Review Ole - Brisbane

So glad that this restaurant is still as good as I remember from my visit years ago. Al fresco dining in the summer heat was fine because the drinks were cold. The food was delicious. Thinking about the paella makes my mouth water as I am writing this review. The service was friendly and warm. Really nice.

Great food, tasty but basic presentation. All cooked perfectly including jackfruit skewer which is interesting and tasty. Friendly and quick service. Clean and well maintained. Located in the prime location of Southbank which is fantastic. It’s great place but not fantastic, esp when compared to similar priced restaurant in prime location. Still highly recommended! :)

Food is absolutely amazing. The only problem is because it was my first time experience in this restaurant and we not familiar with the Spanish menu, so I feel like my husband and I ordered three appetizer...🤣 However those three dishes are delicious. We also like the watermelon-lime flavor mocktail here, (a little sour). We like the warm service here, we like the background music here. We will definitely come back again, highly recommended restaurant, worth a try. PS: must try Calamari!

My experience with Ole is mixed, i have been there a few times now, and while i like the food, i haven't been wowed. The seafood paella while packed with seafood lacked flavour in the overall dish. The octopus was cooked beautifully.

Ola is a great tapas restaurant. The food was tasty, some of the portion sizes were lacking but nothing to score them down on. The negatives would be the chairs were quite hard and uncomfortable and waitresses were almost too responsive and were pestering us at one point asking for our order. I enjoyed the coconut lychee sangria and my table enjoyed sharing the paella and tapas and would love to come back again one day.

Great Spanish restaurant located in Brisbane city centre. Authentic paella and cocktails. The chilli margarita was very delicious..! Food is very tasty and looks amazing. Be warned that Quantity is small and prices are $$$. But worth it.

Great spot when the markets are on, good options for tapas plates, iberico jamon, and paella. The tapas plates are small as you'd expect, with the lamb skewer plates being 2 small skewers which end up being $8 each so quite expensive. The mocktails were all excellent, especially the 'What She's Having' watermelon one. And you can never go wrong with a Sangria, I wish I'd bought a jug!

First time came celebration for our 2022 Chinese year Night. First time try the Italian seafood fry rice. Very delicious, tasty, fresh. I am chef as well, totally recommend this delicious fry rice. Well done. Team. Thanks

Aug2020. Rated 3.5. Went here for an early Sunday dinner with the partner. We had made a table reservation ahead of time via email.<br/>With plates designed to be shared, we ordered the: Patatas Bravas, Panchovetta, Ceviche Del Dia (bright and refreshing), Torreznos (crispy pork) and Paleta Iberico De Bellota (delicious although smaller portioned than expected).<br/>Friendly and reasonably efficient service. Reasonable prices. Casual ambience with indoor and outdoor seating available. Fun cocktail menu available.<br/>Overall, a nice dinner experience, however missing the authenticity of Spanish cuisine.

The lamb is tasteless. Seafood rice is ok

Such an attractive looking restaurant and very welcoming. Great ambience and the service was attentive and nice but thats where it all ended for me. Just popped in for a quick drink. Was craving a Espresso Martini really badly and saw that they had one on the menu. Asked to be seated at the bar since we're only coming in for a drink. When my drink arrived, l could tell straightaway that it was bad. It just looked watered down and yes it tasted below average. Just felt like l was drinking water with a hint of coffee and nothing else. Sorry to say but my husband can make better Espresso Martinis. Maybe the food here is better?

Great venue and atmosphere. Came here for a quick drink before heading out. Ordered a espresso Martini. Service was good but the drink was average. I Have had better espresso Martini. It's a shame because if it was better and cheaper we would have stayed longer.

We came with parents for dinner and ordered 2 entree and 3 main course. entree taste good, BUT that’s all!!!!! We were waiting for our main course half hour then were told there is not our order in their system. Too starved to find other restaurant. Very disappointed!!!!!

We were trying to find a spot for dinner and wandered around south bank. We decided to checkout this spot. They had a bit of line up but invited us to chill out at the bar and cleared up tables pretty quickly. We ordered the seafood paella for two which was delicious. The rice was moist, well cooked with an array of flavours from the seafood and vegetables. <br/><br/>We enjoyed it throughly and would definitely recommend it!

I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this place. Among the overpriced, underwhelming, touristy restaurants in South Bank, this is a standout.  The seafood paella was excellent, as was the selection of cured meats, cheeses etc. This is one of the few places around here that I'll look forward to returning to.

atmosphere - great<br/>service - good + speedy<br/>drink - sangria was ok, but not good either. def not worth the price<br/>food - bad. especially oysters were small and smelly, never order...!

Arrived promptly on a Sunday evening with some friends and was seated immediately. We ordered the pan con tomate. The bread arrived too crusty (way too hard) with 2 gloves of raw garlic, tomatoes, salt, and homemade olive oil. The lamb skewers were sort of bland despite the yoghurt and the paella had decent amount of seafood ($49).

We walked passed this restaurant and it looked very busy fr the outside so thought the food would be great but it's a rip off.<br/><br/>We got charged by premium price but the food is a one star experience .<br/><br/>We ordered oyster and it looks small and not fresh at all. They charged you $16 for 4 small oysters. Not worth it. I have had way better ones with this price point.<br/><br/>Had the tuna steak , I can't believe how over cooked it is as you might be able to tell from the picture. It's like well done and taste rubbery. Feel sorry for the tuna even.<br/><br/>Then we also ordered lamb skewer and also disappointed. It's just like they just put a bunch of herb on it and grill it. Was tough and taste over powering. $20 for 4 small skewer. Don't mind to pay for a premium price for premium food but it's like something you can get from a kebab shop anywhere on the street that you know it's not going to taste good. Just sad..<br/><br/>Won't return nor recommend to anyone. The one point i am giving to this place is for the staff who did give good service and the food was served quickly but that also make me thinking if the chef is not in the mood to cook so just chucking the food out in a hurry.

Wah wah wee wah !!! What a place to sit back have a san miguel and some beautiful tapas. Had the swordfish, cured meats, tuna, calamari and octopus all were lovely. Little steep but for the location and quality its fair enough, treat yourself also the sangrias were great

Lo unico qwue me dueron fue comida, yo queria un piquito de mainkra y construie como el shubius y el folagor, que pezimo servicio ademas habia un monton de tios y casi me ******<br/>atte: yo

The oyster isn't very fresh, we are disappointed with it and the made dish is too salty. other dishes is ok not too bad. Though the service is good ,the waiter came to ask us more than three times "everything is good", it seems to drive away us.

Very disappointing, arrived feeling excited as they had a number of gluten free items available, I have coeliac disease, after talking to the server found out that the GF on the menu is not for people with coeliac disease but for people with gluten intolerance, when we rang and asked about the GF options we were told not a problem just let the server know if you were GF or coeliac, we were not told that I would run the risk of being glutened. I would not recommend it to anyone who has coeliac disease as they do not realise that GF means no gluten at all, it should not be marked on a menu if they can not provide it as stated.

Was an awful experience. We put our names on the list to be seated and then went to the bar behind the restaurant like we were asked, got snapped out by one of the workers for taking a seat we were then assigned by someone else. As we were called to take our seat in the restaurant we were rushed to order and we asked to keep one menu to we could continue ordering but were refused. The food was rushed onto our table, but there wasn't enough space so a lot of time the waiter would just leave the plates in our hand and walk away without clearing off the used empty plates and when we tried to get their attention to order more drinks we were ignored. When we finished the waitress immediately cleared off our table and told where to pay, no offer of a dessert menu or if drinks. The service was awful everyone looked like they would rather be anywhere else and I don't think I saw one member of staff smile once. Will not return.

Ole has become one of my favourite dinner spots. Right in the heart of Southbank it serves up delicious fresh tapas and homemade sangria in a variety of flavours. My favourite is the pumpkin spice. There are also plenty of vegetarian options!

I have never been impressed by tapas, but Ole is capable of a pretty good spread. I've had a variety of dishes and they all rank above average, which is further bumped up by the better than average customer service and decent drink list. The prices accurately reflect the quality of food, making this a great place to drink and snack on the south bank!

Delicious! I have returned to Ole a few times due to the great environment, sangria jugs and great food they have to offer. Great place to start your night off with food and a drink.<br/><br/>Thanks Ole

Olé, Bravo. Es muy bueno. Really. You should go. Great food, great service, and reasonably priced for Southbank. The croquetas were awesome. The calamari was tender and perfectly cooked. The anchovy, blue cheese, and mint on toast was pleasantly tastier than expected. Topped it off with paella and a bottle of Verdelho

Ole was recommended by a friend who absolutely loves it, and there is a lot to love. The location, service and above all the food. <br/>I came with two friends and we opted for their seafood platter, which was on their daily specials menu. It was perfectly sized for three and we did not need to order anything more. We started with natural oysters and then platters came, accompanied by potatoes and a yummy green salad. Highly recommended, in all respects!

Chicken paella, stuffed squid, and wings - all washed down with some Monteiths IPA. A really gorgeous set-up. Helpful staff who recommended an excellent Whiskey sour cocktail to finish off the evening. A real winner of a venue this one, The Dear Luncher will be back in South bank in a few weeks and aims to revisit.

Sangria, tapas and churros- what more could you ask for? A traditional sharing style menu we enjoyed the crispy calamari, the lamb skewers and the patates bravas. The lamb shoulder for shared main was lovely but the churros were perhaps a little on the oily side. The sangria however was most impressive with some really delicious and creative varieties on offer that deviate from the traditional white or red. I loved the apple cinnamon version and the watermelon and lime. Nice atmosphere along the water too

Good food, great ambience. Service can be a bit hit and miss but for a long, leisurely meal, it's great. Would definitely recommend. The fried olives, meatballs, pork belly and lamb skewers are my favourites

Perfect spot to catch up with friends on the weekend, for some Sangria and delicious share plates. The Anchovies and the scallops are spot on! Looks as though they've also setup shop in Hawtorne as well :)

Over priced. Poor service. Eggs under cooked. Cold coffees. Breakfast of eggs on toast was $16. $5 for a side of avocado at breakfast. Staff indifferent. Will not be back.

Tonight we decided to have something different than what we usually have and walking our way to Southbank we found this Spanish restaurant with many tacos and interesting cocktails.<br/><br/>We ordered the Croquettes of the day (pork shoulder and pimenton), patatas bravas and the fried olives.<br/><br/>The first dish to be served was the Croquettes, what a delightful way to start our dinner, they were golden and crunchy had just the right amount of spices and so creamy inside, just writing about them make me feel like eating another serve. The only bad thing I could complain is that the aioli which was served together was not enough to cut through the grease coming from the pork shoulders, if there was just a bit more of sauce this would have been a perfect 5!<br/><br/>From there thing went a bit downhill, the next dish to be served was the fried olives, it was a nice dish still, the olives were also golden and crunchy but the stuffing (goat cheese) didn't have a strong enough presence to cut through the strong flavour coming from the olives, I think if there were some herbs in the crumb or if there was a dipping sauce served together this dish could have been a lot better. The way it was served I would rate it a 4 out of 5.<br/><br/>And finally the patatas bravas, they were well seasoned, crunchy outside and soft inside but the tomato sauce that was served together didn't cut it for me. In my opinion this dish would have been better if not served with that sauce at all, it tasted like a pasta sauce just something that didn't quite match the flavour of the potatoes for me. This one I would rate only a 3 out of 5.<br/><br/>Overall we had a lot of fun at Olé and we had such an amazing service that made our night a lot better, I wish I knew the name of the waitress so I could compliment her here for her excellent service. And I will definitely be back to try some more food in the hopes that they have more dishes like those Croquettes.

Had this meal during before state of origin. Had the special deal which was 6 tapas to share with 2 drinks included. Loved the tapas selection. For two people 6 tapas was enough to fill you up as they appeared to be large servings.

This was sooo good. Our table had 3 dishes (for 4) and all were lovely. The Asadas was delicious. The patatas bravas well cooked but nothing special. The coco mallorquina also good, had some lovely flavours and not overly spicy which suited us. Also had sangria which was really good. <br/>In hindsight we should have ordered more however, what we did have was all yummy! Would definitely go back.

We got really full..The service is great as well as the food.I really enjoy outdoor seating and the music.The environment is fantastic.wonderful experience.

Ate here last night. Best of our tapas were the chicken wings. We also had seafood paella which was supposed to serve up to 3 I'd say more like 1 main serve of salty sludge. The rice was stuck to pan. The rice tasted powdery so I guess undercooked. No one asked how our food was. Now I know why. Wouldn't rush back but Sangria was nice.

I have been to Ole for some small tapas and their Sangria which I thoroughly enjoyed. It was probably the most delicious sangria I have tried. <br/>Unfortunately upon coming for dinner at a later date I left slightly disappointed. <br/>I opted for Tapas and chose a few of their items such as the croquettes, calamari and meatballs. <br/>The highs were again the Sangria (they have so many delicious varieties to choose from) and their calamari which was ever so tasty and tender. <br/>The biggest disappointment for me was the meatballs, I felt the meat and produce used in these were terrible, there is nothing worse then chewing on big pieces of grissle. It's definitely a put off. <br/>In saying that the ambience was great and the service couldn't be faulted, however I would suggest when serving quick tapas that the quality must be there. <br/>

I have been a fairly frequent diner to Ole Spanish restaurant for a number of years now, the vibrant restaurant being well established in Southbank's famous Stanley St. If you're in Brisbane and in the mood for tapas and taking out good friends, I'd say quite firmly that this is the place to come to. Sitting back to back with it's sister venue Sangria bar, Ole offers all the Spanish standards including jamon and paella in addition to heartier portion sizes if you're feeling like a couple of tapas won't suffice. My lovely friend and I ordered the Croquetas del dia (Croquettes), Pulpo con chorizo (octopus and chorizo) and Spatchcock racione, all of which were pleasant but not stand out dishes. Despite my fairly ambivalent feelings about the food this visit, Ole is nonetheless a quality venue to share a couple of tapas and Sangria in great company or a weekend dinner date.

