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Vanessie, Santa Fe, NM

Vanessie

4.2
4.2
306 Reviews
$31 to $50
International
Vanessie is an entertainment venue that is located in the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico. We are located west of the Historic Plaza within the historic district.

We offer great dining options to suit most palates. We are currently open for indoor dining and entertainment Thursday-Monday 5:30 pm-9:30 pm last seating at 8 pm. We are reservation only, however, walk-ins are possible depending on occupancy, some guests will have to wait to be seated and cleared.


Due to the pandemic, we recommended that guests make reservations. Seating is limited and reservations are taken on a first come first served basis. Make a reservation through Opentable or feel free to call us at (505) 984-1193. Thank you!

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Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    International, Steak, Southwest

  • Hours of operation

    Dinner Mon, Thu–Sun 5:30 pm–9:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (505) 984-1193 ext. 2

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Catering

    Check back with us after COVID-19!

  • Private party facilities

    PRIVATE PARTIES wedding reception, rehearsal dinners, corporate dinner, company meetings, birthday party, family reunions, special occasion or just large get together... available rooms our piano lounge Pricing structure is available in a variety of options whether per person, exclusive of alcoholic beverages, or a set price for closing the facility to the public. Serving options range from fine dining 3+ course with table service, casual lunch and dinner menu, cocktail parties with passed hors d'oeuvres, to a buffet style. Our experienced staff will assist you with your party planning.

  • Private party contact

    Hideko Amasaki: (505) 982-9966

  • Neighborhood

    Santa Fe

  • Cross street

    Guadalupe & West San Francisco(Front) or Water Street (Rear)

  • Parking details

    434 W San Francisco St. guest of the inn are on site and restaurant guest may park street side or on 427 W. Water St.

  • Public transit

    Rail runner Guadalupe station

  • Entertainment

    Live Entertainment nightly by our world class pianist singers. Doug Montgomery is a native Chicagoan and received his Master"s from the Julliard where he was awarded the Joseph Lhevinne scholarship in piano. "Doug is a gifted musician who is equally at home performing Chopin or singing show tunes... I have great respect for Doug and his music." ~ Michael FeinsteinCharles Tichenor, is in his own words Captain Cabaret. He has warmed hearts and delighted audiences in New York, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, in cabaret settings as well as on cruise ships and concert stages.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 306 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.2
4.2 based on all time ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

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  1. MartinG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 17, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food. Great service. Great service. Wonderful atmosphere wonderful atmosphere. If you're looking for a great romantic mind out this is the place. Easy walking distance from the hotels in the plaza area.
  2. leighgme

    Pittsburgh

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on July 11, 2021

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Enjoyed the food and the music. Would prefer that the restaurant not permit dogs in the restaurant.
  3. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 21, 2021

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    The best part is the piano bar the music is wonderful it’s a very special place
  4. AC2021

    New Mexico

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 21, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food! Piano Bar outstanding. Hotel rooms are large and comfortable.
  5. AnitaC

    New Mexico

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 21, 2021

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    Very nice experience. Piano entertainment was great. Outstanding food but service was a bit slow.
  6. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 19, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Piano Bar was lots of fun!
  7. magenta13

    Denver

    23 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2021

    overall1food3service1ambience1
    The piano was way too loud. We sat in the dining room to avoid it, but the show off jazz and adult pop permeated every corner. The music was not conducive to eating. The order came out incorrectly and part of it was missing. The food was hit or miss; good breaded chicken and zucchini, rock hard garlic bread, mediocre street corn. Service was lacking. It used to be a favorite of our but we will not be returning.
  8. Earl

    Boise

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2021

    overall3food3service3ambience2
    We were disappointed. We asked fir the main dining room and were placed in a noisy bar. The lady at the next table was napping on the table. Her table mate was up and down numerous times with loud telephone conversation. The pianist, talented with Chopin and billy Joel but kept asking for tips. On his break they played “we will rock you “ loud, inappropriate dinner music. Food was fair. Won’t be back. Very sad
  9. AletaP

    New Mexico

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 15, 2021

    overall5food4service4ambience5
    We always enjoy listening to Doug Montgomery. He's a great showman, talented and humorous.
  10. DanA

