Honestly this place was such a let down. The outdoor area is super cute and the place was very busy on a Friday, not sure why though. We got mocktails that our server recommended and they were pretty but lacked flavor. I got a bruschetta peach flatbread, there was nothing special about it, the peach and ricotta combination was summery but the assembly was messed and the flatbread was frankly burnt, and not just the edges. I also got fries which were perfectly fine but the sauce and so was the aioli the offering of the aioli though was no where enough for the amount of fries. My friend got the chicken skewer plater, it came with one skewer and no sides, kind of disappointing. Pretty for pics, food lacked substance and flavor. Will not be going back read more

Went there for Happy Hour. The restaurant is beautiful. The bartender was great. However the food was not good - bland, over-cooked, and not worth it. A friend and I shared the polenta fries, a burger and the prosciutto. Everything was just ok, but nothing seemed to be as good as expected. I don't know how a restaurant can put so much into atmosphere and serve such mediocre food. I may try them for dinner because I want them to succeed but I am not that optimistic. read more

My baked French toast was undercooked . I also had the strawberry fig lemonade and it was delicious. The atmosphere was nice. A little disappointed with the food. read more

Took my husband to brunch for his birthday...got a waitress that was disengaged...he ordered bottomless mimosas..had to keep asking the waitress for a refill even though we saw her notice his glass was empty several times..she even had the nerve to fill his glass halfway once...the food was just ok..not sure when we'll be back! read more

The atmosphere on the outdoor patio has been amazing since they opened. So beautiful and in the middle of suburban square. But with the new chef the food is so amazing. Had the Dutch chicken a few days ago and it was probably the best dish I've had in Ardmore. Will be back! read more

Everything was clean, safe and pleasant. The food was just disappointing. The salad I ordered was nothing like described and was honestly just a ton of oil and vinegar over greens and carrot coins. The cocktail flights were ok but honestly we didn't have any desire to finish or order any of them again. We love Harper's garden and hope this is just working out the kinks still. read more

Went for dinner on Sunday evening. Sat on the deck under the pergola. What a spot! They've done an awesome job with the decor. Couldn't say enough about Chef Andrew and the kitchen crew. My Swordfish was cooked to perfection and not dried out from sitting under the heat lamps. My wife's Fried Chicken Sandwich was more than fulfilling and almost needed to be eaten with a knife and fork. All portions were just right. Enough to be full, but easy to eat the entire plateful. We got both of the desserts on the menu and again were very impressed with them both. Everything we ate was bangin!!! The service staff was attentive enough, but not obnoxious. Kudos to Avram and especially Kelly and Bob, the management on site at this gem of an establishment!! read more

my camper went to dinner to lola's garden expecting to have a fun birthday dinner out on the town with her 10 friends. however, to their surprise, that evening took a sudden downward turn. what could this possibly mean, you ask? well let me tell you. poison. these 8 innocent young women were faced with the rancid, sickening, and ever so painful symptoms of food poisoning directly after consuming lola's "fine" cuisine. they were miserable all night! as they spent the rest of the birthday weekend puking up the food, crying tears of misery, and wishing they had never stepped foot into that establishment, they realized a mistake had been made and they should've dined elsewhere. thus, they will not be returning anytime soon or in the future. read more

Service very slow. We went to lunch (4) of us. We waited for half an hour or so before we finally got our food. I had a lobster roll...oh my goodness! the lobster pieces are shredded and so small, and so expensive! Will not go back.. read more

Great atmosphere. Awesome outside seating. Nice looking bar scene. Just opened, so the wait staff was just getting started but really slow.

