Lalola — Restaurant in Barcelona

We accidentally found this place after being turned from another restaurant nearby due to waiting. I am so glad it happened to us, because Lolola's food was great, beyond our expectations. Menu del dia was €16.90 including bread and beverage. Their portion sizes are generous. We came out full, couldn't eat desserts so took them out in box. Next time for Menu del dia, my choices would be paella (deep savary seafood taste), Sepio(soft and tasty, SO GOOD), and may flan (not too sweet, which I liked).

We visited there the second time before we left Barcelona, because their Sepia dish was quite impressive. We tried more options by the Manager(?)'s recommendations. Pleasantly amazed by their dishes! Morcilla magauena (under hot baguettes) Jamon iberico (under baguettes) Calamares a la romana (tapas) Sepia a la plancha (tapas) Pulpitos a la plancha (tapas)

ALL of the above, FANTASTIC!!! Black blood sausage was a surprise to us with great flavor, because we would have never tried it without his recommendation. How surprising their Jamon with olive oil on tomato baguettes eased my palates when I was not used to and not a big fan of Jamon flavor. I've never had these soft, melting grilled seafood with no rubbery texture. Pretty amazing! Potatos and a little bit of mayo elevates the taste. (We REALLY appreciated his special treatment for us on our second visit.)

It seems steak with potato fries and spaghetti (possibly, mixed sauce) popular to locals, too. You may get these somewhere else, but believe it or not, my husband who grew up with potato fries in U.S. said this was the best fries ever, fresh, crispy outside and soft inside.

Lalola is busy with locals, maybe with airbnb travelers nearby. Service is fast, friendly. If you can speak Spanish, it's a plus. If not, it's okay, they have some servers speaking English.

It's location is a bit away from major tourist spots, but definitely worth checking it out, especially when you are on the way to or from Parc Guell!

STRONGLY recommend this place for their flavor and pricing (Can make it under 20 euro per person depending on what...

THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY WHOLE LIFE. The one star is not for the food but for the service. Because when we entered, the waiter (the short one with glasses) said that the waiting time for the table would be 20 minutes, but we waited half an hour until the same waiter told us that we didn't put our name on the list (because we noticed that people went after us but went way up late after us, without reservation, and have the same number of people as us, sat down already so we asked him what happened) they mentioned nothing about the list before!! So later they put us on the list and told us to wait another 15 minutes, but another HALF HOUR passed and we informed the owner, which was kind and said that she was very sorry. But that waiter (seems that he is a lead waiter or something) NEVER SAID SORRY or anything and all he was trying to do the whole time was arguing that he wasn't wrong and we should thank us for sending us a waiter who speaks English when we entered. So we had no choice but to leave that restaurant angrily. We chose this restaurant because according to the comments, it is a local one and seems pretty good.But what that lead waiter did made us seriously doubt that he is a RACIST and embarrassed the reputation of this restaurant. THIS PLACE WILL DEFINITELY BE MUCH BETTER WITHOUT HIM. I just want to say to that lead...

We found this place through a Tiktok recommendation and was glad we made a stop here after hiking a little at Park Guell. The staff were very friendly and approachable which made the experience good. The layout of the restaurant gave off a little old school diner vibe that we loved. We ordered the iberico ham sandwich, patatas bravas and chicken with fries. All of them were great but the patatas bravas was the one that made us want to go back for me. The potatoes were crispy on the outside and soft fluffy on the inside and the sauce used was amazing too! The prices here are affordable and would highly...