Barcelona Interactive Spanish Cooking Experience

Santiago made this a great experience. Paella was amazing!

Good experience overall. Learnt a lot. The chef seemed to be in a bit of a hurry, particularly at the markets and preparing for the next course. Quite a long walk from the meeting place to the kitchen.

Andreas was fantastic and the afternoon went fast! Loved seeing the market and preparing the food. Great job! Thank uou

Santiago was great! We had a good experience and learned how to make a real paella!

It was such a great experience! It was very interactive and fun; a great group! Santiago was awesome!

Such a fun experience with Chef Andres and Maya. The food was amazing and lots of laughs with the chef. You can be hands on or just sit and enjoy your sangria. Had a great time meeting other people and mingling in the class. Would definitely take this class again!

Fun event! Great way to meet new people, learn cooking tips for paella and tapas and eat yummy food!

The local chef was excellent — very experienced, authentic, and knowledgeable. He gave a genuinely interesting talk about the history of paella, the different preparation methods, and ingredients. The paella itself was very good and worth recommending on its own. However, for a group of 9 people booked as a team event, the level of interaction was extremely limited. We could choose to cut some vegetables or prepare the prawns, which took no more than 5–10 minutes. The rest of the time we watched, received drinks, and the chef cleaned up. It was entertaining, but far too passive to be called a cooking class — and not individualised in any way. The biggest issue, unfortunately, was cleanliness. Cockroaches were running across the kitchen countertop, the floor, and even over the tapas that had been served — to the point where we stopped eating them. Some of the wine glasses provided for sangria were visibly dirty. The kitchen area itself appeared to be cleaned only superficially; under the cabinets, spills had clearly not been wiped up. No pest control measures were visible. Pest problems may be common in the old town, but the state of the premises suggested that the issue had simply been accepted rather than addressed. It is a shame, as the chef's skill and knowledge deserve a better setting. As it stands, the experience is not worth the price — entertaining to a degree, but lacking in hands-on participation, personalisation, and basic hygiene standards.

The paella cooking class itself was good, though unfortunately, our instructor arrived 15 minutes late. Regarding the schedule, the session was supposed to last three hours (from 4 PM to 7 PM), but it was cut short to two hours because the next group was already arriving. I did point this out, but was told it supposedly runs for a shorter time. As for the paella, I have no complaints—the quality was excellent, and we had a great time cooking; the open bar was decent, too, and there were small tapas to start. My only issue was the short duration. .

Wonderful cook but they overbooked the people attending should of been 12 or less was like 22 attended.