We went to La Foixarda on the Sunday of the Barcelona Marathon, so perhaps my comments on the service are a little harsh under the circumstances as the place was packed to the gills. We'd booked a table, but still had to wait to be seated nearly 30 minutes after our booking time. The wait would have been softened by an apology or a drink (not a freebie, but an acknowledgement that we were waiting). The real glory of this restaurant is the lovely terrace which looks out over the schooling ring across to the stables and Montjuic. We finallly got our table and ordered from a rather Basil Fawlty-ish. We decided to ask for aperitivos and bread to stave off the hunger pangs and thirst while we waited for our main orders. Even that took a while and was delivered to our table with little grace. Finally our order of calçots, paella and arroz negro arrived and it was all absolutely delicious. It was my introduction to calçots and romesco sauce and I was hooked. Maybe the romesco salsa wasn't as good as the homemade (by a Catalan friend) version I've eaten since, but it was pretty damned good. The rice dishes were also delicious and, as the crowd began thinning out, the service became less Fawlty Towers and more Barcelona...or had we had enough wine by that time to be feeling rather mellow ourselves!? We finished up by wandreing over to the stables and petting the horses. All in all it was a delightful experience with the service made acceptable by the glorious sunny spring day and the setting.