Spanish tapas style although they have some larger plates. We ordered the passion fruit sangria with little ice but lacked some taste as it seemed to be dilutes bit too much. The octopus was excellent and done well. The pork tomahawk was tasty and cooked perfectly but was a bit on the small size. It wasn't really a tomato but rather just a pork chop. The seafood paella was decent and had good flavours and had a decent amount of seafood. read more

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Never disappointed. Always delicious creations of Tapas. Authentic flavours of Spain. Spices salty Chorizo, white anchovies, creamy mushrooms porcini cream and manchego, lamb, olives, swordfish and croquetas to die for Perfect for groups, small plates or larger. Beers wines and sangria. Yummmmo A definite must when in brisbane read more

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After being in the sun and overheating, my girlfriends and I wanted to cool down with some tapas! Ole was a quick walk away from Streets Beach and we were promptly seated on the patio. The weather was gorgeous. We shared three plates: fried manchego with tomato jam, crisp calamari and whitebait w/ aioli, and the potato tortilla, roasted capsicum w/ tomato and rocket. The fried manchege came out soon after we ordered and tasted delicious. We could have easily ordered our own serving. The potato tortilla came out next and it was nice. Not overloaded with flavor and tasted more like a fritata than a tortilla. Our final dish took ages to arrive and our waitress seemed to have forgotten about it. Then, she asked us if we had received our other two dishes. The calamari was not crisp and the order was overloaded with whitebait. I would not order that one again. We liked the music and vibe but were not impressed with the staff forgetting our third plate and a disappointing meal ending with the little calamari after such a strong start with the manchego. Will try to go back and hope for better service. Note: They added a 15% surcharge since it was a public holiday! read more

Small plates. Sangria (white or red) and long tables suitable for group dining. There's not much more you could ask for to create a great atmosphere for a night out. I visited Ole on an evening when one of Brisbane's traditional Summer storms where threatening the city (the #bnestorm hashtag was out in full force, so you know it meant business), so I didn't experience the same peak time rushes that other Yelpers have described. As I sit dining alone in a restaurant designed for tapas - small plates for sharing - I feel somewhat out of place. This is a restaurant best experienced in a group, although the small plates does make solo dining an easy way to try many things on the menu. I order the empanadas de atun (the night's special filling: chicken, chorizo and manchego cheese in butter pastry, $9) and a glass of red sangria ($9). Both are brought to the table promptly and the first bite into the fresh empanada is worth sitting at a table alone. The flavours of the chicken, chorizo and manchego have melded perfectly. I didn't order dessert, but if I did it would have to be the churros. It'd be wrong not to? I'll definitely return to Ole, perhaps for breakfast but definitely for dinner, and most certainly in a group! read more

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Little Stanley Street contains a virtually endless choice of restaurants. What attracted us to Ole is their flamenco dancer and their relatively cheap and simple menu. What made us stay and enjoy the night was their phenomenal service. Best I've had in Australia. The following dishes contributed to quite an eventful night: - Chuleta de Cordero ($18.50): Double lamb cutlet w/ parsley and mint salad. The lamb was beautifully prepared. Very tender, flavorful, and juicy. The salad provided a nice earthy contrast and a good palette cleanser. - Gazpacho ($6): Chilled Spanish tomato soup. This is a staple in Spain and a favorite in my family. Ole couldn't have done a worse job with it. Gazpacho typically features cucumbers, which give it the crisp refreshing taste. They were nowhere to be found here. Also, it was incredibly spicy. Gazpacho should NEVER be spicy. Even the waiter, who hails from Spain, agreed with us. The green color probably comes from green tomatoes, but it hinted to us that something was off before even trying. Due to us despising the Gazpacho so much, the chef decided to give us a complimentary sampler plate and convince us that Ole is not that bad of a place. Now that's customer service. The plate consisted of: - Queso Frito ($7): Fried manchego with tomato jam. The Spanish version of mozarella sticks. Absolutely delicious. Very lightly fried with a sweet but savory cheese on the inside. - Empanadas del Dia ($9): 3 empanadas of the day. These are about 1/5 the size of a regular empanada, but with all the flavor. Delicately baked to perfection with plenty of meat inside. - Bolitas de Garbanzo ($9.50): Chickpea fritters with hot chili sauce. Nothing too special, but the sauce was fantastic. It's more of a sweet and spicy marinara sauce, and goes well with all three dishes. All in all, the food here is fantastic. Just avoid the gazpacho. Service is remarkable. If you're not satisfied, they'll find a way to turn that around. read more

