This is our favorite neighborhood eatery near South Lake Lanier, close to Holiday Marina. We love the cocktails, tacos, and stuffed anything! We like the bar, as well as the table seating. Service was quick, orders were correct! I always get their fresh guacamole. They have both traditional and updated contemporary cuisine. Perfect food before or after boating. Music and TVs are always set to the correct volume :-) Great location! you get to get gas before heading back to Atlanta. Thank you Miguel and Maria! #fresh #mexican #healthyfood #fastfood #gasstation #lakelife #holiday #buford read more

I was very disappointed. When I first walked in, it smelled musty. The food was not all that great. Lacking flavor and a little dry. The service was really great. We left to go to our car and I left my to go container on the table. It was half my meal that I was wanting for my lunch the next day. Came back in and the waitress already threw it away. Didn't even wait to see if I was coming back in for it. read more

This place is connected to a gas station, but was surprisingly GREAT!! Service was great!! The drinks were huge (especially for only $9.50) & had real fruit, not a bunch of artificial sweeteners. I asked for a smaller one the 2nd time around($1 cheaper). The blackberry was my favorite ~it had a ton of blackberries in the bottom of it! The chicken chimichanga was also very large. I would have liked it to be a tad crisper and for it to come with a side of lettuce and sour cream, but it was still great. My husband loved his taco salad. We will be back!! read more

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Been coming here a couple years now since we moved in our home which is 5 minutes away. Always great service. The owner and his wife are always personable and nice to me my wife and daughter. Food always fresh and tasty. Authentic. I love love the tamales! I also come with my sister from time to time. They know great customer service. I had a mishap with my order last night and they immediately rectified the situation with no hassle. Owner came up to me and spoke about it even. I appreciate that. Handmade cocktails. Reasonably priced. I always get the cucumber margarita mixed with the Jalapeño marg and it's a perfect mix. Highly recommend. read more

All I can say is OMG. Looking for Mexican food while in Buford. Pulled up to this spot and instantly was about to turn around. It is attached to a gas station. But went in anyway. Health score is 96. First, service here is impeccable. We ordered street tacos (steak and shrimp) with corn tortillas. The tortillas were fresh, fresh and fresh. No bag stuff. Taste like authentic street tacos. We also ordered the taco salad. The taco was fresh as well as the lettuce. The tamarind margarita was the best. It had tamarind at the bottom. Sweet and tart. I highly recommend this spot. read more

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I can't say enough about how well we were treated here and how good the food is. We had a party of ten and they accommodated us quickly. The restaurant is located next to a gas station. It is small, but has plenty of seating and parking. We were served by an outstanding server. She was hospitable, patient and attentive. Chips and salsa were brought to our table as soon as we were seated and replenished when they ran low. We all ordered different items. I went with the shrimp tacos with onions and cilantro and a side of rice and beans. The food was tasty and the portions generous. Everyone from our group enjoyed the food and experience. We will be back! read more

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YOU WILL NOT REGRET! Best Mexican food I've had in sooooo long and I am crazy for basically all Latin food! Like the other reviews we were a little hesitant due to location but you wouldn't know the difference once you're inside. I was impressed from the moment we got chips and salsa. Every dip, and dish we ordered was so flavorful. So between the four of us that dined this evening we had some beers, skinny margaritas with tajin rims, queso dip, guacamole, chimichanga, fajita quesadilla, enchilada (the frijoles one) and whatever beef special they had that night and even ordered a chicken soup to go (which I did sip on when I got home and *expletive* me side ways is it tasty!) NOT ONE THING WAS BAD! Can't wait to come back time and time again. read more

The food is great, the service is amazing and just overall a great spot for food and drinks. Be sure to try the blueberry frozen margaritas as well!!! read more

Best Mexican around and beats anything on Buford, Highway in Atlanta! Get whatever special they have that day! And the Tortas! Queen bueno! read more

This small local Mexican place beside a gas station is phenomenal. Honestly, if a restaurant has the guts to sit themselves beside a gas station & survive.. you know it's good. This place was awesome. There were only a few people in there because it is Buford and it wasn't near a ton of businesses. We we're starving after a 5k at lake Lanier & dropped here to fix that issue. We had 5 of us and sat right away at a booth table hybrid. We got two orders of chorizo queso because we couldn't get enough of it. They have two kinds of hot sauce and both were good. I had the enfrijolades and they were amazing. The prices were reasonable and worth it for sure. If I were in the area again, id totally go back read more

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This is an awesome cantina for hun food and drinks. I love their margaritas and nachos with amazing menu. Live music and crowd can make it little loud but totally worth it. I love there ambience and great for a game night coz if the screen read more

