The last two restaurants that we had gone to in Barcelona
were by far two of the best ones there.
We were very lucky on the first choice as we had literally just strolled
into the restaurant without any research or reservations and had done so just
before lunch time on a weekday. We knew
nothing about this place but their menu posted outdoors, clean décor and the
fact that it was packed prior to noon hour on a weekday was what attracted us
to enter in the first place.
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| Caesar Salad with Marianated Chicken |
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| Common Salad |
The restaurant was located on a street that was parallel to
the famous Passeig de Gracia shopping street and one block east of it. Once there you will also notice a ramp going
down into the restaurant which I thought was quite unique in itself. Looking at their menu, we noticed that they
served mostly Mediterranean fusion foods.
They had a couple of lunch menus to choose from ranging from 16 to 25
Euros. We decided to go with a couple of
the 16 Euros menus as we were planning to have a fulsome meal in the evening
and didn’t want to overeat during lunch time.
There were about three to four choices to choose from in each of the
appetizer, entrée and dessert sections.
I went with the Caesar salad, the Butter Salmon and crème brulee. We also had orders of the Garden Salad, the Veal Steak with Argentinian Oregano, Pasta Philo Rolls and Cod fish on that afternoon.
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| Fresh Salmon Cooked in Butter |
While we waited, the waitress came by and gave us a few
pieces of fresh bread and butter to chew on.
As we sat there, we couldn’t help but notice what nice décor they had
and as I strolled towards the back, they actually had plenty of seats in the
back and another room to accommodate all their patrons. Despite all the extra tables, three quarters
of it was full and by the time I strolled back to my seat shortly afterwards,
people were lined up all the way outside the door.
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| Veal Steak with Argentinian Oregano Dressing |
Our food arrived and appearance wise, it had a bit of high
class look to it. The Caesar salad had
its usual crutons and romaine salad but it also had small pieces of sweet
tasting cherry tomatoes in it as well. The
dressing they used was fantastic. It was
neither fattening, thick or creamy but rather it was very light, almost
seamless and blended very well with the rest of salad. When I say seamless, I meant you could barely
see in the dressing once it was mixed in however once could still taste the
richness of it. The chicken was marinated with an unknown sauce and it was delicious. I was actually very
surprised by the overall taste as it was probably one of the purest Caesar
salads I have ever had.
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| Pasta Philo Rolls |
My butter grilled salmon arrived next and it was still
sizzling when it was set on the table. Small pieces of frisee were placed
beside it but one can tell this was going to be a great piece of salmon no
matter what. Salivating over the aroma
of the buttery salmon, I knew I could not wait to eat this piece of fish. The salmon meat itself was a little fatty and
once it was mixed with the butter it was more fatty but wow was the salmon ever
amazing!!! I couldn’t believe how good
it was. The salmon felt like it was
melting in my mouth. There were no other
words to describe the taste of such a wonderful dish. All I can say is if you go to Barcelona, you
have to go to Mixtel-la Restaurant and try for yourself.
One of my other friends had the veal and it too was very,
very good. The meat was not rough, was well marinated and nice and soft. The
soft juicy meat was mixed with the Argentinian oregano dressing which left a
bit of tingle as you ate it. A
beautifully cooked piece of meat and a dish that any meat lovers would love should
they order one from there.
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| Cod Fish |
The cod too was sizzling when it reached our table. Although the seasoning was pretty good, I
thought the buttery salmon tasted better than the cod. There was nothing wrong with the cod however
the buttery salmon was too much of a home run on that day.
The crème brulee arrived last and by tilting the bowl one
can see that the crème brulee was glazed to perfection. The middle was soft but the top was crispy
sweet. No complaints here at all as the
dessert was icing on the cake.
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| Creme Cremada |
Overall, the service was magnificent. They even gave us a complimentary drink to
have while in between entrée and dessert.
With all of this being 16 euros, one certainly got a good bang for their
dollar. I would highly recommend anyone
in Barcelona to give this place a try.
One thing to remember however is that this place is closed on
Sundays. If I ever go to Barcelona
again, I would certainly give this place a try once again. Overall, I would give this place a 4.75 out
of 5.
Mixtel-la Restaurant
Carrer de Pau Claris, 155
Barcelona Spain
933 300 303
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