El Porteno

This place is Amazing!!! It's so good to finally find a place in Miami that feels like home. The music, the decoration and specially the food is my comfort everytime that i am feeling homesick. I went there with a few friends who were visiting, First appetizer we had was the PROVOLETA. OMG! what a fantastic mix of cheese, sauce and the cooking. The whole combination was perfect! I closed my eyes and felt in a Sunday barbecue with my family. After that we had PORK empanadas, honestly, out-of-this-world. As a ENTREE we had the mushroom chicken. My husband was to shy to tried the black rice, but one of our friends did. ( i tried both versions hehe :P) both are so different but so good. The gravy, the presentation, the unique flavours made me want to try all the dishes from the menu! As for myself i had the meat with smashed potatoes. Ever since i move to Miami i am not eating much meat, but i decided to give it a try. Thank god i did. The quality of the meat, still blows my mind. This dish could easily be served in the most refined stakes houses in the country. Please don't forget to add a nice glass of wine, i am sure they will suggest the perfect one depending on your order, they did for us. We need to comeback soon to try the FLAN with Dulce de Leche, we were absolutely full, couldn't make it. To sum up, the food was delicious, the place cozy and warm, and the owners super friendly. Once they found out we were Argentians too, they reach out and told us about their story and the restaurant story. I could immediately tell they are passionate on what they do, and it is reflected in all the dishes..

We ate here for Halloween to celebrate my brother's birthday. It was the best decision we made to book a reservation to dine here. The attention to detail in every plating is perfection and the flavors of every dish was delicious. I especially enjoyed the social interaction that we all received from all the chefs and team. Everyone was happy and attentive and we felt truly welcomed in their kitchen and enjoyed every bite. Our chef was very knowledgeable and guided us perfectly through each wine pairing. This is a restaurant that I highly recommend who wants to celebrate a very special occasion or wants a truly elevated dining experience in a fun and perfectly curated space.

The restaurant is very nicely decorated. The ambiance is pleasant. The service is good, but not overly friendly. The food tasted good, however, it was room temperature. I almost was tempted to return it and have it reheated, but I like my steak medium rare and was worried it would become over cooked if they heated it. It seemed like it was ready and they left it sitting there while they prepared the dishes of the rest of the group. Three others at my table who had the same thing I did, said their's was room temp also. My husband's chicken, which was pretty bland, was room temperature and his french fries (which seemed like they were from a package and not freshly cut) were piping hot. So hot I burned the roof of my mouth when I tried one. Also didn't like that they had a vanilla scented candle on the table. While I was eating my steak, I kept smelling vanilla...it was weird. Probably won't return unless I learn these little things are corrected because, again, the food did taste good and not overly salted.