Little underwhelmed with my visit to Olé. We had booked a table group of 16 about a week or so before our visit and picked the set menu option that included some good vegetarian choices for a couple of our group mates who are vegetarian. The menu changed before our visit but after our booking so the host scrambled to get some vegetarian additions for us which we appreciated. The food was enjoyable but when it came time to pay, one staff member said we could split the bill but once we go to the counter it became clear we couldn't. Someone footed the $880 bill and high finances ensued to pay them back. Overall the experience was enjoyable but there were problems. I'd be keen to try them again when there isn't a large booking stressing them out.

So disappointing. I will start with my main issue which was the cost of the mocktails. $15 each, one with alcohol was $18, most places charge $10 on average. Not sure how the cost was calculated. The second was the food. Bland, the swordfish was nicely cooked but salty, the vegetables were the same. I won't be back and I definitely won't recommend

Had dinner here last night with some friends (9). It was hot & busy like most places on a Saturday night in Southbank! We left full & fairly happy. We shared the chicken paella, pork belly & lamb. The lamb was a highlight, cooked beautifully & went so well with the goats cheese. Was a bit disappointed in the serving size of the pork belly but it was still nice. I also tried a few things on the tapas menu (calamari, fried olives etc). This was my second time here & I'd recommend the place to friends. Enjoy!

Had an absolutely fantastic lunch here today. Ordered 4 tapas (croquettes, anchovies on toast, deep fried olives, lamb skewers) and a side of roast vegetables, which were simply delicious. Nice, friendly service, and very quick to bring out each dish, despite it being quite busy. Highly recommended.

Ordered 8 dishes from the tapas menu and they were a bit hit and miss. The octopus and chorizo was delicious but a little overcooked, the scallops were cooked well but really overpowered by the black pudding and corn puree and the seared tuna was really nice but was definitely raw and not seared. Sat in the sangria bar where the waitress told us it was table service but after waiting 15 minutes we went and ordered from the bar ourselves. Didn't enjoy the sangria as it was more like a wine cordial, so ordered the tempranillo after that which was really nice. I'd definitely go back here again but stick to wine and order from the large share plate menu!

Enjoyed the tapas here very much. The mushroom croquettes were very creamy on the inside whilst very crunch on the outside. The lamb was very tender and the currants were sweet and juicy which complimented the meat very well. Calamari was tender, light, crispy and well seasoned.

Perfect spot in Southbank, and it had a good vibe from the outside as we walked along the strip - we were originally thinking of another restaurant but got sucked in!<br/><br/>Will give a few leniences for staff as a couple of girls were very new, but they had great intentions and tried hard. As far as tapas goes, the fresh bread was nice enough but the Patatas Bravas were cut a little too thick and thus weren't quite crunchy enough.<br/><br/>We opted for the slow cooked lamb as a main, which is well and truly big enough for two as it also comes with chargrilled lemon and vegetables/feta. It came with a sauce, and I'd highly recommended putting this sauce over the lamb as well as dousing it in the lemon first to avoid the dry taste. Had loads of flavour after that was applied. A good Spanish experience on the whole.

Food is very nice as we came here several times already. We went here on riverfire day. And the service is quite fast, we got all the food in 20mins. Cocktail is nice as well. The only thing we are disappointed was that when we ask for the bill. Our bill was $116, we gave a waitress $120 and we wait for more than 20 mins to get the change back (we went to the counter to ask our change). $4 is nothing, we were thinking we leave it on the table as tips. But maybe the waitress thought that it's already her tips when she get the money for bills. We don't know if it's a misunderstanding or whatever, we just feel disappointed. It's a manner to give back customers' change and it's also our decision if we want to leave tips. Anyway, will come back again but we think the service staff need to be well communicated.

Great shared items for 6 hungry conference goers and the temperanillo at the end was like a dessert. Patatas bravas, fried green olives, seafood paella, lamb skewers, calamari. They closed the kitchen at 9 otherwise we might have ordered more. Lychee and mango sangria for the Queensland touch.

Very average food <br/>Way too salty<br/>Waitress come and check us if everything is good at least 5 times😂 I appreciate the hospitality but every time we were in the middle of a conversation and with my mouth full of food. I would suggest to watch out for the timing😂<br/><br/>We ordered the grilled octopus which I really don't like but it turns out that the seafood platter we ordered got the exact same octopus and a very large portion. We could've been told and avoid this <br/><br/>Anyway. Overall food is very average and wouldn't come back again<br/><br/><br/>Service 4/10

Nice night ambience, efficient and fairly fast service, and pretty decent food. We got the Seafood Paella, which was advertised for 2-3 people but was definitely just nice for us two. The dish was a little overly seafood-y (as if it wasn't too fresh), but the generous amount of lemon slices helped to counteract that. We also got the Croquetas tapas, which was just fine, nothing to shout about. Not too sure about the standard compared to other Spanish places since we haven't been to many but definitely not a bad experience. Also, we probably wouldn't go back that often since it is a little pricey.

Service is friendly, efficient- i dont know her name but the lady with dark hair at the entrance is always so welcoming and super nice. <br/>Food comes out pretty fast and is presented very nicely. We tried all 5 main dishes (the barramundi, seafood, pork, flatbread, and chicken breast) tonight plus a few tapas- every dish was presented beautifully and tasted so good- the only downside was the crispy skin of the barramundi was too salty for my other friends.<br/>Last time I came i had the seafood paella of which i could clearly see and taste they were using very fresh seafood- enjoyed it very much as well. <br/><br/>We always have a good time at Ole, and will return soon!

Fantastic dinner after a show at QPAC. Tapas for 4. Pick and choose. Great atmosphere. More options would be ideal but loved by all. <br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>

I came here with a group of friends a few weekends ago and I loved the pulled pork croquettes. Super super yummy and the sangria was nice too but a bit pricey $35 for a jug I think. We ordered an assortment of food which was generally quite good across the board. Some food got forgotten off our order but it wasn't a big deal. They were super busy so it was hard to get a waitresses attention but it's understandable for a Saturday night.

Nice outdoor dining. Perfect in summer. Tasty food. A bit expensive but pretty standard. Loved the feel and design of the place. Located in the heart of South Bank.

Excellent service, wonderful environment and decent serve size of food with great simple flavours , good quality cocktails for a below average price!

Breakfast, lunch and dinner has been good here, however I think breakfast was my favourite. Was a nice variety for a change from the usual breakfast menus everywhere else.

Another mediocre Southbank restaurant. Over familiar waiters trying to be your best mate. Wine was served as a 'mouthful ' size. Food ok but wouldn't rush back.

Very busy when we arrived but the staff were kind enough to put a table together for us as we didn't have a reservation. Food was delicious. Had the pork belly and would definitely recommend it. Everyone else at the table really enjoyed their meals. It was reasonably priced and the staff were very friendly and professional. Would definitely go back. Only downside was the chairs were a bit uncomfortable and they took a while to bring the bill out.

Olè is one of my favorite Spanish/Tapas restaurants in Brisbane and has been for a long time. The standard of food and drinks is always consistent and refreshing. Top spot in Southbank!

Had the seafood paella, pretty expensive and was just okay. Nice ingredients but bland as far as flavour is concerned. Service was just okay.

Good place. Quite like the Spanish rich with seafood, sorry cannot remember the accurate name of it. The menu is full of Spanish making it very hard to order. But waitresses are quite helpful and have genuine recommendation. The only problem is that it is bit of too salty. But it may depends on people's taste.

Decent tapas restaurant right in the thick of it at Southbank. We had about 9 of the tapas options. Favourites were the anchovies and blue cheese on toast plus the stuffed fried olives. The sangria went down a treat on a hot day and the service was prompt. A little on the pricey side but not too bad. No chorizo dish on the menu which was a real surprise and no real tomato based dish either - something you would expect from a good Spanish restaurant. Good atmosphere and vibe.

Pretty happy with everything, for tapas we had the deep fried olives which were a bit ordinary and the salt and pepper calamari which was just ok but not anything amazing. We got the slow roasted lamb shoulder with roast vegetables to share and it was so big we couldn't finish it between 2 of us and my husband is a big eater. The lamb was sooooo tender and falling off the bones and the roast vegetables were fresh and delicious. Highly recommend this dish. Service was excellent also and didn't have to wait long for drinks or meals.

Good but not great - Algeria I think<br/>Is a better option but it does have a cool buzz an atmosphere. Portions are very small and to be honest a little over priced (even for tapas ). Will I go back ? Yeah but not one of my favourite restaurants in Brisbane .

I'll start off with this. I have only ever walked away from a restaurant twice in absolute disgust and this is the second time. <br/><br/>We were seated down promptly and given our menus. The children only had two options to choose from all of them didn't want either, so they grabbed a sushi roll from the sushi place about 3 meters from our outside table. After my wife ordered a wine, and before we could order, the waitstaff told us we had to leave as the children had sushi and not something from the expansive two choice menu.<br/><br/>Therefore, we had to exit stage left before our drinks even hit the table and with our jaws on the floor. Out of the thousands of outings this is the second time we have been treated in such an unprofessional and discourteous manner.<br/><br/>It would have been great to try the food but the service stopped us in our tracks. After being booted out we popped over to the Japanese restaurant San Kai.<br/>Food ?/10 Service 0.5/10 Decor 6.5/10

Waited 25 minutes after we were seated to order a drink - went to the bar the rude barman waved his hand at us and said "table service " waited another 10 minutes went to a waitress and asked her if we could order and she snarled at me "where are you sitting" - waited another 10 minutes - and left and went next door to the "next door kitchen and bar " - better food way better service.

I had dinner at ole tonight for my birthday and we ordered 8 different tapas between the three of us. While most of them were OK, the chicken wings and calamares were terrible no seasoning on the calamari and the "spicy" chicken wings even my gf ate those and she doesn't like sweet chilli because it's too hot. The salmon tartare was swimming in olive oil and toon over the entire flavour of the fish which was disappointing. Very average from such a good place

After reading various great reviews which specifically pointed out the great service, it was very disappointing that the service was terrible tonight. I don't want to assume all the wait staff are useless, slow, grumpy and rude but the young guy assigned to our table (group of 6) tonight really was bad - to the point I had to complain and ask for a different waiter.<br/><br/>The food here is okay but pricey - on average you will end up paying $40pp at least before you're somewhat full. If you are willing to pay this much for a meal, there are really sooo many great restaurants you could go to with larger servings and better ingredients. <br/><br/>Sangria was delicious and paella was tasty.... but it's not better than other paella I've eaten at other Spanish restaurants.<br/><br/>I feel South bank is one of the very few people were food can be ok...like 7/10 but it will always be busy because hey, it's south bank. <br/><br/>Honestly this isn't a bad restaurant but for $40-50pp you can be eating at far more impressive places. $15 for a small tapas plate is too much...especially when they just deep fry a few things and simply place them on a plate... $4 for a small 'croquette' ..... I could buy a similar potato-ish deep fried thing from an asian/indian restaurant and it would be like 20cents.<br/><br/>Food is overall tasty but considering price and serving size I wouldn't go back.

Popped in today for lunch before the Good Food and Wine Show. We've been meaning to go for a while, as we love Tapas...Ole didn't disappoint!! We ordered 4 Tapas and a jug of Red Sangria. OMG the Sangria was so refreshing after walking over from the Queen St Mall and was so delicious! We really enjoyed our Tapas as well - fresh and flavoursome. Hubby and I quickly noticed how quick wait staff were to take our orders, clear plates, fill water even though it was a busy Saturday lunch. We loved it - and we will be back!!! Yum!!

We were just passing and thought some Spanish for something different. No regrets, we enjoyed all of the tapes and a shared meal of prawns in a lovely sauce with radish and leek. Staff were very attentive and very friendly. I'm sure we will return for more.

Always love coming here for a delicious tapas dinner. Excellent service, drinks always refilled and orders taken very fast. On all experiences coming here my dishes have come out fast, and tasted amazing and fresh. Very upbeat and lively environment, excellent wine selection and red sangria is...

I had a lovely breakfast here this morning. The staff were really lovely and the food was delicious. The only downside was that it took a while for the food to come out, it was definitely worth the wait though!

Fantastic sangria - honestly, the food was great, too but I just want another jug of the pink sangria. Quite possibly not traditional in the slightest....

Good was great, lots of choice, service was great too.<br/>We had fried cheese, and potato tapas dishes. They a pork belly and beef cheeks to share! Good value for money I thought.

One of my favorite restaurants at Southbank. Yesterday a group of my friends and I were seated at the Sangria Bar which is an extension of the restaurant. I believe the menu is slightly different. We enjoyed the crumbed olives, calamari, croquettes and spiced potatoes which are all my faves. We also had the lamb skewers and beetroot salad. I found the lamb a little dry and the beetroot salad was so-so. There are lots of gluten free selections which is very handy and also quite tasty. Sangria is always good here - we tried the mango, orange and passion fruit which was beautiful and a blueberry (red wine based) which was also refreshing. My only complaint is if you have a bad back those high seated chairs are not good for you!!!! Will be returning of course but will want to be seated around the usual <br/>area!

Appalling service. Very disappointed with the dining experience here. Ordered the octopus dish and it didn't taste right. Either it wasn't fresh or they over tenderized it - very fishy and mushy. We said something to the waitress and she said it's definitely "fresh" and just left the uneaten tiny dish on the table. They still proceeded to charge us $15 for that rubbish and $8 for a few slices of bread. We were eating tapas, which should be served with some accompanying bread. Very disappointed we chose this place out of the numerous options in the area!

Had Spanish dinner at Ole last week. By the reservation system only for group of eight or more (same as Longtime), I can imagine how busy they are. Needless to say, it was good strategy to be the early bird. Arrived at 5:30pm there were already lots of diners and we were so lucky to get a table. Took the advice from the friendly waitress to order the Tuna Tartate and the Empanadas of the day. Of course, I would not miss my favorite Seafood Paella. Both entrees were good, tuna was fresh and the shredded pork belly in the empanadas was so tasteful and juicy. Prawns of the paella was the hero, where most of the prawns were peeled so it was handy and cleaned for us to enjoy. The most important was that the prawn heads were all absorbed with the taste of saffron rices, which was one of my favorite foods. Overall dining experience was unforgettable. Definitely I would go back again.

