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   Lorenzo

   New Mexico

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined today

   overall3food3service5ambience2

   Food was good, price was fair but no chips and salsa is kinda a turn off for what I'm use to at other restaurants. We all had some stomach issues after we left so maybe the kitchen needs to be evaluated. The staff did a great job sitting us and waiting us. The only reason I would be back is the atmosphere of the building not the food.

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   SarahB

   Dallas

   14 reviews

   3.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall3food3service4ambience4

   Outside on the patio was nice. Food was average. Kinda pricey for what you got.

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   NicoleL

   New Orleans

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Food was delicious, jalapeño margarita was amazing.

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Dallas

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   After Memorial Service dinner with all the cousins at my Dads favorite Albuquerque spot.

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   It was great!

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   KMCassels

   New England

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   overall5food5service3ambience5

   We always love El Pinto and we eat there every time we get a chance to get up to Albuquerque. Very good food and wonderful atmosphere! The jalapeño margaritas are exceptional!

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   TrishM

   New Mexico

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   Best patio around. Great service. Food is good, but pricey.

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   Ronald

   New Mexico

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Good food and service with very pleasant outside dinning.

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   SusanneH

   Los Angeles

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   overall5food4service5ambience5

   The venue is beautiful and they offer lovely outdoor seating and good social distancing. The server was lovely and attentive and the food was good.

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    BarryA

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The atmosphere of the restaurant was inviting and unique. The service was top notch and the servers were all very attentive and friendly. The food was excellent.

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11. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food4service3ambience3

    WAs not alerted that they stop serving wine at 9pm and we arrived at 8pm

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    GlennM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The best, period. A must visit when in ABQ. The appetizers were enough to be a meal, but we powered thru.

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    Lorraine

    Caribbean

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    This is my favorite restaurant in Albuquerque. As usual, it was wonderful. Great food, drinks, and service. We love sitting outside on the patio. I highly recommend El Pinto.

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    Barela

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    We go every year to celebrate our wedding anniversary in June and sit in the Sandia patio where our reception was held on our special day. We love the area and the memory this place holds. In previous years the server always asks if we’re celebrating anything special and would bring us a dessert to share at the end of our meal. This time our server did not ask which isn’t expected but he did seem very distracted and forgot a few things we asked for as well as our meal being made wrong. Service was not what we are used to when we visit here but nonetheless we still enjoyed our time together and the atmosphere of El Pinto.

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    OpenTable Diner

    New Mexico

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Lovely atmosphere. Trees are huge and spectacular! Highly recommend especially if you've never been to ABQ!

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    KarenZ

    New Mexico

    7 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    Our waiter may have been new but was less then attentive. Kept us waiting most of the evening for what ever was to come next.

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17. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New Mexico

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    mmmmm Next time we’ll skip basic dishes & go for the green chili app, red chili ribs, queso, and salsa.

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18. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall3food4service3ambience5

    Had my wife’s birthday there food was good but took over a hour to get food

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    Truelove

    Raleigh

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Enjoyable dining experience, food was delicious and the service was great!

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    kimf

    New Mexico

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    Waitstaff was overwhelmed on Father’s Day. Forgot multiple items and took about 90 mins to get meal delivered to table. Portions have been shrunk by about 25% but prices stay the same

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    Foodie

    New Mexico

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Enjoyed a great Father's day early dinner. Weather was perfect. Food was amazing. Appreciate the covered patio and fans outside.

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    BigRed

    New Mexico

    63 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    63 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our server, Annalisa, worked so hard to accommodate our large family gathering. She did an excellent job. It was refreshing to dine outdoors for a Father's Day Celebration. The food was perfect! :-) The staff is so friendly!

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    CarolB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Perfect setting to enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine.

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    danielv

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food4service4ambience5

    El Pinto operates the premier outdoor setting and eating experience in NM. The exceptional patios alone, make dining at El Pinto worth the patronage.

