Personable, with attention to details... it is obvious Enrique loves creating wonderful foods to experience! Nice staff, great food, reasonable prices... this is an up and coming success story in downtown Grass Valley! Enrique even went out of his way to gift a sweet treat to our beautiful birthday girl! We'll be back often! Four stars because we want to challenge Enrique to even greater culinary endeavors! Best wishes for your continued success!
Le Anne Thomas
What a surprise! Great food and cocktails. Even had a secret kids menu (basically anything your kid would eat they would make it). We had ahi tuna wontons fresh and tasted amazing. The lettuce cups with chicken was really good. Hubby had steak and asparagus and I had homemade butternut squash ravioli. The toddler has fettuccine butter noodles and chicken nuggets. The hand crafted old fashioneds a were a winner. Def coming back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ahi Tuna with Crispy Wontons
Le Anne T.
What a surprise! Great food and cocktails. Even had a secret kids menu (basically anything your kid would eat they would make it). We had ahi tuna wontons fresh and tasted amazing. The lettuce cups with chicken was really good. Hubby had steak and asparagus and I had homemade butternut squash ravioli. The toddler has fettuccine butter noodles and chicken nuggets. The hand crafted old fashioneds a were a winner. Def coming back
Linda Curtis
After moving seats to avoid the salsa dancers next to our table, we settled in and finally were able to order. They were, unfortunately, out of several dishes.My husband ordered pizza minus cilantro, but it was delivered with a lot of greenery on top. The crust was good, but the middle wasn't fully baked. My coconut shrimp was a bit over fried, which must have knocked off all the coconut. I'm still searching for the coconut.....
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Nancy Pagan
This was our first time at Enrique's and we were quite impressed. There were six of us and everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. Service was awesome and atmosphere was classy yet casual. We will definitely be coming back. You need to try this place.?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings, Golden Fried Calamari, Blue Bread
Armand Nascimento
The food and drinks were good, the service was a little slow due to the lack of waiting staff and overworked bartender...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Susan L.
I have been to Enrique's Lounge several times with friends for happy hour. The appetizers are amazing. The atmosphere is very welcoming. The service is great. My husband and I went there last week for dinner. We had an excellent meal. Our server was very helpful in describing the dinners and asking questions about what we liked. I highly recommend going for happy hour and dinner. I wish they were open for lunch.
Lynn E.
We had one of our all time best meals at Enriques two nights ago. Truly a 10 out of 10. Every dish was beautifully presented. Every dish outstanding. Two excellent starters: Blue Bread and the Cranberry salad. Both of our meals were specials: Scallops and lime/cilantro rice and a seafood pasta with bass/shrimp. Dessert was Lava cake. Definately our new favorite restaurant. (Old Kane's). The interior dining area was remodeled to open it up which was a wonderful improvement. Ambiance is wonderful. Our server, Kent was a jewel. Highly, highly recommend!
Nancy K.
My husband and I tried Enrique's a few months ago. A few of our friends recommended the restaurant. I'm a sushi snob and I usually only eat at Sushi in the raw. Enrique's does a Ahi Won Ton plate that is off the charts!!!! Best Ahi dish I've ever had. The ahi is just slightly seared the tuna is very high quality and so fresh! They put a small amount of two delightful sauces on the plate that are spectacular. I'm still trying to mimic the sauces at my house but I haven't even come close to Enrique's home made sauces. He makes everything from scratch and we went there again last night and ordered the calamari which my husband loved because it had alot of tentacles and Serrano peppers. We also ordered a pizza and the crust was absolutely delicious! The ambience is warm and cozy. The restaurant is beautiful and Enrique and his staff were delightful. Now I'm totally addicted to the place! I told my husband that we have to go there once a week especially because of the Ahi dish! I'm not kidding this is the best Ahi Won Ton dish around. I will hint to Enrique that maybe he should try a hamachi crudo dish. Love this place and you will too!
Barbara C.
Food was very good. Service was a bit slow, music way too loud!! Would recommend finding out where music will be setting up when making reservation.
We had the most enjoyable time at Enrique's last night, during the Grass Valley Cornish Christmas Festival. We were quickly greeted as we walked in the door, and noticed a number of "Reserved" cards had already been placed on a majority of the tables; we thought getting a table might be difficult. To our surprise, we were seated almost immediately, and the experience only got better. As the evening progressed, the staff would stop by our table to warmly greet us, introduce their self and ask if we needed anything. (Shout out to Kent!) We ordered the Serrano Bread for an appetizer, which to describe as "mind blowing" would an understatement. The special of the day was a delicious plate of Halibut, which my wife throughly enjoyed, as I chose the"Sizzling Skirt Steak" which was lightly garnished with Pico de Gallo. To finish off the meal we chose to share a very generous and delicious slice of Chocolate Mousse/ cheesecake style dessert. We sat and enjoyed the ambience, of this softly lit dining room, as stimulating yet smoothing jazz that played in the background. From soup to nuts, the experience was an epicurean delight, and Enrique's Lounge be our special place from now on.