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The service is what really lets this place down. We waited at the "please wait here to be seated sign" a waitress eyeballed us and then continued to wipe down a clean table she was absorbed by. When finally seated we waited a long time for any offer to taking a drinks order or any table water. Once our order was placed we had to follow up on our drinks 3 times. Our starters arrived before our first round of drinks did. The paella was good but lacked the crunch and seemed a little expensive. Even more expensive when we received our bill and had been hit with a 12% Public Holiday Surcharge. I tried to mention to the waitress that it was a little unfair that the surcharge was not printed anywhere on the menu or mentioned to us when seated. The waitress either did not understand (language barrier) or was just choosing to be rude and said "I get manager!?" After how long we had waited, I just wanted to get out of there. read more

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All noteworthy reviews begin with 'The Oxford English Dictionary defines...' and so shall this one. In this case, the said defined term is 'Olé', directly meaning 'bravo', which in turn directly refers to 'shouting approval'. And shouting approval is exactly what I did upon departing Olé, a new Spanish restaurant in Southbank. If you're not blown away by the open, wall-less space; impressive selection of Spanish wines and spirits or the intricate wooden detailing across the ceiling, then you will be by the waitstaff. Being a Spanish restaurant, the meals revolve around the concept of sharing (tricky to do when the fried manchego [Spanish cheese] with tomato jam [$3.50ea] is ridiculously moreish). The menu offers tapas and raciones (larger shared dishes) and is littered with unpronounceable Spanish words. Fortunately, the bubbly, attentive waitstaff happily explain the menu and give personal recommendations. Trying to determine the most memorable part of the meal is probably more difficult than deciding when how much fried cheese is too much fried cheese. And so to decide whether the Pedro Ximenez ice cream, pistachio toffee crisp and figs ($12) or the waitress's description of the dish as "f***ing amazing!!!" was the most memorable, is indeed a tough one. So I will leave that up to you to determine for yourself. Olé! read more

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Who doesn't love sitting down to some share plates and sangria. I must say that I'd been recommended by a number of people to come and visit, everyone raved about their food, so on a recent foray into South Bank I strolled in one Wednesday evening to try it out for myself. We ordered an ole share plate, some gambas con chorizo, a plate of potato wedges covered in a Spanish salsa and cheese and of course a jug of sweet sweet sangria. The jug of sangria rolled out and they bought is the wrong type of sangria. This normally wouldn't have been mentioned in my post but after the sangria came out another dish came out and it was also wrong & also the table beside us also got incorrect dishes. Well, that of my chest now to the food. The share plate and the prawns were amazing, I can't even describe how when I was wolfing these down I was envisaging my next visit to Spain. The potato wedges on the other hand were ordinary, nothing more, nothing less. All in all the overall experience was good, just a couple of little issues that left a sour taste in my mouth. Maybe there will be a next time, maybe. read more

This was mediocre at best. Disregarding the fact that I am of Spanish descent and can make a killer tortilla espanola, all four of the dishes we ordered were woefully disappointing. The highlight of the meal were the radish garnishes. Not even the weak sangria saved this meal.... read more

Food: Tasty and varied tapas to share. Portions are decent. Drinks: Standard above average variety. Jugs of Sangria! Service: Efficient, polite and friendly. Price: Very reasonable. Especially for South Bank. Venue: Very open with high ceilings. Tables, long tables, bar, bar tables. Good for large groups. Bookings: Yes and is highly recommended during peak dinner time. If there are no tables you can wait at the bar. Other: Beef Cheeks. Do it. *drool* Context: Have had dinner here a couple of times. read more

