Portena in Southwark

Got the steak sandwich, it was delicious. Came quickly and thought reasonably priced (for borough market!)

Argentina at the Borough Market The steak sandwich is terrific - it was cooked to order and the steak was suprisingly tender!! This is a great option for lunch at the Borough Market!!

The steak sandwich and choripan are unreal, as are the empanadas. Took empanadas for dinner, reheated in the oven, and they were fantastic. Really recommend this place. Fantastic friendly service too.

I never knew what a good empanada tasted like—until now. This is, by a country mile, the best empanada I’ve ever had. Perfectly glazed, crispy on the outside, packed with filling, great structure, easy to hold, and absolutely delicious. I’ll be coming back and making this a regular stop!

The grill girl Jimena was very hardworking, she made my sandwich with the meat just right, David also had all the staff very friendly, Alejandra also recommend the chorizo ​​empanada and the caprese empanada. 100% recommended and the dessert was the canyon, dulce de leche, thank you ❤️

Capresse empanadas are incredibly good. I love Argentinean food!

Great place to try Argentinian empanadas at the market. The meat sandwich is good, while the desserts and empanadas are OK (nothing special). The prices for being in London are more than reasonable. Nice staff. Limited number of seats for eating. I recommend it if you are nearby.

Great meat sandwich, super well cooked, the girl at the grill super friendly and attentive. Incredibly good Capresse empanadas!

Amazing Amazing Amazing Spinach and ricotta was our absolute favourite.

Portena is a typical small kiosk with speciality in empanadas and steak. Highly recommended, as I have tried 3 different times we love spinach & chicken empanadas. The steak at £11.50 is good portion size as well.

We do not recommend. Rude customer service and food was not great.

I had some of the most delicious Empanadas and my first beer from Argentina I've ever had. Highly recommend stopping here.

The sandwich is incredible and we also tried their brutal empanadas. I recommend 100%

Lived in London for a couple of years and being from Uruguay, this was one of my go to places when I felt homesick for Rio de la Plata’s food. Empanadas are definitely their best dish, but also tried the chivito (though in Argentina is called lomito) and they also serve one hell of a Choripan. Whatever you go for, you can’t go wrong. There’s also some Argentinian beer brands like Quilmes to go for the full experience. As the name goes, the place is also a shop where you can get the survival kit for Uruguayans and Argentinians: Yerba, Dulce de leche and alfajores, among others. They have several brands but they also make their own Dulce de leche which is quite good. Fully recommended.

Great empanadas street food. I really recommend chorizo spicy empanadas with a Red wine.

I discovered this delightful small shop that offers some of the best steak sandwiches I've ever tasted! This was my first time trying out Argentinian food, and it's safe to say it left me with high expectations. I got a steak sandwich and an empanada; both were good, with the empanada being ok. Although the seating area of this shop was spacious in relation to its footprint, finding a seat was still a challenge. As one might anticipate from a borough market establishment, the atmosphere surrounding the stand is dirty. I would recommend this restaurant for their steak sandwiches.

One of the best Argentine empanadas I have ever tried, 100% recommended. I recommend the ham and cheese empanadas and the pizza

An almost spiritual experience, the steak sandwich was incredible. Served in an amazing ciabatta-style bread with a layer of cheese and incredible chimichuri sauce, it was dripping with flavour and succulent. Easily the best sandwich I’ve had in London in years and worth the 10 min wait at peak times. There’s a handy little seating area outside the stall where you can enjoy it and watch the market bustle.

There are no pictures, but I tried the steak sandwich, ricotta empañada, and tomato empañada. The sandwich has a bit of a strong peppery flavor, but it's delicious and it's value for money. The portion size is quite large so I am full. The ricotta empanada was the most delicious. Recommended.

Steep for street food, but the taste is worth it. The place is busy because it does have good food, less so value for money. Steak sandwich + 1 empanada was £15. But in the end the quality warrants the price. The empanada was delicious, with a dash too much cumin for my taste, but the onion and beef chunks worked really well, the crust and pastry was awesome. The steak sandwich, in my opinion is the best option here. Freshly cooked steak, with cheese, tomatoes and lettuce. But what made the whole sandwich was the chimichurri, fresh tasty, sharp and perfect with the warm steak. Delicious!! 9/10 would recommend

Really good steak sandwich for a relatively fair price. Highly recommended!

The steak- sandwich is mouth- watering. Personally, I perfer a medium rare steak more than a medium-well.

Very good and tasty! Defo recommend

If I could give 0 for customer service I would. Oh man was this staff rude!