Stella R.
Food and Service Great - Music - WAY TOO LOUD. We asked to turn it down, the server was very accommodating, however we were told the owner insists on having it loud. Ok for a bar, not for relaxing dining. Otherwise a 4 star.
Michele S
Only tried the calamari. It was very bland. It came with 2 sauces, an aioli and cocktail. Both also very bland. Is salt/seasoning not available in their kitchen?The advertised Happy hour was only available at the bar even though the place was empty on a Friday Night Happy Hour at 4pm. Very disappointing. I would totally understand it if the place was packed. Instead we sat at the empty bar and stared at empty tables for over an hour. Happy hour special was $1 off well drinks. Also disappointing as we do not drink hard liquor so we skipped that for beer and wine. 1/2 off some appetizers was appreciated as we were not impressed with the calamari.The restaurant itself is nice with a great atmosphere and we may have come back to try again. A kitchen can have an off night. However, did not appreciate an automatic 20% gratuity that was practically hidden with the itemized charges near the tax. Could easily be missed and no word about it from the bartender who basically ignored us (but gave OK service). I already believe in tipping well as a former server. This with the bland food, bland service and frankly empty & SAD “Happy Hour” just left a bad taste in our mouths. Doubt if we will be back.
michael C.
Food and service was great Enrique is a really nice person and you can tell he's proud of the restaurant. Our waitress was very charming and recommended one of dishes.
Caitlin
I was really excited to try this place because it seemed like a great addition to Grass Valley. I will start off by saying the waitress was really great and the ambiance was relaxing. The reason I’m giving it two stars was because of the food, drinks and their pricing is not to match the GV area…We got an appetizer that was some sort of watered down queso. We also ordered 2 signature cocktails - one from their fall menu. I am not exaggerating that it tasted like ethanol fluid. (Haven’t actually tried ethanol but that’s what I’m guessing it tasted like). I’m not one to send it back but I had to. I replaced it with a Moscow mule cause I figured you really can’t mess that one up. Wrong.My husband ordered an old fashion which tasting like sugar cherry water.We even stayed for dinner which I ordered the Thai flatbread but came out as pepperoni. No big deal. Well, it was also as good as the queso.I really hope this place straightens the kinks out because it could be great. I’ll give it another try and if it’s any better I’ll change my review.
Personable, with attention to details... it is obvious Enrique loves creating wonderful foods to experience! Nice staff, great food, reasonable prices... this is an up and coming success story in downtown Grass Valley! Enrique even went out of his way to gift a sweet treat to our beautiful birthday girl! We'll be back often! Four stars because we want to challenge Enrique to even greater culinary endeavors! Best wishes for your continued success!
What a surprise! Great food and cocktails. Even had a secret kids menu (basically anything your kid would eat they would make it). We had ahi tuna wontons fresh and tasted amazing. The lettuce cups with chicken was really good. Hubby had steak and asparagus and I had homemade butternut squash ravioli. The toddler has fettuccine butter noodles and chicken nuggets. The hand crafted old fashioneds a were a winner. Def coming back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ahi Tuna with Crispy Wontons
What a surprise! Great food and cocktails. Even had a secret kids menu (basically anything your kid would eat they would make it). We had ahi tuna wontons fresh and tasted amazing. The lettuce cups with chicken was really good. Hubby had steak and asparagus and I had homemade butternut squash ravioli. The toddler has fettuccine butter noodles and chicken nuggets. The hand crafted old fashioneds a were a winner. Def coming back
After moving seats to avoid the salsa dancers next to our table, we settled in and finally were able to order. They were, unfortunately, out of several dishes.My husband ordered pizza minus cilantro, but it was delivered with a lot of greenery on top. The crust was good, but the middle wasn't fully baked. My coconut shrimp was a bit over fried, which must have knocked off all the coconut. I'm still searching for the coconut.....
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
This was our first time at Enrique's and we were quite impressed. There were six of us and everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. Service was awesome and atmosphere was classy yet casual. We will definitely be coming back. You need to try this place.?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Buffalo Wings, Golden Fried Calamari, Blue Bread
The food and drinks were good, the service was a little slow due to the lack of waiting staff and overworked bartender...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
I have been to Enrique's Lounge several times with friends for happy hour. The appetizers are amazing. The atmosphere is very welcoming. The service is great. My husband and I went there last week for dinner. We had an excellent meal. Our server was very helpful in describing the dinners and asking questions about what we liked. I highly recommend going for happy hour and dinner. I wish they were open for lunch.
