Bistro Enzo

Very good food at a reasonable price. I have a hard time giving 5 out of 5 for anything. No complaints.

This is the best restaurant in town! There is always a featured fresh seafood dish prepared to perfection. The Beard nomination is well deserved.

James is the best chef in town and has proven that with multiple James Beard nominations for best chef. Anything on the menu is great — anything off the special board is that much better! When the heirloom tomatoes are in season you are going to get an amazing Insalata Caprese and Skate Wing a wonderful surprise of a dish. Nathan is the best server there — do not hesitate to ask to sit in his section.
Do not forget to ask about wine selection — James knows his wine!

Mediocre food quality and lackluster effort for a fine dining restaurant. At one time my family and me were regulars here but grew tired of the hackneyed menu and lack of innovation and stopped coming in. With family coming from out of town a couple of weeks ago, we returned and found it the same as before. First off, Enzo shares many common traits with other local upscale dinner places in Billings; it’s primarily a grill that cooks a meat or fish portion and adds a warmed starch of some kind, usually a very basic mashed potato or simple pasta. Like other local places, that appears to be the extent of the effort and kitchen talent pool too; there are very few spices used and no imported cheeses, interesting vegetables or dishes that are wholly transformed from scratch raw ingredients like you’d normally expect (and demand) at a fine dining place. At a minimum, you won’t find delicious fresh baked bread or distinctive homemade sauces here either. As a consequence, dishes are bland, very uninspired and almost always lukewarm. On my last visit I had a mixed green salad with raw celery slices (yuck!) and the Baja (Mexico) prawns «special» over risotto, a dish they’ve rotated in at times for many years. The charred prawns were poorly seasoned, tasteless and the small serving of risotto underneath was room temperature from a pre-​made batch (not made to order, hot and fresh). I tasted a desert cheesecake from their static desert menu which was fine, but nothing new. I left very unimpressed; this type of restaurant is ok but absolutely nothing stands out as remarkable or even very good, let alone reaching for excellence. My fellow diners felt as I did about their meals. Service is polite and acceptable. Half a star should go to the dining space itself which is cozy and quaint, though a little bit dated. I am not sure I’d return again in the future, most likely not. The creative shine is off this restaurant. If I’m paying $ 30+ a person the food has to be extraordinary in at least some way and the food served here is pretty box standard. Billing’s restaurants offer a lot of the same, one dimensional food and lacking a forward looking chef, Bistro Enzo is sadly joining that tradition.

We’ve eaten here twice and had one excellent meal and one very so-​so meal. For the first meal, on Valentine’s Day, we ordered full entrees and appetizers and all were delicious. Our server was also quite good. The second meal was last month and we each ordered pasta after a lackluster beet and goat cheese salad starter that was both light on beets and goat cheese. The scallops in my dish were tiny but plentiful, however the meal left us rather flat. And our server made terrible wine recommendations — my wife asking for a white that wasn’t fruity and we both agreed he provided a glass that couldn’t have been more so.
But I’m sure we’ll be back given the limited fine dining options in the area.

This was by far the best meal we have had in a long time. Wonderful service and excellent food. We enjoyed the calamari that perfectly breaded and seasoned. Our entries exceeded expectations as did the crème brûlée. We will definitely be back!

LOVED THIS PLACE!
Let me start by saying that I am extremely skeptical of eating places that are $ 20 – 30 a head, I so often don’t get full, or feel that the quality of food didn’t match the price tag. With that being said… this place killed it!
Our waiter was literally the most informed, well spoken, courteous man I have ever had the service of being waited on in my entire life. The veal my girlfriend got was delicious beyond comparison, and my rack of lamb had me glowing for hours after the meal.
Most importantly though… THE CHEESECAKE. –I love cheesecake. I take it very seriously. And I am willing to say that the coconut cheesecake they had is second to none. So good.
If your in a hurry or don’t want to do a fancy dinner… I recommend going their and just getting the cheesecake to go, you will not be disappointed.

Historically the best eatery in Billings. The
Lack of consistent quality has reduced our regular dinning. Last night the Caesar salad was crisp but the great flavor. The meat was
Cooked perfectly but not tender. Wait staff was fantastic. New bland paint job lacks the snap of the old color.

