| ambiance |
95.2400016784668% positive |
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Good food, good ambiance ”
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The patio area is much better suited for romantic couples while the inside is great for large parties. ”
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was surprised to see negative posts so I wanted to let you know that this is a really fun place to be. ”
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The ambiance is really nice. ”
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this place is the sexiest in the whole valley, I use to go to firefly, but ole is way better, food is good, service rocks, music ambiance fabulous. ”
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Went there (Madrid) ate and enjoy the food (Madrid), went there (Ole), love the food & love the ambiance. ”
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The ambience is pretty cool and the service was great too. ”
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Looking for delicious food and cozy place ”
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Tapas styled eating is very interactive and fun with a big group of people. ”
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don't mind paying for a good meal, but overpaying for small portions and not enjoying the food or the atmosphere - that's when I write a review! ”
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sip on a nice drink, relax and enjoy the atmosphere and the cool music. ”
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It's a great place for a romantic evening with your significant other. ”
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the decor is definitely interesting, all dark and red. ”
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we were there last night , it was fun , and food was good , ”
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If you appreciate food and friendly environment I recommend you try Ole, you'll enjoy this cozy place as I did. ”
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Also valet parking is bad. ”
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The decor is simple but elegant and the staff was friendly. ”
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The ambience is nice with red color scheme, and lighting, but overall, the food was rather bland, nothing special, and the service left much to be desired, and bill too high in price for the service and food offered. ”
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It's great, the food is wonderful and the ambiance is incredible. ”
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for sure the best spanish in LA parking, wheelchair access, cozi atmosphere ”
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the environment was friendly and cozy. ”
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fun tapas spot, great value! ”
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If you want a casual, comfortable place to have cocktails on large, velvety sofas and eat some very good tapas, you'll be delighted. ”
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The restaurant has a cozy, relaxed atmosphere. ”
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Ole could be a romantic spot if they could make the seating a little more private, but as it was, it is one large, open u-shaped dining area. ”
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The decor is nice. ”
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The service was very good, the food was good and it has ambiance. ”
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Great tapas, great ambience, great Sangria, qualified service. ”
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The food is delicious, and the atmosphere rocks. ”
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The service was very good, the food was excellent and the atmosphere was relaxing. ”
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decent service, bad atmosphere and disappointing food. ”
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Great for either a romantic dinner or a fun night out with a big group. ”
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The atmosphere was very nice and cool, and we sat in the patio. ”
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The ambiance in this place is really nice, well lit and very warm feeling. ”
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Great food, good atmosphere ”
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| dessert |
66.66999816894531% positive |
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definitely recommend the fried cream dessert. ”
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Here's what we ordered and what we thought about it: patatas bravas (perfectly crisp potato wedges with a tasty ali oli), Calamari Vasco (again, perfectly crisp and so yummy, melty, and all around wonderful that we had to order another round), chicken sti ”
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The crab cakes were the worst I've ever had. ”
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| drinks |
92.18999862670898% positive |
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They have interesting drinks, good food, and good service. ”
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They have amazing Spanish wines and their drink list is great for the ladies(Guys need a few more "manly" drinks!) ”
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If you want a casual, comfortable place to have cocktails on large, velvety sofas and eat some very good tapas, you'll be delighted. ”
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wasn't expecting much and we had food, great wine, great sangria, and great service. ”
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Great bar. ”
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Stay away from the corner booths by the bar, the benches are so uncomfortable you won't last more than 20 minutes. ”
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would be a great place to go for after work drinks. ”
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The bar, the patio, or small lounge are great places to sit. ”
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am an admitted beer snob and really loved Spanish beer - in Spain. ”
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We ordered tons of food, cocktails, & a nice bottle of wine - and when the bill came, we were shocked at how inexpensive it was. ”
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went one Saturday night with a group of 4 and without reservations, so there was a long wait, and the crowd at the bar was a little much, but no worries, one of the best cocktail places in the city. ”
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Anyways, it took them about 10-15 minutes to remember that we were waiting to order our drinks - annoying. ”
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sip on a nice drink, relax and enjoy the atmosphere and the cool music. ”
