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| Montiel Restaurant Flassaders 19 - Born (behind Picasso museum) 08003 Barcelona, ES 93 268 37 29 610 71 19 24 info@restaurantmontiel.com 12/5/09 Bud was not here with us. I spoke with Marcos, the waiter. He spoke English well. When I asked about food allergies, he went to the kitchen and spoke with the chef on my behalf. He said they understand food allergies and cross-contamination. He mentioned that they would use a clean space in the kitchen. Montiel is very small and fills up for almost every meal, so they do require a reservation. The food allergies should be discussed at time of reservation and also upon arrival. Marcos is not there on Thursdays. At the time of this post, they are open Saturday, Sunday and Holidays from 1:30 - 4:00, and every evening from 8 - 11. Also at the time of this post, Montiel is rated #2 at Tripadvisors.com |
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| Hotel Pulitzer Calle Bergara 8 08002 Barcelona, Spain (+34) 934 81 67 67 12/8/09 Bud was not here with us. The manager and many of the front desk employees were fluent in English and Spanish. Room 404 was uncluttered and clean. There were hardwood floors without rugs which made my dust allergies happy. There was a mini-bar refrigerator built into the wall which was approximately six inches deep. One of the woman at the front desk told me that with prior arrangements a guest with food allergies could use the fridge for medically necessary foods. I spoke to the manager about purchasing a microwave and using it in the room since the room did not come with one. He offered two choices. The hotel chef would heat our items in the kitchen microwave or we could bring one into the hotel and it would be stored in the manager's office for our personal food allergy use. He felt it might be a fire hazard if left unattended in our room. He wants the hotel to accommodate special needs such as food allergies without creating a hazard for other guests. |
| General Information My research via Internet indicated that food allergies are not prevalent in Spain and therefore many of the citizens were not familiar with the condition. This was confirmed by several individuals I spoke with while in Barcelona. However, there are a few places that seem to understand. |
| Taverna del Bisbe Av. Catedral 6-8 08002 Barcelona 93 319 18 19 12/4/09 Bud was not here. The first two waiters did not speak English, so they introduced me to Jorge, who spoke English well. He said they do serve people with celiac disease and allergies. He claimed they could avoid milk, egg, peanut and tree nuts if my son had been with me. He said he understood cross-contamination. |
| Keisy Supermercat Consell de Cent, 409 Barcelona, ES 932 654 624 12/6/09 Came across this supermarket on our way to another destination. It is a good size grocery store. Nine locations are shown if you click the Keisy link above. |
| El Corte Ingles Placa de Cataluyna Barcelona, Spain This is a very large department store chain in Spain. The bottom floor of the store located in Placa de Cataluyna is a very large supermarket. It's directly across the placa (plaza) from the Hotel Pulitzer. Photos and ingredients of some of their grocery items (as of 12/5/09) are posted on the Food Allergies To Go Facebook page. Other grocery items and their ingredients (as of 12/5/09) are listed here. Launis Prawns in brine (canned shrimp) Ingredients: Prawns, water, salt, acidifyer (citric acid) Fringa - Mejllones en escabeche. Ingredients: mejllones, aceite de oliva, vinagre, especias y sal. brilliante Arroz Redondo Traditional. Ingredients: Arroz, aceite girasol alto oleico, sal lectinade soja. CIDACOS Lentejas jardinera. Ingredients: Lentils, cooking water, carrot, potato, green pepper, onion, salt, flavor enhancer [E621]. www.cidacos.com CIDACOS Potajer garbanzos. chick peas, cooking water, cabbage, potato, carrot, spinach, tomato, salt. www.cidacos.com, chirizo sausage (pork lean and bacon fat, salt, garlic, paprika), cured bacon (pork bacon, salt, paprika), potato, carrot, tomato and salt. www.cidacos.com CIDACOS Cocido Madrileno. Chick pea stew with beef. chick peas, cooking water, beef (8%) Casa Tarradellas Jamon Cocido Sin Gluten Ingredients: Jamon, sal, dextrosa, azucar, estabilizadores [E45i, E407], conservador (nitritio, sodico), antioxidante (ascorbato sodico), especias, aromas, potenciador del sabor [E621]. Frinsa Bonito del Norte Ingredients, Bonito, aceite de oliva y sal. Northern white tuna. CARRETLILLA ensaladas pic-nic. Ensalada Rusticacarretilla.info conteines: pescado y gluten Ruffle Original Potato Chips Ingredients: Potatas, gresa vegetal y sal. |
| Burger King Rambla de Santa Monica, 26 08001 Barcelona, Spain 93 481 31 59 12/4/09 Bud was not here with us. The two young women at the counter and the security guard at the stairway did not understand enough English to understand food allergies. The manager spoke some English. When I asked about food allergies, he handed me a pre-printed chart listing all of their items and possible major allergens. We tried to but did not successfully communicate regarding cross-contamination. |