This place is AMAZING, The flavor is always excellent and the price is better! If you want amazing authentic service and the feel for Dominican Republic than this is where you order from! Last note: who ever is the chief thank you for cooking delicious food !!!! Valley Stream needed this!!! read more

This is my first time ordering from this place. I ordered fish with rice ,beans and plantain. I wanted sweet plantain that's what I ordered. They did not send it. they sent like a green plantain. That's hard as a rock. The rice was all lumpy and hard was not the correct rice that I ordered. The only decent part of this whole meal. The fish was good, the gravy was great. I will not be a repeat Customer . read more

I ordered rice with pigeon peas and was given plain white rice instead. I called to let them know the order was wrong, and they agreed to send a replacement--only for it to arrive wrong again, still white rice. The level of incompetence is unbelievable. The staff is rude, unprofessional, and even hung up on me. After that, they stopped answering my calls altogether. I will never order from this place again. The service is absolutely trash. Pedí arroz con gandules y me dieron arroz blanco. Llamé para informarles que el pedido estaba incorrecto, y aceptaron enviarme otro... pero llegó mal otra vez, todavía arroz blanco. El nivel de incompetencia es increíble. El personal es grosero, poco profesional y hasta me colgaron el teléfono. Después de eso, dejaron de contestar mis llamadas por completo. Nunca volveré a pedir de este lugar. El servicio es una basura. read more

found a bug in my food. not fun... I've ordered from here a couple times. Really disappointed read more

I order some scrambled eggs with Salami and cheese and a Cuban sandwich. They took an Hour and my order was all messed up. They missed understood I guess but they really are not worth the money. Cuban wasn't made the way a Cuban sandwich is supposed to be. read more

Lena Dominican Restaurant - This is supposed to be a Cuban sandwich! - Spanish Near Me - Elmont, New York

$57 for this amount of chicken? Is the US importing the chickens?? And they were supposed to chicken chunks, not chicken tenders. read more

Lena Dominican Restaurant - $57 worth???!!!! - Spanish Near Me - Elmont, New York

If there was 0 stars i would pick it!! This place has forgotten to put main parts of my order numerous times!!! And does nothing about it!!! Spoke to manager and he wanted me to reorder on uber after you guys made the mistake!!!! Poor shitty customer service!!!! Don't support this place read more

The one star for the waitress. Once again after giving this location multiple chances...they failed me! Stale food! Horrible service. Seriously why bother....ZERO ambiance! This location disgraced what I know as good Dominican food! Salty...Stale...come on guys.. do better... be better!! Represent the right way!!! Fire your chef...re-evaluate your menu and recipes!!! Rather eat a bowl cereal!!! read more

never order from them through uber eats. the worst experience ever! they made me cancel , and took my money for preparing a meal they did not have. read more

Came to this restaurant along with my daughter after my bf said they were in competition with a restaurant that we both were familiar with in queens. He literally said "once people come here they never go back to the other place" well that sounds like a place I need to experience. So we went no one was dining in mainly we saw people coming and taking out! For drinks my daughter wanted apple juice which they did not have so we ordered a lemonade instead I tasted it and it tasted homemade and sweet. I ordered a guanabana I haven't had one in years so why not I used to love them as a kid. It was really frozen but good my daughter also liked it. For entree we ordered a kids meal for her and substituted the French fries with rice and beans. The chicken on the menu said chicken strips however she was given chicken chunks. She overall enjoyed her food and for myself I ordered the shrimp in garlic sauce and a side of fried plantains. Instead I got sweet plantains and I really did not want to complain so I dealt with it. What I found interesting was the color of the shrimp sauce it was red I'm used to a white garlic sauce however it did have a garlic taste to it. I was disappointed with the mistake of the plantains but I decided to make it work. I went to pick up my first piece with my fork and noticed a hair on it. I was immediately taken a back I told another young lady that was working there not my server about the hair since my server was busy. she said she couldn't see it, I pointed to it she still couldn't see it I literally had to pull it out and to which it got longer and broke. She held it in her hand and still told me it wasn't hair. A gentlemen sitting a few tables down from me asked what it was I told him he immediately told her to change it. He said it was from the rag they used to clean. The lady had an attitude as if I wasn't supposed to send it back, she came right back with some fresh plantains or so I thought. There is a warmer in front with food for take out she must have gotten it from there and served me another order. My food was not hot at all Luke warm. The shrimp was good wasn't very flavorful and the rice was where I was not pleased. So are they better than the other place unfortunately not! read more