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Too bad - the real Spanish food is excellent and lively, a brilliant cuisine in both the traditional and post-modern style and nothing beats a good cava wine in the summer -- but this was ”
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The food was Amazing and the drinks really kicked my a@@! ”
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ordered a mojito, which was watered down and not what I expected from an authentic tapas bar. ”
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Outstanding exotic drink menu with Sangria margaritas our favorite. ”
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The bar had a great bartender who knew his wines really well and made us feel like we stepped into Barcelona for the evening. ”
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The bar is huge, and the bartenders are great. ”
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The drinks were also outstanding. ”
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It is a great place to go even if you just want to have a drink at the bar. ”
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great wine selection and the best tasting sangria. ”
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Good Tapas, good wine. ”
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Our waitress was very attentive, making sure our glasses of wine/water were full at all times, in addition to recommending some wonderful items off the menu. ”
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ole is the perfect place to go after work for a few drinks and a few tapas. ”
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The service was friendly and fast, the food excellent, and the Spanish wines were amazing. ”
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liked that they had a full bar so i can get my drink on. ”
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I'm no 'foodie' or wine snob, but I know what's good, and this place was good enough to get me to write my first review. ”
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The Gambas al ajillo are amazing, their selection of Spanish wines is both top notch and inexpensive. ”
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They have a nice bar and outdoor seating. ”
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The wine was wonderful, 2001 bottle of Ceremonia from Spain. ”
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And I have enjoyed a variety of regional dishes, wines and mostly tapas that have sustained me throughout my travels. ”
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| food quality |
73.81999969482422% positive |
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just got engaged and wanted to have an engagement party somewhere near where I live, some place that was nice but also casual and somewhere that had good food. ”
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The halibut carpaccio was tasteless and warm and was probably fresh earlier in the week. ”
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The food was Amazing and the drinks really kicked my a@@! ”
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yummy tapas ”
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To our taste, ,the food was mediocre, the room with blaring music was noisy, the cava was second-rate, and the hostess and wait-staff ranged from diffident to snotty. ”
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would skip the cold tomato soup, though. ”
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the food was surprisingly good. ”
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The place is nice enough, however I was not happy with my food, so I will not be returning. ”
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We also enjoyed the Placa Caliente, which is an assortment of tapas featuring grilled shrimp, fried goat cheese in honey, patatas bravas, fried calamari, sauteed mushrooms and artichokes. ”
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And I have enjoyed a variety of regional dishes, wines and mostly tapas that have sustained me throughout my travels. ”
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we were there last night , it was fun , and food was good , ”
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suppose I'll have to continue going over the hill for good food. ”
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We rounded out our meal ordering a fresh spinach salad with poached pear and goat cheese. ”
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The latter was a great experience with exceptional food and good service. ”
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Shame on OLE for disgusting food. ”
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The first time for dinner we had some delicious food, but the service was just awful. ”
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We enjoyed calamari as an appetizer (cooked perfectly-nice and tender, with a nice light batter and spicy sauce). ”
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The waitress was really sweet and the food was incredible. ”
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Great food. ”
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The food was a weird mixture of Spanish wannabe and I don't know what else. ”
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The flatiron steak(Filet a la Plancha) was excellent and highly recommended! ”
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my fav was the tuna and avocado salad. ”
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we are going out to spend some quality time with our friends, have good food and FUN ”
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We really had a fantastic time and we will be back next week for more music and great food! ”
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This place has great character and the food is excellent. ”
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great food ”
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This aside, the bruschetta is delicious. ”
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Great food, good atmosphere ”
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Too bad - the real Spanish food is excellent and lively, a brilliant cuisine in both the traditional and post-modern style and nothing beats a good cava wine in the summer -- but this was ”
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However, my faith in finding authentic tapas in America was restored on Thursday night with. ”
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There are some odd choices on the menu, but most everything that we tried was really tasty and almost made it worth being treated like an American in Paris. ”
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have been to this restaurant a hand full of times and I really like to food and the staff has always been super friendly. ”
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Throughout the meal we enjoyed delicious margaritas and sangria. ”
