Barcelona bars are looking for principles to limit time on their terraces | News from Catalonia

Most of the bars in the Barcelona launch activities to prevent some customers from abusing the time occupied by tables. Recent context: “Coffee Price: 1.60 Euros. If you are more than thirty minutes: 2.50 euros.” This poster has been connected to the tables of the terrace of a place in Plaza de La Barceloneta, with controversy in the networks in recent days, as many users have labeled “illegal and unilaterally”. The owner of the courtyard Masimimo, Kefe Perfetto is of importance to the matter: “In a month we have charged this supplement three times, which is only one way to increase awareness, so that it does not pass three hours Terrace With the express when the tail to sit down. ”

In the absence of free tables, Massimo made this decision a month ago after a group of long -awaited group for a long time to sit for several hours: “I had to interfere with the spirits, and I would like to avoid conflicts, I chose the poster measure.” At the same time he pointed out one of the tables on his terrace: “The girl was sitting on the terrace for more than an hour, but because there were other free tables, I would not charge you too.” Measurement, makes it clear, completely “orientative.”

In his opinion, many of his clients are well -received. Cat also turned the normal capital of the Marinero surroundings of the Marinero surroundings and noticed the measurement with good eyes: “The Neighbors are neighbors We are accustomed to drinking coffee and sometimes we throw more than an hour. However, if we see that people are waiting and we are occupying space without eating, we give the table. “Also, criticize a stir that arises in the networks:” Before commenting, it is good to come here and see how it works. This is necessary ”, and the best thing in these cases believes that” face -to -face “between waiters and customers is communication.

Marcelo Rocha, Fit Bar Worker – Another in the courtyard of Square in Perfetto – sympathize with the Massimo decision: “I look naturally to collect a terrace supplement for those who sit for several hours without eating. In the end, we must benefit to pay fees, rent and suppliers.” He is Barcelona Restoration Guild Do not want to make ads about these types of limits. The City Council, at the same time, assured that the situation was not recorded.

Only tables for lunch and dinners

There are other campuses in Barcelona, ​​selecting limits on poles such as Sunnet and Cafe Del Soul Bars in Plaza Del Soul, Greaia. You can read at their entrance: “Terrace tables Catering (From 1:00 to 16:30) and dinners (from 8:00 pm to 23:30). “At the Cafe Del Soul, instead, small posters can be seen at the tables with similar message. Axel Battista, a worker of this establishment, explained that they have reported customers in the past.

On the other hand, the trend is practically transformed into a “office” to work with bars and coffee shops with the computer, causing some courtyard, but in the absence of terrace, restrictions on the use of laptops.

In La Kamila Bar, even in Greasia, it is only allowed to work with the computer in the bar, but not at the tables: “We don’t want to be a place to be A Co -worker“In this line, in this line, on this line, the use of laptops inside the Slomov cafeteria is banned. So you can write in two posters in the bar, Catalan and English:” Do not bring your computer, thank you. Consumers are likely to repay money if they do not want to be in the cafeteria when they see that they cannot use the computer. ”

Focuses on the discussion Legality In these actions. The city’s terrace ordinance does not establish restrictions on terrace use, which limits its number only and determines the schedule.

From Catalan Consumer Agency (ACC) make it clear that there are no specific rules that control these types of conditions. Therefore, as per the general rule and established in the law of the cattle code of Catalonia – it regulates everything related to the rights of consumers – “the institutions should be informed of the conditions in the past and clearly and on the circumstances (the full price of the products or services during the stay, the limits during the stay).

Information conditions, in addition, cannot be abused or violated by consumers identified rights. “There are no consumer complaints about this practice, and the information provided to the newspaper has been concluded by the ACC.