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    Ashie

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    I ordered the huevos rancheros and was easily satisfied. Just enough spice without burning everything

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26. EG

    EmilyG

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience5

    Service was great. Food was mediocre, eggs cold

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27. TF

    TravelingFam

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Are here while visiting friends. Service was friendly, attentive, and lovely. Food was also lovely. Fresh sopapillas we're amazing. We are outside on the patio which was beautiful and quiet. Inside seemed very reasonable on noise level but we weren't inside for long.

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    GeorgeG

    New England

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall3food4service4ambience2

    We were underwhelmed with our dinner at El Pinto. It definitely has the feel of a restaurant that is resting on its laurels (it has a huge outdoor space and can cater large parties and has done so for years). Where we sat outdoors it felt kind of run down. However the food was quite good and our server was very nice. One minor note - they had a 'Best of the Eagles' soundtrack going that seemed a little out of place for the ambience (although I do like the Eagles), but what was kind of annoying was that it repeated after like 40 minutes and we got to listen to it again.

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    JennyP

    New Mexico

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 19, 2022

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    It was ok; we went there for our anniversary. The frozen margarita wasn’t blended and had regular ice pieces in it. We didn’t get the baked potato we ordered; I was given green chili rather than red. The patio roof was dripping rain onto my chair. We were seated 20 minutes after our reservation.

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    ckrr

    New Mexico

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    We got there and checked in 15 minutes early, they said they would text us when our table is ready. Never got a text went in at 20 after 5. I got‘your table has been ready for a while now’ we were finally seated. Already bugged!

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    Hr253

    Seattle

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    We waited over half an hour for our reservation to be ready. Half an hour after we were seated we still only had water and not even enough for the whole table. We ended up leaving because it was taking forever.

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    NoelP

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall2food3service3ambience1

    We made reservations ahead and we still had to wait 30 minutes to be seated. I had to ask 3 times when we would be seated. Their were lots of available tables. We asked for a table for 5, 4 and a high chair. Instead we were seated at a four top with no room for the high chair so we had to ask for another table to be moved over. The woman who helped us huffed when I asked her. Because we were so far back in the restaurant it took awhile for someone to come and move the table. They seated us all the way in the back of the restaurant where no one was seated and then gradually seated other families with lots of children so that it became very noisy. We didn’t ask to be seated in the kids section. This is the second time this has happened. The food is very expensive and not any better than any other New Mexican restaurant in town. We were celebrating a special occasion and decided to do it at El Pinto. The place shows it’s age. It is completely living on its reputation and not doing any improvements. We won’t be back. We are residents not tourists. I guess they want tourists with big wallets. We will steer our family and friends who visit to other better, more inexpensive New Mexican restaurants. You might be one of the oldest and largest, but you certainly aren’t the best.

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33. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    overall3food4service2ambience5

    Special 1st Date

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34. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Traveling and a great place to stop for great NM food.

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    GlenAndLorieAnderson

    Dallas

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We just moved back to NM after living in Texas for two years. El Pinto was our first stop and they have not missed a beat since the last dime we dined with them two years ago! Fabulous service and amazing food! The green chili stew, stuffed sopapillas, and queso are always out of this world! One of my family’s favorite dinner spots!

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36. HH

    HeatherH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Love to eat here when in Albuquerque! The people are friendly, sitting outside is lovely, and the food is good. The place is huge but tends to be full so recommend making a reservation. It doesn’t feel crowded or anything because the setting is so lovely!

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    ClintH

    New Mexico

    38 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    38 reviews

    Dined on June 15, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience5

    Had steaks. They used to be the best in the county. I hope you can return to that old standard.

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38. TB

    TravisB

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 14, 2022

    overall4food2service4ambience5

    The food is mediocre, but the ambience is probably the best in Albuquerque. Absolutely beautiful.

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    PeterG

    New Mexico

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience5

    Ambience can't be beat. Service was outstanding...food middle of the road quality. Food was good, but not as good as I have had there several times before.

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 13, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Great food. Greater atmosphere.

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