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The food was terrific! ”
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decent service, bad atmosphere and disappointing food. ”
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this place is the sexiest in the whole valley, I use to go to firefly, but ole is way better, food is good, service rocks, music ambiance fabulous. ”
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We ordered tons of food, cocktails, & a nice bottle of wine - and when the bill came, we were shocked at how inexpensive it was. ”
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The Gambas con Jamon, sizzling garlic shrimp, was the favorite, yet the sauteed mushrooms were also a surprising treat. ”
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We ordered the hot tapas sampler (calamari, mushrooms/artichokes, potatoes, fried cheese; good), the cold tapas sampler (serrano ham, olives, manchego cheese, roasted red peppers; highly recommend), and the ceviche (too citrusy for my taste, i do not reco ”
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Apart from the lack of authenticity, the food wasn't very good quality, meats were tough and tasteless (I had to add salt to everything) the croquettes, were full of potatoe, the patatas bravas just plain and boring. ”
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went there and the food is not very authentic. ”
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Good but expensive food, ok service ”
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Looking for delicious food and cozy place ”
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If you appreciate food and friendly environment I recommend you try Ole, you'll enjoy this cozy place as I did. ”
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Went there (Madrid) ate and enjoy the food (Madrid), went there (Ole), love the food & love the ambiance. ”
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It's ok, not authentic, weird mish mash! ”
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The food was awful - tapas size dishes un-tapas like taste. ”
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The food is delicious, and the atmosphere rocks. ”
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While a lot of the so called "Tapas" restaurants in Los Angeles try to put their own culinary spin on Spanish cusine (spicying it up for people that don't know the difference between Mexico and Spain ), this restaurant sticks to authentic flavors. ”
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Service was good, however, the food was a HUGE disapointment. ”
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wasn't expecting much and we had food, great wine, great sangria, and great service. ”
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VERY mediocre food. ”
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The most disappointing to me was the cold tapas plate (placa fria) which included more of the awful red peppers, some marginally acceptable green beans, a bit of average manchego cheese, some common green olives and a truely disgusting bit of serrano ham, ”
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The service was very good, the food was good and it has ambiance. ”
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The best tapas are the Goats Cheese with Honey and the Halibut Carpaccio with an unbelievable lavender sauce. ”
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Our waitress had an awful attitude and the food was just OK. ”
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The food is okay here, but the service is SO BAD that it completely ruins the experience. ”
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We know Spanish food and this meal was horrible ! ”
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ordered a mojito, which was watered down and not what I expected from an authentic tapas bar. ”
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Also that she thought the food was excellent. ”
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The food was egh (paella was bland, the goat cheese tapas were cold and didn't even taste like goat cheese) the red and white sangria pitchers contained about 3 sad black berries and 2 slices of orange (respectively), we had to get up and ask for water, a ”
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But none were authentic recipes, even something as simple as a Spanish omelette was smothered in onions and red peppers? ”
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After living in LAor the past 3.5 years, I had pretty much given up on the idea of authentic tapas. ”
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They had live flamenco music and dancers and the food was excellent. ”
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don't mind paying for a good meal, but overpaying for small portions and not enjoying the food or the atmosphere - that's when I write a review! ”
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Yea sure, it looks nice, the food is alright but the experience was horrible. ”
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thought the Sangria had just the right amount of sweetness, and the fruit was fresh so that I didn't feel like I was drinking something that had been sitting in a jar for the past week or two. ”
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Tonight's food was horrible! ”
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We order sangria and 3 dishes. ”
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The service was very good, the food was excellent and the atmosphere was relaxing. ”
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Food is quite tasty. ”
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It's great, the food is wonderful and the ambiance is incredible. ”
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Here's what we ordered and what we thought about it: patatas bravas (perfectly crisp potato wedges with a tasty ali oli), Calamari Vasco (again, perfectly crisp and so yummy, melty, and all around wonderful that we had to order another round), chicken sti ”
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The white-fish ceviche was bland, I have to say, but the calamari was the best I've ever had (and I've had too much). ”
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From the quality of the food, most of their customers have no idea what Spanish food is let alone any good food. ”
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the tapas filled me up so i didn't order any main dish. ”
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Um, aren't tapas cheap, appetizer like food to have instead of a full dinner? ”
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The food was tasteless. ”
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The service was friendly and fast, the food excellent, and the Spanish wines were amazing. ”
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The crab cakes were the worst I've ever had. ”