I went with my family and we are very disappointed very bad services and the paella very salty My mum and grand mum 94 years old came for a holidays and they was very disappointed with your services I still pay the paella and I'm not agree why I need to paid something who taste really bad I'm not gonna come back anymore Didn't provide refunds for this bad services read more

SO disappointing! Rude staff, we were given a table then moved to a tiny 4 person one because they had a group of 4 they wanted to give the bigger table to ( we were 3 adults 1 14month). We bought as 4 people so should've had the table we were given! SO rude! I asked for the drinks menu, the waitress turned over the food menu and said thats it. Was told by her I couldn't get sangria unless I sat at the sangria bar which was full. Later went to front bar on restaurant side (after seeing people around us with sangria) and was told I could in fact get sangria at my table AND was given the drinks menu. The sangria I got was average (which was disappointing considering I had been to the sangria bar side a week prior and it was yum, maybe didnt have much alcohol?) Ordered churros to be brought out straight after main, reminded waitress when she grabbed our main dishes once we were done. 20 min went by- no churros (which was surprising considering last time the churros took 5-10 min). Waved out to the waitress who still hadn't been back. She advised they hadnt made them yet, sorry she'd get them right away. Over 20 more min later I went back to the front bar and asked what was going on. They said they didn't have the order and would make them right away and give me a free coffee. By this point none of us felt like being there so we paid for the food that we were actually served and left. THE FOOD- average. EXPERIENCE- SO bad, I've never been so frustrated at a restaurant before! We pay for experience too, Ole. The seats , table, waitress AND food. If not we'd be getting take out! I really don't even think I should've paid for the whole thing when take out would've been more enjoyable read more

We were excited to find a Spanish restaurant in a good location, with a good vibe on a warm Wednesday night. We were greeted warmly and sat quickly, requesting a table for two on the outer edge of the restaurant. Unfortunately everything went downhill from this point. We waited 15 mins for water and a waiter to take our drink order. Then waited 20 mins for the drinks to arrive. At every stage of our night we had to wait excessively long periods of times. Cocktails were ok, the espresso martini ruined by a heaped amount of bitter ground coffee on top (where's the coffee beans?). We ordered a few tapas items which were reasonable but nothing to get excited about. The chicken paella was disappointing. The ratio of chicken to mushroom was about 1:3 and while it was cooked well, just lacked any punch. There was no consistent waiter and when the food was delivered to our table, it was thrown down with an audible thump each time and the staff member rushed away without any interaction. Service remained terrible, and while the restaurant was reasonably busy, it wasn't so busy that the staff could be seen laughing and talking for long periods amongst each other. At one point I had to walk across the restaurant to get a drinks menu because a waiter never came near us. At the end, we gave up on dessert and I again walked across the restaurant to ask for the bill. The waitress who processed our payment at our table was prompt and I explained our experience. She seemed embarrassed and said that our comments weren't unusual. But she never suggested us speaking with the manager or providing formal feedback. My advice is to give this place a miss. The food isn't spectacular and the service is woeful. It's a shame really. read more

Husband gives 3.5*, I give 4*. Service was friendly and efficient. My Ole Benedict was delicious, the jambon and hash brown super yummy. Hubby said the zucchini bread of the vegetarian dish was a bit too smokey. Meals are big, so we could have shared if we weren't so hungry! Coffee very good. Venue was perfect for a lazy Sunday brunch. read more

Went with a group during the Brisbane Festival, place was jam packed the whole night. The open air seating and long tables is great for groups and share plates. Food: Everything we ordered was tasty. Beef cheeks won the prize for most delicious but the Pulpo con chorizo and pork belly were good as well. Could have done without the meatballs- nothing special there. Booze: The Sangria options were awesome but we all question whether there is any alcohol in the very refreshing and flavourful juice... Service: the wait staff was slammed with a full table load but they stopped by often to check if we wanted to order more. I think I waited an hour or so to get a pitcher of water after asking 3 times but everything else came out promptly:) Price is pretty average for tapas. Overall good option w/r/t ambiance, location and guaranteed satisfying meal. read more

