Chronology of Fine Dining in Barcelona

10:40 - arrive at fancy restaurant of choice and carefully study the menu, converting euro prices into dollars, and convince yourself that you can deserve a nice meal because it´s your last night in Barcelona. make a reservation at said restaurant and wander around Las Ramblas, killing time.
11:00 - report back to restaurant and go inside only to wait some more, but inside the actual restaurant this time.
11:15 - get seated at a table
12:00 - get greeted by your server who hands you menus and promptly wanders off.
12:15 - order food and beverages
12:30 - beverages arrive and your $3 coke is less than 10 oz.
12:45 - food arrives. stare at your plate shocked, as it consists of seven noodles and four chunks of tomato. contemplate eating your own arm.
12:46 - finish food. wish there was more. lots more. stare at arm longingly.
01:30 - wait for friends to finish eating their dessert. gaze out the window and dream of sandwiches. Consider not paying for your over-priced, seven-noodle meal, but reconsider when factoring in the possibility of getting arrested in a foreign country.
01:45 - leave restaurant. wonder where the last three hours of your life just went.
01:50 - buy french fries from a street vender and vow never to eat in a fancy restaurant ever again.