Elena's

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   Mercedes

   VIP

   San Francisco

   46 reviews

   5.0

   46 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   It was a great experience. Food was excellent and the service was outstanding! All the servers seemed to enjoy working there. We will be back!
   

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   Michaela

   VIP

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   After waiting almost a year since it opened for the new restaurant kinks to work themselves out, we finally made it to Elena’s. We had a reservation for 4:30 so I wouldn’t say it was much of a dinner rush. I cannot say much for the service because the 2 times we ordered drinks, it took over 20 minutes to get them. The second time we ordered drinks with who I assume was the manager, he didn’t even end up putting the order in. We had to flag down our waitress. When she finally did return with the drinks, only 2 of the 3 arrived. They were consistent on filling up our water glasses though. The tortillas also came out a while after the mains arrived at the table. The food did live up to the hype. Although they could’ve put more sauce with the calamari. I’ll probably give it another chance but was somewhat disappointed with my first experience.
   

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   Elmira

   San Francisco

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great experience everytime I’ve been here! Alma was great and food was amazing
   

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   Robin

   VIP

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food and service from Emma! Reminded us of the Mexican restaurants of our youth. Big plates of enchiladas and sizzling fajita plates coming out of the kitchen. Coconut margarita is not to be missed!
   

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   Elizabeth

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   AMAZING EVERYTHING !!! Food was so good and flavorful! Drinks were great and so cute and the servers and all workers were so nice and lovely❤️❤️
   

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   Patrick

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing space, great food. Fajitas were awesome, appetizers were delicious and fun/easy to share (esquites).
   

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   kathy

   VIP

   San Francisco

   36 reviews

   2.0

   36 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   #1. You’re here for the ambiance #2. You’re here for food, not necessarily Mexican food We ordered the ceviche at the bar before our reservation. It didn’t have much fish in it but the flavor was good. The margarita and service were good. They sat us a little late and it was a tiny table and they said we had to be done eating in 60 minutes because they had another reservation after ours. Kinda funny since they sat us late. The ambiance was very nice and it wasn’t too loud. I ordered the wrong item for sure. I had the 3 crispy ground beef tacos. It tasted too much like Taco Bell. Believe it or not, it was too much meat inside a pre-made store-bought shell. They sprinkled a little lettuce and sour cream on top. The cheese was hidden in one taco at one end of one taco. The other ones had no cheese. When I saw “crispy tacos” on the menu I thought it meant they were fried- my mistake. I also didn’t want chicken and I knew something was “off” when I didn’t see “shredded beef.” My husband ordered the chicken enchiladas. They were made with flour tortillas. They were ok. The chips and salsa were very good. Our waitress was really sweet. I guess there was a change in shift because we started with a waiter but ended with a waitress. As we walked out we saw lots of good dishes on the tables…the Cesar salad look very good. The hamachi crudo looked good (but very small). I think we ordered the wrong things. I was going to order the taquitos but I saw a plate next to us that looked over cooked. I was also going to order the pozole but that can be super spicy. The lady next to me ordered it and she said it was super spicy so I’m glad I didn’t order it. But she also said it was good pozole. I really wanted to order something traditional because after all it’s a Mexican food restaurant.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Denver

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service and quality of food. Hard to get reservations
   

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   Don

   Charlotte

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Great food that is beautifully presented, large portions - light eaters can easily share a main course plus an appetizer. Attentive waitstaff. Beautiful decor, but noise level is quite high and background music too loud. My wife and I had to shout to hear each other, and I had to ask the waitress to repeat herself a couple of times because I couldn't hear all of what she was saying.
   

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    Kay

    Manchester

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Very fun place to celebrate a birthday for a good buddy. Service was terrific and chips are the most amazing ever!!
    

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