El Encanto DOS

Both El Encanto have wonderful Southwest Mexican food. It's the real thing.Cheese Enchiladas are highly recommended.

Stopped in last night with some friends for dinner. The place is huge with a ton of seating inside and out. The outside would be great for winter time, but alas it was inside this time due to the heat. We started with drinks, I tried the prickly pear margarita and eventually the house margarita (both frozen) and my husband got a Dobel Mexican Mule. All the drinks were great. The chips and salsa were good (I enjoyed the variety of flavors and heat levels they give.) It was interesting that the menu says the 1st basket of chips is free and any extra would cost. Makes sense, but it did have me eating them really slowly to avoid getting a second. Normally I would have plowed through them but since we were with others we didn't. The main food was sadly just "okay". It was more on the bland side and felt as just typical Mexican. I opted for the small cheese enchilada plate and my husband got the Plato Mexicano. Both of us thought the food was rather bland. Our friends tried a fajita plate and the chili relleno which was the special last night and only the fajita seemed to be worth note. Our friends did get the fried ice cream which was definitely unique (I had never had it crusted in cornflakes before). Our waiter was good. He took our drink orders and food and kept checking on us until he dropped off the check. Sadly he didn't split the check up (2 couples) so we had to have him do that. All in all the place has a great vibe and good drinks but the food is lacking.

This was a bit further of a drive than the original El Encanto but there was no wait time on a Saturday night which is amazing! We started with the queso Guillermo. Cheesy goodness 5 stars. I had the special- the seafood enchiladas. The seafood inside was shrimp and scallops with a green enchilada sauce. 3.5 stars. Not bad, not my favorite. My husband had the taquitos 2 stars- very bland and chile rellenos - 4 stars. The bartender was our server- she was working so so hard we were shocked she didn't have more server help, so we did have to wait but it was ok, we had time. I'd love to visit this location again and walk around outside- they have a gated garden/event space that we couldn't see into but looked magical from the outside.

We came for Father's Day and a had a great experience. We were seated quickly and our food and drinks were served promptly. We started with the queso Guillermo which was good but I definitely want to try it with the meat next time t time. Then for dinner we had the enchiladas and the plat de burro! I had the shredded beef which was great and my mom had the green chili chicken, both were delish! I could only eat half of the burro it is a generous portion. The enchiladas were both delicious and our family loved them!

I ordered the green chili bowl. It's was OK; nothing special. The chips and salsa were good, but again nothing special. The service was slow (I was there at an off hour). The ambiance is fine.

Our food was so good! Spinach Enchiladas, tostadas, and chicken cheese enchiladas were all great. The spices were not overwhelming, just right. The Margarita was so-so, and the sangria was wonderful. Our waitress was attentive and the ambiance seemed authentic and warm.

Many, many thanks to El Encanto Dos for saving our anniversary dinner after our reservation up in Cave Creek got rained out by the Monsoon. Always enjoy coming here, the food was great and is plentiful (I appreciate the smaller option too!) Drinks were good too, excellent service and the Chocolate ChiMi's were the proverbial icing on the cake! Will be back for sure!

A group of us took a short motorcycle ride on a Wednesday, and had lunch at El Encanto DOS. They accomodated our group (we didn't call ahead because they're closed Mondays and Tuesdays, and had not yet opened when we started our ride that morning). They pushed tables together and seating was good. Staff were pleasant and the food and beverages were all great. I had been to El Encanto in Cave Creek before, but this was my first time at DOS and while it's smaller than the original, it's still very nicely decorated. The whole property is beautiful, and I'd be happy taking guests there, either family, friends or business associates.

crap service food mediocre at best. we had to eat in the bar because they were surprisingly full. Not a lot of alternatives around, so you have to suffer.also, no cell service and wifi is only for the restaurant not patrons.

No wait for party of 4. Hostess took us to a table but there were many open booths and tables. We asked for a booth but she said we would have to wait. I inquired how long ( no people waiting). She said about 20min! We said okay we will wait. Then she took us to a booth. Tossed the menus on the table and walked away. Server was very nice. Beef fajitas were very tough, chili rellenjo was terrible. I loved El Encanto in Cave Creek. On our way out I said to the same hostess why couldn't we have a booth (all others remained empty during our dinner). She just gave us a dirty look. Won't go back. There is a reason for the empty dining room.