Only good things to say about Ole. Great place for a date or to hang out in a group. Cocktails, delicious food, great service. You can't go wrong here.

Ole is great. The menu has just been updated and they no longer have the warm spiced almonds which were my favourite, and a tasty vege tapas option. The mixed olives are delicious, and the salads are well balanced and fresh. The sangrias are fun and I love the house Tempranillo! <br/><br/>Service and staff are always brilliant. <br/><br/>Sometimes the music is SO LOUD. Come on guys, it's not a club!

Had the chicken and chorizo at the Regional Flavours Festival and was impressed with the quality despite the amount they had to cook at a rapid rate. The choriz was slightly on the bland side but overall was quite nice. The chicken was still moist and tender and packed with flavors; will try out their restaurant in the near future for more tapas etc.

We have been here a few times now over the last few months and never disappoints, food is wonderful, tasty, staff are always friendly the service can sometimes be a little hit and miss due to the volume of patrons diningin but that is a minor thing. We definitely will keep coming back and recommend this place to anyone.

Lovely yet disjointed. We went as a table of 4 one Sunday, had a few tapas, and jugs of sangria. Yet constantly we were waiter hunting, no one seemed to actively come to our table, werent sure who was looking after us. We all shared a paella with sides and it served us well<br/> We're intrigued by dessert but just became tired of searching for wait staff and went for dessert elsewhere! I guess when your in the centre of tourist area, you don't need to try too hard. But we did enjoy our food.

Decided last minute to eat here prior to seeing show at QPAC. Venue was very busy but were welcomed and seated at bar till a table was ready. Ordered Lamb and tapes, all food was below average quality, lamb was horribly oily and tasted funky. Jugs of Sangria had no taste and full of ice... Not really worth the $30± a jug they charge. On a positive note food to table time was fast and staff were great and incredibly helpful

The best thing about this place is the sangria! So many to choose from and just so delicious! The tapas however are ok but I find them pricey. Have had better.

I had dinner on Tuesday and I would never expect that a spanish restaurant in Australia would taste like the original ones. We ordered 5 different types of tapas and all of them were delicious. I could strongly recommend this restaurant to everybody.

The service was very good and the food was fresh and delicious. The only downside is that they don't take reservations for groups under 10, which means you could be waiting some time for a table and there isn't a lot of bar space where you can wait without being in the way.

Not consistent and last Saturday arvo was the worst... Food was bland... And what Spanish restaurant doesn't have limes for drinks? So instead, we got big chunks of lemon in a vodka and soda and Corona. This place used to be okay, but not anymore ... Probably why it wasn't that busy on a Saturday at 1pm....

Excellent Tommy's Margaritas and tapas. I miss the jamon fritters though. There's always been friendly service and considering how busy the place gets, generally quite speedy.

AMAZING. I went here a month or so ago and it was absolutely fantastic... the food was delicious, sangria was so tasty and the service was amazing, the guy was so attentive, had a lot of knowledge of the entire menu and was just friendly in general! This is hard to find, especially on a busy Friday night! I have recommended it to friends since then and they have gone and loved it

User reviews. Had lunch here 2 weeks ago and the food and service was great.

Delicious food, awful service. If you don't care about the service then you going to like it. Food was really delicious but the staff was just not caring at all. It didn't really matter that they forgot our drinks (when its busy you may just forget it) or didn't check on water not even a single time (you know there are plenty of tables with emty glasses of water and one jug is surely not enough for the whole restaurant) because we were trying to enjoy our evening. But really guys, don't be so rude and if you really don't care about us at least try to hide it.

Best sangria + tapas before a show :). Had the best tasting sangria - service was quick. We let the waiter no we had a show to go to prior to ordering. All tapas came out on time and was good. Live music was playing to. Lots of energy at the restaurant :)

Hit and miss each time. Service is average, pricey meals compared to what's on the plate. Menu has changed recently - not for the better. Left feeling disappointed.

Rude. Asked for a kids menu was told by very rude manager we don't have one - asked why?? He snapped they eat off the menu!!! Basically go away!! Nice doe we went next door to Mero very nice and friendly!!!

A group of girls and I planned a night out for some food and drinks at Ole. It had been on my list of restaurants to try ever since my tastebuddie , Wendy mentioned how good their tapas menu was. I'm not sure whether it was the season menu change or new management but I left a little disappointed. It was definitely a busy night and we didn't book ahead (I'm not even sure if you can book) We had to put our names down and then the waiting game began. I think about 15-20mins later we were able to get a table which we didn't mind seeing as how busy they were. Our expectation grew along with our appetites.  Starting off the night with some tapas entrees, we ordered Alitas de Apollo - spiced chicken wings with spiced aioli, Patatas bravas - Crispy spiced potatoes, Calamares - Crisp calamari with sea salt and aioli. The chicken wings were nice with the slightly crunchy exterior and juicy insides complimented by the not very spicy, spiced aioli. Crispy spiced potatoes were just wedges with a sauce and there was no spice detected at all. Not a interesting choice for us but potaytoe potahtoe. The calamari wasn't anything special either. They did taste a little rubbery and again, no spice. Quite bland without the aioli in my opinion.    

Slow service. Group of 5 ordered 6 tapas and 3 shared mains. Felt like we spent most of the evening waiting instead of eating. Wasn't sure about quantity of food, turns out we should have ordered more (waitress said we should be right with what we had ordered.. me and my brother are both over 6ft tall).<br/><br/>Food was good, just not enough of it and they came out one at a time, each dish disappeared within a couple of minutes max. and we would be waiting 10 mins for our next one.<br/><br/>Have had good experiences here in the past but noticed they are copping heat recently. Would probably not try again in peak dinner time.<br/><br/>Get the deep friend manchego if you go. Shared paella is also nice, and big (didn't order it tonight)

Difficult to write about the food because we left this restaurant before we had a chance to even order. Tried to have Sunday breakfast but after we were seated we couldn't get anyone to take our order or acknowledge our presence or make eye contact. When we got up to leave, we made it to the door and the waitress said she hoped we had enjoyed our breakfast.

Great. Great and happy service, delicious food. :)<br/><br/>9/07/16<br/><br/>Wow, there has been a change of menu, and it is soo good! Such a great range of platters and the food tasted amazing, loved it.

Just dined at this establishment on Australia Day only to be hit with a $30 surcharge for service. Poor form not to be told upfront. <br/>As well as ridiculous charges this restaurant also boasts food that is not delicious, upsells customers to unappealing dishes they don't wish to eat (roast peppers) and interrupt diners constantly to clear plates that are still in use.<br/>Don't order sangria if you would like an alcoholic drink.

It was great until.... Dining with my family, we ordered 2 entree tapas and 5 main tapas. Entrees and first 4 mains came out perfectly timed, a new plate a few minutes after we'd finished the previous. Had a small problem with the first main though when the waited presented it and said it was beef cheeks, which we didn't order, but turns out it was actually the lamb shoulder that we did order, no harm done. Trouble started after 4th main dish, waited 40 minutes for last dish to come. Asked staff on FOUR different occasions what was happening with the dish (pork loin) to be 1st told nothing, 2nd that there was a delay in the kitchen but they'd put a rush on it for us, 3rd (when my father had to go up to the counter because staff were too busy to be able to get someones attention on the floor) that it was 3.5 minutes away and 4th, 5 minutes after the 3.5 minute update being told it was on it's way we waited another 5 minutes until it finally came. Even after the long wait we were excited to try the pork as almost every other dish we had was excellent, but the pork loin was a major disappointment, very tough and lots of fat, we each only had one mouthful as it was totally unsatisfying. This put a dampener on what had been an excellent experience up until then and had us leave the restaurant on a bad note. <br/><br/>Also my father had asked a waitress for another beer, and after it not arriving for 20 minutes he went to the bar himself to ask what was happening and was served the beer quite promptly. Then after another 10 minutes the original beer he had asked the waitress for came out. <br/><br/>Would highly recommend the 3 cheese & mushroom croquette, empanadas of the day, lamb shoulder, beef and chorizo meatballs and jamon wrapped chicken. Scallop and Squid dish was just okay, seafood tasted almost like it came from a can. <br/><br/>All in all we would probably dine there again as most of the food was superb, but steer clear of the pork loin and scallops.

Had tapas here before a show. Service was pretty ordinary, we thought the food tasted pretty bland. It wasn't just one dish. Overall disappointed with the experience.

Had dinner tonight. Amazing food fantastic flavours. Other reviews that recommended meat balls and octopus are spot on. Great food.

Great Tapad. Just had a dinner of tapas, and all were yum....especially the mushroom cheese croquettes. Will def be back ♡

Every Dish amazing!. I'm going to keep this short. 3 of us shared 6 different tapas and graciones and my god were they delicious. <br/><br/>Each and every dish was incredible with the fried chicken wings being the best.<br/><br/>I don't know why it only has a 68% rating, the food at this place is on another level.<br/><br/>10/10

Had a lovely dining experience at Ole. Got in early before seeing a show, and the staff were overly attentive and quite happy to quickly set up a new table for us. Food was simple but very tasty. Crumbed olives were delicious, as were the paprika chicken wings. Chicken empanadas were our favorite though! Food was quick, service was great. Will definitely be back!

Terrible paella. So plain, nothing near a real paella.

Top Restaurant. Plenty of fun and great food in busy South Bank

Terrible Tapas. Tapas was overly salty, deep fried, crumbed rubbish that tasted like cheap take-away shop bain-marie food.

Ole Spanish Restaurant - South Brisbane. Atmospheric, and with the goal to capture the essence of eating in Spain. The staff at Ole have gone to great efforts to make it as authentic as possible, using imported staple ingredients and getting local produce from farmers ensuring quality freshness in each bite. It embraces all aspects of the Spanish dining experience and makes you wonder why there is not a bigger market for Spanish cuisine anywhere in the city; this is the kind of winner that brings out some of the best aspects of eating out. <br/><br/>It was another day that I was off to meet my friend for lunch. This time around she had instigated the meeting. Instead of meeting my friend all the way in front of the university campus, she thought to meet half-way within the vicinity of South Bank (plus a big occasion was on in the city which would have made it difficult). My friend is a huge fan of tapas, and would gleefully talk about her travels around Spain - in particular Barcelona - and like most travels overseas, the memories that are talked about the most extensively come down to the food. With good reason as well, as beyond the types eaten the mood, attitudes and situations with eating are often fascinating to observe. I am just as guilty of thinking that way myself. Asking if I am a big fan of tapas, all she needed to know was that I was hungry and it was off to here for some lunch. <br/><br/>You cannot get in here by reservation, and often it is extremely busy. There was a plan B, but that did not need to come into fruition. While not the most absolutely organised, they are very efficient and utmost friendly. All sorts of seating is around, indoors, outdoors and there are the high stools as well. It is hard to describe why, but something about the high stools feels right and is appealing; that is where the two of us sat. <br/><br/>The majority of what Ole in South Bank serves is focused on tapas - and it is definitely among the best choices of dining when you feel in the sharing mood. Here, there is a big variety to chose from with a section of bigger ones for those with bigger appetites, and several varieties of paella to share between a couple. The deal basically goes, you order several lots of tapas and play it by ear for what to get later. Food comes out hard and fast, filling up the table with all sorts of delights. Dining tapas style is really something else, you cannot call yourself a foodie without a few experiences of it. As for what to get from the menu, all the advice that is being given here is, good luck in trying to chose; the choice is extensive. <br/><br/>The mainstay beverage is sangria to go with tapas; neither one of us went for that. For me, it is a lifestyle choice. Nevertheless, for the non-drinkers there are a few mocktails and they do have coffee as an option (would almost be unheard of for a place that does breakfast as well). The beans that they use are from Rogue. I got a double strength cappuccino, and it was delicious. The body was robust, the texture was creamy and it was all round smooth and strong in flavour, an ideal coffee if it ever did exist.<br/><br/>One that had to be started out with was a variety of their jamon. The best way to describe jamon, is to think of ham that has been dry-cured for many months. The variety that she ordered was "Jamon iberico" - essentially meaning what kind of pig it came from. On the menu, the flavour is described as being rich and nutty - this is a fair adjective for the taste. There was plenty of jamon served on the plate; this is no sample size we are talking about. It was served with some sourdough bread, and on the table there was olive oil to douse the meat in. To say the least, it was delicious and had a sharp strength and bite. My friend said that it was something that needed to be tried. <br/><br/>The next lot of tapas were called "Anchoveta y queso azul". This was a combination of blue cheese, white anchovies, and mint on sourdough toast. Look, with these two major ingredients there is no need or point to convince readers who, respectively, love and hate one or more of the flavours. To me, life gets easier when I'm with someone who likes anchovies - the best pizza topping bar none. With the anchoveta y queso azul, a brilliant combination of the sharpness of blue cheese's flavour, and the saltiness of the anchovy is perfection with a garnish of mint to finish them off. On top of good quality bread, this will be the tapas from the selection I am most willing to re-order - admittedly, plenty of bias is present. <br/><br/>Following up was an array of robust, meaty tapas - Pulpo con patatas (grilled octopus, potato, lemon & parsley), Albondigas (beef & chorizo meatballs), and Brochetas de Cordero (lamb skewers with spiced yogurt). These were all pretty good as well. With the "pulpo" dish, the octopus was cooked just right, being tender enough to get a good chew on it, but not enough that it was leathery. Take out the texture, and octopus is surprisingly a mild seafood. <br/>On their own, the meatballs would be a sufficient snack. The meatballs were really big and had a distinct flavour, with beef and the sharp bite of chorizo mince mixed through. They were served in a rich tomato sauce, and served with a side of sourdough bread. I got to try a bit of the lamb skewer - my friend was getting full, as she does easily - and it was tender, being served with a tzatziki. Not bad at all, either. A common theme was the presentation of the lot; it was just as much a feast for the eyes as it was for the tastebuds. <br/><br/>As a rare case that occurs, I could not finish all the food. The waitress was really wise and astute near the beginning suggesting omitting one other choice that was to be selected; she must have been working here quite a while and knows people who think they can eat more than they really can. It kind of sucked, since the churros and other dessert options looked good. Knowing my good friend, she will probably lead me back here in the coming future. That is something I am looking forward to. <br/><br/>Great atmosphere, really tasty and characteristic food, not to mention enough options to entice you to continue coming here, there is a reason that this seems to be a hit, and it is most appropriate to have it located in South Bank. For once to say it is an experience is not a pomposity from the critic's mouth, but one from the artist's vision of their work. This is worth going to for any reason that involves an occassion of several people.