I'll start off with this. I have only ever walked away from a restaurant twice in absolute disgust and this is the second time. We were seated down promptly and given our menus. The children only had two options to choose from all of them didn't want either, so they grabbed a sushi roll from the sushi place about 3 meters from our outside table. After my wife ordered a wine, and before we could order, the waitstaff told us we had to leave as the children had sushi and not something from the expansive two choice menu. Therefore, we had to exit stage left before our drinks even hit the table and with our jaws on the floor. Out of the thousands of outings this is the second time we have been treated in such an unprofessional and discourteous manner. It would have been great to try the food but the service stopped us in our tracks. After being booted out we popped over to the Japanese restaurant San Kai. Food ?/10 Service 0.5/10 Decor 6.5/10 read more

Been here twice now and enjoyed it both times, maybe it is the location, maybe it is the share plates or the sangria? We love the Sunset deal, such good value with choices for entrees and mains that can be shared and either sangria or spanish wine too. Portion sizes are generous, flavours are sublime and we ended up too full for desserts both times! The Sunset deal can only be enjoyed in the back space (not facing Southbank end) However with a good friend, you don't really mind. read more

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I had a great experience at Ole - fantastic food, good sangria and lively atmosphere. I've walked past Ole so many times in south bank and it always looked busy (obviously a good sign) and the menu looked great, I just never remembered to go there to eat. Finally me and my Mum had a dinner date there and I'm trying to plan another occasion I can go back. I'm usually a little bit nervous about how big each tapas item will be and I never know how many i should order at once. We ended up ordering four vegetarian tapas and a jug of Sangria and it surprisingly filled us up. I'm sure we could have probably squeezed in some dessert if we really really had to and wasn't in a rush to go to the ballet but we were happily sated without it. Considering the portions were fairly decent tapas sizes the prices are very reasonable, even for South Bank standards. The wait staff were attentive enough but they were obviously constantly rushed off their feet and the poor guy did looked half dazed/frazzled most of the time we were there. We had originally order 5 tapas but they missed one (the only meat dish for my Mum) which luckily wasn't a big deal! If you are ordering a few dishes I would recommend asking them to be read back to make sure your whole order is there. great experience and I can't wait to go back. read more

I've been here a couple times now, and I think I'm a fan. I've not had a meal, just tapas and drinks, but if they're anything to go by the meals will be great too. Lots of outdoor seating, which is perfect in summer, and there's often guitarists playing, giving a nice atmosphere. The baby octopus is delicious, and I love the white wine sangria. read more

The food was delicious and the service was great, I found the stools to be too high for me and the staff were amazing and found us a table inside quite quickly. Though do ring ahead and reserve a table as this place gets packed. We went on a Friday night around 6.30pm and it was busy, we were lucky to get a table as around 8pm there was a line up of people waiting to get in. read more

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I'm not a natural fan of tapas, in my experience it seems to be an excuse for restaurants in Brisbane to take advantage of you by charging stupid prices for tiny plates of snacks. Ole was very crowded, but they did their best and managed to seat our large group. The food itself wasn't too bad. There was some confusion on the menu around the size of the dishes (one ordered from the 'large' plate selection, most definitely belonged in the 'tiny' plate section'). Overall not bad, maybe if you are a tapas fan you might appreciate it more. I prefer to order proper meals without the gimmick. read more

My husband and I went to Ole for Sunday breakfast. I had the vegetarian meal which was delicious!! The zucchini bread & grilled halloumi were amazing and definitely the highlight of the meal. They had heaters on outside which was much needed early on a winters morning. We would definitely go there again! read more

Olé Spanish Restaurant - Vegetarian breakfast!! - Restaurants Near Me - Brisbane, QLD