Went to Enzo tonight. Food was fantastic and atmosphere even better. I had the veal and only reason I gave 4 stars is that I felt 4 oz. is a very small portion for $ 23. Only 4 asparagus as well. Little skimpy on the portion and I’m 155lbs so that’s surprising.

There is nothing quite like this in town. The menu is a nice mix of Mediterranean dishes. Things are always changing. My hubby takes me here for special date nights and it never disappoints. Let them suggest a wine to go with your meal. Sit back savor the food, enjoy the conversation and let them take care of you. Top notch service and food.

Great food and service. Had the most amazing meal, great service as well. The chicken was savory, steak done perfectly and affordable wines.

Friendly staff and nice environment. I had a steak salad that was really delicious and the bread was great. We certainly closed the place down on a Sunday night and did not feel rushed at all.

I love the Enzo. I went there lastnight. I had there salmon and trout. I also like the rice that came with it.

My husband and I are regulars here. We’ve always been impressed by the quality and taste of their dishes (ribeye special, penne rustica, calamari are some of our faves) and their exceptional service, even on busy nights. Nice atmosphere, good wine list, fresh ingredients. Highly recommend Bistro Enzo.

Went to our anniversary dinner here and it was pretty good. FOod was okay– But we are most impressed with the Calamari— We recently went to Monterray, CA– and tried all the «best» calamari– as it was in the Capital land of Calamari– and surprisingly, Enzo’s beat em’ all… they give you a decent amount and if you order to-​go… they give you bread with oil and vinegar too! YUM. We mostly order to-​go. Never really eat in.

Bistro Enzo was an enjoyable experience in a smaller town mainly comprised of chain restaurants. The ribeye was cooked perfectly and complimented by a fantastic sauce, asparagus, and puréed potatoes. The crème brulée was dead on and I left indulged. Very nice and friendly service in the town of Billings as a whole. I would recommend a later reservation at this location as the restaurant shows well in the evening and feels more intimate.

We were two adults eating there, the place has good ambient and smells excellent.
We ordered the buttercup squash soup, beet and gorgonzola salad and as entrees the Veal picata and the special pork chops. As a dessert we got the cream Brule and the coconut cheese cake.
Our server was very knowledgeable and nice and the food was excellent, I can’t complain on anything.

The service is always friendly even on the busiest nights. The food has been nothing less then wonderful.

I was in Billings on business for a week. My second time there, I was still overwhelmed by the dominance of chains in the area where I was staying. A coworker who’d spent more time in Billings raved about Enzo. We attempted to go one evening with our rather large party of out-​of-​town coworkers and were turned away, as they could no accommodate our large group that night (a Tuesday). I was not privvy to the experience, as the other half of our group had arrived before us, but they felt their treatment had been «rude» and «snobby.»
The next night, the smaller group of us who had not born the brunt of being turned away decided to try again. We were seated immediately, served impeccably (by Eboni), and greatly enjoyed our food, including our indulgent desserts. I had the beet salad and the soup of the day, followed by the crème brûlée.
For our last night in Billings, celebrating the completion of our project, we convinced the rest of our group to return. This time, on a Friday night, we made a reservation for our large group, without incident. We were glad to have the same server, who did just as well with our large group. Even our coworkers who were skeptical were thoroughly won over by the end of the evening, even before we were sent some additional complimentary treats.
Any future trips to Billings will certainly include a meal or two at Enzo.

I was at Walker’s on Sunday night, and comparing the two I was feeling like Enzo was coming out pretty favorably for the first 3 courses, if only because they seem to be more confident in their identity than Walker’s is. After the main course, I thought it was going to be a 4 star review, because the dishes really came together into a meal that was all executed pretty well. Then we were served probably the worst dessert I have ever had in any restaurant I have ever been in, diners, bars, and chain restaurants included. It was a martini glass half full of bailey’s and kahlua, with a tiny scoop of chocolate ice cream in it. I almost spit it back out! As a cocktail it would have been marginal, but as a dessert it was a disaster. Since that was the last thing I tasted at the meal, it left me with a much less optimistic view of the place than I had after my perfectly decent carbonara.
I will give them high praise for the manchego on the insalata caprese, and the poached egg on my carboara though. Those were both excellent touches. Our server was also great. Next time I will skip dessert, and come out happier.