Lolas Spanish Tapas Restaurant Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The restaurant is cosy, intimate, and lively with excited chatter - no wonder with food this good!"
• "We had the most authentic Spanish Tapas meal outside of Spain, bloody lovely and helpful staff and a great atmosphere."
• "A fantastic Tapas Restaurant... Great place to go whether it's a group celebrating a birthday or you just want to go as a couple."
• "The atmosphere in the restaurant is really lovely, on the day we went it was 30 degrees, and combined with the authentic Spanish decor, genuinely felt like we were abroad."
• "An absolutely ridiculous find! What a place... the ambience is on the fun side of great."
• "The restaurant has a great vibe."
• "The atmosphere was cosy, friendly and relaxed."

Cons:

• "Very busy but very understaffed, food was warm in some cases cold and tasteless definitely not value for money."
• "Very long waiting time for starters. Non attentive staff and very poor service."
• "We were hushed out by the waitress (English) after an hour despite the fact that we had booked because people had arrived and wanted our table."
• "Service was painfully slow."
• "Booked for 6 o'clock but when we turned up he remembers talking to me but said because he didn't confirm the booking it was basically tough we had no reservations."
• "Bad experience and no taste to the food at all. Very oily and bland."
• "Visited for the first time having wanted to go for ages but was really disappointed."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was just amazing (the Inferno Chorizo with its sauce is lush)."
• "Recommend it if you are looking for authentic Spanish food."
• "Food was delicious, definitely go for the 'fish party' 😋."
• "The food arrived hot, was well presented and was delicious."
• "Authentic tapas at excellent prices."
• "The chorizo is a must try & the fried Sardines were delicious."
• "The best Spanish tapas I've very eaten, extremely delicious dishes."

Cons:

• "All the food was cold, the taste may be good when it's hot or even warm but those cold ox cheeks didn’t taste good at all."
• "The food was sub-par at best, the valentines 'chefs special' was just some old bread wrapped with some ham and cream cheese."
• "Food highly overrated, underseasoned and lacking in any real flavour."
• "Everything I ate was so oily!"
• "The chorizo, although hot and soft came basked in a balsamic relish of sorts which wasn't a suitable contrast to the rich, oily umami of the meat."
• "The Gambas al Pil Pil had de-shelled prawns with a dreadful chilli oil as a sauce."
• "Absolutely rubbish food, the fish party platter was a packet mix of unflavoured battered seafood from a supermarket fried in liters of oil."

Service

Pros:

• "We were welcomed warmly by the host and were treated to some delicious dishes."
• "Staff are always friendly and polite and make you feel at home."
• "The service though really makes it. Treated myself and my friends with just the friendliest and so much more important genuine manner."
• "Excellent service from Alvaro and Megan."
• "Service fantastic and the food absolutely delicious, and very filling."
• "Thanks to the staff who made our anniversary that bit more special."
• "Service is first class, so warm and friendly."

Cons:

• "Very very expensive for the amount of food you get."
• "The bill took a while to turn up when requested."
• "Staff kept an eye we didn't ask for anything."
• "Service was odd with a guy who seemed to be chewing a wasp."
• "Also checked the house wine they have - Vivino suggests it costs £4 per bottle..."
• "Not even an apology from the owner!!"
• "Service was painfully slow."

Value

Pros:

• "Fairly priced food and drink."
• "The prices are extremely reasonable and the staff were friendly."
• "The food was good value for money, I paid around £30 for two courses and drinks."
• "Authentic tapas at excellent prices."
• "The portion sizes were large and the prices were great value."
• "Including drinks and tip, it worked out at around £25 per head, which was excellent value considering the quality of the food and service."
• "Cost very reasonable."

Cons:

• "Very very expensive for the amount of food you get."
• "Too expensive for what it is. You pay a lot of money for a sharing platter, and get very little food, mainly just vegetables covered with a lot of cheese and greasy."
• "For the price there are a ton of better restaurants in the area."
• "The portions are small so you have to order many plates, and when the food is quite standard it felt very poor value for money."
• "The servings are very small and the prices exorbitant for the quantity."
• "Especially cheese board - 3 cheeses from Tesco for £15...."
• "The food, although more expensive now (where isn't?) was up to its usual high standard."