Santa Fe Native. Used to be #1 now you can get anything they serve, in your local grocery store.(check out the frozen food area). The service, NONE. Everyone working there acts like it's killing them to be there and they could care less about you. From dirty dishes to unclean tables. NO THANKS !!
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Carl G.
I had breakfast for the first time at Tortilla Flats. I thought I would try their huevos rancheros. It was delicious, had a big serving size, and an affordable price. The chile sauce was amazing. Good stuff!
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Elaine A.
In Sante Fe from San Diego, so I know good Mexican food and food was not only good but well priced. Service was exceptional! Locals go here ... that says it all.
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Mithra H.
This is my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe. The BEST sopapillas in town for sure--light, fluffy, lots of flavor, and they always come hot to the table. The enchiladas here are delicious: the red sauce is fantastic. Love the pisole instead of rice, too. The atmosphere is laidback and feels like a family joint. Come here for sure!!
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Sam A.
Tourists and a few locals LOVE this place, which I don't really understand... The dinner food is OK (and that's the only food that I've eaten there (so this review is based on that factor alone) but I think it falls flat. It is affordable, and the service is usually on top of things, but I personally think that something is missing every time I eat here... Certainly, it's better than fast food, but the green chile isn't my style in that it is virtually tasteless in comparrison to many other restaurants in the same vein in the area. At least they do offer well drinks in a city that shudders at the very thought, but even those aren't all that great from my experience.
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Heidi P.
While I'm not a local, I have had plenty of authentic "New Mexican" food. For an out of towner, the sopapillas may seem amazing, but believe me, there are much, much better places! One of the first things we thought was that it seemed like a New Mexican restaurant with a generic Denny's feel. First our service was horrible. We had been flying all day and were starving. The food took way too long to arrive. When it did, everyone's food was luke warm. Our chips and salsa was never refilled and half of the chips were soggy, like something got spilled on them. Also, one of my dining partners ordered beans that she never received, and the waitress never came back to check on us. I ordered the red chili bowl with chicken, beans, and cheese. It hit the spot but was nothing special. The prices were a little high for the quality of food. I was stoked about the sopapilla that came with my red chile bowl, but disappointed with them once I tried it. They were huge and fluffy, but bland. They needed salt. The honey on the tables had a weird off flavor. Overall, not bad food, but not the best bang for your buck. Don't think Tortilla Flats is the epitome of New Mexican dining! Almost every New Mexican restaurant serves delicious, piping hot sopapillas for free, in addition to chips and salsa!
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Cara B.
TERRIBLE. Do NOT eat here!!!!!!!!! One of the lamest most bland restaurants I've EVER eaten at. Tasteless. My rice was cold. Also not cheap for how horrendous the food was. Taco Bell is better than this.
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Paul B.
Great lunches. The taco plate has three huge tacos, plus posole and your choice of beans, with either two flour tortillas or two gigantic sopapillas. The brisket taco is wonderful. The chile rellenos are amazingly good. Both green and red chile are very good and not through the roof hot. The best bargain is the Frito Pie, a big bowl of chili over fritos and topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato. An excellent place for New Mexican cuisine.
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Michael S.
Excellent green chili, great margaritas.
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Jill P.
Looking for a casual dinner and didn't want fast food. Read a few reviews so decided to give Tortilla Flats a try. So glad we did. I couldn't decide what to order so I got the combination plater. Good thing I was hungry. You get complimentary chips and salsa but it's like $1.50 for refills, but by the time you get done with the first batch dinner was served. I ordered my dinner with the red sauce and had a nice warm heat going in my mouth the entire dinner. Perfect. My husband got the pulled pork quesadilla with green sauce and couldn't, wouldn't, stop commenting on how tender it was and how it melts in your mouth. He also had a margarita. The sopapillas were awesome to finish off dinner. Lovin it... Our waitress was new and she was great. She showed interest in us, kept my ice tea full and we had a fun time. She didn't act bored or treat us like a paycheck like so many do. Our dinner for two was $35, w/o tip. I would go back in a heartbeat.
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O T.
A little on the pricey side. Big restaurant with plenty of room. Recommend the tortas. Carne adovada burrito spicey and on the dry side. Good service.
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Chris H.
When it claimed to be New Mexican food, I was excited to try something new. I sat at the bar and the bartender was both helpful and friendly. My dinner came with free chips and salsa. The salsa was ok, but both were suspiciously exactly like store bought items. They did have a decent selection of beer and liquor at the bar. When my food came (roast beef burrito with green chile), it was hot off the stove. While the green chile left a pleasantly hot aftermath on my pallette, the burrito was simply roast beef in a tortilla with green chile and cheese on top. For nearly $9, I expected some rice or beans with it. I also kind of expected something else INSIDE the burrito. There was a live duo of guitars there which was very nice. Overall, it was good and at a reasonable price, but for my money, I'd rather eat at any hole in the wall taqueria in Texas and all I'd miss would be the chile.
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sri n.
We did take-out from here on christmas eve. The place was closing at 6PM. Although it was still packed at 5:30... There are a bunch of veggie options. I did a veggie quesadilla. It came with guacamole, salsa, rice, beans. It was really good. Also, it helped that I was extremely hungry!! however, we had got a bunch of different things. My friends liked all their food. So no complaints! Highly recommended!
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nathan r.
Very good food! They remodeled and it was a very wise decision. The old place was dark and outdated. I enjoy their fajitas and love their veggie quesadillas, too bad the bowling alley got shut down next door, that little corner of town was a happening spot.
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Randy T.
Tortilla Flats is definitely one of the stops while in Santa Fe for the tourists to dine with the locals. They have a full bar, large dining room, plenty of parking, and great food. If ordering anything with beef, get the brisket and you won't be sorry. Solid red and green chili served but you pay for the chips and salsa. Sit at the bar so you can check out the games or breaking news while drinking margaritas.
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Willy R.
I have been ordering their chicken and potato burrito since they first opened who knows how long ago.... 20 years ago? I lost count. But it always tastes so good after a day at the wood shop working with my dad (it's around the corner from there). I usually order x-mas, even thought I like the green chili more.
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Ryon B.
Good service. Went Saturday for lunch. OK food great service cool patio.
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Carl P.
the food is consistently good here - i'm a fan of the huevos rancheros with crispy hash browns. there's a waitress here that doesn't speak any english, yet she tries to take your order. makes it kinda hard because the poor gal has to go get someone that actually understands what you're asking and this delays your order. i realize we have a heavy influence of spanish speakers in our city, but a spanish-only speaking employee? i don't get it. the restaurant has been owned by the same people for as long as i can remember and this restaurant has been a favorite of many of my friends and their families - so, much like many things in SF, it's just about a cultural favorite, it's just not located downtown...which i'm ok with.
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Mariela S.
Tired and hungry from traveling from Phoenix to my new assignment in New Hampshire, I decided to stop by here to eat and have a margarita before my next stop in Colorado Springs. I'm not used to eating by myself and I decided to sit at the bar- that way I could check out and see what the other people were eating without looking nosy. The burrito next to me looked delicious, all cheesy and full of green chile and beans, yum. On the other side was a yummy breakfast plate which made my stomach growl. I didn't want to eat too much and I feared a food coma while driving. So I decided to go ahead and get the daily special- which was Menudo. No, not the band, menudo is a soup made with cow stomach and sometimes hominy. My mom's menudo recipe is excellent and its been a while since I've had it. I had to wait a while to order as the bartender talked to a local. No chips and salsa while you wait, no glass of water either. My house margarita came first. I like mine on the rocks with salt and this one came in a nice tall glass. The margarita was decent, I was thirsty and tried not to drink it as fast as I would have wanted, since there were no chips or water to take the edge of the tequila, which was rapidly making its way straight to my head. I couldn't ask for water because there was no one at the bar to help me. My food took a good 10-15 minutes to get there, but it was nice and hot. The bowl was a nice portion for the 4 bucks I was paying for it with lots of meat and hominy, nice and hearty. I was rather disappointed that I didn't get any tortillas and that they were not offered when I ordered my food. I did get saltines, which made no sense to me, maybe its a New Mexico thing. I had lemon, oregano, cilantro and onion, all the garnishes to make a perfect bowl of menudo. Overall the food was great and super well priced. The service was slow and lacking service. They would ask how your food was, but it was obvious they didn't care. No chips, no tortillas, but I would love to go there again and give it another shot.
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Bob R.
When I am in New Mexico, I have not dined until I have had sopaipillas with honey. We scanned the Santa Fe phone business directory, and found that many restaurants have menus listed. We found that Tortilla Flats listed sopaipillas, so we called to make sure they were open since some restaurants are closed from 2-5 PM in the off season, or are not open at all. We were seated next to a couple of chaps diving into Fajitas for 2, around $22. The portion was so large; that there was no way they were ever going to finish it. We took this into consideration before placing our orders. I ordered hard shell chicken tacos from the ala carte menu (about $2.50 each), and my wife had carnitas. We sampled a basket of baked tortillas with salsa while sipping our drinks, and waiting for the entrees. The chicken tacos were superb. The chicken was warm, tender, delicately seasoned, and smothered in fresh lettuce and diced tomatoes. Rarely do I ever find chicken tacos this delicious; in fact, the only other competitive place that comes to mind is in Merced, CA. My wife's carnitas were also superb. While we were starting on the main entrees, our orders of 2 sopaipillas each, each order about $2.20, arrived. They were huge, piping hot, and with a drizzle of honey, fantastic. I don't think I have ever seen sopaipillas this large before. A single order of 2 would have sufficed. As we finished eating, the waitress, recognizing there was no room left, cheerfully asked us if we needed another order. She was obviously a seasoned veteran, easily able to sense when to leave us alone, and when to offer assistance. This restaurant is not cluttered up with the bric-a-brac that some places think is necessary to establish authenticity. It is a simple place with a great staff, and terrific food. Abandon the chains, and eat with the locals!
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Nenette Y.
Went to Tortilla Flats the weekend before... Definitely recommend making reservations or else be prepared to wait. And wait. I dunno, food was fine but Tortilla Flat's isn't worth it if you have to drive out of your way, so I don't understand why there was such a long wait? Service was alright although our waitress seemed frazzled and impatient with us. The silver lining? The sopapillas... OMG, are those for real? Warm fried dough that you drizzle with honey (they had raw honey, yum!)... if you ever find yourself in New Mexico you've gotta ask for Sopapillas. You won't go wrong there.
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Scott B.
5 star food, 1 star service.
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H D.
Excellent fajitas and other assorted goodies. Reasonably priced for Santa Fe. Very helpful staff. I would definitely return.
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jack t.
This is a favorite of local Santa Feans, and with good reason. The beef brisket burritos are particularly delicious (though not always available). I'v never had the green here, but the red chile sauce is wonderful. Less touristy than the New Mexican restaurants downtown, and tastier. There's only a couple places on Earth I'd rather get my chile fix.
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Robin S.
Some conflicting Yelp reviews almost led me elsewhere, but Tortilla Flats was too close to my hotel. Glad I came - count me among their supporters. Something you don't find in a lot of places in this country: Mexican/Tex-Mex/Southwestern (however you want to generalize) food with a good beer selection. With all due respects to The Most Interesting Man Alive, Dos Equis no longer suits my tastes, although it will do in a pinch. So, Yay! for New Mexico! Tortilla Flats had Santa Fe Black IPA on tap so that was an obvious choice. I do like their black. Food was not as easy a choice. I pass through New Mexico about every year - sometimes more often - and always like to sample the green chile dishes and the enchiladas. Tortilla Flats may not have the cutting edge NM cuisine, but there was more choices than I can eat in a sitting. In the end, I chose three small dishes: a great green chili, a solid brisket soft taco and a cheese enchilada with red sauce. The enchilada is more like what you get everywhere else but TF's version is pretty tasty. All three dishes were good, in fact. I love the green chili. Outstanding service at the bar. Parking was not a problem, but I came in about 5:30 PM.
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Brian B.
Came in with my family and in-laws. They were not very busy but it still took them way more time than really should be needed to put 3 tables together. We finally ordered and the food took forever to come out. When it finally did everyhing was delivered except my daughter's meal. We brought to there attention and they said 30 more seconds. About 10 mi s later it took my father in law getting there attention and they finally brought it. I ordered green chili tamales and the brought me red or something they call red. It was gross and so hot I couldn't just eat it. I got a new plate with What I ordered but the green chile tasted horrible to, and they kept my fork. Clearly they don't have a clue.
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Kia K.
I love love love Tortilla Flats. Most visitors to Santa Fe need to know about this local's favorite gem. Their atmosphere is laid back and nice, the wait staff is super friendly and the food is delicious. My favorite is the Homemade Corned Beef Hash!!! It's fresh! And unlike any other. Believe me after moving out of Santa Fe almost 20 years ago I still daydream about it.
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Andrea C.
Visited here for Mother's Day. Very busy but managed to quickly seat our large group. Chile was very tasty, a little spicy but nothing to blow your head off. Loved the energy reminded me of moms house. Refried beans were A+. Fresh and hot tortillas and sopapillias. Resonbely priced. Good Mexican food in Santa Fe worth the trip. Friendly and efficient staff.
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Mallory W.
I know that this is a town favorite, but I think the food is awful! Granted, I am not from NM and I am used to creamy Tex Mex, but I don't get this place at all. The food has no flavor. I would like to point out that I haven't met anyone inSanta Fe yet that doesn't go insane for this place, so maybe it's just me.
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Elizabeth C.
The food was underwhelming. The service was attentive but errant. Not sure why anyone would give this place 5 stars based on the meal we just ate.
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Kathy V.
Have been coming here almost yearly for 20yrs.... love the green chili sauce.... breakfast burrito is my favorite...and have eaten three meals/day here while in Santa Fe... though I now try to be more adventurous this is still my go to place...
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Mike O.
I should probably rate Tortilla Flats lower, but I can't, for a few reasons. 1) There are televisions here to watch the local sportsball game. Excellent. 2) The portions here are enormous! 3) The service is quite good. Overall, this place has a more commercial, less divey/authentic feel than other restaurants, especially those on Cerillos Rd., but I don't mind, given its pluses. The place is quite huge as well. It also serves New Mexican vs. Mexican food. Don't get me wrong. I like the authenticity and some of the touches of Mexican food, but I also love the Americanized fatty-fatness of New Mexican food. (Homer Simpson: Hey, there's a NEW Mexico!) I ordered the combo platter, which came with an enchilada, a relleno, and a taco with shredded pork. Awesome. The sides were sweet, too. Pozole! I feel like the word pozole should be a battle cry, but perhaps I am belying my gringo ignorance. The other side was black beans. I don't recall anything special about the Christmas chiles I ordered, however. Perhaps that's what you get with a place like this. But that doesn't mean DON'T try Tortilla Flats! Try it for yourself. De gustibus non est disputandem.
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Earl M.
Old stand by has very good Mexican food. We had late lunch of green chile stew and tortilla soup with gigantic sopapillas. Still a good stop.
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Bryan W.
A+++ highly recommend for breakfast. What an amazing omelette. Cheese, bacon and chorizo smothered with green chili. It was cooked to perfection.
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Shawna C.
We waited to be seated. Then we waited... and waited, for a server. After quite a while we just left. The place was not busy, and 2 servers made themselves comfortable at a table not far from us for a chat. Not impressed!
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Leahi M.
I absolutely love coming here for a nice juicy steak and (if I'm not driving) a delicious cocktail made by Amelia. Not only is she pleasant to look at, her personality just brightens the day! She is a fun and witty bartender, carries great conversation and gives some of the best advice. My only complaint is that it's far from the downtown scene, for me everything outside of the plaza area is far...but it's always nice to get out of my norm and visit this great restaurant, if not only to see Amelia.
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Andrew D.
Local food at it's best.. had a chop steak with veggies and both red and green chiles. . Wow was it tasty and perfect down home service. Absolutely great!
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Eubie B.
A good place to bring out of towners new to NM cooking, the menu has a good balance of local favorites, including a very respectable relleno plate, as well as more standard fare like tacos and fajitas, and the house chile is reliably good, mild but still flavorful. Good for locals in need of comfort food and tourists looking to dip a toe into New Mexican cuisine.
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Harry S.
Not the best, Just ok. Disappointed in the food. Service was good, friendly and nice. Was hoping for dishes with more imagination and flavor.
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Clayton A.
Nah man. I'm not sure why anyone who's grown up in New Mexico would eat here. There are a million better options where you'll get better, more authentic and flavorful chile and where the food is of better quality and origin. Granted, the south side of town isn't known for it's New Mexican restaurants, but seriously, drive an extra few miles and you'll be happy you did. If you insist on eating on the south side of town, I recommend the Horseman's Tavern (or is it Horsehead? I forget) where you'll also get a big plate of unhealthy food, but at least there the chile is rich and flavorful and doesn't taste like it came from a can.
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James M.
I had the combination platter , it was to die for. Green chiles were just right, and the service was great. Will be going back soon !
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R Ashley C.
I'm sure it's a good place but I searched for Paleo near me and this was the first return. And there is nothing remotely Paleo oriented here.
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Lorenzo D.
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, The Flats is always consistent. Good menu choices, even a seniors menu for 65 and over. The chili is tasty and has a good bite, but not so hot that you need to run to the nearest fire hydrant. The ambiance is casual, with contemporary pueblo interior design. Seating is great for one person or a table of 12 - plenty of room, but still personal.
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Megan T.
That single star is for the poor overworked server who was extremely nice but obviously struggling. This place needs to hire more wait staff and considering NM only pays their servers about $2.00 I think they can swing it. For some reason it's always packed in here and not just with Texans. What's wrong with you Chicanos eating here?? It's hard to screw up red chile but somehow they managed to make it as mild and bland as enchilada sauce. Oh and the green chile? Even worse, mild and mucus-like sauce. Salsa: boring and mild. Drinks: very light on the alcohol. Just skip this place and go somewhere with flavor and heat like Tomasitas or Guadalupe Cafe. You're going to pay the same anyway.
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Krista D.
Food was delicious and service was good. Portions were definitely acceptable! Just traveling through and read about this place. Great choice on our parts!
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Kacie R.
I'm from Colorado and a lot of the Mexican food there isn't all that great but I can't say the same for Tortilla Flats! I had the combonation plate which was delicious with the red chile! The sopapillas are also amazing! I definitely recommend this place for some great Mexican food!!
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D F.
Love this place! Great service and great food. Try the Chicken Quesdillas with Green Chili Sauce. I am still thinking about about it three weeks later.......
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E J.
I always find myself back here again and again. Food is always fresh and the green chili is delicious. Can't go wrong with the breakfast burrito.
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Misses G.
So today being January 1st means I wanted to go in and have some green chili and a Bloody Mary. After 20 minutes went by the waitress took our drink order (because the busser couldn't understand us) she proceeds to tell us they don't have Bloody Mary's (I had specifically called ahead to make sure) then another 20 minutes later she comes back for our food order. We eat everything tastes great...then we're about to leave and the table next to us gets served 6 huge amazing looking bloody Mary's. Nice.
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John L.
The food was fine, and service was very good. I wanted to give it a 3 star for the food, but for a generic mexican food restaurant it was above average. I would go there again, but I don't think it's a "destination" restaurant.
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Stuart T.
Just like eating at the home of a sweet abuela. Everything is homemade and super fresh. Delicious food. Service was a little slow but the waitress was so wonderful an nice it was worth a little extra wait.
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Jessica J.
I have mixed feelings on Tortilla Flats. On one hand it had terrific food, on the other hand the overall vibe was horrible! Right off the busy Cerrillos Rd in Santa Fe there are certainly plenty of New Mexican restaurants to choose from. I must say the yelp reviews coupled with the location lead us here. Now, right off the bat for as large as the restaurant is the parking lot is downright tiny! It is right near a light, so it is easy to get in and out however. The hostess and the guy who took our drink order were some of the unhappiest people in Santa Fe - scowls and blah. Our server was better, but he was slow and seemed like he had too many tables. Then there were the patrons of the restaurant - wow, some of the worst! Screaming babies, people screaming into cell phones, people using speaker phones at the table, people watching videos at the table and just general grumpy loud people. This alone would just steer me away from this place again. Not to mention the margs we ordered were slow to come out, watered down and expensive for what we got! Now, the one thing that was great was the food! We started withe the El Papa Nachos (fried crispy potatoes, cheese, bacon and a side of jalapenos). These were so great I think you could make a meal of them! They were sort of a Mexican cheese fries. Next up for me were the chile rellenos with pasole and beans with green chile. The verdict - hot and delicious.. They were cheese and crisp without being greasy! A feat sometimes when dealing with rellenos. The posole on the side was a nice change from boring rice too. Plus the sopapillas were huge and served hot! A perfect end to the meal. The food probably won't let your down, but I would go somewhere else if you are looking for a great atmosphere. This place just didn't have it!
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Mike A.
My favorite place to eat in Santa Fe. Best breakfast in town and the red chili pork ribs are really the best ribs ever. This place will never disappoint.
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KT R.
If you are looking for Fajitas, they are the BEST here! We've had them at several places in Santa Fe, and these are by far the best. Everything else we have had here is very good as well. Giant portions, You will NOT leave here hungry! Great green chile. (not sure what Megan T had) Always great service and now they have home made tortillas for sale. You won't be disappointed if you come here.
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Judy G.
We had lunch. No free chips and salsa here. Tamale plate for my husband. Chile relleno plate for me. Fair size portions. Prices, overpriced, as usual. What's with New Mexico? My husband enjoyed his except for the heartburn later. My Chiles were a little tough but the breading and sauce was very good. Sopapillas were huge and delicious with just a touch of honey. Service was a little slow. To many rooms for the waitress to keep up. I'd go back but nothing hit me as spectacular.
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S W.
Every time we come to Santa Fe this is a favorite stop, even if it is just for queso and chips and a margarita. The food is consistently good and reasonably priced. We highly recommend the queso with green chili! Sadly, the service was not as good as it had been in the past which is the only reason we lowered our rating.
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Carrie M.
Great place to eat . I had the Ultimate Cheeseburger. WOW !! You'll fall in love with this hamburger for sure. I'll post a pic
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Dale L.
Great service, great food, cold beer and margarita's. We were there last year and ate here twice. Returned last week and ate here twice. Carne Adovado is excellent and not too hot. Chile Rellanos really good as well. The Posole side dish is excellent as are the sopapillas. We will probably be back in Santa Fe next year and will eat here at least twice and may I'll try something different, but it's hard to divert from these 5-star dishes.
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Jon J.
