Pa'La Wood Fired Cooking

We highly recomend Pa'La for dinner dates. We are always pleased by how different each dish is, each one with their unique flavor profile. We have tried the pork belly, grilled octopus, scallops, crab claws, shrimp, miso cod, and mussels. We have no complains, every dish is consistently seasoned perfectly. Our waiter Fernando was also incredible, his customer service is top tier. They also make a mean Paloma to go with your dinner.

We were seated at 5:30 let our waiter know we had a show at 7 close by. We ordered starters and a main dish soon after being seated but our salads didn’t come out until 6:30, an hour being seated!! And then they rushed our main dishes so they came at 6:45 so we had like 10 minutes to eat. Our waiter was really nice and apologized but it was frustrating. My point of this is just to say don’t come if you’re in a rush to get a show or just plan more than an hour and a half for dinner.

We celebrated a friend’s birthday at Pa’la and it was the best decision. Pablo was our server and he was excellent, he went above and beyond with the service. We were amazed with all the plates served and drinks. This place is definitely underrated, we loved it and will definitely return. They were so accommodating especially a big party of 10. Thank you to everybody at Pa’la, we had such a great time! Thank you Pablo and to all the staff, you guys are great!!!

Hidden gem! Great happy hour, amazzzzzzing ambiance and service. And a live jazz band. Perfect date night.

Nice place! Like the upstairs bar. Dark and romantic. Good vibes. Trendy.

Pa’La has been on my foodie wishlist for years! Finally made it happen over Mother’s Day weekend and it did not disappoint. You could tase the quality with every bite. We left feeling comfortably full and fully satisfied. I’m not sure how often they run specials, but we ordered the mother’s day special — they brought out six total dishes all designed to share. AMAZING. I’m excited to try their new location being opened up in Goodyear under a new name.

We had been here once before and I remember it was very delicious but I have to say there was something incredibly special about the new menu we tried. The sweet potato’s seem to be a staple and a complete must. They are sweet, salty, crunchy, soft, spicy and a beautiful reminder how simplicity done well brings so much depth. The steak and salmon we ate were seasoned incredibly well and cooked to perfection. We shared the mother's day special and it did not disappoint. The Jazz band playing behind us was not over powering and brought a wonderful ambiance. I would recommend this place to anyone and sitting upstairs was a treat. Thank you for a wonderful experience.

Update: 05/06/2026 PALA IS STILL BEST OF PHOENIX, IF ANYTHING IT HAS INCREASED IN QUALITY, The owner is a true Genius, he is in no rush , he hires the right staff , I had the fish again last night , Im updating because Im a seafood person from AZ where there is Zero fresh seafood , THE FISH WAS SOOOOOO GOOOOOOD it was heavenly , the shrimp Incredible, the caviar was still getting off the plane FROM POLAND i had to eat it slowly, Phoenix is a city of options ,but the staff at pala make this place very special PHOENIX YOU KNOW ME , IF YOUR READING THIS , it because Im only Truth No hate - TRY PALA.... Pala is incredible, the staff are SO FRIENDLY, the mixologists aka bartenders are "BEST OF PHOENIX." The food is to die for , everything on the menu is a true foodie experience. It simply does not get any better in Downtown Phoenix.

Beats the best restaurant in Austin by a mile.

Arrived around 7pm. Crowded. Harsh acoustics. Loud. Quieted down by 8:30. Drinks,gem salad, pork belly, octopus, and for dessert, flan. Wonderful dessert. Not listed was fennel in the salad👎. Octopus was tasty but slightly over cooked. Pork belly very similar to chinese red braised pork belly. Would return for the dessert.