Valenca Restaurant

665 Monroe Ave, Elizabeth
(908) 354-4024

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Alex

Nice people, but they forgot my order and when I got it they just threw the meal together without concern. I mentioned my concern to the waitress, but no resolution was offered.

Alejandro Portuondo

We only got a chance to try the appetizer which it was cold, and we had to leave after we found a roach in the water. Image attached

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Joe Belle

We went to Valenca recently and I was pleasantly surprised. I’m not a connoisseur of Portuguese food by any means, but the food here, from the main meal to dessert was top notch. Pictured is the Rib Eye steak (with a piece cut off; sorry I started eating before I remembered to take the photo). It was very good and a huge portion as well. There was actually enough for a serving meal. If you’re in the area try it. You’ll need pleasantly surprised

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Garlic Shrimp, Fries, Grilled Portuguese Sausage Flamed at Tableside

Shirley Lin

I had really high expectations, but this place was a huge disappointment. I came specifically to try the seafood platter for two—while the portion was generous and the presentation was impressive, the food was overwhelmingly salty. It was so salty that when I tried to reheat the leftovers, I had to boil everything in a pot of water just to rinse off some of the salt—yet it still tasted unbearably salty.

To make things worse, the seafood wasn’t fresh, especially the lobster. I wasn’t expecting a live lobster, but what I got was far from acceptable—the meat was so mushy that it was obvious the lobster had been dead for quite some time.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Danny Mitchell

Had dinner here last night and the service was so BAD! The waiter was nice but had to repeatedly ask for whatever we wanted that mad feel like a pain in the butt like asked 4 times for napkins then asked a diet soda and a coke brings out a ginger ale sir what about about the diet and coke oh sorry 20 minutes later still nothing same with coffee had to ask multiple times to clean up the food from the table so on and so on. All tho food was good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

Laura Horowitz

It's a really formal dining and then they have a very not formal takeout. It's super interesting. The food was great overall but their rice was dry and the steamed vegetables were pretty crappy. The lamb was good so I'd come back here for that again.

Dietary restrictions: Okay for someone gluten free.

Parking: Small free parking lot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

索朗傑佈

just a little bit salty to me,but everything else is good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

vitor azinheira

Great flavors on the food
But:
Always a smoke smell inside, needs a better exhaust system
your will be very smoky smelly on your clothes all day . One the weekend is even more smoky
It’s one of the reasons I stop going here.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Trek Advisor

Hostess hangs up the phone 4 times. Extremely disappointed.

J Lab

Great food! Great service! Excellent prices!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sauce, Grilled Chilean Sea Bass

Robert Caldwell

Quality food and reasonably priced. Take out is very busy. Chicken francese, any of the garlic dishes, and the steak are all good. Sandwiches are good and a great value.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Garlic Shrimp

angelica villamizar

Terrible service. After waiting 1 hour and 30 minutes for the food. The waiter never passed the order to the kitchen.

Service: 1

J S

Yuk. Especially the scallops, fishy, soft, old. Would make good bait for fishing. Terribly disappointed considering how busy and bustling the place was. Maybe we ordered the wrong dishes, but the paella was fair at best, the rice was mushy, and the lobster was chewy. Will definitely not return.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

L. Marie

No one ever picks up phone and there's no online reservation..makes no sense..

Kim Tortoriello

Make a reservation!! Don't go without one!! We started with the clams a garlic shrimp..salad is fresh and serves family style..we had steak on stone with shrimp.. ny strip steak on stone..fantastic food!! Service great!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Garlic Shrimp, Shrimp in Garlic Sauce 12, Hot Stone, The Stone, Garlic, Steak on a Stone Filet Mignon, Rice & Fries

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