Puerto Alegre Restaurant
(415) 255-8201
546 Valencia St
San Francisco,
CA
94110
37.7641
-122.422
Neighborhoods: Mission Dolores (Hub, Mid-Market), Central, Mission Dolores
What People Are Saying About Puerto Alegre Restaurant
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As well-worn as a beloved living room couch, this homey restaurant boasts a vintage pinball machine, a rock-heavy jukebox and a crowd to match--and most importantly, stellar margaritas. Despite operating in a neighbohood that's saturated with Mexican food, Puerto is slammed almost every night. Expect the usual taqueria faves--overstuffed burritos, tacos and combination plates--although this place is more like a cantina, with a young Mission crowd who endure 30 minute waits for teh fresh made and well-balanced maragritas.
User Reviews
CSMobileUser
April 20, 2009
I love this place! Not only have I been coming here for a good solid 8 years, any friends or family that come into town I take here. The food is always cosistently good, the margaritas, awesome! I always laugh to myself when people walk away that don't won't to wait 45 min for a table. They have no idea what they're missing. We're not waiting in line for fun. It's really for the margaritas!
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MannyFesto
April 15, 2008
I don't know why people say this place is cheap as the prices are in the upper end for Mexican in the neighborhood. I had a good time though.
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discosherpa
May 03, 2007
My boyfriend loves this place-- he's been going here for years and loves their margarita's and food. Me? I could care less-- I'm no snob but the food does not justify the wait for a table. Last night was the last straw for us-- we waited for 10+ minutes at their podium with the "please wait to be seated" sign, wanting to put our name on the wait list. The place was half empty and all the waiters were lazily cleaning/prepping tables. At least 3 of them walked past us several times without even acknowledging us. We are not newbie's, we know the drill-- the place always requires a bit of a wait, but COME ON. No acknowledgement? Even the boyfriend was ticked off. We decided to take matters into our own hands and just plop ourselves into a booth. Wow-- that was all it took to finally get someone's attention and we were told that people were waiting for the tables (though they must have all been at one of the various bars nearby because NO ONE was outside). When we told them that it wasn't cool just to keep us waiting here (ESPECIALLY when it wasn't even busy), and that they could have at least said "hey sorry we're a little busy we'll be right with you". They chose to ignore basic customer service and told us "that's why the sign says 'please wait to be seated' and didn't even ask if we'd like to be added to the list. Needless to say we left and went to a different Mexican restaurant two blocks away that has MUCH better food and customer service. I know this town is dying for more sit-down Mexican restaurants, but this one isn't worth the ice they put in their half-ass margarita's.
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Save Money:
In a group? Forget the individual drinks--order a pitcher of margaritas.
Know Before You Go:
Reservations are only accepted for groups of six or more.
Look Good:
You'll have to wait if you come with a pack of friends, but if it's just one or two of you grab a seat at the bar.
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Payment Methods:
Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard, Travelers Check
