Gaudí Bakery

Parece ser que la mala educación esta de moda !!!
Feliz idea que he tenido esta tarde, llevar a unos amigos a tomar algo aquí.
Había estado otra veces. Si es verdad que hacia tiempo que no pasaba y desde luego no vuelvo mas .
Entro por la puerta con la idea de ir al fondo que hay unas mesas y se estaba bien (ahora ya no). Voy delante y la chica que esta del mostrador les dice a mis amigos «chicos, chicos, chicos cuando sepáis lo que queréis, volveis y me lo pedís «y les entrega unas cartas .
Creo que lo mas normal es sentarse y que en la mesa pasen a tomar nota de lo que vamos a tomar y no que a golpe de grito te paren nada mas entran .
Hemos pasado hacia dentro y hemos vuelto a salir .
Desde luego para no volver.

La chica que te atiende en la entrada está desganada, el local huele mal y las mesas están sucias. La calidad en las tartas a bajado muchísimo aunque los precios no. ¡NO VUELVO NUNCA MÁS!

Cafetería cuqui donde tomar tartas de estas modernas, cup cakes y galletas.
El sitio está decorado a base de mosaicos con azulejos, al estilo Gaudí, bastante mono. Al entrar, una réplica del famoso lagarto del arquitecto catalán te saluda bajo tus pies, tras un cristal puesto a modo de baldosa. Y, al fondo del local, una puerta da a un pequeño patio donde hay una fuente con otra réplica del citado lagarto. Muy para la foto de los turistas, pero me pareció curioso.
Las tartas las hacen allí, tal y como se puede ver a través del cristal que separa la cocina del resto del local. Yo probé la de zanahoria, la Red Velvet y la de chocolate blanco. Estaban buenas, pero me parecieron demasiado empalagosas, sobre todo la de chocolate blanco, y se notaba demasiado el azúcar, como poco deshecho. No son de las mejores que he probado, para nada.
La atención fue bastante buena, un chico muy amable, y los precios son excesivos. La porción de tarta a 3,50 € y el café bombón, pequeñito, 2,20 €

This little bakery is right next to Sagrada Familía so my family and I stopped beforehand to get some breakfast. There was only one girl and her one guy who were taking care of all patrons. I think they were a father/​daughter duo and lived upstairs. Anyway, we weren’t helped the first 10 or so minutes we were there so I asked the girl if she could take our order since we had to be at the Sagrada at a certain time. She took our order and her dad quickly made it all in about 7 – 10 minutes. We were so happy with the quick service and the food was also awesome! We got the pancakes, coffee, and toast with cheese, eggplant, and red bell peppers. So yum! When we left, I said thank you very much and she smiled and winked like «I got you girl!» Really appreciated her and hopefully they hired someone else to help her because that’s too much for only two people to do! Enjoy! :)

Si estas por los alrededores de la Sagrada Familia y te apetece un café, desayunar ó merendar, ó simplemente comer algo sencillo, este es el lugar perfecto. Si eres de los que no desconectas de Internet por trabajo o por que te apetece podrás seguir conectado, pues alguna mesa tiene para conectar el portátil.
Yo sólo he tomado café en el lugar, que por cierto estaba muy bueno, pero tienen variedad de postres, cupcakes, tarta red velvet, zanahoria, croissants, tarta de queso, bikinis, ensaladas, también tés, chocolate, zumos, etc. Los precios quizás no son los más económicos, pero tampoco son demasiado caros, teniendo en cuenta que por los alrededores casi todo está dirigido a turistas. Quiero creer que este no es el caso, pero para bien o para mal, es la mayoría.
El espacio interior es estupendo y el camarero muy amable. Lo recomiendo

