Vinitus
📍Location: Barcelona, Spain
This is a restaurant that specializes in Spanish tapas. If you open a map, you'll find tapas restaurants all over Spain, and each one has high ratings, so you can't go wrong with whichever you choose. This time, I picked Vinitus, which has been highly recommended multiple times on Xiaohongshu. Besides locals, I also saw quite a few Asian faces there.
Business is very good during lunch on weekdays, but the turnover rate is quite high, so you just have to wait a bit for a table. The lighting inside is set a bit dim, creating an atmospheric dining experience.
When in Spain, you obviously have to order the famous fruit wine, Sangria. As soon as we sat down, we ordered a pitcher 🤪. You can choose between red wine 🍷 or white wine 🥂 for the base, and either a half bottle or a full bottle. We chose half a bottle of red wine 🍷, and while the alcohol content was quite strong, I found the sweetness a bit lacking for my taste as I prefer it sweeter. However, it was still enjoyable.
For tapas, we selected some recommended dishes from the internet, with detailed impressions written on the images. My personal favorites were:
⭐️ Grilled bamboo fungus
⭐️ Garlic shrimp
⭐️ Galician-style octopus
⭐️ Grilled asparagus and mushrooms
The seafood was very fresh and delicious, and the seasoning suited our taste. These dishes can be safely ordered. However, some dishes I was looking forward to that were highly praised online turned out to be quite average, such as:
- Honey cod
- Foie gras filet mignon
- Padrón pepper filet mignon
I found the cod too sweet and greasy, which was highly recommended online, but personally, I didn’t like it very much. The foie gras was truly excellent, but the filet was too rare 🥲—with too much blood, making it tough to chew. The filet mignon with Padrón peppers had the same issue; it was such a waste of good meat, and halfway through, I really wanted to ask if I could take it back to heat it up.
These two dishes might be a matter of personal preference, or maybe the chef was new that day… so I remain cautious about it, and if you’re curious, you can still give them a try.
The one dish I absolutely do not recommend ❌ is the fried eggplant and sweet potato chips 🍆🍠. It had a very strong oily taste and was greasy, with strange seasoning, and we ended up not finishing it, so please avoid this one.
Overall, I can only say it was pretty good, and I would consider coming back. The atmosphere and environment were great, but I felt that the prices were a bit on the expensive side, and unfortunately, some of the most expensive dishes didn’t suit my taste.
As our first meal after landing, we were also eager to indulge 😂. This place is suitable for just a drink or ordering a couple of small dishes; however, if you want to have a full meal, the value for money isn't very high.
The waitstaff were very kind, but possibly due to the push for table turnover, I felt subtly rushed from ordering to settling the bill, making it hard to relax and enjoy chatting while drinking, which added a bit of pressure. This aspect has its pros and cons, so I hope this helps everyone.
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