Love this place. Breakfast lunch or dinner it's all great food. One of my favorites here in Santa Fe for sure. The service is normally pretty good and the food is consistently great. If recommend the huevos rancheros for breakfast. The burritos and enchiladas are awesome and they make an AWESOME frito pie for only $6!!
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Dominic S.
I wish there was a 2 1/2, this place isn't bad. The food is fine, it's just not anything special. The service in general is pretty good. Don't expect anything outside your typical santa fe new mexican food fare. Worth a try, not worth going out of your way though. The quesadillas in particular are pretty good though, try those when you go.
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Frank M.
We stopped for dinner after this place was recommended to us. I had the green Chile sopapilla and my wife had the fajitas. It was ok, nothing that stood out. The good: the service was good, salsa was good, and our food came fairly quick. The bad: The bathroom was dirty the water tasted funny and I think the prices were a little high for the quality of food. I guess I was expecting more. Did not make my "must come back" list, but a few people I know love it here.
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Donna C.
There wasn't much good to say about this place. I tried it because there are always a lot of cars in the parking lot but I don't understand why. The service was slow and the coffee was OK but not great. I asked for a veggie omelet with egg whites. The waitress ignored the egg white request and brought out a regular omelet so I sent it back. After waiting another 10 minutes, I got what I requested. However, the vegetables were from a frozen package and something seemed missing. When I was almost finished, I realized the cook forgot to put cheese in the omelet, even though the menu said 2 kinds of cheese are used. When I told the waitress, she offered to bring me a side of cheese which I declined and had a hard time to keep from laughing. It was such a miserable experience that I complained to the manager. I would never go back here!
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Jason J.
We were looking for some good Mexican food near our hotel and Tortilla Flats popped up. We thought the name was cute so decided to drop by. The parking lot seemed full, even though it was relatively small. The restaurant itself seemed maybe a third full so I can't imagine what parking is like when they actually get busy. The service was good and quick, although our waiter was walking around pushing a cart of dirty plates. I crossed my fingers and hoped he washed his hands before bringing us our food. There were several annoying parties near us. There was a table of old women who were all yelling into their speaker phone and had it cranked so they could all listen to it. There was another table full of women who were watching videos on their iPad. And then the table of people that had several babies with them who screamed the whole time. I realize the staff can't do much about any of this, but it's still an annoyance factor. We had the margaritas to drink. They had a very good, tart flavor to them and at $7.50 a pop you'd think they'd have more tequila in them than they did (i.e. almost none), but it was still a good flavor. Now to the saving grace... the food! It was actually as good as the reviews said. We started off with the cheese fries. They were thinly cut, almost fried potatoes, just covered in cheese and bacon bits. I could honestly eat them all night. I had the beef brisket chimichanga and it was awesome. Some of the best flavors I've had with Mexican food. It had the green chile on it, which wasn't really spicy, but it was a great flavor. If we were back in the area again I definitely think I'd try it again, for those cheese fries if nothing else. I'd just hope it'd be a little bit quieter!
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Michael D.
I LOVE THIS PLACE for most things! I've tried HEUVOS RANCHEROS all over town (we're new-ish to Santa Fe) and this place is in the top 5 for sure! It's not a romantic getaway BUT for just great food (and good portions!)...this will definitely do...
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Jeff A.
Great find! Traveling with my family and walked into this little gem for dinner 15 minutes before the kitchen closed. They sat us without issue, served us without rush and were very accommodating. The food was fresh, well spiced and the portions were huge. Since it was late we sat in the outdoor area by ourselves and enjoyed our meal. If this restaurant was off the beaten path a bit I would absolutely have given it 5 stars.
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Cameron B.
This place was actually recommended to us by a few locals. They had all mentioned that it was a great place to go to get authentic new mexican cuisine. The fact that it got built up in our heads may be part of the reason we were so let down. The food itself was not too terrible. Nothing to brag about though. We ordered the tamale plate and the red chile pork ribs (one of their house specialties). The ribs were better than the tamales and pretty darn good actually. The meat fell off the ribs with ease and the flavors were strong in a good way (spicy though if covered in red chile sauce). The tamales were lacking though and the margarita we ordered for $7.50 was pretty weak as well. This place was a tad overpriced though and it took us a while to get seated. The service was ok and the sopapillas that came at the end were a nice touch. Side note: red chile and green chile is not what we as Texans equated with chile. We ordered a bowl of it thinking it was more like the chile we were used to eating and instead got a bowl of sauce. No wonder the waitress looked at us so weird! If you want more of the Texas chile type soup then make sure to order the green chile STEW. That last word is important.
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Kyann M.
Once again in Santa Fe for Christmas, and of course had to stop by Tortilla Flats for a meal. I had the tortilla soup which is always delicious. Fresh chips and chile con queso was exceptional. Loaded with green chile and creamy cheese, it is far too easy to eat way too much.
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Mary S.
I must start by saying I do not like New Mexico style Mexican food or spicy food. I grew up in So.Cal. and that I what I like. But we ate here tonight an even I would go back. My husband got the braised beef burrito, it was huge. It didn't come with any sides but it didn't need any, it did come with a sopapilla. I got a combo plate with a taco. tamale, enchilada and two sides plus sopaplla. I didn't care for the tamale but my husband thought it was great. The staff was friendly and attentive, food came quickly and freshly made. The restaurant nice and clean. And we thought the food was fairly priced.
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Eddie E.
The blue corn cheese enchilada's were some of the best I have ever had. It has been great over the years. It is the place to eat when going to Santa Fe.
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Julie H.
Nachos were alright, queso dip had an odd flavor. Tamale, enchilada, tacos & stuffed sopaipilla were good. Red chile was tastier than their green. Ultimate margarita was way better than regular. Sopaipillas were the best part & a nice way to end the meal. I would return to try their breakfast.
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Kathy G.
Terrible service!!! Very expensive!!! Food was not good,waiter never offered to refill drinks. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone!
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Dick H.
Enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings.
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Pete G.
Day two of my road trip: Got into Santa Fe, NM late as I decided to see Arizona's National Petrified Forest (it's what Holbrook, AZ is famous for). Little did I know that it was 27 miles long with a 35 mph speed limit with lots of stops. I checked into my Quality Inn Motel from hell where I got the last parking space in town. So, needless to say, I wasn't going to move my car and wasn't going to dine on the vending machine, so I walked up Cerrillo Road to see what I could find. My choices within walking distance were, crossing a six lane highway under construction with NASCAR wannabes flying by (I kid you not, there an accident occurred while I was standing there), or on my side of the street, Taco Bell or Tortilla Flats. I chose the latter. I sat at the bar and asked for a Cadillac Margarita. The bartender grabbed a paper and pen then asked me what goes into my requested drink. I Googled it on my Droid for her. My second drink was a glass of wine. For dinner I ordered the Green Chili Chops: Two center cut Pork Chops smothered with Green Chile and topped with grilled Tomatoes and Onions. Not just a green chili sauce but a thick meaty salsa with the best grill I've ever experienced on tomatoes. And the chops were juicy tender; I could internally hear the swish/squish in my mouth as I chewed em up. For sides I got the calavacitas (squash with cheese, etc) and beans. What an awesome restaurant! Wish we had one back home just like this one...with real bartenders though!
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Barry B.
Very mediocore. Service is excellant. Margaritas are a 1 star at best. I had a beef brisket taco and the meat had no flavor. At first I thought there wasn't any cheese on it, but then I discovered they put the meat on top of it and there was only a very small amout. I also had a beef tamale and the sauce they put on it was a basic enchilada sauce that was way too heavy on the chili powder. Maybe having lived in Southern California all my life and have traveled 100 miles for good mexican food I am a bit picky, but this restaurant would never be in business very long in my area due to the competition.
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Linda B.
This is a companion location to what used to be in Jackson Hole and isn't there any longer. That said, they serve up a bowl of pure chile, either green or red, with beans/cheese or without, with or without ground beef. Where else in NM can you get a bowl of pure green or red chile without something else in or under it? And it's really great chile! I've dreamed about bowls of green or red, and my dreams were realized! On our first visit last week, our waitress was a dream and our meal was to die for. On the second visit, the experience was a little "different" but the food was also wonderful. Recommend you check this place out; you really will thank yourself for making the effort! Yummy!!
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Timothy N.
The Place to Eat when in Santa Fe!!!!
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Matt F.
As an initial matter, I am not overstating anything in this review. Now that's out of the way: do not be scared away by the 1980s-era sign out front. The food is exceptional. The green chile is tasty and this is first rate New Mexican food. The flan is straight from heaven, both in taste and in texture. A dislike of Tortilla Flats is, to put it plainly, an affront to human decency.
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Brian D.
Food ok. Bartender said she has been around for 14 years but we received the worst service ever!!!!! We had to ask for everything. Extra plates, silverware,refills on beer,etc. expected a lot more from the tenure
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Robert D.
Yo Gusto. Was there on Thursday while checking out the city of Santa Fe and opted for the weekly special "Chicken Avodava" not really knowing what to expect. It was pretty damn amazing. The red chili sauce has a delicious kick that I'll probably be dreaming about later (FYI if you order a side of red chili it's not the same as the one they put on this dish...less spicy, less tasteful). Black beans were quality as was the Santa Fe beer on tap. Place got more and more busy, but the service was still good. If I ever make it back in town, I'll be back here.
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Kim F.
We went to Tortilla Flats because it was suggested to us by a local. Always the best people to ask!! The pasole and chile relleno were amazing!! I had both the green and red chile, and although both were delicious, the red has my vote. My husband had the enchilada plate and he said his was delicious as well. The only reason I gave four stars instead of five is because the ambiance is lacking and for whatever reason the place is very loud. If it was just based on the food, it would have been five stars all the way!!
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Michelle B.
Typically I would give them a 5 but last night was off. This is always a go to stop for green chili enchiladas and calavacitas for us when we come into town. They have great margaritas as well and I highly recommend the Ultimate Margarita.
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Shinta S.
We were looking for a lunch place during our three days vacation in Santa Fe. We drove on Cerrillos Rd, saw this place and decided to give it a try. I ordered a big bowl of Menudo with a side of one Chili Relleno with green sauce. My husband ordered some kind of burrito with green chili sauce. My kids had chicken tenders and beef, bean and cheese taco from the kids menu. The food here was alright, not very impressive. My Menudo was decent, had lots of tripe in it, but it was a big bowl. I could not finish it. The Chili Relleno was a better dish but I couldn't tell what was inside the chili. There might have been nothing in it, just fried breaded chili. The kids enjoyed the food ok. And my husband thought his was just so so. The service was decent.
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Brad H.
Tortilla flats is a new market entrant to Santa Fe. The decor is nice and the restaurant offers an approachable menu without being too overwhelming or offensive. It's exactly that neutral approach to both the food and the decor that makes this place a step up from Weck's but a step down from the Range Cafe or other eateries in the area.
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Leza M.
Yummy delicious New Mexican restaurant
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Terry M.
If you are too lazy to open a bag of chips, throw a can of beans on the stove and nuke some frozen food, come here, they will do it for you. We were particularly impressed by the imitation butter flavor on the frozen veggies. Yum. This was the worst meal I have ever had. You have been warned!
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Jim H.
When in Santa Fe go to Tortilla Flats. Whatever you have, you have to try the red chile. I think it's one of the best in SF! Try the green chile too. Beware - ask which is hotter and sample to taste. Reasonable prices for SF. Don't forget the sopaipillas and honey for dessert. My personal favorite: Carne Adovada - (red chile roasted pork loin) - YUM!
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Penelope B.
I've been for breakfast, very good, and most recently for a bowl of red chili and some tequila at night. Totally different experiences! Both delicious though. I really love their red chili. It was a quiet night early in the week. So different from the packed breakfast experience. But they do a delicious breakfast so it's understandable. So hard to decide on which amazing breakfast place to go in Santa Fe! You locals are lucky. In that respect.
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J A.
Although Tortilla Flats has long been one of my favorite eating places in Santa Fe. We had lunch on a Saturday, and while busy it took about 40 minutes to get our order. As I said it was busy but not that busy. There were several open tables available. We got our drinks and waited and waited for our order. When it arrived some 40 minutes later we were disappointed. My order was not hot. It must have sat for awhile before it was brought to our table. Same with my wife's order. Additionally, she had a very dry taco on her plate and no sauce for it. When we finally got our waiters attention, he asked her if she still wanted it. Overall a very disappointing experience. A $30.00 tab for a meal that would have been better presented and tasting from your local Sonic.
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Paulette N.
I had been thinking about Tortilla Soup all day, and man, this was the place to get it... all the characteristics necessary to pull off a good Tortilla Soup. Hot, sweet and spicy...all in one bowl! An excellent find
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Terry S.
Our favorite New Mexican restaurant by far. The chile at this place is off the hook. Love it for both breakfast and dinner. Bring on the heat!
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Constant C.
After being told this place was sooo good, we tried it for a Sun brunch; what a disappointment. The service was slow to set things off. After we ordered, the waitress came back some time later to inform us the waffle maker was broken. The length of time it took for her to tell us this, is how long it should have taken to cook our order. My waffle wanting dining partners were NOT happy. So we got past that and finally received our order. It was okay. There was nothing extraordinary in any way, except perhaps how slow the service was.
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Riva W.
I eat at Tortilla flats often after my morning work out. I love the people and the food is amost always very good. But, they are one of the restaurants that overcharge for iced tea, soft drinks, and coffee. Also, their coffee has good flavor but is weak so is definitely not worth the almost $3.00 charge. They aren't stingy with the lemon so I almost always get water with lemon.
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R M.
We have been to Tortilla Flats three times on vacation trips, and it is one of our favorites in Santa Fe. We went once in July 2000 (years before it was redecorated - it looked like a Denny's) and twice in 2007 (May and August). We were poised to eat there in 2008 but had eaten such a late lunch elsewhere that we couldn't justify it. Our most memorable meal was during August 2007, our last night before returning home. We sat outside, a mariachi band played inside, the food was wonderful. It capped the summer perfectly. We enjoy just about any New Mexico cuisine but have only ordered stuffed beef sopaipillas, burritos, and chile rellanos at Tortilla Flats. I've had the red and green chile and both were fine, and the sopaipillas are good. With luck, I'll eat at Tortilla Flats this summer; it's on my agenda!
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Ken H.
Friendly though slow service at times gives Tortilla Flats 4 stars. The food is 5 stars. Skip the margaritas (too weak and not mixed correctly), but try the local Santa Fe pale ale on tap. The green and red chili are incredible with everything!
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S C.
Quality breakfast. Good service. Local crowd.
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Justin S.
As someone who used to live in Santa Fe and now who visits there at least once a year, Tortilla Flats is one of the few places that I have to visit at least more than once. I used to only go there for breakfast but recently have realized that it does have some very good lunch and dinner items as well. But let me be honest, the breakfast is the best thing about this place and really anything you get, you cannot go wrong. I love the breakfast burrito with green chili, because not only is northern New Mexico chili the best, Tortilla Flats seems to get some of the best green chili in the city. Although, one would think that the red chili would be great too, it is not. As good as the green chili is at Tortilla Flats, the red chili is mediocre at best. However, if you get any meal with green chili, you will not be disappointed. I also love the Traditional, which is eggs, hash browns and toast or get the Hardy Traditional, which is all the previously mentioned items with a choice of breakfast meat. Then I like to smother my Traditional with green chili. If you are not a chili fan, the French toast is also fantastic and you get 6 slices, which is plenty. For lunch or dinner, I love the chicken and potato burrito, with green chili. It looks just like the breakfast burrito, in fact, the majority of the burritos look alike but they all have a unique taste. I have also had the roast beef burrito and the ground meat burrito and from what I remember, they both were very good, although I have stopped eating red meat over three years ago so those meals may have changed. The restaurant itself went through a re-design a few years ago and the new scenery has improved the place even more. Although the bar may remind some of you as a fancy Starbucks, it is still a nice place to get a drink or have a meal. The prices for Santa Fe are very fair, most likely because it is not located on the Plaza, but you can easily have a breakfast for four for $40 or less. When the restaurant gets crowded, parking can become an issue within the Tortilla Flats parking lot but they have said parking is available across the street in the bowling alley lot. Overall, I personally believe this place is a must visit when in Santa Fe, as long as you stay away from the red chili.
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Suzan V.
Recommended by our hotel front desk. Great food - and my husband's roots are in Northern New Mexico, where Tortilla Flat's recipes are from. We really enjoyed our meals! Disappointing chips (so what), and mediocre service and ambiance, but the food is great and very New Mexican! I ordered the Brisket Quesadilla - super - and HUGE! Husband ordered stacked Blue Corn beef enchiladas with green chile and calabacitas - super! We left full and happy! Oh - good prices as well, and very family friendly.
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Paul D.
Surprisingly decent as it reeks "poseur" from the outside and decor. Had the Papa Nachos with bacon, which were quite unique and tasty, and split a briscuit chimi with my wife (Christmas style, of course). House salsa is very fresh and tasty. Green chili is moderately warm and at least is green. Real standout is the red chili, very good.
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Matt B.
Just ordered the Carne Adovada plate and was not very impressed. It didn't have much flavor at all and tasted very plain. chips and salsa were pretty good but I will definitely order something else if I come back.
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Joe K.
Great Service and great food every time. I forget how easy and good this restaurant is. Really good red and green chile, fantastic and generous guacamole. Nice people, too
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Alina G.
Food is good, but the flies buzzing around every time I have eaten there - take away my enthusiasm to even finish my meal. Watching a fly eating the honey off the outside of the container on the table takes the appetite away. I can get the same food elsewhere. This restaurant needs to spend some money on extermination. Servers do a good job, but disappear frequently and take a long time to bring the check.
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Carole L.
Overall: pretty good but not out of this world. Had breakfast/lunch: breakfast burrito w/ green chile and chorizo, stuffed sopapilla and tacos. Portion sizes were generous and food was tasty, but just shy of 5 stars. We'd eat there again, but would't go out of our way for it. Atmosphere/decor was very nice and comfortable, and the staff was very friendly.
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Tom B.
Had a marketing piece at our hotel saying this is where the locals eat. They must not like people they do not know. Food was sub par and service way below par. Food not cooked as we specified (crispy hash browns we asked for were soft and mushy), corned beef hash was NOT corn beef hash, salsa I asked for never showed up and water glass sat empty for more than 10 minutes. Maybe they were just having an off day. I do not recall the last time I left a 10% tip - should have left nothing for service we recieved. When we asked an elderly lady for sauce (she may be an owner) she said she would get a server - acted like we were an inconvenience. First and last trip to Tottilla Flats.
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Adam Issac W.
Great happy hour at the bar, friendly service. Favorite dish is guacamole.
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Fred B.
over priced, poor service, boring food.
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Jake R.
Santa Fe Native. Used to be #1 now you can get anything they serve, in your local grocery store.(check out the frozen food area). The service, NONE. Everyone working there acts like it's killing them to be there and they could care less about you. From dirty dishes to unclean tables. NO THANKS !!
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Carl G.
I had breakfast for the first time at Tortilla Flats. I thought I would try their huevos rancheros. It was delicious, had a big serving size, and an affordable price. The chile sauce was amazing. Good stuff!
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Elaine A.
In Sante Fe from San Diego, so I know good Mexican food and food was not only good but well priced. Service was exceptional! Locals go here ... that says it all.
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Mithra H.
This is my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe. The BEST sopapillas in town for sure--light, fluffy, lots of flavor, and they always come hot to the table. The enchiladas here are delicious: the red sauce is fantastic. Love the pisole instead of rice, too. The atmosphere is laidback and feels like a family joint. Come here for sure!!
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Heidi P.
While I'm not a local, I have had plenty of authentic "New Mexican" food. For an out of towner, the sopapillas may seem amazing, but believe me, there are much, much better places! One of the first things we thought was that it seemed like a New Mexican restaurant with a generic Denny's feel. First our service was horrible. We had been flying all day and were starving. The food took way too long to arrive. When it did, everyone's food was luke warm. Our chips and salsa was never refilled and half of the chips were soggy, like something got spilled on them. Also, one of my dining partners ordered beans that she never received, and the waitress never came back to check on us. I ordered the red chili bowl with chicken, beans, and cheese. It hit the spot but was nothing special. The prices were a little high for the quality of food. I was stoked about the sopapilla that came with my red chile bowl, but disappointed with them once I tried it. They were huge and fluffy, but bland. They needed salt. The honey on the tables had a weird off flavor. Overall, not bad food, but not the best bang for your buck. Don't think Tortilla Flats is the epitome of New Mexican dining! Almost every New Mexican restaurant serves delicious, piping hot sopapillas for free, in addition to chips and salsa!
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Cara B.
TERRIBLE. Do NOT eat here!!!!!!!!! One of the lamest most bland restaurants I've EVER eaten at. Tasteless. My rice was cold. Also not cheap for how horrendous the food was. Taco Bell is better than this.
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Paul B.
Great lunches. The taco plate has three huge tacos, plus posole and your choice of beans, with either two flour tortillas or two gigantic sopapillas. The brisket taco is wonderful. The chile rellenos are amazingly good. Both green and red chile are very good and not through the roof hot. The best bargain is the Frito Pie, a big bowl of chili over fritos and topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato. An excellent place for New Mexican cuisine.
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Michael S.
Excellent green chili, great margaritas.
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Jill P.
Looking for a casual dinner and didn't want fast food. Read a few reviews so decided to give Tortilla Flats a try. So glad we did. I couldn't decide what to order so I got the combination plater. Good thing I was hungry. You get complimentary chips and salsa but it's like $1.50 for refills, but by the time you get done with the first batch dinner was served. I ordered my dinner with the red sauce and had a nice warm heat going in my mouth the entire dinner. Perfect. My husband got the pulled pork quesadilla with green sauce and couldn't, wouldn't, stop commenting on how tender it was and how it melts in your mouth. He also had a margarita. The sopapillas were awesome to finish off dinner. Lovin it... Our waitress was new and she was great. She showed interest in us, kept my ice tea full and we had a fun time. She didn't act bored or treat us like a paycheck like so many do. Our dinner for two was $35, w/o tip. I would go back in a heartbeat.
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Sam A.
Tourists and a few locals LOVE this place, which I don't really understand... The dinner food is OK (and that's the only food that I've eaten there (so this review is based on that factor alone) but I think it falls flat. It is affordable, and the service is usually on top of things, but I personally think that something is missing every time I eat here... Certainly, it's better than fast food, but the green chile isn't my style in that it is virtually tasteless in comparrison to many other restaurants in the same vein in the area. At least they do offer well drinks in a city that shudders at the very thought, but even those aren't all that great from my experience.
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O T.
