Lela
5601 W 78th St, Minneapolis
(952) 656-5980
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I had the scallops, he had the roasted chicken large plates for dinner. Dessert was Creme Brule and molten cake a la mode. Everything was delicious. We forgot to take pictures but we cleaned our plates.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My friend and I went for dinner and had a lovely evening! Our server, Breana, was gracious, hospitable, attentive and gave excellent recommendations and pairings. The food was amazing and we had a great time catching up! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service and atmosphere. We had breakfast which was good but nothing extraordinary.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Food was so dry.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Steak, Chocolate Molten Cake a La Mode, Meatball
This is an incredibly impressive restaurant in the first place, but especially for a hotel. The food was almost perfect (the pictures they have on Google represent the restaurant well), the atmosphere is that of fine dining, the prices are reasonable, and we were blown away. The service a fairly friendly but not as accommodating as one would hope; not a huge deal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: House Cut Fries
OMG can I just say I don't know what's better the impeccable customer service or the most delicious menu items since I have left New York City!!! After flying in from a hard day of traveling this restaurant experience has surpassed my expectations by a lifetime. The little detail of every single thing they did makes this place one of the best restaurants in the entire US. Tiny details from everyone checking on our table to see if we needed anything the service was flawless. The scallops were to die for the pasta was beyond my wildest dreams. The manager was so old school I literally felt like I was in New York and he was going from table to table just checking in and meeting his guests. The busboys were great. I honestly think what is the most perfect restaurant experience I have ever had. Should I get engaged and get married I would hire every single person do not only have the best food of their life but to have the most impeccable dining experience. I love this place so much I made the manager take a photo with me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jodi was our server and made us feel at home, even when our five-yeae old dumped his hot cocoa on the floor. The brunch menu was on point - no losers with bowl of berries, kid's pancakes w/ bananas, breakfast sandwich, classic eggs Benedict, and make your own omellette. Loved the laid back post-breakfast rush feel, and plenty of room to hangout. We will be back.
Kid-friendliness: Great, simple kid's menu. Easy to make substitutions. Loved the pancakes with choice of blueberries, bananas, or chocolate chips baked in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lela Simple Salad, Sandwich
This place is so amazing. From the customer service to the taste of food. This is a must try spot Laura and Brandon are amazing with awesome customer service and make feel like family when you come in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service and very good food. Don’t hesitate to eat here.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bolognese Pappardelle
Pros: beautiful restaurant, parking lot. Cons: did not blow my mind with flavors. Portions are small and prices are a bit steep. Is it standard to automatically charge 18%tip for 3 people? Ouch. No one checked in on us and we didn't even get refill on our waters :( I sorta feel like that should be the minimum requirement. Probably won't come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
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Sounds like Laura needs to be fired! I used to love Lela's pasta, deviled eggs and cocktails. These recent reviews stopped me from driving there.
Yummy breakfast!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Wagyu Burger
I recently had breakfast at Lela restaurant, and it was a thoroughly disappointing experience. Despite its fancy ambiance and high prices, the quality of the food and drinks was far from satisfactory.
Firstly, the brioche French toast was dry, making it almost inedible. The pancakes were no better, with a distinct taste of stale oil. Adding to the disappointment, the maple syrup provided was clearly a cheap store-bought sugary liquid rather than real maple syrup, which could have significantly improved the meal. Blueberries in the pancake tasted like pickled cranberries and were sour!
The coffee was another letdown. For a place that charges $5 for a cup, I expected much better. The coffee tasted terrible, and it’s baffling that a fancy restaurant like Lela couldn’t afford a regular espresso machine to serve decent coffee. The cappuccino was even worse, watered down with milk froth that lacked any real flavor, yet I was still charged the full price ($6) for it.
Overall, the offerings were mediocre and not worth the high prices. Our breakfast experience at Lela has gone downhill, and I am sad to say this will be the last time we dine here.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Reading the most recent poor review, I've got to agree. Forgot the server's name but it was a lady when we came in Sunday, June 30th. Service was not great at all. The whole 1st (almost) hour, there was no one except our table & she barely came by. She's always standing in the backroom for whatever reason. Menu is small & short-staffed, fair. That's excusable. But service could've been way better. I had to flag the server down for the bill which was incorrect (billed for 3 of the same item but it was only 1). And then today, I just found out that someone from my table was double charged with the incorrect amount w/o authorization. Pretty ridiculous.
Update: found the receipt. It sure does say Laura as the server.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Bolognese Pappardelle
Had a dinner at Lela restaurant on Saturday night. We had an amazing experience. Mouth watering meat ball ,ceviche. For a dinner we ate scallops and pork chop was fantastic. Chocolate mouse at the end for the anniversary was truly the end of the new beginning.
Food 5 ?
Service 6 ?
Moment ( to remember always) 10 ?.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Molten Cake a La Mode, Snapper Ceviche, Meatball
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