Great service, but the emphanada wasn't for me. It's very bready with very little filling.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Ken Lindeman
Simple and very tasty. It was fun to get a great empanada from here, a Panini from Bar Lucia and a couple draft beers from Loveski. Great sampler dinner!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Natalie Brown
HORRIBLE doesn’t begin to describe the experience. The people don’t care if you’re there or not, you’re simply interrupting their conversation. Then I order jamon and camarones. Jamon had a SINGLE piece of prosciutto (photo for proof), the rest cheese. The camarones (shrimp) was inedible because the shrimp smelled like it was frozen, thawed, refrozen, thawed, then cooked so horribly that the fishy smell smacked me in the face. The pastry was also too soft and buttery to be anywhere close to legitimate Argentinian. I will never go here again and would never recommend it to anyone I like. $14 wasted. I can get better at half the price.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Ivana Victoria Florentin
Horrible ham and cheese empanada were in poor condition. And the chicken was horrible.They are a shame, I should denounce them for calling themselves Argentine empanadas, not even in the most rancid place in Argentina do you eat those empanadas!I hope you make an effort to make something that at least isn't in bad shape because at any moment I'll put a business next to you and hand you the cloth!
Lila C.
My husband and I walk down here like once a week and pick up a couple of empanadas on our way to wherever. Noah is always super kind and personable and we've never had a bad empanada. Try the lamb or the mushroom, you won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adriana Botti
Worst beef empanada I’ve ever had. As an Argentinian I can’t say this is a good empanada at all. Big but expensive (7$/each). I don’t think the humita one is good also, it’s more like a corn empanada, different recipeI like the fugazzeta empanada though. Very tasty. Chimichurri not included an expensive for the size
Vegetarian options: Cheese and onion empanadaSpinach empanada
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fugazzeta
Altagracia Ralston Gomez
Yummy ham and cheese, and mozzarella tomatoes empanadas!
Food: 5
Chris Parks
Best food I had in the few days I had visiting California recently! Highly recommend buying an empanada and getting a bottle of wine at the market. I got the one with prosciutto and it was great with a cold sauv blanc! Refreshing to see great food at a decent price in Napa. Will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy H.
I stumbled upon this place while walking around Oxbow Market and knew I had to try the mushroom empanadas. When I say this is a really good empanada I mean it. The texture on the outside had a nice crispy crunch while the inside was soft and moist. The flavors were seasoned really well.Service here was nice and friendly. The worker took our order and gave us the empanadas quickly. This spot would be a great spot to come to for a quick snack or empanadas craving! I will have to come back to try their other flavors the next time I’m in town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Natalia Ferrari
Best banana + dulce de leche empanadas! Delicious!
I visit El Porteno every time I'm at Oxbow Market. Their empanadas are irresistible. I often purchase a dozen, freeze most, as I don't reside in Napa. My top pick is the mushroom empanadas, so flaky on the outside but filled with flavorful fillings.The service is always fast and friendly, it’s usually familiar faces, year after year. And the ambiance is casual, fast ordering to-go.I'm a traveler, and I make an effort to try other empanadas wherever I go. El Porteno stands out as some of the top empanadas in my experience across California.
Recommended dishes: Fugazzeta, Spinach and Feta Empanadas
Jess
AWESOME food inside OxBow Market. Def worth the park and walk-in. We sampled the Carne, Jamon, Spinach and Moz/Basil...all were fantastic...like on another level!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Aditya Karandikar
Amazing empanadas.
Doreen O'Donovan
We had the chicken, beef and cherry empanadas. The savory ones were more authentic than most. Included olives and raisins. All three were full, no air space. The crust was tasty and held together but wasn’t tough. The Cherry version was a fabulous, delicious surprise.
Leandro Addarich
Tried the Carne, Pollo champiñones and The Maradona. All good
Great service, but the emphanada wasn't for me. It's very bready with very little filling.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Simple and very tasty. It was fun to get a great empanada from here, a Panini from Bar Lucia and a couple draft beers from Loveski. Great sampler dinner!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
HORRIBLE doesn’t begin to describe the experience. The people don’t care if you’re there or not, you’re simply interrupting their conversation. Then I order jamon and camarones. Jamon had a SINGLE piece of prosciutto (photo for proof), the rest cheese. The camarones (shrimp) was inedible because the shrimp smelled like it was frozen, thawed, refrozen, thawed, then cooked so horribly that the fishy smell smacked me in the face. The pastry was also too soft and buttery to be anywhere close to legitimate Argentinian. I will never go here again and would never recommend it to anyone I like. $14 wasted. I can get better at half the price.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Horrible ham and cheese empanada were in poor condition. And the chicken was horrible.They are a shame, I should denounce them for calling themselves Argentine empanadas, not even in the most rancid place in Argentina do you eat those empanadas!I hope you make an effort to make something that at least isn't in bad shape because at any moment I'll put a business next to you and hand you the cloth!
My husband and I walk down here like once a week and pick up a couple of empanadas on our way to wherever. Noah is always super kind and personable and we've never had a bad empanada. Try the lamb or the mushroom, you won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Worst beef empanada I’ve ever had. As an Argentinian I can’t say this is a good empanada at all. Big but expensive (7$/each). I don’t think the humita one is good also, it’s more like a corn empanada, different recipeI like the fugazzeta empanada though. Very tasty. Chimichurri not included an expensive for the size
Vegetarian options: Cheese and onion empanadaSpinach empanada
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fugazzeta
Yummy ham and cheese, and mozzarella tomatoes empanadas!
Food: 5
Best food I had in the few days I had visiting California recently! Highly recommend buying an empanada and getting a bottle of wine at the market. I got the one with prosciutto and it was great with a cold sauv blanc! Refreshing to see great food at a decent price in Napa. Will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I stumbled upon this place while walking around Oxbow Market and knew I had to try the mushroom empanadas. When I say this is a really good empanada I mean it. The texture on the outside had a nice crispy crunch while the inside was soft and moist. The flavors were seasoned really well.Service here was nice and friendly. The worker took our order and gave us the empanadas quickly. This spot would be a great spot to come to for a quick snack or empanadas craving! I will have to come back to try their other flavors the next time I’m in town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best banana + dulce de leche empanadas! Delicious!
Restaurantji Recommends
I visit El Porteno every time I'm at Oxbow Market. Their empanadas are irresistible. I often purchase a dozen, freeze most, as I don't reside in Napa. My top pick is the mushroom empanadas, so flaky on the outside but filled with flavorful fillings.The service is always fast and friendly, it’s usually familiar faces, year after year. And the ambiance is casual, fast ordering to-go.I'm a traveler, and I make an effort to try other empanadas wherever I go. El Porteno stands out as some of the top empanadas in my experience across California.
Recommended dishes: Fugazzeta, Spinach and Feta Empanadas
AWESOME food inside OxBow Market. Def worth the park and walk-in. We sampled the Carne, Jamon, Spinach and Moz/Basil...all were fantastic...like on another level!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Amazing empanadas.
We had the chicken, beef and cherry empanadas. The savory ones were more authentic than most. Included olives and raisins. All three were full, no air space. The crust was tasty and held together but wasn’t tough. The Cherry version was a fabulous, delicious surprise.
Tried the Carne, Pollo champiñones and The Maradona. All good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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