Took my daughter along with friends to celebrate her birthday Saturday night. Dinner was very disappointing and expensive. Two of us had Osso Bucco (37$) and it was tough and overcooked. Two of us had the chilled green goddess gazpacho and that wasn't bad. Service was good but after checking the bill I noticed that the restaurant had tacked on an "employee benefit fee" of $5.22. Not a place I would recommend. read more

Came here several times in the summer and the food is always delicious and staff is awesome. Very great with children, will definitely be back! read more

Three gor mid afternoon lunch. Teo Lola burgers tequested medium rare wete medium well. The veggie burger was only fair. Inside was athletically pleasing and rest room design very nice! Might return when running on all cylinders. read more

Stunningly beautiful restaurant and incredible food! Ambiance and vibe are so much fun, upscale yet laid back. Can't wait to be here all the time! read more

Lola's Garden - Seared scallops, baked brie, cheese board, chickpea polenta "fries", and sangria - Bars Near Me - Ardmore, Pennsylvania

We had a great dinner at Lola's Garden. The flights were tasty. Crab dip was delicious and a definite favorite. The cheese- fruit tray was plentiful and yummy. The burgers never disappoint. Our waitress, Jo, was awesome- attentive, professional, and followed all safety protocols. We were very impressed with how the manager came over to check that everything was to our Satisfaction. We will Most definitely be back! Nice job! Pam read more

So i came here for lunch. This place has great drinks, but the menu needs some work, as does the service. The menu is filled with bready items, the only main that isn't loaded with carbs is the steak and asparagus and even that came with fries. There are only 3 salad options, so if you are trying to eat healthier and watch your carb intake this is not the place for you. I wished there were more options for the main dishes. If I wasn't so hungry at the time I would have gone elsewhere. My server was a girl with long dark hair and she was very nonchalant, and kind of awkward. My steak came out well done and i asked for medium. So i had to wait while my friend ate for a new steak, which didn't feel worth the money, as we got 3 pieces of asparagus, and the fries we got must have been from the bottom of the pot because they were oily and over-fried. I would recommend this place for a quick drink but thats all. read more

Had a delightful lunch today at Lola's Garden.. Our waiter was wonderful and my zucchini sandwich was delicious.. Would definitely recommend this place..oh, and bathrooms are solos and plentiful! read more

Good tasting brunch menu with a variety of options. Staff is friendly and quick with service. Plenty of indoor and outdoor seating available

Food is fine but nothing special; lots of uninspired cafe items that are acceptable but overpriced (which makes them right at home in Suburban Square). Drinks are good but (like everything else there) overpriced. They have a VERY limited food menu but a fairly extensive drinks / wine menu. The atmosphere is pleasant with lots of outdoor seating The service is poor to acceptable, depending on when you go and what server you end up with. Overall, expensive mediocre food served with indifference in a pleasant environment. read more

Horrible experience and won't be back. Came with a large group of 22 year olds to celebrate our friends 22nd birthday. Immediately was met with concern regarding our IDs and the expiration dates. This led to another manager collecting all IDs, scanning them and declaring half to be fake without asking for alternate forms of identification prior. I entirely understand the hesitation towards IDs due to being near a college campus - but there's a way to exercise caution effectively and with respect, and everyone from waiters to management lacked that treatment. Such a dissapointing experience and would not recommend this location to any large groups. read more

Went here for the first time with my mom and my sister. It was Sunday so we just had the brunch menu. The atmosphere was lovely and even though the food opinions were limited it all seemed tasty. Our drinks were great and our appetizer came out in like two minutes (we just got the fries with aioli but it was still nice.) Things went south after our entrees came out. I paid $10 for four pieces of shrimp added to my meal. My mom was supposed to have goat cheese on her sandwich but had less than a teaspoon on it. It was also missing the olive tapenade. My sister ordered the impossible burger and 3/5 of the toppings were missing. Was extremely excited to try it but ultimately disappointed. read more

