At the Whole Enchilada Mexican cuisine is not a single concept experience, it is a melding of many geographic and historical influences. Combining traditional antojitos (snacks) from the streets of Mexico, old family recipes and a selection of non-Mexican dishes, the Whole Enchilada features a varied menu rich in cultural flavor.
Among the twenty different entrees are the house-specialty seafood sopes with jumbo prawns, frijoles, salsa and crab meat; Oaxacan chicken mole tamales wrapped in banana leaves; and traditional chicken tamales simply the best you'll ever try. The restaurant also features homemade dessertsand the distinction of having been awarded "Best Mexican Restaurant in Monterey County." Catering is available for all occasions.
Specializing in Fresh Seafood from the Monterey Bay
Voted "Best Mexican Restaurant" in readers' polls we invite you to taste some of the best seafood around. The catch of the day is right off the local fishing boats and prepared in the authentic Mexican coastal style. You've never tasted tamales like ours, fresh sweet white corn tamales filled with chicken and topped with our cilantro cream sauce. Oaxacan tamal filled with fresh albacore or chicken, wrapped in a banana leaf and drenched in a rich, dark mole salsa. Check out Tamale Wednesday and try them all. Many to choose from. Served a la carte.
Indulge yourself with a fresh fruit or cucumber Margarita while dining inside or out. Enjoy the harbor view or sit and relax on the patio surrounded by our lush garden. We specialize in a wide variety of Tequila to choose from. If you enjoy live music, be sure to stop in to listen and enjoy our Sunday afternoon jazz and blues next door to The Whole Enchilada at the Moss Landing Inn.. Should you need an event catered no gathering is too large or too small. Choose from our Menu or customize your own. Our Chef Luis Solano is sure to make it splendid! Join us at The Lighthouse Harbor Grill for Breakfast or Lunch. The Lighthouse is open daily from 6:30am to 4pm. Call for more information 633-3858.
The Whole Enchilada Restaurant is just 15 minutes south of Santa Cruz and 15 minutes north of Monterey, located in the quaint fishing village of Moss Landing. Moss Landing is also home to world reknown antique dealers and shop owners as well as Moss Landing Marine Lab and The Monterey Bay Research Institute. Moss Landing is host to the Annual Antique Fair the last weekend of July. Dealers gather from all over the country for this huge event. We are near the mouth of the Elkhorn Slough, a wetland of natural beauty and delightful wildlife. The Monterey Bay Bird Festival is held in Moss Landing the first weekend in October.
Appetizers/ Bites & Munchies
CRISPY NACHOS
Tortilla chips covered with refried beans, your choice of filling, with melted jack and cheddar cheese, garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and jalapenos.
Beef or chicken...11.95
shrimp...13.50
Plain...7.95
Quesadillas
Two flour tortillas grilled with your choice of filling, melted jack and cheddar cheese, and garnished with salsa fresca, spring mix, and tomatoes.
Beef or chicken… 11.95
crab and shrimp… 14.95
crab… 17.95
plain… 5.95
FLAUTAS
Made with crispy corn tortillas stuffed with shredded beef or chicken, deep fried and garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and Parmesan cheese.
Beef or chicken… 9.50
with rice and beans add… 3.00
SEAFOOD FLAUTAS 10.95
Four corn tortillas stuffed with shrimp, crab, white fish, cheese, and salsa fresca, deep fried and garnished with guacamole, sour cream, and Parmesan cheese.
with rice and beans add 3.00
FRESH CASTROVILLE ARTICHOKE 7.95
Fresh locally grown artichoke, steamed, served on a bed of fresh spring greens with balsamic vinaigrette, pesto-mayo, and salsa fresca.
DEEP FRIED ARTICHOKES 6.95
Tender hearts of artichokes battered and seasoned with fresh garlic and parsley, deep fried to a crispy golden brown. Served with ranch/jalapeno dressing.
BESOS CALIENTES (HOT KISSES) 5.95
Six breaded, mild green jalapenos stuffed with cheddar cheese and cream cheese. Deep fried and garnished with salsa fresca.
PESCADITOS EMPANIZADOS 8.95
Fish and chips, 8 small trout shaped fish, breaded and deep-fried. Served with French fries.
PLATO DE TACOS
Assorted soft corn tortillas: One carne asada, one carnitas, one shredded beef, one chicken, and one melted cheese.
Garnished with guacamole, salsa fresca, and jalapenos.
