Sankha Hota

A very nice restaurant, just a few block outside the city center. Food is tasty and savory. Good proportions and quick service. Ample seating arrangement and the outside garden is beautiful.

Robin Denny, MBA

What a fantastic stop! We had the pork dumplings and Maggie’s pasta. Service was kind and empathetic and our server even found a way to make a few hot toddies happen to offset the chill of the day. Terrific experience.

connie wright

We went just for the desserts! Pastry chef Rebecca Freeman (also the pastry chef at Coyote Cafe) incredible curated desserts! Stunning in looks, fabulous balance between levels of sweetness and captures the spectrum of textures, smooth to crunchy.

Debarati

Delicious food! Our server Jorge was so wonderful. Gave us the BEST recommendations and was very attentive. Thanks Jorge!! We got four cocktails and they were are pretty delicious. Our favorite was "What Q is having" which was recommended by Jorge. We ordered the morel special appetizer & it went well with the house focaccia. My husband got the lamb which came with couscous and I got the beef bourguignon. Both dishes were big on flavor, well tied together to the general theme of the dish, and presented beautifully. We got the opera torte to share for dessert and it was perfect. I'd go back to try the red velvet one as well. It was a cute date night 💖

+2

Elena Osorio

Enjoyed my experience here. Food was great, atmosphere was calm and relaxing, and service was top tier. My server, Natasha, was exceptional, especially given how busy they were! I had a soup, spring pea salad, salmon, and coconut dessert. All of it was delicious, a tad pricey, but all worth it. Highly recommend!

Curt Hess

Beautiful setting, wonderful food, attentive and professional staff, this is 5-Star Santa Fe at its best. Tucked away in a quiet corner of downtown, yet only a couple blocks from the top sightseeing locations. You'll love your visit here.

+1

charles lawhun

Santa Fe has more restaurants per capita than 99% of the cities on Earth. This is one of those Santa Fe restaurants you must dine at. Yes I know the Shed, El Farol, etc. This is fine dining with delicious dishes and extraordinary cocktails. The salmon was delicious and I heard the Chilean Sea Bass was fantastic. The spring pea salad was a perfect compliment. Service is a 5 stars. They are there when you want and step away when you don't, but trust me they are making sure you have everything you need. Not an inexpensive place, but treat yourself and indulge in some fabulous dining. There is a big parking lot in the back, but it does fill up.

+12

GARY AUSTIN

Outdoor dining for lunch was 5 Star. Beautiful light/white colors, plenty of shaded areas. There was plenty of staff. Our waiter August knew menu items well and made great suggestions. He also knew current events around town.

Margaret Leung

We came here to celebrate our engagement and we were both completely blown away by the food, service and atmosphere at Santacafe. Jorge provided phenomenal service and gave the best suggestions for our meal. I LOVED the fluke crudo - super delicious and meaty. The sauce and the truffle sesame rice crisp in the Elk Carpaccio was so good. The crispy red snapper and seared chicken thighs were solid main menu items. We were spoiled with dessert choices. The opera torte and coconut passionfruit tart were some of the best desserts I’ve tried. Basically you cannot go wrong with any of the choices in the menu! We also sat outside in the courtyard and enjoyed the ambience well into the evening.

+1

Joshua Pino

Place was very good. Went in with my family tonight and sat in a quaint room. It was busy but our server Leo, and the rest of the staff, attended to everything we needed. Norteño Margarita was great, mushroom soup was fantastic, steak frites was amazing. Desserts were a tad disappointing especially for the price (maybe just not my flavor of desserts, tuxedo cake, carrot cake and banana cream pie), but everything else more than made up for those. I really enjoyed this place and definitely will be back.

+2

Jeff Phillips

We wanted to love Santa Cafe — the atmosphere is charming and the reputation well-earned — but our experience fell a bit short, particularly in the entrée execution. To begin with the positives: the service was excellent. Jeremy took wonderful care of us, thoughtfully guiding us through diet-appropriate options and providing warm, attentive service throughout the evening. He was a highlight of our visit. The cocktails were excellent and the appetizers showed promise. The pear and burrata salad was visually striking and genuinely enjoyable. The house Caesar, while flavorful, was dressed far too heavily — the components were fresh and appealing, but the balance was overwhelmed by the dressing. Where the evening faltered was the main course. We shared the beef bourguignon, which arrived beautifully presented; however, the meat was room-temperature and surprisingly under-seasoned. Of the four pieces we received to split, one was entirely fat — unexpected and disappointing for a dish at this level. In all, Santa Cafe offers gracious service and a lovely setting, with appetizers that hint at excellence. With more attention to balance in the Caesar and especially to temperature, seasoning, and quality of cuts in the entrée, this could be a truly exceptional dining experience. We hope to return and find it living up to its celebrated reputation.

+3

ESB NYC

We had a good meal here. Kinda pricey but enjoyable. Nice rooms and large outdoor space also. Professional service. Free parking in back.

+17

Michael Kraig Beeck

Given the many positive reviews and strong word-of-mouth surrounding this restaurant, our expectations were high for a quiet date night. We had an 8:00 PM reservation for two. Unfortunately, our experience did not meet those expectations. The host who seated us was dismissive and lacked warmth. Our server took our order but did not return for another 45 minutes—only briefly checking in once to ask if we had received our appetizer (deep-fried calamari, which took far too long - go a little lighter on the salt….). As someone who works in the service industry, I understand the challenges of time management, but it genuinely felt like we had been forgotten. The server even comped our appetizer—something we assumed would prompt a manager or staff member to check in with us about our dining experience. Unfortunately, that never happened. The manager did bring our first round of drinks and was visibly active on the floor, yet neither they nor our server checked in on our food after it was delivered. The lack of follow-up and attentiveness throughout the meal was disappointing.