Restaurants near Atalaya Park

As a solo traveler, I often hesitate to book a table at a highly sought after restaurant like coyote Café. But from the moment I arrived, I was greeted warmly by the hostess and the maître D made a point of checking in to see about my dining experience. In fact when I ordered the incredible quail with cherry sauce, he sent a tiny taste of a lovely Pinot Noir to pair with this first course. I followed the appetizer with three beautifully seared sea scallops, and at the recommendation of my waitress, paired it with an Argentinian white wine. The cocktail list is incredibly creative with at least 10 tequila styled cocktails, each more interesting than the other. I enjoyed a lemon grass infused reposado along with my meal. It is rare that a restaurant gets it right on all aspects, but coyote Café continues to excel both in its food, preparation, ambience, and staff service.

Tasty creative tapas on the sidewalk. Restaurant was very busy but we were seated promptly for our reservation - make one, for sure. Our waiter was very attentive and helpful. We had 5 tapas for 2 people, a glass of wine each, and pot de creme for dessert. That was plenty but not too much. Grilled padron peppers with crisp garlic, sardines on excellent local bread, and shrimp in garlic were my favorites. Traffic on the sidewalk can be a little loud; there’s an interior courtyard that’s somewhat quieter.

We actually ended up eating in the dragon room bar instead of the actual pink adobe house next-door, which is part of the same compound. We had an incredible time with excellent cocktails, and a very good selection of menu items the bar menu as well as the dinner menu from the pink Adobe . We are sending a shout out for excellent friendly and professional service from Melvin. We come to Santa Fe annually and for some reason have never made it to this place, which is sort of an institution so glad we did and we will definitely definitely make it part of our repertoire !

Took a friend here for their first time. We’re both vegetarian and had a feast of options highlight for me was the street corn fusion dish and the grilled avocado.

Let me start by saying this restaurant is incredible on so many levels. We went to Santacafe to celebrate our anniversary while visiting. Most of the time when u book a reservation and say u are there for a special occasion it goes unnoticed. Not here! Three people who worked here greeted us with “Happy Anniversary!” and presented us with 2 glasses of champagne. We decided to sit outside in the garden area because it was beautiful, but I was honestly a bit chilly. The maitre-d noticed I looked cold and immediately came over and asked if I wanted a heat lamp. From that moment on the staff was incredibly attentive throughout the entire dinner. Now let’s talk food… we started with the Burata salad which was amazing and split for us in the kitchen without even asking, and for entrees I ordered the chimichurri hanger steak and my husband ordered the salmon. Both were incredible! Although we were too full for dessert, we did end the meal with a delicious espresso martini. If we are ever back in Santa Fe, this is a must on my list. And whether u are a local or visiting like us, this should be a must go on yours!