First of all, this place was super packed, you will need to make a booking ahead of time for Fridays to Sundays. Second of all, the waiters and staff were really all over the place with seating people and organising orders... which I suppose can be expected when the place is super crowded. Thirdly... we had to go to the bar ourselves to pay separate for drinks as it was a group bill for the actual meal... which contributed to the people traffic going from our table inbetween busy waiters and waitresses to the bar and back. The bar is quite short, and the other half is for wait staff to grab drinks for people... so it does get a bit crazy there if you can imagine the visuals. I paid $55 for a tapas feast here... olives for starters, bread and preserved meats followed by some pickled sardines, salad, scallops and calamari with chorizo mince...potato wedges, fried machego cheese sticks...octopus and more potato, lamb shoulder, beef cheeks and barramundi. That was a bit of a mouthful, and you definitely get your money's worth. My first drink was nice, the 2nd cocktail was the same as the first but for some reason tasted terrible. The sangria was nice... everything was so busy, potatos were thrown on the table... everything seemed to have some sort of tomato in it. The meat was super tender which was a bonus... but unfortunately the flavours seemed to mesh together and taste the same towards the end... maybe a palette cleanser in between the starters/entrées/mains would be nice? I would go back...but not in a hurry. read more

I've been twice - once for breakfast, once for tapas and drinks. The service was great. The breakfast was pretty average. The tapas were a bit hit and miss, but nothing too disappointing. As far as tapas in Brisbane goes, this is pretty good. It can be really busy on Friday and Saturday nights and they don't take bookings, so be prepared to wait. There's some tasty drinks (including Spanish cider) to keep you occupied at the bar while you wait for a seat. read more

After being seated at the table we waited for a good 10 /15 minutes while people were seated around us and had drink orders taken and the menu explained . We were totally ignored ( 3 people ). In all my travels this is the first time I have ever walked out of a restaurant. Menu and wine list looked good shame I wasn't able to try . read more

I try to come eat at Olé whenever I'm in Brisbane. It's one of my favourite spots. I love sitting at the outside tables soaking in Southbank while sharing some paella with family and friends. The pricing is on the high side but the food has been good. read more

Fantastic ambience! Good place for a date (if you're looking for that option!). Reasonably priced, the waiters are all fluent in Spanish, just in case you have trouble with the menu that is in English and Spanish both. For anyone who cares about food portions, try their Tapas, they are fantastic! All in all, good place to dine on a weekend. read more

We went to this place to have little bits to eat and a drink. Service was slow, food was cold, and value low. Anyways we enjoyed the atmosphere and the South Bank vibe. Later we were forced to move inside as the table somehow was reserved. Nothing was offered for the inconvenience. Inside the music was loud and our experience totally ruined. To conclude the overall experience was poor and we didn't like this restaurant/bar. For tapas and Spanish vibe we'll go somewhere else. read more

Unfortunately we don't really have a large north or south American population. So like most Australians, I am usually swayed to believe excess cheese and refried beans encompass Mehican cuisine. ....Thankfully due to the explosion of mexican restaurants in Brisbane I have plenty of opportunities to explore this popular cuisine. Ole has recently opened up on Stanley st and has to be the best looking mexican restaurant I seen thus far. (Think yellow and wood, intricate carvings and beautiful light fixtures.) The space is very open, modern and makes an ideal pit-stop for some quick tapas or dinner. I really love the Tapas on menu, the Anchoveta y Queso Azul (Anchovies and blue cheese on sourdough) is very addictive, as well as Empanadas de atun (tuna and olives in butter pastry.) But the clear stand out has to be the Sangria, deliciously sweet and spicy (though surprisingly not that potent.) Be sure to go in with deep pockets because the prices run a bit too high for mexican food. (Think $18 for a 4 meatball tapas plate.) All in all this place makes for a fun night out and will have you shouting OLEEEE! in no time. read more

