Lola’s

the mussels with tomato sauce great! also the steak with mushrooms. awesome. service was attentive. no complaints just a good meal, no wait for a table on a friday night. this place isnt trendy enough for the typical crowd. if you are looking for a low key night out this is your spot. decent wine selection — you’ll get a laugh at how large the wine menu is.

I love this place! Great Spanish wine and beer. The ambiance is the cherry on top of an awesome dinner date night. It looks like you walked right into Spain. The food is excellent every time I go.

I’ve eaten here a few times, and it’s generally decent. But I must report that on my last 2 visits there seemed to be a not so pleasant aroma in the air. Maybe the big fountain or bathroom plumbing issue or cleaning liquids trying to cover it up.
And the chicken I mustard sauce dish was over cooked to the point that it was almost impossible to cut or chew.
Anyway, I wouldn’t completely write this place off, but hopefully the management will see this review and take some action.

Besides frequenting the restaurant, I threw my husband a surprise party in the private room at Lolas and couldn’t be more pleased with the service, food and atmosphere. We had about 35 people and the servers were on top of everything from clearing plates to refreshing the food. The private party room also has a bar, which was perfect. I worked with Chris to arrange the party and he was more than accomodating to our needs from the menu selection to party set up.

Lola’s is a solid tapas joint with a pretty tasty Red Sangria mix. The place is spacious inside and boasts a cool outdoor space.
Me and my fellow foodies ordered so much food that the old waiter told us we were too greedy. I enjoyed the grilled octopus, lobster ravioli, shrimp in garlic sauce, avocado and apple salad and mussels. We also ordered the filet mignon bites but they were under seasoned and a bit over cooked.
All in all a good night. Nice friendly atmosphere and good portions that don’t leave you hungry or holding back a huge gut.

Place has fabulous food! Cristian is a terrific server! Ask for him! Sangrias were fabulous-​not watered down at all. Paella was off the hook-​try it. Perfect mix of spices rice isn’t dry great flavoring.

Our party of six showed up on a sleepy Thursday, and were immediate seated. Charming place, a few get them while you can outdoor tables and a fabulous menu. Our attentive server treated us so well, with s delicious sangria and some of the best warm rolls I’ve had in some time. We ordered plate after plate with none often missing the mark. The paella was terrific, the spicy potatoes amazing and do get the volcano steak, great presentation !
You can’t go wrong with the meatballs or refreshing avocado stuffed with lobster and shrimp !
Honestly can’t understand some of these snarky negative reviews. We will be back !!!

Just awful. Several people recommended it, so we tried it and will never go back.
Apparently they own the Puerto Spain across the street, so no need to waste more money there. So disappointed, and we really wanted to like it.

Lola’s, Lola’s, I really want to like this place, but just couldn’t, they have a very good looking menu, but the food is just disappointing…
I came here about a year ago based on a friend’s recommendation. At the time we ordered quite a few tapas dishes, mostly seafood. The shrimp tasted as frozen shrimp, given the price they charge and the portion of the dish, I expect the shrimp to be fresh and good quality, it was totally not the case. We left the place feeling disappointed and didn’t think we’d come back again.
A year later, we passed by here again and thought we’d give it a second chance, the venue itself is pretty charming and it has a few out door seating tables, so we decided to sit outdoor to try again. But once again, we didn’t enjoy the food at all. This time we ordered Seafood Salad, Fresh Tuna in Tomato Source, Rib and Seafood Paella. I ordered the tuna to be rare, it came out medium, it was very chewy and salty. I only had 2 bites and couldn’t eat it anymore. The seafood salad was not great, either, it felt the seafood was sitting in the source for way too long, all very soggy. Rib was kinda of ok, the paella probably was the best one out of all, but also very salty.
The service was pretty good and friendly, but it really didn’t make up for the taste of food… I am really sorry Lola’s, I really wanted to love you!

3.5 stars. I loved this place — I have no idea why it was totally empty when we were here for dinner!
Tapas style– we shared everything we ordered. The sangria and guac were fantastic. Definitely got a buzz from sharing the pitcher.

Went here for the first time and was highly impressed. The service was great (Chris) and the place looked great. Had cheese and cold meats tapas and it was great. Great selection of sangria and drinks. Food is plenty and not expensive at all. Coming back to try the rest soon.

Amazing! Very nice place, good service, great price! They have the best grilled octopus I’ve ever had!