A little on the pricey side. Big restaurant with plenty of room. Recommend the tortas. Carne adovada burrito spicey and on the dry side. Good service.
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Chris H.
When it claimed to be New Mexican food, I was excited to try something new. I sat at the bar and the bartender was both helpful and friendly. My dinner came with free chips and salsa. The salsa was ok, but both were suspiciously exactly like store bought items. They did have a decent selection of beer and liquor at the bar. When my food came (roast beef burrito with green chile), it was hot off the stove. While the green chile left a pleasantly hot aftermath on my pallette, the burrito was simply roast beef in a tortilla with green chile and cheese on top. For nearly $9, I expected some rice or beans with it. I also kind of expected something else INSIDE the burrito. There was a live duo of guitars there which was very nice. Overall, it was good and at a reasonable price, but for my money, I'd rather eat at any hole in the wall taqueria in Texas and all I'd miss would be the chile.
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sri n.
We did take-out from here on christmas eve. The place was closing at 6PM. Although it was still packed at 5:30... There are a bunch of veggie options. I did a veggie quesadilla. It came with guacamole, salsa, rice, beans. It was really good. Also, it helped that I was extremely hungry!! however, we had got a bunch of different things. My friends liked all their food. So no complaints! Highly recommended!
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nathan r.
Very good food! They remodeled and it was a very wise decision. The old place was dark and outdated. I enjoy their fajitas and love their veggie quesadillas, too bad the bowling alley got shut down next door, that little corner of town was a happening spot.
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Randy T.
Tortilla Flats is definitely one of the stops while in Santa Fe for the tourists to dine with the locals. They have a full bar, large dining room, plenty of parking, and great food. If ordering anything with beef, get the brisket and you won't be sorry. Solid red and green chili served but you pay for the chips and salsa. Sit at the bar so you can check out the games or breaking news while drinking margaritas.
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Willy R.
I have been ordering their chicken and potato burrito since they first opened who knows how long ago.... 20 years ago? I lost count. But it always tastes so good after a day at the wood shop working with my dad (it's around the corner from there). I usually order x-mas, even thought I like the green chili more.
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Ryon B.
Good service. Went Saturday for lunch. OK food great service cool patio.
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Carl P.
the food is consistently good here - i'm a fan of the huevos rancheros with crispy hash browns. there's a waitress here that doesn't speak any english, yet she tries to take your order. makes it kinda hard because the poor gal has to go get someone that actually understands what you're asking and this delays your order. i realize we have a heavy influence of spanish speakers in our city, but a spanish-only speaking employee? i don't get it. the restaurant has been owned by the same people for as long as i can remember and this restaurant has been a favorite of many of my friends and their families - so, much like many things in SF, it's just about a cultural favorite, it's just not located downtown...which i'm ok with.
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Mariela S.
Tired and hungry from traveling from Phoenix to my new assignment in New Hampshire, I decided to stop by here to eat and have a margarita before my next stop in Colorado Springs. I'm not used to eating by myself and I decided to sit at the bar- that way I could check out and see what the other people were eating without looking nosy. The burrito next to me looked delicious, all cheesy and full of green chile and beans, yum. On the other side was a yummy breakfast plate which made my stomach growl. I didn't want to eat too much and I feared a food coma while driving. So I decided to go ahead and get the daily special- which was Menudo. No, not the band, menudo is a soup made with cow stomach and sometimes hominy. My mom's menudo recipe is excellent and its been a while since I've had it. I had to wait a while to order as the bartender talked to a local. No chips and salsa while you wait, no glass of water either. My house margarita came first. I like mine on the rocks with salt and this one came in a nice tall glass. The margarita was decent, I was thirsty and tried not to drink it as fast as I would have wanted, since there were no chips or water to take the edge of the tequila, which was rapidly making its way straight to my head. I couldn't ask for water because there was no one at the bar to help me. My food took a good 10-15 minutes to get there, but it was nice and hot. The bowl was a nice portion for the 4 bucks I was paying for it with lots of meat and hominy, nice and hearty. I was rather disappointed that I didn't get any tortillas and that they were not offered when I ordered my food. I did get saltines, which made no sense to me, maybe its a New Mexico thing. I had lemon, oregano, cilantro and onion, all the garnishes to make a perfect bowl of menudo. Overall the food was great and super well priced. The service was slow and lacking service. They would ask how your food was, but it was obvious they didn't care. No chips, no tortillas, but I would love to go there again and give it another shot.
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Bob R.
When I am in New Mexico, I have not dined until I have had sopaipillas with honey. We scanned the Santa Fe phone business directory, and found that many restaurants have menus listed. We found that Tortilla Flats listed sopaipillas, so we called to make sure they were open since some restaurants are closed from 2-5 PM in the off season, or are not open at all. We were seated next to a couple of chaps diving into Fajitas for 2, around $22. The portion was so large; that there was no way they were ever going to finish it. We took this into consideration before placing our orders. I ordered hard shell chicken tacos from the ala carte menu (about $2.50 each), and my wife had carnitas. We sampled a basket of baked tortillas with salsa while sipping our drinks, and waiting for the entrees. The chicken tacos were superb. The chicken was warm, tender, delicately seasoned, and smothered in fresh lettuce and diced tomatoes. Rarely do I ever find chicken tacos this delicious; in fact, the only other competitive place that comes to mind is in Merced, CA. My wife's carnitas were also superb. While we were starting on the main entrees, our orders of 2 sopaipillas each, each order about $2.20, arrived. They were huge, piping hot, and with a drizzle of honey, fantastic. I don't think I have ever seen sopaipillas this large before. A single order of 2 would have sufficed. As we finished eating, the waitress, recognizing there was no room left, cheerfully asked us if we needed another order. She was obviously a seasoned veteran, easily able to sense when to leave us alone, and when to offer assistance. This restaurant is not cluttered up with the bric-a-brac that some places think is necessary to establish authenticity. It is a simple place with a great staff, and terrific food. Abandon the chains, and eat with the locals!
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Nenette Y.
Went to Tortilla Flats the weekend before... Definitely recommend making reservations or else be prepared to wait. And wait. I dunno, food was fine but Tortilla Flat's isn't worth it if you have to drive out of your way, so I don't understand why there was such a long wait? Service was alright although our waitress seemed frazzled and impatient with us. The silver lining? The sopapillas... OMG, are those for real? Warm fried dough that you drizzle with honey (they had raw honey, yum!)... if you ever find yourself in New Mexico you've gotta ask for Sopapillas. You won't go wrong there.
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Scott B.
5 star food, 1 star service.
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H D.
Excellent fajitas and other assorted goodies. Reasonably priced for Santa Fe. Very helpful staff. I would definitely return.
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jack t.
This is a favorite of local Santa Feans, and with good reason. The beef brisket burritos are particularly delicious (though not always available). I'v never had the green here, but the red chile sauce is wonderful. Less touristy than the New Mexican restaurants downtown, and tastier. There's only a couple places on Earth I'd rather get my chile fix.
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Robin S.
Some conflicting Yelp reviews almost led me elsewhere, but Tortilla Flats was too close to my hotel. Glad I came - count me among their supporters. Something you don't find in a lot of places in this country: Mexican/Tex-Mex/Southwestern (however you want to generalize) food with a good beer selection. With all due respects to The Most Interesting Man Alive, Dos Equis no longer suits my tastes, although it will do in a pinch. So, Yay! for New Mexico! Tortilla Flats had Santa Fe Black IPA on tap so that was an obvious choice. I do like their black. Food was not as easy a choice. I pass through New Mexico about every year - sometimes more often - and always like to sample the green chile dishes and the enchiladas. Tortilla Flats may not have the cutting edge NM cuisine, but there was more choices than I can eat in a sitting. In the end, I chose three small dishes: a great green chili, a solid brisket soft taco and a cheese enchilada with red sauce. The enchilada is more like what you get everywhere else but TF's version is pretty tasty. All three dishes were good, in fact. I love the green chili. Outstanding service at the bar. Parking was not a problem, but I came in about 5:30 PM.
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Brian B.
Came in with my family and in-laws. They were not very busy but it still took them way more time than really should be needed to put 3 tables together. We finally ordered and the food took forever to come out. When it finally did everyhing was delivered except my daughter's meal. We brought to there attention and they said 30 more seconds. About 10 mi s later it took my father in law getting there attention and they finally brought it. I ordered green chili tamales and the brought me red or something they call red. It was gross and so hot I couldn't just eat it. I got a new plate with What I ordered but the green chile tasted horrible to, and they kept my fork. Clearly they don't have a clue.
(1)
Kia K.
I love love love Tortilla Flats. Most visitors to Santa Fe need to know about this local's favorite gem. Their atmosphere is laid back and nice, the wait staff is super friendly and the food is delicious. My favorite is the Homemade Corned Beef Hash!!! It's fresh! And unlike any other. Believe me after moving out of Santa Fe almost 20 years ago I still daydream about it.
(5)
Andrea C.
Visited here for Mother's Day. Very busy but managed to quickly seat our large group. Chile was very tasty, a little spicy but nothing to blow your head off. Loved the energy reminded me of moms house. Refried beans were A+. Fresh and hot tortillas and sopapillias. Resonbely priced. Good Mexican food in Santa Fe worth the trip. Friendly and efficient staff.
(4)
Mallory W.
I know that this is a town favorite, but I think the food is awful! Granted, I am not from NM and I am used to creamy Tex Mex, but I don't get this place at all. The food has no flavor. I would like to point out that I haven't met anyone inSanta Fe yet that doesn't go insane for this place, so maybe it's just me.
(1)
Elizabeth C.
The food was underwhelming. The service was attentive but errant. Not sure why anyone would give this place 5 stars based on the meal we just ate.
(2)
Kathy V.
Have been coming here almost yearly for 20yrs.... love the green chili sauce.... breakfast burrito is my favorite...and have eaten three meals/day here while in Santa Fe... though I now try to be more adventurous this is still my go to place...
(4)
Mike O.
I should probably rate Tortilla Flats lower, but I can't, for a few reasons. 1) There are televisions here to watch the local sportsball game. Excellent. 2) The portions here are enormous! 3) The service is quite good. Overall, this place has a more commercial, less divey/authentic feel than other restaurants, especially those on Cerillos Rd., but I don't mind, given its pluses. The place is quite huge as well. It also serves New Mexican vs. Mexican food. Don't get me wrong. I like the authenticity and some of the touches of Mexican food, but I also love the Americanized fatty-fatness of New Mexican food. (Homer Simpson: Hey, there's a NEW Mexico!) I ordered the combo platter, which came with an enchilada, a relleno, and a taco with shredded pork. Awesome. The sides were sweet, too. Pozole! I feel like the word pozole should be a battle cry, but perhaps I am belying my gringo ignorance. The other side was black beans. I don't recall anything special about the Christmas chiles I ordered, however. Perhaps that's what you get with a place like this. But that doesn't mean DON'T try Tortilla Flats! Try it for yourself. De gustibus non est disputandem.
(4)
Earl M.
Old stand by has very good Mexican food. We had late lunch of green chile stew and tortilla soup with gigantic sopapillas. Still a good stop.
(4)
Bryan W.
A+++ highly recommend for breakfast. What an amazing omelette. Cheese, bacon and chorizo smothered with green chili. It was cooked to perfection.
(5)
Shawna C.
We waited to be seated. Then we waited... and waited, for a server. After quite a while we just left. The place was not busy, and 2 servers made themselves comfortable at a table not far from us for a chat. Not impressed!
(1)
Leahi M.
I absolutely love coming here for a nice juicy steak and (if I'm not driving) a delicious cocktail made by Amelia. Not only is she pleasant to look at, her personality just brightens the day! She is a fun and witty bartender, carries great conversation and gives some of the best advice. My only complaint is that it's far from the downtown scene, for me everything outside of the plaza area is far...but it's always nice to get out of my norm and visit this great restaurant, if not only to see Amelia.
(5)
Andrew D.
Local food at it's best.. had a chop steak with veggies and both red and green chiles. . Wow was it tasty and perfect down home service. Absolutely great!
(5)
Eubie B.
A good place to bring out of towners new to NM cooking, the menu has a good balance of local favorites, including a very respectable relleno plate, as well as more standard fare like tacos and fajitas, and the house chile is reliably good, mild but still flavorful. Good for locals in need of comfort food and tourists looking to dip a toe into New Mexican cuisine.
(4)
Harry S.
Not the best, Just ok. Disappointed in the food. Service was good, friendly and nice. Was hoping for dishes with more imagination and flavor.
(2)
Clayton A.
Nah man. I'm not sure why anyone who's grown up in New Mexico would eat here. There are a million better options where you'll get better, more authentic and flavorful chile and where the food is of better quality and origin. Granted, the south side of town isn't known for it's New Mexican restaurants, but seriously, drive an extra few miles and you'll be happy you did. If you insist on eating on the south side of town, I recommend the Horseman's Tavern (or is it Horsehead? I forget) where you'll also get a big plate of unhealthy food, but at least there the chile is rich and flavorful and doesn't taste like it came from a can.
(2)
James M.
I had the combination platter , it was to die for. Green chiles were just right, and the service was great. Will be going back soon !
(5)
R Ashley C.
I'm sure it's a good place but I searched for Paleo near me and this was the first return. And there is nothing remotely Paleo oriented here.
(3)
Lorenzo D.
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, The Flats is always consistent. Good menu choices, even a seniors menu for 65 and over. The chili is tasty and has a good bite, but not so hot that you need to run to the nearest fire hydrant. The ambiance is casual, with contemporary pueblo interior design. Seating is great for one person or a table of 12 - plenty of room, but still personal.
(5)
Megan T.
That single star is for the poor overworked server who was extremely nice but obviously struggling. This place needs to hire more wait staff and considering NM only pays their servers about $2.00 I think they can swing it. For some reason it's always packed in here and not just with Texans. What's wrong with you Chicanos eating here?? It's hard to screw up red chile but somehow they managed to make it as mild and bland as enchilada sauce. Oh and the green chile? Even worse, mild and mucus-like sauce. Salsa: boring and mild. Drinks: very light on the alcohol. Just skip this place and go somewhere with flavor and heat like Tomasitas or Guadalupe Cafe. You're going to pay the same anyway.
(1)
Krista D.
Food was delicious and service was good. Portions were definitely acceptable! Just traveling through and read about this place. Great choice on our parts!
(4)
Kacie R.
I'm from Colorado and a lot of the Mexican food there isn't all that great but I can't say the same for Tortilla Flats! I had the combonation plate which was delicious with the red chile! The sopapillas are also amazing! I definitely recommend this place for some great Mexican food!!
(5)
D F.
Love this place! Great service and great food. Try the Chicken Quesdillas with Green Chili Sauce. I am still thinking about about it three weeks later.......
(4)
E J.
I always find myself back here again and again. Food is always fresh and the green chili is delicious. Can't go wrong with the breakfast burrito.
(5)
Misses G.
So today being January 1st means I wanted to go in and have some green chili and a Bloody Mary. After 20 minutes went by the waitress took our drink order (because the busser couldn't understand us) she proceeds to tell us they don't have Bloody Mary's (I had specifically called ahead to make sure) then another 20 minutes later she comes back for our food order. We eat everything tastes great...then we're about to leave and the table next to us gets served 6 huge amazing looking bloody Mary's. Nice.
(2)
John L.
The food was fine, and service was very good. I wanted to give it a 3 star for the food, but for a generic mexican food restaurant it was above average. I would go there again, but I don't think it's a "destination" restaurant.
(4)
Stuart T.
Just like eating at the home of a sweet abuela. Everything is homemade and super fresh. Delicious food. Service was a little slow but the waitress was so wonderful an nice it was worth a little extra wait.
(5)
Jessica J.
I have mixed feelings on Tortilla Flats. On one hand it had terrific food, on the other hand the overall vibe was horrible! Right off the busy Cerrillos Rd in Santa Fe there are certainly plenty of New Mexican restaurants to choose from. I must say the yelp reviews coupled with the location lead us here. Now, right off the bat for as large as the restaurant is the parking lot is downright tiny! It is right near a light, so it is easy to get in and out however. The hostess and the guy who took our drink order were some of the unhappiest people in Santa Fe - scowls and blah. Our server was better, but he was slow and seemed like he had too many tables. Then there were the patrons of the restaurant - wow, some of the worst! Screaming babies, people screaming into cell phones, people using speaker phones at the table, people watching videos at the table and just general grumpy loud people. This alone would just steer me away from this place again. Not to mention the margs we ordered were slow to come out, watered down and expensive for what we got! Now, the one thing that was great was the food! We started withe the El Papa Nachos (fried crispy potatoes, cheese, bacon and a side of jalapenos). These were so great I think you could make a meal of them! They were sort of a Mexican cheese fries. Next up for me were the chile rellenos with pasole and beans with green chile. The verdict - hot and delicious.. They were cheese and crisp without being greasy! A feat sometimes when dealing with rellenos. The posole on the side was a nice change from boring rice too. Plus the sopapillas were huge and served hot! A perfect end to the meal. The food probably won't let your down, but I would go somewhere else if you are looking for a great atmosphere. This place just didn't have it!
(3)
Mike A.
My favorite place to eat in Santa Fe. Best breakfast in town and the red chili pork ribs are really the best ribs ever. This place will never disappoint.
(5)
KT R.
If you are looking for Fajitas, they are the BEST here! We've had them at several places in Santa Fe, and these are by far the best. Everything else we have had here is very good as well. Giant portions, You will NOT leave here hungry! Great green chile. (not sure what Megan T had) Always great service and now they have home made tortillas for sale. You won't be disappointed if you come here.
(5)
Judy G.
We had lunch. No free chips and salsa here. Tamale plate for my husband. Chile relleno plate for me. Fair size portions. Prices, overpriced, as usual. What's with New Mexico? My husband enjoyed his except for the heartburn later. My Chiles were a little tough but the breading and sauce was very good. Sopapillas were huge and delicious with just a touch of honey. Service was a little slow. To many rooms for the waitress to keep up. I'd go back but nothing hit me as spectacular.
(3)
S W.
Every time we come to Santa Fe this is a favorite stop, even if it is just for queso and chips and a margarita. The food is consistently good and reasonably priced. We highly recommend the queso with green chili! Sadly, the service was not as good as it had been in the past which is the only reason we lowered our rating.
(3)
Carrie M.
Great place to eat . I had the Ultimate Cheeseburger. WOW !! You'll fall in love with this hamburger for sure. I'll post a pic
(5)
Dale L.
Great service, great food, cold beer and margarita's. We were there last year and ate here twice. Returned last week and ate here twice. Carne Adovado is excellent and not too hot. Chile Rellanos really good as well. The Posole side dish is excellent as are the sopapillas. We will probably be back in Santa Fe next year and will eat here at least twice and may I'll try something different, but it's hard to divert from these 5-star dishes.
(5)
Jon J.
Love this place. Breakfast lunch or dinner it's all great food. One of my favorites here in Santa Fe for sure. The service is normally pretty good and the food is consistently great. If recommend the huevos rancheros for breakfast. The burritos and enchiladas are awesome and they make an AWESOME frito pie for only $6!!
(5)
Dominic S.
I wish there was a 2 1/2, this place isn't bad. The food is fine, it's just not anything special. The service in general is pretty good. Don't expect anything outside your typical santa fe new mexican food fare. Worth a try, not worth going out of your way though. The quesadillas in particular are pretty good though, try those when you go.
(2)
Frank M.
We stopped for dinner after this place was recommended to us. I had the green Chile sopapilla and my wife had the fajitas. It was ok, nothing that stood out. The good: the service was good, salsa was good, and our food came fairly quick. The bad: The bathroom was dirty the water tasted funny and I think the prices were a little high for the quality of food. I guess I was expecting more. Did not make my "must come back" list, but a few people I know love it here.
(2)
Donna C.
There wasn't much good to say about this place. I tried it because there are always a lot of cars in the parking lot but I don't understand why. The service was slow and the coffee was OK but not great. I asked for a veggie omelet with egg whites. The waitress ignored the egg white request and brought out a regular omelet so I sent it back. After waiting another 10 minutes, I got what I requested. However, the vegetables were from a frozen package and something seemed missing. When I was almost finished, I realized the cook forgot to put cheese in the omelet, even though the menu said 2 kinds of cheese are used. When I told the waitress, she offered to bring me a side of cheese which I declined and had a hard time to keep from laughing. It was such a miserable experience that I complained to the manager. I would never go back here!
(1)
Mary S.
I must start by saying I do not like New Mexico style Mexican food or spicy food. I grew up in So.Cal. and that I what I like. But we ate here tonight an even I would go back. My husband got the braised beef burrito, it was huge. It didn't come with any sides but it didn't need any, it did come with a sopapilla. I got a combo plate with a taco. tamale, enchilada and two sides plus sopaplla. I didn't care for the tamale but my husband thought it was great. The staff was friendly and attentive, food came quickly and freshly made. The restaurant nice and clean. And we thought the food was fairly priced.
(4)
Jason J.
We were looking for some good Mexican food near our hotel and Tortilla Flats popped up. We thought the name was cute so decided to drop by. The parking lot seemed full, even though it was relatively small. The restaurant itself seemed maybe a third full so I can't imagine what parking is like when they actually get busy. The service was good and quick, although our waiter was walking around pushing a cart of dirty plates. I crossed my fingers and hoped he washed his hands before bringing us our food. There were several annoying parties near us. There was a table of old women who were all yelling into their speaker phone and had it cranked so they could all listen to it. There was another table full of women who were watching videos on their iPad. And then the table of people that had several babies with them who screamed the whole time. I realize the staff can't do much about any of this, but it's still an annoyance factor. We had the margaritas to drink. They had a very good, tart flavor to them and at $7.50 a pop you'd think they'd have more tequila in them than they did (i.e. almost none), but it was still a good flavor. Now to the saving grace... the food! It was actually as good as the reviews said. We started off with the cheese fries. They were thinly cut, almost fried potatoes, just covered in cheese and bacon bits. I could honestly eat them all night. I had the beef brisket chimichanga and it was awesome. Some of the best flavors I've had with Mexican food. It had the green chile on it, which wasn't really spicy, but it was a great flavor. If we were back in the area again I definitely think I'd try it again, for those cheese fries if nothing else. I'd just hope it'd be a little bit quieter!
(3)
Michael D.
I LOVE THIS PLACE for most things! I've tried HEUVOS RANCHEROS all over town (we're new-ish to Santa Fe) and this place is in the top 5 for sure! It's not a romantic getaway BUT for just great food (and good portions!)...this will definitely do...
(4)
Cameron B.
