On 16 Apr 1999 12:04:18 -0600, [email removed] (Arthur Wouk) wrote: >will be visiting there shortly, and we are looking for >recommendations. Just got back from one of our many visits to Santa Fe and here's the report: Paul's - Excellent. Good variety, menu changes. Nouvelle American with Southwest influences. Small place - recommend reservations. Coyote Cafe - Always a delight. Expensive but worth it. Desserts are especially stellar. Ristra - Another small, non-mainstream place. Creative American with French and Southwestern flavors. Definitely reservations. Pasqual's - Our best dinner on this trip. Be sure to make reservations at least 2 weeks in advance for dinner. Breakfast & lunch are waiting list only. Here you get a combo of Southwestern, Asian and whatever else Kathering feels like. One of the side dishes was a sticky rice cake with banana steamed in a banana leaf - outrageous. Plaza Restaurant - down home New Mexican - great for breakfast or lunch. Get the posole with green chile and a Santa Fe Ale. If you tire of the Southwestern, nouvelle and chile go to Julian's (Italian) or India Palace. Rancho de Chimayo. Food is mediocre but experience is worthwhile. Better sangria than margueritas. Sit outside on the patio. Taos - Lambert's is better than Doc Martin's although both are good. La Luna is excellent authentic Italian. Apple Tree is always good, too. On your way to Taos from Santa Fe, stop in Dixon for a tasting at the La Chirapada winery. From [email removed] Mon Apr 19 18:13:58 EDT 1999 Article: 44870 of rec.food.restaurants
Santa Fe, NM
albuquerque, sata fe, taos recommendations?
We just went to Santa Fe a few weeks ago, so here are a few more restaurant opinions for Santa Fe... Maria's -- Excellent! The food was wonderful, the atmosphere was casual and nice. The place was hopping (for good reason!), so I would suggest reservations. They had a wonderful Mariachi (sp?) player that played a mean guitar. Garduno's -- Don't waste your money here. This restaurant is just off of the plaza. The service was lack luster, the food was bland and unappetizing (my "chimichanga," if you could call it that, was served on a piece of wilted, slimy lettuce), and it felt like a chain restaurant. Corn Dance Cafe -- They advertise themselves as "native american food," but the cuisine was more like overpriced continental fare. We went there hoping for something unique but didn't find it. It's located at the Hotel Santa Fe. I wouldn't waste my money there again. The Shed -- This restaurant is also located just off of the plaza. The food here was quite good, though not spectacular. They serve traditional New Mexican food. It was a neat restaurant with a lot of locals. Hope this helps you out. Have fun!
User-Agent: tin/pre-1.4-980514 (UNIX) (SunOS/5.6 (sun4m)) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 20:27:48 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.71.48.250 X-Trace: news3.voicenet.com 924294468 209.71.48.250 (Fri, 16 Apr 1999 16:27:48 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 16:27:48 EDT Lines: 15 Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:44827 Arthur W. wrote: : will be visiting there shortly, and we are looking for : recommendations. haven't visited out there since summer of '97, but had a memorable meal at the Trading Post Cafe in Rancho de Taos, as well as the Stakeout (out of the way, but wonderful views from our outdoor table). in Santa Fe we loved Coyote Cafe (for lunch, dinner was kind of expensive!) and La Tertulia. audrey * when the going gets weird * the weird turn pro... (remove 'nospam') * -raoul duke From [email removed] Mon Apr 19 18:13:39 EDT 1999 Article: 44867 of rec.food.restaurants