worse than this. This is close to where I live & I will return.
I had 2 glasses of sangria. There were 3 of us. We ordered bread (extra), appetizer portion of paella, mussels, garlic shrimp & duck. It came to $ 40 per person including tax & tip.

Went there for Valentines Day. Although we had reservations, we were made to wait 15 minutes, standing up, in a crowded place. I don’t understand why the entertainment consists of belly dancing. Even when the dancers were not performing, they played Arabic music, which is beautiful, don’t get me wrong but culturally out of place. I was expecting Flamenco dancers. Plus, they go from table to table on a narrow corridor, bumping into waitresses, not very appealing.
Food was delicious, but it took forever to come. Ordered half a litre of wine and it came in this carafe. I don’t mean to sound cheap, but I’m pretty sure that was not half a litre. We didn’t even get one of the tapas we ordered and by the time we realized, the kitchen was closed.
The owner came to apologize for the wait, which made things a little better but that’s still not enough damage control to counter the ridiculous price and poor service. It’s too bad because the place has great potential.

I should have checked Unilocal before visiting this place. It was incredibly expensive and the food was just OK and lukewarm. I would not recommend this place… there are far better Restaurants for two people to spend +$ 150 on dinner

I am really surprised at the reviews written. I went here with a girlfriend of mine and thought it was great.
Yes, it could be considered pricey, but the portions for the 2 of us was perfect. Obviously if you go with 4 or more people you are going to have to order more — but that is the same as anywhere. If you want an overflowing plateful go to a chain restaurant with pub food.
Everything was flavourful. We had stuffed figs (which were awesome) and a paella which was great — just to name a couple.
The service was friendly but yet they knew when to step back when our conversation got heavy.
So… Yay, I’m a fan. (and no I don’t know the owners!!)