Best Seasonal Restaurants in Santa Fe

Such a wonderful place to have an intimate dinner! The servers were sensitive to our conversation and let us linger after everyone had left. And that trout was delicious!

This is a great place for a date night! My husband and I were pleasantly surprised that there was live guitar music on a Sunday evening. We took the rail runner up from Albuquerque and had an awesome time! The cocktail menu was such a hit, and I really loved the creativity! We enjoyed the mussels as an appetizer, and steaks as entrees, perfectly cooked! Table-side banana foster was a delicious treat to top off an amazing meal. Looking forward to coming back again soon!

We enjoyed our first visit to Palace Prime. We were eating light, so my husband had the beef carpaccio (he raved about it, very tender and flavorful) and the crab cake (full of crab and browned on the top). I had the risotto special (cacio e pepe with truffle shavings) and a Caesar salad with Spanish anchovies. These also were very tasty and a nice-sized portion. Our server was helpful and attentive but not overly so. We enjoyed the beautiful red and gray interior, a change from the usual Santa Fe style decorating that is common here. Finally, we LOVED that the restaurant was quiet and conducive to conversation, even with a few large groups near us. The fabric-covered ceiling tiles must have helped. This all made for a lovely evening.

Simply put their dim sum was amazing. We had the pork belly and duck Bao, they were like scrumptious Vietnamese baby tacos. A flavor explosion in your mouth. The shrimp & pork dumplings were delectable. The fried rice and vermicelli noodle spring rolls were to die for. Of course the service was on par. Highly recommend for dim sum, you won’t be disappointed.

We had our Christmas dinner at the wolf and Roadrunner in the beautiful St Francis Hotel and it was an outstanding culinary experience.It was Prix Fixe and worth the $$$. All 4 courses, from bread to appetizer to main course to dessert, were so incredible. We each got different choices so that we could share tastes and I'd be hard pressed to pick favorites! Every single plate was fantastic. Our waitress was very nice and she gave us just the right amount of quiet attention. The room was lovely, cozy, quiet and relaxing with the big fireplace going. This was the a wonderful end to a perfect Christmas Day.