Service was good and the ambiance was cheerful. Very clean . The steak tacos had wonderful flavors and came with slices radish and cucumbers - an added plus! The sweet ice tea was very good! They didn't have unsweetened tea but I would recommend the fruit flavored sweet tea. read more

Los Portales - Steak tacos - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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If you wanted to try out traditional Mexican tacos, this is the place for you. Located in Dove Run Shopping center, this restaurant has been a staple of authentic Mexican cuisine in Middletown for years. Interior is festively decorated, accompanied by traditional ethnic music as well. Their menu offers an array of classic Mexican dishes, all served in generous portions. But the tacos are the stars of the show, featuring Al Pastor, Chorizo, and Carnitas. What sets them apart is that they also serves difficult to find beef tongue and cecina tacos. They also serves several types of salsa with varying degree of spiciness for their tacos. So keep an open mind, and try something that you haven't had before. read more

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Everything needs improvement except the owner as he is a pleasant person The food and the atmosphere need attention. Just not good read more

They do not offer complimentary chips and salsa. You can get them as an appetizer for $3.99. We had the chicken nachos. I suspect that they would have been good, but they were cold, and the cheese had not melted. The portion was pretty small for $15. We decided not to order anything else. It seemed like they might have been understaffed, because the one guy that took our order and served us was covering the whole restaurant. Not what I expected from a 4.5 star place on Yelp! read more

The food and service here is always top notch. The margaritas are large, strong and taste great. I have never had a bad experience here. read more

Los Portales - Torta - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

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If you look at the photo reviews hard enough, you may be able to see how the food has no seasoning. The food had no flavor at all and it was pretty disappointing. I didn't take a photo because I was really hungry and wanted to eat, but you probably would have been able to see the lack of flavor in my photo as well had I included on in this review. Service was quick, the waiter waS very friendly and even took a photo for us when we finished eating by request. Nice atmosphere and location, but I won't be returning. 4.3 stars was clickbait read more

Such a sweet little restaurant as we stopped off the highway. The service was attentive and friendly. Decorations were happy with a good overall vibe and booth seating provided privacy . Fish tacos were really good with the verde sauce in the squeeze container. Husband enjoyed his pork tacos as well. Chips and salsa were solid! Everything was fresh and tasty. read more

The food is authentic and the service very good. My wife and I have been eating here for years. Ordering in is easy to do but on line can be difficult due to the new menu, it is hard to figure out what you are ordering without pictures. They still do not have a take out menu which would help make ordering easier. All the food I have had seems to be low in salt which is great for me. read more

The best food in the area. Great serving sizes and reasonable prices. We definitely will be returning.

Something changed. Previous meal wasn't great but this last meal was inedible. Lukewarm frijoles, lukewarm everything, so my food must have been inexpertly microwaved or heated up. The rice was hard and lumpy. But the booby prize was the tamale. It was cement-like and the meat filling smelled old and stale. One bite convinced me that there was no reason to eat it and every reason not to. It obviously had been made days (weeks?) before and kept past its expiration date. Dried out, and possibly spoiled. I paid over $10 for this meal and essentially ate a quarter cup of lukewarm canned bean preparation with no spice or cheese even. And nobody asked or said anything and the place was about empty as you can get. I see now perhaps why that is. Alas, won't be back and cannot recommend. It's such a cute place inside and I love Mexican, Southwestern and related cuisines but this place is too unreliable any more to visit. read more

Seems to be a recurring theme of boring and bland food. The person that took our order didn't want to put jalapenos on the side stating that they were large enough to pick off. He finally did after insisting. Finally, we were charged for adding jalapenos into a dish that didn't come with them without mentioning that this would happen. read more

Best Mexican food in the area. Eric and team do a fantastic job and serve up fantastic Mexican dishes. Delicious!! Great drinks as well. Service is always great and Eric goes out of his way to make sure you are happy. read more

The food and drinks were great. Our food was served hot and timely. Our host, Eric was friendly and attentive. We found a hidden gem and will be back again. read more

Los Portales - The food and drinks were great, Eric our host was attentive and friendly. We will be back again. We found a hidden gem. - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

The food is delicious, and the service was great! Authentic Mexican. Definitely going back again.

THE GOOD Not bad tasting, edible, place appeared clean (didn't look in kitchen). Staff was friendly, but didn't seem to realize I was ordering from HIS menu... THE BAD Paid a lot of $$$ and was not filling. The menu part from above, was weird, said "that isn't his menu and he doesn't have these items" but when I read the address from the website he confirmed it was indeed that restaurant (site matched the business card). Idk what that was about. Taste was dry, servings small. THE UGLY Gave me some serious runs for 2 days straight (never happened before like that unfortunately and this was a first I had been to this establishment). Overall, this seems to be more authentic Mexican without much American influence (can be bad or good). Many seafood type dishes, etc. Really not many gripes, but I won't be back for above reasons. I don't mind being inconvenienced for REALLY good food, but this just didn't hit that mark for me. read more

Brought the family for my son's birthday. All our meals were amazing, and the food came quickly. I asked about gluten free options, and had the mixed enchiladas, which I love. We got chips and guacamole, fried bananas, nachos, burritos (beef and al pastor), and tacos (fish and shrimp), and can recommend all of it. We are definitely returning. read more

Kudos to Eric and his team. Killer grande golden margaritas are perfectly blended with a nice pour of tequila. Chunky style guac is full of fresh ingredients. Their salsa is outstanding. Al pastor and mole are as good as the best I've eaten in Mexico. Burritos are stuffed with tasty fillings. Chili rellanos are fantastic. Beer served ice cold at reasonable prices. Good selection of Mexican sodas. Excellent Churros! Tres leche cake and flan helped finish a great meal. Worth a trip. read more