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Do not order from this restaurant!!! I ordered 2 meals for my family after coming home late from work. I ordered the steak w onions for my husband and the whole chicken dinner for my daughter and me. All we received was a fatty piece of steak and 2 containers of rice. No chicken. I immediately called the restaurant and was basically told "oh well, we can't help you. Our driver left." No apology no offering of anything. I fought it with Uber and was partially refunded. My daughter and I had a nice big plate of rice for dinner. The steak was one big curled up piece of fat. By the time we trimmed the fat off there was barely anything to eat. This is not the first time they've messed up and order forgetting something. So I finally decided to write a review. DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE. read more

I really wanted to like this place I really did but they're the quality of food sucks and the mangu they sell is pathetic Let me tell you. I ordered a mangu with 3 golpes and I got a spoon full of mangu. For the price which I think is like 7.50$ not worth it. When I asked for more they said that's their serving size and offered to sell me more. Are you kidding me. Will not be going back. They make it so it looks full but it's hollow at the bottom they also use the smallest container possible. Second picture is after my toddler had two hair spoons. read more

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La comida es buena. Pero estamos en basketball season y tienen 5 televisiones grandes y nadie sabe poner el juego. Tenían como una novela de Telemundo. Give your guests what they want. Never coming back. read more

Lena Dominican Restaurant - Spanish Near Me - Elmont, New York

The food is excellent! The sancocho & the empanadas were yummy. Also the price is very good. Go check this restaurant!

Good is always good. Not the cheapest restaurant but worth it. They deliver and the girls are always nice. They have a nice little bar in the restaurant in case you go there, read more

I can only review their henny coladas since I literally get them every. single. weekend via Door Dash. It's an obsession. I don't know why they're so good - just the right amount of creamy, coconutty, pineappley goodness that makes me feel like I should be sitting on a beach in the islands. I've got my mom, dad, husband and sister hooked. Def get one if you're there - it's worth it! read more

Sigh... we wanted to love this place because we are Hispanic and are always looking for new places near us but no bueno. Bland. Bland bland. Like where is the salt on the tostones? Where are the sweet maduros? Not here! The pulpo in tomato sauce tastes like canned tomato sauce. Do not recommend! read more

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What can I say other than disgusted and disappointed. First the empanadas are greasy then the chicken soup was not only bland but to my surprise also had a small rubber band in it... wtf is up with the food quality, why? Needless to say everything got trashed. So sad. read more

My husband and I have been frequenting this establishment for about 12 years. One of our favorite servers is Auroa. She always welcomes us with open arms. The food and ambience is very enjoyable. If you enjoy food with a Latin flavor, then I highly recommend this establishment. read more

If I could give 100 stars, I would. The food is amazing! The service is excellent. I've been to this restaurant twice. It's now my go to spot. Pena is a fabulous host. She is attentive, helpful, quick and efficient. read more

This is my spot for great food just the way I like it. Too many of this types of restaurants cook bland with too much salt. Not Lena Dominican Restaurant. The ambiance is good and the wait staff are attentive and pleasant. My favorite is Auroa who always goes out of her way to make me and whoever I bring with me right at home. if you like good Dominican food, this is the spot. read more

Went to Lena Dominican Restaurant on a early Saturday evening after driving by it a couple times and it looked and sounded very lively. There were many people outside but no one at the door for seating. We went inside and the bartender had to flag someone to seat us. They have tables set up outside and a DJ playing music which was nice. What struck us and warrants the 3 star rating is that none of the staff were wearing masks. Not one. My guest wanted to leave but I encouraged them to stay. I have been to many outdoor seatings and the servers, waiters, waitresses, etc all wore masks and most even gloves. The table we were seated at was stained and once we notified our waitress someone who worked there immediately came over and changed our table cloth with a clean one.. but no mask was worn. Our waitress was very attentive ( but no mask). Lena's serves drinks I had a basic Jack and Coke. My apprehensive guest just had water as they were ready to go. My guest ordered the garlic shrimp but got the creole shrimp but it was still good. I ordered a lobster dish which was delicious but I ended up taking most of it home because our table was small and it would of made a mess cracking the shells. Even though COVID -19 protocols were "very" lax to say the least the food was delicious. read more

Lena Dominican Restaurant - Lobster meal - Spanish Near Me - Elmont, New York

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I like this place but why did I order a flan and had a bug in it I'm so sad never again. read more

Lena Dominican Restaurant - There's a bug in my flan -_- - Spanish Near Me - Elmont, New York

Good old fashion Latin food prepared just like my mother and tastes great too! Amazing oxtails, never thought thoss are better than my grandmother. read more

Food well seasoned served hot and the establishment is clean and neat Parking is available and they also deliver.

