Biocenter Barcelona

Biocenter Barcelona

Biocenter Barcelona

Posted on: November 30, 2011 - 11:47 am
by Admin

 
Calle Pintor Fortuny, 25
El Raval

13hrs – 23hrs Monday to Saturday
13hrs – 17hrs Sundays

Bio Center has been happily stuffing Catalonian vegetarians for over twenty-five years when the concept of vegetarianism in Barcelona was considered outlandish. These days there are plenty more options thankfully, but Bio Center is still a great little place with a good reputation and a rather lovely ambiance.

Spain loves its menu-del-dia and considering you can get a three-course meal plus accessories for not much more than the cost of a main dish the rest of the time – you will learn to love it too. If you are going to eat out in Spain, lunchtime is the best time to do so in order to take advantage of these deals as they are – mostly – only available in the afternoons.

Menu del dia

€9.95 (Monday to Friday)

€12.90 (the rest of the time)

From the moment I stuck my head through the door at Bio-Center, I was made exceptionally welcome, I thought at one point I would get hugged, have a dish named after me or offered the mayorship of my own town. Maybe they mistook me for a celebrity, life on the road has after all left me looking like Chewbacca from behind –but whatever the reason, it was hearty welcome and a welcome one at that.

The menu-del-dia on the day of my visit consisted of cream of vegetable soup, a visit to a small but freshly stocked salad bar and was followed by a main dish (plato principal) of rice, lentils, vegetables and seaweed which was good, simple and so filling, I thought of visiting the vomitarium to jettison something in order to make room for a chocolate brownie. Other options for the plato principal included zucchini (courgette in Brit-speak) quiche, seitan stew or eggplant (aubergine for the Brits) pudding, which I thought sounded quite disgusting.

This was followed by a choice of home-made desserts such as cheesecake, giant baked apples, chunks of fruity flan or natural yoghurts. Having resisted the urge to ‘bullime’, didn’t have room for any of this.

 
Calle Pintor Fortuny, 25
El Raval

13hrs – 23hrs Monday to Saturday
13hrs – 17hrs Sundays

Bio Center has been happily stuffing Catalonian vegetarians for over twenty-five years when the concept of vegetarianism in Barcelona was considered outlandish. These days there are plenty more options thankfully, but Bio Center is still a great little place with a good reputation and a rather lovely ambiance.

Spain loves its menu-del-dia and considering you can get a three-course meal plus accessories for not much more than the cost of a main dish the rest of the time – you will learn to love it too. If you are going to eat out in Spain, lunchtime is the best time to do so in order to take advantage of these deals as they are – mostly – only available in the afternoons.

Menu del dia

€9.95 (Monday to Friday)

€12.90 (the rest of the time)

From the moment I stuck my head through the door at Bio-Center, I was made exceptionally welcome, I thought at one point I would get hugged, have a dish named after me or offered the mayorship of my own town. Maybe they mistook me for a celebrity, life on the road has after all left me looking like Chewbacca from behind –but whatever the reason, it was hearty welcome and a welcome one at that.

The menu-del-dia on the day of my visit consisted of cream of vegetable soup, a visit to a small but freshly stocked salad bar and was followed by a main dish (plato principal) of rice, lentils, vegetables and seaweed which was good, simple and so filling, I thought of visiting the vomitarium to jettison something in order to make room for a chocolate brownie. Other options for the plato principal included zucchini (courgette in Brit-speak) quiche, seitan stew or eggplant (aubergine for the Brits) pudding, which I thought sounded quite disgusting.

This was followed by a choice of home-made desserts such as cheesecake, giant baked apples, chunks of fruity flan or natural yoghurts. Having resisted the urge to ‘bullime’, didn’t have room for any of this.