Reviews for El Portal Restaurant in Pasadena, CA
The restaurant is very festive and welcoming. The food is excellent as are the margaritas! The Yucatan menu is so good, but if... you prefer Mexican flavors, those options are also great. Read more
Lovely atmosphere and wonderful staff. They were friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. We talked for a long time after finishing... our food and they weren't pressuring us to leave. The tables were a little close together. Loved the alley we had to walkthrough to get to it and love that they have the option to sit outside, inside, or at the bar. The prices are great for theportions you get. It's in a great location as well. Read more
We celebrated my 50th Bday yesterday 7/16 and it was such a great fun experience. We had been there before but this time was... really great! The staff was very attentive, and they even took care of cutting and serving the cake we brought for 19 guestswhich saved us the time and hassle! They really made me feel special on my Bday! We all love this place, the atmosphere isgreat and I recommend it to anyone. Thank you for being such a great place to dine! Read more
This is a well known snd storied establishment in Pasadena. Excellent representation of Yucatan and mexican cuisine. There is... nothing i don't recommend on this menu. A must try when visiting. As the pandemic has hit a few restaurants, this has been moreor less unchanged. The menu is broader. Prices a bit higher, but the same high quality food. Unfortunately, my most recent visitcauses a lost star. The service was very poor. I almost felt like i should have brought my own water... Read more
Placed $100 pickup order. This is the $8 bread pudding. Took us half an hour to sit and wait for the order to be done even... though we arrived when it was supposed to be ready. I was told by Daniel the employee that that's when we start making the food.Very upset with this. I do not recommend pick up orders. Unless you have time and money to throw away. Too bad this used to be avery nice place. Read more
No wait, nice atmosphere. My first time. Celebrated my mother's 89th birthday. They sang to her, she enjoyed every minute. ... Very good Yucatan style Mexican cuisine Read more
Great service. Great tasting food. Nice looking place. Edit due to new visit at lunch time. Steak fajitas were very good.... Portions are large. The Mexican rice is very flavorful and cooked to perfection. The service was very friendly and attentive.Ask for the hotter salsa for your chips and food. It has great flavor and adequate heat. I'll defenitely be back. Outdoordining in Pasadena is alive and well while the rest of L.A. county wags their finger at us for same. Good Covid precautionsobserved. Read more
My favorite Mexican restaurant in all of Los Angeles with fabulous Yucatan cuisine and weekend strolling musician serenades.... Conveniently located in the walkable Pasadena Playhouse District for theater fun and people watching and strolling over tonearby Vromans Bookstore. Read more