Barcelona Tapas Bar is in the Smith's business plaza right off of Decatur and Somerset Hills. They have a very convenient website you can visit for their on-line menu: www.barcelonatapas-bar.com. They have booth seating, smaller tables by the bar, and separate bar seating. We were greeted and seated very fast. We were seated next to the bar. The seating over there is a little cramped and the tables are shorter. If you are tall or would like a little privacy I would recommend sitting in the normal sized booths away from the bar. Our server was just friendly enough. We may have caught him towards the end of his shift. Our server was different after we had made our initial orders. Our second server was extremely friendly and our drinks were always topped off. We had gone on a Sunday which currently is 50% of all tapas. They were packed but, the orders still came out pretty fast. We had ordered:
Chicken Empanadas
Pan Fried Dates
Stuffed Mushrooms
Calamares Fritos
Merguez Lamb Sausage
Croquetas
The dishes were standard tapas size. I definitely recommend the Croquetas and the Pan Fried Dates! The only thing I would say I wasn't a really big fan of was the stuffed Mushrooms. The Croquetas were filled with Serrano ham, Manchengo cheese, and Parmesan cheese. They were delicious. And the Pan Fried Dates consist of pitted dates stuffed with almonds wrapped in bacon with Merlot reduction and sprinkled with blue cheese. You only get 5 of them so eat them slowly and enjoy. I am going to give this place 3 out of 5 stars. Our initial welcome felt a little off and I felt like the seating by the bar felt a little boot leg. However, this place has awesome food and service when you get your food is so friendly!