You want local atmosphere and good food? Try Mariscos La Playa #2 at 2875 Cerrillos Rd. Nary a tourist in sight. Great, authentic Mexican seafood. It reminds me of the little places you used to find south of San Diego in Baja. The Plaza Restaurant is also terrific. Although it is filled with tourists during the day, dinner is usually quieter. And most of the wait staff seems to have been there for at least 10 years. BTW, I'm not a big fan of the Pink Adobe. Sure, it's an institution, but they haven't changed the menu in 20 years and it's rather dated. My current favorite is Pasqual's for dinner. Some of the best and most creative cusine anywhere. But, it's not quiet and you will get those PHD servers. Also, reservations a month in advance are a necessity. Mike wrote: >Santa Fe to me is a miracle of good food ... accursed. > >I recently went to Santa Fe with a friend from England. Although I had not >been there for a few years, I bet him cash money that in our restaurant >there would be at least one table full of loud New York lawyers discussing >delays on the Long Island Railroad. In the event there were TWO! Also the >waitress seemed to have a problem, common in Santa Fe, of having multiple >PhD's and thus resenting the more humble duties of her vocation. And there >were far too many bolo ties being worn in anger by people obviously not born >to the style. Otherwise the restaurant (The Pink Adobe) was a real nice >place. > >It's a bit naughty of me (being an out-of-towner myself) to find this >unaesthetic, but I always enjoy good food in comfortable (quiet!) >surroundings with waiters & waitresses proud to be what they are, and with >unpretentious locals surrounding me, enjoying the fieryest and freshest NM >cuisine. Is there such a thing? Or are Santa Fe-ans mostly New Yorkers these >days? (Nothing against NY per se, I lived there for years myself.) > >Seriously, is there a place of good food that's not "hip" to the crowd? Am I >dreaming? Do I need to go to Raton or ... take a sedative ??? > >Mike > > From [email removed] Tue Jan 11 11:41:08 EST 2000 Article: 48690 of rec.food.restaurants
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe restaurants minus the "Santa Fe Curse"?
Drive about 45 minutes north to Chimayo and try the Rancho de Chimayo. And the guest house across the road is a terrific place to stay if you prefer not to drive back to Santa Fe. Mike wrote: >Santa Fe to me is a miracle of good food ... accursed. > >I recently went to Santa Fe with a friend from England. Although I had not >been there for a few years, I bet him cash money that in our restaurant >there would be at least one table full of loud New York lawyers discussing >delays on the Long Island Railroad. In the event there were TWO! Also the >waitress seemed to have a problem, common in Santa Fe, of having multiple >PhD's and thus resenting the more humble duties of her vocation. And there >were far too many bolo ties being worn in anger by people obviously not born >to the style. Otherwise the restaurant (The Pink Adobe) was a real nice >place. > >It's a bit naughty of me (being an out-of-towner myself) to find this >unaesthetic, but I always enjoy good food in comfortable (quiet!) >surroundings with waiters & waitresses proud to be what they are, and with >unpretentious locals surrounding me, enjoying the fieryest and freshest NM >cuisine. Is there such a thing? Or are Santa Fe-ans mostly New Yorkers these >days? (Nothing against NY per se, I lived there for years myself.) > >Seriously, is there a place of good food that's not "hip" to the crowd? Am I >dreaming? Do I need to go to Raton or ... take a sedative ??? > >Mike > > From [email removed] Sat Apr 29 15:43:24 EDT 2000 Article: 50036 of rec.food.restaurants