This place was actually recommended to us by a few locals. They had all mentioned that it was a great place to go to get authentic new mexican cuisine. The fact that it got built up in our heads may be part of the reason we were so let down. The food itself was not too terrible. Nothing to brag about though. We ordered the tamale plate and the red chile pork ribs (one of their house specialties). The ribs were better than the tamales and pretty darn good actually. The meat fell off the ribs with ease and the flavors were strong in a good way (spicy though if covered in red chile sauce). The tamales were lacking though and the margarita we ordered for $7.50 was pretty weak as well. This place was a tad overpriced though and it took us a while to get seated. The service was ok and the sopapillas that came at the end were a nice touch. Side note: red chile and green chile is not what we as Texans equated with chile. We ordered a bowl of it thinking it was more like the chile we were used to eating and instead got a bowl of sauce. No wonder the waitress looked at us so weird! If you want more of the Texas chile type soup then make sure to order the green chile STEW. That last word is important.
(3)
Kyann M.
Once again in Santa Fe for Christmas, and of course had to stop by Tortilla Flats for a meal. I had the tortilla soup which is always delicious. Fresh chips and chile con queso was exceptional. Loaded with green chile and creamy cheese, it is far too easy to eat way too much.
(4)
Pete G.
Day two of my road trip: Got into Santa Fe, NM late as I decided to see Arizona's National Petrified Forest (it's what Holbrook, AZ is famous for). Little did I know that it was 27 miles long with a 35 mph speed limit with lots of stops. I checked into my Quality Inn Motel from hell where I got the last parking space in town. So, needless to say, I wasn't going to move my car and wasn't going to dine on the vending machine, so I walked up Cerrillo Road to see what I could find. My choices within walking distance were, crossing a six lane highway under construction with NASCAR wannabes flying by (I kid you not, there an accident occurred while I was standing there), or on my side of the street, Taco Bell or Tortilla Flats. I chose the latter. I sat at the bar and asked for a Cadillac Margarita. The bartender grabbed a paper and pen then asked me what goes into my requested drink. I Googled it on my Droid for her. My second drink was a glass of wine. For dinner I ordered the Green Chili Chops: Two center cut Pork Chops smothered with Green Chile and topped with grilled Tomatoes and Onions. Not just a green chili sauce but a thick meaty salsa with the best grill I've ever experienced on tomatoes. And the chops were juicy tender; I could internally hear the swish/squish in my mouth as I chewed em up. For sides I got the calavacitas (squash with cheese, etc) and beans. What an awesome restaurant! Wish we had one back home just like this one...with real bartenders though!
(4)
Barry B.
Very mediocore. Service is excellant. Margaritas are a 1 star at best. I had a beef brisket taco and the meat had no flavor. At first I thought there wasn't any cheese on it, but then I discovered they put the meat on top of it and there was only a very small amout. I also had a beef tamale and the sauce they put on it was a basic enchilada sauce that was way too heavy on the chili powder. Maybe having lived in Southern California all my life and have traveled 100 miles for good mexican food I am a bit picky, but this restaurant would never be in business very long in my area due to the competition.
(2)
Linda B.
This is a companion location to what used to be in Jackson Hole and isn't there any longer. That said, they serve up a bowl of pure chile, either green or red, with beans/cheese or without, with or without ground beef. Where else in NM can you get a bowl of pure green or red chile without something else in or under it? And it's really great chile! I've dreamed about bowls of green or red, and my dreams were realized! On our first visit last week, our waitress was a dream and our meal was to die for. On the second visit, the experience was a little "different" but the food was also wonderful. Recommend you check this place out; you really will thank yourself for making the effort! Yummy!!
(4)
Timothy N.
The Place to Eat when in Santa Fe!!!!
(4)
Matt F.
As an initial matter, I am not overstating anything in this review. Now that's out of the way: do not be scared away by the 1980s-era sign out front. The food is exceptional. The green chile is tasty and this is first rate New Mexican food. The flan is straight from heaven, both in taste and in texture. A dislike of Tortilla Flats is, to put it plainly, an affront to human decency.
(5)
Eddie E.
The blue corn cheese enchilada's were some of the best I have ever had. It has been great over the years. It is the place to eat when going to Santa Fe.
(5)
Julie H.
Nachos were alright, queso dip had an odd flavor. Tamale, enchilada, tacos & stuffed sopaipilla were good. Red chile was tastier than their green. Ultimate margarita was way better than regular. Sopaipillas were the best part & a nice way to end the meal. I would return to try their breakfast.
(3)
Kathy G.
Terrible service!!! Very expensive!!! Food was not good,waiter never offered to refill drinks. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone!
(1)
Dick H.
Enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings.
(3)
Jeff A.
Great find! Traveling with my family and walked into this little gem for dinner 15 minutes before the kitchen closed. They sat us without issue, served us without rush and were very accommodating. The food was fresh, well spiced and the portions were huge. Since it was late we sat in the outdoor area by ourselves and enjoyed our meal. If this restaurant was off the beaten path a bit I would absolutely have given it 5 stars.
(4)
Brian D.
Food ok. Bartender said she has been around for 14 years but we received the worst service ever!!!!! We had to ask for everything. Extra plates, silverware,refills on beer,etc. expected a lot more from the tenure
(2)
Robert D.
Yo Gusto. Was there on Thursday while checking out the city of Santa Fe and opted for the weekly special "Chicken Avodava" not really knowing what to expect. It was pretty damn amazing. The red chili sauce has a delicious kick that I'll probably be dreaming about later (FYI if you order a side of red chili it's not the same as the one they put on this dish...less spicy, less tasteful). Black beans were quality as was the Santa Fe beer on tap. Place got more and more busy, but the service was still good. If I ever make it back in town, I'll be back here.
(4)
Kim F.
We went to Tortilla Flats because it was suggested to us by a local. Always the best people to ask!! The pasole and chile relleno were amazing!! I had both the green and red chile, and although both were delicious, the red has my vote. My husband had the enchilada plate and he said his was delicious as well. The only reason I gave four stars instead of five is because the ambiance is lacking and for whatever reason the place is very loud. If it was just based on the food, it would have been five stars all the way!!
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Michelle B.
Typically I would give them a 5 but last night was off. This is always a go to stop for green chili enchiladas and calavacitas for us when we come into town. They have great margaritas as well and I highly recommend the Ultimate Margarita.
(4)
Shinta S.
We were looking for a lunch place during our three days vacation in Santa Fe. We drove on Cerrillos Rd, saw this place and decided to give it a try. I ordered a big bowl of Menudo with a side of one Chili Relleno with green sauce. My husband ordered some kind of burrito with green chili sauce. My kids had chicken tenders and beef, bean and cheese taco from the kids menu. The food here was alright, not very impressive. My Menudo was decent, had lots of tripe in it, but it was a big bowl. I could not finish it. The Chili Relleno was a better dish but I couldn't tell what was inside the chili. There might have been nothing in it, just fried breaded chili. The kids enjoyed the food ok. And my husband thought his was just so so. The service was decent.
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Brad H.
Tortilla flats is a new market entrant to Santa Fe. The decor is nice and the restaurant offers an approachable menu without being too overwhelming or offensive. It's exactly that neutral approach to both the food and the decor that makes this place a step up from Weck's but a step down from the Range Cafe or other eateries in the area.
(3)
Leza M.
Yummy delicious New Mexican restaurant
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Terry M.
If you are too lazy to open a bag of chips, throw a can of beans on the stove and nuke some frozen food, come here, they will do it for you. We were particularly impressed by the imitation butter flavor on the frozen veggies. Yum. This was the worst meal I have ever had. You have been warned!
(1)
Jim H.
When in Santa Fe go to Tortilla Flats. Whatever you have, you have to try the red chile. I think it's one of the best in SF! Try the green chile too. Beware - ask which is hotter and sample to taste. Reasonable prices for SF. Don't forget the sopaipillas and honey for dessert. My personal favorite: Carne Adovada - (red chile roasted pork loin) - YUM!
(5)
Penelope B.
I've been for breakfast, very good, and most recently for a bowl of red chili and some tequila at night. Totally different experiences! Both delicious though. I really love their red chili. It was a quiet night early in the week. So different from the packed breakfast experience. But they do a delicious breakfast so it's understandable. So hard to decide on which amazing breakfast place to go in Santa Fe! You locals are lucky. In that respect.
(5)
J A.
Although Tortilla Flats has long been one of my favorite eating places in Santa Fe. We had lunch on a Saturday, and while busy it took about 40 minutes to get our order. As I said it was busy but not that busy. There were several open tables available. We got our drinks and waited and waited for our order. When it arrived some 40 minutes later we were disappointed. My order was not hot. It must have sat for awhile before it was brought to our table. Same with my wife's order. Additionally, she had a very dry taco on her plate and no sauce for it. When we finally got our waiters attention, he asked her if she still wanted it. Overall a very disappointing experience. A $30.00 tab for a meal that would have been better presented and tasting from your local Sonic.
(2)
Paulette N.
I had been thinking about Tortilla Soup all day, and man, this was the place to get it... all the characteristics necessary to pull off a good Tortilla Soup. Hot, sweet and spicy...all in one bowl! An excellent find
(4)
Terry S.
Our favorite New Mexican restaurant by far. The chile at this place is off the hook. Love it for both breakfast and dinner. Bring on the heat!
(5)
Constant C.
After being told this place was sooo good, we tried it for a Sun brunch; what a disappointment. The service was slow to set things off. After we ordered, the waitress came back some time later to inform us the waffle maker was broken. The length of time it took for her to tell us this, is how long it should have taken to cook our order. My waffle wanting dining partners were NOT happy. So we got past that and finally received our order. It was okay. There was nothing extraordinary in any way, except perhaps how slow the service was.
(1)
Riva W.
I eat at Tortilla flats often after my morning work out. I love the people and the food is amost always very good. But, they are one of the restaurants that overcharge for iced tea, soft drinks, and coffee. Also, their coffee has good flavor but is weak so is definitely not worth the almost $3.00 charge. They aren't stingy with the lemon so I almost always get water with lemon.
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R M.
We have been to Tortilla Flats three times on vacation trips, and it is one of our favorites in Santa Fe. We went once in July 2000 (years before it was redecorated - it looked like a Denny's) and twice in 2007 (May and August). We were poised to eat there in 2008 but had eaten such a late lunch elsewhere that we couldn't justify it. Our most memorable meal was during August 2007, our last night before returning home. We sat outside, a mariachi band played inside, the food was wonderful. It capped the summer perfectly. We enjoy just about any New Mexico cuisine but have only ordered stuffed beef sopaipillas, burritos, and chile rellanos at Tortilla Flats. I've had the red and green chile and both were fine, and the sopaipillas are good. With luck, I'll eat at Tortilla Flats this summer; it's on my agenda!
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Ken H.
Friendly though slow service at times gives Tortilla Flats 4 stars. The food is 5 stars. Skip the margaritas (too weak and not mixed correctly), but try the local Santa Fe pale ale on tap. The green and red chili are incredible with everything!
(4)
S C.
Quality breakfast. Good service. Local crowd.
(4)
Joe K.
Great Service and great food every time. I forget how easy and good this restaurant is. Really good red and green chile, fantastic and generous guacamole. Nice people, too
(5)
Alina G.
Food is good, but the flies buzzing around every time I have eaten there - take away my enthusiasm to even finish my meal. Watching a fly eating the honey off the outside of the container on the table takes the appetite away. I can get the same food elsewhere. This restaurant needs to spend some money on extermination. Servers do a good job, but disappear frequently and take a long time to bring the check.
(2)
Justin S.
As someone who used to live in Santa Fe and now who visits there at least once a year, Tortilla Flats is one of the few places that I have to visit at least more than once. I used to only go there for breakfast but recently have realized that it does have some very good lunch and dinner items as well. But let me be honest, the breakfast is the best thing about this place and really anything you get, you cannot go wrong. I love the breakfast burrito with green chili, because not only is northern New Mexico chili the best, Tortilla Flats seems to get some of the best green chili in the city. Although, one would think that the red chili would be great too, it is not. As good as the green chili is at Tortilla Flats, the red chili is mediocre at best. However, if you get any meal with green chili, you will not be disappointed. I also love the Traditional, which is eggs, hash browns and toast or get the Hardy Traditional, which is all the previously mentioned items with a choice of breakfast meat. Then I like to smother my Traditional with green chili. If you are not a chili fan, the French toast is also fantastic and you get 6 slices, which is plenty. For lunch or dinner, I love the chicken and potato burrito, with green chili. It looks just like the breakfast burrito, in fact, the majority of the burritos look alike but they all have a unique taste. I have also had the roast beef burrito and the ground meat burrito and from what I remember, they both were very good, although I have stopped eating red meat over three years ago so those meals may have changed. The restaurant itself went through a re-design a few years ago and the new scenery has improved the place even more. Although the bar may remind some of you as a fancy Starbucks, it is still a nice place to get a drink or have a meal. The prices for Santa Fe are very fair, most likely because it is not located on the Plaza, but you can easily have a breakfast for four for $40 or less. When the restaurant gets crowded, parking can become an issue within the Tortilla Flats parking lot but they have said parking is available across the street in the bowling alley lot. Overall, I personally believe this place is a must visit when in Santa Fe, as long as you stay away from the red chili.
(5)
Suzan V.
Recommended by our hotel front desk. Great food - and my husband's roots are in Northern New Mexico, where Tortilla Flat's recipes are from. We really enjoyed our meals! Disappointing chips (so what), and mediocre service and ambiance, but the food is great and very New Mexican! I ordered the Brisket Quesadilla - super - and HUGE! Husband ordered stacked Blue Corn beef enchiladas with green chile and calabacitas - super! We left full and happy! Oh - good prices as well, and very family friendly.
(4)
Paul D.
Surprisingly decent as it reeks "poseur" from the outside and decor. Had the Papa Nachos with bacon, which were quite unique and tasty, and split a briscuit chimi with my wife (Christmas style, of course). House salsa is very fresh and tasty. Green chili is moderately warm and at least is green. Real standout is the red chili, very good.
(4)
Matt B.
Just ordered the Carne Adovada plate and was not very impressed. It didn't have much flavor at all and tasted very plain. chips and salsa were pretty good but I will definitely order something else if I come back.
(2)
Carole L.
Overall: pretty good but not out of this world. Had breakfast/lunch: breakfast burrito w/ green chile and chorizo, stuffed sopapilla and tacos. Portion sizes were generous and food was tasty, but just shy of 5 stars. We'd eat there again, but would't go out of our way for it. Atmosphere/decor was very nice and comfortable, and the staff was very friendly.
(4)
Tom B.
Had a marketing piece at our hotel saying this is where the locals eat. They must not like people they do not know. Food was sub par and service way below par. Food not cooked as we specified (crispy hash browns we asked for were soft and mushy), corned beef hash was NOT corn beef hash, salsa I asked for never showed up and water glass sat empty for more than 10 minutes. Maybe they were just having an off day. I do not recall the last time I left a 10% tip - should have left nothing for service we recieved. When we asked an elderly lady for sauce (she may be an owner) she said she would get a server - acted like we were an inconvenience. First and last trip to Tottilla Flats.
(1)
Adam Issac W.
Great happy hour at the bar, friendly service. Favorite dish is guacamole.
(4)
Jon J.
Love this place. Breakfast lunch or dinner it's all great food. One of my favorites here in Santa Fe for sure. The service is normally pretty good and the food is consistently great. If recommend the huevos rancheros for breakfast. The burritos and enchiladas are awesome and they make an AWESOME frito pie for only $6!!
(5)
Dominic S.
I wish there was a 2 1/2, this place isn't bad. The food is fine, it's just not anything special. The service in general is pretty good. Don't expect anything outside your typical santa fe new mexican food fare. Worth a try, not worth going out of your way though. The quesadillas in particular are pretty good though, try those when you go.
(2)
Megan T.
That single star is for the poor overworked server who was extremely nice but obviously struggling. This place needs to hire more wait staff and considering NM only pays their servers about $2.00 I think they can swing it. For some reason it's always packed in here and not just with Texans. What's wrong with you Chicanos eating here?? It's hard to screw up red chile but somehow they managed to make it as mild and bland as enchilada sauce. Oh and the green chile? Even worse, mild and mucus-like sauce. Salsa: boring and mild. Drinks: very light on the alcohol. Just skip this place and go somewhere with flavor and heat like Tomasitas or Guadalupe Cafe. You're going to pay the same anyway.
(1)
Krista D.
Food was delicious and service was good. Portions were definitely acceptable! Just traveling through and read about this place. Great choice on our parts!
(4)
Kacie R.
I'm from Colorado and a lot of the Mexican food there isn't all that great but I can't say the same for Tortilla Flats! I had the combonation plate which was delicious with the red chile! The sopapillas are also amazing! I definitely recommend this place for some great Mexican food!!
(5)
D F.
Love this place! Great service and great food. Try the Chicken Quesdillas with Green Chili Sauce. I am still thinking about about it three weeks later.......
(4)
E J.
I always find myself back here again and again. Food is always fresh and the green chili is delicious. Can't go wrong with the breakfast burrito.
(5)
Misses G.
So today being January 1st means I wanted to go in and have some green chili and a Bloody Mary. After 20 minutes went by the waitress took our drink order (because the busser couldn't understand us) she proceeds to tell us they don't have Bloody Mary's (I had specifically called ahead to make sure) then another 20 minutes later she comes back for our food order. We eat everything tastes great...then we're about to leave and the table next to us gets served 6 huge amazing looking bloody Mary's. Nice.
(2)
John L.
The food was fine, and service was very good. I wanted to give it a 3 star for the food, but for a generic mexican food restaurant it was above average. I would go there again, but I don't think it's a "destination" restaurant.
(4)
Stuart T.
Just like eating at the home of a sweet abuela. Everything is homemade and super fresh. Delicious food. Service was a little slow but the waitress was so wonderful an nice it was worth a little extra wait.
(5)
Dale L.
Great service, great food, cold beer and margarita's. We were there last year and ate here twice. Returned last week and ate here twice. Carne Adovado is excellent and not too hot. Chile Rellanos really good as well. The Posole side dish is excellent as are the sopapillas. We will probably be back in Santa Fe next year and will eat here at least twice and may I'll try something different, but it's hard to divert from these 5-star dishes.
(5)
Jessica J.
I have mixed feelings on Tortilla Flats. On one hand it had terrific food, on the other hand the overall vibe was horrible! Right off the busy Cerrillos Rd in Santa Fe there are certainly plenty of New Mexican restaurants to choose from. I must say the yelp reviews coupled with the location lead us here. Now, right off the bat for as large as the restaurant is the parking lot is downright tiny! It is right near a light, so it is easy to get in and out however. The hostess and the guy who took our drink order were some of the unhappiest people in Santa Fe - scowls and blah. Our server was better, but he was slow and seemed like he had too many tables. Then there were the patrons of the restaurant - wow, some of the worst! Screaming babies, people screaming into cell phones, people using speaker phones at the table, people watching videos at the table and just general grumpy loud people. This alone would just steer me away from this place again. Not to mention the margs we ordered were slow to come out, watered down and expensive for what we got! Now, the one thing that was great was the food! We started withe the El Papa Nachos (fried crispy potatoes, cheese, bacon and a side of jalapenos). These were so great I think you could make a meal of them! They were sort of a Mexican cheese fries. Next up for me were the chile rellenos with pasole and beans with green chile. The verdict - hot and delicious.. They were cheese and crisp without being greasy! A feat sometimes when dealing with rellenos. The posole on the side was a nice change from boring rice too. Plus the sopapillas were huge and served hot! A perfect end to the meal. The food probably won't let your down, but I would go somewhere else if you are looking for a great atmosphere. This place just didn't have it!
(3)
Mike A.
My favorite place to eat in Santa Fe. Best breakfast in town and the red chili pork ribs are really the best ribs ever. This place will never disappoint.
(5)
KT R.
If you are looking for Fajitas, they are the BEST here! We've had them at several places in Santa Fe, and these are by far the best. Everything else we have had here is very good as well. Giant portions, You will NOT leave here hungry! Great green chile. (not sure what Megan T had) Always great service and now they have home made tortillas for sale. You won't be disappointed if you come here.
(5)
Matt F.
As an initial matter, I am not overstating anything in this review. Now that's out of the way: do not be scared away by the 1980s-era sign out front. The food is exceptional. The green chile is tasty and this is first rate New Mexican food. The flan is straight from heaven, both in taste and in texture. A dislike of Tortilla Flats is, to put it plainly, an affront to human decency.
(5)
Jeff A.
Great find! Traveling with my family and walked into this little gem for dinner 15 minutes before the kitchen closed. They sat us without issue, served us without rush and were very accommodating. The food was fresh, well spiced and the portions were huge. Since it was late we sat in the outdoor area by ourselves and enjoyed our meal. If this restaurant was off the beaten path a bit I would absolutely have given it 5 stars.
(4)
Mary S.
I must start by saying I do not like New Mexico style Mexican food or spicy food. I grew up in So.Cal. and that I what I like. But we ate here tonight an even I would go back. My husband got the braised beef burrito, it was huge. It didn't come with any sides but it didn't need any, it did come with a sopapilla. I got a combo plate with a taco. tamale, enchilada and two sides plus sopaplla. I didn't care for the tamale but my husband thought it was great. The staff was friendly and attentive, food came quickly and freshly made. The restaurant nice and clean. And we thought the food was fairly priced.
(4)
Jason J.
We were looking for some good Mexican food near our hotel and Tortilla Flats popped up. We thought the name was cute so decided to drop by. The parking lot seemed full, even though it was relatively small. The restaurant itself seemed maybe a third full so I can't imagine what parking is like when they actually get busy. The service was good and quick, although our waiter was walking around pushing a cart of dirty plates. I crossed my fingers and hoped he washed his hands before bringing us our food. There were several annoying parties near us. There was a table of old women who were all yelling into their speaker phone and had it cranked so they could all listen to it. There was another table full of women who were watching videos on their iPad. And then the table of people that had several babies with them who screamed the whole time. I realize the staff can't do much about any of this, but it's still an annoyance factor. We had the margaritas to drink. They had a very good, tart flavor to them and at $7.50 a pop you'd think they'd have more tequila in them than they did (i.e. almost none), but it was still a good flavor. Now to the saving grace... the food! It was actually as good as the reviews said. We started off with the cheese fries. They were thinly cut, almost fried potatoes, just covered in cheese and bacon bits. I could honestly eat them all night. I had the beef brisket chimichanga and it was awesome. Some of the best flavors I've had with Mexican food. It had the green chile on it, which wasn't really spicy, but it was a great flavor. If we were back in the area again I definitely think I'd try it again, for those cheese fries if nothing else. I'd just hope it'd be a little bit quieter!
