1700 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA 02446 Restaurant website Alcohol, Spanish, Tapas Menu Meat & Cheese For (1) 6.50 / For (3) 17.50. In the end we are not sure if chosing to eat there later at night may provide a better experience but the service was not worth the money we left behind. Barcelona Wine Bar Barcelona Wine Bar (617) 264-8900 Own this business Learn more about offering online ordering to your diners. In the end we found out that wrong wine was served to my husband and he was quite upset as manzanilla was one of the reasons we chose this restaurant for a dinner. Overall we enjoyed the food but were very displeased with the service which seemed disorganized and rushed, one of the young waiters was delivering orders to wrong tables on many occasions, our own server totally forgot about us and other waiters had to do his job. And again - I finished my scallopes while we had to ask another waiter for my husband's order and another glass of wine that he ordered 30min prior. We asked another waiter again for my seared scallops ($13 worth had literally 3 scallopes on a bed of sliced zuccini!) - which was disappointing. We then waited a very long time for main tapa order. The portions were very large for appetizers and the bread warm and delicious. We had several appetizers (goat's milk soft-ripened cheese, olives, artichokes escabeche, bocerones) and they were very good although my husband complained about curls of citrus zest on his olives - which we never had in Spain and he didn't really like the comibination. We finally asked another waiter and she brought our wine imediately. Our waiter was polite enough, took our orders but then we had to wait at least 15min just for bread and olive with empty glasses awaiting ordered wine. It was very noisy with even louder music in the background - our conversation became quite difficult. We tried to make a reservation ahead and were told the soonest tables are available is 8:45pm but if we just come there shouldn't be a problem with finding a table (?!!) We did just that and sure enough a table for a couple was available (not outside though but in a tight space close to the kitchen with hustle and bustle of waiters coming in and out with dishes). I'll definitely be back to try more plates, but I'll try to go at off-hours when you don't need a reservation and you can easily converse with your dinner companions.We visited Barcelona on 4th of July for dinner. When we left around 6:30pm the restaurant was really starting to fill up and the noise level was going up - that would be the one thing I didn't like, how noisy the space gets when it's full. The plates all came out quickly (we ordered two at a time) and the food was so hot we had to wait a few minutes for it to cool down to eat. The two of us were full after only four plates because of the bread and sauce. The truffled bikini was my second favorite, basically a delicate grilled cheese and ham sandwich with a delicious aioli dipping sauce. The crusty artisan bread is complementary, comes out warm and fresh, and my advice is to save the bread for the fantastic sauces! My favorite sauce came with the albondigas the meatballs themselves weren't anything special but the tomato sauce was just slightly spicy and so flavorful. We're not big wine drinkers so we went with beer - the beer list isn't extensive, only 4 beers on tap and maybe 20 bottles, but I appreciate that it had off-beat options and not the same old-same old. The attention almost bordered on annoying, especially when they tried to clear plates before we were done soaking up the delicious sauce on bread! But everyone was very friendly and attentive, and seemed knowledgeable about the menu options. Barcelona Wine Bar - Brookline Tapas Restaurant, Spanish Restaurant, Wine Bar. I was very impressed with the service - we sat at a table in the bar area because it seemed cozier, and we had a server walk by every few minutes to refill water or bring something out or ask if we needed anything or clear plates. We tried to get in on a Friday night in January at 7pm, but the estimated wait was 2 hrs (lesson - make a reservation on a weekend night!) We came back this President's Day at 5pm and had better luck - although even then the restaurant was shortly half-full. I was prepared to not like this place, since I was a big fan of American Craft and very disappointed when they sold the space. Latest reviews, photos and ratings for Barcelona Wine Bar at 1700 Beacon St in Brookline - view the menu, hours, phone number, address and map.
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