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Sazon Tenderloin with mole - Sazon, Santa Fe, NM
Award-winning

Sazon

4.8 (5590)
$50 and over
Latin American
221 Shelby St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 34 times today

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Innovative
  • Great for creative cocktails
Originally from Mexico City, Chef Fernando Olea, formerly Chef of Epazote, has been enthralling diners in Santa Fe since 1991. Chef Olea creates sophisticated flavors using Old Mexico’s indigenous and culinary traditions alongside ingredients from around the world. His menu is deliberately small, featuring fresh and locally sourced produce and meats when possible.

Nothing evokes the mystery of Mexican cuisine more than mole, a sauce of complex flavors that usually includes toasted and ground spices, seeds, nuts, chocolate and chile. Many mole recipes contain more than thirty ingredients and some recipes have five varieties of chile alone. Chef Olea is delighted to share his moles that include his "New Mexican Mole" that he created to commemorate Santa Fe’s 400 year anniversary in 2009.

Awarded the prestigious AAA 4 Diamond Award and ranked fourth in the country for fine dining by Trip Advisor, Chef Olea is honored to have won the 2022 james Beard Award, Best Chef: Southwest.

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Latin American, Contemporary Mexican
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive chef
    Fernando Olea
  • Private party facilities
    We offer customized menus, experienced servers, extraordinary food, and our very own Chef Fernando Olea’s culinary expertise and flair. There can be nothing more perfectly paired! We use organic and sustainable products whenever possible. Our menu celebrates the varied and complex flavors of classic dishes from Mexico City, Oaxaca, Michoacán and Puebla. Chef Olea brings these classic dishes to life with modern and New World techniques thereby imprinting his own distinct signature, or Sazón, into each and every dish. Menu items change with each season and can be customized to fit your needs. We also are happy to embellish the menu with entertainment, florals, linens, and unique décor. For more information: Tel: 505-983-8604 or email: fernando@sazonsantafe.com
  • Award-winning
    1. James Beard Award 2022
  • Neighborhood
    Santa Fe
  • Cross street
    East Alameda Street & Water Street
  • Parking details
    There is self- parking only, but most of the parking near the restaurant is metered. The meters have certain times when they are monitored and when they are not, so please read signs carefully.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine

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What 5,590 people are saying

Sazon reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.8Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • New Mexico

    Innovative

  • New Mexico

    Most Booked

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Best Overall

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Best Ambiance

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Innovative

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Hot spot

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Good for special occasions

  • Santa Fe / Mountains

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Sazón offers an exceptional dining experience in Santa Fe, featuring "outstanding" mole dishes and an "incredible" Chef's soup. The service is consistently "impeccable," and the vibrant ambiance enhances the "unique" and "artistic" cuisine. Frequent praise for the attentive staff and Chef Fernando Olea's personal touch makes every visit "special."
5,590 Reviews
  1. Philippe

    New York City19 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We had a wonderful experience at Sazon - everybody from the Chef to the manager came by our table to enquire about our experience. Our waitress Erica was terrific and very attentive to our needs. Loved the mole flavors from sweet to hot, great presentation and intro to the desired flavor for protein cooking. We both ordered soup as appetizer - very tasty and the chocolate crumbs added to the unexpected flavor. We chose lamb and the duck entrees with desired mole flavors, plate tasted as good as it looked. To finish we had the surprise cake with 3 different flavors which came through sequentially in our mouth, loved it ! Overall, a very nice surprise and Sazon exceeded our expectations !

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  2. John

    Las Vegas1 review

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food, superb service. When you go to Santa Fe, this is a place you must go to.

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  3. Michael

    New Mexico5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We enjoyed our dinner very much. The atmosphere is appealing and tastefully done. Shortly after being seated you are given a sample of the mole sauces. You can add your favorite sauce to your entree. We enjoyed the octopus appetizer as well as the soup de amor(a specialty of the chef). I had the fish of the day which was halibut. It was perfectly prepared and served with mole sauce, rice and asparagus. My wife had the salmon which she loved as well. I highly recommend Sazón for the quality of the food and the chance to experience flavors and a unique style. We look forward to our next visit!