Sorry but terrible service with mediocre food For entre we have the Paleta jamón ibérico It was ok but the tomatillo was swimming in olive oil. It was a serving for two with 3 bread pieces For main we order Paella for two The size was literally the size of a plate . This was not a size to feed two people !! It was barely enough for one . Taste was no good. Very little Zafron used and was runny so it was more like a Rissoto. Seafood used was frozen , no fresh (you can tell it was no saltines, very flavourless ) The service was no good. It took a king time to try to get waiter attention as all walk around avoiding eye contact We comment to the waiter about the paella for two size , she literally walked away , was no interested ( a good customer focus waiter Will has taken the feedback , offer or suggest a side dish or to talk to chef , but no her , she rolled her eyed and walk away). We try to get the attention to another waiter as there was no bowl to put all the empty shells . It never came back to table with it . The restaurant wasn't busy ( it was 6.45pm tonite Monday). We waited and waited for the bill until we gave up and walk to cashier The cashier didn't asked how was our meal , just "table number ?" We paid and was no even a "thank you" or enjoy "your night". I was "that $22 change" bye now " Never again !!! Bad food Terrible service read more

This venue can not split bills, which is insane for larger groups. There are plenty of other restaurants to go to.

Excellent Tapas - we had Pan con Tomate Y Jamon, Buñuelos de Queso and Tortilla Española as a brunch truly delicious... So tasty if I wasn't flying back to Sydney I'd be coming back tonight! read more

Tapas serving size was a little small for the price. To be perfectly honest though I went there for the Sangria and was not disappointed. 8 different kinds and the two that I tasted were bloody good. Eat somewhere else. Smash the Sangria!! read more

I visited Ole for a birthday dinner in a small group of 4. We didn't seem to order that many dishes, but we were certainly full by the end of the night! The tapas style sharing was perfect for a casual group setting. My favourite dish of the whole night would have to be our first starter . . . the empanadas! The pulled pork filling was juicy, salty deliciousness! The sangria kept magically appearing as quickly as it disappeared - the red sangria is my pick with it's black currant flavour :) We ordered a paella as one of 2 mains to share. The menu recommends to share it between 2 people, but it definitely serves upwards of 4 on it's own! I must admit though, the flavour was nothing special, and I was a little disappointed at the absence of the famous paella crust. To top off the overall pleasurable culinary experience, our waiter was a super cute Spaniard who sent our table of girls into giggles every time he returned! Perfect setting for casual group dining :) read more

Had the De Verduras Paella, was awesome, service was great too and good choice of beer. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience on a nice quite Wednesday night. read more

Honestly, it's fairly hard to stuff up a standard bacon and eggs on toast, and yet they managed. The service was as cold as the food and everyone's eggs were under cooked. Even the bacon had barely hit the hot plate, toast was slightky warmed that ended up a soupy mess given the rawness of the eggs. All in all, pretty horrible read more

This place looks a lot better than it actually turned out to be. In a lot of places in Australia you go to the bar and order your food and drinks and it comes to you there is no server per se. Here I ordered a drink and to tapas my drinks came after my food. And my food was bland and boring if my eyes were closed I wouldn't have been able to tell you what I was eating. I'm thinking maybe this place is good just to come for drinks and people watch. read more

If you're just here for the vibe and sunshine, and don't really care about the foods while chatting, then this is the place to visit.

Love this place! Great atmosphere, friendly staff, tasty food, great prices and the sangria is just amazing.

At southbank with your loved one or a bunch of friends and idling looking for a great resturant to share food, cost and laughs? You definitely want to try Ole! Situated on little stanley street with bustling customers at every corner you look... Ole is the spanish resturant you will want to stop, go in and stay at! The staff are very friendly and the service is great. The food waitwasnt that long and the drinks are amazing. You might want to try the tinto sangria and go easy on it :-) for starters to share the grilled potatoe with melted spanish cheese and chilli is top of my menu + grilled octopusand white anchoives is a winner. Trying new food is always a new start to open oneself to new cultures and excitment! It did for me! With pork belly with black sausages and chorizo over lentils is exquiste! Definitely coming back :-) read more