Fonda Gaig

Fonda Gaig is one of the nicest restaurants I have been to in Barcelona.  My parents treated me and my sister to a dinner here on the American Thanksgiving holiday, and although it wasn’t traditional turkey, stuffing, and sweet potatoes, it was mouth-watering all the same.  The restaurant was chic and clean cut.  It attracted a fairly older crowd and was more expensive than most of the restaurants my friends and I have gone to in Barcelona.  I started with patatas bravas, which came with the scrumptious customary red and white sauces.  This was followed by a steak fillet which was one of the best I’ve ever had.  My family got an assortment of pasta, fish, and duck, along with a variety of different appetizers, as well.  We all shared plates and thoroughly enjoyed the restaurant.  Great service, great cuisine, great atmosphere.  The waiters were polite, and although spoke very little English, and m family speaks very little Spanish, it was definitely more an authentic-feeling dinner.  Something that was particularly great about this restaurant is that they had a smoking and non-smoking section.  In general I have found in Spain that restaurants tend to be uniform in their allowance of smoking at meals.  While I don’t mind whether other people smoke, if the person sitting at the table next to me decides to smoke, it sometimes puts a damper on the enjoyment of my food.  At Fonda Gaig, the fancy vibe and clean cut atmosphere were complemented by separating smokers and non-smokers, which was appreciated on my end.