Overpriced. So overpriced. Couldn't get over the $40+ bottles of wine. Tapas in general are such a waste of money and this was no different. The staff were very nice though.

Whats not to like. Busy, noisy, great food, whats not to like!

Not friendly for big bookings. A group of 15 of us wanted to book and come in, just order off the regular menu. Apparently this can't happen with a reserved table, you have to chance it and come and line up. Otherwise you have to book from their pre-set menu. There was no movement on this, the website does not indicate anywhere that if you have a group over 10 you must eat off a set menu. This has just made one regular dinner - me - very unhappy and 14 people who were wanting to come along thinking now that they would rather not. Very disappointing from a place I normally love to go to.

Lovely food but.... The food at Ole is delightful and the wine and beer list is well priced and has plenty of choice but they need to employ more than 2 wait staff for lunch on a Friday. We found it difficult to attract the attention of a waiter because they were both so busy. We had to ask for the table to be cleared and for enough cutlery for shared plates. Poor service really isn't good enough.

Perfect for a midweek early dinner!. Favourite dishes: crumbed stuffed olives, white anchovy, goat<br/>YUM! Been here a few times, but for obvious reasons it's best to get in early!

Terrible service !!. Visited Ole on Friday night with my wife. Asked for a table for two and was seated and served straight away. A short time later the wait staff started bringing other couples to our table to be seated with us!! After two couples declining a pair of ladies sat at OUR table with us. Very uncomfortable!! We were so close they couldn't even serve our main meals together. Two meals came out separately one following the other. We left immediately. Would not recommend this,place to anyone terrible service!! Never experienced anything like this before.

It was ok... I guess. The food wasn't great, not very flavoursome, ok portion size, but very pricey! Restaurant was over crowded and a group of ten was stuffed onto a table for six despite having booked a table. Service was slow and our waiter was not very attentive.<br/><br/>Sangria was pretty good, but pricey.

We got the full on tapas menu and most of the food was pretty good. The sauce/jus for the beef tasted burnt so I brought it up with a waiter when he cleared as none of the 15 people I was dining with really liked it. He didn't agree with me and told me the sauce tasted that way because of the liqueur used in it. What actually disappointed me about this place was that the Spanish staff didn't really understand Australian service. The water jugs were empty for a long time and I couldn't get any of the waiter's eye contact to ask them discretely. They took away the jugs and water glasses when half of us were still sitting at the table chatting and cleared by putting their fingers inside the glasses. They wiped down the table while we were still sitting at it and as soon as we stood up they took the chairs immediately before even waiting for is to leave the table. We weren't even the last ones there. I get that at a Spanish tapas bar you want to have a more relaxed place and having Spanish staff makes it more authentic but at the overinflated prices you pay at Southbank, you expect the staff to be trained a bit more and be more attentive.

My partner and have dinner last nite here , service was good but the food was like it was boil , prawns with chorisos small and dry , the music to loud not even spanish music

Good food, but slow service and lost orders.. A family function on Sunday was marred by slow service, despite the small crowd and pre-booking. <br/>The food was good, but a lost order took a long time to be replaced, by which stage everybody was over the family treat!

Not Good food or service. We had dinner here before a show. All the food tasted like it had been boiled in water ... very very bland and mushy. They also forgot to bring one of the dishes out . When we asked about it as it was getting late and we had to be at the Lyric Theatre They told us that it hadn't been ordered so only 3 out of the 4 of us had dinner before the show.

Second time a charm.. This was our second visit to Ole. I don't count the time my children and I were turned away by the front of house. We wanted to dine elsewhere, but they weren't open til 5 and my children were 'starving' in their own words and couldn't wait, so we went to Ole for Tapas.<br/><br/>Busy Saturday evening.<br/><br/>Prompt on drinks service, a little slow on taking our order, but they were very busy.<br/><br/>Food came out promptly and was quite tasty.<br/><br/>The spicy chicken wings being a hit with my youngest son and the croquette of the day a hit with my husband. <br/><br/>Would now return again, had previously not wanted to given they 'couldn't seat us' last time.

Great Paella, Sangria so and so. We ordered 4 tapas and 1 chicken and chorizo paella to share. Tapas were a bit disappointing (don't order the fried cheese) as it lacked in flavour and the red sangria was so and so.... the Chicken Paella was delicious although could have been cooked a bit longer. Service was average which was a surprise.

Not bad overall.. (Mas o Menos). We came here for dinner before a concert at the Convention Centre which happened to be on a Monday night. The place was packed as a number of concert goers clearly had the same idea as us. <br/><br/>We spoke to a lovely Spanish speaking waitress who informed us that a table would not be available for about 10-15 mins. No probs. My wife is South American so this conversation took place in Spanish while I tried to keep up. I'm a P plate Spanish speaker. We were seated at a table after a short while and pretty much ordered straight away. It was nice to order in Spanish at a Spanish restaurant in Brisbane I thought. <br/>The decor is modern but not authentic looking. Hard to have both I'd imagine. They have a couple of hanging pictures of Spanish themes but thats about it. No big deal anyway. Who goes to a restaurant to study the authenticity of decor? <br/>The music though was strange and lacked continuity. For example, they played Colombian Salsa (great) but then would follow it up with thumping English dance music. Both of us thought how strange and out of place this seemed. The ambiance and 'Spanish feel' could be greatly improved with the right music. <br/> The wait time for our meal was really long. About 1 hour for 'Paella con Pollo para dos' (Paella with chicken for two). When your waiting for a concert this can cause some anxiety. They were definitely busy that night but the waiter still apologised and said that 1 hour is far too long to wait for this type of dish. The wait staff were top notch actually and very attentive.<br/><br/>The meal, when it arrived was absolutely delicious and we really enjoyed it. Bare in mind we are NOT connoisseurs of Paella and I hear its supposed to have a crusty base. Ours didn't have that but the taste was fantastic. The serving size is just large enough but I think $43 for it is a little pricey. The Mrs was fine with the price though, (Probably because I paid;-).. She said her Sangria was amazing too but as I'm a non drinker I cant back up the claim Lol. All in all we were satisfied with our experience and do plan on going back. (Just not on a concert night)

We decided to get a bite to eat, after being to the theatre, on a Saturday nigh. The restaurant was closed, so we could only be seated at the Sangria a Bar and they were only serving entrees. We were ok with this as it was just after 10.30pm. <br/>We ordered; tapas: calamari $13, grilled octopus & Chorizo $14 and Fried cheese $12. For drinks we just ordered 2 cups tea, and a coffee (coffee not available here. Perhaps it is before the restaurant part closes? Not sure). Changed to a gin & lemon. I couldn't find a drinks menu so am insure of drink prices. The total $55. I guess the gin & lemon was about $10 and the tea about $3.50. I thibk it was expensive for the serving size. The calamari, cheese and drinks came out within 5 minutes. Unfortunately they did not bring any milk or sugar. We waited about 10 minutes before we could get someone's attention to obtain milk and sugar. We finished everything and waited another 10 minutes and decided that the octopus had been forgotten. We were just about to leave and the octopus arrived. It was about 49 minutes after ordering. Not sure what happened. It seemed the staff a so busy here, it feels like they are not really listening to you. The food is oily. Too much oil on the grilled octopus. I thought this place was poor value for money and service. First and last time visit

Quite the flop.. What can I say? I had been to this restaurant once before and had thought it would be a good place to take my wife while she was in town. Boy was I wrong. The service was slow. The portions shrunk considerably from just a few months ago. It seems that since they were busy they shrunk down the portions. Would not recommend

Pros and Cons. Pros: Great atmosphere, good location, stunning sangria. The layout is great with meticulous consideration for table placement and seating. The first time I went, I had a great time. The beef cheek melts in your mouth and the lamb shoulder seems to be a hit. Staff are great!<br/><br/>Cons: Whilst I was hoping for this to be the star, unfortunately the paella was a miss. I understand that traditionally it is meant to have a crispy base due to the nature of the cooking. However, having eaten many- a - paella in spain, I felt the ones I had recently missed the mark. Many who tried it commented on a very peculiar, unusual, gasoline type flavour. Perhaps it was the oil burning? Either way, wasn't too great. The tapas is also very hit and miss. Not very consistent.

Dined here one night while we had some French visitors and though to take them somewhere hip and cool and whilst Olé looks the part unfortunately the food didn't deliver. The place has a great feel but I think they're a bit overpriced for what they have on offer. Of course it's location but they could at least step it up being where it is.

Been to Ole for lunch, date night dinner, friend's bday dinner party. Always great food, friendly staff members.This place has never let me down.

Good WaitStaff. Great Food. Idiot Manager.. If you want to open a restaurant and manage the fine art of pleasing your guests to the point of more than happy, then introduce a well timed screwup to completely change the experience, then the manager of Ole is the guy you should be employing.<br/><br/>After his staff worked hard all night, pleasing an absolute torrent of customers for a restaurant that doesn't take bookings and turns tables like flipping cards, all the hard work is undone by a manager who has absolutely not respect for patrons.<br/><br/>The short story is: Order a range of dishes. Finished eating. Order Bill. Nearly half an hour later mystery dish turns up which the manager brings (we'd never seen him prior) and insists we must pay for.<br/><br/>While were discussing why we weren't going to pay for it he just abruptly mid sentence just walks off never to return. Poor staff that have to work for such a rude individual.<br/><br/>Never again will I eat there, which is a shame because everything else was great. I really feel very sorry for the staff who work there.

Great. Had the em panadillas del dia, croquetas del dia amd pescado del dia plancha. fish of the day was barramundi and was beautiful. absolutely loved the croquettes could have eaten a second plate empanadas were okay. Waitresses were friendly too

Lovely. Been here many times with my partner and always great. Love the sardines and sangria is better than any I've had in Spain. Best Spanish restaurant in Brisbane!

Sangria is delightful - we had the white special mango and orange. <br/>Paella was average, at best. Tasty, but no crust on the bottom... It was more of a wet risotto. <br/>We had a few of the larger tapas share plates and all were delicious. <br/>The waitress looking after out section was super attentive and friendly. <br/>Would go back again

DELICIOUS. Excellent! My friend and I went for the $55 special. The food was amazing. Great taste and quality. We had the white wine sangria which was to die for. The waitress was extremely helpful and sweet. All in all a wonderful experience. Cannot wait to tell everyone about it<br/><br/><br/>-----01 Apr, 2014-----<br/><br/>DELICIOUS. Excellent! WE and a friend went for the $55 special. The food was amazing. Great taste and quality. We had the white wine sangria which was to die for. The waitress was extremely helpful and sweet. All in all a wonderful experience. Cannot wait to tell everyone about it

Sadly disappointing :( calamari was soggy. Sauce on the potatoes was so cold but the potatoes were really hot. Octopus was cut up into crazy small pieces and had only a few small pieces of chorizo hiding in it. After we got up to pay for the bill (leaving half full plates the waitress didn't ask if anything was wrong) we mentioned the calamari being soggy and as compensation got out olives for free.... Was really looking forward to some traditional tapas :/

Disappointing breakfast. Perhaps they were not prepared for the extra crowd because of the fun run, but this really can't excuse the poor service; getting both our coffee and food orders incorrect, waiting 30mins for coffee(without being notified) and 45mins for a few eggs on toast. Food when it arrive was tasty. Won't go back or not recommended for breakfast.

Unfortunately this place has gone down, used to be so great with authentic Spanish flavours . Now have the menu is deep fried and the raciones options sound great but unfortunately when they get to your table look very sloppy and lacking in flavour, I will not be returning

Disappointed. Very disappointed! Have been several times before and loved it, but not last night. Food as a whole rushed and disappointing- chicken sewers inedible . Would we go back...no. Have definitely let their standard slip to get the numbers through

Perfect Sunday arvo. Sangria and paella! We hung out here all day long on Sunday. Great place, awesome vibe. Nice work, guys.

Average and flavorless food. Overpriced as well! Waitress was very unhelpful and rude. Everything seemed to be an effort for her. I was almost too Scared to ask for a water top up. Many better options in southbank. Will not be returning!

Makes you wait.... We were a group that booked and had to wait 1/2 an hour to be asked to order (which we initiated) and then had to wait over an hour for some of our food to come. There was a couple sitting next to us that got there about 20 min after and still got all their food before us (including dishes that we ordered). Sangria was yummy but the service sucks!

Busy busy busy vibrant restaurant with a wonderful atmosphere. Great staff and wonderful tapas with lovely sangria to wash it down with!

What a waste of time and money.. Another great example of a below average eatery at South Bank. Deep fried everything is apparently how the Spanish do tapas.. Anyway, the drink was cold at least.

Delicious. Love their menu and service is really good. Great atmosphere as well.<br/>I had mussels and they were flavoursome and delicious. Only thing was the portion size. I don't think it was enough for a main meal, so it would have been better if there was bread on side. My friend had beef cheek, and its portion size was enough. I am really keen to try other dishes, and sangria was very refreshing, so I will definitely get it next time I visit.

We really liked the food and atmosphere here. However thought the food was over priced for the portion sizes. Would like to go back again to sample other things on thw menu - but a little apprehensive due to price.

Jed. Went for dinner the staff are friendly and the service prompt. This restaurant is probably more of a party venue. We decided to order from the tapas menu only, didn't occur to us until the food arrived that alot of the tapas menu is deep fried, could do with some fresher options for balance. Sangria tasted like cordial.

