The vibe at Lola Rosa is not unlike a rock-n-roll canteen in some bohemian capital from the Sixties. Silkscreens of Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix gaze beneficently over the rosewood tables, bestowing their countercultural blessings on a vegan and vegetarian restaurant self-defined as the one “preferred by non-vegetarians.”
For more than a decade, Lola Rosa has fed students and faculty at McGill University, earning accolades for its laidback atmosphere and specialties such as nachos and vegan poutine.
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Servers at the newest locale on Park Avenue are animated and ebullient, pleased to be serving you fresh food that everyone happily devours. A lip-smacking hempburger is made with chia, tofu, and lentils and stacked with caramelized onions, guacamole, tomato, pickle, cheese, and homemade barbeque sauce, all served with chickpea fries on a wooden cutting board. The chickpea fries come with vegan tamari mayo, which means that you can dip without guilt.
Desserts include cheesecake in a Mason jar and a ginger-basil crème brûlée, as well as a molten brownie with vanilla ice cream.
Small wonder that Lola Rosa is packed with happy people.
