Reviews for Red Pepper Restaurant in Bakersfield, CA
Food was great. Kinda dark inside can't really read the menu.
The best fajitas in town. Nice friendly atmosphere!!! They treat you like family.???????????????????
Food is really not good. Of the type I?d expect to find in a poorly run Mexican restaurant in Nebraska. Bar seems popular, I... guess if you pour enough tequila people here will eat anything. If i didn?t live in this area I wouldn?t have tried the place. Now that I have, I never will again. Read more
Love me some Red Pepper. Great service, and delicious food right across the lot from Goodwill. I go drop of items look for more... to take home and have the Merchant special which is under $10. With cheese enchiladas and a crispy and full chicken taco.Delicious. I may have to take some stuff for Goodwill again soon, feeling a need for RP big ol plate of goodness. Read more
My family and I were very excited to switch things up and try out a different Mexican restaurant. Only to be extremely... disappointed and no intentions to return here. First in the waiting room there wasn?t a host at the desk so we waited for thehost to return . When she came back she sat behind the counter and did not greet us or ask how many we needed to be seated.After a couple minutes of her just sitting behind the desk doing nothing. My husband then had to ask her for a table. Shedidn?t look happy to be there , I would assume she had a upper management position or was the manager as she was dressed informal attire and not like a waitress. If she was management then that is very unprofessional and not a great image for therestaurant. I understand we all have bad days and long days and sometimes it can be hard to keep that smile on your face. But asthe face of the restaurant it is important to greet every customer with a smile and great customer service, as this is the firstimpression for many. When we were finally seated , it took about 15 minutes for a waitress to come and greet us and ask what wewould like to drink. The restaurant at this time was a little busy but not extremely busy . I have been in busier restaurantsand have never had to wait that long for a drink. I understand and do take into consideration they may have been short staffed,may have had new hires that are still getting the feel of working there etc. I still was shocked by how long we had to wait fora drink as this has never happened to us. Anywhere we have ever gone we are seated and immediately asked what we would todrink. After getting our drinks my mother in law and I gave the same look after tasting our tea , I said it tasted weird andoff she agreed and said it tasted rancid. My husband did not like his soda and said the ice tasted like nasty faucet water whichmade the soda taste gross. However the waitress was very nice, gave excellent customer service, and constantly ch Read more
The customer service last night was one of the worst we have ever received. We were seated at a table with the floor littered... with food from previous customers ( granted the restaurant was not busy when we arrived at 5 pm). The booster seat that wasgiven to us was loaded with tried food, which I had to clean. Our waitress was more interested in talking to her co-workers inback then make sure we were satisfied. After she brought our drinks, she didn't ask if we we're ready to order, just walked awayfor another 5 minutes. After we ordered, she asked if we want appetizer. We replied "no", she sarcastically replied "okay". Whenshe came around to check on us, two of us were clearly done eating, she never removed our plates. She kept retreating to theback where we can see and hear her talk away. She took our credit card before giving us a bill, into the back. We did have it onthe table, but never brought the bill first. Even the two hostess we're on their phones in the front as I was waiting for myparty to finish at the table. The food was good as usual and hot. But it's the workers last night that would not bring me back. Read more
The food here on the Sunday brunch menu is amazing. They offer an awesome variety of interesting food options including deep... fried bacon wrapped shrimp, lamb chops, crepes and many other dishes you wouldn't expect from a Mexican restaurant. The Sundaybrunch includes bottomless mimosas and champagne, Mexican pastries, soup and a fruit bowl with each entree. They also have someof best salsa I've ever had, included complimentary with chips when you?re seated. I had the half rack of lambs with mashedpotatoes and both were delicious and the lamb was cooked to medium-rare perfection. The service was also exceptional. Myfiancé and I sat in the bar area and there seems to be many regulars, as our waitress greeted many patrons with hugs and knewexactly what they wanted without them having to order. I wish I remembered our waitresses name, she deserves credit for theawesome service she provided. She even gave my fiancé a hug when we were leaving and invited us to return soon. We willdefinitely be back. This is our new favorite place to be on a Sunday morning/afternoon in Bakersfield. Read more
Great bar appetizers, pretty good mole enchiladas. Soups & salads. Chili verde French fries and Tasty margaritas.