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Al Fin

3.2 (244 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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Casual
Quiet
Good for groups
Dogs allowed

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Lengua en Salsa Roja with Rice and Beans Combo Plate
Dexter D.

Family dinner with mom and mom didn't want to go out. Brother Gilbert and his wife, Annie, suggested Al Fin which features Latin Cuisine, primarily Nicaraguan, which we have never had before. Gilbert was familiar with it so we asked him to take charge. And take charge he did! We had so much food. Wherever he could, he ordered Combination Plates which added Plantain, Fried Cheese, Gallo Pinto (Seasoned Rice and Beans with some veg) and Cabbage Salad for $3 over the price of the Ala Carte menu. We had Chile Relleno, Steak Quesadilla, Nacatamal, Carne Asada, Lengua en Salsa Roja, Churrasco, Chancho con Yuca Frita, and Pupusas - Queso, Queso con Suquini, Queso con Pollo. We may have had other items as well. I tried to get photos of everything but the table that seats 10 was covered with clamshells and other containers and I know I missed some. We liked most of the items but some flavors were definitely better than others. I've always been a fan of good Chile Relleno and what I had was pretty good. The sauce also made the rice delicious. The Lengua was also quite tasty and added to the rice as well. We would definitely be game to order some of the items we liked and also try some other flavors.

Dragon fruit drink to start! It's  great
Jacqueline S.

This Restaurant has been here forever... at least a long time. . A popular place for great food, Nicaraguan specialties, friendly, "family-favorite" recipes & food. Large menu with drinks / beer / wine. Loved my meal with wild Pink Dragonfruit drink and shredded tender beef w mint and gravy. Fresh veggies and large green salad were a good compliment. (I asked for veggies rather than rice) Shrimp, sauce, rice and salad were enjoyed So many other meals to choose from, lots of recommendations if you wish to ask. Lots of diners come here to enjoy the tripe soup and other soups. Our server recommended this. Our meals were very good, didn't try desserts, that's for next time, we'll be back. On the corner, Mission St.; parking on street and in the lot behind Walgreens.

Gallina Rellano
Felipe D.

The Chancho Frito is one best dishes. Also enjoy their Nacatamales to go. Also enjoy their Gallina Rellano.

Clean restaurant with table service and natural light.
Jim A.

Great local Nicaraguan restaurant... suggest ordering appetizers and entree. Lots of different dishes, wine and beer too. Loved shrimp with Vodka sauce- not tomato- good cheesy sauce, with rice and green salad. Big restaurant- tall ceilings, well lit. Friendly servers, family vibe.

Erica M.

This place is just okay. The baho is a 6 out of 10. The rice and beans plate 8 out of ten overall scores. The prices are decent all that was under $21. (See picture for reference.)

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Best popusa in the Bay Area today. They also have great Mahi Mahi, love this spot. Yelp yelp

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Awesome food great variety of dishes I enjoyed the cheese and beans pupusas their whole fried fish simply marvelous

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The food is delicious and the service it's amazing everything is fresh and the porcions are great

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El bistec encebollado que pedí sin sabor ...... el gallopinto igualmente parece comida de diabético...

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The food was so good. Our server was so sweet. Thank you! I'm so happy it's down the street from my house lol.

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Really good Nicaraguan food. Need to add some typical paintings or decor. They close at 7p which makes it hard for dinner time customers.

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We came here about a month ago and what a wonderful surprise this place was…read more Pretty empty on a Friday night and I'm not sure why. Great ambiance for a group party or date night. The happy hour menu was pretty awesome as well. If you aren't interested in food but looking for a place to get drinks, the cocktails here are also on point. South San Francisco is a stones throw from where we live and even though there are some solid casual spots, we don't find too many places in this area where you can get amazing food, craft cocktails, and this kind of ambiance. With that being said we were ecstatic to discover this hidden gem. It checks all the boxes!! We ordered the Caesar salad, pozole, burger & Fries, and beef tacos from the happy hour menu. Everything was so good and I am not just saying that! The Caesar salad came served with slices of avocado. Not traditional, but absolutely delicious and nicely dressed. The burger was beautiful and juicy and cooked to perfection. It came served with those french fries that have that extra layer of crispiness.on them. I call them 'next level fries' because that's what they are. My favorite thing, hands down, were the tacos. Oh my God... the tacos!! There are a lot of great Taquerias in the Bay Area but this place can contend. I'm serious. Perfect crispy tacos that came served with this beautiful salsa verde. Truthfully we ordered so much food but the tacos were so good we got another order of them. I ordered a Paloma and it was the perfect drink to go with my tacos. This was our first and only time eating here, but this will definitely be a regular spot for us. I hope moving forward this place stays as wonderful as our experience was tonight. It's such a joy to have an experience like this that doesn't require us driving to San Mateo or San Francisco. It's about time we had places like this in this area. The staff that helped us was also wonderful. The young lady who served us was friendly and helpful with the menu, the bussers were great and there was another lady who checked in on us and helped us throughout the meal. Great service, great staff, terrific food. Please keep up the good work.

