Barsa Tapas Lounge & Bar

Wonderful place to dine with a group because it's Tapas and generally not too expensive. Recommended!

Great food and really good service. Nice selection of wine and the Lamb meatballs are delicious

Excellent food selection and service. Finally found a restaurant in Charleston that serves real paella.

Amazing, as usual. I’ve been here more than a dozen times and this place never disappoints. Best sangria in town. Love the tapas, paella, ambiance and always wonderful service.

We were looking forward a romantic Valentines Day dinner (2019). Our reservation was at 8:15 pm. My fiancé was looking forward to our dinner, as we both like the small plates and the delicious food at Barsa. She had specifically requested we eat at Barsa for Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, the restaurant had a band perform that evening. The band was so loud we were unable to talk; so much for our romantic dinner. We had ordered drinks when we arrived, but decided to leave after having the drinks. We asked the waitress to bring us our bill. She was very nice, and she offered to sit us outside near the heaters, but it was too cold. She did apologize profusely, which was nice.
We will go back to Barsa, but we'll check to be sure they do not have a band playing.

Luckily, we were able to find a different restaurant on Open Table.... we were able to have our romantic dinner there instead of at Barsa.

Two other points of irritation. There are two parking lanes at Barsa. The lane closer to the restaurant is not too bad but is too narrow to easily pull out of the parking spaces; the lane further away has HUGE holes in the surface. The restaurant should invest money to fix the parking lot; make the first lane a little wider and fix the holes in the second lane. The second point is they need to trim the hedges by the sidewalk you have to walk past on the way from the parking lot to the restaurant. The bushes are growing out so far you have to dodge the bushes and cannot easily walk down the sideway.

Always a great place to dine for exceptional food. We had the large paella, stuffed dates, croquettes, and beet salad. Happy hour is every day 4-7pm with a lot of unique drinks along with your favorites. Great atmosphere and my go to place when friends are in town. Parking behind the building so no worries there for a downtown ( slightly uptown) restaurant. Staff is attentive and friendly. A MUST try if you haven't dined at Barsa before.

Underwhelming - went with our daughter and son-in-law after their rave reviews from previous visits. Got off to an iffy start when we got no menus or water for probably 5+ minutes. Our server told us there had been a miscommunication - fair enough... Then we ordered a bottle of wine and paella (since it takes 30 minutes) and expected to order several rounds of tapas to start. Our tapas order was taken much later and they then arrived one at a time (so much for sharing...), with some coming after the paella. Took quite a while for the wine too. The food generally tasted pretty good, but I don't consider it a good value at all. Like I said - underwhelming.

Awesome food, wine n service. One of our favorites in Charleston.

A party of 11 and we enjoyed ourselves. Max did a great job helping us.

Service was terrible
Food was good
Eventually when we had not gotten all the food we ordered we asked for the remaining food to come to the table in a to go box as well as the check
The check arrived but still not the food
We paid the check got our card back and still no food
We left having paid for food we never got

There was a huge table of maybe at a high top 20 seated before us that was clearly taking a lol of the wait staffs attention and those at the the fully seated bar so our lithe two top was ignored even thought we had a reservation

Disappointed because we have generally had good service in the past

My friends and I tried multiple dishes on the menu and all dishes were very tasty. We loved the Seafood Paella! I highly recommend this restaurant. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable and they did a great job accommodating our large group.

Always great food and lots of fun to share it all around the table

We love Barsa and eat there often. This time, my husband and I broke out of our rut of cheese board and empanadas (which are always great, by the way) and tried multiple veggie dishes. We loved every bite. Cocktails are great and reasonably priced, especially for Charleston, and the service is always friendly yet not overbearing. It definitely remains a top choice for us!

Always love the tapas here’s, but the rotating specials were especially good tonight!

One of my favorite restaurants in the city. Absolutely amazing everytine

Isaac as a server was not so great. The rest of the experience was awesome.

It was great!

Wonderful as always! We have taken multiple friends there and they always return on their own!

It is our absolute favorite restaurant in Charleston for casual dining and special occasions. A neighborhood gem that welcomes everyone.

When arriving we were told by the hostess we only had 45 mins as there was another reservation for our table, this started the whole night off on a sour note. I’ve NEVER been told something like this prior to sitting at a restaurant.

It was my wife’s birthday, to be honest her and I talked briefly about leaving and going elsewhere but on a Saturday at 7pm our options would’ve been very limited.

The food was tasty BUT the hostess pretty much ruined the whole night and we won’t be coming back. Very RUDE.

First vist, some of best tapas I ever had, great cocktails, will return anytime Im in Charleston.

Emma our server was great!Food was awesome- especially loved the veggie dishes:)

The music was great and I have to thank the hostess for accommodating us when the numbers in our party changed. She was very nice.

Great tapas, friendly courteous and knowledgeable staff. Great atmosphere, and excellent value

Great happy hour prices.

Loved the tapas

My boyfriend and I met two friends there for dinner as a send off before they are stationed elsewhere. Great place to go and order multiple plates for the table and share! Tried both the chicken chorizo and seafood paella in addition to a few tapas and everything was excellent!

Always great!

Great, nice atmosphere and excellent tapas

Can't beat Barsa!! It is a go to for the paella and a great happy hour. The dates and the calamari were a perfect starter before the paella. Will keep going back.

Had a beautiful evening with beautiful people. Food , ambiance, service and live band were all amazing. Felt like a scene from a sexy movie.
Now that’s Langston 🍷

Stopped here for lunch on our way into Charleston. So glad we did! The food was amazing - every bite was delicious and just right. The service was friendly and attentive. It was pretty quiet when we were there but this would be a super fun place to come at night or to sit out in the courtyard in nice weather. We’ll be back!

Excellent! We visit Barsa every time we travel to Charleston! It’s well worth it! I’ve never had a bad or average meal here. It’s alway excellent. We always order off of the tapas menu and it so worth it! The chocolate pistachio bread pudding with salted caramel ice crea is to die for! We look forward to the next trip.

Always a good meal at Barsa. I love the beet salad and the roasted brussel sprouts were very good. They are noted for their paella ( order when you are seated ). This time we had the crab fritters and they were very tasty. Waiters and servers are great ! One of my GO TO restaurants. Highly recommended.

great selection of small plates, good value an good service

Had an amazing night there. Could have stayed all night.

They accommodated our very large party and the food and service was amazing!

We ate at Barsa for my husband's birthday. I requested a good table for someone on crutches and mentioned his birthday. Our food was terrific and our waitress very attentive. The only downside is the noise level made it difficult for us to talk and our table was right in the middle of a banquette. An end location would have been appreciated so that we could store his crutches nearby. There was no mention of his birthday, so I feel the restaurant could improve their "special celebration" recognition.

Overall a great night and I would definitely recommend to friends.

As usual the food and service were wonderful. We always enjoy our meal at Barsa, however, we were a bit disappointed in the small paella dish.

This is one of my favorites. The food is excellent and plentiful. The decor is warm and comfortable.