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La Rita is one of my very favorite lunchtime restaurants. I really enjoy taking visiting friends there. To English eyes it looks very formal with white linen tablecloths and napkins, big white china plates and uniformed staff. It’s a great spot for long, chatty lunches.
For just Euro 8.90 (inc. tax) you can enjoy a really good three-course lunch served with bread, water and wine. There’s always a good choice – for example, arroz negro (rice cooked in squid ink) as a starter followed with grilled chicken and green pepper. And there are always a few choices for vegetarians – pumpkin soup in the winter or chilled gazpacho in the summer, and lovely big salads and omelettes.
The desserts here – the chocolate profiteroles for example – are very good.
The service is good – efficient and friendly. It’s very popular with local office workers so get there early to avoid the long lines. When you first arrive don’t be shy to squeeze yourself to the front of the line and let them know you need a table – often the people in front of you will be waiting for a table for six or more.
For visitors, it’s a great location, just 200 meters off the Paseo de Gracia. ¡Buen provecho!
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La Rita | Restaurants (Spanish/Catalan) | Daily menu € 8.90
C/Aragó 279 | Eixample | +34934872376
13:00 – 16:00 & 20:00 – 23:30 daily
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Thanks for the recommendation! We arrived at 12:40pm on a Friday and were the first in a long line of people waiting to get in at 1:00pm. Great value, nice interior, friendly staff; wish my 4-year old would have behaved better.
We arrived here at 15.40 on a Saturday and were told it was closed. We were gutted as the place looked fab, really bustling and the food looked excellent. Ran out of time to go back there but it will be on our list the next time we visit. But just be aware the place ends lunch service at 15.30
Sorry to hear of your experience Heather. You’re right, the place is ‘fab’. I checked with the staff and they tell me they close at 4pm, and I checked with the website and it says they close at 15:45. I suppose being Saturday when you visited maybe the staff wanted to get wrapped up early.