Cafe Abiquiu

We had some of the best food of our trip.
The fire roasted salsa is delicious and flavorful, not just hot. The chips are blue and yellow corn with a nice crunch. The guacamole is finely chopped in a pico style. We both loved it.
The soup was a tomato garlic gazpacho blended to a creamy texture. It had drops of chili oil on top so was beautiful as well as delicious.
The burger was top notch.
The art in the dining area was a perfect complement to the log ceiling. It was too chilly to eat on the patio but others did. It seemed like a nice place too.
The series of rooms feature fun shopping. Art, lavender, jewelry, books, clothes, purses, and several souvenirs.
Our server was beautiful, friendly, fun, had the best laugh, and went overboard to ensure we had all we wanted.

I am staying in the area for a few nights. I stopped by Cafe Abiquiú yesterday afternoon for lunch. The lamb burger was excellent. The outdoor seating area is lovely. It deserves five stars.

However, I stopped by again today, but, after waiting to be seated for a SOLID five minutes, I left. The male server was visibly flustered and I overheard him reorder French fries for two patrons because the ones that they received were cold. Today was NOT the day to dine at Cafe Abiquiú.

The management needs to slightly increase their prices in order to pay their employees more. THAT'S how you recruit and retain staff.

Food was just OK - a solid 3
Atmosphere is quite nice and charming, both inside and outside - 4
Service was terrible. It took 20 minutes to get 2 glasses of water to the table. The food came out with wilted/cooked lettuce and food that was warm, not hot, indicating it had sat for a while before being brought to the table. The place was not crowded at all. After delivering the food, the server never came back to check nor to refill drinks. We had to go in and ask for the check. A 1 at best.
So rounding up, a generous score of 3.
Eat here if you're between Chama and Espanola and hungry enough not to wait.

We drove out to Abiquiu with low expectations for food. This place was quite the surprise. Wonderful wait staff that were super friendly. I ordered the trout and it was cooked to perfection- it was so good - i did not pay attention to what my friends ordered so I cant name the photos that i took - hence, they are each called "entree" in my photos. Everyone enjoyed their meal and left satisfied. One of our better meals on this trip to New Mexico. There was also a cute gift shop and some nice art for sale on the premises too.

Service was horrible. Took forever for the waitress to notice us . Then waited for drinks for over 30mins to get a beer in a dirty glass and be told the couldn't bring the glass of wine that was ordered due to not having a corkscrew. Left without ordering food .

Had their "surf & turf" special last night. The steak was perfectly cooked to the medium rare temperature I prefer. The sous chef Sarah and executive chef Ray introduced themselves to us, very pleasant people.

This restaurant is locate in a local Inn, but is open to the public. There is amazing indoor and outdoor seating. The service was friendly and quick. We chose to sit in the outdoor seating, which is surrounded by giant trees and provided great views. The menu offered many tempting options. I attempted to order the lamb burger, which has an onion mint marmalade. Unfortunately, the restaurant was out of lamb. I ended up getting the chicken fried steak and was not disappointed. This was on of the best chicken fried steaks I have ever had. The bread was perfect and the flavor was amazing. It was tender and easy to cut. I also enjoyed lavender lemonade. I will definitely stop again when I am in the area. This place is highly recommended!

Wasn't sure what to expect walking in after an hour ride give or take from Santa Fe but we were pleasantly surprised. Very comfortable and a friendly welcome. The food was great ...... girlfriend had a sweet potato soup and chicken with avocado sandwich and I enjoyed the burger with cheese and mushrooms ..... both were picture perfect

We had the piñon pancake stack and the breakfast burrito. $29.

The burrito was huge and full. The chill sauces were top notch bringing heat and flavor.

The piñon pancake we're huge and very filling. This was our first time having them and we were very happy we didn't get the buttermilk option.

The staff was full of smiles and were courteous and attentive.

My husband and I took an overnight trip to Pagosa Springs for our wedding anniversary and decided to stop for lunch at Cafe Abiquiu on the way up.

The dining room is nicely decorated, and we were seated pretty quickly. We both had the lamb burger; I got the housemade potato chips and my husband had a cup of avocado cucumber soup with his. The burger was very good, closer to medium than the medium rare I ordered, but tasty with an onion mint marinade and fresh spinach. The chips were also good and well-seasoned. My husband's soup was really tasty. It would make a nice light lunch with a salad.

To drink, I had iced mint tea which was delicious. My husband's rosemary lemonade was excellent, and I would definitely order it again.