What a miserable experience - tasteless chicken, cold beef inside the burrito - the beans were like brown caulk! Barely any onions in the fajitas and the chicken was done consistency of water logged play-dough mixed with sawdust! Wow - we literally left all of the food! Changing from 1 to 2 stars - as the manager took some of the food off the bill - and offered to make new stuff - but we were already done... Maybe too an off night :( read more

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Looking for a great local Mexican Cantina restaurant? Look no further! True, authentic and best Mexican food around this area (Buford, Sugar Hill, Cumming). I had their special soup and my husband had the shrimp tacos. This is our new Mexican dive! read more

Lola's Mexican Cantina - Garbonza, cabbage, jalapeño, pork in some of the best soup broth around. - Mexican Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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Absolutely the best local REAL Mexican restaurant. The owner are the real deal and everyone that works there make you feel like family 5***** stars read more

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We tried Lola's for the first time on Saturday and it was amazing! My taco salad was the best I've had in a long time. There was as much meat as there were toppings, including lettuce. Everything was well seasoned and flavorful. My husband had street tacos which he loved, and they were overfilled. He liked the sauces also. The churros should not be missed. Our server was incredibly nice and attentive. She offered us a sample of the daily special. We had music which was really nice. read more

I found this place to be true to its ethnic heritage, with flavorful and rich food done well! I'm a fairly adventurous person want to comes to food, so nothing phases me. This place wasn't at all outside of my comfort zone, in my companions enjoy the food as well. The guisado verde was tender, flavorful, and served with some amazingly delicious black bean and asadero stuffed tamales. The owner was friendly, the service was good, and the only thing that I would improve is bringing each person their own cup of salsa. I know that sounds kind of petty or insignificant, but win three hungry man are sitting at the table the last thing we want to do is dip into another man's bowl. Considering that I work frequently around the corner, I'll be recommending this place to everyone at the warehouse! read more

Been ordering mostly takeout from here for awhile I realized I never reviewed it before. That is totally my bad. The food is great. My favorite is the Super Pastor Burrito. I also like it with ground beef but their pastor is yummy. Another thing that is almost always in our order is the CHAMORRO SHANK PORK. I have never eaten it but my father LOVES IT! read more

We came to this place because we saw 4.5 stars and thought we would have great Mexican food, but after my dinning experience I'm not sure how did they end up with 4.5 stars. The place looks decent like a typical Mexican place. The service was ok. Our waitress in particular was not great. Not sure if she was too busy but really not very personal and friendly. The food was mediocre and my dish in particular was a disappointment. I ordered a vegetarian option and she said it would come with zucchini's and mushrooms but 99% was onions and there was no mushrooms, so I questioned her and she brought me a small plate with some cooked mushrooms. I was not supper happy but I made it work. But besides that, the food has not much taste. On the positive side the margarita was huge and while it was not the best I ever had it was also not the worse. Overall I'm giving this place a 3 star because I understand we are not in regular times and I want to be reasonable with my expectations. read more

Lola's Mexican Cantina - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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Tried this place for the first time yesterday and let me just say the food was amazing! The nachos was so good that I didn't realize that they forgot to put sour cream on my nachos until later when I got home and I love sour cream! Mango margarita was really good. Can't wait to come back. read more

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worst experience here last night. We actually ate here a lot in the fall and never had issues. Last night we went for dinner and the experience was one that will cause us not to go back. when we ordered queso, it came out some orange cheese that tasted like Velveeta. the staff acted like there was nothing wrong. The owner didn't take responsibility for it and his response was "does the menu say the cheese should be white?" Yes it should be! You're a Mexican restaurant that is what queso is. The steak quesadillas came out with no steak and when sent back they just added the steak and threw the original quesadillas back on grill in the steak grease causing it to be soggy. Again owner didn't take responsibility instead just kept arguing about it. we will not be back here ever. read more

Amazing food! Amazing staff! Always treated like family when we go. Miguel is the best!! He will show you how he to his food the way he will eat it. Just ask him. read more

Terrible, would not go here ever again,food was good. But the service was terrible .the mood was very neutral the view was good but the Waiter was very rude. My father specifically asked for cilantro on his food as the food was delivered,the food didn't have any cilantro on top,in return the waiter gave us a cup of cilantro and didn't ask if we wanted her to put it on the food and much more. read more

I have maybe never experienced worse customer service than tonight- took some friends/colleagues to enjoy a place I have been to many times, and was overcharged by 140%, then made to feel like a total villain by the "management" who were truly in the wrong- just so bad. Never will I ever set foot in there again, and I will advise all of my friends to avoid as well. Beyond bad- unanimous at table, this was just horrible and put a damper on an otherwise great night with friends. Lola Ownership should take a very hard look at what's going on there in their establishment while they are away- not good!! Gurantee they would be mortified with handling tonight. Behavior tonight by staff and management was inexcusable, and people in charge just have no clue on how to deal with this, in fairness. Enough said. read more

Just visited again (haha no beer today) for lunch today March 2020! Still delicious friendly, and love that homemade guacamole.

