We have never been to this place even though we had known of it for years. Tonight we decided to go and have dinner. We were greeted by the hostess and seated at a nice table towards the back. She gave us menus. First impresión is that it's really cute inside. Love the look and feel of an adobe building. There is a bar area with seating also, but we were seated in the restaurant side. The waitress came quickly took our drink order. She asked if we wanted any appetizer and we said no. She brought out chips salsa and our drinks We looked over the menu and made our selection. It's very clean and great atmosphere. They do have great specialty items you can choose on the menu, plus tradicional ones. We chose enchilada combination and enchilada suizas. The enchilada suizas had great flavor and the rice and beans were good. The salsa served with the chips needed a bit more spice, in my opinion. I really enjoyed the food and service. We plan on returning to try more things.
Garrett Memering
Classic restaurant, been open for years.. never had a bad meal there. Service does suffer a bit if they're busy.. but I'll keep going back again and again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
dana fewtrell
Absolutely love the seafood stuffed Chile relleno. Always delicious. They also have many other Mexican favorites. Like carnitas and Chile
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chile Verde, Carnitas Plate
Savii
At arrival, the inside is really nice and unique. While enjoying the atmosphere I also noticed that there was a lot of dust everywhere and anywhere. Service was great. Waitresses checked on us multiple times and made sure our cups didn’t stay empty. For the food it was subpar. The enchiladas had a a weird flavor to the sauce. It really tasted like tomato sauce with some seasoning. The tortillas tasted and felt like they didn’t even heat them up and came straight out of the packaging. BUT the rice and beans were really good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Jerrica M.
***steak night review*** I'm so happy red pepper brought back steak night after covid, the east side has limited options when it comes to dine in restaurants. Red pepper stumbled a little bit for me during Covid and I haven't dined inside the restaurant in about a year, so this is purely a steak night review. The price went up a little but is expected, still a great deal for the amount of food you get not to mention that it is a steak dinner, I think it's probably one of the best meal deals in town. You have to order and eat inside the bar and you have to order a drink (non alcoholic is fine) with the meal but for $20 you get a New York steak, salad, chili beans and thick cut garlic wedges (pre Covid it was a baked potato) oh and onion rings too. Plus the usual chips and salsa The biggest complaint I'd say is that the steak special sells out fast, it's from 5-8 but both times we went we heard other patrons trying to order it around 630 and it was already sold out, so get there early. The bar is decent size for a restaurant bar but when you are forced to sit in the bar for the special it seems like the seating does tend to be a little limited. However it is kid friendly so even though you have to sit in the bar, kids are welcome. The food is delicious, I prefer the new wedges over the old baked potato option and the chili beans are my favorite, the steak is well seasoned and always cooked perfectly to my preference. the staff is friendly and the service is fast. You cant beat Thursday steak night at red pepper it's a must try.
Laura G.
The red pepper restaurant has been around for many many years in East Bakersfield. The food is good. The first time I went, I was weary and doubted my friend about the food not meeting authentic standards but it did. The food was delicious. The service was friendly, and the ambience is fun and festive with a hint level up intimacy.
Linda Foust
Vegetarian options: Vegetables were wonderful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas
Joe Martin
Elliot is a great bartender, and the food was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Erica S.
I wasn't impressed with the dish, overcooked and chewy steak. The rice was good, beans were very bland. My daughter enjoyed her quesadilla. I did enjoy the salsa, but the chips were very stale.
Lila C.
I just want to say that it has been years since my husband who was my BF and I ate here. We have been together 38 years, married for 33 years. So in the late 80's early 90's. I want to say it's been a good 20 years. We tried a couple of months ago to come on a Sunday but found out they are closed. I decide to drive him all the way over from the SW for a lunch date. You walk in and it's just like nothing has changed. The lights are different, but for some reason I remember red chile peppers up, lol! The hostess greeted us right away and sat us down. Our waitress came over and took our drink order. She brought our drinks, chips and salsa together. I ordered their lobster and shrimp relleno with a side shredded beef taco. My husband ordered steak ranchero and a side of fries. For an appetizer we ordered the queso. I do want to say our waitress was staying on top of everything. The service was great. Now the reason for the 3 star. The chips and salsa needed salt, and the salsa was too tomatoey. It was not spicy at all. The queso was good. My shredded taco was great. Nice crunch, and the flavor of the beef was good. I also liked how there was a lot of meat in, unlike many Mexican restaurants that don't. My lobster and shrimp relleno was very flavorful but had maybe 1 or 2 pieces of lobster. The rice was okay but I didn't care for the beans. My husband said that the steak ranchero was very bland. He added salt to give it some flavor. He likes the enchilada and fries. So over all it was a great experience and I do recommend, just wish maybe some minor changes and spice it up.
Came for dinner. Had the two item combo. Was really good not spicy at all which is good for me because I can't handle the spice. Service was great.
Henry Noto
As usual I have the special at luch which was Carne Asada Enchilada with rice and beans for $15.99. Such a great meal for a great price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas, Chile Verde
Hillary B.
Love this place! Great chips and salsa to start. The shrimp salad is excellent and the shrimp are large and the salad can be shared between two people. The rice and beans are delicious and not super salty. Beef tacos are good and smell amazing. Inside is cute and clean and the staff is super friendly. Easy to do pick up as well and things aren't forgotten unless it's busy and that was only my tortillas. So check before you leave.
Henry
As usual I have the special at luch which was Carne Asada Enchilada with rice and beans for $15.99. Such a great meal for a great price.
