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Barca 18

225 Park Ave. S., New York, NY, 10003
near 18th St.
212-533-2500

5.5 "Mixed Reviews"
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50% Would you go back?
50% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
0% Would you go on business?
50% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.0
Service: 5.5
Décor: 8.5
Value: 6.0
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Beautiful place; tasteless food

Enricolon from 11222 | Posted on 1/9/06

Overall Rating: 4 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 3
Service: 4
Décor: 10
Value: 4

The space is beautiful, but the food lacked everything, the taste, the presentation was all very bad. The menu was very limited, staff was not very knowledgeable. Totally overpriced and overrated on other websites, I would not go back.

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Color me somewhat disenchanted

focaccia9 | Posted on 12/10/05

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 9
Service: 7
Décor: 7
Value: 8

A friend and I decided to try this place for a nice, relaxed weeknight dinner. The place was packed. The wait was 20-30 mins. and the stiff but polite girl at the front desk told us to grab a drink at the bar. After fighting to get the bartender's attention and then ordering my drink, I waited and WAITED while the guy nonchalantly walked around helping others, dried glasses and rung up tabs. I couldn't believe it! I FINALLY got my drink but not w/o setting a tense mood for the night. Thankfully our server was more attentive and kind and the tapas 90% excellent. The salt cod fritters were to die--soft & flavorful but not overly breaded. The spicy potatoes were crisp and meaty, with a nice, spicy aioli. Rare seared tuna in a sardine can was a cute novelty and quite tasty but the spanish omelet was bland and uninteresting. The space itself is cavernous, with as many round tables and cafeteria-style wooden bench seating as they can possibly fit. The crowd was an annoying mix of yuppies, corporate expense-accounters, fashion-plate-never-bes and tourists. Overall, an okay experience.

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