Great night out. Drinks : White sangria was perfect for the warm summer night. <br/>Food : paella was really tasty and full of flavour, anchovetta tapas was just divine the scallop and slow braised pork belly were cooked to perfection. <br/>Service : very friendly and warm, sometimes a little too friendly. The waitstaff were all very eager to get you to order your drinks and food. Perhaps if they gave each table an extra two minutes before they came to take orders? <br/>Price : not overpriced, but this is not a place one goes for good value. Expect to pay slightly premium prices. <br/>Overall, it's was a great night out. The food were all tasty, none failed to impress. Would I go there again, definitely!! But you have to expect to pay a little more than an ordinary dinner out.

The sangria keep me coming back even though i leave with an empty wallet and a hungry tummy.

We went here yesterday - first and last time. The food and drinks are overpriced. We asked if we could get bread (obviously willing to pay) and the server said they did not serve bread between 3pm and 5pm. Couldn't believe it! Who doesn't serve bread when u have 8 items on the menu that come with bread so obviously have it out back. I even asked the waitress to please check out back with her manager and she refused. Overpriced. Unhelpful staff. Weird food rules. Why bother coming back?

Food was great, good selection, atmosphere was good, service was individual and timely, prices were very reasonable. Would recommend for a fun night out.

This restaurant/bar left me with mixed messages. <br/><br/>The atmosphere was great and sangria's were tasty. However, I had the chicken skewers with saffron rice -this dish was very dry and not enjoyable to eat. The barramundi fish was nice. <br/><br/>I am not sure that I would go back in a hurry... Definitely a great atmosphere though!!

Not good value for the price and it was too noisy! Do not really like their foods but the drinks was ok ~ try to stay away from it

Great Start to a Sunday. We went to Ole on Sunday for breakfast and it was delicious! I had the vegie breakfast with grilled haloumi, zucchini bread and poached eggs and my partner had the open toasted sandwich with bacon, jamon eggs, tomato & rocket. The meals were generously sized and the quality of the produce was great. It was a great start to our Sunday and our server was nice but not over the top. Definitely go back for dinner.

Like the food, but not the service.. We have been to Ole many times and the food is consistently good, but the service this time around was at best indifferent and certainly distant.<br/><br/><br/>-----01 Dec, 2013-----<br/><br/>Nice food. We started with a few Raciones and finished with a Paella. All the food was excellent, the service however was haphazard at best. We ordered drinks and then we tried to have a conversation with friends who had just returned from an overseas holiday, but the waiter very keen on getting us to order something, even after we told him we were busy catching up with friends. After we ordered he was happy to leave us alone so we could chat. Later on when we were trying to attract some attention to pay the bill the staff seemed more intent on feeding themselves and chatting at the bar than serving customers.

STAY CLEAR. Would highly recommend avoidance of this place unless you like to wait for poor quality food and over priced under strength drinks the atmosphere is good location great wait staff fantastic but as a restaurant very poor and could be so good

YUM. Quick service. Lovely waitresses. Excellent food. Superb white sangria. Will go again.

Friendly and efficient staff, delicious tapas. We loved the barramundi as well as the octopus and chorizo.

Amazing service and food has improved each time I've been

Great atmosphere! Love the food and the staff, always enjoy coming here!

Food good a little over priced. Service good and quite quick. Over all enjoyable evening. Lots of people having a good night we would come back for the blue cheese and anchovies bread. 8/10

'sunset' deal of 2 tapas, 2 raciones. Meeting a friend who is a local, so took her suggestions for where to eat for dinner. It was early and we decided the $55 Sunset deal sounded pretty good. It wasn't very busy at this stage, but the staff young, lovely spanish girls absolutely looked after us. Here we were two 50+ women and the staff didn't over attend us and interrupt our chatting, but constantly popped around topped up the water and our wine. The white wine option included in the deal was surprisingly lovely and a perfect compliment to the Spanish tapas. Food - tapas came out first and we enjoyed both the calamari and the potatoes. yum is all I can say. The Raciones came out a little later, in fact at a very good time. Slightly larger and the prawns and the chicken skewars were cooked perfectly, tender and delicious. All round a very good deal and a very good night. By the time we left at 8pm the place was packed.

Met with who'm Im pretty sure is the owner, requested a seat for 4 people and he was super rude. they werent even busy it was like a hassle for him to take our business. heavily disappointed... food wasn't bad just the service was such a let down. felt embarrassed to take my friends here... not happy

Dinner 24 Oct. Went for a dinner with a friend and ordered the $55 special (2 tapas and raciones) which arrived practically all at once, the deep friend manchego was burnt and tasted like it had been in old dirty oil. The chicken skewers were dry and crispy and not in a nice way, <br/>The sangria was nice but out of a whole jug, there are only 2 glasses in it as the jug is full of ice.

White Sangria... Winning! Table Service... Fail! Half the staff didn't even look as if they wanted to be there...

Best sangria. Went for dinner for a friend. The red sangria is amazing. I would go back just for that. Everything else was pleasant.<br/><br/>It is reasonably expensive ordering off the full menu, but we were offered a 'sunset' deal of 2 tapas, 2 raciones (off a restricted menu) and 1 pitcher of sangria for $55. That is a total bargain. It didn't work for us because of dietary reasons, but next time I would go for that.

Terrible dont go, went for brunch and waited over an hour. Food average.

Second time visiting and was very underwhelmed, mostly by the food, octopus was chewy and rubbery, chickpea fritters were dry and other food lacked flavour. Pretty pricey for what is is too

Dodgy place, rude service - avoid!. I ate here with a friend who gets sick if he eats meat. We ordered a selection of tapas including patatas menorquina, which had a V for Vegetarian next to it on the menu. The dish arrived (after a bit of a wait), and we started eating it before noticing that it had a sort of meat sauce beneath the cheese. Apparently one of the listed ingredients - sobrasada - is a kind of pork we didn't recognise (but again, it had the menu's vegetarian symbol next to it).<br/><br/>When we pointed this out, the staff and the manager were rude. They didn't offer to replace it until we specifically asked. When my friend suggested that the menu needed to be changed because it's misleading for vegetarians or people who eat kosher/halal, the manager even said that they couldn't do that because they just had the menus printed and it was really expensive!<br/><br/>The other food was underwhelming - chickpea fritters were very dry, with an overly spicy yet bland red sauce. The fried cheese (seems almost everything is fried) was tasty, but it's hard for fried cheese not to be. Bottom line: never trust a restaurant that makes careless mistakes like this, and don't go there if you expect good service.

Great!. Really delicious food and great service. would definitely return here next time I'm in Brisbane.

FABULOUS !. Quick, Efficient and friendly service. Food was excellent and worth every penny. Will be back !

Seated promptly, food was delicious, staff friendly.. Pleasant experience will definitely be returning :) thanks ole!

Awesome. My only complaint about Ole is that they don't take bookings. With this in mind, if you go there on a weekend, particularly if you have a big group, you should expect a bit of a wait as the place is usually packed... and for good reason! We found the staff to be friendly & knowledgeable about the dishes they were serving up to us, the food was incredibly tasty and substantial serving sizes, and of course, the sangria is simply amazing. Definitely add this to your must-do list!

Extremely mediocre. We just wandered in here on a night out, it looked like a good menu and great atmosphere - the place was buzzing. Service was quite good and prompt, but the food was average, at best. How can you go wrong with tapas? Apparently you can... Empanadas were doughy, chickpea fritters were dry and crumbly (not in a good way), potatas bravas was basically just wedges with some crappy tomato sauce on top. The best dish we had was the crumbed olives, quite tasty. Dessert I wanted to go elsewhere for fear they would mess up churros, ended up staying and heavily regretting it. How can you mess up Mexican donuts in melted chocolate?! They were undercooked inside, tasteless and the chocolate was crap, in my opinion. Only saving grace was the tasty sangria...

Ole doesn't take bookings but, despite arriving at 8pm on a Friday night, we only had to wait 15mins (at the bar drinking heavenly white sangria) to get a table. We were seated along one of the bench tables in between two other groups - a little too snugly for comfort until our neighbours left- but the quick and friendly service made up for it. <br/>We had a selection of dishes including the calamari, pan fried scallops and chorizo and crisped spiced potatoes with melted manchego cheese. We loved them all and found serving size good. <br/>The restaurant is busy and loud but has a great atmosphere. Cocktails were also impressive....our favourite for cinnamon lovers The Donkey Vote - you even get a cinnamon stick as a stirrer!!

Do yourself a favour, go here. Sangria.... Tops<br/>Service great<br/>food excellent<br/>Love this place, just wish I had found it sooner. We order 5 dishes between 2 and were so full we could barely eat them. Flavours fantastic. The white sangria is amazing.<br/>This place is really busy, and the staff work very hard to serve your needs. I have absolutely no complaint about the service, and the chefs are excellent.

We've visited ole twice now. Our most recent was a pleasant experience. We ordered the blue cheese, anchovy and mint on sourdough. While we both loved this, we felt it could be very easily replicated at home and hence no skill involved. We ordered the chicken and chorizo paella for 2 as a main. This was very tasty, however I expected tastier. Overall, I enjoyed the meals and the dining experience. The only downside was that our main waitress was South American and didn't seem to understand us that well. She also wasn't overly friendly.

Low value for money. I went to Ole on a Friday night, I got sitted soon although I had no reservation. The place is great and the service was good,, but thats it. Unfortunately the food was very basic. I had meatballs and shredded pork, oh and a bread entry. <br/>The bread of the entry was plain, didnt look fresh and not what I expected... with those characteristics that bread should be free. Meatballs where not tasty, and I can do better things at home (not being a good cook myself), and finally, I love pork,,, my favorite,, but the one that I had in Ole will not remain in my tasting memories.. lets say its a "pork to forget" ... I had high expectations from Ole.. I heard good things from it.. I wouldnt go back

Not for me. I went to Ole with a large group and were assigned a fixed menu. The wait staff were not particularly helpful with describing what the dishes were, serve size etc. although cheerful enough. I ordered a carafe of sangria at the bar and was met with a puzzled stare, followed by, oh would you like a jug? No biggie, but the food was a deal breaker. I love tapas, and I'm glad this was not my first experience of it, as I wouldn't rate it as a good one.

Went in bout 9pm. Food was ok. Calamares was a bit chewy but well seasoned. Croquettas were awesome. Prawn fritters were a tad mushy but good flavas. Beef cheek braised in pedro ximenez was stunning. Pork belly lackedflavour and was abit dry. Overall food was good. Service was ok at times. Now I understand if your preparing to close the restaurant but if you still have customers in the restaurant, you look after them! The waitress who brought over our sangria poured some of it on the table wiped the jug with her hand byt didnt come back to wipe the table. I had to use my paper napkin. My water glass was only topped up after starters and mains were cleared. Churros were hard but doughy in the middle. Mediocre in spots. Ok in some places. I dont go out to dinner for ok food and mediocre neglegent service!!

Strolling down southbank on a quiet Tuesday my friends and I opted for olé for a quick round of tapas. <br/>After waiting ten minutes for a table, we were seated by a pretentious waiter whom was more interested in disappearing out the back then helping us choose food off a menu we couldn't read. Our glasses were slammed on the table and there was more water spilt on the table then in our glasses. <br/>Te food was prompt and yummy, though a little more tlc and the meal would have been amazing. The calamari (no seasoning) was cooked well, octopus was fresh and delicious however very overcooked, and the potatoes were just ok. Little confused by the iced coffee. And the price wasn't too bad.<br/>All in all wasn't either satisfied or disappointed

Promptly seated and food was brought out nice and fast. Food was very mediocre and octopus was well over cooked. Iced coffees were dismal. As if they had an armature barista to make a few terrible lattes and then throw a few ice blocks into the glass. Table was on an inconveinent lean. Not bad food but still far from one of my most pleasant dining out experiences.

Worst service I've received in a long time! Waitress was incredibly rude, waited for 45 minutes for one glass of wine, even after asking 3 times. Food was average.

Ole South Brisbane. My fiancée and I decided to drop by this restaurant on a whim. We were seated promptly and they were happy to locate us somewhere convenient as we had a baby and pram with us. We had to wait a long time for anyone to take our order which was disappointing but the food was delivered promptly and was very good. I would give it a second go, and hope that they would be a bit more attentive next time.

Bland breakfast menu. Wishing they could freshen up their breakfast menu. Very boring and hasn't changed in at least a year or so. <br/>We bring a large group to this place every Saturday and unfortunately it looks like we might take our business elsewhere. Service is incredibly slow and coffee orders always seem to get mixed up.

The blonde Canadian/American Floor Supervisor really condescending when we very politely asked if our coffees were coming. We only asked as we were the first table to arrive that morning, and the tables around us that came after all had theirs. Was just checking that the order hasn't been missed. She was appallingly rude about it. Then brought the wrong coffees out. When I said as much she rolled her eyes, walked off to fix the order but stood a few metres away complaining to the baristas about us. It's such a shame when a self important floor manager ruins the image of the owners business.

Waited an hour, got seated at a table which was free for ten minutes. Pathetic service

Fine. Went here for lunch, was very very quiet due to it being a very cold day. Waitress came up to us immediately, took us to a seat, brought menus and water and was very friendly. When we wanted to move inside because of the cold that was no problem at all. My friend and I shared the queso frito, bread and olive oil (YUM) and calamari/whitebait. The calamari was a tad soggy but tasty and was happy with the other dishes. Nothing amazing amazing but good for the price and I will be back soon.

Nice desserts and sangria. This place serve nice desserts and sangria.<br/>I like the crema catalana. Tapas menu looks interesting but have never tried it. Service is not that good though.

Served raw chicken - We just left this restaurant, I've eaten there a few times before and I've always enjoyed it but tonight we were served chicken skewers that were raw. Not a little pink, but completely raw inside. We had eaten some really nice food before this, so we while a little worried (my boyfriend ate a piece which is when he looked and realised it was raw), we were assuming they would sort it out. Not so, there was a quick apology as if we were sending back the food because we were fussy, the manger didn't apologise once, despite being at the counter when we left (and mentioned the incident again to the cashier), we were offered another chicken skewer and that was it. We declined (nicely! We never usually complain and felt v uncomfortable), they then asked us to pay for the rest of the meal (which I understand, but just rubbed salt into the wound that they didn't care at all that they've potentially made my guy quite sick!!). Really disappointed with how it was handled and left feeling like we were in the wrong for complaining! I used to be a waitress and I would've been mortified and apologizing profusely!!