I rarely write reviews but feel compelled after the some of the less than par reviews I’ve read. This place is truly a hidden gem in Hoboken. We had a few friends coming into Hoboken and I wanted to try something different than our usual go-​tos. I thought tapas sounded perfect for a larger group, and I was not wrong. The setting was fantastic, and really reminded me of a modernized version of what you’d find in Madrid. The pitchers of margaritas and sangria were on point, just enough for us to have 2+ drinks each. The food was great, we got a variety of tapas (scallops wrapped in bacon with raspberry sauce, chorizo with peppers and onions, filet with Madeira sauce, calamari, seafood paella) and all was really impressive.
Will certainly be back again and highly recommend to anyone looking for a very large, clean spacious restaurant (not typical for any city) with delicious food and drinks!

Loved it! Great selection of tapas and drinks, and everything we tried was delicious. The prices seemed high for tapas until we saw that the portions were more generous than typical. Very cozy and authentic atmosphere too — the place has character. Service was the perfect balance of being attentive yet allowing leisurely relaxation.
I was shocked that we were the only dinner guests when we arrived (although, it was a Monday night). Between the charming, candlelit setting and the delectable shared tapas, this was an excellent date spot. At the same time, I’d totally come back with my family or a group of friends! Definitely will be returning.

This is definitely a hidden gem in Hoboken. My roommate and I were strolling through Hoboken and came across this place and decided to go in. There was only one table sitting and another couple at the bar so we were a little nervous but the lack of people definitely did not have anything to do with food.
We got two cocktails which were delicious and very cheap. We were brought a small complimentary appetizer and then we went with the croquettes and the mussels, which we both loved. The ambiance is perfect and really comfortable. The only thing is that even though we were the only ones in there, the bartender took a while to take our plates away and bring us the check because he was on his phone.
I would love to come back and sit outside when the weather gets warmer.

So the food is never exceptional here it is always passable. But this time my service was so exceptional.
We sat at a bar table which is really a large barrel with glass on top of it, it lends to the ambiance.
We came in looking for a couple small plates and a nice glass of wine.
Let me say the pours were awesome, they were large pours and I can appreciate that. Also, our server Saul* (I may be misspelling) was the reason our experience was so good.
He was on his game, he kept coming over making sure we weren’t empty on our glasses. This man gave us fave star service but the food was a 2.5−3.
We had the octopus and the avocado stuffed with crab. The octopus had a nice char on the exterior but it was a bit too chewy. It was in a vinegar sauce that was complimentary but could have been executed better.
The avocado dish was eh, didn’t love the flavor profile. It was under seasoned and felt like imitation crab meat and the shrimp seemed out of place. I wouldn’t order that again.
Saul really hooked us up and we were in and out in under an hour. We had an early morning and we were just looking for a quick experience.
I would come back for the HH specials M-​TH and try an assortment of tapas.

I was here for a private event where there was a buffet style dinner, so I can’t really speak for the tapas. The food I did have was okay to pretty good so I would give this place 3.5÷5. Unfortunately, I don’t know the names of what we had… but I do know that the cheesecake for dessert was really good! The atmosphere certainly has a nice feel in both the private room downstairs and in the main area.
If you park in the garage across the street… we had to pay $ 42 for about 4 hours… ick.

3.5 stars. I love the concept and the atmosphere. We had wine and tried 3 tapas last night. The portabello mushrooms were addicting and the stuffed avocado and bacon wrapped scallops were good too. I just probably wouldn’t come back because it was way overpriced for hoboken. Not being a byob doesn’t help. We got 3 tapas and 2 glasses of wine each (so 4 glasses total) and our bill was around $ 78 before tip. It was barely a full meal. We just wanted something light so I don’t feel that we got enough for the money. Other than that I do think it’s a really cute place and we had great service.

*In a town like Hoboken that touches greatness in the field of Spanish/​Cuban/​Latin American food (among many other things, wish I could write a Unilocal review of my city), Lola’s is passable without standing out.
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Lola’s is OK. I have wanted to love it, but it has become more of a fallback option for Hoboken. The décor is pretty cool, dark and rustic. Barrels and wood paneling. If you aren’t sitting upstairs, and are unlucky enough to be seated in the basement, the décor tries to be similar, but it’s more like, I dont know, poorly lit Bingo Hall, or afterthoughts to Aunt Peggy’s retirement dinner.
Service is spotty, and the staff gets overwhelmed when the place gets crowded.
The real issue is the food. They have a good selection of tapas, generally par for the course when it comes to tapas — nothing overly creative or exquisite. The food is good, not great, and not poor, just good.
Prices are reasonable.

The only reason I’m giving Lola’s 3 stars is because the service wasn’t the greatest for a slow Tuesday night. The food was great though. I just happen to be a brat and expect to be waited on when I’m out… so sue me. We got the octopus, paella, lobster rav, swordfish & Filet Mignon tips. I loved everything. The swordfish in Lola’s sauce was my least fav tho. It was smothered in marina and it kind of took away from the swordfish but my friend loved it. We left completely stuffed. I absolutely am looking forward to coming back here just hoping the severs are more attentive.