Pa'La Wood Fired Cooking

Had a great time. Service was awesome. Jazz on Thursday night was fun too. We ordered about 6 items along with drinks.
Will go back for sure.

Had a great ambiance / atmosphere. The food was great, just the selection was limited.

Great place at downtown Phoenix to try tapas. Come in before 6:30 to enjoy the Happy Hours discount. Love the grilled octopus and pork belly.

This food was amazing!

Everything was perfect — flavors, service, and setting.

Just an absolutely seamless and amazing experience from start to finish. Hands down, the best meal I've ever had in Phoenix, and I'm quite sure that won't be beat. Top-tier quality, an extensive wine list, live jazz, and a great price point. I would eat here every day!

Stumbled upon this place on a hot summer evening in June. Was greeted by a friendly hostess and recommended the upstairs where they had live jazz and a beautiful bar with an extensive wine list and extremely friendly bartenders. Fernando and Michaela were so attentive, gracious and fun. We will definitely be returning to this hidden gem.

Service was great from the hostess to bartender then server. best espresso martini we had from the bartender, loved the live music. Amanda being our server we loved her ! perfect for girls night. <3

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amanda was so amazing service was great , personality was amazing definitely ask to be served by her ! 10/10

Pa’la was an amazing experience! The food was unique and delicious (we had oysters, the miso cod, the gnocchi and Japanese sweet potato) and the service was fantastic. The Cuban jazz music also added a nice touch. Will definitely return!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood, Japanese Sweet Potato

Get the Table! So good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Japanese Sweet Potato, Brussels Sprouts

I had an impromptu date night with my wife and we decided to try a new place. Thank goodness we landed on Pa’La! As soon as you walk in the hostesses were all amazing and the night only got better from there. Our server was extremely knowledgeable and helpful throughout the meal. Oh and the food, absolutely amazing! This has to be one of the best meals I’ve had in Phoenix from the sourdough focaccia to desert. Every dish, including the Japanese sweet potato side, got even better somehow. I can’t give specific dish recommendations because the menu changes based on the fresh ingredients they have, which is amazing! I definitely recommend you try it out yourself. I included a few pictures of our meal that I remembered to get, forgive me we did start eating before I remembered to get a pick lol.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Japanese Sweet Potato Cilantro Aleppo Chili

shi was cool but errything like 40-50 big ones and everyone there onna date👎

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

We were placed in the back near the kitchen. The surfaces all around were so hard that we had to talk loudly to hear each other - louder than on the street. We waited 32 minutes exactly after ordering to receive our cocktails. Skirt steak is always tough and chewy and their chefs couldn't change that, but for $56, it was ridiculous. The little gem salad saved our meal for three people, which (with tip and tax) was about $250!! Will not recommend.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

My partner and I decided to set a reservation for 7:15 PM on a Sunday night.

Once sat, we were quickly asked what we would like to drink and shortly thereafter received our initial beverages.

My partner and I decided that we would commit to the omakase experience. We are both adventurous food lovers and were really excited by the idea of a progressive dining experience.

We were served a total of 9 dishes for our experience:

1. New Brunswick and Oishi Oysters
2. Scallop Crudo
3. Spanish Piquillo Peppers
4. Woodfired Octopus
5. Foie Gras with Palmiers & Pomegranate Gastrique
6. Miso Black Cod
7. Pork Loin with Kimchi and Italian Beans
8. Japanese Sweet Potato
9. Milk and Honey Flan served with ice cream trio

I understand that the typical, prescribed progression of omakase is to guide the palate from lighter dishes, next to richer, fattier dishes, and then to the main dish of intrigue, and finally something to wipe the palate clean. Knowing this, I think this meal had the potential to be spectacular, but due to the pacing of the meal, I felt too bogged down by the previous course to build excitement for the next.

I found the pacing of the entire meal to be haphazard. In my experience with omakase, the next dish should be served following the completion of the previous course. At one point, we had three dishes sitting on our table at once (dishes #6-8). This caused some of the food to get cold and led to a less than optimal dining experience.

Perhaps in the future, a stronger line of communication between the front of house and back of house staff would alleviate some of these concerns. Or maybe even a disclaimer to the covers for the evening.

I would love to give Pa' La a higher rating but the overall dining experience relative to the price point left some to be desired. For $150/cover, there are some non-negotiables that I would expect an omakase to deliver on that were not satisfactory. For this reason, I do not think I would ordering the omakase again.

Dietary restrictions: I have a nut allergy.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4