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  4. Lorraine

    Phoenix / Arizona6 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I enjoyed my meal at Sazon, but there were some issues with balancing the menu. Three of the listed appetizers were sold out by my reservation time of 7:45, which I acknowledge is the last serving of the night. It was hard to structure a good meal based on the remaining choices, however I still enjoyed it and had great service.

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  5. Lisa VIP

    New Mexico11 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We are Santa Feans and eat at Sazon maybe once or twice a year on special occassions. Love the place because the food is interesting, the scene is very central Mexican and the service superb. My halibut was not quite up to its usual standards last night. That is why I gave it less than a perfect score this time.

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  6. Robin

    New York City17 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent! Go! You won’t be sorry! A beautiful restaurant with great art on the walls of small, quiet rooms. The staff are terrific and enthusiastic, which really added to the fun of our dinner. The Chef is creative, pairing traditional Mexican moles and other flavors with contemporary world-wife ingredients and techniques. Food is beautifully presented. You start with a platter for the table of little bowls filled with the 6 different moles the chef makes, plus little corn tortillas so you can taste them all. The menu allows you to choose from a variety of dishes or pick your protein (fish of the day, duck breast, lamb chops, salmon, etc.) and your mole and leave the rest to the chef. I had a big halibut steak with the green mole, which was scrumptious (and good the next day, cold, for lunch, as I had to take a doggy bag home), and my husband had the duck breast with hot red chili sauce, also excellent. I noted on the reservation that we were celebrating my husband’s birthday and he received a birthday card signed by the chef, as well as a free dessert: fresh berries with crème fraiche with a candle. So nice! I asked for a quiet table and it actually was quit enough for 3 of us to converse in normal voices. It’s not cheap, but for a special night, it was well worth it.

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  7. John VIP

    Washington, D.C. Area21 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Sazon is the most beautiful restaurant in Santa Fe. Stunning art on the walls and an ambience that makes you feel you’ve gone somewhere outbid the ordinary. Service from Zaith was excellent and the food as always was first rate and different in a good way from other high end Santa Fe restaurants. Just a great experience.

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  8. melanie

    Palm Springs / Palm Desert Cities2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We loved Sazon for its fantastic service and ambience . Our waiter Jordan was passionate about the food and very knowledgeable about it and everything else. Everyone was super friendly and restaurant is a fun lively dining experience. The moles are incredible, and you get educated about them immediately even if you don’t try one for your meal. I would definitely go there again because it was just plain fun!

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  9. Larry

    Chicago / Illinois3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A lovely room, great staff and food and ambiance, our server was the best ever, the Chef's soup may be the best tasting thing I've ever tasted, don't hesitate to book a res! Oh, and try the Oaxacan Old Fashioned, fantastic!

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  10. David VIP

    San Francisco Bay Area7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding all around! Food, service, ambiance - hard to beat.

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Sazon is rated 4.8 stars by 5590 OpenTable diners.

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  3. New Mexico
  4. Santa Fe / Mountains
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Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 34 times today
Google Map for Sazon

221 Shelby St, Santa Fe, NM 87501

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Award-winning
    1. James Beard Award 2022
  • Cross street
    East Alameda Street & Water Street
  • Neighborhood
    Santa Fe
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Mon–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Latin American, Contemporary Mexican
  • Dining style
    Fine Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    There is self- parking only, but most of the parking near the restaurant is metered. The meters have certain times when they are monitored and when they are not, so please read signs carefully.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Fernando Olea
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    We offer customized menus, experienced servers, extraordinary food, and our very own Chef Fernando Olea’s culinary expertise and flair. There can be nothing more perfectly paired! We use organic and sustainable products whenever possible. Our menu celebrates the varied and complex flavors of classic dishes from Mexico City, Oaxaca, Michoacán and Puebla. Chef Olea brings these classic dishes to life with modern and New World techniques thereby imprinting his own distinct signature, or Sazón, into each and every dish. Menu items change with each season and can be customized to fit your needs. We also are happy to embellish the menu with entertainment, florals, linens, and unique décor. For more information: Tel: 505-983-8604 or email: fernando@sazonsantafe.com
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