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Ernie's Food & Spirits, Manteca, CA

Ernie's Food & Spirits

4.7
4.7
742 Reviews
$50 and over
Steakhouse

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2 people
19:00
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  • Fancy
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for creative cocktails
Ernie’s Food & Spirits
The crossroads of cultivation, connection, and creativity. We strive to connect our craft of creating unique, locally inspired, and seasonally curated food with emotionally invested service.
The relationships we have created with local farmers, cultivators, brewers, and distillers, share the core ideals of our emotional investment. We are proud of our centralized location with seven major highways or interstate routes within twenty minutes of our front door. As we conceived our identity, we became fond of connecting our guests to the highest quality food and beverage our area had to offer. We have diligently partnered with local farmers to raise our own plots of fruits and vegetables, cheese makers to provide farmstead cheese, distillers who utilize the bounty around us, and brewers that strive to create the highest quality crafted product as we do in our restaurant. We look forward to connecting you to our ideals.

Thank you,
The Ernie's Family

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Californian, Contemporary American
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Wed, Thu, Sun 16:00–20:00 Fri, Sat 16:00–21:00
  • Phone number
    (209) 239-3351
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Fidel Miranda
  • Private party facilities
    Multiple private areas are available for special events and business meetings. Call 209.239.3351 for more information.
  • Area
    Manteca
  • Cross Street
    Northgate Avenue
  • Parking details
    Private Parking Lot includes Security camera's and Security Guards on Duty, shared parking with Casino Real.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Outdoor Firepit, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 742 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Sacramento / Sacramento Valley

    Best Overall

  • Sacramento / Sacramento Valley

    Best Ambience

  • Sacramento / Sacramento Valley

    Great for fine wines

  • Sacramento / Sacramento Valley

    Good for special occasions

  • Sacramento / Sacramento Valley

    Steakhouse

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Best Overall

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Best Food

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Best Service

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Best Ambience

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Best Value

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Healthy

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Romantic

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Good for special occasions

  • North San Joaquin Valley

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Ernie's Food & Spirits offers a memorable fine dining experience with "exceptional" food, including quality beef and lobster, and "outstanding" steaks. The ambiance is perfect for special occasions, and the staff ensures guests feel special. Drinks are "way above the usual standards." Though pricey, the dining experience is "well worth it."
742 Reviews
  1. Tim

    Sacramento

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food and ambience were great. The steaks were cooked perfectly and the sauces that came with it were phenomenal. The truffle mac & cheese is to die for nice place to take a date.

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  2. Cortney

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I have been to Ernie’s multiple times and I’m never disappointed. I finally ordered the salmon and it was so delicious. This is my favorite place in the Central Valley.

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  3. Beeson

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best oysters ever! Usually have to make a trip to SF or Seattle to have such wonder oysters on the half shell.

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  4. Leam

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 19 January 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    The food was okay. Second time here. I can see what they’re going for but the prices don’t really match the restaurant/setting in its entirety. Made the reservation solely to have the Wylarah Wagyu. We reserved 4:00pm and basically were the first guests, empty restaurant. Then were informed at the table that they “ran out” of the Wylarah. Not sure how that happens when we were the first customers of the day. Would have left but had other people eating with me. It’s a shame that the only “special” item worth while on the menu wasn’t available. Probably won’t be going back. Would have loved a notice ahead of time that they were out of the Wylarah, to then make plans to go elsewhere. Cool place to try if you don’t have access to high end restaurants and don’t travel to major eating hubs like Austin TX, etc. However, if you travel frequently to foodie cities, or don’t mind driving to places to eat like Sac, San Fran, Napa, etc. it’s not going to be worth it for you.

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  5. Matthew

    Hawaii

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 18 January 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Ashley provided an awful experience as well as the manger. Ashley did not meet the bare minimum requirements of serving our table as we didn’t get asked to order until 30 minutes as all the other tables around us that were sat after us were already being served their appetizers. Ashley hardly stopped by our table and dropped off extra utensils without any mention of what they were for nor made eye contact so I had to ask what they were for as she was quick to walk away without any interaction. When Ashley finally came back we ended up ordering our appetizers along with our main dishes since we knew that she wasn’t attentive. My boyfriend ordered the surf & turf and asked if he could sub the filet for the 28 day aged ribeye in which Ashley responded, “ the surf & turf with the dry aged ribeye? How would you like that cooked?”. Ashley never came back to our table so we opted to head to the bar to order our own drinks in which were amazing, the bartender was great. After heading back to our table, Ashley never stopped by to check in on us. The food runner brought our food over to our table, he placed my filet mignon in front of me and then our three sides in the middle of the table. When my boyfriend’s food came out he questioned the food runner as to why there were any mashed potatoes on his plate as the menu stated that the surf and turf came with mashed potatoes and shrimp. The food runner explained that his order was put in as just a ribeye and that there wasn’t a surf and turf order and that you cannot switch the steak from the filet to a ribeye with the surf & turf. I explained to him that the server Ashley didn’t mention that when we ordered and that she didn’t tell us what the options were as she repeated the order and asked how my bf wanted his ribeye steak cooked for the surf and the meal. I asked to speak with the manager, I explained the situation in which she responded saying that my bfs meal would be a La carte . See pictures for more details

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  6. Barbara

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 18 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The atmosphere was great and the people were super friendly!

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  7. Elena

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 17 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Celebrating our Anniversary.. Ernie’s is our special occasion place .. we love it here

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  8. Stephen

    San Joaquin

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and service. Similar or better than what you would find in San Francisco’s best restaurants without the drive. Definitely 5 star quality.

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  9. Michael

    Sacramento

    10 reviews

    3.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 11 January 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    It was our first time at the restaurant. We were hoping to fine a place that could you could add to our fine dining experiences. It was not worth the expense, there are better choices locally.

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  10. Barrett

    Sacramento

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 23 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice restaurant; parking was a challenge due to the Card Room.

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FAQs

Ernie's Food & Spirits offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (209) 239-3351.

Ernie's Food & Spirits is rated 4.7 stars by 742 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
19:00
Find next available

At the moment, there's no online availability within 2.5 hours of your request. Do you have another time in mind?

Booked 8 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Ernie's Food & Spirits

1351 North Main Street, Manteca, CA 95336

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Northgate Avenue
  • Area
    Manteca
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Wed, Thu, Sun 16:00–20:00 Fri, Sat 16:00–21:00
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Californian, Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Elegant Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Parking Lot includes Security camera's and Security Guards on Duty, shared parking with Casino Real.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Fidel Miranda
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Dog Friendly, Entertainment, Full Bar, Outdoor Firepit, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeaway, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (209) 239-3351
  • Private party facilities
    Multiple private areas are available for special events and business meetings. Call 209.239.3351 for more information.
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