El Foro

Just had coffee outside at late morning. Nothing to write home about. Service was pretty slow. Location was convenient for where we were going.

Let me start by saying that my husband is a picky eater… We randomly came across this restaurant on an evening stroll for dinner. The atmosphere was inviting and since it was a little chilly for us, we chose a table inside. Every off-​white stained plank table is a canvas for whimsical hand sketches/​paintings of food-​related items. There was music in a club downstairs that provides nice background without being too loud. The cabinet showing the delicious-​looking meats indicated that they want to be know for their steaks, but we chose four appetizers, as that was what we were looking for. EVERY bite was delicious, starting with the bread with a perfectly seasoned olive oil. We ordered Avocado stuffed with shrimp and «pico de gallo,» (even though I hate cilantro and am afraid of pico de gallo, I even loved that!), Fried Artichokes, (who’d ever dreamed how delicious that would be?), Figs stuffed with fresh cheese and chives, wrapped in bacon with spinach background, (a lovely «sweet» bite), and scallops wrapped in bacon with mint cream and grilled endive (the mint was a new twist for us-​wonderful!). For dessert we had chocolate chunk ice cream and tiramisu, both heavenly! With two bottles of water and two glasses of house red wine, our bill was 41,90 EU. We will be coming back!

Four stars– BUT ONLY because the emanadas were the best we had in all of spain. The pizza ranks as one of the worst i’ve ever had… Would rather have microwave pizza any day. Veal was below average.

The food is OK (not great, just OK). And the place is nice but… I will never go there again. Because of the tricks…
You will have to pay for everything! Yep, this is normal if you order it… But they will give you some bread with olive oil… during the time when you wait for your order. It seems like this is a kind of compliment (because they are slow… and they are!) but it is not a compliment… You will have to pay for this at the end and the price is per person.
These tricks are so stupid…

Good looking restaurant and some quality meat. Good size too

I went to this restaurant on a Sunday afternoon with a group of 8 and though we were immediately sat at a large round table in the middle of a lovely, strange space, we all left extremely disappointed because of the length of time we waited for our food. We entered the restaurant at a regular time to eat and the place was not at all full. Yet we waited a while (10 – 15 minutes) for a server to take our drink orders and when we finally put in our food orders (appetizers to share and an entrée for each), we ended up waiting literally 1.5 hours for our appetizers and another 45 mintues for the entrees. What was most bizarre is no one from the restaurant came to explain why the wait was so long or offered anything (like a tapa or a free drink) to appease our frustration. When the food finally came out of the kitchen, everything was pretty tasty, but not at all worth the 2 – 3 hour wait. I hope this was an atypical day at El Foro.

A much appreciated restaurant for a sit down meal after lots of tapas bars. Staff were very accommodating, the space was large but felt intimate, and the food was good, including a shared fondue and roasted vegetable salad and gnocchi. Just on the edge of Bari Born, so you can head to a great neighborhood for bar hopping or sight seeing before or after eating.

The picture they have on here doesn’t do the restaurant any justice. Go to their website. It’s a really nice, cozy restaurant that feels like home (somehow). Ample of space between tables so you can have your intimate dinner/​conversation. The food was great, too! It was a couple of blocks from the flat where I was staying and I would have gone here for my lunch every day (if I was not all over Barcelona during the day).
Will definitely go back.

¿Qué es lo qué pretendes en un restaurante argentino? Comer carne. Mucha carne. Pues en el Foro se puede, y muy rica. También está muy rico el chimichurri… con pan. Y venga a untar pan con chimichurri… Claro, es lo primero que te dejan en la mesa, pan y chumichurri. Y si llegas con hambre, le das al chimichurri que es un gusto. Menuda palabrita: chimichurri, chimichurri, chimichurri, chimichurri… Si lo dices muchas veces seguidas, ya no sabes lo que dices.
Hablábamos del Foro. Un restaurante agradable con unos precios más que asequibles. Sobretodo al mediodía. Hay menús a precios de crisis. Está lleno de argentinos (buena señal) y muchos turistas que pasean por el Born.

¿Conoces muchos lugares donde te sirvan un entrecot en un menú de mediodía? Yo tampoco. Por eso empecé a frecuentar El Foro cuando trabajaba por la zona del Born (zona en la que es muy fácil que con un aspecto de modernillo, te la acaben dando con queso…). Se trata de un restaurante donde puedes comer una estupenda carne argentina y buena pasta y pizzas italianas, y que intenta mantener una cierta actividad cultural y artística: cada mes el salón principal acoge distintas exposiciones y no es raro que coloquen también esculturas. El local, que pretende ser algo así como un bistrot francés, ofrece salones para grupos que muy a menudo están llenos y es que la relación calidad/​precio es excepcional: sólo os diré que encontráis menús a partir de 8,5 €. ¡A ver quién da más por menos!

Una vez un amigo tuvo una cena de trabajo y fue a El Foro. Me contó que le gustó. Así es como un domingo cualquiera quedamos para salir a almorzar allí. Caminamos por calle Princesa y dijimos vamos por unas milanesas. ¡Venga va! Los domingos siempre han sido días un poco raros, se agudiza un poco la «extrañitis» o se percibe un poco más la distancia, quizás. No sé muy bien cómo es. Pero bue, ese ruido de copas y platos al mejor estilo domingo en familia, por ahí se extraña. Todo no se puede. Uno elige donde estar. Llegamos a El Foro, nos sentamos en las típicas sillas de bar y con un poco de nostalgia dijimos, dos milanesas «si us plau,» Almorzar allí es como sentirnos un poco como en casa. Al mediodía da el sol y eso sienta muy bien. Puedes probar entrecot y/​o bife de chorizo con una rica ensalada. Durante la semana hay un menú laborable de 7.50 euros. No le digas a nadie pero las milanesas de mi madre siempre serán las más ricas de todo este universo. ¡Shhhhhh! Igual, date una vuelta y prueba estas milanesas. Voilà!

Argentine et Italie
Ces deux pays sont réunis pour le meilleur de nos papilles, excelletnes pâtes fraiches, une bonne cave avec d’excellents vins argentins, italiens ou espagnols. Spleindide atmosphère quand on a la chance d’écouter en live du tango ou du jazz. On peut excellement manger pour 25 euros.

El Foro
Très bon restaurant, que ce soit du point de vue restaurant, décor et service. Aussi, n’oubliez pas de tester la sangria, elle y est délicieuse.