Manderes

Came here for lunch. Party of 2! We came around 12ish and there was only a handful of us in here. So we were seated right away. If you are looking for a cute Aesthetic or fancy place, this is not it. But! if you are looking for a chill, casual, yummy food, good vibes type of place, then, this is it! Our customer service was great. I ordered the fettuccine alfredo and it was delicious! it was like more white sauce spaghetti rather then fettuccini i should say. but it was one of my favorite pasta dishes I have ever had. defiantly reccomend and I would go again!

The locals in this area, love this place. It's highly ranked on both yelp and Google. If you want to be the dinner rush, I recommend coming around 5/ 5:30 pm. Because the place will get packed very quickly and for good reason.The servers were great, even though the food did take a little time to come out they were constantly checking in on us and recommending different food, options and drinks during our meal. When the food came, it was well worth the wait! If you go, make sure you get the crabcake it is one of the best crabcakes I have ever had and it's one of their top menu items! The restaurant is on the smaller side and it is tight pack with seating so when it gets busy, it gets loud but it's still a very intimate and cozy atmosphere to be in.

We have been here a bazillion times. Most recently on a Saturday afternoon before the dinner crowd started. The waitresses & waiters & even the owner recognized us too. We usually come to meet up with our besties on this side of town. Their service is excellent you can count on that! They are very accommodating. Because we came before 4 PM we weren't able to order off the dinner menu but their salads here are so delicious. I usually have the steak salad with no bleu cheese. I don't eat my bread & usually hand it over to our friends. My wife's favorite here now is the Asian chicken salad with chicken thighs. It's so tasty & she asked for dressing on the side which was perfect she said. She did however want more dressing & got it! We also love their calamari, shrimp lettuce wraps, Mongolian pork chop, Korean beef & crab cakes. By looking at my pics you can see we have been here on numerous occasions & we live in Elk Grove not in Folsom. So we have ventured out quite a ways across town to eat here yet it's so worth it! Their ambiance is very neighborly sportsman like yet casual! A very comfortable & consistent place to have an excellent meal! See you soon Manderes!

I've loved this restaurant for over 20 years so this review is long over due. Last night I had the rosemary and garlic ribeye special with mixed vegetables and red mashed potatoes. It was delicious! My mom had the pork chop and my dad had the ahi tuna with risotto. Everyone was in love with their meal and as always, no complaints. The food always comes out full of flavor and cooked to perfection. We also shared a wedge salad and the chili. Probably the best restaurant chili I have ever had. We ordered 3 bowls to go for Super Bowl Sunday. Angie was our server and she went above and beyond ensuring we were satisfied with our wine choices and was very tentative as well as charming. I always look forward to stopping in every time I'm home visiting! Of course we will be back!

I have a wonderful birthday meal at Manderes. It was packed (and quite small inside) however we were happy to get a seat on a Friday afternoon. I was celebrating my birthday with my Mom who is recovering from surgery so this was extra special. Like everywhere prices have gone up but no shrinkflation here! I got the steak salad and subbed salmon and as you can tell, they gave me a sizeable portion of salmon! My Mom loved her crab cakes and had to bring one home.Thank you!

