Restaurante La Ola

The owners are true artists – the cuttlefish with sweet potato purée and lentils, made to their own recipe, blew me away. It was absolutely delicious. I actually only wanted to eat something light so as not to weigh down my stomach for the rest of the hike. Because it tasted so good, I tried the dessert – a kind of cake with a gofio base. It was also exceptionally good. I was served a wine from the highest vineyard in Spain. Even though the owners were clearly under stress and there was already a queue of hungry tourists at the entrance, they took the time to explain the dishes to everyone and chat briefly in a very friendly manner. I am very happy to have discovered this little gem.

A great host and original, tasty food lead to a top rating. The cannelloni with cod tastes excellent. The seafood rice is unusual but tasty as well. In summary: praise for the kitchen and the staff!

If you’re looking for a delicious lunch, this is the right place! The host is a very hospitable man with great recommendations and wonderful fold to offer! House wine is perfectly light for a hot day, seafood dishes have very good combinations being quite different from other traditional places. Absolutely recommend octopus and cattle fish!

Not too many veggie options, but I would recommend it purely based on the fact that the Mojo Rojo was the best! Fresh and garlicy served with warm bread rolls. We also got a master class on the Papas Arrugadas (crinkly potatoes with skin) and how it's become the dish of choice for tourists! The owner was frank with us about taking a table and not really having a full meal - which we can understand - showing up at peak lunch hour is not ideal for business if you're not going to have much. In other places we have had horrible looks if we just end up having a drink each and a starter - mainly because there are not good veggie options. At least here we explained the situation, and he was ok with us just having a little bite as long as we're not sat there for ages. So it was a sort of happy medium. But oh was it the best mojo ever! Fresh and garlicy.

Very nice food! Different tastes that travels you to unique destinations. Tried white wine which was great. Must visit to eat but be cautious regarding the time and the tables as there is not much space.

We ate octopus, lasagna and black rice. Lasagna was perfect, kids really liked it. Octopus was also very good, soft and tender. However black rice was too salty and more like a soup. Service was ok. Environment is very simple, i gave 3 stars because women toilet door should be fixed and not just hang a notice because not all read what is written.. now it can be open without too much effort when someone is inside :).

Came here after reading all the glowing reviews and were not disappointed. The goats cheese salad was absolutely delicious, and we loved the octopus and black rice also. Finished with the goats cheese cake with local palm syrup - crumbly, moist and just sweet enough. Our waiter kindly spoke Spanish to us - we’re trying to learn - and took great care of us! Don’t miss this one!

We drove from Buenavista del Norte to La Ola while visiting different highlights along the way, and stopping here was definitely a wise choice. The local food was absolutely delicious, and the atmosphere made it even better. Highly recommended!