We have never been to this place even though we had known of it for years. Tonight we decided to go and have dinner. We were greeted by the hostess and seated at a nice table towards the back. She gave us menus. First impresión is that it's really cute inside. Love the look and feel of an adobe building. There is a bar area with seating also, but we were seated in the restaurant side. The waitress came quickly took our drink order. She asked if we wanted any appetizer and we said no. She brought out chips salsa and our drinks We looked over the menu and made our selection. It's very clean and great atmosphere. They do have great specialty items you can choose on the menu, plus tradicional ones. We chose enchilada combination and enchilada suizas. The enchilada suizas had great flavor and the rice and beans were good. The salsa served with the chips needed a bit more spice, in my opinion. I really enjoyed the food and service. We plan on returning to try more things.
Classic restaurant, been open for years.. never had a bad meal there. Service does suffer a bit if they're busy.. but I'll keep going back again and again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Absolutely love the seafood stuffed Chile relleno. Always delicious. They also have many other Mexican favorites. Like carnitas and Chile
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chile Verde, Carnitas Plate
At arrival, the inside is really nice and unique. While enjoying the atmosphere I also noticed that there was a lot of dust everywhere and anywhere. Service was great. Waitresses checked on us multiple times and made sure our cups didn’t stay empty. For the food it was subpar. The enchiladas had a a weird flavor to the sauce. It really tasted like tomato sauce with some seasoning. The tortillas tasted and felt like they didn’t even heat them up and came straight out of the packaging. BUT the rice and beans were really good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
***steak night review*** I'm so happy red pepper brought back steak night after covid, the east side has limited options when it comes to dine in restaurants. Red pepper stumbled a little bit for me during Covid and I haven't dined inside the restaurant in about a year, so this is purely a steak night review. The price went up a little but is expected, still a great deal for the amount of food you get not to mention that it is a steak dinner, I think it's probably one of the best meal deals in town. You have to order and eat inside the bar and you have to order a drink (non alcoholic is fine) with the meal but for $20 you get a New York steak, salad, chili beans and thick cut garlic wedges (pre Covid it was a baked potato) oh and onion rings too. Plus the usual chips and salsa The biggest complaint I'd say is that the steak special sells out fast, it's from 5-8 but both times we went we heard other patrons trying to order it around 630 and it was already sold out, so get there early. The bar is decent size for a restaurant bar but when you are forced to sit in the bar for the special it seems like the seating does tend to be a little limited. However it is kid friendly so even though you have to sit in the bar, kids are welcome. The food is delicious, I prefer the new wedges over the old baked potato option and the chili beans are my favorite, the steak is well seasoned and always cooked perfectly to my preference. the staff is friendly and the service is fast. You cant beat Thursday steak night at red pepper it's a must try.
The red pepper restaurant has been around for many many years in East Bakersfield. The food is good. The first time I went, I was weary and doubted my friend about the food not meeting authentic standards but it did. The food was delicious. The service was friendly, and the ambience is fun and festive with a hint level up intimacy.
Vegetarian options: Vegetables were wonderful
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas
Elliot is a great bartender, and the food was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I wasn't impressed with the dish, overcooked and chewy steak. The rice was good, beans were very bland. My daughter enjoyed her quesadilla. I did enjoy the salsa, but the chips were very stale.
I just want to say that it has been years since my husband who was my BF and I ate here. We have been together 38 years, married for 33 years. So in the late 80's early 90's. I want to say it's been a good 20 years. We tried a couple of months ago to come on a Sunday but found out they are closed. I decide to drive him all the way over from the SW for a lunch date. You walk in and it's just like nothing has changed. The lights are different, but for some reason I remember red chile peppers up, lol! The hostess greeted us right away and sat us down. Our waitress came over and took our drink order. She brought our drinks, chips and salsa together. I ordered their lobster and shrimp relleno with a side shredded beef taco. My husband ordered steak ranchero and a side of fries. For an appetizer we ordered the queso. I do want to say our waitress was staying on top of everything. The service was great. Now the reason for the 3 star. The chips and salsa needed salt, and the salsa was too tomatoey. It was not spicy at all. The queso was good. My shredded taco was great. Nice crunch, and the flavor of the beef was good. I also liked how there was a lot of meat in, unlike many Mexican restaurants that don't. My lobster and shrimp relleno was very flavorful but had maybe 1 or 2 pieces of lobster. The rice was okay but I didn't care for the beans. My husband said that the steak ranchero was very bland. He added salt to give it some flavor. He likes the enchilada and fries. So over all it was a great experience and I do recommend, just wish maybe some minor changes and spice it up.
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Came for dinner. Had the two item combo. Was really good not spicy at all which is good for me because I can't handle the spice. Service was great.
As usual I have the special at luch which was Carne Asada Enchilada with rice and beans for $15.99. Such a great meal for a great price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas, Chile Verde
Love this place! Great chips and salsa to start. The shrimp salad is excellent and the shrimp are large and the salad can be shared between two people. The rice and beans are delicious and not super salty. Beef tacos are good and smell amazing. Inside is cute and clean and the staff is super friendly. Easy to do pick up as well and things aren't forgotten unless it's busy and that was only my tortillas. So check before you leave.
As usual I have the special at luch which was Carne Asada Enchilada with rice and beans for $15.99. Such a great meal for a great price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Fajitas, Chile Verde
Always great. One of my favorite restaurants in
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ch