Description:
In an elegantly rustic setting reminiscent of an old Spanish hacienda, this restaurant serves up enticing tapas and dynamic entertainment. The service is efficient and knowledgeable. My favorite tapas are the steamed mussels in herbs and the blue-crab cakes with a garlic-caper aioli. But most of all I can't pass up the paella here, made the way the Spaniards do in Valencia with prawns, calamari, shrimp, mussels, chicken, and chorizo all cooked slowly with saffron rice. For dessert, try the tres leches, one of the creamiest concoctions imaginable. Chispa!, the neighboring tapas bar, offers live entertainment -- jazz combos, guitar duos -- Tuesday through Saturday nights. Most notable are the tango Tuesdays, in which the city's tango adepts turn out to burn up the floor.
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Great local hang
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If you have lived in Santa Fe for a long time I can tell you that locals rarely eat out at Southwestern restaurants. By now we have learned to make all those fabulous dishes! When...
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- posted on 05.28.12
- by dogma505_11
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Outstanding Spanish Food
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The food is very authentic and of excellent quality. Also has a very good selection of Spanish wines. Maybe a little pricey, but well worth it
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- posted on 05.19.12
- by enriques563
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So sorry to read the mixed reviews.
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My meal was outstanding...tapas, veal, bread, salad, wine, service. I'm ready to go back now, and I just ate there 4 days ago.
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- posted on 05.15.12
- by Andrea332
Awards:
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
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Contact:
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- tel: 505 983 6756
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Address:
- 213 Washington Avenue
- Santa Fe, NM 87505
Neighborhood:
The PlazaPayments:
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Hours:
- Lunch: Daily 11a-2:30p; Dinner: Daily 5p-9p
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