Ena - Latin American restaurant in Minneapolis - 4601 Grand Ave S, USA

Fantastic experience all around! We went to Ena to celebrate my partner’s birthday. Plates are small and shareable. The food and drinks here are impeccable! We ordered the Costilla, Cordero, & Lubina. Every bite was flavorful and delicious! Even the simplest things like the potato’s and greens had a very elevated taste!

Atmosphere and service were both excellent. Food was excellent as well. Vegetarian options are available but as I mentioned below, none with a major source of protein. A bean dish or something with a vegan alternative would be amazing and I’d honestly be really interested to see how the prepared it. Clearly a lot of care and thought went into each dish. I had the cauliflower and my wife had the egg pasta and seafood dish. Both delicious. Also had the panna cotta for dessert, also quite good. Will be visiting again!

Hector worked with us for a remarkable food and drink experience. 6 different small plates shared for a top 5 all-time dining experience experience for me. The fusion of Latin foods with French flavor, texture and visual aesthetic was absolutely wonderful. Do not miss the opportunity to dine here for a real taste treat.

Love this place. The food is incredible. Just celebrated some birthdays there and shared six different dishes, which were all great. Loved the scallops, tuna, and lamb. Highly recommended.

The food was amazing!!! Their virgin margarita was also 10/10. Yes, all in it can get pricy but, that’s everywhere in Minneapolis. Also, the 10% charge is very common too, so not sure why other reviewers are surprised by this. We will be returning!!!

The food was absolutely amazing. Every flavor complemented each other. The food was done to perfection. Highly recommend! I would say this is by far one of the top restaurants to try!

I used to love this place, we drove from woodbury to Minneapolis for new year eve dinner, first the waitress was really rude she didn't explain the menu and we tried to order some entries but it looks like she was on the rush just for us to order our main dishes, by the end I didn't order nothing to eat because I just wanted to leave but I didn't want to make a scene if you go to this place and a small curly lady mid 50s with a tattoo on the arm is trying to be your waitress, save yourself for a bad experience and ask for someone else. And the portions are ridiculously small and the food is overpriced.

I was so happy to find this spot locally, I had no idea it was there! I had been craving Latin American food and was curious to check this place out. The one negative I will say is that they were severely understaffed. Them being understaffed did not help with the number of tables that were occupied (yes, there was social distancing.) This made them not really pay much attention to detail and messed up our appetizer order (gave us cheese empanadas instead of beef empanadas) and did nothing to correct it. Not the best customer service, in my opinion. Only negative! On to the food! Appetizers: Guacamole - this was delicious and presented beautifully. All of the ingredients that went into it were fresh as if they were grown in the back. Top tier guacamole. 5/5. Empanadas - We ordered beef empanadas but received cheese empanadas, they were still delicious and the roasted tomato salsa topping was delicious. 5/5 Entrees: Bife De Chorizo - I loved this. However, I would have preferred another starch rather than fries. Maybe chopped potatoes or even mashed potatoes would have been wonderful. This meal was flavorful. I'm a very picky eater and absolutely hate artichokes, asparagus, and red peppers but I ate this meal like no tomorrow. Well done! Carne Bravo - This was so full of flavor! The flat iron steak is pimento crusted, and it has sauteed baby potatoes and veggies. The demi-glaze is... *chef's kiss* I would highly recommend this dish. Dessert: Creme Brulee & Churros: Both fantastic dessert options. Delicious, perfectly made, and full of flavor. I can't wait to go back to Cafe Ena. I'm excited to order from here to-go if we end up in another lockdown.