Enzo's Bistro and Bar — Restaurant in La Quinta

Not sure where these reviews are coming from, but the only thing this place has going for it is the ambiance. The food is bland and very acidic in my opinion, but my wife LOVED their branzino. Which was a whole fish cooked in a white sauce served on a bed of veggies and risotto. It was one of her favorite dishes out here but it appears the management is really letting the quality of this place go downhill under the pressures of Coachella season (even though everyone left on Monday).

Instead of the usual branzino fish, she is served mini filets in the same white sauce. This was unacceptable in itself as it is not what she has come to order, but because it was a pickup order, the only thing she could do was phone in her concerns with management.

After being told by the hostess that management was "too busy" to speak with her (on a Tuesday mind you), we insisted that she get on the phone as we did NOT receive what we paid for and were curious as to what brought about the change in the quality of your food.

Finally, after 10 minutes of persistence, we were able to get the manager on the phone. Once informed of the situation, the manager simply put us on hold and never came back.

Not sure what kind of dive bar she came from but I've been to hole in the walls with better management teams in place.

Sounds like management ran out of the fish we usually get, pulled a bait-switch, and then avoided the issue entirely when caught.

Great way to kill a brand in a part of the city where restaurants already go to...

This is La Quinta old style, which is most of La Quinta and I don't mean this in a negative way, but if you are looking for a unique Italian Experience, this is not it. What it IS is reasonably good food, that is predictable and exactly what you think, in a very comfortable, if dated setting. Even the the background music seems like something from the 50's, not bad, just predictable.

The restaurant offers a huge comfortable patio (in the days of COVID a big plus) with lots of plants, misters and comfortable seating. The wait staff is generally friendly and agreeable. The evening we were there the hostess was bussing tables and taking initial drink orders which led to a bit of a wait to be seated, probably a result of understaffing in the face of all the issues of the pandemic. It was happy hour so not sure what they do during the dinner hour.

We had two cocktails, an appetizer and happy hour pizza. The drinks were ok, if a little too expensive. The calamari was good, a little tough. We had the pepperoni pizza, and that was good. The service was good. It all came in at just under $50, but the drinks were $24 of that.

I look forward to returning to try a salad, perhaps a glass of wine and see how it all stacks up. This was our first visit in the 2.5 years we have been here, we have been pretty big Stuft Pizza fans, but the larger patio make a big difference, and the wait at stuffed has gotten pretty insufferable. Not their fault, but it...

Weekend getaway with the cousins. After a day soaking in the sun in the pool we decided we needed to clean up for a nice dinner. We wanted a place close to the La Quinta resort and this place was highly recommended.

We called ahead for reservations for 4 on a Saturday night. 7:45pm was the only time available so we jumped on it.

We chose to sit outside since the weather was perfect. What a beautiful patio area and great ambiance.

We started with some yummy cocktails. Please ordered a paridoso. It was not a good choice so I traded my sister in law for her aperol spritz. Way bettter choice! We also ordered a fuzzy more and a palm cocktail.

The waiter brought us a basket of bread that we soaked up with the oil & vinegar on the table. Yummy! We each started with a misto salad. It was delicious with the house dressing.

My sister in law got the eggplant Parmesan and loved it. I ordered the spaghetti Gabriella. I thought it would be less of a tomato sauce and more like pasta with chopped tomatoes. It was delicious but very rich tomato taste. I added shrimp. The cousins both got papperdelle bolognese and loved it. No room for dessert.

We will go back again for sure. Highly recommend...