He ido con ilusión porque ya me había resonado bastante por los Unilocalers y la verdad, vivo cerca. Desde fuera es cuco, eso sí. Al entrar es cierto, como dice Isabel, que te reciben con una sonrisa. El escaparate lleno de cupcakes y distintos dulces. Te darían ganas de comerlo TODO!
Conforme pasas la barra hay distintas mesas, algunas pequeñas (¡¡con enchufe! bueno para trabajar en directo) y más al fondo hay mesas más grandes y hasta una con sofás. La decoración es muy Gaudí (como bien dice el bar) pero es cierto que está super orientado a turistas. Además de que casi todo el público son… turistas.
El café no estaba mal y cada vez te vienen aromas de todo tipo de dulces, cosa que despierta un apetito increíble y cada vez de algo distinto. Mejor si venís, venid con el estómago lleno: P
Lo que me ha matado más es el aire acondicionado… se podría llegar a pensar casi que era una estrategia para que haya movimiento de gente y no se quede alguien por mucho rato. Pero bueno, he podido aguantarlo un ratito.
No me ha convencido para repetir por todo lo del ambiente: Demasiado orientado a turistas. Aunque eso sí, bueno, es.

We found this place while walking around La Sagrada Familia. I was feeling churros so I decided to sit down for a bit and try it out.
We ordered the chocolate and churros as it seems to be very common in Spain. The churros themselves were smaller than Mexican churros found in California but they were made fresh and weren’t overly sweet. The hot chocolate was rich as well, not overly sweet, and came in a cute cup. I don’t know why this combo isn’t more popular in America.
The bathrooms were tiny, however, as this seems to be the norm in Spain. It was honestly a closet and if I was larger and rounder there would be some problems. They keep the bathrooms pretty clean, but there are no paper towels. The hand dryer is atrocious as it has the strength of a small child blowing on your hands.
Overall, the atmosphere was great and cosy (it is air-​conditioned) and the food seemed good although I didn’t order enough to make a good judgement.

Four of us came in after visiting the church for a light lunch. We ordered the Caprese sandwich and Chicken sandwich along with nachos and a crêpe. The bread was absolutely delicious! You can tell these guys know what they’re doing with it comes to baking. The crêpe was equally as delicious.
The nachos were a bit of a joke. I wouldn’t normally give a bad review but there were 4 slices of unmelted cheese on top of sub par nacho chips. Granted, we ordered the Nachos without guacamole, sour crème and jalapeño… However I don’t think it would have changed the unmelted cheese situation. We asked to have them reheated and they came back only partially heated. There were also bits of cardboard in the nachos.
The Caprese sandwich was unreal. It was super tasty. The chicken sandwiches were mostly cheese sandwiches (comprised of the same unmelted cheddar cheese from the nachos). There was hardly any chicken on them at all, maybe the size of a chicken wing.
The orange juice was super good and really tangy. But mine had a bug in it. Which sealed the deal on the quality of the food here.
Next time we’ll stick to baked goods! I feel the café does this bit right :)

What an absolutely wonderful place. We were very happy we found this place near the Sagrada Familia.
This place is mainly for desserts. My girlfriend and I ordered a strawberry cake and a crêpe and it was great. Nothing to spectacular. The cake and crêpe wasn’t too sweet, and coming from New York where everything is either super sweet or bland, it was perfect.
The setting is pretty plain but still very warm, welcoming and cozy, even for a town like Barcelona where everything is cozy and welcoming.
The staff is really what makes this place 5 stars though. Very attentive, friendly and personal. The staff probably owns or has some family connection to the ownership of the bakery.
Definitely worth visiting.

This neat this bakery near La Sagrada Familia blew me away with the quality of their desserts. The thick layers of frosting coating their array of tasty cakes is what caught my eye immediately as we strolled past the store front, and, while we were in a rush to get tickets to Sagrada, we knew there was no way we weren’t coming back after our tour.
We had built up an appetite and decided to order regular food and not just fill up on sweets. We got a caprese sandwich, tuna and chicken toast, a croissant, and slices of the Oreo and chocolate cakes. The food came out slowly, which surprised me because it doesn’t require too much prep (toast + tuna + olives takes over ten minutes?), but it was all quite tasty. The cakes were the real stars of the meal. Thick, moist, and packed with ooey gooey sugary sweetness, I became depressed I was leaving barcelona shortly and couldn’t go back for more. The slices were extremely generous given how relatively cheap they were.
This place also gets a bonus for having free wifi.