El Portal West Mexican Grill & Cantina

Service was great thanks to Enrique. Food was tasty and the valentines deal was an awesome price. Appetizer, 2 steak meals, a beer & margarita, and desert for $50. I don't like their bar area though. It's kinda sad and dingy.

This is a favorite of our family for the service, food and prices. The Chile Verde is always good, though it can change spiciness depending on the kitchen. Free chips and salsa plus bean dip during dinner. The molcajetes are wonderful and can easily be shared.

I've heard no so great things about this place but I'm glad I gave this place a chance. The food is delicious! They start you with chips, salsa & a special Portal dip that will leave you wanting more. Beans & chorizo kind of dip. Yummmmm! We ordered the Camarones Al mojo de ajo (garlic shrimp) but requested it a bit on the spicy side & let me tell you....it was perfection! The Chile verde chimichanga was stuffed with the Chile verde, it's packing heat so make sure you can handle spicy. They are not stingy with the portions & the service is on it. Super friendly. And the drinks & chips are never empty. A must try!

Never been here before and went in with low expectations. When I entered I was immediately greeted with smiles and was asked if I was there for the sit down Dinning OR the brunch buffet. I was not aware there was a buffet so I chose the buffet and it did not disappoint! Delicious salsa verde with pork I believe, Salsa rojo with what I assume was beef was also really good! They have a great selection of foods readily available for the buffet. They even had a person making fresh Omelets and another person making tacos. The carne asada for the tacos was not that good, it's comparable to a dried out meat that wasn't fully rehydrated. Crumbles easily and did not have a good flavor. There were also orange juice and Horchata in serving containers that were there for you to enjoy. Horchata was really good and flavorful and the Orange juice tastes like freshly squeezed juice. The vibe in there was a bit mixed but it's a buffet can't really complain about it. Kept very clean and staff is very professional and very attentive to their guests. Went in with a group of five and was seated immediately and also came out to $90 for us five, drinks, and tax. Very delicious and affordable place to enjoy a brunch with family or friends.

Food lacked much flavor, including the enchilada sauce for my kids plate. Servers were kind and did their best to cater to us. The place was hot and humid, I doubt we'll return.

El portal always hits, specially on Sundays for brunch! Bottomless mimosas and great customer service

Have been a regular for years! Chili verde delicious and seafood dishes great- plus more! Best service in town! Ignore the press - not applicable to the restaurant. One bad guy in parking lot has hurt business.

This is our go to Mexican restaurant. They have great food and the margaritas are good. I like the Chili Verde. It depends on the day, but it could be hot or it could be HOT!! But always tasty!Their lunch buffet on Friday is pretty decent. They have daily specials too. Their salsa and bean dip is good...the bean dip you buy on the appetizer menu is awful. But the free stuff that comes with salsa and chips is great. That one is delicious!Since Covid, the service is pretty slow. But if you're not in a hurry, it's not a big deal. They recently did some remodeling and it looks like they have more of a flow through to the bar. Hopefully it won't make the restaurant too loud.

We usually come here about once month, the service was fine but the food was not good. Everything was barely warm including the coffee. The rice was not cooked through, the meat tasted overly seasoned and probably old. We will not be coming back.

So disgusted!! After a long while from eating at El portal, we decided to try it again when we got a return customer discount for 15%. We had it delivered and that was it.My wife took the lid off and it looked like rotten avocados on top of her food. She decided to just remove them and eat the rest of it, but it was hard to when she flipped it over and saw the bottom of them. So disgusting. The inside was just as bad as the outside.Then she went on to eat her bacon wrapped jalapeño peppers. They look like bacon wrapped jalapeños, stuffed with cheese and cockroaches. I'm sorry to say that we left this restaurant for a reason. We gave it some time and helped it would be better, but it looks even worse. Thanks but no thanks!!