I ordered a tostada and it was delicious! Great service and nice environment! Super cute Halloween decorations also

Friendly staff, great food, never ventured in until my son met me there for lunch as he is a regular. When you drive up, it's connected to a gas station and you may hesitate. Don't, go in and judge for yourself. You'll be pleasantly surprised! read more

HORRIBLE food and even worse service! The menu is very small (only 7 items on their main menu). The waitress was rude and seemed proud to take the unpalatable food we returned back to the kitchen. I too am confused at all the high ratings. It was REALLY bad all the way around! They do not care if you are unhappy with their food or service so nothing will change after this review. If you go to Lola's, you will be taking a chance on if you will have a bad experience or a good one. Sorry, it's not worth that chance! read more

Excellent authentic Mexican food. Not your typical location (it shares a building with a gas station) but the food definitely exceeded my expectations. It's a small place and we went early on a Saturday ... service was good and the food came out quickly. I got some sort of stuffed tortilla with shredded chicken. The salsa was exceptional. I actually took some home with me. Loved getting the fresh pieces of cilantro. read more

I would rate this a 3.8 if I could. I rounded up. The food was very good. The stark for the fajitas was very tender. My sons loved his beef hard tacos. Greeting from the gentleman that was there was excellent but the lady didn't have the most welcoming vibe in the world. Almost like she was doing us a favor by allowing us there. I ordered a skinny margarita which wasn't very good. Too sweet and weak. Good experience overall but not rushing to go back. read more

Oh no, no, no. How the ratings are so high is a mystery to me. I ordered Lola's Arracherra (sp?) and it was nowhere near good. The steak was literally gray with some faint grill marks that looked like they were made by a George Foreman grill that wasn't hot enough. I couldn't eat it. Husband had fajitas - also horrible. So we basically paid $50 for chips and salsa since that's all we ate. read more

Service and food was amazing!!!!! I am so glad we came here. Definitely coming back!! read more

Lola's Mexican Cantina - The service was amazing and so attentive. So glad we came here. The food is even better!!!! - Mexican Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Absolute family favorite! While they have standard items one might might on a menu at a Mexican restaurant; the quality is fantastic... and always ask about the nightly special. They never disappoint. read more

Food and service were great! We were in town for a baseball tournament and ate here based on reviews. My son is a food snob and agreed it was fantastic! read more

super friendly ordering experience for pickup, friendly service that made you feel like home the minute you walked in! the vibes of the restaurant are great and i would love to dine in next time in buford. the food was soooo good and classic! read more

the wait was an hour and a half at oar's so we came here. so glad we did!! service was great, food was fab, and we were eating by the time we would still be waiting just down the street. yes, next to a gas station, but it's a real restaurant. highly recommend! read more

Lola's Mexican Cantina - pork shank... it's legit!! soooo tender. i wish i could eat the whole thing, but i took half with me. yummmm! - Mexican Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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The food is AMAZING authentic Mexican food! The owner describes the specials in details and helps introduce foods I wouldn't have tried otherwise. Don't miss out on this restaurant!!! read more

Lola's Mexican Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Went here based on reviews. Ill add to the positive. Fantastic service. Had the cheese dip with jalapeños they were great with salsa. Big chicken burrito was amazing coupled with a side of fresh cool avocado. Ill be back! read more

I have been to Lola's several times. Great food, cold dinks and good people.

We LOVE this place! The staff is very friendly and go above and beyond with service. The owners Astrid and her husband are always warm and welcoming. They know our whole family. The chips are always warm and the salsa has just the right kick to it. Get the street tacos the Mexican way! They're delicious and only $2.50/taco! read more

Lola's Mexican Cantina - Mexican Near Me - Buford, Georgia

What a hidden gem right by Lake Lanier. This unassuming cantina next to a gas station is fantastic. Great margaritas, great Mexicans pediatrics. Try the queso and fresh made guacamole. The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating for our party. read more

Lola's Mexican Cantina - Frozen strawberry margarita - Mexican Near Me - Buford, Georgia