(3)
Michael D.
I LOVE THIS PLACE for most things! I've tried HEUVOS RANCHEROS all over town (we're new-ish to Santa Fe) and this place is in the top 5 for sure! It's not a romantic getaway BUT for just great food (and good portions!)...this will definitely do...
(4)
Cameron B.
This place was actually recommended to us by a few locals. They had all mentioned that it was a great place to go to get authentic new mexican cuisine. The fact that it got built up in our heads may be part of the reason we were so let down. The food itself was not too terrible. Nothing to brag about though. We ordered the tamale plate and the red chile pork ribs (one of their house specialties). The ribs were better than the tamales and pretty darn good actually. The meat fell off the ribs with ease and the flavors were strong in a good way (spicy though if covered in red chile sauce). The tamales were lacking though and the margarita we ordered for $7.50 was pretty weak as well. This place was a tad overpriced though and it took us a while to get seated. The service was ok and the sopapillas that came at the end were a nice touch. Side note: red chile and green chile is not what we as Texans equated with chile. We ordered a bowl of it thinking it was more like the chile we were used to eating and instead got a bowl of sauce. No wonder the waitress looked at us so weird! If you want more of the Texas chile type soup then make sure to order the green chile STEW. That last word is important.
(3)
Kyann M.
Once again in Santa Fe for Christmas, and of course had to stop by Tortilla Flats for a meal. I had the tortilla soup which is always delicious. Fresh chips and chile con queso was exceptional. Loaded with green chile and creamy cheese, it is far too easy to eat way too much.
(4)
Brian D.
Food ok. Bartender said she has been around for 14 years but we received the worst service ever!!!!! We had to ask for everything. Extra plates, silverware,refills on beer,etc. expected a lot more from the tenure
(2)
Robert D.
Yo Gusto. Was there on Thursday while checking out the city of Santa Fe and opted for the weekly special "Chicken Avodava" not really knowing what to expect. It was pretty damn amazing. The red chili sauce has a delicious kick that I'll probably be dreaming about later (FYI if you order a side of red chili it's not the same as the one they put on this dish...less spicy, less tasteful). Black beans were quality as was the Santa Fe beer on tap. Place got more and more busy, but the service was still good. If I ever make it back in town, I'll be back here.
(4)
Kim F.
We went to Tortilla Flats because it was suggested to us by a local. Always the best people to ask!! The pasole and chile relleno were amazing!! I had both the green and red chile, and although both were delicious, the red has my vote. My husband had the enchilada plate and he said his was delicious as well. The only reason I gave four stars instead of five is because the ambiance is lacking and for whatever reason the place is very loud. If it was just based on the food, it would have been five stars all the way!!
(4)
Michelle B.
Typically I would give them a 5 but last night was off. This is always a go to stop for green chili enchiladas and calavacitas for us when we come into town. They have great margaritas as well and I highly recommend the Ultimate Margarita.
(4)
Ryon B.
Good service. Went Saturday for lunch. OK food great service cool patio.
(4)
sri n.
We did take-out from here on christmas eve. The place was closing at 6PM. Although it was still packed at 5:30... There are a bunch of veggie options. I did a veggie quesadilla. It came with guacamole, salsa, rice, beans. It was really good. Also, it helped that I was extremely hungry!! however, we had got a bunch of different things. My friends liked all their food. So no complaints! Highly recommended!
(4)
nathan r.
Very good food! They remodeled and it was a very wise decision. The old place was dark and outdated. I enjoy their fajitas and love their veggie quesadillas, too bad the bowling alley got shut down next door, that little corner of town was a happening spot.
(4)
Randy T.
Tortilla Flats is definitely one of the stops while in Santa Fe for the tourists to dine with the locals. They have a full bar, large dining room, plenty of parking, and great food. If ordering anything with beef, get the brisket and you won't be sorry. Solid red and green chili served but you pay for the chips and salsa. Sit at the bar so you can check out the games or breaking news while drinking margaritas.
(4)
Willy R.
I have been ordering their chicken and potato burrito since they first opened who knows how long ago.... 20 years ago? I lost count. But it always tastes so good after a day at the wood shop working with my dad (it's around the corner from there). I usually order x-mas, even thought I like the green chili more.
(5)
Chris H.
When it claimed to be New Mexican food, I was excited to try something new. I sat at the bar and the bartender was both helpful and friendly. My dinner came with free chips and salsa. The salsa was ok, but both were suspiciously exactly like store bought items. They did have a decent selection of beer and liquor at the bar. When my food came (roast beef burrito with green chile), it was hot off the stove. While the green chile left a pleasantly hot aftermath on my pallette, the burrito was simply roast beef in a tortilla with green chile and cheese on top. For nearly $9, I expected some rice or beans with it. I also kind of expected something else INSIDE the burrito. There was a live duo of guitars there which was very nice. Overall, it was good and at a reasonable price, but for my money, I'd rather eat at any hole in the wall taqueria in Texas and all I'd miss would be the chile.
(3)
Carl P.
the food is consistently good here - i'm a fan of the huevos rancheros with crispy hash browns. there's a waitress here that doesn't speak any english, yet she tries to take your order. makes it kinda hard because the poor gal has to go get someone that actually understands what you're asking and this delays your order. i realize we have a heavy influence of spanish speakers in our city, but a spanish-only speaking employee? i don't get it. the restaurant has been owned by the same people for as long as i can remember and this restaurant has been a favorite of many of my friends and their families - so, much like many things in SF, it's just about a cultural favorite, it's just not located downtown...which i'm ok with.
(3)
Andrea C.
Visited here for Mother's Day. Very busy but managed to quickly seat our large group. Chile was very tasty, a little spicy but nothing to blow your head off. Loved the energy reminded me of moms house. Refried beans were A+. Fresh and hot tortillas and sopapillias. Resonbely priced. Good Mexican food in Santa Fe worth the trip. Friendly and efficient staff.
(4)
Mallory W.
I know that this is a town favorite, but I think the food is awful! Granted, I am not from NM and I am used to creamy Tex Mex, but I don't get this place at all. The food has no flavor. I would like to point out that I haven't met anyone inSanta Fe yet that doesn't go insane for this place, so maybe it's just me.
(1)
Elizabeth C.
The food was underwhelming. The service was attentive but errant. Not sure why anyone would give this place 5 stars based on the meal we just ate.
(2)
Kathy V.
Have been coming here almost yearly for 20yrs.... love the green chili sauce.... breakfast burrito is my favorite...and have eaten three meals/day here while in Santa Fe... though I now try to be more adventurous this is still my go to place...
(4)
Kia K.
I love love love Tortilla Flats. Most visitors to Santa Fe need to know about this local's favorite gem. Their atmosphere is laid back and nice, the wait staff is super friendly and the food is delicious. My favorite is the Homemade Corned Beef Hash!!! It's fresh! And unlike any other. Believe me after moving out of Santa Fe almost 20 years ago I still daydream about it.
(5)
Robin S.
Some conflicting Yelp reviews almost led me elsewhere, but Tortilla Flats was too close to my hotel. Glad I came - count me among their supporters. Something you don't find in a lot of places in this country: Mexican/Tex-Mex/Southwestern (however you want to generalize) food with a good beer selection. With all due respects to The Most Interesting Man Alive, Dos Equis no longer suits my tastes, although it will do in a pinch. So, Yay! for New Mexico! Tortilla Flats had Santa Fe Black IPA on tap so that was an obvious choice. I do like their black. Food was not as easy a choice. I pass through New Mexico about every year - sometimes more often - and always like to sample the green chile dishes and the enchiladas. Tortilla Flats may not have the cutting edge NM cuisine, but there was more choices than I can eat in a sitting. In the end, I chose three small dishes: a great green chili, a solid brisket soft taco and a cheese enchilada with red sauce. The enchilada is more like what you get everywhere else but TF's version is pretty tasty. All three dishes were good, in fact. I love the green chili. Outstanding service at the bar. Parking was not a problem, but I came in about 5:30 PM.
(4)
Brian B.
Came in with my family and in-laws. They were not very busy but it still took them way more time than really should be needed to put 3 tables together. We finally ordered and the food took forever to come out. When it finally did everyhing was delivered except my daughter's meal. We brought to there attention and they said 30 more seconds. About 10 mi s later it took my father in law getting there attention and they finally brought it. I ordered green chili tamales and the brought me red or something they call red. It was gross and so hot I couldn't just eat it. I got a new plate with What I ordered but the green chile tasted horrible to, and they kept my fork. Clearly they don't have a clue.
(1)
Mike O.
I should probably rate Tortilla Flats lower, but I can't, for a few reasons. 1) There are televisions here to watch the local sportsball game. Excellent. 2) The portions here are enormous! 3) The service is quite good. Overall, this place has a more commercial, less divey/authentic feel than other restaurants, especially those on Cerillos Rd., but I don't mind, given its pluses. The place is quite huge as well. It also serves New Mexican vs. Mexican food. Don't get me wrong. I like the authenticity and some of the touches of Mexican food, but I also love the Americanized fatty-fatness of New Mexican food. (Homer Simpson: Hey, there's a NEW Mexico!) I ordered the combo platter, which came with an enchilada, a relleno, and a taco with shredded pork. Awesome. The sides were sweet, too. Pozole! I feel like the word pozole should be a battle cry, but perhaps I am belying my gringo ignorance. The other side was black beans. I don't recall anything special about the Christmas chiles I ordered, however. Perhaps that's what you get with a place like this. But that doesn't mean DON'T try Tortilla Flats! Try it for yourself. De gustibus non est disputandem.
(4)
Earl M.
Old stand by has very good Mexican food. We had late lunch of green chile stew and tortilla soup with gigantic sopapillas. Still a good stop.
(4)
Bryan W.
A+++ highly recommend for breakfast. What an amazing omelette. Cheese, bacon and chorizo smothered with green chili. It was cooked to perfection.
(5)
Shawna C.
We waited to be seated. Then we waited... and waited, for a server. After quite a while we just left. The place was not busy, and 2 servers made themselves comfortable at a table not far from us for a chat. Not impressed!
(1)
Leahi M.
I absolutely love coming here for a nice juicy steak and (if I'm not driving) a delicious cocktail made by Amelia. Not only is she pleasant to look at, her personality just brightens the day! She is a fun and witty bartender, carries great conversation and gives some of the best advice. My only complaint is that it's far from the downtown scene, for me everything outside of the plaza area is far...but it's always nice to get out of my norm and visit this great restaurant, if not only to see Amelia.
(5)
Andrew D.
Local food at it's best.. had a chop steak with veggies and both red and green chiles. . Wow was it tasty and perfect down home service. Absolutely great!
(5)
Eubie B.
A good place to bring out of towners new to NM cooking, the menu has a good balance of local favorites, including a very respectable relleno plate, as well as more standard fare like tacos and fajitas, and the house chile is reliably good, mild but still flavorful. Good for locals in need of comfort food and tourists looking to dip a toe into New Mexican cuisine.
(4)
Harry S.
Not the best, Just ok. Disappointed in the food. Service was good, friendly and nice. Was hoping for dishes with more imagination and flavor.
(2)
Clayton A.
Nah man. I'm not sure why anyone who's grown up in New Mexico would eat here. There are a million better options where you'll get better, more authentic and flavorful chile and where the food is of better quality and origin. Granted, the south side of town isn't known for it's New Mexican restaurants, but seriously, drive an extra few miles and you'll be happy you did. If you insist on eating on the south side of town, I recommend the Horseman's Tavern (or is it Horsehead? I forget) where you'll also get a big plate of unhealthy food, but at least there the chile is rich and flavorful and doesn't taste like it came from a can.
(2)
James M.
I had the combination platter , it was to die for. Green chiles were just right, and the service was great. Will be going back soon !
(5)
R Ashley C.
I'm sure it's a good place but I searched for Paleo near me and this was the first return. And there is nothing remotely Paleo oriented here.
(3)
Lorenzo D.
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, The Flats is always consistent. Good menu choices, even a seniors menu for 65 and over. The chili is tasty and has a good bite, but not so hot that you need to run to the nearest fire hydrant. The ambiance is casual, with contemporary pueblo interior design. Seating is great for one person or a table of 12 - plenty of room, but still personal.
(5)
Eddie E.
The blue corn cheese enchilada's were some of the best I have ever had. It has been great over the years. It is the place to eat when going to Santa Fe.
(5)
Timothy N.
The Place to Eat when in Santa Fe!!!!
(4)
Julie H.
Nachos were alright, queso dip had an odd flavor. Tamale, enchilada, tacos & stuffed sopaipilla were good. Red chile was tastier than their green. Ultimate margarita was way better than regular. Sopaipillas were the best part & a nice way to end the meal. I would return to try their breakfast.
(3)
Kathy G.
Terrible service!!! Very expensive!!! Food was not good,waiter never offered to refill drinks. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone!
(1)
Dick H.
Enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings.
(3)
Pete G.
Day two of my road trip: Got into Santa Fe, NM late as I decided to see Arizona's National Petrified Forest (it's what Holbrook, AZ is famous for). Little did I know that it was 27 miles long with a 35 mph speed limit with lots of stops. I checked into my Quality Inn Motel from hell where I got the last parking space in town. So, needless to say, I wasn't going to move my car and wasn't going to dine on the vending machine, so I walked up Cerrillo Road to see what I could find. My choices within walking distance were, crossing a six lane highway under construction with NASCAR wannabes flying by (I kid you not, there an accident occurred while I was standing there), or on my side of the street, Taco Bell or Tortilla Flats. I chose the latter. I sat at the bar and asked for a Cadillac Margarita. The bartender grabbed a paper and pen then asked me what goes into my requested drink. I Googled it on my Droid for her. My second drink was a glass of wine. For dinner I ordered the Green Chili Chops: Two center cut Pork Chops smothered with Green Chile and topped with grilled Tomatoes and Onions. Not just a green chili sauce but a thick meaty salsa with the best grill I've ever experienced on tomatoes. And the chops were juicy tender; I could internally hear the swish/squish in my mouth as I chewed em up. For sides I got the calavacitas (squash with cheese, etc) and beans. What an awesome restaurant! Wish we had one back home just like this one...with real bartenders though!
(4)
Barry B.
Very mediocore. Service is excellant. Margaritas are a 1 star at best. I had a beef brisket taco and the meat had no flavor. At first I thought there wasn't any cheese on it, but then I discovered they put the meat on top of it and there was only a very small amout. I also had a beef tamale and the sauce they put on it was a basic enchilada sauce that was way too heavy on the chili powder. Maybe having lived in Southern California all my life and have traveled 100 miles for good mexican food I am a bit picky, but this restaurant would never be in business very long in my area due to the competition.
(2)
Linda B.
This is a companion location to what used to be in Jackson Hole and isn't there any longer. That said, they serve up a bowl of pure chile, either green or red, with beans/cheese or without, with or without ground beef. Where else in NM can you get a bowl of pure green or red chile without something else in or under it? And it's really great chile! I've dreamed about bowls of green or red, and my dreams were realized! On our first visit last week, our waitress was a dream and our meal was to die for. On the second visit, the experience was a little "different" but the food was also wonderful. Recommend you check this place out; you really will thank yourself for making the effort! Yummy!!
(4)
Judy G.
We had lunch. No free chips and salsa here. Tamale plate for my husband. Chile relleno plate for me. Fair size portions. Prices, overpriced, as usual. What's with New Mexico? My husband enjoyed his except for the heartburn later. My Chiles were a little tough but the breading and sauce was very good. Sopapillas were huge and delicious with just a touch of honey. Service was a little slow. To many rooms for the waitress to keep up. I'd go back but nothing hit me as spectacular.
(3)
S W.
Every time we come to Santa Fe this is a favorite stop, even if it is just for queso and chips and a margarita. The food is consistently good and reasonably priced. We highly recommend the queso with green chili! Sadly, the service was not as good as it had been in the past which is the only reason we lowered our rating.
(3)
Carrie M.
Great place to eat . I had the Ultimate Cheeseburger. WOW !! You'll fall in love with this hamburger for sure. I'll post a pic
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Frank M.
We stopped for dinner after this place was recommended to us. I had the green Chile sopapilla and my wife had the fajitas. It was ok, nothing that stood out. The good: the service was good, salsa was good, and our food came fairly quick. The bad: The bathroom was dirty the water tasted funny and I think the prices were a little high for the quality of food. I guess I was expecting more. Did not make my "must come back" list, but a few people I know love it here.
(2)
Donna C.
There wasn't much good to say about this place. I tried it because there are always a lot of cars in the parking lot but I don't understand why. The service was slow and the coffee was OK but not great. I asked for a veggie omelet with egg whites. The waitress ignored the egg white request and brought out a regular omelet so I sent it back. After waiting another 10 minutes, I got what I requested. However, the vegetables were from a frozen package and something seemed missing. When I was almost finished, I realized the cook forgot to put cheese in the omelet, even though the menu said 2 kinds of cheese are used. When I told the waitress, she offered to bring me a side of cheese which I declined and had a hard time to keep from laughing. It was such a miserable experience that I complained to the manager. I would never go back here!
(1)
Terry S.
Our favorite New Mexican restaurant by far. The chile at this place is off the hook. Love it for both breakfast and dinner. Bring on the heat!
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Constant C.
After being told this place was sooo good, we tried it for a Sun brunch; what a disappointment. The service was slow to set things off. After we ordered, the waitress came back some time later to inform us the waffle maker was broken. The length of time it took for her to tell us this, is how long it should have taken to cook our order. My waffle wanting dining partners were NOT happy. So we got past that and finally received our order. It was okay. There was nothing extraordinary in any way, except perhaps how slow the service was.
(1)
Shinta S.
We were looking for a lunch place during our three days vacation in Santa Fe. We drove on Cerrillos Rd, saw this place and decided to give it a try. I ordered a big bowl of Menudo with a side of one Chili Relleno with green sauce. My husband ordered some kind of burrito with green chili sauce. My kids had chicken tenders and beef, bean and cheese taco from the kids menu. The food here was alright, not very impressive. My Menudo was decent, had lots of tripe in it, but it was a big bowl. I could not finish it. The Chili Relleno was a better dish but I couldn't tell what was inside the chili. There might have been nothing in it, just fried breaded chili. The kids enjoyed the food ok. And my husband thought his was just so so. The service was decent.
(3)
Brad H.
Tortilla flats is a new market entrant to Santa Fe. The decor is nice and the restaurant offers an approachable menu without being too overwhelming or offensive. It's exactly that neutral approach to both the food and the decor that makes this place a step up from Weck's but a step down from the Range Cafe or other eateries in the area.
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Terry M.
If you are too lazy to open a bag of chips, throw a can of beans on the stove and nuke some frozen food, come here, they will do it for you. We were particularly impressed by the imitation butter flavor on the frozen veggies. Yum. This was the worst meal I have ever had. You have been warned!
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Jim H.
When in Santa Fe go to Tortilla Flats. Whatever you have, you have to try the red chile. I think it's one of the best in SF! Try the green chile too. Beware - ask which is hotter and sample to taste. Reasonable prices for SF. Don't forget the sopaipillas and honey for dessert. My personal favorite: Carne Adovada - (red chile roasted pork loin) - YUM!
(5)
Penelope B.
I've been for breakfast, very good, and most recently for a bowl of red chili and some tequila at night. Totally different experiences! Both delicious though. I really love their red chili. It was a quiet night early in the week. So different from the packed breakfast experience. But they do a delicious breakfast so it's understandable. So hard to decide on which amazing breakfast place to go in Santa Fe! You locals are lucky. In that respect.
(5)
J A.
Although Tortilla Flats has long been one of my favorite eating places in Santa Fe. We had lunch on a Saturday, and while busy it took about 40 minutes to get our order. As I said it was busy but not that busy. There were several open tables available. We got our drinks and waited and waited for our order. When it arrived some 40 minutes later we were disappointed. My order was not hot. It must have sat for awhile before it was brought to our table. Same with my wife's order. Additionally, she had a very dry taco on her plate and no sauce for it. When we finally got our waiters attention, he asked her if she still wanted it. Overall a very disappointing experience. A $30.00 tab for a meal that would have been better presented and tasting from your local Sonic.
(2)
Paulette N.
I had been thinking about Tortilla Soup all day, and man, this was the place to get it... all the characteristics necessary to pull off a good Tortilla Soup. Hot, sweet and spicy...all in one bowl! An excellent find
(4)
Riva W.
I eat at Tortilla flats often after my morning work out. I love the people and the food is amost always very good. But, they are one of the restaurants that overcharge for iced tea, soft drinks, and coffee. Also, their coffee has good flavor but is weak so is definitely not worth the almost $3.00 charge. They aren't stingy with the lemon so I almost always get water with lemon.
(3)
R M.
We have been to Tortilla Flats three times on vacation trips, and it is one of our favorites in Santa Fe. We went once in July 2000 (years before it was redecorated - it looked like a Denny's) and twice in 2007 (May and August). We were poised to eat there in 2008 but had eaten such a late lunch elsewhere that we couldn't justify it. Our most memorable meal was during August 2007, our last night before returning home. We sat outside, a mariachi band played inside, the food was wonderful. It capped the summer perfectly. We enjoy just about any New Mexico cuisine but have only ordered stuffed beef sopaipillas, burritos, and chile rellanos at Tortilla Flats. I've had the red and green chile and both were fine, and the sopaipillas are good. With luck, I'll eat at Tortilla Flats this summer; it's on my agenda!
(4)
Ken H.
Friendly though slow service at times gives Tortilla Flats 4 stars. The food is 5 stars. Skip the margaritas (too weak and not mixed correctly), but try the local Santa Fe pale ale on tap. The green and red chili are incredible with everything!
(4)
S C.
Quality breakfast. Good service. Local crowd.
(4)
Joe K.
Great Service and great food every time. I forget how easy and good this restaurant is. Really good red and green chile, fantastic and generous guacamole. Nice people, too
(5)
Alina G.
Food is good, but the flies buzzing around every time I have eaten there - take away my enthusiasm to even finish my meal. Watching a fly eating the honey off the outside of the container on the table takes the appetite away. I can get the same food elsewhere. This restaurant needs to spend some money on extermination. Servers do a good job, but disappear frequently and take a long time to bring the check.
(2)
Carole L.
Overall: pretty good but not out of this world. Had breakfast/lunch: breakfast burrito w/ green chile and chorizo, stuffed sopapilla and tacos. Portion sizes were generous and food was tasty, but just shy of 5 stars. We'd eat there again, but would't go out of our way for it. Atmosphere/decor was very nice and comfortable, and the staff was very friendly.
