I was a bit disappointed in this restaurant, which was hyped as one of Santa Fe's best. The location is gorgeous and impressive -- the menu is much less so. To be fair, I only ate here for lunch, so perhaps the dinner menu is larger and more varied. I was somewhat dismayed to find a very small number of pricey, a la carte items listed. Both items I ordered -- a set of crabcakes and a soup -- were very well done and beautifully presented, but don't quite justify the hefty price tag. The server was a bit out of the loop. He gave me a list of several beers. After I ordered one, he scurried back 10 minutes later and said they were out of that one. I ordered an alternate, and a third, with the same result (and 5-10 minute delay) each time. It turned out they were out of anything local or otherwise interesting, and I was left with the usual pedestrian choices of Bud, Miller, etc. Yawn. I was in a bit of a rush, so I asked the waiter to bring the check when he brought my dessert. This he did, but then the waiter disappeared for a good 20 minutes -- with my credit card sitting very noticeably at the edge of the table the whole time -- and I was unable to flag down anyone else (all resolutely looking only at their own stations). Finally, after I complained to the hostess, she took my credit card to be swiped. The waiter soon reappeared, apologizing, and to his credit he did not charge me for the dessert or the beer. The food was very good, but with such a limited selection and spotty service, it was an overall letdown for a place with such hype and a price tag to match.
Pros: lovely setting
Cons: limited lunch menu, inefficient & unknowledgeable service
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