Customer comments

To the Staff and Owners of Las Olas Cafe:

       The next time you walk into a restaurant, any restaurant really, look at the faces of the people seated, already eating. See what the overall expression is on their faces. I guarantee you that you will not find faces like the ones we observed when we were led through your dining room. When patrons are truly pleased with the food, surroundings, and service of a place, it shows in their faces. They are animated; hands are moving when they talk, smiles, laughter, joking. What an atmosphere to walk into. We eat out a lot, 3-4 days a week, we cook a lot at home. We know good food, we know superior food. You people have definitely surpassed any experience we have had in many, many years!

       WOW, that was the word we kept using throughout our dinner on Friday 3/7/03. The decor was brilliant, the fact that our water glasses were consistently filled, considering that we drink massive amounts of water, without asking was the first indication that we had found a unique place. Jon our waiter was knowledgeable regarding the menu, giving his personal recommendations as well as other guests response to some our your menu items. Jon was the true professional waiter, friendly, knew his menu, perfect timing of courses, yet he was not overbearing. Silverware was replaced when needed. Ubiquitous is the word for this type of service. He was always just within sight of our table, yet he did not "lurk" over us. Very cheerful, well dressed and groomed, a true professional in this age of casual service, what a surprise!!

       The fried green tomatoes with crab were just amazing, we were able to taste everything in this dish, the same for the blackened scallops, the fish soup was mind blowing, just the right amount of everything, and again we were able to taste it all, nothing too powerful. The Chicken Capriccio was excellent as well as the Walnut Crusted Mahi-Mahi.

       As I stated when I was there, I have been in the restaurant industry for over 25 years and I truly believe that I had the best meal of my life at your establishment!! I will visit as often as possible. My partner said that we were lucky we found Las Olas Cafe on the last night of our visit, otherwise we without a doubt would have been there every night of our vacation!!! While I sometimes am hesitant to tell other people about such a great find, I will tell everyone about your establishment, it too good to keep to ourselves!!!!

     Continue your superb work, both in the front of the house as well as in the back. You people have achieved what such a small percentage of other have; you found perfect balance in these two areas, and the smiles of the other patrons told us that as soon as we sat down.

Thank you so much,

Jack Barry, Jr.

My fiancée and I ate at your cafe this past Saturday night. We stumbled across your entrance and were intrigued by the sumptuous menu. Never did we expect the unparalleled level of service and food. I can honestly say that everything we ordered was outstanding. We have been in the restaurant business ourselves for many years. We have come to expect that not everything we order in a restaurant is going to be 100 % perfect. However this was not the case at all this time. The flavor in your sauces and dishes was incredible! We had the most enchanting waiter, Jonathan, who catered to our every need and made the most wonderful recommendations on the menu. His level of both professionalism and charm should be commended. In short, we look forward to dining with you again very soon and we wish your business the best of luck.

I have never written a Thank You note to a restaurant before, but I really felt a need to do so this time. We spent a night at a local hotel in Ft Lauderdale last Saturday. We asked several people there where a nice place to eat was. They all said to go down to Las Olas Blvd. We did. We passed several other restaurants before we came to a police officer eating, so we asked him. He highly recommended your restaurant. They were able to seat us right away. We had Carol as our server. She was wonderful! We dined in the courtyard. We did not feel like we were in a restaurant-we felt like we were at her home. She was very warm and welcoming. She made our 6th wedding anniversary VERY special. I will highly recommend your restaurant to everyone I know. Your fresh salmon was wonderful!!! I could taste each ingredient! Could I have the recipe?

To the wonderful folks at the Las Olas Café,

      My husband and I had the most wonderful experience at the Cafe just last Sunday, and we'd like to share it with you. We arrived rather frazzled, having just spent hours delayed in the Key West airport - missing our flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Boston. To top it off, the waitress at the airport had been extremely rude to us, and we were both feeling beaten up and weary. When we knew we would be spending the night in Ft. Lauderdale, we decided to take a friend's advice and visit the Las Olas Café. We had no idea what to expect, but we hoped that something would turn around our mood.
      Turn around it did. When we arrived, Jonathan immediately made us feel so welcome that I found myself relaxing quickly. It was as if we were his long lost family, and there was no one he would have rather seen walk through the door. I felt such an immense sense of gratitude toward him. He led us to perfect table in your charming and romantic courtyard. After getting us settled, he introduced us to Carol, who was as wonderful as he was. She took exquisite care of us, and we had one of best dinners of our lives. Both of our meals were unique and spectacular. The food arrived piping hot and every bite was absolutely delicious! Hard that it is to believe, we found ourselves actually glad to have gone through the trauma of the day because it landed us at your very special restaurant. We enjoyed sensational food and wine, and we met two delightful people we wouldn't have met otherwise.

      We can't thank you all enough for the experience. We will tell everyone we know that if they eat anywhere in Ft. Lauderdale, it has to be with you! I only wish we lived closer!

Your lifelong fans,

Andrea Schievella & Bob Karp

Diane,

You guys did a superb job for me Monday. Every plate was wonderful, the service was flawless and everyone agreed that your place was fabulous. It's so often that I'm promised the moon and the stars and then I am disappointed with the outcome, you truly lived up to your promises and I thank you very much.

You can be sure to be seeing Sara and I again, and that I will recommend your place any chance I have.

Just wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed the dinners we had at the cafe last week. We stumbled upon the cafe while window shopping. This was the first time we had been to Ft. Lauderdale. We were greeted by Rick and he promised us that we would not be sorry if we came back at the dinner hour. He was absolutely correct. Not only did we enjoy the food, but also the atmosphere and the conversations we had with Rick. (He was such a great waiter and we could tell how much he loves your establishment) !!!! After meeting you we decided to bring our friends from California back on Sunday evening. We all enjoyed the dinner and the atmosphere and meeting our waitress who also lived not far from where we live in Bucks County Pa. Although we have numerous great restaurants, we will miss not having your restaurant within reach.