Laura C.
Yelp
We'd just completed a five-mile walk nearby and were all ravenous. Casa Lola was the nearest non chain and seemed respectable enough.
Inside, it's capacious and family-friendly. Visiting on Father's Day, all tables were fully booked with smiling dads and their offspring. This meant we had to sit on a high table with slightly bum-numbing seats.
Needless to say, our appetites were duly sated by complimentary bread.
My grilled salmon was slightly overcooked, as was my dad's steak. Lamb cutlets were tender and the fresh anchovies were excellent, apparently (I don't eat them). The skinny fries we shared were under seasoned.
To their credit, portions were very generous.
Desserts fared better. Delicious, warm pecan pie went down a treat as did a nata - Portuguese custard tart.
I would've loved to award Casa Lola four stars, I truly would. The service was super friendly, even a little psychic - our waiter guessed I wanted a hot chocolate before I even said so. But the quality of the mains was not quite there.
A solid 3.5 stars.