Olla Cocina

Situated in San Pedro Square, this restaurant boasts delightful interiors and a charming atmosphere. Visiting on a Sunday night meant the place was relatively quiet, allowing us to secure a side hall for ourselves, which was perfect as we were accompanied by kids. There were few vegetarian main course options. Enchilada was good and so was the kid size burrito. Ordered a carafe of Classic Margarita which I recommend. It was worth and gives about 4 glasses.

The food comes out fairly quickly and the ambiance is nice. We opted for sitting outside and managed to be in a nice corner and could enjoy the weather. I always order their chicken mole enchiladas. The chicken is always just right and has big portions to even save half for later. The salsa in the chips & salsa was really good had the perfect amount of smokiness while not being spicy at all. I do love spice but this great for everyone. Great place with options for everyone.

The food was amazing, love love LOVED the street corn, every bite I ate I said how delicious it was. I’d come back for the corn alone. Great spread of flavors, some of the better Spanish rice and refried beans I’ve had from a dine in spot. Still thinking about the corn hahah. The pozole was tasty as well and the salsa was much better than other restaurants.

“Go where the locals go” will always deliver and Olla is a great example of this adage! Is 12:30pm too early for a carafe of margarita? Not in this lively, well located and friendly, airy venue for brunch with the cross section of SJ people. I’m no expert when it comes to Mexican style food but from homemade guacamole and chips to citrusy chicken enchiladas, it was the freshness of the food and the warm of our waitress, not just the zing from our salt rimmed tumblers, that made this the most pleasurable way to spend the early afternoon, mopping up the sunshine and atmosphere from our terrace table. Enjoy!