Just had my lunch at El Celler... reservation was for 1 pm, was out the door at 5:15-5:30. Longest meal I've ever had. I've done Robuchon's 20th anniversary dinner with 18 courses in Tokyo, but El Celler was more impressive and more grand. Service is good, but not close to The French Laundry (2011), which still is the standard for me.

Anyway, we did the "Feast menu" at El Celler, which I think is 14 courses, but that's in addition to the 4 appetizers not included in the 14-- so 18 total. We are staying in Barcelona so we came back after lunch (raining, or would've explored Girona more); if this was a dinner, we definitely would've stayed overnight in Girona.

One more thing-- my wife and I collect menus from 2* and 3* restaurants we've dined at, but left ours in the lobby on the way out. I realized this on the way back to Barcelona, and called the restaurant. Within an hour, someone had emailed me a pdf of the menu. I asked if I could have a hard copy mailed to my address in US, as I'm flying out in just over a day; I was fully prepared to pay shipping costs, but they said they'll ship it out with no mention of cost. I appreciate that.