(4)
Justin S.
As someone who used to live in Santa Fe and now who visits there at least once a year, Tortilla Flats is one of the few places that I have to visit at least more than once. I used to only go there for breakfast but recently have realized that it does have some very good lunch and dinner items as well. But let me be honest, the breakfast is the best thing about this place and really anything you get, you cannot go wrong. I love the breakfast burrito with green chili, because not only is northern New Mexico chili the best, Tortilla Flats seems to get some of the best green chili in the city. Although, one would think that the red chili would be great too, it is not. As good as the green chili is at Tortilla Flats, the red chili is mediocre at best. However, if you get any meal with green chili, you will not be disappointed. I also love the Traditional, which is eggs, hash browns and toast or get the Hardy Traditional, which is all the previously mentioned items with a choice of breakfast meat. Then I like to smother my Traditional with green chili. If you are not a chili fan, the French toast is also fantastic and you get 6 slices, which is plenty. For lunch or dinner, I love the chicken and potato burrito, with green chili. It looks just like the breakfast burrito, in fact, the majority of the burritos look alike but they all have a unique taste. I have also had the roast beef burrito and the ground meat burrito and from what I remember, they both were very good, although I have stopped eating red meat over three years ago so those meals may have changed. The restaurant itself went through a re-design a few years ago and the new scenery has improved the place even more. Although the bar may remind some of you as a fancy Starbucks, it is still a nice place to get a drink or have a meal. The prices for Santa Fe are very fair, most likely because it is not located on the Plaza, but you can easily have a breakfast for four for $40 or less. When the restaurant gets crowded, parking can become an issue within the Tortilla Flats parking lot but they have said parking is available across the street in the bowling alley lot. Overall, I personally believe this place is a must visit when in Santa Fe, as long as you stay away from the red chili.
(5)
Suzan V.
Recommended by our hotel front desk. Great food - and my husband's roots are in Northern New Mexico, where Tortilla Flat's recipes are from. We really enjoyed our meals! Disappointing chips (so what), and mediocre service and ambiance, but the food is great and very New Mexican! I ordered the Brisket Quesadilla - super - and HUGE! Husband ordered stacked Blue Corn beef enchiladas with green chile and calabacitas - super! We left full and happy! Oh - good prices as well, and very family friendly.
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Paul D.
Surprisingly decent as it reeks "poseur" from the outside and decor. Had the Papa Nachos with bacon, which were quite unique and tasty, and split a briscuit chimi with my wife (Christmas style, of course). House salsa is very fresh and tasty. Green chili is moderately warm and at least is green. Real standout is the red chili, very good.
(4)
Matt B.
Just ordered the Carne Adovada plate and was not very impressed. It didn't have much flavor at all and tasted very plain. chips and salsa were pretty good but I will definitely order something else if I come back.
(2)
Tom B.
Had a marketing piece at our hotel saying this is where the locals eat. They must not like people they do not know. Food was sub par and service way below par. Food not cooked as we specified (crispy hash browns we asked for were soft and mushy), corned beef hash was NOT corn beef hash, salsa I asked for never showed up and water glass sat empty for more than 10 minutes. Maybe they were just having an off day. I do not recall the last time I left a 10% tip - should have left nothing for service we recieved. When we asked an elderly lady for sauce (she may be an owner) she said she would get a server - acted like we were an inconvenience. First and last trip to Tottilla Flats.
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Adam Issac W.
Great happy hour at the bar, friendly service. Favorite dish is guacamole.
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Fred B.
over priced, poor service, boring food.
(2)
Jake R.
Santa Fe Native. Used to be #1 now you can get anything they serve, in your local grocery store.(check out the frozen food area). The service, NONE. Everyone working there acts like it's killing them to be there and they could care less about you. From dirty dishes to unclean tables. NO THANKS !!
(1)
Carl G.
I had breakfast for the first time at Tortilla Flats. I thought I would try their huevos rancheros. It was delicious, had a big serving size, and an affordable price. The chile sauce was amazing. Good stuff!
(5)
Elaine A.
In Sante Fe from San Diego, so I know good Mexican food and food was not only good but well priced. Service was exceptional! Locals go here ... that says it all.
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Mithra H.
This is my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe. The BEST sopapillas in town for sure--light, fluffy, lots of flavor, and they always come hot to the table. The enchiladas here are delicious: the red sauce is fantastic. Love the pisole instead of rice, too. The atmosphere is laidback and feels like a family joint. Come here for sure!!
(5)
Sam A.
Tourists and a few locals LOVE this place, which I don't really understand... The dinner food is OK (and that's the only food that I've eaten there (so this review is based on that factor alone) but I think it falls flat. It is affordable, and the service is usually on top of things, but I personally think that something is missing every time I eat here... Certainly, it's better than fast food, but the green chile isn't my style in that it is virtually tasteless in comparrison to many other restaurants in the same vein in the area. At least they do offer well drinks in a city that shudders at the very thought, but even those aren't all that great from my experience.
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O T.
A little on the pricey side. Big restaurant with plenty of room. Recommend the tortas. Carne adovada burrito spicey and on the dry side. Good service.
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Heidi P.
While I'm not a local, I have had plenty of authentic "New Mexican" food. For an out of towner, the sopapillas may seem amazing, but believe me, there are much, much better places! One of the first things we thought was that it seemed like a New Mexican restaurant with a generic Denny's feel. First our service was horrible. We had been flying all day and were starving. The food took way too long to arrive. When it did, everyone's food was luke warm. Our chips and salsa was never refilled and half of the chips were soggy, like something got spilled on them. Also, one of my dining partners ordered beans that she never received, and the waitress never came back to check on us. I ordered the red chili bowl with chicken, beans, and cheese. It hit the spot but was nothing special. The prices were a little high for the quality of food. I was stoked about the sopapilla that came with my red chile bowl, but disappointed with them once I tried it. They were huge and fluffy, but bland. They needed salt. The honey on the tables had a weird off flavor. Overall, not bad food, but not the best bang for your buck. Don't think Tortilla Flats is the epitome of New Mexican dining! Almost every New Mexican restaurant serves delicious, piping hot sopapillas for free, in addition to chips and salsa!
(2)
Cara B.
TERRIBLE. Do NOT eat here!!!!!!!!! One of the lamest most bland restaurants I've EVER eaten at. Tasteless. My rice was cold. Also not cheap for how horrendous the food was. Taco Bell is better than this.
(1)
Paul B.
Great lunches. The taco plate has three huge tacos, plus posole and your choice of beans, with either two flour tortillas or two gigantic sopapillas. The brisket taco is wonderful. The chile rellenos are amazingly good. Both green and red chile are very good and not through the roof hot. The best bargain is the Frito Pie, a big bowl of chili over fritos and topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato. An excellent place for New Mexican cuisine.
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Michael S.
Excellent green chili, great margaritas.
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Jill P.
Looking for a casual dinner and didn't want fast food. Read a few reviews so decided to give Tortilla Flats a try. So glad we did. I couldn't decide what to order so I got the combination plater. Good thing I was hungry. You get complimentary chips and salsa but it's like $1.50 for refills, but by the time you get done with the first batch dinner was served. I ordered my dinner with the red sauce and had a nice warm heat going in my mouth the entire dinner. Perfect. My husband got the pulled pork quesadilla with green sauce and couldn't, wouldn't, stop commenting on how tender it was and how it melts in your mouth. He also had a margarita. The sopapillas were awesome to finish off dinner. Lovin it... Our waitress was new and she was great. She showed interest in us, kept my ice tea full and we had a fun time. She didn't act bored or treat us like a paycheck like so many do. Our dinner for two was $35, w/o tip. I would go back in a heartbeat.
(4)
Mariela S.
Tired and hungry from traveling from Phoenix to my new assignment in New Hampshire, I decided to stop by here to eat and have a margarita before my next stop in Colorado Springs. I'm not used to eating by myself and I decided to sit at the bar- that way I could check out and see what the other people were eating without looking nosy. The burrito next to me looked delicious, all cheesy and full of green chile and beans, yum. On the other side was a yummy breakfast plate which made my stomach growl. I didn't want to eat too much and I feared a food coma while driving. So I decided to go ahead and get the daily special- which was Menudo. No, not the band, menudo is a soup made with cow stomach and sometimes hominy. My mom's menudo recipe is excellent and its been a while since I've had it. I had to wait a while to order as the bartender talked to a local. No chips and salsa while you wait, no glass of water either. My house margarita came first. I like mine on the rocks with salt and this one came in a nice tall glass. The margarita was decent, I was thirsty and tried not to drink it as fast as I would have wanted, since there were no chips or water to take the edge of the tequila, which was rapidly making its way straight to my head. I couldn't ask for water because there was no one at the bar to help me. My food took a good 10-15 minutes to get there, but it was nice and hot. The bowl was a nice portion for the 4 bucks I was paying for it with lots of meat and hominy, nice and hearty. I was rather disappointed that I didn't get any tortillas and that they were not offered when I ordered my food. I did get saltines, which made no sense to me, maybe its a New Mexico thing. I had lemon, oregano, cilantro and onion, all the garnishes to make a perfect bowl of menudo. Overall the food was great and super well priced. The service was slow and lacking service. They would ask how your food was, but it was obvious they didn't care. No chips, no tortillas, but I would love to go there again and give it another shot.
(4)
Bob R.
When I am in New Mexico, I have not dined until I have had sopaipillas with honey. We scanned the Santa Fe phone business directory, and found that many restaurants have menus listed. We found that Tortilla Flats listed sopaipillas, so we called to make sure they were open since some restaurants are closed from 2-5 PM in the off season, or are not open at all. We were seated next to a couple of chaps diving into Fajitas for 2, around $22. The portion was so large; that there was no way they were ever going to finish it. We took this into consideration before placing our orders. I ordered hard shell chicken tacos from the ala carte menu (about $2.50 each), and my wife had carnitas. We sampled a basket of baked tortillas with salsa while sipping our drinks, and waiting for the entrees. The chicken tacos were superb. The chicken was warm, tender, delicately seasoned, and smothered in fresh lettuce and diced tomatoes. Rarely do I ever find chicken tacos this delicious; in fact, the only other competitive place that comes to mind is in Merced, CA. My wife's carnitas were also superb. While we were starting on the main entrees, our orders of 2 sopaipillas each, each order about $2.20, arrived. They were huge, piping hot, and with a drizzle of honey, fantastic. I don't think I have ever seen sopaipillas this large before. A single order of 2 would have sufficed. As we finished eating, the waitress, recognizing there was no room left, cheerfully asked us if we needed another order. She was obviously a seasoned veteran, easily able to sense when to leave us alone, and when to offer assistance. This restaurant is not cluttered up with the bric-a-brac that some places think is necessary to establish authenticity. It is a simple place with a great staff, and terrific food. Abandon the chains, and eat with the locals!
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Nenette Y.
Went to Tortilla Flats the weekend before... Definitely recommend making reservations or else be prepared to wait. And wait. I dunno, food was fine but Tortilla Flat's isn't worth it if you have to drive out of your way, so I don't understand why there was such a long wait? Service was alright although our waitress seemed frazzled and impatient with us. The silver lining? The sopapillas... OMG, are those for real? Warm fried dough that you drizzle with honey (they had raw honey, yum!)... if you ever find yourself in New Mexico you've gotta ask for Sopapillas. You won't go wrong there.
(3)
Scott B.
5 star food, 1 star service.
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H D.
Excellent fajitas and other assorted goodies. Reasonably priced for Santa Fe. Very helpful staff. I would definitely return.
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jack t.
This is a favorite of local Santa Feans, and with good reason. The beef brisket burritos are particularly delicious (though not always available). I'v never had the green here, but the red chile sauce is wonderful. Less touristy than the New Mexican restaurants downtown, and tastier. There's only a couple places on Earth I'd rather get my chile fix.
Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Lunch Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : Yes Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Average Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : Yes Wi-Fi : Free Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
If you enjoy Taco Tuesday, then you have officially fallen in love with the Mexican Food. The main grain of Mexican cuisine is maize. Also known as corn, maize is grown for the past 9000 years after the crop was discovered by the people in Mayan civilization. Mexican empire flourished when they started growing beans, tomatoes, chili pepper, sweet potato and cactus. Till this date these ingredients are used in cooking authentic Mexican dishes and drinks.
Great use of spices, fresh chili pepper dishes like fajitas, tortilla chips, corn chips, salsa, chimichangas, burritos, nachos and quesadillas are invented in America. But when you are looking for authentic Mexican food then you must find a restaurant in the city that serves Rajas con Queso, Garbanzo in a Guajillo Chile Sauce, Pork Filled Chiles Rellenos, Chiles en Nogada, Molcajete Salsa, Pico de Gallo and Frijoles de la Olla. An eye-opening fact – Mexican don't like their food hot. They use fresh chili and other spices to create a flavor that lingers in your mouth.
Mexican food is great for those who are Gluten Intolerant as they use Corn instead of wheat in most of their dishes. Also, you can easily find many beans based Mexican dishes. Another dish which didn't get similar glory as tacos or nachos is the Mexican hot chocolate. If you love something hot on a chilly day, then go for Mexican Hot Chocolate. On merry days, you can enjoy the authentic Mexican Drinks like Tequila, Mezcal, Tecuí, Sotol, Bacanora, Charanda, Posh O Pox, Puebla and Pulque. Mexican Cuisine is for people who enjoy strong drinks and hearty meals.
Leza M.
Yummy delicious New Mexican restaurant
(4)Fred B.
over priced, poor service, boring food.
(2)Jake R.
Santa Fe Native. Used to be #1 now you can get anything they serve, in your local grocery store.(check out the frozen food area). The service, NONE. Everyone working there acts like it's killing them to be there and they could care less about you. From dirty dishes to unclean tables. NO THANKS !!
(1)Carl G.
I had breakfast for the first time at Tortilla Flats. I thought I would try their huevos rancheros. It was delicious, had a big serving size, and an affordable price. The chile sauce was amazing. Good stuff!
(5)Elaine A.
In Sante Fe from San Diego, so I know good Mexican food and food was not only good but well priced. Service was exceptional! Locals go here ... that says it all.
(5)Mithra H.
This is my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe. The BEST sopapillas in town for sure--light, fluffy, lots of flavor, and they always come hot to the table. The enchiladas here are delicious: the red sauce is fantastic. Love the pisole instead of rice, too. The atmosphere is laidback and feels like a family joint. Come here for sure!!
(5)Sam A.
Tourists and a few locals LOVE this place, which I don't really understand... The dinner food is OK (and that's the only food that I've eaten there (so this review is based on that factor alone) but I think it falls flat. It is affordable, and the service is usually on top of things, but I personally think that something is missing every time I eat here... Certainly, it's better than fast food, but the green chile isn't my style in that it is virtually tasteless in comparrison to many other restaurants in the same vein in the area. At least they do offer well drinks in a city that shudders at the very thought, but even those aren't all that great from my experience.
(3)Heidi P.
While I'm not a local, I have had plenty of authentic "New Mexican" food. For an out of towner, the sopapillas may seem amazing, but believe me, there are much, much better places! One of the first things we thought was that it seemed like a New Mexican restaurant with a generic Denny's feel. First our service was horrible. We had been flying all day and were starving. The food took way too long to arrive. When it did, everyone's food was luke warm. Our chips and salsa was never refilled and half of the chips were soggy, like something got spilled on them. Also, one of my dining partners ordered beans that she never received, and the waitress never came back to check on us. I ordered the red chili bowl with chicken, beans, and cheese. It hit the spot but was nothing special. The prices were a little high for the quality of food. I was stoked about the sopapilla that came with my red chile bowl, but disappointed with them once I tried it. They were huge and fluffy, but bland. They needed salt. The honey on the tables had a weird off flavor. Overall, not bad food, but not the best bang for your buck. Don't think Tortilla Flats is the epitome of New Mexican dining! Almost every New Mexican restaurant serves delicious, piping hot sopapillas for free, in addition to chips and salsa!
(2)Cara B.
TERRIBLE. Do NOT eat here!!!!!!!!! One of the lamest most bland restaurants I've EVER eaten at. Tasteless. My rice was cold. Also not cheap for how horrendous the food was. Taco Bell is better than this.
(1)Paul B.
Great lunches. The taco plate has three huge tacos, plus posole and your choice of beans, with either two flour tortillas or two gigantic sopapillas. The brisket taco is wonderful. The chile rellenos are amazingly good. Both green and red chile are very good and not through the roof hot. The best bargain is the Frito Pie, a big bowl of chili over fritos and topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato. An excellent place for New Mexican cuisine.
(4)Michael S.
Excellent green chili, great margaritas.
(4)Jill P.
Looking for a casual dinner and didn't want fast food. Read a few reviews so decided to give Tortilla Flats a try. So glad we did. I couldn't decide what to order so I got the combination plater. Good thing I was hungry. You get complimentary chips and salsa but it's like $1.50 for refills, but by the time you get done with the first batch dinner was served. I ordered my dinner with the red sauce and had a nice warm heat going in my mouth the entire dinner. Perfect. My husband got the pulled pork quesadilla with green sauce and couldn't, wouldn't, stop commenting on how tender it was and how it melts in your mouth. He also had a margarita. The sopapillas were awesome to finish off dinner. Lovin it... Our waitress was new and she was great. She showed interest in us, kept my ice tea full and we had a fun time. She didn't act bored or treat us like a paycheck like so many do. Our dinner for two was $35, w/o tip. I would go back in a heartbeat.
(4)O T.
A little on the pricey side. Big restaurant with plenty of room. Recommend the tortas. Carne adovada burrito spicey and on the dry side. Good service.
(3)Chris H.
When it claimed to be New Mexican food, I was excited to try something new. I sat at the bar and the bartender was both helpful and friendly. My dinner came with free chips and salsa. The salsa was ok, but both were suspiciously exactly like store bought items. They did have a decent selection of beer and liquor at the bar. When my food came (roast beef burrito with green chile), it was hot off the stove. While the green chile left a pleasantly hot aftermath on my pallette, the burrito was simply roast beef in a tortilla with green chile and cheese on top. For nearly $9, I expected some rice or beans with it. I also kind of expected something else INSIDE the burrito. There was a live duo of guitars there which was very nice. Overall, it was good and at a reasonable price, but for my money, I'd rather eat at any hole in the wall taqueria in Texas and all I'd miss would be the chile.
(3)sri n.
We did take-out from here on christmas eve. The place was closing at 6PM. Although it was still packed at 5:30... There are a bunch of veggie options. I did a veggie quesadilla. It came with guacamole, salsa, rice, beans. It was really good. Also, it helped that I was extremely hungry!! however, we had got a bunch of different things. My friends liked all their food. So no complaints! Highly recommended!
(4)nathan r.
Very good food! They remodeled and it was a very wise decision. The old place was dark and outdated. I enjoy their fajitas and love their veggie quesadillas, too bad the bowling alley got shut down next door, that little corner of town was a happening spot.
(4)Randy T.
Tortilla Flats is definitely one of the stops while in Santa Fe for the tourists to dine with the locals. They have a full bar, large dining room, plenty of parking, and great food. If ordering anything with beef, get the brisket and you won't be sorry. Solid red and green chili served but you pay for the chips and salsa. Sit at the bar so you can check out the games or breaking news while drinking margaritas.
(4)Willy R.
I have been ordering their chicken and potato burrito since they first opened who knows how long ago.... 20 years ago? I lost count. But it always tastes so good after a day at the wood shop working with my dad (it's around the corner from there). I usually order x-mas, even thought I like the green chili more.
(5)Ryon B.
Good service. Went Saturday for lunch. OK food great service cool patio.
(4)Carl P.
the food is consistently good here - i'm a fan of the huevos rancheros with crispy hash browns. there's a waitress here that doesn't speak any english, yet she tries to take your order. makes it kinda hard because the poor gal has to go get someone that actually understands what you're asking and this delays your order. i realize we have a heavy influence of spanish speakers in our city, but a spanish-only speaking employee? i don't get it. the restaurant has been owned by the same people for as long as i can remember and this restaurant has been a favorite of many of my friends and their families - so, much like many things in SF, it's just about a cultural favorite, it's just not located downtown...which i'm ok with.
(3)Mariela S.
Tired and hungry from traveling from Phoenix to my new assignment in New Hampshire, I decided to stop by here to eat and have a margarita before my next stop in Colorado Springs. I'm not used to eating by myself and I decided to sit at the bar- that way I could check out and see what the other people were eating without looking nosy. The burrito next to me looked delicious, all cheesy and full of green chile and beans, yum. On the other side was a yummy breakfast plate which made my stomach growl. I didn't want to eat too much and I feared a food coma while driving. So I decided to go ahead and get the daily special- which was Menudo. No, not the band, menudo is a soup made with cow stomach and sometimes hominy. My mom's menudo recipe is excellent and its been a while since I've had it. I had to wait a while to order as the bartender talked to a local. No chips and salsa while you wait, no glass of water either. My house margarita came first. I like mine on the rocks with salt and this one came in a nice tall glass. The margarita was decent, I was thirsty and tried not to drink it as fast as I would have wanted, since there were no chips or water to take the edge of the tequila, which was rapidly making its way straight to my head. I couldn't ask for water because there was no one at the bar to help me. My food took a good 10-15 minutes to get there, but it was nice and hot. The bowl was a nice portion for the 4 bucks I was paying for it with lots of meat and hominy, nice and hearty. I was rather disappointed that I didn't get any tortillas and that they were not offered when I ordered my food. I did get saltines, which made no sense to me, maybe its a New Mexico thing. I had lemon, oregano, cilantro and onion, all the garnishes to make a perfect bowl of menudo. Overall the food was great and super well priced. The service was slow and lacking service. They would ask how your food was, but it was obvious they didn't care. No chips, no tortillas, but I would love to go there again and give it another shot.
(4)Bob R.