Lola's Garden - Blackberry-ginger soda - Bars Near Me - Ardmore, Pennsylvania

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This place is so cute and has a ton of potential, but I don't see myself coming back just because of how astronomically long it takes to get everything, even water. Also, our own waitress took back our waters twice without us saying anything because there was something (fruit bits? Seeds?) floating in the glasses. When she brought us two cups she thought were suitable, my husband's still had something weird floating in it. She came back and declared she cleaned out the ice and started over. What? Whatever that means, it sounds kind of gross. That was fine, but our biscuit appetizer was cold and dry. We waited a really long time for drinks--way too long. We ordered them first. Then our entrees were never put in. The waitress was very apologetic and comped the drinks, but when the cheese plate rushed out I got the impression that it wasn't put together correctly. I've had a million cheese plates in my life and not one of them has come out with fresh, cold, untoasted white bread. Like grocery store Acme white bread. That was odd. The food was fine, just not worth the wait. I would have been more forgiving but the place was half full at most with a lot of staff. I could not figure out what was going on. Finally, I ordered dessert and the waitress forgot to put in my drink AGAIN. This is after she repeated it back to me. I didn't even correct her that time, I just paid and left. I could never come back with me three year old because the wait would be completely impossible with a kid. read more

Carli was great! Roast beef melt was amazing. We loved the outdoor pergola. Can't wait to come back!!

This restaurant deserves zero stars in my opinion. We made reservations and been very patient from the beginning. It took them more 15min to gives us a table. Which even then we didn't make a fuss about. The waitress which we've spoken to very kindly kept going back and forth without taking our order. Like if you aren't ready please come back when you are. Moving forward, the whole staff in that restaurant was disrespectful and ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTINGLY RUDE. I cannot fathom how they even have a job serving people with that attitude. Overall disgusted with my experience and if you want to be treated like shit, this is the place. The staff made us feel very uncomfortable by watching us, as if it was a show instead of doing their job. One of the bar tenders I believe gave me a nasty look which was very unnecessary. Honestly how UNPROFESSIONAL! To the business please get better staff because this crew isn't it. Absolutely disappointed because I traveled from NYC to eat there. read more

Dahlia was great! The food was amazing, love this place! The potato bread was delicious as is the atmosphere here!

I have lived in Ardmore all my life, and I have never experienced a worse place to eat. The waitress was not friendly at all and gave me the worse attitude. I don't usually give bad reviews but I felt so unwelcomed here and I will not be returning. read more

Had brunch at Lola's Garden last weekend. The outdoor seating area was beautiful - ambiance was terrific. Having said that, the service, even after the lunch rush, was quite poor. I had to flag down our waitress/staff several times, as they would just disappear. Small things, like iced tea coming with almost no ice and no straws were real unforced errors. As for the food, it was mediocre and that's being somewhat charitable. Salmon omlette was cold and was more like a burrito. Potatoes seved with several dishes were in desperate need of salt. The burger was well cooked but couldn't make my 10 year old happy - not a tall order. And on and on. All of the mains were blah and could not make up for the nice biscuit app. Disappointing outing. read more

Great atmosphere and cocktails. Food is always subpar and overpriced. Come for happy hour with your friends but go somewhere else for your meal. read more

I have tried and tried to make excuses for this very cute restaurant/bar. But the mismanagement of the whole place makes it impossible to even enjoy. From a glass of wine that takes 10 minutes to order and 15 more minutes to deliver to rude hostesses to bartenders who just disappear leaving the bar unattended for far too long to not great food, it's sadly not a good place. read more

Our takeout order was missing half of our dinner. When you call them, the phone often isn't picked up and you can't leave voicemail.

I am sad to say that the managerial staff is the reason that I will not be coming back to Lolas Garden. I experienced a number of issues during my time dining today, and all problems could have been simply solved had the manager been understanding and sympathetic. He treated me and my party as if we were inhuman. Not only did he scoff and laugh sarcastically at us during conversation, he also made it abundantly clear that he would rather us not dine at all. Had he just been unfriendly, we would've stayed to finish our meal. However, he made us feel uncomfortable being in his presence because of his sheer distaste toward us, and as a result we actually decided to leave the establishment before finishing. Hire a new manager, then I'll come back. read more

