La Lola Tapas Bar: Authentic Spanish tapas with weekly-changing paella in an intimate Kitchener setting.
Located at 26 Benton St in Kitchener, La Lola Tapas Bar is a Spanish tapas restaurant delivering authentic flavors. The menu features tapas and a seafood paella served Fridays and Saturdays with a weekly-changing recipe, plus a red wine sangria. The intimate space seats a limited number of guests, so reservations are recommended; staff is known for friendly, attentive service.
26 Benton St, Kitchener, ON N2G 1V8, Canada
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A curated selection of traditional Spanish small plates, including gambas, croquetas, and salmon torta, made with fresh ingredients.
Handcrafted paella served Fridays and Saturdays, with recipes that rotate weekly—featuring seafood, chicken, and saffron-infused rice.
Enjoy red wine sangria, Spanish wines, and other drinks that complement our dishes for a complete dining experience.
Cozy, small-space setting ideal for couples or small groups, offering a warm and authentic Spanish atmosphere.
Off-premise catering for events, bringing our Spanish flavors to your special occasions (via lalolacatering.com).
Overall rating
Shwen Lyng
A great option for Spanish food in the region, especially if you're craving paella. While perhaps not the absolute best I've ever had, it is undoubtedly the best you'll find locally. Their paella is only served on Fridays and Saturdays and the recipe changes weekly. The tapas were fantastic and staff is friendly. PS: the space is small, so it's not ideal for large groups. Definitely make a reservation due to the limited seating
Erin G Maramag
Everything we had was extremely tasty! I’ve been wanting to try this place and had it bookmarked since they were in Cambridge, but never had a chance. So, I decided to come here for my birthday with a friend, and the service definitely shined in our experience. Our server was very attentive and was kind to keep my gift at the counter with her so that there would be space on the high table for our food. Speaking of the food, we had gambas, and a chicken and seafood paella. The gambas was very tasty and had a perfect kick to it with a bit of spice. The sauce was so tasty that even though I normally tend to ignore the bread, we couldn’t stop dipping it in the sauce to eat! The paella was kind of a letdown since this place seems to be known to serve authentic ones. Although the flavour was nice, it was a little too wet for what I was expecting, and there was absolutely no socarrat - a usual cherry-on-top of a perfect paella. For the price placed on it, one is led to believe that what you are getting will be perfectly authentic, and this made me feel like I was just eating chicken and seafood with overcooked, but nicely seasoned Spanish rice. Everything else was so good though that I’m willing to give it another shot!
Adnan Sweeney
Amazing! The tapas were so flavourful and unique. We loved the salmon torta especially, and the mushroom croquetas and blue cheese croquetasberre delicious! Can't wait to come again to try the made to order paella
Cuong Lieu
La Lola Tapas Bar is a Spanish tapas restaurant. The food was delicious with authentic Spanish flavours, we enjoyed every dish they had to offer. The seafood paella was really good it had nice touch of saffron and the seafood was perfectly cooked. The red wine sangria was also nice, it had a good balance of wine and fruit, not overly alcohol tasting. Service was attentive and friendly. Overall a great dining experience.
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