Restaurante La Ola — Restaurant in Torrevieja

A story of two meals. The first night there was lovely, all staff were v nice and attentive. Had a lovely Arroz Negro (Black rice Paella) and was very happy to visit there again next time we were looking for a meal near the Playa de Locos.

But sadly the second night a few nights later was a very different story.

We were called to a table, to a few minutes later be questioned whether we had sat there without asking.

We had to wait then to be served (it was busy but the staff were not looking after 'areas' making it all very muddled their side). This time we ordered a burger and Kabab meal which came with fries and a beer/drink. We were told that the beer we wanted would cost the difference extra to their €1.80 limit on the free drink. Ok, not a problem, but we noticed that we were charged the full price for both once we had left.

The food that night was also nowhere near the standards of the first. The burger was made there which was watery and gristly. The fries were ok. The kabab meat was ok but sauce was bland and just squirted on top of it alongside a little lettuce.

So what can we learn? Maybe best to visit when not too busy and stick to the paellas, also watch the bill and attitude...

Just in front of Los Locos Beach, it has easy access by foot from the beach. Plenty of tables on the balcony and two terraces outside give you plenty of options. Unfortunately the music was very loud. My 2 cents from my personal opinion:people go to have lunch near the beach, not to the club. The service is not organised: several waiters, a pos to take orders and even doe they manage to lose our order. Credits to the waiter that was friendly and dealt with our complaint in fast manner. The calamares (squid rings) were over dried, the pulpitos(small octopus) were standard and the chicken fingers were crispy. As for the Angus Chulleton, lacks flavour and texture with too much fat.

Overall it’s a regular restaurant with nothing that really makes them shine above all the others in the city apart...

Estafadores y cutres. Camareros sin profesionalidad. Para compartir entre tres adultos pedimos de su carta la "fritura de pescado para dos" y una "ración de chopitos", y no avisaron de que la fritura eran todo chopitos con 3 trozos de pescado, 3 boquerones, 2 gambones y 4 gambas, así que salimos hartos de chopitos. De haberlo sabido antes habríamos pedido por ejemplo calamares de ración, para variar un poco. Según ellos es "lo que cae" y ellos no saben si de tres personas una se va a comer toda una ración de chopitos aunque tenían claro que era todo para compartir entre los tres porque lo dijimos, en fin...por cierto, sin pan. Ni lo ofrecieron siquiera, y nos pareció extraño pero ni nos quejamos. Y luego para una niña pedimos un menú de hamburguesa, que venía con bebida y patatas pero al pagar, la bebida me la cobraban como extra a precio normal de refresco, y como me quejé me hicieron "descuento" cobrándome sólo 0'50€ extra sobre el menú porque la bebida, que repito iba incluida en el menú, según ellos la pedí por separado y por eso sirvieron botella de 330ml, cuando la del menú "es un vaso servido de la botella de 2litros". Ellos fueron los que se equivocaron al poner la de cristal y encima nos tocó hacernos cargo de ello, cutres hasta para esto. Y ya para colmo el agua: si es para llevar a la playa tienen botellas grandes de litro y medio, pero si es para local sólo puedes pedir pequeñas. Que en muchos sitios sólo tienen pequeñas, pero teniendo grandes lo habitual es poder pedirlas también. Unos aprovechados. Robo total sumado a los modos, inaceptables, como si fuese culpa nuestra porque "no sabemos lo que tienen"... Y el ambiente también malo: una señora se pasó toda la cena en videollamada molestando a todos con el ruido del teléfono, tanto que no fuimos los únicos en quejarnos, y al final tuvo que cambiarse de sitio, por no hablar del momento exhibición de trasero con que nos obsequió a todos. Prefiero no saber de qué estaba hablando..., en un restaurante familiar normal. No volveremos ni a por agua, somos turistas pero...