I went to eat at this site with a friend one afternoon; We got to the place and they were very helpful. They attended us on the spot, good atmosphere, quiet, clean and familiar. the food was good and the price unbelievable for the large portions you get. I'll be back soon, if not I'll order delivery. read more

These people are horrible!!! Their customer service is trash!! They have no respect for their customers food had a roach in it and when I called they blamed it on me telling me that it must've got there from me and that I'm a liar, when I went to take the food back they stated that they are not going to give me my money back not to mention my soda was open and half empty. This place is definitely not it!! I don't recommend it! BEWARE!! read more

Food had hair in it, how disgusting and the mangu was dry. The tres leches cake slice was fine. Tell your employees to wear hairnets!

Great place, food is great but their delivery diver sucks! I can't walk and I have my 13yr old daughter helping me. I told the driver to enter the building because I didn't want my daughter to go out with the money and he was to lazy to enter the building! They need better delivery driver! read more

If you're Spanish speaking you should have a pleasant experience. But I'm black and wasn't even greeted. Everyone who works there avoided contact with myself and my husband until it became awkward enough for someone to encourage the woman at the register to help us. It was a horrible and undeniably racist experience. Anyway... the food is subpar... edible. We ordered the chicken chunks which I didn't know came breaded and boneless... and rice and beans which was bland. I do not recommend this restaurant, especially if you're black :( read more

Lena Dominican Restaurant - Spanish Near Me - Elmont, New York

This is my third time ordering a mofongo and its amazing!!! This time I also had a pork Chimichurri sandwich which was good. BTW I always request to have some sweet plantain's added to the mofonga as well as chicharrón and very lite garlic. The mixture of the green and sweet plantain's is amazing, I so recommend this. It gives it a softer texture and not so dry. Must try. read more

I was able to order on uber eats and it was my favorite dominican spot. I can no longer order because I live to far. Food is very fresh and tastey. I recommend the chicarron de pollo here very good. read more

My first time ordering and the chicharon de pollo sin hueso is so flavorful. Thankful for the chefs . I took 1 star off because the beans are watery with no flavor.I also ordered with uber eats! Didnt take long. read more

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Best around to sit down with your family or friends. When your in the mood for tostones and churrascos, this the spot. 10/10

Horrible service I walked in with my mother and we sat down at the table and it took them 15 minutes to acknowledge us. When they finally came to our table the waitress looked annoyed to get our order. After we said what we wanted then she went back to the counter with the other 3 waitress and they looked like they were cutting open a pizza and having a gathering of their own. Meanwhile the place looks empty no wonder they have no costumers . They have the worst service ! This will be my first and last time here. read more

I've ordered from this restaurant several times through doordash and I never had an issue with a delivery. Today, I decided to just call the restaurant and place an order. I first spoke to a woman who had me repeating my address SEVERAL times and she started laughing and talking badly about me to her coworkers. She then passed the phone to a man who was a bit easier to speak to but then told me the total price of everything. And it was WAY more expensive than what I normally pay and when I asked why, he started laughing at me with the woman from earlier. The workers here are so unprofessional, talking about customers loud and clear through the phone. You must not want money or something because basing it off of your reviews, you can careless about your customers. Your food is mediocre, please humble yourself. Would not order from here ever again. read more

my food always tastes good. prices are reasonable. pepper steak and baked chicken are outstanding!

Their sweet plantains are trash. Dry AF!! Also rice is dry too. Only good thing there is their roasted chicken. Update. These colorist people are disgusting!! Have me waiting more than half hour and had to ask for my money back!! At least six people came in after me and got their orders! I sat waiting like an idiot for simple rice and chicken order! I will never go back to that colorist establishment. I will only support my own!! read more

I wish I could give no stars. This restaurant got my order wrong and when I called to try and give it back and get my order. The lady said that's not their problem. She wanted me to place another order. Worst service ever! I'm never going back. They just lost a loyal customer. read more

This restaurant service sucks. It was my partner and I first time coming here and we wanted to try the outdoor experience. I texted someone on the flyer asking if they take walk-ins and the guys told me yes come on down which i did! we got there no one acknowledged us we stood there for about 10mins untill we. went inside to ask someone and we still had to go outside to look for the person. there was a couple who was about to leave so the waitress told us she would give us that table and told us we could qait at this other booth thing while they got up. We waited and than a group of 3 came in i guess and the waitress gavw the table to the people who walked i guess she knew them. read more