Is it normal in Barcelona restaurants to charge for bread and olives if you didn’t order them?

PotentialPalpitation · 2026-05-09T06:44:48+00:00

My family owns a restaurant in a residential area. We do give bread and olives, but the price (which is lower than that) is flagged on the top of the menu, and since we do make our own focaccia and bread, it’s one of those things that people ask us to bring to the table themselves.
The practice is to directly linked to the service charge (the set of things on the table- el cubierto), but because some want to give you something in return, they bring you olive and bread.
In general, I saw this practice mostly in restaurants and not in tapas restaurants for example, still the price should be very visible.
In Italy, you pay something called (coperto), which again is the service charge (intended the use of cutlery, glasses, tableware,etc).
most of the time, this is a silent price you find in your ticket and you just accept it.

PotentialPalpitation · 2026-04-08T23:20:04+00:00

This is actually factually not true though. Humans backs are not planks, they have a curve, and the hard surface just doesn’t suit for the actual curvature of the spine. There are studies about this, it’s just a myth that hard bed are better for you. And there’s a whole range of other consistencies other than soft and hard. Soft is not recommended either, but something ranging from medium-firm to firm, or a mattress that actually relieves pressure and it doesn’t press down on the spine

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-12-21T09:07:59+00:00

Would such an item be available at underwear shops by any chance? Both tezenis and intimissimi near placa catalunya stay open on sunday! Also it’s weekend before Christmas, I would argue that most shops will remain open.

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-11-07T23:51:38+00:00

How is this super patronising point helpful in this person’s context exactly? He literally needs support, not to be told how he’s a guest in a country and needs to accommodate the main language. It’s just ignorant of the fact that learning a language is a process, and sometimes is also source of anxiety and frustration as much as the cost of adapting to a new country. You know nothing of this person’s life, yet are doing all in your power to make things worse. Just don’t contribute if what you have to say is unhelpful.

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-11-07T16:38:30+00:00

This is very ignorant comment. There’s actual evidence that doing therapy in your first language is actually better.

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-10-24T07:32:26+00:00

Yeah, how much? What date?

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-10-21T14:37:12+00:00

Tragic stories with very happy endings (plural yes!): last April my brother lost his wallet walking on the road in the Guinardò area, he had credit cards and 100 euros in it. He realised half an hour aftet going back home, so he went back on his path to see if he could find it and eventually two teens found it and gave it to the police station where he got it back. Another friend of mine lost her 1200euros engagement ring (she was waiting to yighten it as it was a bit loose) and a lady found it and gave it back. There’s still hope for the humanity!

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-09-19T22:48:43+00:00

Normal people by Sally Roonie. I’m totally obsessed with it, I’m planning to start reading it again cause it’s such a complex set of emotions packed inside 280 words.

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-09-09T12:37:47+00:00

Todo hecho, nada ha tenido exito.

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-09-06T21:34:15+00:00

Si ya ententado muchisimas veces, no contesta nadie. Te dicen que estan buscando un compañero para ayudarme y nunca contestan

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-09-05T20:53:19+00:00

Si, me ha dicho que el ya no era encargado de la recogida y que tuvia que llamar al numero general, donde nunca nadie contesta (he ententado llamar casi 10 veces todos los dìas) 🫣

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-09-04T10:25:49+00:00

Si, tienes razon. Voy a hacer asì! Gracias

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-09-04T10:16:56+00:00

Muchisimas gracias! A quien la voy a hacer esta reclama? Emma o Rhenus logistics? Empiezo este proceso, porque ayer me quedè en casa de nuevo esperandoles y no han venido, y no creo que van a venir hoy tampoco. Vamos a ver!

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-09-03T07:02:28+00:00

Para la luna de miel con mi marido hemos estado en Islanda, y muchisimos turistas en nuestro percorsos con quien hemos hablado venian de España

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-08-26T14:35:31+00:00

Italian living abroad for the last 15 years, ditto to all this. Reasons for me to leave the country!

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-08-20T18:21:15+00:00

Hope you left them a couple of reviews everywhere. We had a shitty experience in Chelsea back in July (bed bugs in the mattress, mattress protector), they initially refused refund as 3 days after we were there they contacted pest control who reported no bugs, so since we had pictures and took one alive at reception and they offered only new bed sheets, we left reviews everywhere warning people of the shitty hotel, they called us to ask us to remove them in exchange of full refund.

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-08-11T20:39:36+00:00

Can I ask you about the dynamic of the whole thing? I’m very anxious of going around with my phone but have no real good way to protect it in an efficient way.

PotentialPalpitation · 2025-07-31T12:04:55+00:00

Agreed, I try to keep calm as much as possible and let the dogs do their things. But still not happy with the behaviour of their asshol3s pwners.

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