Rick S. wrote: |> Hey out there! Anyone know of any quaint eateries for my fiancee & I to |> check out on our honeymoon the first week of September? To give you an |> idea, we've never been to Santa Fe, but we have ambitions to go to Cafe |> Pasqual's, and Coyote Cafe (for lunch only). But we're looking for |> neato, off the wall kind of places to dine (mostly dinner). Thanks! |> |> Rick, Cafe Pasqual's is very good SouthWest cusine, about half the price for dinner as Coyote. I would not particularly recommend Coyote because it's very expensive for what you get, and the waitstaff can sometimes be very uncaring. But it IS probably the best SW food in SantaFe. My two favorites are Cafe Escalera (modern Calif cusine) and Bistra 315 (simple French Bistro food, but very well prepared). Two new ones I would recommend are Cafe Atalaya (much like Escalera but much cheaper pricewise) and Andiamo (simple but carefully done Italian). In the league of Coyote & equally expensive are: SantaCafe and Geronimo's and Inn of the Anasazi. Neato, off the wall places would be: Celebrations, Paul's of Santa Fe, Fabio's Cafe Americain, Dim Sum Then Some (out towards the State Pen), San Marcos Cafe, Natural Cafe, Old Mexico Grill, Encore Provence (French Provence, expensive), Corn Dance Cafe, La Traviata. I live near SF so let me know if you want more details. Tom Hill [email removed] From [email removed] Sat Jul 8 09:06:26 EDT 1995 Article: 17453 of rec.food.restaurants
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Restaurants
I recommend Pasqual's for breakfast. Their breakfast burritos are wonderful. Coyote Cafe is expensive, but I'd go there for dinner if I were you. The food is really great. Another good place for breakfast is Tecolote Cafe. From [email removed] Wed Jul 12 14:55:18 EDT 1995 Article: 17553 of rec.food.restaurants
Try El Farol. It's a tapas restaurant and bar on Canyon Road. It's been there for a long time, has character, and the prices are reasonable. It was recommended to me by a friend and it also gets a favorable review
>from Zagat.
The restaurant at the Inn of the Anasazi is very good but expensive. They offer extraordinary vegetarian entrees along with meat dishes.
From [email removed] Fri Jul 14 14:11:37 EDT 1995
Article: 17636 of rec.food.restaurantsMike P. wrote: >Coyote Cafe is expensive, but I'd go there for dinner if I were you. ... I just returned from a weekend in Santa Fe and I confess that I was somewhat unimpressed by the Coyote Cafe. The food was good but, frankly, I've had vastly more interesting meals here in the San Diego area (Pacifica Del Mar and Cafe Japengo spring to mind). Perhaps given all the hype a letdown was inevitable. The next night my companion and I dined at the Inn of the Anasazi and both of us found it to be more interesting and a better value for the money. spl
Kay wrote I can't really recommend any of the current restaurants but I can tell > you that it is my experience that the Coyote Cafe is mostly hype. The > food does not match the reputation. The service was abominable the > last time I ate there (our wine was not served until the middle of our > entree in a multiple course meal in spite of our many complaints). The > staff is not knowledgable. I would spend my money somewhere else if I > were you. I certainly attend to avoid it when I go. I'm sorry that you had a bad expereience, but I have to like totally disagree with your report; we've had several dinners there over the course of the last several years, and they have all been superb, the service has been dandy, and I would go back in a minute. In fact one of the sorrows of my about to be trip out west is that we're not planning on going that far south, and I'm going to miss the CC--have considered driving down from Colorado just for dinner-- [email removed] y complaints). The > staff is not knowledgable. I would spend my money somewhere else if I > were you. I certainly attend to avoid it when I go. I'm sorry that you had a bad expereience, but I have to like totally disagree with your report; we've had several dinners there over the course of the last several years, and they have all been superb, the service has been dandy, and I would go back in a minute. In fact one of the sorrows of my about to be trip out west is that we're not planning on going th From [email removed] Tue Jul 25 12:54:33 EDT 1995 Article: 17735 of rec.food.restaurants
