Egipte Ramblas

Eating on an über-​touristy street like La Rambla is something I try to avoid in pretty much any city in the world. However, after a late morning visit to La Boqueria market (which was awesome), my wife and I were starving for lunch. We planned on Pinotxo, but they were closed for renovation… thoughtless of them! :(So, lacking a Unilocal restaurant idea, we started to… just…look around for a random place to sit down to eat. Aaack! How un-​Yelpy of me.
Not only is Egipte on a tourist street, but there was an aggressive woman out front hawking for business. That’s also usually also a red flag for me. So running short on time and long on hunger, we succumbed to her pitches and sat down for lunch.
The good news is that I have no bad news to report. The beer was cold, the food was good and the service was prompt. I initially was enticed by the menu del dia, but we decided on tapas instead, which were fine. I recall enjoying the Ensalada Rusa, but my wife didn’t like the mayo. We ordered carefully and I recall that this was one of our least expensive meals in BCN. So if you find yourself near La Boqueria and looking to sit down for a reasonably quiet lunch, Egipte is a solid choice.

Excellent Paella, must try!

As we were at La Rambla around late noon and realized that we actualy didnt have lunch yet, we decided to try out ‘Egipte’ as suggested by my Travel Book. We gave it a try since it was easy to find anyway: D
The Venue is quite small at least seen from the entrance, but homey. We walked in passing the Tapas Bar and some tiny tables and went up stairs. Its rustically furnished with old drawings (noticed some places in Germany!) matched to the age of the building itself.
Now about the food! Overall I was satisfied with the dishes, nothing surprising except the taste n presentation of their desserts! Very flattering indeed. Too bad didnt manage to take a pretty shot. :s
As it isnt marked as a high end Resto (around 15 Bucks for a complete menu), we were more than happy to get the bill and leave this place with a bright smile to the english speaking waiter who was very helpfull and friendly.

Recuerdos inundan mi mente…
El Egipte es un muy buen restaurante de Barcelona. Céntrico a mas no poder, relativamente económico y con un buen menú. La comida es excelente, el ambiente, elegante. Te permite abstraerte de todo durante la comida y el rato que estés allí.
Sin duda, una experiencia ineludible.
Mi recomendación personal: el lugar esta muy pero que muy bien. Únicamente una cosa puede mejorarlo: la compañía que lleves. Personalmente, es un sitio ideal para ir con tu pareja o con alguien con quien quieras pasar un rato intimo rodeado de un ambiente elegante. Yo lo hago y funciona.

Das Egipte war im Marco Polo Reiseführer erwähnte und es ist auf der La Rambla in Barcelona schnell gefunden. Typische spanische Gerichte wie Tapas und Paella werden dort angeboten.
Wir wählten 2 Menüs mit Vorspeise, Hauptgang und Nachtisch.
Der Kellner war freundlich und sprach auch gut englisch.
Das Essen war dann leider eher Durchschnitt. Sowohl optisch auch als geschmacklich konnte es mich nicht überzeugen.
Mit 15 Euro für das Menü war es zum Glück sehr preiswert und somit auch ganz ok.