We had one of our all time best meals at Enriques two nights ago. Truly a 10 out of 10. Every dish was beautifully presented. Every dish outstanding. Two excellent starters: Blue Bread and the Cranberry salad. Both of our meals were specials: Scallops and lime/cilantro rice and a seafood pasta with bass/shrimp. Dessert was Lava cake. Definately our new favorite restaurant. (Old Kane's). The interior dining area was remodeled to open it up which was a wonderful improvement. Ambiance is wonderful. Our server, Kent was a jewel. Highly, highly recommend!
My husband and I tried Enrique's a few months ago. A few of our friends recommended the restaurant. I'm a sushi snob and I usually only eat at Sushi in the raw. Enrique's does a Ahi Won Ton plate that is off the charts!!!! Best Ahi dish I've ever had. The ahi is just slightly seared the tuna is very high quality and so fresh! They put a small amount of two delightful sauces on the plate that are spectacular. I'm still trying to mimic the sauces at my house but I haven't even come close to Enrique's home made sauces. He makes everything from scratch and we went there again last night and ordered the calamari which my husband loved because it had alot of tentacles and Serrano peppers. We also ordered a pizza and the crust was absolutely delicious! The ambience is warm and cozy. The restaurant is beautiful and Enrique and his staff were delightful. Now I'm totally addicted to the place! I told my husband that we have to go there once a week especially because of the Ahi dish! I'm not kidding this is the best Ahi Won Ton dish around. I will hint to Enrique that maybe he should try a hamachi crudo dish. Love this place and you will too!
Food was very good. Service was a bit slow, music way too loud!! Would recommend finding out where music will be setting up when making reservation.
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We had the most enjoyable time at Enrique's last night, during the Grass Valley Cornish Christmas Festival. We were quickly greeted as we walked in the door, and noticed a number of "Reserved" cards had already been placed on a majority of the tables; we thought getting a table might be difficult. To our surprise, we were seated almost immediately, and the experience only got better. As the evening progressed, the staff would stop by our table to warmly greet us, introduce their self and ask if we needed anything. (Shout out to Kent!) We ordered the Serrano Bread for an appetizer, which to describe as "mind blowing" would an understatement. The special of the day was a delicious plate of Halibut, which my wife throughly enjoyed, as I chose the"Sizzling Skirt Steak" which was lightly garnished with Pico de Gallo. To finish off the meal we chose to share a very generous and delicious slice of Chocolate Mousse/ cheesecake style dessert. We sat and enjoyed the ambience, of this softly lit dining room, as stimulating yet smoothing jazz that played in the background. From soup to nuts, the experience was an epicurean delight, and Enrique's Lounge be our special place from now on.
Food and Service Great - Music - WAY TOO LOUD. We asked to turn it down, the server was very accommodating, however we were told the owner insists on having it loud. Ok for a bar, not for relaxing dining. Otherwise a 4 star.
Only tried the calamari. It was very bland. It came with 2 sauces, an aioli and cocktail. Both also very bland. Is salt/seasoning not available in their kitchen?The advertised Happy hour was only available at the bar even though the place was empty on a Friday Night Happy Hour at 4pm. Very disappointing. I would totally understand it if the place was packed. Instead we sat at the empty bar and stared at empty tables for over an hour. Happy hour special was $1 off well drinks. Also disappointing as we do not drink hard liquor so we skipped that for beer and wine. 1/2 off some appetizers was appreciated as we were not impressed with the calamari.The restaurant itself is nice with a great atmosphere and we may have come back to try again. A kitchen can have an off night. However, did not appreciate an automatic 20% gratuity that was practically hidden with the itemized charges near the tax. Could easily be missed and no word about it from the bartender who basically ignored us (but gave OK service). I already believe in tipping well as a former server. This with the bland food, bland service and frankly empty & SAD “Happy Hour” just left a bad taste in our mouths. Doubt if we will be back.
Food and service was great Enrique is a really nice person and you can tell he's proud of the restaurant. Our waitress was very charming and recommended one of dishes.
I was really excited to try this place because it seemed like a great addition to Grass Valley. I will start off by saying the waitress was really great and the ambiance was relaxing. The reason I’m giving it two stars was because of the food, drinks and their pricing is not to match the GV area…We got an appetizer that was some sort of watered down queso. We also ordered 2 signature cocktails - one from their fall menu. I am not exaggerating that it tasted like ethanol fluid. (Haven’t actually tried ethanol but that’s what I’m guessing it tasted like). I’m not one to send it back but I had to. I replaced it with a Moscow mule cause I figured you really can’t mess that one up. Wrong.My husband ordered an old fashion which tasting like sugar cherry water.We even stayed for dinner which I ordered the Thai flatbread but came out as pepperoni. No big deal. Well, it was also as good as the queso.I really hope this place straightens the kinks out because it could be great. I’ll give it another try and if it’s any better I’ll change my review.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5