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Elena's, San Francisco, CA

Elena's

4.6
4.6
707 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican
255 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127-1401

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2 people
8:30 PM
Booked 145 times today

About this restaurant

  • Lively
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Good for special occasions
Welcome to Elena's -- a place where a family’s love for authentic Mexican food is celebrated and combined with California-inspired elements and signature Mexican-American dishes. We offer reservations for up to 8 guests via OpenTable. At the time of your reservation, we kindly request the entire party be present to be seated. Tables will be held for up to 10 minutes after the reservation time. For parties that arrive later, the table will be released but we will do our best to accommodate the reservation with the next available table. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you to Elena’s!

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri 11:30 am–11:00 pm Sat 10:30 am–11:00 pm Sun 10:30 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Delivery & takeout

What 707 people are saying

Elena's reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • San Francisco Bay Area

    Mexican

  • San Francisco Bay Area

    Most Booked

  • San Francisco

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Elena's offers a vibrant dining experience with "excellent service and ambience." The "upscale Mexican food is generous and delicious," with standout dishes like "the best pozole I've ever eaten even including in Mexico." Service is often highlighted as exceptional, with "attentive" servers like Flora making visits memorable.

707 Reviews
  1. Terry

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our party really enjoyed our meals! All the service the ppl who work at Elena’s gave us was fantastic, you can feel their sincerity 😁

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  2. Ellina

    San Francisco2 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Dinner was good, but not over the top. Service was good, but not outstanding. Music is so loud its hard to talk, more like a bar scene atmosphere rather than a fine dining establishment. Everything was good but not worth the hype, and the long wait to get reservations. Would not go there for a date or a meeting. Glad we checked it out but no need to go back.

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  3. Cindy

    San Francisco5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Simply amazing! Great food and fantastic service.

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  4. Martha

    San Francisco19 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went there once before and took my Mom for Easter. She loved it as did I. The food was awesome and delicious- The staff was friendly and accommodating. Thank you for a great experience

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  5. Catherine VIP

    San Francisco15 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Hard to get reservation was worth the wait! The food was so delicious! Excellent and friendly service! We shared guac for the table . . . I had the quesabirria tacos — fabulous! We had a party of 8 for Easter brunch. Everyone loved their meal! And the drinks! They were also incredibly great!

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  6. Noah VIP

    Central Coast1 review

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing restaurant! Great service, clean and food was delicious.

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  7. Gail

    San Francisco1 review

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    My friends and I go out every month for a get together dinner. We had to wait two months to get a reservation but it was worth the wait. We had an amazing time.

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  8. Rick

    San Francisco2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 17, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Despite the thoroughly enjoyable ambiance, excellent location, and stellar food, our experience was significantly dampened by a difficult check-in process. This was a special occasion for us and we were only a small party of three. One person was finding parking while two others checked in. We were told everyone had to be there to be seated which Is understandable. We often see this as a need for larger parties and peak times This reservation was neither of those. We then felt rushed to complete our meal. The silver lining is we were in and out fast and didn’t need to add time to our parking

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  9. Tarek

    San Francisco2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on April 17, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Host was very rude. Got seated at 9:20 for 8:45 reservation. Everyone else was friendly and food was also good. Expensive but good.

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  10. Maher VIP

    San Francisco12 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 17, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Really had a great evening. Enjoyed everything we ate and had a wonderful night overall it’s definitely got a big vibe, but it was just a terrific evening.

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Elena's is rated 4.6 stars by 707 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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  3. San Francisco Bay Area
  4. San Francisco
  5. Forest Hill / West Portal

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2 people
8:30 PM
Booked 145 times today
Google Map for Elena's

255 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127-1401

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Forest Hill / West Portal
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri 11:30 am–11:00 pm Sat 10:30 am–11:00 pm Sun 10:30 am–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Wheelchair Access
  • Delivery & takeout
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