Cata 1.81

Cata 1.81

Barcelona'

In a food-centric city like Barcelona, my cousins and I have decided to check out Santi Olivella's Cata 1.81, Located in the Eixample district in Barcelona, Cata 1.81 is known as THE place for Catalan food and a pioneer of modern tapas.

The main dining room is white with bright orange accents. 

Recommended by our server, we all selected a 

We made reservation for 9  several weeks in advance and we got seated in the back of the restaurant, behind the kitchen in their wine cellar room.  Surrounded by shelves of fine wines, we were treated like VIPs. 

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Recommended by our server, we all went for a tapas tasting menu with 7 tapas and 2 desserts. 

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We love how every table is carved out in the center to create this sturdy well for wine bottles, floral arrangements and the bread basket.  Genius!

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Ravioli with cod, humus, mushrooms and tomato

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Marinated Salmon, eggplant puree and radishes coal

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Anchovies from Cantabrico and bread with tomato

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Roast beef sandwich (I Love New York)

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Grill Iberian pork with mashed potato

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Morel mushroom risotto

Our least favorite dish of the night.  It tasted like mushroom Chinese porridge.  The flavors were mild and not very innovative. 

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Small hamburger with bbq sauce and egg with a side of fried potatoes

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Chocolate coolant (After Eight) with passion fruit ice cream

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Crunchy balls chocolate and salt

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Highly quality selection of wine and excellent tapas.  Great service and good wines, truly a modern twist to Spanish tapas. 

Food: ★★★★☆

Service: ★★★★☆

Ambiance: ★★★★☆

Presentation: ★★★★☆