We went here for date night. Absolutely loved their outdoor patio that is heated. The service was good. Our waitress checked on us a few times but not too much. The food was ok-the taste was more one-dimensional and not complex. It was either too salty, sweet, or bland. We started with the potato latkes with smoked salmon. The latkes was a little soft from soaking up the oil. The saucy was bland so the most flavorful part was the smoked salmon. The polenta fries was probably the best app. The wedge salad was disappointing. The tomatoes were too ripe with wrinkled skin. The dressing was overwhelming. Our entree were the duck confit and burger. The burger was probably the best thing. The duck was decent. The sauce tasted very salty. It was actually the perfect tipping sauce for the fries that came with the burger. The duck was good although I wish the skin was actually crispy. We shared chocolate mousse for dessert which was recommended by our waitress. Again-like other dishes. It was just one dimensional-too sweet. Our drinks were good. I think this is a good date night maybe for a good drink and some basics like the burger because the ambiance was wonderful. Not a place I would go for flavorful dining experience. read more

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I've eaten here twice and was very impressed both times. Friendly and attentive staff, kept checking in on us through out our meals. Amazing cocktail and mocktail selections for everyone. Definitely will be back. read more

Tables in bar area would not pass Covid distancing. Servers are young with no decorum of sanitation- jeans back pocket to hold table cleaning clothes, hair down and touched when coming out with food and bathroom waste baskets don't have lids and are overflowing with used towels. Does not deserve to be in Suburban Square. No way will we return. read more

What a place . Went with our 1 yr old and had a fantastic experience. They know how to make the drinks . The food is too good !

If a restaurant is mostly empty, you would think there would be an attempt to seat a customer regardless of their reservation status. Apparently this restaurant does not like customers. read more

Something's stinks in Lola's Garden and it's the food. My husband ordered the steak frites. They must have given half his serving to someone else because he got 5 small slices of steak and mostly fries. He asked for mid rare it came out well done. The garlic aioli, which came with the fries, was not completely emulsified so it tasted like egg and was void of garlic. I ordered the chicken breast with mixed vegetables. I think they must have been out of salt because my dish had no seasoning. My entree was supposed to come with veggies and a salad. Instead, I got a salad with grilled 4 grilled mushrooms and three carrots. The whole thing was a hot flamming mess. Also, they served me a quarter chicken but didn't give me a knife to cut it. It was sad. Go to not your Average Joe's if you booze or better yet just got to Shake Shack read more

food was bland, cold, and not good at all. would not come back for dinner, plus super expensive for bad quality

It's rare that I'm motivated to write a bad review, but brunch today was a disappointment. The restaurant has a nice vibe and decor, but unfortunately the positives end there. Our food came out cold. I had the brisket skillet, which tasted bland. Salt and pepper helped, but not enough. Generally, the staff seemed disinterested, moving slowly. They did not have the kind of focus and dedication to good service that staff has at the restaurants that have become our regular stops. read more

This is a fine restaurant, but not a good choice for me or other vegans. After looking over the menu on Yelp, my wife and I decided to give it a try since they offer an Impossible Burger on their menu. Although Impossible Burgers are vegan, the menu lists this option as vegetarian, but not vegan. I assumed that, like most restaurants, they would be able to make some simple modifications to make it vegan--such as by leaving off the cheese (or substituting a vegan cheese) and using a vegan bread instead of the seeded milk bun. Turns out they offer no vegan substitutes. It's too bad, because it would be easy for them to keep a few vegan buns in the freezer. They also offer a vegetarian pasta dish using the Impossible Burger vegan meat. But again, they offer no way to make the dish vegan. Another dish they could make vegan, but don't, is their grilled portobello on a baguette. They have no vegan cheese to substitute. Nor do they have vegan baguettes. They do make accommodations on some dishes. For example, the beet salad can be made vegan by leaving off the cheese. The french fries can be made vegan by leaving off the aioli. The one dish that is listed as vegan is their chickpea polenta fries. read more