There is nothing to like about Ole except maybe the Sangria. The food is bland and almost inedible - we likened it to frozen supermarket food. We ordered a large selection of tapas and raciones from the menu and not one dish was remarkable. I love good food and I did not come close to finishing what was on my plate purely because it didn't taste good. After reading other reviews I could complain about the service or price but the truth is I would forgive all of that for some unforgettable dishes..unfortunately they don't exist at Ole. It's lucked out with it's location and i have to believe that's the only reason it has customers. I suggest they hire a real chef. If you're looking for real Tapas try Ortiga at New Farm and if you're just after good food then don't bother with Ole!

Don't waste your money service is shocking nothing Spanish about this place food is bland tasteless.rate it 2/10 But the place next door is brilliant food and service 10/10

Great seafood Paella. This place serves nice seafood Paella. A little bit salty at the end but the taste is great. Will definitely come back for more!

$20 for 4 prawns is unacceptable! Honestly, they were quite tasty but it is not acceptable to be able to get away with this. Probably my own fault for not checking first, and just assuming that "substantial share plate" means more than 4 prawns. Other than this, our octopus was flavoursome though a bit too chewy. Took ages to be seated too. This was the 2nd time I have been to Ole, and I was quite disappointed after my first enjoyable experience. Probably will not go back, or will at least specifically ask what I am getting with each order.

Dining at this restaurant left me with a bad taste in my mouth! We were seated quickly and ordered some sparkling water straight away. 20 minutes later we had no water, nor had we been paid any other attention. After seeking out the waiters attention myself we ordered food and re-ordered our drinks. Water was delivered this time but our other drinks didn't arrive until we got our mains. Have honestly not experienced service this bad in years. Food was okay but all four of our dishes were bland. Ole is the word the Spanish use to cheer - ill be cheering to never have to return here again!

Slow service. Tasty food but the service was terribly slow. Not sure if it was just today or that's normal.

Good Feel..... This venue has a nice ambient feel. We went on a warm night when it was packed and yet the service was efficient. The only fault was that we ordered a bottle of wine 3 times and it never arrived! <br/>The food was great except for the Spanish donuts which were too dohey....<br/>Pricing was reasonable and special mention to the Sangria, delicious!

Certainly popular!. We waited ~40 minutes on Saturday night (but we actually didn’t mind a walk around the “beach”). Thankfully there was just the 2 of us so we could hear each other talking in the packed restaurant.<br/> The paella was good to share – looks are deceptive --> it’s actually a large meal but I would recommend getting a salad to accompany it to cleanse the palate. $60 for shared paella and sangria each. Not cheap but it was a novelty. <br/>The staff were very friendly.

I should have read the reviews before walking in. Just goes to show that a busy place doesn't mean the food is good. Besides the sangria, there's nothing i tried that was spectacular unfortunately.

Dont bother. Honestly, Ive heard great reviews about this place and I have NO IDEA WHY.<br/>The foods really really bland, even in the UK chain tapas restaurants 'La Tasca' the food tastes a million times better! And this place is pricy...well for what you get anyway.<br/>On the plus the sangria is great!

Ole's Ok. I dropped into Ole one Tuesday evening whilst waiting for a friend and had a glass of their amazing red sangria. There and then I said to the hubby that we should come back and give the menu a whirl at some stage - even though I had heard mixed reviews. Hubby then called in for lunch with clients a few days later and raved about the place.<br/><br/>So finally I decided it was my turn - we arrived on a busy Friday night with no reservations, but a table was found quickly and with no fuss. A jug of that amazing red sangria soon arrived as I let hubby make the menu choices - and he did a great job.<br/><br/>We ate from the tapas menu as we love that style of eating - little bits and pieces rather than one big plate. Between us we shared the chickpea balls (which btw were served with a delicious tomato dipping sauce - not sure about the review on here that stated nothing to moisten the balls); the meatballs (OMG the sauce they were cooked in was to die for - more bread for sopping up next time); the QLD mixed green olives; and the grilled octopus and chorizo (the most outstanding dish of the night - the chorizo was incredible). <br/><br/>I loved every single bite of everything - it was all delicious and the perfect serving sizes. Again I am not sure about the reviews on here saying the portions are small - it is tapas, they aren't meant to be man-sized meals. The service was really good - friendly and attentive, with our waitress checking on us at regular intervals in what was a very busy and packed restaurant, and we were offered the desert menu at the end of the evening - we just couldn't take advantage of it because we were so full.<br/><br/>I loved Ole and will definately be back - the atmosphere was lively and fun, it's a great spot on Grey Street, the food was amazing and the sangria more so - in my books it was a great evening.

My favourite tapa is the octopus with chorizo. Their gazpacho is pretty interesting...I liked it! :-)

Decor is great. Tapas are interesting and tasty. Sangria is nice. The Spanish beers are awesome and are a must. We would have bought dessert and coffee, but the service staff just walked past. So we went next door. The staff did not look happy to work there.

Price-3, Service-7, Food-6, Atmosphere-9<br/>Overpriced and super small portions! Food was good but so little of it......

No OLE Just ORDEAL. Family dinner for six turned into a terrible ordeal. Three of us arrived and shown to table at front. Ordered drinks. Floor Manager came over and asked if he could move us to a different table. No troubles. I mentioned that the waiter took my empty drink without asking if I wanted another. He asked was it the waiter with spikey hair. I replied I did not know. No troubles we move and drinks come. So does spikey hair waiter now with attitude. Eventually he gets to me and I ask another waiter can we not be served by spikey hair. Now we have spikey hair back with serious attitude. I give up and try and ignore him and enjoy the company who by now are all on edge. I go and pay the bill and return to table as drinks are finished. Spikey hair returns to inform me that he charged me the wrong bill and I owe another $20. Everyone's jaw drops. After a difficult conversation we leave fairly depressed at the thought of a great night being turned into a constant fight with the waiter.

Tapas was good. Wine good. Busy restaurant. Good atmosphere. Guitar player a little loud.<br/><br/>Drinks service a little slow. Quite expensive for tapas.<br/><br/>Overall a positive experience.

I have tolerated the terrible service for far too long because of the good food, however over the last year the serving sizes have become smaller and the quality poorer! Tonight we had oysters that quite frankly tasted off and received an abrupt response from the manager when we complained. Definetly will not be going back!

This is the most amazing restaurant in Southbank. The food is delicious and extremely tasty. The service is top notch and the prices are very reasonable for the amount of food you get. The staff are super friendly and the atmosphere with the live music really makes you feel like you're in Spain. 100% recommend this excellent restaurant!

Very poor tapas.. Went there recently for a quick bite, ordered some tapas. Evertything was overcooked, either being fried to long or maybe even deepfried or something, I I can't quite explain it..<br/><br/>- fried manchego w/ tomato jam <br/>- empanadas of the day<br/>- chickpea fritters w/ hot chilli sauce<br/>- crisped spiced potatoes <br/>- crisp calamari and whitebait<br/><br/>As I walked away I was thinking that was a waste of $65. there are so many Restaurants here along Grey Street that I could have tried out for that kind of money.<br/><br/>The beer I had was nice though...

Funky place to eat. I've been here twice & both times ordered anchovy, blue cheese & mint on sourdough. It's the best! Crisp calamari and whitebait was pretty good although anything that comes with a side of aioli I will like. <br/>Thumbs up to the ice cream with pistachio toffee crisp and figs. it was a nice size portion. i hate getting huge desserts that you feel compelled to finish & then can't move afterwards.<br/>I'll keep on returning for the anchovy, mint & blue cheese sourdough. Just love it!

... I thought this place was suppose to be good. I met 4 girlfriends for a catch up dinner tonight as we had not seen each other In a few months. We decided to go to Ole as it always looks busy so it must be good. The food was like any other tapas restaurant! Nothing spectacular ! I ordered the chickpea balls, the fennel, orange and dill salad . The chickpea balls were very bland and dry. I know chickpeas aren't the most tasty, appealing things but a pinch of spices and something to moisten them wouldn't have heard. The balls were also hard to cut. The salad was tasteless as well and I didn't notice any dill in it either..... Maybe they ran out of herbs ???<br/><br/>The service was a disappointment, we sat for ages after our meal having a chat and a laugh. We weren't offered desert or coffee but they just put our bill on the table ! It was terrible. Our bill was also incorrect and we were over charged! We queried the bill and it took three goes for them to get it correct !<br/><br/>Overall we weren't happy with Ole at Southbank!

Good tapas. This is one of my top restaurants in Brisbane,the tapas is always great and the service is good as well, we don't go here all that often but the staff always remember us. I think the are reasonably priced with good food :-)

Dissapointing. We had a pre-booking for 8pm Saturday night (table of 10). Firstly our food arrived far too quickly and to a very overloaded tabled, staff appeared just to quickly push and place food on the table, without clearing first.<br/><br/>Also at no time did we get asked if we would like drinks we had to actually find staff to serve us drinks.<br/><br/>Was looking forward to this restaurant, but was disappointed.

Very poor food. I am shocked that anyone thinks this is good Spanish food. I went on Friday night before a concert, and it was certainly busy - maybe the right price point? It was very reasonable (about 7 dishes and sangria for I think around $80 for two people), but the food was really just not good. Maybe this Melbournite-moved-to-Brisbane has expectations that are too high, given that many in Brisbane seem to love this place. I much prefer Granada on Melbourne Street.

We arrived and seated promptly, offered sangria to us. Service started out really attentive but throughout the night as it got busier service level dropped considerably. Food wise everything felt like it was missing something. Mainly flavour. Seasoning was a major let down. Nothing we ate (6pax) tasted like any love went in it. The best thing our group ate we're the deep fried olives with blue cheese. We also had the whitebait (3 out 10) potatas bravas (5 out of 10) octopus (7 out of 10) chickpea fritter (5 out of 10) croquette (7 out of 10) and for mains the goat and the beef cheeks offered rhe most potential but both servilely lacked seasoning, flavour and skill. Scallops were average quality to day the least and the dish itself was a huge let down(3 out of 10). We had other dishes but not really worth writing about. Ole showed huge potential but somehow missed the mark completely. I had read other reviews on urban spoon and I though We should try it at least. First and last time. Overall experience 5/10. Food 4/10 service 6/10 beverage choice/price 5/10. If your stuck its ok. But if you have other options take it as you will feel like you wasted your time and hard earned cash.

Poor Service. I've been to Ole a few times and I generally really enjoy the food...especially the seafood paella, manchego and calamari with whitebait. <br/>However, I can't deny that the service there leaves more to be desired. Case in point- we hadn't finished one of the dishes yet and a waiter who was holding a few used plates on the way to the kitchen just walks by and grabs it, without saying a word. It's just common courtesy to ask whether someone is finished with the dish before grabbing it right? geez.. also, although some of the waiters/ waitresses are nice...some are just stony-faced.<br/>Note also that the sunset tapas used to be 2 full-sized tapas and raciones each for $50 but are now half the normal size for $50

Really good food and atmosphere. The beef cheek was amazing, along with the calamari. Finish it off with a jug of Sangria. Yums!

Tasty dishes but you need to order 2 mains to feel satisfied. The Pedro Ximenez Sherry is beautiful - but the dessert they based on it is to die for! A must try.

The food is great & Sangria is delish!!! Yes there is a wait between dishes but this all depends on what you order & is part of sharing tapas!

Went there before a show for the Brisbane Fest & although the restaurant was absolutely packed our meals arrived relatively quickly. All of the dishes were delicious & the service & drinks really good too.

I'm very bias. I like it because its where met my future fiancee. <br/>Nice enough place. On a quiet night (mid week) the staff are great, seem helpful and the atmosphere open. <br/><br/>Do not go here for a quiet, intimate meal for two.

Sangria was made for Sundays like this.... We spent the most fabulous Sunday afternoon here on the weekend just gone. The service we received was outstanding and the white wine sangria was perfect for a warm Sunday afternoon. The food was good and somewhat pricey but not so much that you wouldn't return again for another long lunch.

Well overpriced and extremely poor service... Quite embarrassing as I have recommended people to go... Do not waste your time..

Great food, atrocious service. What a terrible shame that the service experienced at Ole the other night was the only thing we left the restaurant talking about. This wasn't quirky, arrogant, "our food is great so you'll eat it our way" kind of bad service; it was downright offensive, annoying, belittling and downright wrong. When we're spending $300 in your restaurant we don't want you to treat us like scum and we do want you to bring us the correct items that we ordered.<br/><br/>Anyway, if you can put up with that, the scallops, beef cheeks and chickpea fritters are pretty good.<br/><br/>I just hope they take a look at their staff.

The worst tapas I have ever experienced. The scallops were frozen, the mean was grilled and tasteless and the serve was terrible. <br/>I can't believe this place. We spent $70 on rubbish!!!!

After a magical night of 'City of Lights' we wandered down to Ole - a restaurant we had seen in passing during the day. It was now 10pm and looking extremely tempting. Even though the restaurant was full, we were shown a table very quickly and our order was placed even quicker - we were hungry! We stuck to tapas and what a great decision that was. The potato tortilla was gorgeous and was devoured extremely quick! Other dishes were great but not the best I've ever had - salt and pepper squid, chorizo with occo, potato frittata. And how could I forget the sangria. I love sangria but am a little sick of getting wine flavored water...

Really average tapas. You can do much better elsewhere. I'd probably go back just for drinks as wine menu has some nice Spanish wines but would go elsewhere to eat.

Tasty but tapas...?. Four of us dined here for dinner on a week night about a month ago. The waitress was very helpful regarding explaining the menu and food recommendations.<br/><br/>The food was tasty and there was definitely enough to share based on the recommendations, however I debate the style of some of the food being called 'tapas' or 'plates to share' as the style of the dish wasn't really conducive to that.<br/><br/>I'd try this place again based on the unusual options to explore.

Lovely service, great food, and some of the best paella I've had in Australia. Not just risotto with fish piled on top... Baked properly just as in Espana. Won't even start about the sangria :-)

Oh man, this place is so hit and miss. Because I'm sitting on the fence I went with 'liked it '. The octopus was tough, the "crispy, spiced potato" wasn't crispy or spiced, but the churros, fried sheep's cheese and crumbed olives were great. I'll be trying all the other Spanish restaurants in Brisbane before I come back.