When I am in New Mexico, I have not dined until I have had sopaipillas with honey. We scanned the Santa Fe phone business directory, and found that many restaurants have menus listed. We found that Tortilla Flats listed sopaipillas, so we called to make sure they were open since some restaurants are closed from 2-5 PM in the off season, or are not open at all. We were seated next to a couple of chaps diving into Fajitas for 2, around $22. The portion was so large; that there was no way they were ever going to finish it. We took this into consideration before placing our orders. I ordered hard shell chicken tacos from the ala carte menu (about $2.50 each), and my wife had carnitas. We sampled a basket of baked tortillas with salsa while sipping our drinks, and waiting for the entrees. The chicken tacos were superb. The chicken was warm, tender, delicately seasoned, and smothered in fresh lettuce and diced tomatoes. Rarely do I ever find chicken tacos this delicious; in fact, the only other competitive place that comes to mind is in Merced, CA. My wife's carnitas were also superb. While we were starting on the main entrees, our orders of 2 sopaipillas each, each order about $2.20, arrived. They were huge, piping hot, and with a drizzle of honey, fantastic. I don't think I have ever seen sopaipillas this large before. A single order of 2 would have sufficed. As we finished eating, the waitress, recognizing there was no room left, cheerfully asked us if we needed another order. She was obviously a seasoned veteran, easily able to sense when to leave us alone, and when to offer assistance. This restaurant is not cluttered up with the bric-a-brac that some places think is necessary to establish authenticity. It is a simple place with a great staff, and terrific food. Abandon the chains, and eat with the locals!
(4)Nenette Y.
Went to Tortilla Flats the weekend before... Definitely recommend making reservations or else be prepared to wait. And wait. I dunno, food was fine but Tortilla Flat's isn't worth it if you have to drive out of your way, so I don't understand why there was such a long wait? Service was alright although our waitress seemed frazzled and impatient with us. The silver lining? The sopapillas... OMG, are those for real? Warm fried dough that you drizzle with honey (they had raw honey, yum!)... if you ever find yourself in New Mexico you've gotta ask for Sopapillas. You won't go wrong there.
(3)Scott B.
5 star food, 1 star service.
(3)H D.
Excellent fajitas and other assorted goodies. Reasonably priced for Santa Fe. Very helpful staff. I would definitely return.
(4)jack t.
This is a favorite of local Santa Feans, and with good reason. The beef brisket burritos are particularly delicious (though not always available). I'v never had the green here, but the red chile sauce is wonderful. Less touristy than the New Mexican restaurants downtown, and tastier. There's only a couple places on Earth I'd rather get my chile fix.
(5)Robin S.
Some conflicting Yelp reviews almost led me elsewhere, but Tortilla Flats was too close to my hotel. Glad I came - count me among their supporters. Something you don't find in a lot of places in this country: Mexican/Tex-Mex/Southwestern (however you want to generalize) food with a good beer selection. With all due respects to The Most Interesting Man Alive, Dos Equis no longer suits my tastes, although it will do in a pinch. So, Yay! for New Mexico! Tortilla Flats had Santa Fe Black IPA on tap so that was an obvious choice. I do like their black. Food was not as easy a choice. I pass through New Mexico about every year - sometimes more often - and always like to sample the green chile dishes and the enchiladas. Tortilla Flats may not have the cutting edge NM cuisine, but there was more choices than I can eat in a sitting. In the end, I chose three small dishes: a great green chili, a solid brisket soft taco and a cheese enchilada with red sauce. The enchilada is more like what you get everywhere else but TF's version is pretty tasty. All three dishes were good, in fact. I love the green chili. Outstanding service at the bar. Parking was not a problem, but I came in about 5:30 PM.
(4)Brian B.
Came in with my family and in-laws. They were not very busy but it still took them way more time than really should be needed to put 3 tables together. We finally ordered and the food took forever to come out. When it finally did everyhing was delivered except my daughter's meal. We brought to there attention and they said 30 more seconds. About 10 mi s later it took my father in law getting there attention and they finally brought it. I ordered green chili tamales and the brought me red or something they call red. It was gross and so hot I couldn't just eat it. I got a new plate with What I ordered but the green chile tasted horrible to, and they kept my fork. Clearly they don't have a clue.
(1)Kia K.
I love love love Tortilla Flats. Most visitors to Santa Fe need to know about this local's favorite gem. Their atmosphere is laid back and nice, the wait staff is super friendly and the food is delicious. My favorite is the Homemade Corned Beef Hash!!! It's fresh! And unlike any other. Believe me after moving out of Santa Fe almost 20 years ago I still daydream about it.
(5)Andrea C.
Visited here for Mother's Day. Very busy but managed to quickly seat our large group. Chile was very tasty, a little spicy but nothing to blow your head off. Loved the energy reminded me of moms house. Refried beans were A+. Fresh and hot tortillas and sopapillias. Resonbely priced. Good Mexican food in Santa Fe worth the trip. Friendly and efficient staff.
(4)Mallory W.
I know that this is a town favorite, but I think the food is awful! Granted, I am not from NM and I am used to creamy Tex Mex, but I don't get this place at all. The food has no flavor. I would like to point out that I haven't met anyone inSanta Fe yet that doesn't go insane for this place, so maybe it's just me.
(1)Elizabeth C.
The food was underwhelming. The service was attentive but errant. Not sure why anyone would give this place 5 stars based on the meal we just ate.
(2)Kathy V.
Have been coming here almost yearly for 20yrs.... love the green chili sauce.... breakfast burrito is my favorite...and have eaten three meals/day here while in Santa Fe... though I now try to be more adventurous this is still my go to place...
(4)Mike O.
I should probably rate Tortilla Flats lower, but I can't, for a few reasons. 1) There are televisions here to watch the local sportsball game. Excellent. 2) The portions here are enormous! 3) The service is quite good. Overall, this place has a more commercial, less divey/authentic feel than other restaurants, especially those on Cerillos Rd., but I don't mind, given its pluses. The place is quite huge as well. It also serves New Mexican vs. Mexican food. Don't get me wrong. I like the authenticity and some of the touches of Mexican food, but I also love the Americanized fatty-fatness of New Mexican food. (Homer Simpson: Hey, there's a NEW Mexico!) I ordered the combo platter, which came with an enchilada, a relleno, and a taco with shredded pork. Awesome. The sides were sweet, too. Pozole! I feel like the word pozole should be a battle cry, but perhaps I am belying my gringo ignorance. The other side was black beans. I don't recall anything special about the Christmas chiles I ordered, however. Perhaps that's what you get with a place like this. But that doesn't mean DON'T try Tortilla Flats! Try it for yourself. De gustibus non est disputandem.
(4)Earl M.
Old stand by has very good Mexican food. We had late lunch of green chile stew and tortilla soup with gigantic sopapillas. Still a good stop.
(4)Bryan W.
A+++ highly recommend for breakfast. What an amazing omelette. Cheese, bacon and chorizo smothered with green chili. It was cooked to perfection.
(5)Shawna C.
We waited to be seated. Then we waited... and waited, for a server. After quite a while we just left. The place was not busy, and 2 servers made themselves comfortable at a table not far from us for a chat. Not impressed!
(1)Leahi M.
I absolutely love coming here for a nice juicy steak and (if I'm not driving) a delicious cocktail made by Amelia. Not only is she pleasant to look at, her personality just brightens the day! She is a fun and witty bartender, carries great conversation and gives some of the best advice. My only complaint is that it's far from the downtown scene, for me everything outside of the plaza area is far...but it's always nice to get out of my norm and visit this great restaurant, if not only to see Amelia.
(5)Andrew D.
Local food at it's best.. had a chop steak with veggies and both red and green chiles. . Wow was it tasty and perfect down home service. Absolutely great!
(5)Eubie B.
A good place to bring out of towners new to NM cooking, the menu has a good balance of local favorites, including a very respectable relleno plate, as well as more standard fare like tacos and fajitas, and the house chile is reliably good, mild but still flavorful. Good for locals in need of comfort food and tourists looking to dip a toe into New Mexican cuisine.
(4)Harry S.
Not the best, Just ok. Disappointed in the food. Service was good, friendly and nice. Was hoping for dishes with more imagination and flavor.
(2)Clayton A.
Nah man. I'm not sure why anyone who's grown up in New Mexico would eat here. There are a million better options where you'll get better, more authentic and flavorful chile and where the food is of better quality and origin. Granted, the south side of town isn't known for it's New Mexican restaurants, but seriously, drive an extra few miles and you'll be happy you did. If you insist on eating on the south side of town, I recommend the Horseman's Tavern (or is it Horsehead? I forget) where you'll also get a big plate of unhealthy food, but at least there the chile is rich and flavorful and doesn't taste like it came from a can.
(2)James M.
I had the combination platter , it was to die for. Green chiles were just right, and the service was great. Will be going back soon !
(5)R Ashley C.
I'm sure it's a good place but I searched for Paleo near me and this was the first return. And there is nothing remotely Paleo oriented here.
(3)Lorenzo D.
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, The Flats is always consistent. Good menu choices, even a seniors menu for 65 and over. The chili is tasty and has a good bite, but not so hot that you need to run to the nearest fire hydrant. The ambiance is casual, with contemporary pueblo interior design. Seating is great for one person or a table of 12 - plenty of room, but still personal.
(5)Megan T.
That single star is for the poor overworked server who was extremely nice but obviously struggling. This place needs to hire more wait staff and considering NM only pays their servers about $2.00 I think they can swing it. For some reason it's always packed in here and not just with Texans. What's wrong with you Chicanos eating here?? It's hard to screw up red chile but somehow they managed to make it as mild and bland as enchilada sauce. Oh and the green chile? Even worse, mild and mucus-like sauce. Salsa: boring and mild. Drinks: very light on the alcohol. Just skip this place and go somewhere with flavor and heat like Tomasitas or Guadalupe Cafe. You're going to pay the same anyway.
(1)Krista D.
Food was delicious and service was good. Portions were definitely acceptable! Just traveling through and read about this place. Great choice on our parts!
(4)Kacie R.
I'm from Colorado and a lot of the Mexican food there isn't all that great but I can't say the same for Tortilla Flats! I had the combonation plate which was delicious with the red chile! The sopapillas are also amazing! I definitely recommend this place for some great Mexican food!!
(5)D F.
Love this place! Great service and great food. Try the Chicken Quesdillas with Green Chili Sauce. I am still thinking about about it three weeks later.......
(4)E J.
I always find myself back here again and again. Food is always fresh and the green chili is delicious. Can't go wrong with the breakfast burrito.
(5)Misses G.
So today being January 1st means I wanted to go in and have some green chili and a Bloody Mary. After 20 minutes went by the waitress took our drink order (because the busser couldn't understand us) she proceeds to tell us they don't have Bloody Mary's (I had specifically called ahead to make sure) then another 20 minutes later she comes back for our food order. We eat everything tastes great...then we're about to leave and the table next to us gets served 6 huge amazing looking bloody Mary's. Nice.
(2)John L.
The food was fine, and service was very good. I wanted to give it a 3 star for the food, but for a generic mexican food restaurant it was above average. I would go there again, but I don't think it's a "destination" restaurant.
(4)Stuart T.
Just like eating at the home of a sweet abuela. Everything is homemade and super fresh. Delicious food. Service was a little slow but the waitress was so wonderful an nice it was worth a little extra wait.
(5)Jessica J.
I have mixed feelings on Tortilla Flats. On one hand it had terrific food, on the other hand the overall vibe was horrible! Right off the busy Cerrillos Rd in Santa Fe there are certainly plenty of New Mexican restaurants to choose from. I must say the yelp reviews coupled with the location lead us here. Now, right off the bat for as large as the restaurant is the parking lot is downright tiny! It is right near a light, so it is easy to get in and out however. The hostess and the guy who took our drink order were some of the unhappiest people in Santa Fe - scowls and blah. Our server was better, but he was slow and seemed like he had too many tables. Then there were the patrons of the restaurant - wow, some of the worst! Screaming babies, people screaming into cell phones, people using speaker phones at the table, people watching videos at the table and just general grumpy loud people. This alone would just steer me away from this place again. Not to mention the margs we ordered were slow to come out, watered down and expensive for what we got! Now, the one thing that was great was the food! We started withe the El Papa Nachos (fried crispy potatoes, cheese, bacon and a side of jalapenos). These were so great I think you could make a meal of them! They were sort of a Mexican cheese fries. Next up for me were the chile rellenos with pasole and beans with green chile. The verdict - hot and delicious.. They were cheese and crisp without being greasy! A feat sometimes when dealing with rellenos. The posole on the side was a nice change from boring rice too. Plus the sopapillas were huge and served hot! A perfect end to the meal. The food probably won't let your down, but I would go somewhere else if you are looking for a great atmosphere. This place just didn't have it!
(3)Mike A.
My favorite place to eat in Santa Fe. Best breakfast in town and the red chili pork ribs are really the best ribs ever. This place will never disappoint.
(5)KT R.
If you are looking for Fajitas, they are the BEST here! We've had them at several places in Santa Fe, and these are by far the best. Everything else we have had here is very good as well. Giant portions, You will NOT leave here hungry! Great green chile. (not sure what Megan T had) Always great service and now they have home made tortillas for sale. You won't be disappointed if you come here.
(5)Judy G.
We had lunch. No free chips and salsa here. Tamale plate for my husband. Chile relleno plate for me. Fair size portions. Prices, overpriced, as usual. What's with New Mexico? My husband enjoyed his except for the heartburn later. My Chiles were a little tough but the breading and sauce was very good. Sopapillas were huge and delicious with just a touch of honey. Service was a little slow. To many rooms for the waitress to keep up. I'd go back but nothing hit me as spectacular.
(3)S W.
Every time we come to Santa Fe this is a favorite stop, even if it is just for queso and chips and a margarita. The food is consistently good and reasonably priced. We highly recommend the queso with green chili! Sadly, the service was not as good as it had been in the past which is the only reason we lowered our rating.
(3)Carrie M.
Great place to eat . I had the Ultimate Cheeseburger. WOW !! You'll fall in love with this hamburger for sure. I'll post a pic
(5)Dale L.
Great service, great food, cold beer and margarita's. We were there last year and ate here twice. Returned last week and ate here twice. Carne Adovado is excellent and not too hot. Chile Rellanos really good as well. The Posole side dish is excellent as are the sopapillas. We will probably be back in Santa Fe next year and will eat here at least twice and may I'll try something different, but it's hard to divert from these 5-star dishes.
(5)Jon J.
Love this place. Breakfast lunch or dinner it's all great food. One of my favorites here in Santa Fe for sure. The service is normally pretty good and the food is consistently great. If recommend the huevos rancheros for breakfast. The burritos and enchiladas are awesome and they make an AWESOME frito pie for only $6!!
(5)Dominic S.
I wish there was a 2 1/2, this place isn't bad. The food is fine, it's just not anything special. The service in general is pretty good. Don't expect anything outside your typical santa fe new mexican food fare. Worth a try, not worth going out of your way though. The quesadillas in particular are pretty good though, try those when you go.
(2)Frank M.
We stopped for dinner after this place was recommended to us. I had the green Chile sopapilla and my wife had the fajitas. It was ok, nothing that stood out. The good: the service was good, salsa was good, and our food came fairly quick. The bad: The bathroom was dirty the water tasted funny and I think the prices were a little high for the quality of food. I guess I was expecting more. Did not make my "must come back" list, but a few people I know love it here.
(2)Donna C.
There wasn't much good to say about this place. I tried it because there are always a lot of cars in the parking lot but I don't understand why. The service was slow and the coffee was OK but not great. I asked for a veggie omelet with egg whites. The waitress ignored the egg white request and brought out a regular omelet so I sent it back. After waiting another 10 minutes, I got what I requested. However, the vegetables were from a frozen package and something seemed missing. When I was almost finished, I realized the cook forgot to put cheese in the omelet, even though the menu said 2 kinds of cheese are used. When I told the waitress, she offered to bring me a side of cheese which I declined and had a hard time to keep from laughing. It was such a miserable experience that I complained to the manager. I would never go back here!
(1)Jason J.
We were looking for some good Mexican food near our hotel and Tortilla Flats popped up. We thought the name was cute so decided to drop by. The parking lot seemed full, even though it was relatively small. The restaurant itself seemed maybe a third full so I can't imagine what parking is like when they actually get busy. The service was good and quick, although our waiter was walking around pushing a cart of dirty plates. I crossed my fingers and hoped he washed his hands before bringing us our food. There were several annoying parties near us. There was a table of old women who were all yelling into their speaker phone and had it cranked so they could all listen to it. There was another table full of women who were watching videos on their iPad. And then the table of people that had several babies with them who screamed the whole time. I realize the staff can't do much about any of this, but it's still an annoyance factor. We had the margaritas to drink. They had a very good, tart flavor to them and at $7.50 a pop you'd think they'd have more tequila in them than they did (i.e. almost none), but it was still a good flavor. Now to the saving grace... the food! It was actually as good as the reviews said. We started off with the cheese fries. They were thinly cut, almost fried potatoes, just covered in cheese and bacon bits. I could honestly eat them all night. I had the beef brisket chimichanga and it was awesome. Some of the best flavors I've had with Mexican food. It had the green chile on it, which wasn't really spicy, but it was a great flavor. If we were back in the area again I definitely think I'd try it again, for those cheese fries if nothing else. I'd just hope it'd be a little bit quieter!
(3)Michael D.
I LOVE THIS PLACE for most things! I've tried HEUVOS RANCHEROS all over town (we're new-ish to Santa Fe) and this place is in the top 5 for sure! It's not a romantic getaway BUT for just great food (and good portions!)...this will definitely do...
(4)Jeff A.
Great find! Traveling with my family and walked into this little gem for dinner 15 minutes before the kitchen closed. They sat us without issue, served us without rush and were very accommodating. The food was fresh, well spiced and the portions were huge. Since it was late we sat in the outdoor area by ourselves and enjoyed our meal. If this restaurant was off the beaten path a bit I would absolutely have given it 5 stars.
(4)Cameron B.
This place was actually recommended to us by a few locals. They had all mentioned that it was a great place to go to get authentic new mexican cuisine. The fact that it got built up in our heads may be part of the reason we were so let down. The food itself was not too terrible. Nothing to brag about though. We ordered the tamale plate and the red chile pork ribs (one of their house specialties). The ribs were better than the tamales and pretty darn good actually. The meat fell off the ribs with ease and the flavors were strong in a good way (spicy though if covered in red chile sauce). The tamales were lacking though and the margarita we ordered for $7.50 was pretty weak as well. This place was a tad overpriced though and it took us a while to get seated. The service was ok and the sopapillas that came at the end were a nice touch. Side note: red chile and green chile is not what we as Texans equated with chile. We ordered a bowl of it thinking it was more like the chile we were used to eating and instead got a bowl of sauce. No wonder the waitress looked at us so weird! If you want more of the Texas chile type soup then make sure to order the green chile STEW. That last word is important.
(3)Kyann M.
Once again in Santa Fe for Christmas, and of course had to stop by Tortilla Flats for a meal. I had the tortilla soup which is always delicious. Fresh chips and chile con queso was exceptional. Loaded with green chile and creamy cheese, it is far too easy to eat way too much.
(4)Mary S.
I must start by saying I do not like New Mexico style Mexican food or spicy food. I grew up in So.Cal. and that I what I like. But we ate here tonight an even I would go back. My husband got the braised beef burrito, it was huge. It didn't come with any sides but it didn't need any, it did come with a sopapilla. I got a combo plate with a taco. tamale, enchilada and two sides plus sopaplla. I didn't care for the tamale but my husband thought it was great. The staff was friendly and attentive, food came quickly and freshly made. The restaurant nice and clean. And we thought the food was fairly priced.
(4)Eddie E.
The blue corn cheese enchilada's were some of the best I have ever had. It has been great over the years. It is the place to eat when going to Santa Fe.
(5)Julie H.
Nachos were alright, queso dip had an odd flavor. Tamale, enchilada, tacos & stuffed sopaipilla were good. Red chile was tastier than their green. Ultimate margarita was way better than regular. Sopaipillas were the best part & a nice way to end the meal. I would return to try their breakfast.
(3)Kathy G.
Terrible service!!! Very expensive!!! Food was not good,waiter never offered to refill drinks. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone!
(1)Dick H.
Enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings.
(3)Pete G.
Day two of my road trip: Got into Santa Fe, NM late as I decided to see Arizona's National Petrified Forest (it's what Holbrook, AZ is famous for). Little did I know that it was 27 miles long with a 35 mph speed limit with lots of stops. I checked into my Quality Inn Motel from hell where I got the last parking space in town. So, needless to say, I wasn't going to move my car and wasn't going to dine on the vending machine, so I walked up Cerrillo Road to see what I could find. My choices within walking distance were, crossing a six lane highway under construction with NASCAR wannabes flying by (I kid you not, there an accident occurred while I was standing there), or on my side of the street, Taco Bell or Tortilla Flats. I chose the latter. I sat at the bar and asked for a Cadillac Margarita. The bartender grabbed a paper and pen then asked me what goes into my requested drink. I Googled it on my Droid for her. My second drink was a glass of wine. For dinner I ordered the Green Chili Chops: Two center cut Pork Chops smothered with Green Chile and topped with grilled Tomatoes and Onions. Not just a green chili sauce but a thick meaty salsa with the best grill I've ever experienced on tomatoes. And the chops were juicy tender; I could internally hear the swish/squish in my mouth as I chewed em up. For sides I got the calavacitas (squash with cheese, etc) and beans. What an awesome restaurant! Wish we had one back home just like this one...with real bartenders though!
(4)Barry B.
Very mediocore. Service is excellant. Margaritas are a 1 star at best. I had a beef brisket taco and the meat had no flavor. At first I thought there wasn't any cheese on it, but then I discovered they put the meat on top of it and there was only a very small amout. I also had a beef tamale and the sauce they put on it was a basic enchilada sauce that was way too heavy on the chili powder. Maybe having lived in Southern California all my life and have traveled 100 miles for good mexican food I am a bit picky, but this restaurant would never be in business very long in my area due to the competition.
(2)Linda B.
This is a companion location to what used to be in Jackson Hole and isn't there any longer. That said, they serve up a bowl of pure chile, either green or red, with beans/cheese or without, with or without ground beef. Where else in NM can you get a bowl of pure green or red chile without something else in or under it? And it's really great chile! I've dreamed about bowls of green or red, and my dreams were realized! On our first visit last week, our waitress was a dream and our meal was to die for. On the second visit, the experience was a little "different" but the food was also wonderful. Recommend you check this place out; you really will thank yourself for making the effort! Yummy!!
(4)Timothy N.
The Place to Eat when in Santa Fe!!!!
(4)Matt F.
As an initial matter, I am not overstating anything in this review. Now that's out of the way: do not be scared away by the 1980s-era sign out front. The food is exceptional. The green chile is tasty and this is first rate New Mexican food. The flan is straight from heaven, both in taste and in texture. A dislike of Tortilla Flats is, to put it plainly, an affront to human decency.
(5)Brian D.
Food ok. Bartender said she has been around for 14 years but we received the worst service ever!!!!! We had to ask for everything. Extra plates, silverware,refills on beer,etc. expected a lot more from the tenure
(2)Robert D.