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tapas, the service was the best, very caring, and informative, a great selections of dishes, perfect for sharing. ”
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Good food, good ambiance ”
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The ambience is nice with red color scheme, and lighting, but overall, the food was rather bland, nothing special, and the service left much to be desired, and bill too high in price for the service and food offered. ”
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They have interesting drinks, good food, and good service. ”
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The food and service was great. ”
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| menu variety |
94.44000244140625% positive |
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And I have enjoyed a variety of regional dishes, wines and mostly tapas that have sustained me throughout my travels. ”
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There are some odd choices on the menu, but most everything that we tried was really tasty and almost made it worth being treated like an American in Paris. ”
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The Gambas al ajillo are amazing, their selection of Spanish wines is both top notch and inexpensive. ”
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Our waitress was very attentive, making sure our glasses of wine/water were full at all times, in addition to recommending some wonderful items off the menu. ”
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tapas, the service was the best, very caring, and informative, a great selections of dishes, perfect for sharing. ”
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Outstanding exotic drink menu with Sangria margaritas our favorite. ”
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great wine selection and the best tasting sangria. ”
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What we like the best is that they have an extensive Tapas menu so you can share 3 or 4 or as many items in an evening. ”
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very extensive and wide range of foods. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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It is a great place to go even if you just want to have a drink at the bar. ”
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this place is a nice local place. ”
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I'm no 'foodie' or wine snob, but I know what's good, and this place was good enough to get me to write my first review. ”
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It's a great place for a "girl dinner", little birthday gathering or a date spot. ”
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We have lived in Studio City for many years and have always considered Mexicali as our favorite restaurant until we found Ole. ”
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It would be great if this restaurant would adapt, perservere, and make the necessarry changes to become and remain a great restaurant. ”
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it such a great place, Studio city was missing that. ”
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must say that it is great to have such a unique place to go to after work. ”
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would be a great place to go for after work drinks. ”
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It's a great place for a romantic evening with your significant other. ”
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Ole is a great place. ”
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I've been to most places on Ventura and have to say this was a great place for a girls' night (as we did) or to meet an old friend out. ”
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| return potential |
100.0% positive |
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We really had a fantastic time and we will be back next week for more music and great food! ”
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I'd definitely recommend this place to anyone, and I'll be back for sure! ”
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Thank you for a very nice evening i will definitly go back ”
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| service |
70.44000148773193% positive |
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The bar had a great bartender who knew his wines really well and made us feel like we stepped into Barcelona for the evening. ”
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this place is the sexiest in the whole valley, I use to go to firefly, but ole is way better, food is good, service rocks, music ambiance fabulous. ”
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The waitress was really sweet and the food was incredible. ”
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Great tastes, friendly service ”
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Good but expensive food, ok service ”
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wasn't expecting much and we had food, great wine, great sangria, and great service. ”
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Great service. ”
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Friendly service. ”
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the environment was friendly and cozy. ”
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While a lot of the so called "Tapas" restaurants in Los Angeles try to put their own culinary spin on Spanish cusine (spicying it up for people that don't know the difference between Mexico and Spain ), this restaurant sticks to authentic flavors. ”
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The first time for dinner we had some delicious food, but the service was just awful. ”
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If it's that slow, there is no excuse on bad service. ”
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The tapenade is the best, as the friendly staff will always let you know. ”
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The service was very good, the food was good and it has ambiance. ”
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of course tipped well, as the service was decent but when I asked my server if she had eaten at her competition she said only at Cobras. ”
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The service was HORRIBLE! ”
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Our service was TERRIBLE. ”
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Horrible service. ”
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Overall, we were delighted with the entire experience, including the polite wait staff! ”
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The service was very friendly and attentive. ”
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If you appreciate food and friendly environment I recommend you try Ole, you'll enjoy this cozy place as I did. ”