Try cafe Escalaera and the wonderful Santa Cafe. Tecolote as afgreat too./EXIT From [email protected] Tue Jul 25 13:04:51 EDT 1995 Article: 17817 of rec.food.restaurants
Someone wrote: |> The Santa Fe restaurant scene is great and always changing. It's hard |> to keep up with the newest and good eating establishments. Can anyone |> recommend their favorite latest Santa Fe restaurant? Or even their |> favorite tried and true Santa Fe restaurant?? |> K Johns in Albuquerque |> |> _____________________________________________________________________________ My two easy favorites are Cafe Escalera and Bistro 315. Escalera has been there for 4-5 yrs so you're probably familar with it. A great by-the-glass wine list, great people. Bistro is less than a yr old; very authentic French bistro food, tiny restaurant, food is impeccably prepared, wine list could use some help. Both moderate/expensive. Also pretty new are Atalaya (on Guadalupe St) and Andiamo (on Garfield St just off Guadalupe). Atalaya has some previous Escalera people, so food is rather similar, but about 1/2 the price. Nicely done wine list, best wine pricing in SF. Andaiamo is Italian, very well priced. Double AA Grill is the new, trendy hot place in SF. Very expensive but very good upscale cowboy cusine. An attitude problem much like the Coyote Cafe. Geronimo's was once outstanding; now very dreadful. Avoid at all costs. Poulet et Patate (on Guadalupe) is good, reasonably priced French Provence food. Too expensive in the wine department. Whistling Moon (on Guadalupe near DeVargas) is great Medditerrean food, very reasonably priced. Mediocre wine list. Paul's (on Marcy St) is very good food & very reasonably priced, some Southwest/ Calif cuisine like food. Encore Provence (on Agua Fria beyhind SanBusco) is making some changes and may be worth checking out. Obscene wine pricing, though. French Provence food, fairly expensive. Right there in Albq; have you tried Cafe Spoleto (on San Mateo just north of Menaul)?? Outstanding Middeteraen/ French Provence food. A killer restaurant. Tom Hill
Someone wrote: > The Santa Fe restaurant scene is great and always changing. It's hard > to keep up with the newest and good eating establishments. Can anyone > recommend their favorite latest Santa Fe restaurant? Or even their > favorite tried and true Santa Fe restaurant?? > K Johns in Albuquerque I *loved* Santa Cafe when I was there this summer. It's a blend of Asain and Southwestern cuisines. The Coyote Cafe was also packed the night we went. We ate on the roof, which was great in the summer, atmosphere-wise. The food was fair to good. From [email removed] Fri Oct 20 08:57:57 EDT 1995 Article: 20179 of rec.food.restaurants
Someone wrote: >The Santa Fe restaurant scene is great and always changing. It's hard >to keep up with the newest and good eating establishments. Can anyone >recommend their favorite latest Santa Fe restaurant? Or even their >favorite tried and true Santa Fe restaurant?? I get to Santa Fe a couple times a year so tend to concentrate on the Northern New Mexican/Southwestern restaurants when in town (I can get great Italian/Med./French etc. in LA). Last month I was out and went to Double A for the first time. Loved it. Was warned of an attitude problem there, but we didn't get any of that. It is potentially my new favorite. My previous favorite, Anasazi, seems to have slipped a notch since Peter Zimmer left. The menu looks the same, but the execution lacks the snap it used to have. Had brunch at La Casa Sena, my first visit since Kelly Rogers moved there from Santa Cafe. It was very good and worth investigating for dinner. Speaking of Santa Cafe, have not eaten there in over a year. Anyone with a recent experience? Dave From [email removed] Fri Oct 20 09:00:31 EDT 1995 Article: 20185 of rec.food.restaurants
Thomas H. wrote:
[lots of good stuff, all of which I agree with but...]
>Geronimo's was once outstanding; now very dreadful. Avoid at all costs.
Strange, Tom. As recently as last month we had a really superb meal there. Service was excellent, flash-fried calamari appetizer was the best calamari I've ever had out of sight of an ocean, and wonton-wrapped poblano was a memorable main course. I had heard good things about Geronimo; but this meal was *better* than expected.
