Palapa | Ola Mexican Restaurant

The vibrant atmosphere, delicious cocktails, and friendly staff at Palapa made for an unforgettable evening that I can't wait to experience again.

Wonderful cocktails and amazing bar staff. Thank you for a nice night cap.

Great setting and service

Lunch on a Saturday was great. Quick service, great food, and drinks.

Sunset on point ⭐ Queso fundido on point ⭐ Server on point ⭐Fire Pit on point ⭐ Crowd on point ⭐

It’s a very good place to chillax

John Paul Ledesma

Great setting and service

Jeromy White

I had such an amazing experience. Roger was super accommodating and helpful. I will definitely be back. The pricing was fair and the ambiance was just right.

Luisa Santa-Coleman

Absolutely amazing experience at Palapa! I hosted a celebration get together for my husband's military promotion here and it was everything we could have hoped for. I had emailed a few weeks before and the events manager informed me I couldn't reserve this area on weekends but I could come the day of and separate some tables for our party. My husband and I got there at 1115am and it was almost empty (perfect!) the lovely waitress and angel Arlene greeted us and helped us reserve 3 tables / lounge area for our party of 25. She went above and beyond from putting away the cake in fridge until we were ready to eat, to helping us with drink tickets for our friends since we wanted to treat them all to a few drinks and appetizers. The whole experience was seamless and she was professional and so so so lovely. We loved the drinks- Paloma, margaritas,' micheladas and the food was amazing! Carne asada nachos , ceviche, burritos, flautas, everything! I am sooooo grateful for Arlene's amazing service and will continue hosting more of our get togethers. Thank you for everything!

John Ragan

It’s a very good place to chillax

BROOKE BALESTRERI

Sunset on point ⭐ Queso fundido on point ⭐ Server on point ⭐Fire Pit on point ⭐ Crowd on point ⭐

steve rockenbach

Wonderful cocktails and amazing bar staff. Thank you for a nice night cap.

Gustavo Amaral

Lunch on a Saturday was great. Quick service, great food, and drinks.

Minnie Kennedy

The vibrant atmosphere, delicious cocktails, and friendly staff at Palapa made for an unforgettable evening that I can't wait to experience again.

It's pricey but you're paying for the ambiance. Seat yourself, dog friendly. Fire pits and a great view. Quiet location, on the second floor above the 2nd & PCH shops.

Michelle Griesman

It's pricey but you're paying for the ambiance. Seat yourself, dog friendly. Fire pits and a great view. Quiet location, on the second floor above the 2nd & PCH shops.

I don’t mind paying a premium for food that provides an equal value, but for the price I was not really impressed. I grab tacos in the hood that are tastier and cheaper.

Anna Borja

I don’t mind paying a premium for food that provides an equal value, but for the price I was not really impressed. I grab tacos in the hood that are tastier and cheaper.

OVERALL EXPERIENCE: overpriced for the quality of food... AMBIANCE: patio seating during sunset is nice! DRESS CODE: Casual ORDERED: - poke nachos (got soggy quickly) - tres tacos - pollo con mole (chicken was a bit dry) SERVICE: Service was good! PRICE: ~ $40+ pp PARKING: free 90min structure parking Food: 4/5 stars Service: 4/5 stars Venue: 4/5

Food and drinks were solid/ service not so much. We got our food and didn’t see our server again until 15 minutes after we were done eating. By then I was annoyed and just wanted to leave was hoping to have a couple more drinks..

Renee Lee

OVERALL EXPERIENCE: overpriced for the quality of food... AMBIANCE: patio seating during sunset is nice! DRESS CODE: Casual ORDERED: - poke nachos (got soggy quickly) - tres tacos - pollo con mole (chicken was a bit dry) SERVICE: Service was good! PRICE: ~ $40+ pp PARKING: free 90min structure parking Food: 4/5 stars Service: 4/5 stars Venue: 4/5

Joe Mills

Food and drinks were solid/ service not so much. We got our food and didn’t see our server again until 15 minutes after we were done eating. By then I was annoyed and just wanted to leave was hoping to have a couple more drinks..

Ordered the the Fajitas it was Meh! The 7 Mares 👎 Salty. Son ordered Tacos The meat on the Tacos looked dried up. The service was awesome they worked together to get us what we needed.. but I came to eat and I can not eat here again.

Stopped by today while out shopping, and we were a little disappointed honestly! Sad to say, but the service wasn’t great, and my drink was sub-par. I ordered a frozen margarita, which was small and not blended correctly so the ice was chunky. My boyfriends drink was actually great! He got the Spanish Mai-Tai. We wanted to put some small plates in, but no one came over to get our order, so we ended up going to the bar to close out. We wanted to love it because we have heard such great things. Maybe we will come back and try again!

Gems Cove

Ordered the the Fajitas it was Meh! The 7 Mares 👎 Salty. Son ordered Tacos The meat on the Tacos looked dried up. The service was awesome they worked together to get us what we needed.. but I came to eat and I can not eat here again.

Jude Yeager

Stopped by today while out shopping, and we were a little disappointed honestly! Sad to say, but the service wasn’t great, and my drink was sub-par. I ordered a frozen margarita, which was small and not blended correctly so the ice was chunky. My boyfriends drink was actually great! He got the Spanish Mai-Tai. We wanted to put some small plates in, but no one came over to get our order, so we ended up going to the bar to close out. We wanted to love it because we have heard such great things. Maybe we will come back and try again!

Tried coming here at 1:40 on a Friday- they have posted hours of being open at 12pm. Total bummer. Edit post! This place was closed during posted business hours. That sucked. BUT! Having been closed, during posted business hours, allowed me to stumble on Beachwood Brewing downstairs. They were open during posted business hours and they were incredible! Thank you, palapa!

Waited for almost 40 minutes, and didn’t even get a peep from the server. Best we got was the busboy, who cleaned the table for us.

Andrew Perry

Waited for almost 40 minutes, and didn’t even get a peep from the server. Best we got was the busboy, who cleaned the table for us.

K A

Tried coming here at 1:40 on a Friday- they have posted hours of being open at 12pm. Total bummer. Edit post! This place was closed during posted business hours. That sucked. BUT! Having been closed, during posted business hours, allowed me to stumble on Beachwood Brewing downstairs. They were open during posted business hours and they were incredible! Thank you, palapa!