Delicious food, fun atmosphere but TERRIBLE service. The staff were rude & were making snide unnecessary remarks about us which almost ruined our night. Heaps of staff standing around & got our order wrong too. But the food was really yummy!!

Bad service and bad, overpriced food. We tried about six different things between us to share but all were quite disappointing.... For the price you pay, it's definitely not worth it!

Service... what service?. If this place had better service, i'd hit "like" for sure. it has a nice atmosphere and the menu is structured perfectly for sharing, but the service on a busy night was dismal. the waiter walked away before we could even ask for water. i have been there at less busy times (tues night, sat mid afternoon), and had no complaints, but on a sat night... *shakes head*

BAD service NOT recommended. The service was horrible. When I asked if I could order drinks I was meet with rolled eyes by the maitre d'. We arrived early and it was not busy, there were heaps of staff satnding around doing nothing and knowone would service us. The bar tender was busy chatting with other staff so waited longer for drinks. The food was ok, the prawns are definatly not worth the money and the wgite sangra tasts like goon and lemonade. I would not recommend this place due to the horrible service.

Average. I guess after experiencing authentic Spanish tapas and sangria in Barcelona, anything that follows simply won't stack up. How you can label a tiny double lamb cutlet and a few leaves of salad a "slightly more substantial plate to share" is beyond me, it also bled all over the platter which was very off-putting. The kitchen was out of the bread (pan y aceite de oliva) and the patatas bravas (potato dish) was soggy and lacked flavour. Service was average as well, took well over half an hour for all our dishes to be taken away and another half hour before we gave up waiting and asked for the cheque. My friend's grilled chicken skewers were fatty and undercooked (to the point of looking raw in the middle). The sangria was very watery. Won't be returning.

Fantastic friendly service, superb sangria!!! Tapas were fresh & tasty too. Definitely recommend it. Especially for the sangria :)

Interesting menu, food ok definitely overpriced. Service good but should be for the prices

The food was great! Tapas are small, so don't expect to get fed. However, it's a great place to meet up for Sangria and entree before the main meal somewhere else.

Ordinary. Went for lunch a few months ago and thought it was good if not great - returned last Friday night and was very disappointed with the quality of the food - we won't be back

Put their (meat) balls in your mouth.

Very bad service experience. We booked and had a set menu because we had a group. Food didn't come out for 45 mins and when we asked they claimed that we had already received food and came to check in case we were lying.?!? Wtf? Staff must have very bad communication because we would ask for things and not receive and then ask again and receive double. The food was delicious except for the potatas bravas, so that was also disappointing.

Breakfast -- aint that great. Didn't really enjoy having brunch at this restaurant which was a little disappointing. Considering its a restaurant at Southbank, its not that cheap either....

Not great sadly. I was really looking forward to trying this place, but I must have ordered the wrong items from the menu... salt cod fritters were, quite frankly, crumbed portions of salty 'goop' *shudder* ...the calamari wasn't pleasant (chewy and fishy tasting) but the little whitebait were nice. The chickpea balls were really quite tasty and came with a nice dipping sauce, but the chicken skewers were really fatty and too salty to eat. When we decided to order dessert our waiter was nowhere to be seen... 20 minutes later we figured out he must have gone on break or finished his shift so asked a passing waiter for the cheque.

Yeah yeah yeah!. Good real food! Been there twice now and I really like the vibe+food and everything else. Must try the beef creeks

Some yum fun. Deep fried manchego and a jug of sangria is my favourite saturday night.

Chicken skewers were great, wine was good and staff friendly. I will go back.

Overpriced, nothing special, waiter not very friendly, waited 1 hour for meal. positive- meatballs were nice.

I love Coffin Bay oysters. Menu says Coffin Bay oysters but sadly they are not.

Very disappointing indeed. First visit to Ole with wife and kids. Will never return. Ordered Brochetas de Pollo (Chicken Kebabs) $19 each. What was presented was a bunch of undercooked fatty chicken and raw onion and capsicum. The entire meal was inedible and was returned to the chef. The explanation was that this was thigh meat. Ha ha. The server was apologetic even though she had no control over the food quality. In the end we were only charged for two kids lemonades. Never again. !!!

Food good, service not so good. My girlfriend and I at at Ole on a Monday night - been there once before. It was reasonably busy for a Monday and they appeared short staffed. it also appeared they forgot to order more food as several items were no longer able to be ordered.<br/><br/>When we had finally ordered, the Racione of scallops, pork sausage meat and pok crackling arrived without the pork crackling (they had run out), but they did give us an extra scallop. However, it was bloody delicious.<br/><br/>The next 2 raciones we ordered - beef cheeks and a salad arrived about 20 minutes later (we weren't told beef cheeks take longer to cook), but were also delicious.<br/><br/>The food was good, but expensive for what it was and the service was slack. Once the ordering is taken care of and more wait staff put on, it might be a good place to eat.

Great service!! calamari was over cooked but prawns were incredible- u have to peel them yourself but it looks and tastes unreal! Beef cheeks just fell apart and salt cod fritters were like potato it was awesome!

Great Feeling. I have been there a few times for breakfast and lunch! very nice manager and staff. Great location ! Food is great!

Loved it, the tapas were good but the service was great our waitress Bella was fantastic she informed us about each dish we ordered and the recommendations she made just made the afternoon fantastic. Next time I'm in Brisbane I will be back for sure.

Great Service, Nice enough Tapas and a good drink selection.. The tapas was nice, not legendary, but definitely worth the stop if you're after a Mediterranean fix. The drinks were also reasonably well matched, and featured some decent Spanish labels.<br/><br/>One of the things that really stood out, was the Service. Really top job on that guys. We felt welcomed, looked after and like our service person genuinely cared about our dining experience.<br/><br/>The atmosphere was also well thought over.

Loved it!. I went to Ole on Monday night with a friend before heading over the road for a concert. Loved the dim atmosphere and the decor. The staff were very friendly, professional and attentive. We ordered 5 tapas dishes and they just kept getting better as each one came out. Great portions for sharing, in fact we made ourselves finish so as not to waste anything! We had Croqueta de Bacalao,Palitos de Queso,Tortilla Espanola,Bolitas de Garbanzo,Calamares y Chanquetes. I think my favourite was in fact the chickpea fritters, beautiful texture and fabulous dipping sauce. We will definitely go back.

Went here for afternoon lunch on australia day out for lack of other options. After reading the reviews of this place I really wasn't expecting much. I was however very pleasantly suprised. The food was very reasonably prices and the cocktails were refreshing. The braised beef cheeks were definitely a strong point as well as the anchovy and blue cheese toasts. Total bill for food was $70 with drinks considerably more due to the heavy drinking rather than the list price of drinks. The wait staff were very knowledgable and attentive. Only downside was a tough piece of squid and a chocolate pudding that was a little bland. Definitely recommend for a casual meal with friends.

What a joke... Don't waist your time or money... Overpriced tasteless food and crap service!! Won't be back!

Not for me. We went to Ole during opening week which I am beginning to think is a mistake with any new restaurant. <br/><br/>Our Sangrias appeared to be more like red lemonade than anything else (perhaps the wait staff made the wrong assumption that we were under 18, and gave us a mocktail version, our certainly looked a lot different to the drinks at other tables). The food was average but expensive and we were shoved away in a corner despite it being a quiet wet night and plenty of seating available. <br/><br/>I felt uncomfortable and unwelcomed and will probably not return, which is a shame as I am a local and would love another good tapas place in south bank. I

Awful, Awful Service. Having been here for dinner before while very busy and having a lovely time, I thought that I would try it for a late breakfast. Breakfast finished 5 minutes before I sat down so they were only serving tapas. They were quick to take my order and the coffee was great. Food turned up quickly and was well presented and tasted good. Having finished eating I waited over 25 minutes for someone to take my plates away, or to at least catch someones eye for the bill. All four waitresses, who were serving about 3 tables in total, had promptly disappeared, and the only one I could find was too busy having a chat to one of her friends who had just turned up that I ended up simply leaving money on the table.<br/><br/>The food itself was very good but given the level of inattentive service I really would never eat here again.

Still raving about Anchoveta y Queso Azul. Went there on a hot Sunday before Christmas with a couple of girlfriends for a long lunch. <br/><br/>Once staff realised that we were in no hurry and planned on staying for a while grazing from the menu, service was excellent. <br/><br/>The tapas are very good and I recommend the anchovies/blue cheese tapas. The combination of flavours is a great match.

Overpriced & noisy. Dined at Ole for the first (and last) time in the week before Christmas. The quality of the tapas was quite good but the serves were ridiculously small for the price. The service was haphazard at best with "all or nothing" the order of the night.<br/>They obviously want to use every square metre (high rents here?) and the tables were crowded so closely together that conversation was beyond difficult.<br/>Our group of 8 drank very little, I had to have a cheese sandwich when I got home as I was hungry and the account as $424!!<br/>Adois Ole for us.....

I created an account to write this review. Our service was excellent. Our waitress was very friendly, but the food (and the time we waited for it), not so. Two of the plates that we ordered came without ingredients that the menu claimed they had. We also ordered a paella and it was quite disappointing- Marlon Blando. I had to drown it in lemon so that it tasted like something. Plus there were random prawn heads in there that didn't have corresponding bodies. Overall, I'm quite disappointed. The place looks cool, but it seems like that is all you pay for.

Ole - No Way. Arrived on Wednesday 5pm ish. Busy but were attended to quickly and politely. Downhill from there.<br/>5 people ordered and told waiter we were sharing dishes which did not seem to be a problem. <br/>Each meal came out 10mins at least apart, including one wrong order - "I'll check with the kitchen".<br/>One order of scallops was 3 biggish scallops with a triangle of pork crackling and a small amount of sauce. A MAIN MEAL? No sides, no veggies - $17.00. <br/>The waiter did not advise this meal would not be able to be shared between 5 people. Very small serve for a main meal. I checked that it was not in fact an entree.<br/>The paella for 2 people at $42 was again a VERY small serve. A bread loaf had been microwaved a bit too long and was HOT. Mussels were overcooked and again a SMALL serve. Not a smile from any of the wait staff, and we only saw wait staff when we eventually caught someone's attention. The food was OK - no complaints, but not great.<br/>Not returning as I look for value for money, and this was way too expensive for a casual meal - I know it is South Bank, the restaurant looks great and the plateware and method of serving is innovative. A shame the food did not match.

Lovely. Cool location, knowledgeable friendly staff, great array of dishes, red and white sangria was spot on. The quality and attention to the dishes was very impressive.

Diana. Good for Sunday afternoon people watching but found the food pretty average. Have had much better tapas elsewhere

Very bad experience. The service was very bad and the staff were very rude with the gussets, food was average , like we order cheese platter and they have only 2 type of cheese and run out of crackers !!!!! what is this , one of the restaurant manager was super rude with us , not going back again

Not bad. Went there for our staff Christmas party dinner and really enjoyed the food and the Sangria was just to die for. I think the lady that served our table was either the owner or the restaurant manager and she was fantastic. Unfortunately I decided to take my husband there 2 days later for a late lunch and the service was terrible!. A lady took us to our seat and gave us the menu's to browse, unfortunately it took them over 15 minutes to come back to take our order even thought they had hardly anyone there (tried to make eye contact but that didn't work). Overall I would probably go back with a group of people so if the service is not good I wont notice it as much!!.

Red wine sangria was good but unfortunately nothing else was except for the blue cheese on the cheese plate & the staff who were friendly around what appeared to be the manager who does not enjoy the hospitality trade. As always willing to give anything a second try but would not recommend in the mean time.

Went there for dinner with the family. The staff were friendly and the menu was reasonably priced. But the food wasn't the best. With all the hype over Ole I can't honestly say it met the standards. I would personally rather go to the peasant and pay nearly twice the price for a menu that is nearly twice the size of Ole's. I'm not saying I "disliked" Ole, I'm just saying it could be better. We were offered drinks once the whole night and were never offered to see the dessert menu, so we went to fifth element for dessert instead.

WARNING!!!! DONT WAIST YOUR MONEY. Went there for sunday lunch....... heads up DO NOT WAIST YOUR TIME OR MONEY! Prices crazy for food that seems to be made with no fresh ingredients what so ever.... staff that cannot even give a correct description of menu items. Firstly when ordering tapas we expected dishes to come out together as they should to be able to enjoy a mix of flavours together (not that there were flavours), When we asked the waitress her reply was simply " NO they come when they are ready" which was consistently 15- 20 mins apart. We ordered the potato tortilla expecting a traditional spanish potato tortilla what we got was grandmas sloppy potato bake at the back yard bbq.... no actually grandmas was better and at least served Hot!!! The chicken skewers were fatty and like most thins served there tasted like the only flavours were out of a jar sauces. Very dissapointing!!!! We did tell the manager apon settling the bill and after she did try to tell us that there are many different parts of spain that make the tortillas different (yeah right been there, and ps. Im actually a chef), she did not charge us the $16 for the tortilla. The food is bland boring not fresh thank god we didnt order seafood, and the prices are a bloody joke. I dont mind paying a fortune for fantastic meals but this place is a JOKE!!!!!

Disappointed. Didn't like it, service was slow. Food was nothing special, greasy calamari and fatty chicken sticks, lack of flavour. Were not offered repeat drinks and did not get dessert menu. Very dissapointed and will not go back.

On the fence. I live about 10 metres from Ole so was super excited to see this place open up; the fitout is gorgeous with ornate wooden ceilings and splashes of colour. I have been half a dozen times and am still undecided. Breakfast servings were tiny and non-descript but the coffee was good. I am slightly addicted to the Anchovetta (anchovies, blue cheese on sourdough) but the tortilla was cold and bland. Meatballs, yum, but $18 for 4 small balls of mince is crazy. Cocktails were very average but the Sangria is my kind of hot-day refresher. Service has always been polite and efficient and the place has a real hum when it's busy. So more pluses than negatives, I just think the food needs a bit more attention to really make Ole a South Bank destination.