If you want ride customer service, a place that takes priority to ONLY Spanish speakers, and borderline spits in your face when you ask simple questions, then this id the place for you! 0/10 would not recommend to a friend a

Spinach and ricotta empanada was out of this world. Steak sandwich was very good but I could only eat half of it as it was my second lunch 🥲. Very friendly staff. Seating stall in Borough Market is a huge plus too.

Excellent empanadas, especially the meat ones! Delicious! Spectacular service. Delicious beer and also the juices! The location is also very good because it is outside of the most chaotic area. Very good vibes all

Good to try something new. I haven't tasted this cuisine before and this gave a good start.

The empanadas were fantastic, the service was great, all round a top tier experience. Tomas was a lovely and very accommodating server, I couldn’t recommend more.

I went several times to buy empanadas because we are Argentinian. Yesterday, Sunday, I bought 8 meat and 6 ham and cheese as always, I'm going to the market by train. When I had dinner with my family, I served the empanadas and the 6 pieces of ham and cheese were not spicy chicken, which is very different, so my son and I were left without dinner. It is not very difficult to serve 6 empanadas Regrettable

Tasty empanadas and beers/wine. Good value too.

The food was really good and very fast. Atmosphere was a bit weird as several times people came to ask for money and food.

Borough Market is terrific and Portena seems to be an under appreciated find. My family and I grabbed some chicken and onion empanadas. I don't know what tbey season the chicken with but, it's delicious. I'd have liked the empanada dough to have been flakier but, it was a good meal.

This is great, my first time here, I tried the Empanada it is great, also the Buenos Ayres gold, everything is authentic

Very good empanadas in Borough Market. Recommending the meat one! Great quality-price

I recently grabbed a steak sandwich from Portena in Borough Market, London, and it was amazing. The bread was perfectly toasted, giving it a great crunch without being too hard. The steak was tender and packed with flavor, and the chimichurri sauce added a nice herby kick. The melted cheese and fresh tomatoes balanced everything out perfectly. With a cold drink on the side, it made for an awesome meal. If you're in Borough Market, you should definitely check out Portena.

Yummy empanadas- tried Caprese empanada. I’d love to try other ones too. Yum

Amazing service and delicious empanadas! A very good surprise.

The most amazing Argentinian Empanadas in offer in London. We had a light lunch with each eating 2 beef empanadas, and sharing 2 of the chicken ones. They were juicy, full of flavour and yet so simple. We loved them, and the guys selling, making them, tidying up ate super, super nice. Perfect match when eaten with an Argentinian beer

The one with tomatoes and mozzarella was very successful and made us very happy. I will come here again

No estaba seguro de qué comer y terminé eligiendo esto. Tenía una empanada y alfajores y sabían bastante bien especialmente los alfajores porque tengo un diente dulce.

Was asked to leave their seated area even though I had bought several empanadas from their shop. They said I was eating something from elsewhere at the same time as my empanadas I was no longer allowed to sit in their area. As a long standing customer of theirs for over 5 years expected better. Lost me as a customer unfortunately as all the tables were empty and my lunch break was ruined by this.

Mozarella and pesto empanada was deliciousz definitely a must try. Loved the sandwich and grilled taste of the meat as well. It was also great that there was some seats, which is not very common in Borough Market

Everything is very nice, rich and cheap

Nice place for Argentinian food Tuesday to Sunday!

Excellent option at Borough Market. The empanadas are cheap, with a generous amount of filling and freshly made. The taste is excellent and it was overall a great snack choice.

Fantastic Argentinian empanadas, recommend the ricotta and spinach and the chorizo

A pleasure to be able to buy weed in London!

The meat sandwich was delicious and the staff was lovely! Highly recommended

Walked past it in the morning where market was quite but a queue was by this small place, explored with no regerets! Best empanada! I tried the cheese with caramelised onion! Very generous filling and pastry so light!

Perfect place to pick up Argentinian empanadas for a picnic or eat a delicious Lomito. Good service.

Lead staff member is so rude - it appeared to be our fault he had no wine glasses, that they were busy and we allegedly didn’t hear our names called. Shame as his obnoxious manner soured our enjoyment of the food. I feel they are so entitled we won’t come back.

Had a steak sandwich at Portena while we were visiting London for the afternoon/evening. The staff were friendly, the food was served quickly, and it was really tasty. There is a seating area under the bridge to eat. Would definitely eat here again.

These empanadas are incredible. They are perfectly crispy and flakey, and packed with so much flavor. We only got two, one chicken and one beef, but they were both so so good.

