Lola’s Beach Cantina

A pleasant surprise for brunch. We came on Sunday and sat down to a terrific feast and wonderful service. I had the Cowboy Omelette and my friend had the Chile Verde. We shared a side of fried sweet plantains. We can't recommend both enough. They were terrific. This place will definitely go into our regular routine for meals. One of the best Mexican food restaurants in the area.

Nachos were to die for. As we were walking in, someone outside recommended them to us and they absolutely did not disappoint. Enchiladas were very good too! I wish the Tamarind Margarita had more flavor to it, but honestly the food was so good that I didn't even care. Staff was friendly too.

Out cruising on the new E-Bike enjoying a gorgeous sunday, we decided to drop in for a drink and a snack

Solid five star award for Lola's! This place is right along the beach, intimate, but has a good sized nice menu! I was really surprised by the variety of options-full bar, brunch with egg dishes and yummy fresh seafood. There are so many choices including vegan. Great choice for small groups and family dining out! Enjoy!

Unfortunately, last night was the first time I'd been at Lola's in probably 3 months. I had forgotten why this is my favorite restaurant in Ocean View. We took our sister-in-law out who had to relocate from La due to the fires and had a wonderful dinner all the food was exquisite, but I can speak specifically about the shared Ceviche Tower, and my shrimp burrito entree. OUTSTANDING!!!

From the outside, there's not much parking shared with 2 other businesses potentially 3 more stores once leased. Right outside are a couple of tables for those who dine outside. Lola's has a cute vibe, modern, relaxed feel. You're greeted with a smile, you see merchandise shirts hanging behind the counter. The place is much bigger than it seems from the outside. I ordered to go: the Mediterranean salad. Took 15 minutes to be ready. The salad was fresh although drenched in dressing! Wish they put the dressing to the side....

Lola's is a cute spot right in a more up and coming part of Norfolk. The menu has a decent variety of different things (all not created equal...read more).My husband and I came here last night and started with a mango frozen margarita and a spicy cucumber one. The frozen marg seemed to have been submerged in sub-zero temps, as it was probably THE coldest drink I have ever tasted. Not a bad thing, just almost TOO cold. My cucumber marg should probably have been served in a rocks glass with some sort of rim; instead it comes in a pint glass with way too much ice. $14 for 3/4 cup of ice is ludicrous. The flavor, however, was very nice. We had the taquitos for an appetizer which had a good crunch, but lacked flavor. The guac they serve it with was kind of the only redeeming quality. My husband got a carnitas burrito which was SO amazingly tasty. The sauces and everything were just spot on. My tilapia tacos missed the mark, however. It just came with a slaw (which I think had oregano?? Sort of an odd spice for a Latino restaurant) and the fish. I had to load the hot sauce on to give it any kind of flavor. Definitely a disappointment there.We ended with an in-house made blueberry cheesecake parfait which was out of this world. Highly recommend that. Overall this place needs to make some changes (including turning down the music just a hair) but also has some solid options. Our waitress was great! We would return to try some other items.

I do love this place!! I just wish there were more vegetarian options. I ordered a side of black beans and they tasted as if they were cooked in pork belly. It was awful. Their guacamole is outstanding!! And the staff is outstanding.

I'm a fan. Husband and I visited on a Thursday afternoon in November, probably around 4ish o'clock. Restaurant and bar wasn't packed so we took a seat at the bar. The decor of this place is super cute. The space reminded me of a restaurant I frequented when I lived in San Diego. This is an instagrammable restaurant.Drinks so good! I had a mule that was served a in terra cotta cup which kept my drink cold. Beer selection was great as well. Bartender was great that day. We started off with the Esquites which I recommend to start with. The flavor was really good and we appreciated the presentation. I had Lola's Chicken plate. It was really good. Like good, good. Husband had a Cali burrito. He was initially disappointed because it was not presented as a burrito that he was normally accustomed to that was wrapped up... after he took a bit, he was in a food coma few minutes later. The burrito did not disappoint him the least. Flavor was delicious. It was a lot of food between the two of us. We probably could've split a meal. We will be back to visit this location. I would recommend visiting this place during off peak hours, such as happy hour to enjoy great food and service.

Late lunch on a weekday to try the octopus, a chicken toco salad, a cheese enchilada and their fabulous guacamole. We sat at the bar. I thoroughly enjoyed the octopus and my wife and I agree that the guacamole was terrific. My wife thought her selections were pretty good, but wished the lettuce in the salad was on top of the bowl rather than underneath everything. Staff was friendly, but not particularly attentive. The restaurant was fairly empty, three others were sitting at the bar and a couple, at a table. I had to ask twice for salt and hot sauce and would have liked to have a second beer.