Barcelona Wine Bar
$$ • Restaurant
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Fun spot with so many yummy tapas dishes and great sangria. Only negative was that we had a reservation at 8:15 and didn’t get seated until 8:52! Supposedly this happens every time for friends of mine who go there. So keep that in mind for timing! Otherwise, great spot.
Great experience eating here - our waiter perked up as soon as I mentioned celiac and immediately pointed out gf options on the menu, of which there were many - most tapas are gf and they have a separate gluten free fryer. I enjoyed the cazuela, delicata squash and homemade ricotta (with gluten free bread).
The food here is so good, and the staff are really helpful, they mark everything on the menu according to your requirements. There is a wide range of gluten free options, as well as dairy free and vegetarian. They also bring bread and olive oil for the table and make sure there is separate gluten free bread and separate oil to avoid cross contamination. I've been a few times now and always feel well looked after there!
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Had an absolutely incredible time! So much of the menu was gluten-free and the waiter walked me through what was safe. The waiter ALSO was GF and mentioned the dedicated fryer before I even asked. They had GF bread, and we were brought out dessert and a GF version of the waiter’s fav tapa, for free!! Couldn’t recommend this place more, usually I’m stressed about sharing plates as someone GF eating with non-GF friends, but this was so so easy, atmospheric, and fun!
Server came over and marked up the entire menu for me! Only about 3or 4 items I could not eat. Outstanding dishes and great Spanish food. They have great GF bread brought to table upon request
Barcelona is a great restaurant for those of us that have celiac disease. We had not been there since before the pandemic. Almost all the tapas, and main dishes can be gluten free or modified to be GF. A bit pricey, but great experience, great atmosphere, great service. The manager Brandon literally marked up the menu to let me know what was safe. Gracias Brandon!!!
Plenty of GF options. Unfortunately, the menu isn’t marked, the employees mark what isn’t GF, which leaves room for error/mistake. Besides that, it felt pretty safe. Some dishes are better than others
It was really good and I was really worried cos of how chaotic (in a good way) it is in there but didn’t get sick
Great service. Great food. Waiter marked all the food they could make gluten free which was most of the menu. Patatas bravas, grilled octopus, chicken, chorizos, all were spectacular!
Server marked all menu items that were gf (which was most), separate gluten free bread and dipping plate, and ensured they were gluten free when delivering to the table! Would absolutely recommend
Waiter marked foods, brought out gf bread and separate dipping dishes. Really great food and service, highly recommend!
Waiter marked menu with items that were gluten free, and those that could be altered to be gluten free. Also had free gluten free bread, which is always great. Amazing restaurant!
It was delishious and the server marked all of the gluten free items. They were very knowledgable about celiac disease and cross contamination. Highly recommend this place!
This place was amazing about my gluten intolerance. The server literally took my menu and marked up what was gluten free, and what could be made gluten free. It was so amazing. Food was so great too.
The waitress brought out a menu marked up by the chef of which items I could/couldn’t eat based on not being able to have gluten or soy. They were really accommodating and the food was great!
The menu is not marked gluten free, but the server will circle everything Gluten Free. The Staff was very knowledgeable about the menu and our server knew the difference between Celiac and Gluten sensitive. We ordered several tappas for the table and split Paella. We had Flan and a chocolate almond cake for dessert.
Great GF experience. As a celiac, it’s rare to go to a restaurant and not feel like you’re getting a different meal than everyone else. Like another person posted, they wrote on the menu exactly when I could have it was most of the menu! I LOVED both the gambas (shrimp) and the chicken thigh. The eggplant Caponata was a bit too sweet for my taste, but it was still good. Also, they gave me gluten-free bread for free, but it tasted like Udi’s not homemade so I didn’t eat much of it. Can’t wait to go back and try the other items.
Server was excellent and considerate. Robust menu with many gluten free options that the server takes the time to personally review with you. Everything we ordered was delicious, and the food came out very quickly. Highly recommend this place gluten free or not.
The best dining experience for a person with celiac. The servers are all extremely knowledgeable, circle all things on the menu that you can have (which are most things), have a dedicated GF fryer and toaster, and offer GF bread for free! The absolute best
Absolutely delicious. Plan for 2ish plates per person. The waiter was extremely knowledgeable and marked my (paper) menu right away with what was available gluten free as is and what could be modified. Fantastic atmosphere, great patio in the summer, extensive and delicious menu and wine list. Don’t skip the flan for dessert :)
The best food and greatest service I have ever had! Right off the bat, our waitress asked if we had any allergies and I said gf. She marked the whole menu with what was gluten free and it was almost everything. She brought out gluten free bread and oil. Very knowledgeable about the menu items and how to make them gluten free. The food was incredible and at the end she gifted us a gf chocolate cake. Amazing service and incredible gluten free food.
We talked to one of the chefs and told him how amazing our experience was with being gluten free. He informed us that they take allergies very seriously and have 2 designated fryers and a separate preparation area for gluten free.
We got the patatas bravas, the aperitivo board, and the white sangria. We split it all 4 ways and we were stuffed at the end!
They mark the menu for you, most items are naturally gf and have gf bread for dipping
The waiter was amazing. Very knowledgeable about the menu. Brought me my own GF bread and oil. Even brought me a GF dessert to end the night. Absolutely going back
My 11 year son has celiac and we were worried he wouldn’t find anything he liked here, but the menu was great and there are plenty of GF options. They didn’t even up charge us for the GF bread. And the waiter checked to see if cross contamination was ok. When we said no, he was totally fine with it.