Best empanada and alfajores. Great staff, piece of Buenos Aires in London

Delicious, fresh, hot empanadas. Highly recommend the chorizo empanada and the spinach/ricotta empanada 🫶🏻

Empanadas 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼🤍 will come back surely

If you are undecided about where to go in the market, you can't go wrong here 🇦🇷 Delicious chicken empanada and steak sandwich

Si sos Argentino y estás en Londres, anda sin duda a probar las mejores empanadas que puede haber, sin duda te transportan a tu país. Son un 10 chicas

Muy rico, muy ricas las empanadas y los sándwiches.Los alfajores son una delicia.Aparte venden chimichurri y Yerba.En general es riquísimo todo.

WOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!! Empanadas were amazing!!!! Best authentic Argentinian food I have had in such a long time! The staff were friendly! Highly recommend! 😮‍💨😮‍💨

Delicious Argentinian food - I just got back from trip around South America and this was as good as anything I had in Argentina 🇦🇷 juicy steak - massive portion - crispy sandwich. They also do choripan, empanadas, wine and beers 🍻 - real asado experience - best food in Borough Market!

As arrogant as you can expect. Do not spend a cent there.

No steak sandwich available, only empanadas. They were not great, full of spices that don't belong there. You can eat them, but not the real Argentinian empanadas (trust me, I'm an Argentinian myself)

Food was okay (got the empandas and steak sandwich), but was asked not to sit at the outside table even though we only got food with them and there was majority of tables were open

Awesome little Argentinian spot in Borough Market. While we were there it appeared to be completely run by women (which would make sense with the name). They were crushing it and the food was great. Not traditional Argentinian empanadas or choripan but good nonetheless. The choripan came with lettuce and tomato instead of grilled onions and the fresh veggies were a nice change up. The empanadas were delicious and baked perfectly.

Vinimos aquí por recomendación de unos amigos y nos pareció un poco caro para lo que comimos. El chimichurri de los choripanes no nos gustó, tal vez es cuestión de gustos. Las empanadas estaban buenas.

Pretty good empanadas. Try it out!

Estar lejos de casa y querer comerse una empanada como Dios manda es mil veces más fácil gracias a ustedes. La empanada de carne es sencillamente ideal.

The empanadas are good but i went for the steak sandwich. The meat was thin, not cooked very well and the quality of the meat was low. Super stringy and chewy, was honestly horrible to swallow. Would not recommend, service was not great either.

Some of the worst empanadas I’ve ever had. There’s hardly any chicken filling or beef filling. They are seriously rationing on the protein. Avoid,unless you’d prefer a bland vegetable and potato empanada.

Had the steak sandwich, very nice. Only outdoor seating (heated though). Good value for money, would come back. Thanks

Sono stato in Argentina dove l’empanada rappresenta l’istituzione dei piatti locali e di conseguenza gode di un’attenzione esclusiva, ma qui al porteña shop di Londra ho mangiato quelle che fino ad ora posso dichiarare di essere state le empanadas più friabili e gustose che abbia mai mangiato.

Uno de los mejores bocadillos que he comido nunca!!!!

Best place I've ever eaten at in London. Their empanadas are wonderful.

One of our favorite places in the Borough Market. Excellent food, good prices... and very good atmosphere. Quality Argentine street food. The empanadas and meat sandwiches are a delight...!!!! Our obligatory stop every time we are in London.

Delicious, authentic empanadas. My husband's family is from Argentina and we sought this out specifically during our trip to London. Steak sandwich was also fantastic and they serve Quilmes beer:) Would go back again!

Went to porteña in borough market for a quick bite and left quite disappointed. Empanada wasn’t very hot and it was quite burn. Filling wasn’t great neither it tasted a lot of cumin instead of beef which is what I got.

Siempre que visitó Londres me agá una escandirá para comer las mejores empanadas Argentinas el mejor sabor Argentino, y por supuesto comprar un cajita de Alfajores Havana 😋 Best place to eat Proper Argentinian food, super delicious 😋 and the service is the best!!! Thank you 😊

Shocking service really rude waitress, spent £50 on food and was asked not to sit on the seating area

Great empanadas and beef sandwich! The staff always helpful and really friendly.

Best empanadas in London. We know the staff and, as all the Argentinian people, very friendly and nice. They hace recently increased the prices and it’s not longer cheap, but still price competitive for London.

Food is good, but the staff is rude. We’ve got some empanadas, but someone in our party wanted to get oysters next door and the attendant yelled at us saying they wouldn’t allow to use their tables if we put a the oysters on the table. I believe it shouldn’t be all about the food. We felt disrespected.

