Reviews for JoLa Cafe in Portland, OR
Coffee is good. The food is not. We waited 50 minutes for our food. It should never take that long for two meals, and the place... was not packed. Maybe they are short staffed and need another cook, I am not sure. I ordered the pulled pork Benedict, the eggwas fully cooked inside and the pork was bland. My husband ordered the sausage breakfast sandwich with "tomato jelly" that wasjust bad salsa. Read more
I kept passing by this place at the most inopportune of times, so I made a point early on Sunday morning to drop in before the... city was in full swing. The cappuccino, made with the best espresso that I have had in Portland. The croissant, although nottruly French, was decent. And the barista, as warm as the cappuccino and as sweet as the croissant. Read more
This was an amazing place I came to during my visit to Portland last week. The service, food, and location were great that I... repeated my visit four times while I was there. Thanks to the staff for helping with options. I will certainly be going backwhen I visit Oregon again. Read more
Has a really nice experience here for our new year's brunch. Ordered the mushroom toast and Hungarian mushroom soup. Order was... pretty quick, and our food got out in good time. The staff were very friendly. As far as the food, it was excellent. They had alot of vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. Real nice place, hope to be back soon! Read more
Lovely little spot. Plenty of great pastries, mostly croissants :) got raspberry and almond. Caramel and matcha latte spot on.... Ordered breakfast here a couple days ago and was great, ordered takeout today because I?m not a huge fan of having to grab allof my own silverware, water, and buss my own table. I like to have service. I think they kind of use their dining style as areason for their bad service. They don?t really seem like they care whether you get your food or drinks, just want to clearspace and continue other orders. Ordered takeout and they didn?t even call my name (or not loud enough, anyway), I don?t knowhow long it was sitting on the counter. She never told me where to pick it up in the first place. Think I?ll just come here forpastries and coffee from now on Read more
Great spot in South Portland for lunch, coffee, hanging out. Chill atmosphere and plenty of space and tables, even for a party... of five. Avacado toast, sandwiches, salads, brownies, all were delicious and made well. The coffee was spot on as well. Servicewas nice, they were quick enough. Chill place, recommended for lunch and coffee. Enjoy! Read more
Nice spot. Great coffee, especially the mocha! Great staff. And pretty good food. I loved the waffles but the breakfast burrito... was just good, not amazing. Definitely worth the visit for the coffee and awesome staff. Read more
I want so badly to give JoLa 5 stars. I love them and I'll keep going back but they are horribly inconsistent and it's... frustrating. Their food is really, really good...if it's made correctly. And the counter service for drinks is great...but thefood can take up to a half hour or more on a bad day. Everywhere is short staffed right now so I offer a lot of understandingand allowance for that. But the quality of their food is different everytime. Their biscuits, which are sometimes soft andfluffy and incredible, have also been served to me dry, or burnt, if they haven't run out of them altogether. Last time Iordered a breakfast burrito there which was supposed to come with cheese and chipotle mayo but definitely had neither. I've hadseveral experiences where something I ordered was made incorrectly. But then I've had several other breakfast and lunch ordersthere that are great! Their smoothies and drinks are great also. I always get the Super Trooper smoothie and it's really freshand well balanced. The art, staff, and seating (both indoor and outdoor) are all wonderful. Sigh. I'll keep coming back buthere's to hoping for some improved consistency. Read more