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I always enjoyed lunch at LA CASA SENA on their patio during late Spring and Summer; nice setting, great food (try the Sena Sampler) and reasonable prices.
I always enjoyed lunch at LA CASA SENA on their patio during late Spring and Summer; nice setting, great food (try the Sena Sampler) and reasonable prices.
I also like La Casa Sena in the summer. Afterwards you can also pop into Todos Santos Chocolates and Confections for a treat.
I have not gone there because I have always thought they were one of the higher-priced restaurants in town.
At lunchtime they are reasonable, and as a caveat, I mean reasonable for Santa Fe. Dinner there would be an expensive proposition, but then again that defeats the purpose of the patio dining. I think you can have a nice lunch and ice tea there for around $15.
Still on my list of places I have not been to yet:
Santa Fe Baking Company
Tia Sophia's
Bobcat Bite
Bert's Burger Bowl
Jinja's
Whole Hog Cafe
The Cowgirl
Steaksmith at El Gancho
Copa de Oro (a place out here in Eldorado)
El Parasol
Cafe Pasqual's
Tesuque Village Market
You have several of my favorites on your list! Santa Fe Baking Company is wonderful for a casual lunch. The prices are reasonable and the food is tasty and fresh all at the same time. Bobcat Bite is truly the best burger I've ever had. Their papitas were so-so, I won't get them again. But really, the burger, oh - the burger! I love Cowgirl too. The food is good, not amazing. The atmosphere is fun, though, and you can just sit back and watch the world go by outside or see all of the locals (and some tourists) inside. Steaksmith, I have to say, was a disappointment. It's expensive! And the food was kind of bland and corporate. Copa de Oro in Eldorado was a great evening. The restaurant staff were friendly and the food was nice. Prices are reasonable for Santa Fe. I had expected to spend a little less than we did but it was still worth the price.
We actually did have lunch at Copa de Oro several weeks ago, and since the restaurant has changed ownership several times and didn't always have a great reputation, I wasn't sure what to expect....but it was really good!
The waiter was very friendly and efficient and the food could not have been better. We'll be going back ... hopefully after the weather gets warmer, so we can sit outdoors on the patio.
I have heard good and bad about Steaksmith ... but we have been driving past the place for about 30 years now, and I just want to try it one time. I have told my husband that is where I want to go for my birthday in April.
I really enjoyed Cafe Pasqual recently. The hostess was very friendly and accomodating, the menu was different and delicious. Kind of pricey and the seating policy was strict, but we really had a great time.
I have friends from Seattle coming in next week and we are going to (of course) visit Santa Fe - what would be a good place on/near the plaza for lunch or dinner (not sure when we'll get there). I would like local flavor but they are certainly not the 'spicy' people we are... But don't let that stop you from making suggestions.
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