Restaurante Hola Beirut — Restaurant in Jerez

I am really surprised seeing such high reviews of this place.The overall service was interesting... They really function on their own terms, not telling people online or anywhere that YOU NEED A RESERVATION TO EAT HERE!! We called for take away, they said they don't do that. Then, we walked over to eat there, and we were turned away since we did not reserve (there were many free open tables). So, we made a reservation to come back a few days later. It opens at 1.30 for lunch, but you can't reserve until 2. They did not have certain things on the menu, which we were really hoping to try. It felt unprepared - even with a reservation. The table service started well, and then they switched waitress and the second one was really slow, and didn't clear any empty dishes to make room when she brought new ones. They were kind, and with good intentions, but unprofessional and unprepared. The food was good, but not great - I have had lebanese food many times and have tasted much better in terms of spices and texture. The baklava was extremely sweet, too sweet. Although it was complementary after the meal, which...

A small but superb restaurant with beautifully prepared and authentic food. The service is a little slow as every dish is prepared freshly, and the waitress works alone.She knows her food dishes and her wine pairings well and is happy to make recommendations to enhance your experience there. In July, we had a fourth visit there. Again, the owner was in attendance, explaining the dish components and suggesting pairings. We like it so much there that we took my son , who is also a fan of Lebanese food. The chicken "shootak" skewer was lovely and spicy for our British taste buds. He tried the beef skewers and liked it so much that he had a takeaway bag so as not to waste a morsel!! It was a very warm evening in Jerez, so our choice of drink was ayran. It was soooo refreshing.

Be aware that reservations are strictly necessary. Walk-in customers are politely but...

I am used to eat Lebanese food and it was a disappointment in regard to the high reviews posted for this place! A special comment about the service as well... how to describe it? ... 'difficult' could be the word? = overall not professional is the less I can say. They have a special way to run their business, meeting their own needs it seems? They also just skipped an order from our list and when it was obvious that they forgot it, it was too late for us to order it again - due to poor service, we had to get rid of some of empty dishes ourselves on another table around, and when ordered another bottle of water, and ready to take some, the cap was not taken off, small thing and we could have go ask rather than waiting for a good length of time for the waitress to be visible again, but...