14.95 (NO SUBSTITUTIONS)
Seafood Bar
OYSTER SHOOTER 1.50
ON HALF SHELL (SIX) 7.95
OYSTERS 222 13.50
Six oysters, two garnished with spinach, two with garlic butter, two with chorizo, all covered with cheese and baked.
NEW ZEALAND Steamed GREEN LIP MUSSELS 10.95
Steamed with garlic butter, white wine, artichoke hearts, and salsa fresca, served with garlic bread.
MUSSELS – DONA LAURA 10.95
6 Green Lip mussels topped with a chipotle, garlic mayo sauce and baked to a golden brown.
Steamed CLAMS 10.95
Fresh and steamed in garlic butter, white wine, artichoke hearts, and salsa fresca. Served with garlic bread.
JUANITA’S CALAMARI 7.95
Tender strips of calamari deep-fried to a golden brown, and garnished with tartar sauce.
COCKTAILS
CRAB 8.95 LRG 10.95
SHRIMP 7.50 LRG 10.50
CEVICHE 6.50 LRG 9.50
A LA CARTE SEAFOOD ITEMS
Enchiladas & TACOS
FISH 5.50
SHRIMP 6.95
CRAB 7.95
Soup & Salad
MEXICAN CAESAR SALAD 6.95
with Chicken BREAST 12.95
SEAFOOD SALAD (Crab and Shrimp) 14.95
Crab only 16.95
L.a. panela cheese and tomato salad with avocado pesto vinaigrette 10.95
Snapper salad with avocado vinaigrette 14.95
House salad 4.50
Nellie’s white CLAM Chowder Cup 2.50 Bowl 3.95
House Specialities
SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS 16.95
One shrimp enchilada and one crab enchilada (or either two shrimp or two crab), topped with a pasilla chile salsa and cheese. Served with rice, beans and salsa fresca.
CRAB ONLY ADD 3.00
MARISCOS CHILE RELLENO VERDE 16.95
A mild poblano chile stuffed with cheese, crab and shrimp. Topped with tomatillo chile salsa and cheese. Served with rice, beans, and salsa fresca.
CRAB ONLY ADD 3.00
SEVEN SEAS (Mexican Cioppino) 19.95
Allow 30 minute preparation time for seven seas
Shrimp, clams, octopus, prawns, mussels, and snapper in a spicy broth topped with chopped cilantro & onions. Served with garlic bread, rice, and beans.
GARLIC PRAWNS 19.95
Five jumbo gulf prawns shell off, grilled in garlic butter. Served with rice, beans, and salsa fresca.
RAY’S PLATTER
A large platter consisting of a Castroville steamed artichoke, large jumbo prawns, deep-fried calamari, seafood flautas, steamed mussels, ceviche and besos calientes.
For two people 36.95 For four people 46.95
DEEP FRIED CALAMARI 12.95
Tender strips of calamari, deep-fried to a golden brown. Served with rice, beans and salsa fresca.
STUFFED GULF PRAWNS 21.50
Jumbo gulf prawns stuffed with crab, marinated artichoke hearts, salsa fresca, jack and cheddar cheese, broiled to perfection. Served with rice and beans.
MARISCOS CHIMICHANGA 19.95
Flour tortillas stuffed with a seafood mixture of snow crabmeat, shrimp, white fish, jack and cheddar cheese, served crispy, and garnished with sour cream. Served with rice, beans, and salsa fresca.
THE WHOLE ENCHILADA
Fillet of red snapper wrapped in corn tortillas, topped with pasilla chile salsa and melted cheese. Served with guacamole, rice, beans, and salsa fresca.
(Alternative - Verde Sauce)
15.95
PRAWNS BROCHETTE 19.95
Five jumbo gulf prawns grilled on a skewer, along with chunks of fresh bell pepper, fresh onions and tomato. Served with rice, beans, and salsa fresca.
Breaded jumbo prawns 19.95
Five jumbo prawns, breaded and deep-fried to a golden brown. Served with rice, beans, and captain’s tartar sauce.
GRILLED GARLIC SNAPPER 14.50
Fresh fillet of red snapper grilled in garlic butter. Served with rice, beans, and salsa fresca.
CREPES SOFIA 19.50
Two crepes stuffed with crabmeat, baked in our cilantro lime cream sauce and cheese topped with guacamole. Served with garlic bread.
Traditional Mexican Dishes
TOSTADAS
A crispy open face tortilla topped with refried beans, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, choice of filling, and fiesta salsa with a side of rice.