What's your complaint with the place? (Note that I'm posting rather than e-mailing in the hope of getting some other opinions on Geronimo.)One of my favorite lunch establishments is the Tesuque Village Market (in Tesuque, of course). It's great to stop in before a day of wandering about in the mountains. Also, a meal at the Casa Fresen, in Arroyo Seco on the way to the Taos ski valley, is well worth the trip. EPS From [email removed] Mon Oct 23 12:28:20 EDT 1995 Article: 20222 of rec.food.restaurants
William J. wrote: |> |> Strange, Tom. As recently as last month we had a really superb meal there. |> Service was excellent, flash-fried calamari appetizer was the best calamari |> I've ever had out of sight of an ocean, and wonton-wrapped poblano was a |> memorable main course. I had heard good things about Geronimo; but this meal |> was *better* than expected. |> |> What's your complaint with the place? (Note that I'm posting rather than |> e-mailing in the hope of getting some other opinions on Geronimo.) A_____________________________________________________________________________ Bill, They lost their chef, Gina Ziluka (sp?), some 3-4 months ago. I had a light meal there about two months ago; it seemed pretty unexciting; not nearly as good as a few I had had there in the previous 2 yrs. Wasn't bad, just pretty overpriced for what the meal was. Several others in my wine group have been there in the last few month; pretty much the same report. A reviewer for the New Mexican (not that I like that rag at all!!), who almost NEVER gives a bad review, dumped all over it (too salty, tired brown salad, cold entree, etc), with two visits. Too many other good restaurants in SantaFe to take a chance on it; especially at their prices. TomHill From [email removed] Mon Oct 23 12:23:40 EDT 1995 Article: 20201 of rec.food.restaurants
My favorite tried and true is La Tartulia (spelling). For the amount of food, the price is good and the food is great. I go every time I am in Santa Fe (about once a year). Mary in Seattle From [email removed] Mon Oct 23 21:46:37 EDT 1995 Article: 20235 of rec.food.restaurants
Thanks for all the great info on your Santa Fe and Taos culinary experiences. The Apple Tree in Taos is one of our favorites. There's always something unique to try - I fondly remember blueberry bread pudding one cold winter day. Last summer it was unusually hot - over 100 for days. We ate at the Apple Tree and the Vegetable Red Curry was perfect for the appetite on such a hot night. I would love to get that recipe. Happy travels.. From [email removed] Sat Oct 28 12:21:58 EDT 1995 Article: 20374 of rec.food.restaurants
I was passing through Santa Fe last week and had the pleasure of dining at that Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Standout entrees were the butternut squash casserole, green chile, and whiskey pork chops. Whispering Moon is currently receiving most the of local buzz. I recommend picking up a copy of the weekly "Local Tastes" for a complete review of Santa Fe and neighboring restaurants. Cheers, Jim, [email removed] From [email protected] Tue Oct 24 10:15:24 EDT 1995 Article: 20254 of rec.food.restaurants
J.A. P. wrote: |> |> I was passing through Santa Fe last week and had the pleasure of dining |> at that Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Standout entrees were the butternut squash |> casserole, green chile, and whiskey pork chops. |> |> Whispering Moon is currently receiving most the of local buzz. I recommend |> picking up a copy of the weekly "Local Tastes" for a complete review of |> Santa Fe and neighboring restaurants. |> |> Cheers, |> Jim, [email removed] _____________________________________________________________________________ Just a note of minor correction: The restaurant you mentioned is Whistling Moon, not Whispering Moon. The food is very good, inexpensive, Medditerraen (Italian, Greek,Morocan, Isreali, etc). The freebie newspaper is Local Flavor, comes out once a month, and is very good on keeping up on restaurants in Taos, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque TomHill From [email removed] Tue Oct 24 17:48:13 EDT 1995 Article: 20262 of rec.food.restaurants
For outstanding food (but not cheap however well worth the price) try Anasazai one block from the old plaza. The restaurant is in the hotel by the same name and I may have spelled the nam wrong.l But you can always find it. Most original menu we have experienced in Santa Fe. (Hotel rooms are also romantic @ to my wife. They have fireplaces, etc. at reasonable rates for rooms of this quality when they are available. From [email removed] Fri Nov 10 20:11:01 EST 1995 Article: 20742 of rec.food.restaurants