We ate there last night and found it to be an incredible all around experince, Great food and great service

Very rude and dismissive staff and manager. Although we do not speak Spanish very well, we understand enough to know when they were making fun of us. We obviously have the means to eat at this restaurant as we are in your country spending money to eat and learn more about your culture. I did not appreciate or understand the negativity surrounding our visit to this restaurant but we will not be returning and will make sure other Americans are aware of their discriminatory attitude.

We make a point to eat @ Can Majo each time we visit Barcelona. No matter the season or time of day, every time we have visited the food has been fresh and delicious and the service impeccable. The staff is always friendly and welcoming---we will continue to patronize Can Majo.

I have been using and posting reviews on tripadvisor..I have read the reviews and plan on going in late May

Thank you for that comment. We're going next week and will report back when we have made up our own minds.

Whoever wrote this trashing of Can Majo had an agenda. I have been going there for years and have had consistently terrific meals. And I have gone there with groups, with top American chefs and foodies, people not likely to be fooled by the setting, but being in La Barceloneta, etc. This is a bad unjust review written by someone with an axe to grind!!!

I agree with the last comment. I suggest you go back to can majo and eat there again...service ok bit now great but consistently fantastic seafood. Great menu and best paella in Barcelona. Go back before you try and ruin good businesses

I think this is harsh. Did someone upset you there? I have eaten there man many times over the year and I believe still is one of the best seafood restaurants in the city. The paellas and caldosos are hard to beat still. I don´t understand the downgrade. They had a refit but the people behind it are the same and I haven´t noticed a drop in quality. I suggest you pay another visit as it seems unfair..

Cuando a pasado de los felices dias que este restaunte fue de los primeros en Barcelona cliente de mas de 20 años y me han perdido

We ate there 14 july 2011 for wife's B-day. Had an excellent meal outside on the terrace with excellent service...very surprised to see the negative standing. We had clams, cockles, prawns, lobster, a bouillabaisse, veal, cava, wine, dessert... all seafood fresh and meal delicious. Expensive...but you get what you pay for... a memorable evening...would love to go back

Ci sono andato moltissime volte, sempre trovato bene! i prezzi di poco più bassi dei ristoranti vicini.

voy muy a menudo y todo tipo de arroces están buenísimos

Pedimos dos tipos de arroces, el trabajo fue nuestro para ver cual de los dos era el MAS MALO.
Restaurante nada recomendable

el mejor caldero de arroz con bogavante que se puede comer en Barcelona siempre con la misma calidad una total garantía, 20 años de cliente.

Dans le genre 'nul à chier', 'Els Maians' (Passeig Joan de Borbo) mérite certainement une mention. Brillante variation sur le thème de la médiocrité, les qualtiés gustatives des différentes spécialités proposées (paellas brulées nageant dans l'huile, soupe de poissons rance,...) s'échelonnent de l'insipide au franchement déguelasse. Navrant !

I was here last sunday and I had croquetas/marisco (superb but perhaps too few), Boquerones (superb but too small portion), pescadito frito (fantastic, with spine and all, delicious) and Arroz a Banda con Bogavante. It was absolutely fantastic.
Remember, Bogavante is a _small_ lobster and you only get half.

But at 21 Euro I think the dish is well worth its money.
There´s other places on the beach wehere you pay almost as much but that do not come anywhere near the quality of this place.

I´m not sure why other reviews here are so negative, perhaps they changed cooks now, my food was definately worth the price.

We visited Barcelona last weekend to celebrate my wife's birthday and as always we booked into Can Majo for lunch .We always eat at Can Majo , Casa Calvet and Gaig.Having looked at the reviews of recent I was a little concerned but I needn't have been. The food was fantastic,the service exemplary and we were welcomed as locals by the staff. Looking around we could see no tourists whatsoever just local Spanish families and others enjoying their food. Along the front the restaurants were empty but Can Majo was "heaving" so it's popularity still remains and deservedly so .We left it to the restaurant to bring a selection of food and everything was exceptional including the Jose Pariente white wine.Despite the restaurant being full and people waiting outside in the cold for a table (didn't book) the servcie was excellent.THis restaurant remains in our eyes one of the best fish restaurants , and our favourite, it has great atmosphere,superb friendly service, fabulous food and a totally Spanish feel to lunch despite previous comments about becoming touristy.The only tourists in the whole four hours we were there were ourselves !!!!! Fabulous , make it a definite if you are visiting Barcelona for a real Spanish experience .

This was my second visit to this great restaurant. I made a reservation for friends and offcourse my girlfriend.

It was at the end of november, 29, and we still could sit outsite in the sun. After we get to our tables the personal came with the menu in english.

We desided to order several meals.

The drinks, wine, etc were great. The food amazing, how seafood has to taste.

We were sitting there for 2 hours relaxed, nothing came to late.

