Sonora Restaurant
“Chef Rafael Palomino could not have more gracious and happy to hear about it.”
“From the guacamole to the swordfish – perfect Not to mention the sangria and the margaritas.”
“We ordered the Coconut Shrimp, which was fresh, crunchy and just delicious.”
Sonora Restaurant
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
5 reviews
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I fell in love with Sonora after living in New Haven and visiting its sister restaurant there every few months. They have a number of dishes that very tasty and a wonderful blend of differs types of Latin American cuisine.
First – they provide free bread and tomato spread at the beginning of the meal. The tomato spread is great! It's basically spreadable sun-dried tomato oil. The bread is a bit hard and dry, but I think that spread would make anything taste good. The rice they serve on the side has chunks of banana and lobster and is also great. They have a number of tapas appetizers that are great to share – be sure to try the lobster quesadilla!
The service is always good, and the venue is both classy and cozy at the same time.
Came here for its Restaurant Week specials with high expectations after having a great experience at Chef Palomino's other restaurant, Bistro Latino. The food and the service were utterly underwhelming in comparison. The shrimp cerviche was too-tomato-y, the Vegetable Paella was bland, and the dulce di leche cheesecake was the third strike of the night. The service was slow and not attentive, and the cheesecake was a recommendation from our waiter. BF had emponada, steak & rice, and the flourless chocolate cake. While everything was presented beautifully, the chocolate cake was the only thing that tasted good. The portion size was generous, but BF and I were stuffed without any feeling of satisfaction. Never again.
I had hoped to find a real gem in the revitalizing area of Port Chester which is the acclaimed emerging food Mecca of Westchester. Unfortunately, this restaurant did not live up to my hopes for it although it was highly recommended by an acquaintance.
First, Sonora's fare is not authentic regional South American cuisine but is instead described as Nuevo Latino. It is also a fine dining restaurant and you'd not find a single local there and more likely would run into people from Chappaqua or Greenwich, Connecticut. That being said you should expect to pay about $30 on up for an entree and about $10 for appetizers.
It's a little pricey but if you're a New Yorker you're used to paying for good food. However, what I did not receive in my venture there is the good food part overall. Everyone at my table had some variation of mojito which were overall pretty good as the alcohol was generous and the mint extremely fresh. The fresh guacamole was nothing special nor were most of the appetizers although their ceviche was quite a delight and the star of the evening.
The entrees were okay and we sampled from one another's plate and honestly nothing there was worth coming back for and trying again especially as the food was overall pricey. Also, the service left something to be desired as our party and several others seemed to have to wait a long while for our food. The layout is lovely though and would be a nice romantic spot to take someone but as my friend Terry would say, "You can't eat Ambiance."
Well, I do have a list of more places to try in Port Chester so hopefully one of these days I'll find something genuinely to rave about.
Been coming here on and off for a few years now. The food is consistently good but the portions seems to be shrinking while the prices stays the same. Happy hour deals are the best bet.
Restaurant week forces me to get out and about (within a 1-hr driving radius, that is), so four of decided to make the trip to Sonora for dinner and the RW specials.
The red sangria was very good – the pricetag for a pitcher seems daunting at first, but it's a fairly large carafe and realistically is not much more expensive than four drinks on our own.
My app was very good – a quinoa quesadilla. The apps in general were a bit on the small side, but they were at least tasty. Two of us got the braised short ribs, and two of us got the paella. I can't comment on the short ribs, but they seemed good, as one person cleaned both his plate and the remnants of the other. The paella was good – fine – and while mine was a bit short on "stuff" and a bit heavy on rice, you kind of can't go wrong with it. I had sorbet for dessert – mango and coconut – which was very good, but I was cold and didn't finish it.
The service was ok, if not sliiiiiightly intrusive. One server was very loud, and the others were sort of hovering. That aside, they at least served in proper order (eldest woman to youngest) and from the proper sides (serve on left, clear on right). It's good for small groups, of which there were several very loud ones – It's a small place, so sound carries, but generally the ambiance is nice, and I'd be inclined to return if I happened to be in the area, but I don't know that I'd make a special trip.