El Portal West Mexican Grill & Cantina

1100 Calloway Dr Unit 300, Bakersfield
(661) 829-2737

Recent Reviews

Ms Darth V.

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!

U'Neek Johnson

El Portal the club part hella racist. They find like black

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Christina L.

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.

Liyah Conerly Burton

The food was good, the only downfall was the steak on my sopes was very SALTY.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

K L.

the chili verde burrito might be the best in town. it's certainly the spiciest but not overwhelming for the American palate. their chili verde burrito is certainly the meatiest. it is all meat and contains no rice and beans. the burrito is moist and never dry. price is a good deal considering it is all meat.

Destiny Flores

My family goes all the time for sunday brunch buffet. Its so nice when the establishment knows you. Always great service.Kid-friendliness: High chairs available and food for the kiddos. Waffles, churros eggs and fruit and yogurt.

Recommended dishes: Chile Verde

Diane W.

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.

Maria R.

Food, Servive and Ambiance were spot on. A bit pricey but now a days everything is. So it's so worth that little extra for everything that you get.

Penny C.

Thought food was all right. Waiter seemed put out whenever you asked for anything, not friendly at all. Restaurant was average clean as far as I could tell. Also, thought the food was pretty pricey ! Don't believe I will be returning to this establishment.

Jake B.

i love this place we have been comm f here for years. The food is great. They also have a buffet on Wednesdays and Fridays. That's really tasty. The servers are really good I always enjoying going to eat here.

Joe Martin

I feel like it is getting run down and not alot of money going back intot he resturants. Needs remodeling along with bringing better clients in.Food is still pretty decent ?

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Mike S.

We had the Mocajete mixto, it was incredible, perfect amount of spice and piping hot. The service was very prompt, our food was served in no time and the waiter brought us chips and salsa few minutes while we waited. The restaurant has just been remolded, and we feel like home.

Jason H.

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!!

Suzanne R.

Good foodGood Service Good drinksGood Sunday Buffet with Mimosas or maybe just some champagne!Good verity!

Aaron S

Chili Verde burrito and steak fajitas were fire.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chile Verde

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El Portal West Mexican Grill & Cantina

1100 Calloway Dr Unit 300, Bakersfield, CA 93312
(661) 829-2737