We laughed a lot with the personal

Thanks for the great time

29 november 2009 13:30 - 16:00

My partner booked a meal for us as a birthday surprise for me and although the food was fine (albeit extremely expensive for what it was), what was supposed to be a special evening for us was ruined by the bordering on offensive service. The head waiter sudeenly broke off when he was about to take our order to go and serve a bigger party, leaving us hanging in mid air, staring at each other wondering where he'd gone. When our food eventually did arrive it was shoved down on the table by the incredibly surly waiting staff. At one point I braved going to the toilets, only to be shouted at by the waitress (who had grumpily taken my order five minutes ago) as to whether I was a customer & had the right to be using them (they sure make you know how to feel special in this place). As for the toilet itself, the floor was awash with urine, probably because of the light switch had a timer on it that lasted about 20 seconds & left you very suddenly in total pitch black. Naturally, when we asked for the bill, they brought over the card machine double quick with the falsest smile you'll ever see. For the first time in her life my partner decided not to leave them anything - it was the least this overrated dump of a tourist trap deserved. I strongly advise you to avoid this place like the plague & go to any of the other infinite amount of good restaurants in Barcelona.

Glad to see Can Majo in the Strongly Avoid restaurants..This restaurant has a completely usurped reputation and it's very expensive... Too bad for its beautiful terrace...

Can Majo has changed a lot ! The worst service and a 36 Euros mariscada (seafood plate) that was worth nothing.
It has become a tourist factory. What a shame!!!. It used to be very good, but sincerely I would not recommend it anymore.

Réputation surestimé.

Vu les prix,il ont l'indécence de vous facturer un couvert, impossible d'obtenir une carafe d'eau fraîche,

Service impeccable mais lent, manger un bacalao dans une assiette froide dans ce type de restaurant est un scandale.

Un brumisateur au dessus de la couverture de terrasse ne serait pas un luxe inutile.

Assez deçu en générale.

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

Comida en Can Majó el sábado 22 de marzo: uno de los peores arroces que hemos comido nunca !! en concreto el arroz a banda con bogavante: salado, crudo y aceitoso a 20 euros la ración por persona. El bogavante, bueno.... es de risa !! minúsculo. Bueno, para llorar. Salimos de muy mal humor
Nada mereció la pena. Mejor gastaros el dinero en otra parte.
Si quereís buenos arroces en Barcelona, apostad sobre seguro: 7 Portes y seguro que muchos más. Creo que cualquier arroz de un menú de jueves seria más bueno que el que tuvimos la desgracia de tomar.

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

A dinner in february a saturday night. They took us without reservation, we order vegetable but it as so greasy and not tasty; but final we ordered rice ink and fish, and it happens that it was really heavy and as we eated it because we were angry we fall sick for 24hours and we were two.

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.

Torno di frequente a BCN, ed ogni volta non manco di tornare in questo ristorante dal look semplice, ma con una cucina veramente ben fatta. Ottimi gli arroces caldosos, il suquet, oltre ai frutti di mare freschissimi. Per chi non li conosce, da provare i percebes, brutti, ma buoni. Servizio cordiale, bello cenare in terrazza, quando il tempo lo consente, rapporto qualità prezzo soddisfacente.

Je n'ai pas de mots pour qualifier ce restaurant!Prix surfait et le summun,on y mange très mal!En entrée,j'avais prix des huitres et mon ami des moules,rien n'était frais!De plus,on pouvait chercher les moules parmi les coquilles vides ,tout cela aromatisé d'une sauce grasse tomatée au chorizo.Les plats principaux étaient encore pire!Une bouillabaisse et un ragout catalan aucune saveur,tout cela baignant dans le gras et dans deux sauces identiques,alors que c'étaient bien deux plats différents!Le serveur ne sait pas ouvrir une bouteille de vin,le service ne suit pas!Bref,je ne comprends les critiques élogieuses sur ce restaurant!Tout cela pour la modique somme de 105,26!Surtout n'y aller pas,sauf si vous avez envie de gacher votre soirée!!!!!!

The best fish retaurant I have ever been to , beats the Drum and Monkey hands down and the Drum is excellent ,even better than Palma harbour or Madeira fish restaurants.Forget the hard sell down the front at the old Olympic seafront area .
Every time we visit the city we always go for Sunday lunch as well , but book weeks in advance.
It is no surprise it is always full ........ superb food,superb and welcoming service from a family run business and a fabulous place to take in the atmosphere of Sunday family dining in Spain ( Something we seem to have lost out on in the U.K. )
If you can find a better fish restaurant please tell me.

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!

A metà settembre siamo tornati a cenare al ristorante Can Majo, che avevamo già avuto modo di apprezzare a marzo. Abbiamo potuto cenare all'aperto, proprio vicino al mare e un po' distanti dal rumore della via principale (e già questa è una grande cosa).
Possiamo confermare: la paella è davvero buona, e anche i fideuas con i frutti di mare!!!
Da provare...

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!

L' Almirall Aixada, 23 is not in Barceloneta but in the north east!.

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..