Chicken, beef, chile Verde, carnitas
7.95
Ceviche 10.95
Crab 14.95
Shrimp 13.95
MAKE YOUR OWN COMBINATION PLATE
All of the following items served with rice, beans and
Salsa fresca:
CHOICE OF: TACO, ENCHILADA, BURRITO
CHOICE OF FILLINGS: Chicken, Chile Verde, Beef, CARNITAS, OR Cheese
One Item 7.50
A la Carte 4.95
Two Items 9.50
A la Carte8.00
Three Items 14.00
A la Carte 12.00
Carne asada taco
A la Carte 5.95
Carne asada burrito
A la Carte 8.95
(Filled With rice, beans and salsa fresca)
Carnitas 13.95
Chile Verde 13.95
Tender shredded pork meat slowly cooked Jalisco style to a golden brown. Served with rice, beans, and salsa fresca. Choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Tender chunks of pork simmered in a green chile sauce, served with beans, rice and salsa fresca. Choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Carne Asada 14.95
Chimichanga 11.95
Tender sirloin steak, marinated in our own blend of herbs and spices served with rice, beans, and salsa fresca. Choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Your choice of chicken or beef, wrapped in a flour tortilla fried to a golden brown. Served with sour cream, rice, beans, salsa fresca, and guacamole.
BEEF OR CHICKEN FAJITAS14.95
Home Made Tamale 8.50
Grilled strips of marinated thin skirt steak or chicken breast, onion, green and red bell pepper, served with flour or corn tortillas, rice, beans, and salsa fresca.
Freshly made with corn masa, wrapped in a cornhusk and steamed to perfection. Topped with green sauce and cheese served with rice, beans and salsa fresca. Ask your server for the filling of the day.
Chile Relleno 12.95
Oaxacan Tamale 12.00
Roasted Poblano Chile battered in an egg white meringue, deep-fried and stuffed with Panela cheese. Topped with Ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, and salsa fresca. Available ala Carte 9.50
An original recipe from our kitchen crew. Masa mixed with chicken Oaxacan mole, wrapped in banana leaves. Steamed to perfection, Served with rice, beans, guacamole, and salsa fresca.
Huevos Rancheros 7.95
Huevos Con Chorizo 8.95
Two eggs, sunny side up, served on top of corn tortillas, ranchero sauce, jack and cheddar cheese. Served with rice, beans and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Scrambled eggs with Mexican Chorizo, Served with rice, beans, and choice of corn or flour tortillas.
Vegetarian Choices
panela cheese crepes with cilantro lime cream sauce12.95
Two crepes filled with Mexican Panela cheese and spinach, topped with a cilantro lime cream sauce, toasted almonds, and guacamole. Served with rice, and beans.
JUANITA’S QUESADILLA 7.95
Two flour tortillas with melted jack and cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions, and marinated artichoke hearts. Garnished with salsa fresca.
Castroville Relleno 12.95
Poblano chile stuffed with marinated artichokes, jack and cheddar cheese, and salsa fresca. Served with rice, beans, and guacamole.
Castroville tostada 8.95
A crispy open face corn tortilla topped with refried beans, lettuce, steamed fresh artichoke, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa fresca. Served with a side of rice.
class="MenuItem">Veggie Burrito 7.95
A flour tortilla stuffed with a mixture of refried beans, marinated artichoke hearts, lettuce, jack and cheddar cheese. Served with a side of rice and guacamole.
Cheese enchiladas in oaxacan mole sauce 12.50
Two corn tortillas filled with panela cheese, and salsa fresca. Topped with Oaxacan mole sauce, guacamole, and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
SIDE ORDERS
CHIPS 2.00 SALSA 2.00
Jalapenos 1.50 Sour Cream 1.50
Avocado 2.50 Garlic Bread 2.00
Salsa Fresca 1.25 Rice 1.50
Tomatillo Salsa 1.25 Beans 1.50
Cheese 1.00 Guacamole 3.95
Corn or Flour Tortillas (2 per order) 0.75
FOR YOUR SWEET TOOTH
Amelia’s Flan 4.75
Mexican Cinnamon Chocolate Ice Cream 4.50
Banana Mango Ice Cream 4.50
ASK YOUR server ABOUT additional desserts
BEVERAGES
Sodas 1.75
French Roast Coffee 2.00
Bottled Water 1.75
-Regular or Decaffeinated-
Mineral Water 2.00
Hot Tea 2.00
Milk 1.75
Fresh Brewed Ice Tea 2.00
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