Great bustling location. Good atmosphere. The sangria and tapas/raciones were beautiful, especially the pork raciones, albondigas, garlic prawns, and Pedro ximenez ice cream. Would definitely go back.

Don't get the seafood. The atmosphere was nice and the staff were attentive, but the food was terrible. Ordered the octopus and garlic prawns, and neither were fresh. <br/><br/>Will not be returning.

A sangria that screams for attention... .. And gets your attention every time.<br/>Unfortunately, I'm in two minds about my experience at Ole, one of South Brisbane's newest funky establishments.<br/>Upon arrival, Ole seemed to check all the right boxes: The decor was warm and lively, the music authentic, the waiters charismatic, the menu inspiring, expressive, honest and unpretentious..<br/>They have a lovely recipe to make a great restaurant that our modest group of 5 mostly enjoyed.<br/>And the sangria.. Oh the sangria.<br/>We didn't try the white wine version, as ambitious it would seem, tradition would suggest that sangria is a red-wine drink and we decided to follow accordingly.<br/>The first pitcher of Sangria was perfectly spiced and adorned with fresh fruits and even fresher wine..<br/>The second was a little less carefully presented; the fruit was missing, and the stirring stick (used also to filter the ice/fruit from falling onto glasses) was also missing. Having said that, both jugs of Sangria were equally amazing, easy to drink, and created an atmosphere between the 5 of us of closeness and warmth that could only be experienced sitting in a remote plaza of Spain's mediterranean coast.<br/>The food was also inconsisant. Whilst the tapas were great, (if you choose to visit Ole, the Anchoveta y Queso Azul (white anchovies on blue cheese served atop sourdough bread with mint) are not to be missed).<br/><br/>And despite all this, I would have come back.<br/>If not for their amazing Sangria, or for their White Anchovies, or for their Jamon Iberico, or their melt-in-your-mouth beef cheecks that required us to order a second serving thereof because of its brilliance, but because of the atmosphere, its location, the way it managed to create a party out of a gathering..<br/>Alas, I will not be going back to Ole, despite really wishing that I could, for one simple reason: The waiters.<br/>Rude and inconsistent. We had the experience of getting a waiter from Chile. She appeared happy and helpful at the beginning, giving suggestions, making jokes and interacting with all of us.<br/>By the time we ordered a second round of tapas, the whole demeanour of her (and other staff we dealt with) had changed: they brought water and only filled two of the five glasses, my date was ignored when she attempted to order something, and her complete lack of interest for us was definitely received.<br/>Now, I generally give waiters and kitchen staff the benefit of the doubt. They deal with some problematic customers from time to time. However, we were mature people having a lovely evening, which was ruined by her conduct and behavior. We spoke about her attitude all the way back home and decided that Ole will not be revisited.<br/>Which really upset us.<br/>Hopefully you will have a different experience, should you choose to attend.

Sangria was good. Food was lackluster. Cocktails were poor.

Great for Tapas. Went Friday night 6.30. Share Tapas between three. All that we ordered (especially the anchovy and blue cheese bruschetta) were good. Time from order to arrival was good. Service was attentive but not over the top. <br/>Cheaper than having main courses, just as filling and tasty!

No go for food/ Lovely Sangria. We went to the restaurant on Friday before noon for a quick bite. We ordered four tapas and a glass of red Sangria each. Croquetta de Bacalao or Salted cod croquette was nice. The rest were just ordinary. Beef & Chorizo meatball which was recommended by a staff was very dry and on a bland side. Fried potato was just luke warm, not hot like you would expect. Crumbed Manchego was what it was which was fine. However, the Sangria hit the mark and it was so refreshing. Must try.<br/><br/>I won't go back for their food. But Sangria on a hot day, yes please.

Disappointing not consistent, third visit first two great. Overcooked paella with second quality seafood. Told manager who brushed me off stating a spanish lady had just commented on the quality. Overall I was very disappointed missed some of our order and the chocolate pudding was dry and inedible. I think they have a while to go to get it right. Try one of the many other Spanish first before you waste your hard earned money here. ie: Peasant.

We went on Sunday night, good service n nice atmosphere but the food was a very big disappointment. uncooked, overcooked and just not very enjoyable.

Late Lunch. Popped in past for a late lunch last Saturday, very nice indeed. Prompt service, explanation of the menu and quickly taken drinks order. A couple of very nice White sangria's delivered followed by some tapas selections which were all very enjoyable. Will definitely return!

What a great night.... Arrived after 8 on Saturday night, had a drink at the bar while waiting for a table... I love the Flamenco dancing... Now the food, Wow... The 4 of us shared each meal, i'm sure if i ate seafood i would have loved it as much as my friends. We missed out on the best desserts but still enjoyed the chocolate cake and ice cream... You must visit... Get in early if you want the best dessert though...

I thought that most of the dishes were amazing. I do agree that Friday night flamenco dancing is a highlight with a very nice ambiance for friends or a date. I recommend trying the Scallops with chorizo and pork crackling or the Octopus. Both of these were outstanding! And I do not usually like octopus but I have found myself ordering it twice. All my friends that I have recommended it to have all unanimously liked it! Two other highlights are the white sangria and the Spanish cerveza. Do yourself the favor and try it out, I am am frequent guest at ole now.

What happened to presentation and taste?. Went here for lunch on Monday. Nice decor and atmosphere but the food was an insult to any cuisine. Three lazy chefs who send tapas that are tasteless and with absolutely no presentation. A croquette on a dish! Potatoes with slop sauce... no accompaniment... no garnish. And the tortilla whatever -a lunch special for $12 was layered potato (like a terrine) on a stale half of a bun with bitter rocket and accompanied by, get this, potato crisps out of a packet! Potato with bread with potato!?!?! Who opens these places? Not a chef. Who runs such a place? Not a chef!!!!<br/>dont bother with this one!

I was drawn in by the beautiful decor and cosy atmosphere, but I must say, I was incredibly disappointed by their food. The salted vod croquettes, missing any morsel of fish (or salt) and the potatoes bravas (roast potatoes with something like leggoes pasta sauce on top) were the worst offenders. Honestly though, nothing was up to par. Definitely wouldn't recommend the tapas for serious foodies, but I can see that it would be a fun place to go with a group of friends who aren't particularily fussy about what they eat. I probably won't be back myself.

Great menu, fantastic service. Great experience. We went Friday night & caught the Flamenco dancing.

Spanish is one of those cuisines that can be done very well, but often is done fairly averagely. Olé falls into the former camp, luckily for my friends and I who went for dinner one balmy Brisbane evening. We got a table easily, and decided to share a few tapas dishes. I picked the croquetas del dia, which turned out to be cuttlefish, and the pulpo con patatas (octopus with potato), and my friend chose the tortilla espanola and the gambas con chorizo (prawn with chorizo). Everyone’s Spanish language skills improved just by reading the menu! The croquettes came out first and were perfect – crispy on the outside, soft on the inside and not hot to the point of m

...Sourdough bread with Olé extra virgin olive oil - we barely ate any of this dish due to the sheer amount of food we ordered. I will say it is a pretty decent size but you will fill up quickly eating lots of small dishes so you probably don’t need it!

Here’s some quick pics from Ole at Southbank from last week. Delicious Spanish inspired share plates and great atmosphere.

Olé Restaurant in South Bank has the best Gazpacho in Brisbane. My partner had never had it before and now he's absolutely crazy for it. The restaurant has a real Spanish feel to it, with live music on the weekends and a loooong table along the sidewalk where they seat those of us who have not booked ahead. It can feel a bit cramped, but it also contributes to that authent

This was quite a pretty dish for a rustic Spanish meal and consisted of a much easier number to share, four large pan fried scallops in a bed of calamari and chorizo meat. The calamari was quite interesting with the dish, it was really thin and looked almost like pasta on the plate, a feeling which was enhanced with the red chorizo meat.

...the restaurant carries a contemporary design that’s more Australian than Spanish, with an open and airy space that expands into the sidewalk when the large glass doors are opened every time we walk past it’s always bustling with live Flamenco guitarists!

Ole Restaurant is in Southbank towards the Piazza end. Like all Southbank restaurants, it has great outside seating where you can enjoy a leisurely lunch or dinner (and I hear they serve breakfast too?). The menu has a great selection of tapas and raciones (more substantial plates to share) and wine and cocktail menus as well.

Great ambiance, very nice food presentation and flavors I would say.

I had recently gotten into tapas-style restaurants, as having a variety of dishes never fails to stimulate any palate, and for those who know me- I have a fascination with the Spanish influence. Often times tapas restaurants also serve delicious food- sometimes fusion- and the ambience is usually a plus. Residing on the strip of restaurants with plenty of outside sitting, Ole is situated on quite the busy street, and was filled when I arrived. The atmosphere has a rustic feel that's warm and inviting, with the occasional live Spanish guitar.

After letting the waitress know I was gluten-free, a whole separate dietary requirements menu was provided. Every dish on the menu was listed, along with categories defining it as vego/vegan/gluten-free/lactose-free. The list offered wine advice and notes as to how large the servings were. Perfect! I started with a traditional sangria followed by sombrasada y vieras - soft cured pork and paprika sausage, Queensland scallops and pork crackling at $17. Unfortunately, there was no pork crackling, but I was still given an additional scallop instead, which suited me fine! The presentation was beautiful and the taste of the scallops with sausage -devine! It was listed in the more substantial meal section, but it was definitely more tapas-style than substantial. To compensate, I ordered a tapas afterwards. I chose the tortilla espanole - potato tortilla (think gratin), roasted capsicum with tomato and rocket ($11.50). This was arguably more substantial, but equally, if not more so, delicious

Ole serves Spanish themed cuisine, this was my third trip and I every time I cannot resist their fat green olives that are stuffed with cheese, bread crumbed and deep fried. Ole has lovely tapas, if you haven't been there yet you simply must! Last Tuesday I tried their  Ensalada de Tomate y Manchego (left picture), this is a combination of tomato, rocket, walnuts and manchego. I also immensely enjoyed their  Cabra al Vino (middle picture) , this is   an amazing   slow braised goat w/ white wine and almonds. The  Ensalada de Tomate y Manchego  was average

The first thing I think of when someone says Spain is TAPAS and the second thing that comes to mind is SANGRIA. Thankfully I don’t need to travel across the world to find them, I can just head to Ole and enjoy some lethal but delicious sangria (concocted with either red or white wine) and some delicious small, overpriced dishes to share with friends.

Ole restaurant in Southbank, located at the heart of Little Stanley St, which now also has the Sangria bar near the restaurant itself offers a wide range of delicious tapas, raciones, paellas and desserts.. Oh, and don't forget the drinks. Tapas is what Spanish food is all about, small dishes filled with different texture and flavours, the perfect accompaniment for a drink..

...dish of the afternoon Pulpo Con Chorizo (Octopus w Chorizo Sausage $9.50). Served in a traditional tapas bowl with plenty of mint and parsley, it was was tender (the octopus), spicy (the chorizo) and deliciously caramelised. Order two of these if you go.....

Definitely a great place to wine and dine, with the quiant and relaxed atmosphere. However, it is preferable that you have deep pockets so you won’t feel the sting when peeking at the bill.

The food on the other hand, is lovely. It doesn’t take too long to come out and they arrive as a steady stream, so your table isn’t overwhelmed by dishes and you have the opportunity to savour each one on its own merit, so here’s some quick comments on the dishes we did order:

The service was terrible in general.

Now, I don’t know if this seems a bit odd to you, but it certainly does for me – Olé also serves up breakfast, daily.

Food is actually very delicious and I totally dig this type of food. Great for catching up with friends. :D

The sangria was just beautiful, really spiced and very easy to drink, although unfortunately not very alcoholic. We could easily have sat there and just drunk the sangria all night long, definitely recommended as a refreshing summer drink.

We enjoyed our lunch feast at Ole Restaurant. Overall the food was fresh and full of flavor and well-executed. I much prefer the lunch and dinner menu with tapas et al to their breakfast menu, mostly because I can't handle those big hearty protein-ladden dishes at breakfast time. The sangria was fabulous and if nothing else, I would recommend going there just for that and basking in the vibrant atmosphere of South Bank Parklands.

Spanish for breakfast? Interesting!  Mr F has four lovely cousins living in Brissie, recently we kept bumping into Ms Jo at foodie events or popular brekky spots! Ms Jo said she went to Ole at South Bank for breakfast and I was really keen to hear her experience because I have been longing to try  Ole! Situated on Little Stanley Street (aka the dining precinct) Ole is always full of people. I like their decor very much, simple and modern! Ole’s  breakfast menu is pretty simple, 10 choices including the Desayuno Para Dos  ($35, everything baked in a paella dish). We picked the  Huevos  Y Jamon  - fried eggs, freshly shaved jamon, spinach and hashbrown ($15). It was served on a very small dish and the portion looked rather small to our expectation. I was looking for some good quality jamon but it was only average to my liking. The hash brown was also just so so. Frankly  Mr F  was very unhappy about the brekky, he said with $15 he could have had something much better? What

Ola Amigos… if you are anything like me (i.e. constantly watching new restaurants sprouting around Brisbane) then you would have definitely caught onto the wave of Spanish (or tapas based) restaurants around the city. One of the latest being Ole at South Bank. I am generally quite apprehensive about tapas as you can end up spending a fortune for not much food – once bitten, twice shy and all that. So my trip to Ole started with a bit of apprehension. Luckily for me (and probably you if you are planning to visit Ole), I was very pleasantly surprised. First tip – head there early or book if you are going on the weekend. We arrived without a reservation just before 6.00pm on a Saturday (early I know) and were seated straight away. However the joint filled up quickly and it is not a hole in the wall! Second tip – wear something warm. Most of the tables (aside from the bar area) are outside so it can get nippy in winter. Alternatively start your meal with one of the many sherry varieties on

I think I've found my perfect breakfast and it's Spanish. What do you think about poached eggs, freshly shaved jamon, spinach and a homemade hashbrown? If your heart beats a little faster just thinking about it, like mine, get your body down to Ole in Little Stanley Street, South Bank.