Reviews for Monica's El Portal Restaurant in Albuquerque, NM

Excellent New Mexican food, great service! We're just sorry it took us so long to try Monica's, and we even used to live very... nearby! Highly recommend! We had to wait a while on a Saturday early afternoon with a party of 5. It was worth the wait. Severalof us had enchiladas, and the red and green chile were both excellent. Papas were awesome. One of us had a pretty good burgerand another had an excellent omelet. Read more

????????The worst service ever here! I WOULD GIVE ZERO STARS IF I COULD! Rude, snotty and uninviting! Had special plans to... bring my mom out to eat... There was maybe three other tables occupied, I asked to be sat in the back area instead of right bythe kitchen where they come in and out of. The blondy acted like that wasn't an option. I asked several times and they refused,there were several tables that were open, it's fcfs and the two gals just refused. They rush you to order and rush you toleave...not cool! I was not gonna give my service or money to them! I like to support local, but will never ever supportMonica's El Portal???? Them two blondy girl's are in the wrong business and obviously have no idea of what Customer Serviceis! As we left to eat elsewhere I saw this sign on there door???? that said "treat others the way you want to be treated" uhhh,how bout practice what you preach! SAVE YOURSELF THE hassle and headache! Several similar ratings here about their poorattitude! Even there replies here are a disappointment and sarcastic. I'll wait for it... "Peace & Love" Read more

Fun vibe, great prices, great service, delicious food. Right on the old city of Albuquerque so it is walkable and pretty. Loved... the breakfast burrito and margaritas! Read more

First time eating here! Our first experience was great, was seated when we arrived, and parking lot is big. All employees were... fast and efficient, it was all teamwork and love the fast-paced. They were onto our drinks and kept checking on us. Theatmosphere here was great, it made me feel like home. Food was delicious and authentic. I had xmas chili and they both weregood! I will be back here again!! Thank you so much for the experience. Read more

Great food. Friendly service affordable pricing.

Tasty traditional NM dishes specializing in breakfast and lunch. Friendly service and good coffee. The burrito was enormous... although not too much once my friend got started on it. I had the breakfast enchilada from the light menu and I was stuffed halfway through. Bottom line you won?t leave hungry! Pro move: Get the red and green sauce. Life is too short to choose just one ;) Read more

I can never eat at Monica's, my lunch break is usually at 4 pm and they are closed. So I went at 2pm. They food was great and I... love their rice. The restaurant was busy, causing service to be a little slow. Service was very friendly and great. Read more

My wife & I like trying new restaurants and Monica's El Portal is one of them. The food was delicious, the green Chile gravy on... my chicken fried steak was off the wall. Come to find out that Monica has been making her food homemade for 45 years. Well likethey say "if it ain't broken don't fix it". Good job you guys we'll definitely will be coming back, Thank you Read more