I went to La Bola for the first time last week and had one of the most delicious meals I've had in Rochester. If you like tapas, this is the place to go. We had the patatas bravas (obviously), and they were in credible. We also had the meatballs and pan con tomato, which we highly recommend. Jenna, our waitress, was so kind and informative. She recommended a green wine for me, which I didn't even know existed! This was a great dining experience, and highly recommend if you haven't been yet.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrew Owens
Burger wasn’t cooked all the way through. There are flies around the alcohol bottles at the bar. Service is bad
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
M Roman
A small Gem in Rochester 🫶🏻 We called for a last minute reservation and we were lucky to have such incredible staff to attend to us. The food was absolutely outstanding, with flavors that were both consistent and incredibly satisfying. Every dish was clearly prepared with care and attention to detail. What truly set this experience apart, though, was the service—it was hands down the best we’ve ever had. Attentive, friendly, and professional from start to finish. Highly recommended! You won’t regret it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kaison Alston
Everything felt clean, organized, and well-maintained.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nathan Bantle
If you are looking for a quick lunch with incredible food, this is a great place to check out. Open seating with big windows for enjoying the city. Minimal but effective service and the food came out very quickly. We were extremely impressed with the taste of everything! Portion sizes were enough that I was very full.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Colin Canfield
The food was amazing! The chef they have was absolutely crushing it and even though they were slammed he had our food out very quickly and it was all amazing.
Unfortunately the bartender was incredibly rude to us for no reason, they were very busy but we were patient never said a word and waited our turn. She tried to get us to leave multiple times and when we insisted we were fine with a long wait she finally took our order and rolled her eyes and mocked us everytime she said something.
Owner reached out and genuinely wanted to make it better and I believe we did just catch someone on a bad night. Look forward to trying again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
Cindy Madar
La Bola on Main is located at the Mercentile on Main at Rochester NY. My husband and I went over to LA Bola for lunch. Lunch is ordered at the counter and server will bring food items out to the inside court where there is plenty of seating. I ordered the smokey tomatoe soup and grilled cheese. Both were excellent choices. The smokey tomatoe soup was delicious with a hint of smokey flavoring. The grilled cheese sandwich was the best one ever! What may have been home made bread was buttery good and grilled to perfection. The cheese was stretchy gooey and it was so good I could have ate a second. Service was friendly efficient and not a long wait. Thank you La Bola for a scrumptious lunch. Comfort food at its best!
Linda Dorceus
Well this is a gem of a restaurant in the city of Rochester!!!! I just left La Bola with my family celebrating my nieces graduation and I cannot praise this place enough. From our hostess Jenna being so kind and accommodating to the seating placement and the food was lick your fingers clean. I loved the beautifully decorated seating area and bar . It’s very inviting! We had the shrimp scampi, lamb kabobs, Focaccia and basmati rice. We ordered a second Focaccia cause it was damn good the first time. All cooked to perfection. Well seasoned and the perfect portion size per person. If I’m ever in Rochester again I’ll be back. Our thanks to the chef….. just delicious.
Best, Linda D.
Carol
Coworkers and I stopped by last week around lunch to have some drinks. The drinks were delicious. The only problem is they had a dog behind the counter as you can see in the picture. Happy they made our drinks before the dog came. Not a good idea.
Donald Kirk Tipton
The Short Rib Melt was one of the best sandwiches I have ever eaten.
Food was 10/10. We got the special which was Scallop and lump crab risotto. Oddly placed restaurant but I was going for the food and not the atmosphere and the chef was on point 👌 I would like to return and try some appetizers.
Eric Bracken
You must have the Bola Burger It is amazing. Layers and layers of flavor and cooked to perfection!
Jason R
I'd rather not tell anyone about this place. Food, service, experience, atmosphere all exciting and well done. Creatively inspired Spanish/Mediterranean food options, great drinks, friendly staff. One of my favorites in Rochester. Thank you to the team at La Bola!
Pictured is a lamb kebab special. Very good!
