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Restaurant Follia

Restaurant Mediterranean restaurant Catalonian restaurant

😠 A rip off. Have never loved this place but have given it the benefit of the doubt in 4-5 occassions. The last one was bordering the rip off: extremely small portions, expensive, service was a mess (every single time we went it was), their home-brewed beer is awful (no gas). We just shared four small...


Address

Carrer de la Creu d'en Muntaner, 17, 08970 Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain

Website

follia.com

Contact

+34 934 77 10 50

Price rating

$$$ $

Rating on Google Maps

4.30
(382915 reviews)

Visitor Reviews


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  • 1/5 Juanjo B. 7 years ago on Google • 6 reviews
    A rip off. Have never loved this place but have given it the benefit of the doubt in 4-5 occassions. The last one was bordering the rip off: extremely small portions, expensive, service was a mess (every single time we went it was), their home-brewed beer is awful (no gas). We just shared four small tapas, two beers, left hungry and we paid over 60 eur. A very nice setting for a very poor restaurant. After 5 mediocre experiences, i can say i will never return there.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Larry D. 7 years ago on Google • 126 reviews
    Nice setting but expensive. Cervice excellent. Service ok but not super excellent. Menu in Catalan ONLY. Toilet nice and clean. The calamari and mushrooms (setas) made me feel ill so I sent it back and they did not charge me. I don't think it was 200% fresh. A pity. They could lower prices by 25% easily.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kurt S. 8 years ago on Google • 131 reviews
    Amazing place, excellent food. I am so excited.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 DJ 7 years ago on Google • 215 reviews
    Went with a big group (20+) and food was all served on time and nicely cooked and presented. Has indoor and outdoor seating in a private garden, quiet surroundings. Good for dinner and then a drink outside.

  • 2/5 W. M. 10 months ago on Google • 56 reviews
    I really wanted to like this place given the high price, the great ratings, and the beautiful venue. Unfortunately, it can be that I’m not innovative enough to appreciate this kind of meal. The dishes that came out were beautifully presented as it would be in a fine dining restaurant, small portions, big plates, and creative plating. The taste on the other hand, was quite flavorless and resembled much more to their earthy taste. One of the starters included an artichoke gelato, which tastes like an artichoke puree that was cold. My brain and tongue just didn’t agree. The tuna tartare on bread tasted like the ocean, and the mushroom foam with algae tastes exactly as described… mushroom forged from the forest with algae that was scooped up from the sea and scrubbed clean. Sadly, the only starter dish that my palate did agree with is the potata brava. As usual, beautifully presented and a bit difficult to mess up. In the case you do come here, skip all the appetizers/ starters and order the main dishes such as the pork and the fish. The finally was a generous Pantone slice with a dollop of chocolate truffle gelato on the side. This was pasable as I do love chocolate and gelato but preferably, separated. I’m sorry, but despite the beautiful venue, kind staff, and imaginative creativity, this just wasn’t for me.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simons C. 5 years ago on Google • 156 reviews
    Absolutely outstanding. The food and wine was amazing and the price superb.

  • 5/5 Ester V. 5 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    El menjar és espectacular i l’experiència és molt bona. Tot genial.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alexander A. 2 years ago on Google • 3 reviews
    I first came to Follia in 2012 and on my return to Barcelona I decided to pop in again. To my surprise the daughter of the owner had opened up her own part of the restaurant alongside two chefs she’d brought with her from her time spent in the basque country at San Sebastian’s ‘Mugaritz’. I decided to try her spot as opposed to the upstairs section and I must admit that I was blown away. The spot feels young and fresh with three young, passionate creators at the wheel. I use the word ‘creators’ as that’s exactly what They did for us all night long; create. They created an ambience of which sits snug between new and old, warm and cold, dream and life. I felt like I’d stepped foot into a dream I’d Already lived and was grateful to bé back There again. Gianmarco was in charge of our table and he walked us through each dish with a smile and know-how. They created not only an incredible and to the bone menú, but a show to watch at the same time. The kitchen is in clear view, subtly open-planned allowing full vision of what is going on. Behind the scenes, in front of your very eyes. Team-work, communication and passion on tap. Marvellous. Alatz’s chorizo and the trinxat melted away in my mouth. Kudos to Fran, Gianmarco and Alatz whom helped me in a more than acceptable level of English, enjoy this experience to it’s fullest. I’m very excited to return in a year or so to see how they’re getting on.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Brandon E. 8 years ago on Google • 123 reviews
    Delicious and thoughtfully prepared food, nice ambiance, and great service. Highly recommended.

  • 3/5 Santi C. 5 years ago on Google • 108 reviews
    IMHO this restaurant serves excellent food but it is really overpriced. If you can afford +120€ per person, just go to Barcelona instead.

  • 5/5 Ester Salamero N. 3 months ago on Google • 69 reviews New
    Menjar de qualitat, molt bona atenció i ambient molt agradable. Repetirem, ens va encantar!

  • 5/5 S G. 1 year ago on Google • 56 reviews
    I can't comment on the price at all since we were here for a group dinner, but we had a very delicious selection of tapas as starters, followed by a fish course, meat course and a dessert. Portion sizes were reasonable and service was great given the size of our group. The only downside was the lack of soundproofing in the room we were in (under the roof), which made conversation challenging at times.

  • 4/5 Olga M. 5 months ago on Google • 25 reviews
    Al darrer divendres es va cel·lebrar les noces de la nostra neboda Tot perfecte, aperitiu, barra oberta de refrescos i no refrescos, sopar una meravella o però... una errada prou important i que em vva desensisar; no sé quina averia tenien però 4 banys que jo vaig veure 2 no funcionaven i srmbla ser que ja de bon matí; com por ser que primer servint dinars i després amb dos esdeveniment que comporten molta gent no s'hagi contectat amb un servei d'urgències per arreglar l'averia? I ja no diguem la neteja, cert és que hi ha personetes que no són gaire pulides... però com ja se sap, que menys que reforçar la neteja Jo malalta de càncer de colon amb dispositiu per l'estoma, necessito que els banys estiguin nets i que per tanta gent sempre hi hagi de disponibles, puc esperar-me però no tant com aquella tarda nit Aquesta situació va fer que hagués de marxar de la festa molt abans, ni tans sols vaig poder veure al primer vall dels nuvis (Helena Mir i Joan)

  • 5/5 Conceptuar .. 4 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    Excelente restaurante una goya a las afueras de Barcelona!


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