Telirium: awful design

Sorry for the delay. I've been quite busy these last months, but I'll try to be back at least for a while, and to be regular in my entries. This entry will be a kind of appetizer, but not a tempting one, I'm afraid.

I think I've told you I live and work in Barcelona. I work in the high district of this town, and don't have time to go home and have lunch, take a nap and rest for a while. So I have to find some restaurants around to keep hunger at bay...

One everybody likes and I hate is the Telirium (Diagonal 656). It belongs to the "Cacheiro Grup", a group that owns several restaurants all over the town, such as the correct "Trovador", which Jack and I have visited a couple of times. But the Telirium is another thing, which has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Both the Menu and the "carte" are fine. The Hamburger is very tasty and it's made of fine beef. Avoid the salads, which have nothing special to remember. The desserts are said to be lovely; I don't know, I always have to leave the place before I taste them...The menu is about 9 € and in case you chose to eat "à la carte", it will be around 25. The terrace looks very cosy, but I have never had the pleasure.

The problem with this restaurant are the waiters and waitresses which help you, who are everything but professional. They are bad-mannered, unpleasant and slow, very slow. It's not strange to find a waiter wandering, while you are waiting for the bill; I also hate that kind of waiters who come twice a minute in order to see whether you have finished your dish or not. I feel like saying: "leave me alone! I want to enjoy my risotto without you looking over my shoulder!". Ah!, you'd better not change your mind about what you were going to eat, otherwise you won't eat nothing at all. It can also happen that you ask for a brochette and you will eat steak. And remember: once you decide to leave, usually later than you wanted to start your job, you will have to chase the waiter to let you pay...