Barca Wine Bar & Pier

Barca Wine Bar & Pier reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Jim VIP

   New York City8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful experience, great food, perfect service. Tapas are very reasonably sized…2 per person for many folks…3 to us would have been very filling.
   

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   Charlene

   Washington DC5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Reservations to sit at the outside tables on the pier are a must. Ask to sit on the north end where you have a great water view all the way up to the DC skyline. They are well prepared for mildly inclimate weather, with vinyl panels that can be dropped, heaters, fans, etc. Decent-sized bar area (1st come 1 served). !Well-behaved dogs welcome! There's also the indoor wine bar which is lovely, as well as a smaller outdoor patio dining area. Excellent fresh ingredient cocktails (frozen mojitos are really good, flavors change.) Carefully chosen, smaller wine, beer & seltzer selection. Tapas plates are shared, and delicious (tzaziki with warm pita is so good. We also love the croquettes and shrimp). It's never certain how good service will be when going out, but Barca does a terrific job. Every single person you interact with is welcoming and fun. Barca is a very popular, unique place that takes great advantage of it's (literally) on the water pier bar.
   

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   Jill

   Washington DC3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Absolutely delicious! Perfect spot for a gorgeous spring afternoon. Alejandro made us feel like VIPs.
   

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   Kebra VIP

   Atlanta3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great vibes, food, atmosphere! Will def be back soon!
   

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   Susan VIP

   Washington DC8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   BARCA was totally AMAZING!! It was a friend's birthday, and it couldn't have been more perfect. The setting is fantastic -- right on the water. One might expect that with such an incredible view the place might settle for less than stellar food. BARCA does NOT. Every one of the tapas we tried was delicious! The butternut squash skordalia was excellent, as were the chicken albondigas. Our waiter, Fernando, was so attentive and helpful. Even a manager, Anne, stopped by to make sure everything was good -- and it was beyond good!
   

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   SYdneyG VIP

   Philadelphia3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Started out rough but our server saved the day! I made a reservation, arrived on time, was seated promptly on arrival, and for over 15 minutes watched others be seated and given water/drinks/etc. We finally stopped a server walking by to see if someone was assigned to us. He said yes, but came back a few minutes later stating they could not find her and he was happy to take our table. Fernando saved the day!!!! Food was great too!
   

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   emily

   Washington DC4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 27, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious food and drinks as always and a wonderful server.
   

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   Maheen

   Richmond2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 26, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Overpriced, overrated. Food was awful. Only good thing was the view.
   

   Barca Wine Bar & PierResponded on April 27, 2025

   Thank you for your honest feedback. We take great pride in the quality of all our dishes and are sorry to hear that we fell short during your recent dine. We have shared this feedback directly with our culinary team and do hope you’ll give us another opportunity to impress you.
   

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   MaureenG

   Washington DC8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fernando was great! Wonderful night on the pier. Food was good, as were drinks.
   

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    Dee

    Washington DC42 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 23, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great Old Town place! With such great real estate, you might expect the food to be just OK. Nope! Service and food are GREAT!
    

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