I had dinner here with a friend a few weeks ago.. We thought this was one of the worst restaurants we have ever eaten in ever!! The service was terrible.. I found nasty things in my salad..

I would never go back.

La paella scotta che sapeva di dado, il granchio di dubbio aspetto,i piatti scambiati tra un tavolo e l'altro, e il pessimo servizio secondo voi sono degni di uno dei migliori ristoranti di pesce della città? Alla modica cifra 233 euro in 4?
Assolutamente sconsigliato....

After reading the reviews on Barcelona.com, we decided to try this restaurant last week.

We both had a starter and main course and while the food was nice, the portions were small. I had cod as the main course - 3 small pieces served with a spoonful of white beans. Our waitress was quite surly and acted as if she wished she was anywhere but serving customers in, what is supposed to be, quite an upmarket restaurant.

At 120 Euro for two of us it certainly wasn't a cheap evening and we left feeling slightly hungry and that we certainly hadn't had value for money.

We since found another restaurant only 5 minutes away where we enjoyed an excellent fish meal at a fraction of the price.

My opinion is that Can Majo is an over-rated disappointment.

just had a lovely meal in the can mojo ate out alot in both barcelona and in the south of France and was really an enjoyable experience the food was great the atmosphere matched and continued on into the night.

Este restaurante tiene buena pinta

Effectivement excellent restaurant de poisson avec accueil sympathiqe .Prix abordables et service un peu brouillon mais décontracté . Salle et terrasse agréables .Sans doute dans plusieurs guides étrangers .
A recommander

I found this restraunt very good and one of the best seafod places yet!

J'en ai jamais mangé d'aussi bon, pourtant dieu sait que j'en ai testé des risotos au homard !

Simply the best fish restaurant we have been to and consistently so,family run,food and service superb.Beats the Drum and Monkey by a long shot and we think the Drum is great.Every time we visit Barcelona we have at least one meal at Can Majo, but always Sunday Lunch , just to watch the enjoyment of family eating out in Spain , something we seem to have lost,amongst other things, in the UK.If you are looking for a true spanish experience with food book sunday Lunch at this restaurant, you will not be dissapointed.

Just had lunch with 2 small toddlers this week-end at Can Majo and the restaurant staff was extremely accomodating and the food was also top league!

We actually had not booked but were willing to eat early (1:30pm on a Sunday) so we got a table which was not booked until 3:30pm.

We got a large table for 6 (we were 4 adults each with a toddler) on the terrace (highly recommend on a sunny day as inside of restaurant feels quite dark for lunch) and the service was attentive and friendly.

Paella, suquet, zarzuela, octopus galician style.... everything was delicious. We did not order desert as we had eaten enough but they looked really great.

Would definitely go back next time I am in Barcelona!

I have been living here on and off for 3 years and I am quite a foodie. I am on a mission to find the best places to eat in Barcelona and have had some incredible meals. Although perhaps weekend dining is not supposed to be the best time I love a traditional sunday lunch. A roast in England or paella in Spain and I have never had better paellas than in Can Majo. Some people below said tasteless and without much fish...I have eaten there over 20 times and I cannot understand what an earth you are talking about. Its taste overload and sometimes I wish there was more rice to fish. I presume you like the heavy safron coloured mixtas from touirist restaurants with lots of lemon and alioli. From the shellfish starters, chipirones, excellent fresh cut jambon to the excellent paella, fideos, suquet to the chocolate coulant (order extra vanilla ice scream), it ticks all the boxes. It is delicious food.

People have compained about it being a tourist trap and bad service. In actual fact nothing could be further from the truth as you generally have to book there and it doesn't take the passing trade (like all of the others in the location). They have many regulars and perhaps they sometimes are very busy and are not overly friendly top the passing tourist trade but all I can say is it is a very firendly family run restaurant but at peak times on weekend in any restaurant in Barcelona you have to go with the flow a bit and wait your turn.

13 Euros for paella is very reasonable but of course as in any good restaurant you can splurge on the picar picar and lobster and wines etc.

You will spend almost as much in any of the others but thye food is not in the same league. Everyone who lives in Barcelona knows that Can Majo is the place for paella. I challenge any visitor to recommend anything as good (maybe Els Pescadors!). If you want paella in Bracelona go here. If you don't like it I'd almost be prepared to give you your money back myself!

Merci de nous avoir fait découvrir ce restaurant.. superbe terrasse, superbe cuisine.. Can Majo va devenir notre bon plan de retour à Barcelone... merci!

During on four day visit to Barcelona we had lunch at Can Majo twice.

The seafood platters were amazing. They come in two parts, the cold seafood is served as your entree, and then the warm seafood is served as your main.

The Can Majo style Lobster delicious, as was the Fideua (which is basically paella that has noodles instead of rice).

The staff were very friendly and helpful. I would definetly return to Can Majo next time I am in Barcelona.

I'm quite surprised by some of the reviews below, as we were some of the only "tourists" eating there, it was packed with locals. But I do agree that they people selling flowers and playing music can be very annoying, but they got the message with a very firm no!

Went on a suggestion. Found the food merely edible. They didn't want to seat me despite a reservation. Service was incredibly poor despite my attempts to be friendly. I got a lot of rice in my Paella, but not a lot of seafood or flavor. Way overpriced. Ordered a crepe dessert that is supposed to have hot chocolate - it was cold. so was the crepe (obviously not made to order). Ordered Cafe. Never arrived. Was charged for it. Had to ask for the check twice. Need I add the wandering musicians begging for money were incredibly annoying? I had better service at a 20 euro tapas bar. GO elsewhere. This place may have once been a great place, but it screams tourist trap now.

i have been living in barcelona for a few months and this is the best paella and seafood i have had to date. the service was very nice and friendly, also try the cava!

I have recently eaten at this restaurant when I was in the mood for fish.
When I took my first bite of lobster, I immediately went to heaven

well.. perfect restaurant for me.. try rice and lobster.. you will not forget it..

Wow, I have seen very mixed reviews of this restaurant. I found the experience very average. The food was acceptable, but not great. The service was not particularly good either. It is in a decent location, but many other comparable restaurants are located very close. Why this restaurant gets more recognition, I am not sure. In sum, you can find much better in Barcelona. The price of this restaurant combined with the average food prevent me from making a positive recommendation.

A very overrated restaurant.

Service not so good for such an expensive restaurant. The food was poor and tasteless. It’s better to visit a fast food bar instead of give away money. You will receive a better meal at that type of food place.

Great sunny terrasse.. We enjoyed every plates at Can Majo.. rices are just the best on town! Thank you for the tip!! Frank from London

Just a great place.. If you chose only one restaurant Can Majo is The one!!
They are right.. the lobster paella is one of my best souvenir from Barcelona !! a bit expensive .. for your best friends only..