Open later than other food stalls. Great for a evening bites. Products are fresh and tasty. Good service. Empanadas are good value, steak sandwich price is a bit high (used to be 9£) but that’s due to the central/ touristic area dynamic and

Empanadas e panino con la bistecca fantastico.

Great steak sandwich and empanadas. Very kind staff. And lovely atmosphere during the evening/night is

The guy was so rude for no reason! I asked how long for the chicken and beef, he said 5 min, I said okay I’ll have one of each and a spinach/ricotta. I waited and then as I came up I noticed my Apple Pay only said £7, so when I asked (POLITELY) I mentioned that I noticed I only paid 7, and I was confused as o said one of each and the one I was already holding. He said “no you said beef” and I was literally gona say that I wanted both chicken and beef and was willing to pay, but in that moment he decided to tap his ears and said maybe you didn’t hear me cuz of your headphones (which I paused before I ordered so, NO), I was so confused because who was he talking to like that? He then put one of the empanadas in the bag and tried to go to put the other in and I grabbed the bag and said ‘oh no it’s fine I don’t want it” and then switched to Spanish—because o don’t think he realised I was Latino and so was treating me with less respect—and told him that ‘I DID SAY THAT, BUT YOU DIDNT HEAR ME’. I said this Twice—to ensure he heard me correctly, then walked off. Both empanadas were DISGUSTING, and I threw them out after two bites each. What a disappointment for both food and experience. Deff sticking to TACOS EL PASTOR (right across) for my Latino food fix because they are always nice and their food is actually tasty.

Pésima atención, el vendedor desagradable, empanadas de diferente tipo pero con el mismo sabor, pésimo servicio al cliente, con razón no tiene clientes, compramos para apoyar emprendimientos de latinoamericana y porque no había ni un solo comensal, pero ya entiendo porque. Queríamos comer tranquilos pero nos indicó que no podíamos estar en su stand solo porque teníamos una compra de otro lugar. Si pudiera dar un 0 lo daría. No gasten du dinero ahí

Heerlijke stake sandwich gegeten. Heel leuk tentje aan de rand van de markt. Super vriendelijk ontvangen en geholpen. De steak sandwich was zalig, maar ik had hem liever ietsjes roder gehad. Wel heerlijk op smaak en de chimichurry was om je vingers bij af te likken! Ook de empenadas zijn er lekker en authentiek. Zeker een aanrader!

Best empanadas I’ve ever had! Generous filling and so tasty!

Unfortunately the steak sandwich was sold out when my turn came, but I tried the empanadas and they were great, very tasty. I will definitely be back.

Incredible steak sandwich and best empanadas I've tasted

Están buenas, relleno generoso. Muy picantes para mi gusto

Worst place and worse customer service. Rude and aggressive staff, overcooked sandwiches and undercooked empanadas. Worst possible experience at the Borough Market.

Best empanadas outside of Argentina.

Excellent Steak sandwich! Our first visit to Borough Market (from Leicestershire) we found Portena and saw they sold empanadas so we stopped to get one, then noticed the steak sandwiches - Fantastic! Certainly worth another visit :-)

Es un mimo porteñoen el centro de Londres!! Gimena y Javier super amables y atentos!!! La comida riquisima !! Nos encanto

Absolutely horrid customer service, food was average for a borough market street food place. Food was very average with some taste but not so much and quite pricey. What amazed me the most as I was about to order a steak sandwich I looked at the price and £11.50 FOR A STEAK SANDWICH absolutely ridiculous price as I could go to the supermarket buy a loaf of bread and then buy some beef slices or any other meat for half the price of the sandwich, absolute mediocre prices!!!! What horrified me the most was the customer service especially the cashiers behaviour absolutely arrogant and rude, unpleasant to talk up to the first minute of contact to the last minute he acted like I didnt understand English at all and when asking about if he had any more beef empanadas he very rudely said what you see is what there is and almost shouted no at me. When I finished ordering he pointed at the card machine impatiently like I didn’t know that I had to pay he then kept pointing at the card machine whilst I got my card out of my wallet like I didn’t know where to put my card. Absolutely horrid attitude. Cashier needs to repeat basic customer service training because at the moment they are acting like they care about the customer money than the customer satisfaction. Avoid this place unless u want to be treated like a piece of dirt by staff!!!

Excellent service and delicious food! The most tender and flavourfull steak sandwich in London. David was attentive, friendly, generous and kind. We couldn’t ask for a better experience.

Not the best I've had but delicious empanadas. Highly recommend