    Minneapolis

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 14, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a wonderful dinner experience - great music, delightful atmosphere, good food. Perfect way to spend an evening!
  11. Hendy

    Orlando

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on June 11, 2021

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Great music
  12. DocHollywood

    Tulsa

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on June 7, 2021

    overall5food3service3ambience5
    Food just OK but entertainment (piano bar) excellent. Flatbreads probably your best choice. Onion loaf is not my thing — from the guy who loves onion rings. Entertainment makes up for the other shortcomings.
  13. AngelW

    New Mexico

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 5, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was incredible. Entertainment was top notch. The service was impeccable. The price was considerably less than expected. Overall, one of the best evenings out in a long time. Seriously, 5 stars! Will be back, frequently.
  14. RandyB

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 31, 2021

    overall2food2service4ambience2
    Noisy, crowded, and so-so food. We were hoping for a quiet dinner, and were placed in the piano bar area at a little cocktail table. Very disappointing.
  15. Planodiner

    Dallas

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 31, 2021

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    Staff was short and room was full, which challenged their service level on a holiday evening. The musical talent and humor and good spirits of the overtaxed wait staff, with a little customer self help, got drinks and a fine meal delivered on close to the same schedule that prior good service would lead one to expect. If there is one restaurant in Santa Fe in which to happily wait for post-pandemic service kinks to work themselves out on a busy night, Vanessie would be that restaurant.
  16. RLadd

    Austin

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 31, 2021

    overall3food2service3ambience3
    Sole was not edible
  17. Nick318

    Los Angeles

    8 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 31, 2021

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Great atmosphere especially wit Doug Montgomery at the piano
  18. SantaFeSundancer

    Los Angeles

    19 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on May 22, 2021

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Getting out of the pandemic mode and experiencing live music with good simple food - Vanessie is perfect on a Friday night.
  19. Bennie

    Austin

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2021

    overall5food4service4ambience5
    Fenix at Vanessie is a great place for Dinner and to listen to music.
  20. MIRoadWarrior

    San Francisco

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2021

    overall5food3service4ambience5
    So much fun!! Happened on this on a girls trip and it was perfect. Great entertainment, good food and service. A great night out.
  21. Bill

    New Mexico

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 9, 2021

    overall4food4service3ambience5
    We are long time diners at Vanessie's and had not been there since the virus arrived. Like many places, felt they were still struggling with increased crowds. Drink service was slow and menu was a little different. Entertainment was good, except a little loud. Will try again soon. Parking still is limited in area, but evening was nice for a short walk. We had visitors from Nevada, so it was a nice experience for them.
  22. MiaAnima

    Palm Springs

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on May 8, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    A meal with a piano is a perfect ambiance for us. The pasta dishes were fantastic!
  23. OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    9 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on May 7, 2021

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    The female vocalist and male pianist were wonderful. Food was so so. Over cooked lamb- ordered rare- received well done. Service was slow and not very attentive.
  24. maryl

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 1, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fine food, comfortable atmosphere, impeccable service!
  25. Janet

    Dallas

    188 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    188 reviews

    Dined on April 25, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a surprise this was. We thought we were going to just a ‘dinner’. This dinner came with a piano player and singer that was wonderful. We had no idea this was a piano bar the entertainment was amazing. The manager,Miguel, was very attentive and sang a few beautiful songs ! The food was delicious! I had the Sole, and it was perfect! I would go back here! Beautiful setting!
  26. aliceh

    New Mexico

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on April 23, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The pianist not Doug Was outstanding
  27. Desert456

    New Mexico

    53 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    53 reviews

    Dined on April 16, 2021

    overall5food4service5ambience4
    Loved coming to hear Doug play.... Just had truffle fries and flatbread but quite good!
  28. aliceh

    New Mexico

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on April 11, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service & evening
  29. rogn

    New Mexico

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 4, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was great and Doug Montgomery always makes our evening!
  30. DebraL

    Dallas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2021

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Magical entertainment from piano man Doug Montgomery. Food very good and fairly priced. Staff fair, talked too much in background while Doug played. Highly recommend for date night out.
  31. LarryF

