Best Restaurants for Business Meals in Santa Fe

As usua,l food, drinks, desert and service excellent.

One of the best meals I’ve had in many years. I went with my spouse and two friends for a birthday. We had cocktails, foie gras appetizer, tuna appetizer, pork shank, sea bass, elk tenderloin. Everything was very beautifully presented, carefully crafted, flavors perfectly balanced, and everything perfectly cooked. Service was attentive but not intrusive (perfect!). There was great detail to each dish. For example the tuna appetizer was presented with three different sauces, artistically presented on the plate, I especially remember the wasabi aioli. There were also two kinds of fish roe, marinated, and three different preparations of the tuna. Yes, we all shared each other’s dishes. They were able to accommodate a dairy allergy. Gluten free options were limited, however it was possible. Vegetarian options were available, not vegan. One of my biggest pet peeves about restaurants is when they have an elegant entree, and the extravagantly described dessert is a gussied up sheet cake. That was not the case here. We had gluten free German chocolate cake, banana cream pie, and an apple dessert. Every one was a delicious work of art. For example the apple dessert came, in part, with what looked like a perfect golden apple on the plate. But under the sweet shell (white chocolate?) was a creamy mousse, and apple filling. My spouse said the banana cream pie was the best ever. They were able to substitute the vanilla ice cream side to the chocolate cake with a sorbet without any problem. It wasn’t an inexpensive meal, but one we will remember with fondness for years to come.

Coyote Cafe is a staple in our Santa Fe restaurant rotation. Every meal we’ve had there has been excellent. New Year’s Day was no exception (even though we were still full from our New Years Eve dinner lol). Started with the kampachi and then I had the sea bass and my husband had the elk tenderloin. I opted for wine by the glass instead of bottle (see NYE comment above) and the server recommended a wonderful, minerally white that perfectly complemented the fish. We’ll definitely be back!

Gracious welcome, attentive service, comfortable seating, delicious food. Isn’t this why we go out to eat?

Food and service were very good. Out only disappointment was they made a change in their menu for New Years and removed one of our favorite items from the menu. The Shrimp Lousiane is always fantastic and it not being available was a big disappointment.