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waitress was amazing, she gave us excellent recommendations and was very helpful. ”
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To our taste, ,the food was mediocre, the room with blaring music was noisy, the cava was second-rate, and the hostess and wait-staff ranged from diffident to snotty. ”
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The food is okay here, but the service is SO BAD that it completely ruins the experience. ”
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decent service, bad atmosphere and disappointing food. ”
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we've been lucky enough to have very friendly waitresses, but the host had a bit of an attitude the last time we went. ”
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The bar is huge, and the bartenders are great. ”
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At first I thought the bad service was done on purpose, but after a while it became clear that the waiters/waitresses are just confused. ”
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Our waitress was great and very attentive. ”
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The ambience is nice with red color scheme, and lighting, but overall, the food was rather bland, nothing special, and the service left much to be desired, and bill too high in price for the service and food offered. ”
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The service was not attentive at all. ”
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They have interesting drinks, good food, and good service. ”
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have been to this restaurant a hand full of times and I really like to food and the staff has always been super friendly. ”
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Our waitress was very attentive, making sure our glasses of wine/water were full at all times, in addition to recommending some wonderful items off the menu. ”
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But all I can say is the following: The hostess, tall and attractive wasn't very pleasant at all. ”
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The staff, again, was so so nice! ”
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The service was terrible. ”
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tapas, the service was the best, very caring, and informative, a great selections of dishes, perfect for sharing. ”
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The food and service was great. ”
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The service was very good, the food was excellent and the atmosphere was relaxing. ”
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Tapas styled eating is very interactive and fun with a big group of people. ”
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Great tapas, great ambience, great Sangria, qualified service. ”
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The ambience is pretty cool and the service was great too. ”
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The decor is simple but elegant and the staff was friendly. ”
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It was a thursday and got fairly busy, but never too busy to chat with the staff or conversate about the great tapas. ”
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Our waitress had an awful attitude and the food was just OK. ”
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The latter was a great experience with exceptional food and good service. ”
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Carlos the manager is awesome. ”
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thought the service was friendly unlike what the other reviewer has said. ”
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THEE WORST service of any restaurant I've been to in LA. ”
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The waitress that took care of us the rest of the evening realized that our experience had a bad start and seemed to put some extra effort into it. ”
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do know that LA people have such high expectations, they forget to enjoy the experience. ”
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The service was friendly and fast, the food excellent, and the Spanish wines were amazing. ”
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| value |
80.7699966430664% positive |
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The Gambas al ajillo are amazing, their selection of Spanish wines is both top notch and inexpensive. ”
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The ambience is nice with red color scheme, and lighting, but overall, the food was rather bland, nothing special, and the service left much to be desired, and bill too high in price for the service and food offered. ”
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unless you want to waste it that is (huge portions). ”
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fun tapas spot, great value! ”
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There are some odd choices on the menu, but most everything that we tried was really tasty and almost made it worth being treated like an American in Paris. ”
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Um, aren't tapas cheap, appetizer like food to have instead of a full dinner? ”
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don't mind paying for a good meal, but overpaying for small portions and not enjoying the food or the atmosphere - that's when I write a review! ”
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is very good and is an excellent value! ”
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We ordered tons of food, cocktails, & a nice bottle of wine - and when the bill came, we were shocked at how inexpensive it was. ”
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Trust me and just don't go, the sangria is good but it's not worth it. ”
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Great value too! ”
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Good but expensive food, ok service ”
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The bar is huge, and the bartenders are great. ”
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| wait time |
50.0% positive |
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went one Saturday night with a group of 4 and without reservations, so there was a long wait, and the crowd at the bar was a little much, but no worries, one of the best cocktail places in the city. ”
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If it's that slow, there is no excuse on bad service. ”
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Stay away from the corner booths by the bar, the benches are so uncomfortable you won't last more than 20 minutes. ”
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Anyways, it took them about 10-15 minutes to remember that we were waiting to order our drinks - annoying. ”
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