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Celebrated a birthday at Enye with a group of girls and everyone was so impressed with both the…read morefood and beverages. It truly feels like one of the most elevated dining experiences in the area, with incredible quality across the board. The atmosphere made it feel like we were dining in downtown Walnut Creek. Alyssa was also so incredibly accommodating and wonderful to work with while coordinating our reservation, which made the experience feel seamless from the start. She and Luis both provided exceptional customer service; attentive, warm, and genuinely welcoming. Highly recommend for dining, drinks, and overall great vibes. We'll be back soon!

This is our second time here and it was as amazing as the first! We did make reservations (party of…read more3) but it wasn't too crowded and we were seated right away. Started off with a couple cocktails and wanted to try a handful of tapas along with a some main entrees. - Coconut Mojito $16 - Coconut cream, rum, mint, lime, agave - Cosmo Del Diablo $16 - Chili vodka, mango, pineapple, lime, passionfruit - Rock Fish Ceviche $17 - Red onions, sweet potato, aji amarillo, corn nuts, cilantro, citrus juice & yuca chips - Crispy Pork Belly $18 - Pozole verde, hominy, cilantro, queso fresco, cabbage slaw & avocado - Bean & Cheese Pupusas $12 - Cilantro, curtido & salsa roja - Pan Con Bistec $19 - Certified angus beef steak tips, carmelized onions, confit garlic, cuban bread crostini, cumin aoili, crispy potatoes - Crispy Brussels $19 - Serrano ham, shaved fennel, green apples, smoked paprika & apple cider reduction - Churrasco Steak $41 - Grilled certified angus beef flank steak, gaucho sausage, roasted potatoes & grilled jalapeno chimichurri - Paella Con Carne $39 - Certified angus beef bistro filet, maitake mushrooms, piquillo peppers & sofrito - Churros $14 - Chocolate sauce & whipped nutella Everything was delicious, fresh and full of flavor with the exception of the Pan Con Bistec - it fell a little flat compared with everything else and the bread became soggy so would pass on this. The food came out very quick and we basically had everything on the table to enjoy all together. Service was friendly although a little slow but we left very happy and very full. Definitely need to come back!

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Superb Peruvian cuisine in downtown Pleasanton…read more Our daughter went to Peru this spring and wanted to share some of her culinary experiences with us, so we stopped by for a Sunday evening dinner. We were served ably by the courteous Carlos, who started us off with tasty ham and cheese empanadas (served with a superb spicy aioli), and refreshing guava and maracuya (passion fruit) mocktails. Unfortunately, they were out of chicha spritz, which our daughter was craving, and all other types empanadas - beef, chicken, veggie - were finished! Then we turned our attention to entrées, and ordered causa, pan con chicharrón, and aji de gallina. The causa was a visual treat, the crispy pork belly sandwich was my favorite item on the menu, and the shredded chicken and potatoes over rice was the most filling! Of course, we left room for dessert! They were again out of one of our daughter's favorites - the choco lucuma trifle - so we had to make do with alfajores and lucuma ice cream. These were delicious and were a wonderful way to end the meal. Total bill was about $150 before tip. We will definitely stop by again to try some of the menu items that were not available. Thank you, Bravazo, for making Pleasanton your home!

Bravazo is a new addition to downtown Pleasanton's dining scene, offering traditional and creative…read morePeruvian eats in a casual, cafe-like setting. Coming in for dinner service, we started with the Pan con Chicharron, a sandwich with a filling of crispy deep-fried pork, picked onions, sweet potato, and aioli on a crusty baguette. The flavors of this sandwich were delicious, though the pork was a little too greasy and sinewy. Curious about their creative dishes, we next had the Bravazo Paella, an iron skillet of short-grain rice cooked with aji amarillo sofrito, fish broth, saffron, shrimp, mussels, chicken, beef, chorizo, green beans, carrots, and peas--a one pot meal that was great for sharing. But my favorite dish of all was the Fettuccine Bravazo, which came with fettuccine in a creamy yellow huancaina sauce (made of queso fresco and yellow pepper) topped with shaved Parmesan, served alongside Lomo Saltado, cubes of marinated top sirloin stir-fried with onions, tomatoes, and peppers in a savory sauce. The huancaina pasta was creamy and delicious, and the beef in the Lomo Saltado was perfectly tender and juicy--what a creative way of combining two Peruvian classics into a single dish! Overall, the food and service here were both memorable, though the menu prices were undoubtedly high for what we got.