My absolute FAVORITE place to eat hands down! I don't care if I have to wait 2 hours to get seated I know the culinary experience I'm about to have will be transcendent! Yes it's small but that's what makes it what it is, a family like setting! Starting off with a Pliny always kicks off the meal and the fact that our waitress knows what I want before I order, now that's great customer service! There are always awesome specials to choose from so it's hard to really say I have a favorite. From appetizers to dessert this restaurant never EVER disappoints! I've tried the crispy calamari strips, the light but filling shrimp lettuce wraps, perfectly fried zucchini, scrumptious Manderes wings, delectable Oysters Rockefeller and their pan fried house made crab cakes and those beer battered onion rings with buttermilk ranch, I'm pretty sure that covers the appetizers. The blackened seared rare ahi tuna is so tasty! I've had the juicy angus burger and chicken sandwich which I love because its marinated in a soy ginger sauce, the butternut squash ravioli is like nothing I've ever tried, seriously I never thought to join butternut squash with ravioli, go figure! The bulgogi is the absolute tick tick BOOM bomb! The prime ribeye steak unleashes a symphony of rich flavor and if you elevate it with garlic butter it will leave you spellbound! Every single dessert in that menu will make you cry they are so good. Lemon berry mascarpone cake is so velvety with lemon caramel drizzle and that vanilla bean ice cream, OMG!Did I mention the craft beers on tap? So many to choose from, IPAs, Pale Alw and my favorite Pliny the Elder! This place has it all! If you aren't hungry now I don't know what to tell you but if you are then make the trip to Folsom and hit up Manderes, you will be so happy you did!A little tip...check out restaurant.com, they do a $50 off $100 coupon that is our go to so we can splurge!

We were in the area and stumbled upon this spot on a Saturday evening. Restaurant was full but we were able to get a seat immediately. Seemed like a mix of locals and people driving through. Calamari was a really good sized portion. Looks small from the picture but they were large strips. Came with marinara and wasabi ranch. The wasabi ranch was good, but didn't seem to pair with the calamari that well. Our server was thoughtful and put our daughter's order in the same time as the appetizer. We got the cheese ravioli for her- came with 5 or 6 large raviolis. The sauce was really good. My husband also decided to get cheese ravioli and was a pretty good size. He was satisfied off the portion. We always hate when you only get a few ravioli, but you definitely get a decent portion. They aren't made in house but they didn't taste frozen to us. I ordered the ribs which came with a mango slaw and fries. Fries were on point! Mango slaw was pretty good but it's hard to want that when there are meaty ribs and crispy fries on your plate lol. HUGE portion of ribs! I swear 3 people could share the ribs. I ate about 1/3, but we did get an app too. Was $45, which again could easily share. Our server was really friendly. I did get a little antsy at the end because she was talking to a table for at least 15 minutes while we were clearly finished and our daughter was getting fussy. Fortunately someone came by after a while to offer a box. Again she was friendly and I'm sure it was a table of locals but wish she would have been looking around a bit at her tables more. Next time I would want to try the fried zucchini. A lot of people had that and it was a huge portion. We could smell the deliciousness from our table.

Food was amazing ... would come again... thr chef did such a good job with all the flavors and such good presentation

Came here for a holiday dinner. The place is small and noisy so prepare for that. The service was awesome. People were on it and staff passing by checked on us, not just our waitress. I like that. The place is busy but super efficient. Everyone there was on the ball. On to the food. We had bruschetta, wedge salads, bread and butter and we shared the rib plate. My only real complaint is with the bruschetta. I know the crostini was toasted because it had nice grill marks, but it wasn't toasted enough because the bread was soggy once the bruschetta was put on top. Crunchy crostini would have been better. It also could have used a tiny pinch of salt, The wedge salad was awesome. Probably one of the best I've ever had. It was dressed perfectly and the bacon was crispy. It was a hit. . We shared the rib plate and that worked out great because the portion was huge. I think it might've been $45 but if splitting the plate it is a bargain. We actually brought home half of that plate of ribs after we both ate off of it. The ribs were sauced, smoky, super flavorful and passed the most important rib test....meat fell right off the bone. The french fries I think were hand cut. I always ask for fries extra crispy but rarely do they come that way. . These fries came super extra crispy and they were so tasty. The bread was like sandwich style sliced and I didn't care for that style. I would pass on it next time BUT there will definitely be a next time.

This is a hard review for me. Would have preferred to give 3.5 stars but can't. Service was excellent. Ambience was contemporary and tasteful, but I just wasn't that impressed with the food, quality or selection. The chicken on the southwest salad was SUPER DRY! The burger was just "okay". Crab cake were good. Basing this review mostly off the service.