Barcelona Bar & Lounge

What a fabulous happy hour stop over. Okay, so it was actually a SUPER late lunch but instead of hitting up our normal variation on the taco or botana, we looked up special offers on Yelp in the valley. Turns out, a couple of blocks away, Barcelona had a free dessert with entree.

We were the only folks in the place so we got great seating right by the bar where Ted, nicest server evar, took care of us with impeccable service. He honored our check in and told us about Mobile VIP, another check in service. We got two free drinks bc of that, managed to down four more gigantic sangrias (on happy hour) and ordered all 5 $5 tapas on the HH menu.

Patatas Bravas, crispy shrimp, a cheese, chorizo plate, spicy meatballs and a bowl of olives later, we were fat and sassy. A little yawny from the sangria and the good food, the low lights and the waning afternoon light. A great stop over -- but make sure you're there during HH or the prices get pretty steep!

Wow! What an amazing place. I felt like I wast isn't in the valley because of how unique it is. I recommend anyone to go there whether its on a date, with out of town friends, in town friends, before going out to downtown mcallen, or any occasion. I didn't eat there, only went for drinks so next time I go back ill try the food. It has a spanish feel to it, and there is even a man who plays music to add more of a spanish feel. The staff is great!! I stayed there late upon closing and even then the waiter told us to take our time and did not rush us out to leave. I am definitely going to go back :-) on a scale of 1-10 this place is a 10+

I went here for new years with a couple of friends.  Barcelona is a beautiful bar/restaurant with great food and service.  We got a table but I'm thinking I'll go back and sit at the bar next time.  This would be a great place for a date, it is cozy and beautifully decorated.
There was live music the night I went and you could actually hold a conversation.
The sangria is fantastic and my favorite tapas was the grilled portobello mushroom.
The cheese/fruit plate was so so and I wouldn't order it again...
I can't wait to go back to Barcelona!