Lela

Lela reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Kenttheswimmer VIP

   Tulsa37 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 15, 2020

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Very unattended and uneventful evening. Would consider going back, but nothing particular to draw.
   

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   winegurl VIP

   Minneapolis8 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 1, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   We took our adult children for dinner and wanted a place that we could have a conversation. There was just the right amount of background noise. food was amazing. We will definitely be back.
   

   LelaResponded on March 2, 2020

   Hi Winegurl Many thanks for taking the time to provide your feedback. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed our casual, family friendly atmosphere and can't wait to welcome you back. We also offer a range of wine dinners that you may be interested in so be sure to sign up for our news letter via our website to learn more.
   

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   Foodii

   Minneapolis30 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 29, 2020

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Taking advantage of Restaurant Week, we decided to try Lela for dinner on a Friday night. The dining room is wide open with hard-surfaced tile walls and a view of the kitchen so it was very lively with all tables nearly full, but not super busy. The booth seat my wife sat on was very hard and uncomfortable while my chair was comfortable so we exchanged seats and she was right, it hurt my bottom after a while. The Restaurant Week dinner menu was 3 courses so we opted to order from that. Adelle, our server, was prompt and knowledgeable offering menu suggestions that I always appreciate. He started off by saying that the dishes were mostly Italian inspired I would disagree. Being Italian, a meatball appetizer and a gnocchi dish do not define Lela as an Italian Restaurant as seen in the offerings we chose. For the appetizer course, we ordered Lela’s Simple Salad with cherry tomatoes and lemon vinaigrette, and the Peruvian Ceviche of Hamachi with coconut milk, lime juice, habanero chili, garlic, ginger, and cilantro. The salad was just okay, and the Hamachi was quite watery indicating it was not freshly prepared and all I could taste was lime juice. The other flavors were washed out so it was not a pleasant dish. My wife had the Steak & Frites, a perfect medium-rare hanger steak with freshly made fries. The fries were not as crispy as they should be but tasted fresh. I had the Pan Roasted Skuna Bay Salmon with “melted leeks, mushrooms, and beure blanc lemon butter sauce that I pared with a glass of Böen Pinot Noir that was superb! The salmon was nicely roasted and moist that pared perfectly with the leeks and sauce – for sure the best dish of the night! The Chocolate Mousse was actually a small dry chocolate cake with something resembling chocolate shavings, but was actually a sugary wafer broken up over the top. Lela was a hit and miss for us on many counts and not a restaurant I will likely go back to, especially with the loud noise levels. There are better options!
   

   LelaResponded on March 6, 2020

   Hi Foodii Many thanks for joining us in Lela for Restaurant Week. Feedback from our guests is vital to the growth and development of our team and while it is never pleasant to hear when we fell short of a guests expectation, it is important that we do. I was delighted to hear that you found your server to be knowledgeable and that your enjoyed our Skuna Bay Salmon - it is one of my favorite dishes! Hopefully you will give us another opportunity to welcome you back in the future.
   

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4. FM

   FoodieMN

   Minneapolis3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 29, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We e been here a couple of times, the Devi e is phenomenal and the food is fantastic. Great wine list!
   

   LelaResponded on March 2, 2020

   We look forward to welcoming you back soon NicoleJ!
   

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5. TB

   TBWhit

   Minneapolis1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Loved their lunch pre fixe menu for only $15. Lots of options that all sounded delicious. Everyone at our table enjoyed their choices.
   

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   Seagull

   Minneapolis5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 28, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Nice space and interesting menu but really the food was just OK except for the french fries which were fabulous. we ate there on restaurant week so we may have not had their best work Also our server was great and very accommodating
   

   LelaResponded on March 2, 2020

   Hi Seagull, Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. I was delighted to hear that you enjoyed the fries but it sounds like we fell short of your expectations in a few areas also. I would appreciate the opportunity to make things right and would encourage you to reach out to me directly so we can go about doings so. Andrew Avila Director of Operation 952 656 5901
   

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   MollieJoy

   Minneapolis18 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 27, 2020

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The cocktail I had - a Jack Rose - was exceptional and I've thought about it for days afterwards. The appetizer (a meatball) and the main dish (lobster gnocchi) were tasty but the sauces were definitely made by someone with a heavy-hand in the salt department. The chocolate mousse cake was very good, but the outside of it was surprisingly dry. The service was slow, which was okay as my friend and I caught up, but if we'd had places to go the wait to order drinks and to receive our food would have been too much.
   

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   BarbaraS

   Minneapolis27 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 27, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   It was a great meal! Meatball ap is one of the best ever. Salmon entree was also excellent. Good wine selection.
   

   LelaResponded on March 2, 2020

   Hi BarbaraS, Thank you for your wonderful feedback, we are very proud of our award winning wine list! Our signature meatball has been a crowd pleaser since the day we opened and is great on its own as an app or served as an entree on top of our house made bucatini. We look forward to seeing you again soon.
   

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   Felicia

   Minneapolis2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 27, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was fantastic. The waiter was fun and very knowledgeable. The ambiance was good, we had a conversation while eating
   

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   LelaResponded on March 2, 2020

   Hi Felicia, Thank you for taking the time to provide this wonderful feedback. We look forward to seeing you back soon!
   

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    cuteshopper VIP

    Minneapolis63 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 27, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Delicious! Only wish there was a little more in my bolognese serving. Will return!
    

    LelaResponded on March 2, 2020

    Hi Cuteshopper, We are glad to hear that you found the bolognese to delicious!
    

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