"Food is more 3 star, but the atmosphere and service knocks this baby up to a 4 star! El Encanto is a beautiful restaurant. Not only is it massive, but the outside patio is awesome. Just perfect for our Arizona winter nights. The man-made lake in the back is so pretty and adds a nice ambience to the meal. Supposedly there are ducks and/or swans in the lake, but I didn't see any. You definitely need to make reservations if it is the weekend, seemed like everyone in Cave Creek was out when I went! There is a huge parking lot in the back and it was filled to brim at 7PM on Friday. \n\nI had the Mexicano Combo (taco, enchilada, and tamale). The taco and enchilada were good, tamale was okay, I should have asked for green sauce! Their chips are quite tasty and the spicy and tomatillo salsa were my favorite. Margarita was solid, I felt it after 1.5 (might be a little sweet for some of you though). The boy had a scotch and it was quite a heavy pour indeed. Service was all around A+. Our waiter was super attentive and friendly, as was the food runner, and hostesses. Overall, not a bad joint. I will gladly take the ride out there when the boy's family wants to go!"^^ . . "2014-12-01T00:00:00"^^ . "4"^^ . . "4"^^ . "4"^^ . . "0"^^ .