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As a Peruvian, I give La Mar my stamp of approval! I came with a friend and each dish was elevated…read moreand authentic! The restaurant itself, as the name implies, serves the greatest seafood hits Peru has to offer. It sits right on the SF Pier (1 and 1/2) and even has a patio overlooking the water and bougie yachts! (Super nice! Bring a jacket for the patio though--this is San Francisco!!) We sat in the main dining room. The main dining room has simple decor--very industrial-looking. Our waiter, Brad, brought us some papas nativas chips and huacatay sauce to dunk them in. I love huacatay and this sauce was fresh and flavorful! We devoured the entire tub of chips. We then got a Causa California which is an elevated classic causa with crab, quail eggs, tomatoes, purple potatoes, and aji amarillo sauce. DELICIOUS! It wasn't plated in the classic fashion, where the crab is between layers of the potato puree, but it didn't detract from the flavor or presentation one bit. Next were the Anticuchos: a slam dunk! I found the flavor to be slightly different to classic anticuchos, but delicious! Pro tip: do NOT let the waiter take away your huacatay sauce so you can dunk the crispy potatoes in the sauce! For our entree, we split a Chaufa Aeropuerto. Again, some creative liberties were taken: broccoli was added when the OG dish usually doesn't have broccoli. The stone dish it comes in also seemed really small--but do not be fooled! Inside is PLENTY of delicious goodness! The scrambled egg on top with the shrimp and Wagyu beef took this dish to flavor town!!! The only thing I would add to it is something crunchy, like wontons. By this point, we were stuffed, but there's always some room for dessert! So we split a Choco-Maracuya. LOVED this dessert! You crack it to reveal the layers. The presentation makes it look like a lemon but it's chocolate! Inside are 2 layers of chocolate and passionfruit cheesecake. SO GOOD--with the graham cracker and strawberry crumble? YUMMmm! The only down side was that someone told my friend the sparkling water was free (it wasn't). Not sure if that was a misunderstanding? Regardless, if you want some classic Peruvian seafood dishes (with some twists) come to La Mar! I know I'll be returning multiple times as I LOVE all of Gaston Acurio's restaurants! Bill attached below! Also, special shoutout to Brad and the entire service team, who were very sweet and constantly checked in to make sure we were having a good time!

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Not on my regular route, but I was over that way today and met a friend for lunch and was very very…read morehappy with my meal (spinach and mushroom Eggs Benedict) No photos because I scarfed it all down. Service was great, and the interior is cute. I looked at all of the Peruvian food that I didn't try and I will definitely be back to try it!! P.S. Get the green salsa. It's killer!

Came here for Happy Hour, which meant discounted appetizers! Also chowed down on some mains. And…read moreit was so delicious, even got dessert. Leche de Tiger: I love Peruvian ceviches. Much more flavor than merely lime as the sauce. Also, good variety different seafood like clams, mussels, calamari and fish. Plus corn bits and some sweet potato. Really jam packed with deliciousness. Chicharron de Pollo: Thin and crispy, it seemed like there was skin attached to the deep fried chicken, giving it an extra crunchy. Nice creamy sauce. And the pickled onions added a good tang. Lomo Saltado: One of my favorite dishes, so had to order it here. The flavors were on point with a generous amount of that sauce. The equally balanced forkfuls with steak, onion, tomatoes and fries were divine. Unfortunately, they were a bit skimpy on the beef since the balanced forkfuls ended quickly and then there were a lot of fry heavy bites. It looked meaty when it first arrived, but I think the trick is that all the meat was on top, nothing mixed in. Aji de Gallina: Shredded chicken in a light yellow sauce. Though it tasted little bland. Like not creamy enough and not spicy enough. It was still decent, but could have been better. Picarones: Maybe the best thing I ordered. The doughnuts were made fresh to order, still warm and a little gooey. And that sticky sweet sauce with subtle spices were amazing. I did extra rounds on the plate to ensure I could soak up as a much as possible with each doughnut bite.

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