Stacy
I ordered the Smokey tomato soup with focaccia and the Rosemary olive oil cake to go. The servers were very friendly and my food was delicious ! The only thing I was a bit disappointed about, I really didn’t notice a Smokey flavor to the soup, which I was hoping to. Delicious regardless, thanks for a very nice meal 😊🙏🏻
I went to La Bola for the first time last week and had one of the most delicious meals I've had in Rochester. If you like tapas, this is the place to go. We had the patatas bravas (obviously), and they were in credible. We also had the meatballs and pan con tomato, which we highly recommend. Jenna, our waitress, was so kind and informative. She recommended a green wine for me, which I didn't even know existed! This was a great dining experience, and highly recommend if you haven't been yet.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Burger wasn’t cooked all the way through. There are flies around the alcohol bottles at the bar. Service is bad
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
A small Gem in Rochester 🫶🏻
We called for a last minute reservation and we were lucky to have such incredible staff to attend to us. The food was absolutely outstanding, with flavors that were both consistent and incredibly satisfying. Every dish was clearly prepared with care and attention to detail. What truly set this experience apart, though, was the service—it was hands down the best we’ve ever had. Attentive, friendly, and professional from start to finish.
Highly recommended! You won’t regret it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything felt clean, organized, and well-maintained.
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you are looking for a quick lunch with incredible food, this is a great place to check out. Open seating with big windows for enjoying the city. Minimal but effective service and the food came out very quickly. We were extremely impressed with the taste of everything! Portion sizes were enough that I was very full.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food was amazing! The chef they have was absolutely crushing it and even though they were slammed he had our food out very quickly and it was all amazing.
Unfortunately the bartender was incredibly rude to us for no reason, they were very busy but we were patient never said a word and waited our turn. She tried to get us to leave multiple times and when we insisted we were fine with a long wait she finally took our order and rolled her eyes and mocked us everytime she said something.
Owner reached out and genuinely wanted to make it better and I believe we did just catch someone on a bad night. Look forward to trying again
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 1
La Bola on Main is located at the Mercentile on Main at Rochester NY. My husband and I went over to LA Bola for lunch. Lunch is ordered at the counter and server will bring food items out to the inside court where there is plenty of seating. I ordered the smokey tomatoe soup and grilled cheese. Both were excellent choices. The smokey tomatoe soup was delicious with a hint of smokey flavoring. The grilled cheese sandwich was the best one ever! What may have been home made bread was buttery good and grilled to perfection. The cheese was stretchy gooey and it was so good I could have ate a second. Service was friendly efficient and not a long wait. Thank you La Bola for a scrumptious lunch. Comfort food at its best!
Well this is a gem of a restaurant in the city of Rochester!!!! I just left La Bola with my family celebrating my nieces graduation and I cannot praise this place enough. From our hostess Jenna being so kind and accommodating to the seating placement and the food was lick your fingers clean. I loved the beautifully decorated seating area and bar . It’s very inviting! We had the shrimp scampi, lamb kabobs, Focaccia and basmati rice. We ordered a second Focaccia cause it was damn good the first time. All cooked to perfection. Well seasoned and the perfect portion size per person. If I’m ever in Rochester again I’ll be back. Our thanks to the chef….. just delicious.
Best,
Linda D.
Coworkers and I stopped by last week around lunch to have some drinks. The drinks were delicious. The only problem is they had a dog behind the counter as you can see in the picture. Happy they made our drinks before the dog came. Not a good idea.
The Short Rib Melt was one of the best sandwiches I have ever eaten.
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was 10/10. We got the special which was Scallop and lump crab risotto. Oddly placed restaurant but I was going for the food and not the atmosphere and the chef was on point 👌 I would like to return and try some appetizers.
You must have the Bola Burger
It is amazing. Layers and layers of flavor and cooked to perfection!
I'd rather not tell anyone about this place. Food, service, experience, atmosphere all exciting and well done. Creatively inspired Spanish/Mediterranean food options, great drinks, friendly staff. One of my favorites in Rochester. Thank you to the team at La Bola!
Pictured is a lamb kebab special. Very good!
I ordered the Smokey tomato soup with focaccia and the Rosemary olive oil cake to go. The servers were very friendly and my food was delicious ! The only thing I was a bit disappointed about, I really didn’t notice a Smokey flavor to the soup, which I was hoping to. Delicious regardless, thanks for a very nice meal 😊🙏🏻
Excellent service, excellent food, excellent atmosphere. 10/10
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