Entire Venue at The El Fenix @ Forest Lane
Restaurant · Whole venue
About this space
Welcome to our Dallas, TX Forest Lane location.
Tex-Mex cuisine is a rare sight in the U.S., but at El Fenix, tradition stays the same. Combining Tex-Mex staples such as fajitas, chimichangas, enchiladas, and tamales with Mexico-inspired twists, and signature Tex-Mex creations created by our chefs, the El Fenix is the most authentic and unique Tex-Mex cuisine in Dallas.
Prices
The rental fee is $500 for a reception and includes 3 hours of event time excluding set up and clean up time. Additional hours can be arranged for a fee of $250 for the 4th hour, $500 each hour after.
The rental fee is $500 for a reception and includes 3 hours of event time excluding set up and clean up time. Additional hours can be arranged for a fee of $250 for the 4th hour, $500 each hour after.
The rental fee is $500 for a reception and includes 3 hours of event time excluding set up and clean up time. Additional hours can be arranged for a fee of $250 for the 4th hour, $500 each hour after.
The rental fee is $500 for a reception and includes 3 hours of event time excluding set up and clean up time. Additional hours can be arranged for a fee of $250 for the 4th hour, $500 each hour after.
The rental fee is $500 for a reception and includes 3 hours of event time excluding set up and clean up time. Additional hours can be arranged for a fee of $250 for the 4th hour, $500 each hour after.
The rental fee is $500 for a reception and includes 3 hours of event time excluding set up and clean up time. Additional hours can be arranged for a fee of $250 for the 4th hour, $500 each hour after.
The rental fee is $500 for a reception and includes 3 hours of event time excluding set up and clean up time. Additional hours can be arranged for a fee of $250 for the 4th hour, $500 each hour after.
Capacity
Catering and drinks
Facilities
Music & sound equipment
Accessibility
Rules of the space
Allowed events
Host rules
No smoking in the building.
There are 2 lots - to the side and behind El Fenix, they are free for 2 hours while in El Fenix.
We provide parking passes for the duration of the event. They are available on the day of the event. Please have your guests pick them up at the cashier station and place them on their dashboard. If they pay the machine, we cannot refund. If they receive a ticket, we will not pay it. It is up to them to use the provided parking pass.
Any party with more than 50% minors is considered a minor party. Security guards are required throughout the entire event. No alcohol will be served. No exit and re-entry, no exceptions. Minors that appeared to have participated in illegal activity will be removed from the building, if not arrested.
Once minor leaves they cannot renter. Once they pass the stairs they are considered gone from the event. Bathrooms are upstairs for this reason. They cannot go to their cars or meet their mom downstairs.
Anything you brought in with you must leave with you or it is subject to trash or property of El Fenix.
We need to know who are your vendors and when we can expect deliveries. They can only make deliveries during the hours your event coordinator allows you into the space for set up. They need to pick up the same day or go through the event coordinator at a different time. They must carry commercial insurance and provide a copy of it to the event coordinator 10 business days prior to the event.
DJ needs to provide their liability insurance before they are allowed in. Unless it is the preferred DJ on our list. This is our policy, no exceptions.
Outside catering is not allowed.
You are permitted to bring in a wedding cake.
El Fenix has a TABC license and it doesn’t allow outside beverages to be brought in.
What you cannot do: adhere to anything on our doors, walls, floors, rafters, etc. No glitter, confetti, or sparklers.
You can have candles: flames or flameless.
Per fire code, our patio can not be tented
El Fenix® Mexican Restaurants are as much a part of the Dallas tradition as the State Fair of Texas. Both have roots dating back to the 19th century. The birth of Tex-Mex food, El Fenix-style, began in the 1890s with the birth of Miguel (Mike) Martinez.
In search of greater opportunity, 20-year-old Miguel left Mexico and settled in Dallas, Texas. Miguel, now Mike, learned the art of food preparation working in the kitchen of the posh Oriental Hotel in downtown Dallas. Mike married Faustina Porres, also from Mexico, and shortly thereafter, opened Martinez Café in 1916. That same year, the first of their eight children was born. In 1918, Mike renamed his restaurant El Fenix Café.
The first menu featured mostly American food, but Mike soon began to offer his guests more exotic tastes with combination plates of Mexican-American dishes. Over time, the El Fenix menu evolved into a new innovative style called Tex-Mex and has been copied… but never duplicated!
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