We weren't expecting much since it is a small restaurant in a strip mall in Delaware. I'm pretty picky about my Mexican food and it's rare that food lives up to my expectations. This place was a very pleasant surprise!! I had chilaquiles with carne asada and my friend had a few different tacos. Both dishes were very good, so were the chips and salsa and the micheladas. The service was very good, I definitely recommend going here if you're in the area! read more

This place so great... awesome service, food, the whole thing. Far ranging menu and all great food. Highly recommend. Love this place, will return whenever in town. read more

Lovely little Mexican Restaurant with delicious food and friendly staff. Fajitas, enchiladas and Burritos were all very tasty. They also had my favorite Mexican lager, Victoria. We will definitely return. read more

Best in Middletown! Their chips are extremely fresh and pair perfectly with the homemade salsa. Just tried their guacamole for the first time and it is my new favorite! It was chunky and was packed with a ton of flavor. I always get the tacos. The meat is juicy and the corn tortillas are cooked just right. Our server Eric is very attentive and friendly! read more

I cannot say enough great things about Los Portales! I was having a large family gathering. Ten of the Sixteen we're coming from out of state. They all are big Taco fans. So I decided to order re-fried beans, Mexican Rice, Picco de Gallo, their house green sauce and their very hot hot sauce. Eric was SO helpful and informative but most of all so kind and patient with me asking a million questions. When I picked up it was all ready on time, piping hot and they even carried it to my car. The food was delicious!! My family loved it and said it was the best they ever had. I highly recommend Los Portales and to whoever is the AMAZING Chef there deserves accolades! read more

Comparable to many of the other Mexican restaurants in the area. It did the job but we weren't blown away by the food. Service was friendly. read more

The place looks amazing. I love the decorations on the ceilings and everywhere around and I love all the corona signs and the coronitas salt and pepper shakers. Went with my family of 6 and they all thought the food was amazing no complaints all around. We had the guacamole which was delicious and flavorful. The salsa Verde and rojo was delicious. I had the fajita burrito which was a 10/10. Our waiter Eric was very helpful and kind. Would eat here again no question about it. read more

The worst Mexican food I have ever had in my life. Not authentic at all.

I found it! The perfect Mexican restaurant in Middletown. I ordered the Pork Dobalos and they were amazing. Hot, fresh, and quick to the table. I also ordered the queso dip to go with the chips and salsa that we were given when we got there. It was very good as well. I'll be back as soon as I can. read more

Los Portales - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

My wife and I discovered this hidden gem 3 weeks ago and have been back 4 times. Great service, even with only 1 server. The food is fresh, even the salsa is home made. The food comes out quickly and it's delicious. We have noticed they change some of the sides from time to time, which made the experience even better. Family owned, local, fresh, delicious. A true gem. read more

We came he because of the reviews and we were not disappointed. The service is friendly and the food is authentic. Our meals came out fairly quick but, we did show up around 3pm. We will definitely be back and most assuredly recommend this place to our friends! read more

Los Portales - Villa enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

We Door Dashed from Los Portales today. Pros: --We received our food well before the ETA. --The chips are insanely fresh and well seasoned. --My hubby said his burrito is very good. Cons: --We ordered two sides of guacamole, but we received two 1/2 cup servings of pico mixed with maybe a tablespoon of avocado? It was good, but for $4.99 per order, I'd rather we had been charged for pico and not guacamole, since that's basically what we received. --The salsa has zero flavor other than that of a tin can. Our food was a solid 2.5-3 stars. We'll probably give this place another shot in the future. Hopefully dining at the restaurant proves to be a more positive experience. read more

This is the best Mexican restaurant that we have found in the area. Great food as well as great service. We have always had the same server and he is great! I have had the Nachos as well as the steak fajitas both of which are great. They make the presentation of the food look great! At our visit on Saturday, we were disappointed to learn they are now charging for chips and salsa . . . given the pandemic, I don't mind . . . but I hope that they will go back to making them complimentary. Make sure you have them bring out their house-made hot salsa and verde salsa. They are both excellent. read more

Absolutely delicious authentic Mexican food, very quant restaurant, great service I had the taco fajita salad delicious read more

Yum. Love the shrimp Acapulco. We love Eric too. Haven't had a bad meal here ever. My daughter loves the soft tacos and of course, the guacamole. The sandwiches are enough to feed 3 people. read more

Food was very tasty, service was great, beers were very cold, prices are in the higher side

Lightening fast service and amazing food. You need to stop here for some delicious tacos! Well worth getting off the main highway. Service was excellent and the chips/salsa hit the spot right away read more

Los Portales - Mexican Near Me - Middletown, Delaware

Great simple authentic Mexican restaurant. There's a full bar and a friendly woman working behind it where you can either order to go or you can sit and she'll come to your table. Full selection of Mexican sodas in cooler as well. Tacos were classic street tacos. I'd go again anytime if I was in the area! read more

My favorite Mexican restaurant by far! The owner is super friendly and always remembers us when we come in. Takeout is a breeze.

Delicious food..We ordered the grilled burrito and quesadillas..Super fast and very good service. They offer a variety of food and drink option. We enjoyed our lunch very much. read more

Went late afternoon based on Yelp ratings. Tables were dirty and had not been bussed. The one server/owner was more interested in talking and sharing stories with friends than waiting on us. So we walked out. read more

This place is great! A lot of people don't know it's there. Probably the best Mexican spot in Middletown! Food is authentic and very very good and the service is great as well! Def make sure you visit if you haven't already! read more

If you like authentic tacos, this is the best place in Delaware. The waiters are friendly and attentive and the price is very reasonable. This is a smaller restaurant in a shopping center but the food is out of this world. read more