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Met my low expectations...
Thursday, May 31, 2007
I'd heard a lot of negative comments about Lola, so I went into my recent Urban Eats dinner not expecting much...and I got what I expected. I began the evening with a "Greek martini" which was rather uninspired in that the only Hellenic touch seemed to be the cube of feta cheese wedged into a standard green olive. Though the meatball appetizer from the Urban Eats menu was good, the olive-fig spread was barely palatable and the cauliflower-anchovy puree just OK. Thumbs-up on the great tsatsiki, however. The halibut was very blah and was NOT served with avgolemono soup as billed--rather, the fish arrives in a thin lemon-egg sauce topped carelessly with some herbs and greens. Sadly, I even found the Turkish coffee ice cream to be unenjoyable with it's high water content and gritty coffee grounds. The service at Lola was pleasant but not extremely attentive--we were asked to change tables part way through our meal to make way for a large group, and at least they did comp our drinks. The inexpensive Greek red wine was quite good. I might return to Lola for a happy hour but I wouldn't spend the $$$ on another dinner there.
Pros: Belltown location, good bar service, tasty tsatsiki
Cons: Disappointing food
2000 Fourth Ave
Seattle, Washington 98121
(206) 441-1430
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