    Atlanta Metro

    22 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2021

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    The entertainment was a bit schlocky but not bad except for a rather inebriated woman who danced around the room overwhelming the lounge singer. Food was good. Somewhat crowded.
  32. SandraR

    Coastal Georgia

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 21, 2021

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    It was a great atmosphere, live music and good food and drinks.
  33. JosephS

    Las Vegas

    5 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 20, 2021

    overall4food4service2ambience3
    We had dinner at 7:30pm on Saturday, March 20, 2021. The restaurant was crowded and there was no one to greet us at the door to sit us based on the OT reservation. Once seated, it was obvious that the server had too many tables to cover and thus our experience as not great because the server failed to place our entrée order until we inquired. However, in an effort to make it right, the restaurant comped our appetizer. The crowds are starting to gather as Covid19 is hopefully under control. The piano bar was fun and lively. We will likely not return as there are other Santa Fe area restaurants that we prefer.
  34. Foodie

    New Mexico

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2021

    overall1food1service1ambience3
    If I could give the food and service zero stars I would. Waited forever for food, even though it was not busy at all, to get a burnt piece of chicken and a raw steak with not even a whiff of flavor. Even the mashed potatoes were inedible.
  35. BCLM

    New Mexico

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on February 27, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service and great foos - plus the piano player was exceptional!
  36. KateD

    New Mexico

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 26, 2021

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a great night out with friends. I cannot wait to plan something like that at Vanessie again!
  37. OpenTable Diner

    New Mexico

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2021

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    Our reservation through OpenTable never happened. The app give us a time of 9pm - which happened to be their closing time. Obviously a lapse in communication.
  38. KenO

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 14, 2021

    overall4food4service3ambience3
    Service was lackluster. Entertainment was good as Doug usually is.
  39. OpenTable Diner

    New Mexico

    1 review

    vip
    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 13, 2021

    overall1food1service1ambience1
    I would not recommend this restaurant. We waited for half an hour after being seated, asked four different people if we could get a server to come over and nobody came. After half an hour we ended up leaving. This place is unorganized, unprofessional, and not worth your time or money.
  40. JuvencioL

    San Antonio

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on February 6, 2021

    overall3food5service5ambience3
    Best COVID set up I’ve seen yet, but a tent, closed on all sides is still an enclosed room.

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Protective equipment

    • Waitstaff wear masks
    • Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Vanessie offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (505) 984-1193 ext. 2.

Vanessie is rated 4.2 stars by 306 OpenTable diners.

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Unfortunately, this restaurant is not on the OpenTable reservation network.

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Google Map for Vanessie

427 W Water St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Guadalupe & West San Francisco(Front) or Water Street (Rear)

  • Neighborhood

    Santa Fe

  • Hours of operation

    Dinner Mon, Thu–Sun 5:30 pm–9:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    International, Steak, Southwest

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Casual Dress

  • Parking details

    434 W San Francisco St. guest of the inn are on site and restaurant guest may park street side or on 427 W. Water St.

  • Public transit

    Rail runner Guadalupe station

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Entertainment

    Live Entertainment nightly by our world class pianist singers. Doug Montgomery is a native Chicagoan and received his Master"s from the Julliard where he was awarded the Joseph Lhevinne scholarship in piano. "Doug is a gifted musician who is equally at home performing Chopin or singing show tunes... I have great respect for Doug and his music." ~ Michael FeinsteinCharles Tichenor, is in his own words Captain Cabaret. He has warmed hearts and delighted audiences in New York, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, in cabaret settings as well as on cruise ships and concert stages.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (505) 984-1193 ext. 2

  • Catering

    Check back with us after COVID-19!

  • Private party facilities

    PRIVATE PARTIES wedding reception, rehearsal dinners, corporate dinner, company meetings, birthday party, family reunions, special occasion or just large get together... available rooms our piano lounge Pricing structure is available in a variety of options whether per person, exclusive of alcoholic beverages, or a set price for closing the facility to the public. Serving options range from fine dining 3+ course with table service, casual lunch and dinner menu, cocktail parties with passed hors d'oeuvres, to a buffet style. Our experienced staff will assist you with your party planning.

  • Private party contact

    Hideko Amasaki: (505) 982-9966

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