Address: | 7902 Moss Landing Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USA |
Phone: | +1 831-633-5843 |
Site: | hauteenchilada.com |
Rating: | 4.2 |
Working: | 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM 11AM–9PM |
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Roberta McGrath
My first, and last, time at Haute Enchilada Cafe and Social Club. Only went there because one of my fave entertainers, Carolyn Sills Combo, was playing. I was a bit taken aback that there was no bartender at the Cafe, and I had to wait a fair amount of time before being served. I was happy to find that Whalers Dark Rum and Fever Tree Ginger Beer were available as my fave drink is a Dark & Stormy made with Whalers and Fever Tree with plenty of fresh lime juice. However, the ginger beer was flat and very little lime juice was added to the drink. The staff tried to serve this drink in a small cocktail glass, like is used for a Manhattan or Old Fashioned on the rocks. Obviously, the staff has not been trained well because a Dark & Stormy is a refreshing drink served in at least a tall bar glass. I prefer mine in a draft beer glass with plenty of ice, ginger beer and lime. I had to instruct the staff how to make the drink - ginger beer first, half a lime squeezed and the rum as a float on top. I was hungry so I ordered the Sand Dabs with Quinoa and veggies. The plate looked wonderful. However, there was no seasoning, and I found the meal tasteless, even after adding salt and pepper. I boxed most of the meal to take home - where I could add seasoning and make the dish palatable. Price for one drink ($10.50-highest Ive ever paid for a Dark & Stormy), a draft beer ($5) and the meal ($19) was $36 and change (I think the tax was $2 and change). Then I went to the Social Club for the entertainment. All went fairly well until toward the end of the evening. I was dancing and hanging out near the band. I left almost a full drink on the table with my sweater over the back of the chair. I returned to the table to find my drink gone and an empty beer bottle and wine glass in place of my drink. I went to the bar to ask what happened to my drink. I was told the bus person only picked up empty drink glasses. I explained I had almost a full drink purchased for $10.50. I asked for another drink or my money back. This is when a man approached me - I think he was the venue manager. He told me Id been rude since the beginning of the evening and neither my drink would be replaced nor my money refunded. I told him Id been in the service business for many years and knew customers where I worked would not be treated in such a manner. He refused to talk any further with me. Guess it was my fault I didnt ask him to explain how Id been rude. I was really angry by this time and just gathered my things and left. Darn, I left the cushion I brought in from my car in the hard chair seat. Ill have to contact the management to see if I can get my cushion back. After returning home, I looked online to find that Rey Retez, who I call the BAASSKK, owns this restaurant and music venue along with The Moss Landing Inn, The Whole Enchilada and various other places in Moss Landing. I worked for Rey years ago. Hes a jerk. I wont be returning - except to hopefully get my cushion back. The Moss Landing Inn is a skanky dive with a stripper pole. The floor is so dirty and sticky one cannot slip and slide while dancing. There was a good band playing though. Soooo... if you decide to go to any of Reys establishments do so at your own risk.
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Paulina Quinn Largo
Id give this place 5 stars for decor but I can only give it 2 stars for service and food! The ambiance and decor was cool and artsy. The food? was cold and the service was rash and rude! This place is hard to find at night because theres several locations baring the name So make sure you know exactly where to go! They close at 9 but in actuality... as we found out the hard way, it really means is they want to be out of there by 9... I arrived before 8 my friend was waiting before I could take off my coat or sit my purse down the waitress was up on us asking to take our orders! ? I thought.. uh? Can we maybe look at our menus first? then she told us we needed to order now because the kitchen was already closed! Closed? Oh so your not serving food? Not everything but you need to hurry and order within the next 5 mins! So we quickly make our selections! Ready to order and completely ignored worth her back to us the waitress chit chats away to a couple sitting at a corner table. Then without even a glimpse in our direction she jets away! Hello? We couldve finished our first drink had we been offered to even order one! Finally 15 minutes later she finally graces us to order Ill have the salmon, Could have it blacken? "NO" no? Why not? Because we dont have the spices! ? Well Can you at least ask the chef? No! we cant do it! Okay... Since i cant have it blackened! What about burnt? Burnt "Yes that we can do!" ? LOL! Go figure! Anyway we start eating and our fish is barely warm and the rice is cold dry & tasteless! Rrrrr! We walked out of there before 9 yeay! But completely disappointed!
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Mala Qiu
A lovely location, and we sat outside as the weather was quite nice. Youll need a fat wallet to eat here. Three of us had lunch (and one margarita) at the cost of over $80, which for me is excessive for a lunch. The deep-fried artichoke hearts were $10.95 and the portion quite small. They were, however, delicious. My Spicy Tsunami Sandwich ($16.95) was fiery hot (yum!), the meat tender, and the bread crisp. The Rosemary Chicken Panini ($14.95) one friend ordered looked divine, but my other friend ran into trouble when she ordered the Chile Relleno Trotsky at $16.95. Shed specifically chosen this restaurant for their vegetarian offerings, and as the ingredients listed were all vegetables, she thought she was safe. Not until it was delivered did she discover than mole sauce is made with chicken broth. At first, staff offered to scrape the sauce off and replace it with pumpkin mole, but for a strict vegetarian, that is of course not acceptable. Eventually, my friend was able to trade her meal for one that was completely vegetarian (veggie enchiladas with pumpkin mole at $18.95). Id like to suggest that the restaurant mark their offerings more clearly to make it easier for folks to order completely vegetarian food. My friend realizes she should have inquired, but if clearly marked, these mistakes can be avoided. I would not recommend the house margarita at all. It was very bland, no tequila flavor to speak of, and not worth the $9.00 price tag.
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William Tripp
Ok, well I was writing a detailed history of my experience at this restaurant but my computer glitched so Im not going to repeat all. Bottom line we waited for ever for the food which was sub pare. The waitresses were taking care of us and apologizing. So we were pretty displeased at this point already. When I got the bill I said I will never come back here again. We had regular tea to drink and they charged us 7.00 per tea. The sodas that my boys got were 5.50. We asked for a basket of chips with salsa which is normally given without asking where I come from. They charged us 7.00 for that. The food wasnt that good. My boys had Root Beer which looked like tea in there glasses and they said it was weak. I normally dont take the time to write about places but I had to on this. To plainly put it this place sucked and I will never go there again. It was a Fathers Day disappointment!!!