Although they do not have a gluten free menu. Upon sitting down the server asked if anyone had allergies and proceeded to say he was going to cross off the items in the menu that are gluten free, could be made gluten free, and were not gluten free. The food was great with so many choices.
This is my favorite restaurant. They don’t have a separate gluten free menu but our waitress asked us if you have an allergy right away and our waitress marked up the menu about both my allergies (gluten and soy) would highly recommend and the food is unbelievable
I can’t believe I haven’t been to one of these restaurants before! The waitstaff were super attentive and knew exactly what to do. The gluten free bread was just toast lol but everything else had very interesting flavors. Most of the menu can be made gluten free so you get to try many things! At one point they brought us a dish and a minute later came back to swap it out as they realized it hadn’t been cooked separately for me- thankfully I didn’t dig in yet. Mistakes happen in a busy restaurant with many dishes being served at a time, they handled it well, but definitely still a small risk here. Would definitely return though!
I really love this place. They have loads of gluten free options, and everything I’ve tried so far has been excellent. The waiters are all well educated on allergies and will mark up the menu with everything you can and cannot get (and indicate any necessary substitutions). I’ve been here several times and never had an issue!!
staff was very knowledgable and brought out the GF marked menu. i did not get sick and the food was great !!! fantastic atmosphere and lots of options. will be returning!
They can make a lot of the tapas celiac safe and all the paella. GF bread was a disappointment, it always is when you see the regular bread being thick and crusty and delicious and we get a slide of udis :/ it was still a nice dinner though.
Excellent food and service. Our waitress marked everything down that was GF and the food was phenomenal. The GF bread was some of the best I’ve ever had. Highly recommend.
Friendly servers mark everything on the menu that is or can be prepared GF. Most of the menu is available GF. The flavors in each dish are fantastic. The mussels with GF bread and Chorizo with sweet & sour figs are must haves!
The table next to us had one person needing GF and one needing DF. The server marked up two menus to show what was safe for both and made it an excellent experience for them too.
The food was amazing and they label your menu with what is gluten free and what is not
Felt very safe. Our waiter marked up my menu to show what was GF versus what things could be modified. Looking forward to coming back for more!
Great experience eating here, always! Have never been sick and eaten here (and Brookline location) quite a lot. No GF menu but they mark it for you and they are friendly about it.
My server went through all my selections to verify lack of gluten. She offered gluten free bread for the pan de tomate to make it safe for me. For items that came with regular bread for other diners at my table, the bread was served separately to avoid contamination. The food was so flavorful and very reasonably priced. It was an enjoyable evening, I felt like the staff was happily working with me to keep me safe, and I had no symptoms afterward.
Many gluten free options! Waitress marked up my menu to show me what was gluten and dairy free. Food was delicious and felt fine after eating a variety of dishes!
Great food, no signs of being glutened. Very aware of their menus
So good! Almost everything was gf. The tapas were very delicious and filling. Not as crazy expensive as I would have thought. Wine cheaper here than other places.
Absolutely love this place, have eaten here many times with no issues. They mark up the menu for you and are very clear and careful. Offer GF bread, though it’s nothing special. Lots of options!
I had such a positive experience here - the server marked on the menu exactly what I could have/what could be accommodated for GF. The food was amazing. Best part? I didn’t get glutened!!
The staff was extremely helpful in pointing out the gluten free options and they were a lot of choices! Great meal and staff
They have a GF fryer. Since it’s tapas and we (party of 4) order a ton of food I was hoping that when each dish was brought out, the runner would announce if it was GF or not but that didn’t happen. They brought out the mussels with slices of bread right on top. The manager then came over and was very apologetic. I do wish the entire operation had better communication practices. Food was delish as always.
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Always a fun place! They are normally very knowledgeable of allergies and will take your menu and mark it up based on what you can / cannot have — did not happen this time, but still were accommodating!
In our party we had dairy, gluten, and tree nut allergies. We were able to (with letting our server know restrictions) get patatas bravas (always amazing!), fig and chorizo (most incredible!), the Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, and chicken paella (half serving size - enough for 3 with other tapas).
The paella was not that good — 2 of the people in the party did not eat it, so I would recommend searching for other options.
Overall, really good place. Be sure to have a reservation always and make one EARLY. People WITH reservations were still waiting to be seated after 40 mins due to back up. We made ours for 6 on a Monday night and were safe from that, but by 6:45/7, it started to get crazy.
Knowledgable staff, lots of great GF options, very tasty food.
Place itself has such a nice vibe, great decor, fun place to spend an evening. Cocktails interesting and very tasty.
The paella was disappointing, but it is hard to find someone who knows how to make paella properly outside of Spain. These folks make it in the oven apparently which is a crime publishable by death in Spain. GF bread also a little lackluster but what ya gonna do.
Great experience! I am celiac and was reassured by our waiter, Derrick, that they had many safe options. I think all but two dishes could be made gf. They have a dedicated fryer! We had gambas al ajillo, patatas bravas, fig and pork and a paella. Everything was delicious!!! The atmosphere was so fun. With a packed place, the plates came out pretty quickly. The owner stopped by to see how our meal was and I was able to thank him for the great gluten free meal!! Make a reservation and experience this gem for yourself!
Amazing service! Handled celiacs and cross contamination perfectly