Yo Gusto. Was there on Thursday while checking out the city of Santa Fe and opted for the weekly special "Chicken Avodava" not really knowing what to expect. It was pretty damn amazing. The red chili sauce has a delicious kick that I'll probably be dreaming about later (FYI if you order a side of red chili it's not the same as the one they put on this dish...less spicy, less tasteful). Black beans were quality as was the Santa Fe beer on tap. Place got more and more busy, but the service was still good. If I ever make it back in town, I'll be back here.
(4)Kim F.
We went to Tortilla Flats because it was suggested to us by a local. Always the best people to ask!! The pasole and chile relleno were amazing!! I had both the green and red chile, and although both were delicious, the red has my vote. My husband had the enchilada plate and he said his was delicious as well. The only reason I gave four stars instead of five is because the ambiance is lacking and for whatever reason the place is very loud. If it was just based on the food, it would have been five stars all the way!!
(4)Michelle B.
Typically I would give them a 5 but last night was off. This is always a go to stop for green chili enchiladas and calavacitas for us when we come into town. They have great margaritas as well and I highly recommend the Ultimate Margarita.
(4)Shinta S.
We were looking for a lunch place during our three days vacation in Santa Fe. We drove on Cerrillos Rd, saw this place and decided to give it a try. I ordered a big bowl of Menudo with a side of one Chili Relleno with green sauce. My husband ordered some kind of burrito with green chili sauce. My kids had chicken tenders and beef, bean and cheese taco from the kids menu. The food here was alright, not very impressive. My Menudo was decent, had lots of tripe in it, but it was a big bowl. I could not finish it. The Chili Relleno was a better dish but I couldn't tell what was inside the chili. There might have been nothing in it, just fried breaded chili. The kids enjoyed the food ok. And my husband thought his was just so so. The service was decent.
(3)Brad H.
Tortilla flats is a new market entrant to Santa Fe. The decor is nice and the restaurant offers an approachable menu without being too overwhelming or offensive. It's exactly that neutral approach to both the food and the decor that makes this place a step up from Weck's but a step down from the Range Cafe or other eateries in the area.
(3)Leza M.
Yummy delicious New Mexican restaurant
(4)Terry M.
If you are too lazy to open a bag of chips, throw a can of beans on the stove and nuke some frozen food, come here, they will do it for you. We were particularly impressed by the imitation butter flavor on the frozen veggies. Yum. This was the worst meal I have ever had. You have been warned!
(1)Jim H.
When in Santa Fe go to Tortilla Flats. Whatever you have, you have to try the red chile. I think it's one of the best in SF! Try the green chile too. Beware - ask which is hotter and sample to taste. Reasonable prices for SF. Don't forget the sopaipillas and honey for dessert. My personal favorite: Carne Adovada - (red chile roasted pork loin) - YUM!
(5)Penelope B.
I've been for breakfast, very good, and most recently for a bowl of red chili and some tequila at night. Totally different experiences! Both delicious though. I really love their red chili. It was a quiet night early in the week. So different from the packed breakfast experience. But they do a delicious breakfast so it's understandable. So hard to decide on which amazing breakfast place to go in Santa Fe! You locals are lucky. In that respect.
(5)J A.
Although Tortilla Flats has long been one of my favorite eating places in Santa Fe. We had lunch on a Saturday, and while busy it took about 40 minutes to get our order. As I said it was busy but not that busy. There were several open tables available. We got our drinks and waited and waited for our order. When it arrived some 40 minutes later we were disappointed. My order was not hot. It must have sat for awhile before it was brought to our table. Same with my wife's order. Additionally, she had a very dry taco on her plate and no sauce for it. When we finally got our waiters attention, he asked her if she still wanted it. Overall a very disappointing experience. A $30.00 tab for a meal that would have been better presented and tasting from your local Sonic.
(2)Paulette N.
I had been thinking about Tortilla Soup all day, and man, this was the place to get it... all the characteristics necessary to pull off a good Tortilla Soup. Hot, sweet and spicy...all in one bowl! An excellent find
(4)Terry S.
Our favorite New Mexican restaurant by far. The chile at this place is off the hook. Love it for both breakfast and dinner. Bring on the heat!
(5)Constant C.
After being told this place was sooo good, we tried it for a Sun brunch; what a disappointment. The service was slow to set things off. After we ordered, the waitress came back some time later to inform us the waffle maker was broken. The length of time it took for her to tell us this, is how long it should have taken to cook our order. My waffle wanting dining partners were NOT happy. So we got past that and finally received our order. It was okay. There was nothing extraordinary in any way, except perhaps how slow the service was.
(1)Riva W.
I eat at Tortilla flats often after my morning work out. I love the people and the food is amost always very good. But, they are one of the restaurants that overcharge for iced tea, soft drinks, and coffee. Also, their coffee has good flavor but is weak so is definitely not worth the almost $3.00 charge. They aren't stingy with the lemon so I almost always get water with lemon.
(3)R M.
We have been to Tortilla Flats three times on vacation trips, and it is one of our favorites in Santa Fe. We went once in July 2000 (years before it was redecorated - it looked like a Denny's) and twice in 2007 (May and August). We were poised to eat there in 2008 but had eaten such a late lunch elsewhere that we couldn't justify it. Our most memorable meal was during August 2007, our last night before returning home. We sat outside, a mariachi band played inside, the food was wonderful. It capped the summer perfectly. We enjoy just about any New Mexico cuisine but have only ordered stuffed beef sopaipillas, burritos, and chile rellanos at Tortilla Flats. I've had the red and green chile and both were fine, and the sopaipillas are good. With luck, I'll eat at Tortilla Flats this summer; it's on my agenda!
(4)Ken H.
Friendly though slow service at times gives Tortilla Flats 4 stars. The food is 5 stars. Skip the margaritas (too weak and not mixed correctly), but try the local Santa Fe pale ale on tap. The green and red chili are incredible with everything!
(4)S C.
Quality breakfast. Good service. Local crowd.
(4)Justin S.
As someone who used to live in Santa Fe and now who visits there at least once a year, Tortilla Flats is one of the few places that I have to visit at least more than once. I used to only go there for breakfast but recently have realized that it does have some very good lunch and dinner items as well. But let me be honest, the breakfast is the best thing about this place and really anything you get, you cannot go wrong. I love the breakfast burrito with green chili, because not only is northern New Mexico chili the best, Tortilla Flats seems to get some of the best green chili in the city. Although, one would think that the red chili would be great too, it is not. As good as the green chili is at Tortilla Flats, the red chili is mediocre at best. However, if you get any meal with green chili, you will not be disappointed. I also love the Traditional, which is eggs, hash browns and toast or get the Hardy Traditional, which is all the previously mentioned items with a choice of breakfast meat. Then I like to smother my Traditional with green chili. If you are not a chili fan, the French toast is also fantastic and you get 6 slices, which is plenty. For lunch or dinner, I love the chicken and potato burrito, with green chili. It looks just like the breakfast burrito, in fact, the majority of the burritos look alike but they all have a unique taste. I have also had the roast beef burrito and the ground meat burrito and from what I remember, they both were very good, although I have stopped eating red meat over three years ago so those meals may have changed. The restaurant itself went through a re-design a few years ago and the new scenery has improved the place even more. Although the bar may remind some of you as a fancy Starbucks, it is still a nice place to get a drink or have a meal. The prices for Santa Fe are very fair, most likely because it is not located on the Plaza, but you can easily have a breakfast for four for $40 or less. When the restaurant gets crowded, parking can become an issue within the Tortilla Flats parking lot but they have said parking is available across the street in the bowling alley lot. Overall, I personally believe this place is a must visit when in Santa Fe, as long as you stay away from the red chili.
(5)Suzan V.
Recommended by our hotel front desk. Great food - and my husband's roots are in Northern New Mexico, where Tortilla Flat's recipes are from. We really enjoyed our meals! Disappointing chips (so what), and mediocre service and ambiance, but the food is great and very New Mexican! I ordered the Brisket Quesadilla - super - and HUGE! Husband ordered stacked Blue Corn beef enchiladas with green chile and calabacitas - super! We left full and happy! Oh - good prices as well, and very family friendly.
(4)Paul D.
Surprisingly decent as it reeks "poseur" from the outside and decor. Had the Papa Nachos with bacon, which were quite unique and tasty, and split a briscuit chimi with my wife (Christmas style, of course). House salsa is very fresh and tasty. Green chili is moderately warm and at least is green. Real standout is the red chili, very good.
(4)Matt B.
Just ordered the Carne Adovada plate and was not very impressed. It didn't have much flavor at all and tasted very plain. chips and salsa were pretty good but I will definitely order something else if I come back.
(2)Joe K.
Great Service and great food every time. I forget how easy and good this restaurant is. Really good red and green chile, fantastic and generous guacamole. Nice people, too
(5)Alina G.
Food is good, but the flies buzzing around every time I have eaten there - take away my enthusiasm to even finish my meal. Watching a fly eating the honey off the outside of the container on the table takes the appetite away. I can get the same food elsewhere. This restaurant needs to spend some money on extermination. Servers do a good job, but disappear frequently and take a long time to bring the check.
(2)Carole L.
Overall: pretty good but not out of this world. Had breakfast/lunch: breakfast burrito w/ green chile and chorizo, stuffed sopapilla and tacos. Portion sizes were generous and food was tasty, but just shy of 5 stars. We'd eat there again, but would't go out of our way for it. Atmosphere/decor was very nice and comfortable, and the staff was very friendly.
(4)Tom B.
Had a marketing piece at our hotel saying this is where the locals eat. They must not like people they do not know. Food was sub par and service way below par. Food not cooked as we specified (crispy hash browns we asked for were soft and mushy), corned beef hash was NOT corn beef hash, salsa I asked for never showed up and water glass sat empty for more than 10 minutes. Maybe they were just having an off day. I do not recall the last time I left a 10% tip - should have left nothing for service we recieved. When we asked an elderly lady for sauce (she may be an owner) she said she would get a server - acted like we were an inconvenience. First and last trip to Tottilla Flats.
(1)Adam Issac W.
Great happy hour at the bar, friendly service. Favorite dish is guacamole.
(4)Fred B.
over priced, poor service, boring food.
(2)Jake R.
Santa Fe Native. Used to be #1 now you can get anything they serve, in your local grocery store.(check out the frozen food area). The service, NONE. Everyone working there acts like it's killing them to be there and they could care less about you. From dirty dishes to unclean tables. NO THANKS !!
(1)Carl G.
I had breakfast for the first time at Tortilla Flats. I thought I would try their huevos rancheros. It was delicious, had a big serving size, and an affordable price. The chile sauce was amazing. Good stuff!
(5)Elaine A.
In Sante Fe from San Diego, so I know good Mexican food and food was not only good but well priced. Service was exceptional! Locals go here ... that says it all.
(5)Mithra H.
This is my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe. The BEST sopapillas in town for sure--light, fluffy, lots of flavor, and they always come hot to the table. The enchiladas here are delicious: the red sauce is fantastic. Love the pisole instead of rice, too. The atmosphere is laidback and feels like a family joint. Come here for sure!!
(5)Heidi P.
While I'm not a local, I have had plenty of authentic "New Mexican" food. For an out of towner, the sopapillas may seem amazing, but believe me, there are much, much better places! One of the first things we thought was that it seemed like a New Mexican restaurant with a generic Denny's feel. First our service was horrible. We had been flying all day and were starving. The food took way too long to arrive. When it did, everyone's food was luke warm. Our chips and salsa was never refilled and half of the chips were soggy, like something got spilled on them. Also, one of my dining partners ordered beans that she never received, and the waitress never came back to check on us. I ordered the red chili bowl with chicken, beans, and cheese. It hit the spot but was nothing special. The prices were a little high for the quality of food. I was stoked about the sopapilla that came with my red chile bowl, but disappointed with them once I tried it. They were huge and fluffy, but bland. They needed salt. The honey on the tables had a weird off flavor. Overall, not bad food, but not the best bang for your buck. Don't think Tortilla Flats is the epitome of New Mexican dining! Almost every New Mexican restaurant serves delicious, piping hot sopapillas for free, in addition to chips and salsa!
(2)Cara B.
TERRIBLE. Do NOT eat here!!!!!!!!! One of the lamest most bland restaurants I've EVER eaten at. Tasteless. My rice was cold. Also not cheap for how horrendous the food was. Taco Bell is better than this.
(1)Paul B.
Great lunches. The taco plate has three huge tacos, plus posole and your choice of beans, with either two flour tortillas or two gigantic sopapillas. The brisket taco is wonderful. The chile rellenos are amazingly good. Both green and red chile are very good and not through the roof hot. The best bargain is the Frito Pie, a big bowl of chili over fritos and topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato. An excellent place for New Mexican cuisine.
(4)Michael S.
Excellent green chili, great margaritas.
(4)Jill P.
Looking for a casual dinner and didn't want fast food. Read a few reviews so decided to give Tortilla Flats a try. So glad we did. I couldn't decide what to order so I got the combination plater. Good thing I was hungry. You get complimentary chips and salsa but it's like $1.50 for refills, but by the time you get done with the first batch dinner was served. I ordered my dinner with the red sauce and had a nice warm heat going in my mouth the entire dinner. Perfect. My husband got the pulled pork quesadilla with green sauce and couldn't, wouldn't, stop commenting on how tender it was and how it melts in your mouth. He also had a margarita. The sopapillas were awesome to finish off dinner. Lovin it... Our waitress was new and she was great. She showed interest in us, kept my ice tea full and we had a fun time. She didn't act bored or treat us like a paycheck like so many do. Our dinner for two was $35, w/o tip. I would go back in a heartbeat.
(4)Sam A.
Tourists and a few locals LOVE this place, which I don't really understand... The dinner food is OK (and that's the only food that I've eaten there (so this review is based on that factor alone) but I think it falls flat. It is affordable, and the service is usually on top of things, but I personally think that something is missing every time I eat here... Certainly, it's better than fast food, but the green chile isn't my style in that it is virtually tasteless in comparrison to many other restaurants in the same vein in the area. At least they do offer well drinks in a city that shudders at the very thought, but even those aren't all that great from my experience.
(3)O T.
A little on the pricey side. Big restaurant with plenty of room. Recommend the tortas. Carne adovada burrito spicey and on the dry side. Good service.
(3)Chris H.
When it claimed to be New Mexican food, I was excited to try something new. I sat at the bar and the bartender was both helpful and friendly. My dinner came with free chips and salsa. The salsa was ok, but both were suspiciously exactly like store bought items. They did have a decent selection of beer and liquor at the bar. When my food came (roast beef burrito with green chile), it was hot off the stove. While the green chile left a pleasantly hot aftermath on my pallette, the burrito was simply roast beef in a tortilla with green chile and cheese on top. For nearly $9, I expected some rice or beans with it. I also kind of expected something else INSIDE the burrito. There was a live duo of guitars there which was very nice. Overall, it was good and at a reasonable price, but for my money, I'd rather eat at any hole in the wall taqueria in Texas and all I'd miss would be the chile.
(3)sri n.
We did take-out from here on christmas eve. The place was closing at 6PM. Although it was still packed at 5:30... There are a bunch of veggie options. I did a veggie quesadilla. It came with guacamole, salsa, rice, beans. It was really good. Also, it helped that I was extremely hungry!! however, we had got a bunch of different things. My friends liked all their food. So no complaints! Highly recommended!
(4)nathan r.
Very good food! They remodeled and it was a very wise decision. The old place was dark and outdated. I enjoy their fajitas and love their veggie quesadillas, too bad the bowling alley got shut down next door, that little corner of town was a happening spot.
(4)Randy T.
Tortilla Flats is definitely one of the stops while in Santa Fe for the tourists to dine with the locals. They have a full bar, large dining room, plenty of parking, and great food. If ordering anything with beef, get the brisket and you won't be sorry. Solid red and green chili served but you pay for the chips and salsa. Sit at the bar so you can check out the games or breaking news while drinking margaritas.
(4)Willy R.
I have been ordering their chicken and potato burrito since they first opened who knows how long ago.... 20 years ago? I lost count. But it always tastes so good after a day at the wood shop working with my dad (it's around the corner from there). I usually order x-mas, even thought I like the green chili more.
(5)Ryon B.
Good service. Went Saturday for lunch. OK food great service cool patio.
(4)Carl P.
the food is consistently good here - i'm a fan of the huevos rancheros with crispy hash browns. there's a waitress here that doesn't speak any english, yet she tries to take your order. makes it kinda hard because the poor gal has to go get someone that actually understands what you're asking and this delays your order. i realize we have a heavy influence of spanish speakers in our city, but a spanish-only speaking employee? i don't get it. the restaurant has been owned by the same people for as long as i can remember and this restaurant has been a favorite of many of my friends and their families - so, much like many things in SF, it's just about a cultural favorite, it's just not located downtown...which i'm ok with.
(3)Mariela S.
Tired and hungry from traveling from Phoenix to my new assignment in New Hampshire, I decided to stop by here to eat and have a margarita before my next stop in Colorado Springs. I'm not used to eating by myself and I decided to sit at the bar- that way I could check out and see what the other people were eating without looking nosy. The burrito next to me looked delicious, all cheesy and full of green chile and beans, yum. On the other side was a yummy breakfast plate which made my stomach growl. I didn't want to eat too much and I feared a food coma while driving. So I decided to go ahead and get the daily special- which was Menudo. No, not the band, menudo is a soup made with cow stomach and sometimes hominy. My mom's menudo recipe is excellent and its been a while since I've had it. I had to wait a while to order as the bartender talked to a local. No chips and salsa while you wait, no glass of water either. My house margarita came first. I like mine on the rocks with salt and this one came in a nice tall glass. The margarita was decent, I was thirsty and tried not to drink it as fast as I would have wanted, since there were no chips or water to take the edge of the tequila, which was rapidly making its way straight to my head. I couldn't ask for water because there was no one at the bar to help me. My food took a good 10-15 minutes to get there, but it was nice and hot. The bowl was a nice portion for the 4 bucks I was paying for it with lots of meat and hominy, nice and hearty. I was rather disappointed that I didn't get any tortillas and that they were not offered when I ordered my food. I did get saltines, which made no sense to me, maybe its a New Mexico thing. I had lemon, oregano, cilantro and onion, all the garnishes to make a perfect bowl of menudo. Overall the food was great and super well priced. The service was slow and lacking service. They would ask how your food was, but it was obvious they didn't care. No chips, no tortillas, but I would love to go there again and give it another shot.
(4)Bob R.
When I am in New Mexico, I have not dined until I have had sopaipillas with honey. We scanned the Santa Fe phone business directory, and found that many restaurants have menus listed. We found that Tortilla Flats listed sopaipillas, so we called to make sure they were open since some restaurants are closed from 2-5 PM in the off season, or are not open at all. We were seated next to a couple of chaps diving into Fajitas for 2, around $22. The portion was so large; that there was no way they were ever going to finish it. We took this into consideration before placing our orders. I ordered hard shell chicken tacos from the ala carte menu (about $2.50 each), and my wife had carnitas. We sampled a basket of baked tortillas with salsa while sipping our drinks, and waiting for the entrees. The chicken tacos were superb. The chicken was warm, tender, delicately seasoned, and smothered in fresh lettuce and diced tomatoes. Rarely do I ever find chicken tacos this delicious; in fact, the only other competitive place that comes to mind is in Merced, CA. My wife's carnitas were also superb. While we were starting on the main entrees, our orders of 2 sopaipillas each, each order about $2.20, arrived. They were huge, piping hot, and with a drizzle of honey, fantastic. I don't think I have ever seen sopaipillas this large before. A single order of 2 would have sufficed. As we finished eating, the waitress, recognizing there was no room left, cheerfully asked us if we needed another order. She was obviously a seasoned veteran, easily able to sense when to leave us alone, and when to offer assistance. This restaurant is not cluttered up with the bric-a-brac that some places think is necessary to establish authenticity. It is a simple place with a great staff, and terrific food. Abandon the chains, and eat with the locals!
(4)Nenette Y.
Went to Tortilla Flats the weekend before... Definitely recommend making reservations or else be prepared to wait. And wait. I dunno, food was fine but Tortilla Flat's isn't worth it if you have to drive out of your way, so I don't understand why there was such a long wait? Service was alright although our waitress seemed frazzled and impatient with us. The silver lining? The sopapillas... OMG, are those for real? Warm fried dough that you drizzle with honey (they had raw honey, yum!)... if you ever find yourself in New Mexico you've gotta ask for Sopapillas. You won't go wrong there.
(3)Scott B.
5 star food, 1 star service.
(3)H D.
Excellent fajitas and other assorted goodies. Reasonably priced for Santa Fe. Very helpful staff. I would definitely return.
(4)jack t.
This is a favorite of local Santa Feans, and with good reason. The beef brisket burritos are particularly delicious (though not always available). I'v never had the green here, but the red chile sauce is wonderful. Less touristy than the New Mexican restaurants downtown, and tastier. There's only a couple places on Earth I'd rather get my chile fix.
(5)Robin S.
Some conflicting Yelp reviews almost led me elsewhere, but Tortilla Flats was too close to my hotel. Glad I came - count me among their supporters. Something you don't find in a lot of places in this country: Mexican/Tex-Mex/Southwestern (however you want to generalize) food with a good beer selection. With all due respects to The Most Interesting Man Alive, Dos Equis no longer suits my tastes, although it will do in a pinch. So, Yay! for New Mexico! Tortilla Flats had Santa Fe Black IPA on tap so that was an obvious choice. I do like their black. Food was not as easy a choice. I pass through New Mexico about every year - sometimes more often - and always like to sample the green chile dishes and the enchiladas. Tortilla Flats may not have the cutting edge NM cuisine, but there was more choices than I can eat in a sitting. In the end, I chose three small dishes: a great green chili, a solid brisket soft taco and a cheese enchilada with red sauce. The enchilada is more like what you get everywhere else but TF's version is pretty tasty. All three dishes were good, in fact. I love the green chili. Outstanding service at the bar. Parking was not a problem, but I came in about 5:30 PM.
(4)Brian B.
Came in with my family and in-laws. They were not very busy but it still took them way more time than really should be needed to put 3 tables together. We finally ordered and the food took forever to come out. When it finally did everyhing was delivered except my daughter's meal. We brought to there attention and they said 30 more seconds. About 10 mi s later it took my father in law getting there attention and they finally brought it. I ordered green chili tamales and the brought me red or something they call red. It was gross and so hot I couldn't just eat it. I got a new plate with What I ordered but the green chile tasted horrible to, and they kept my fork. Clearly they don't have a clue.
(1)Kia K.
I love love love Tortilla Flats. Most visitors to Santa Fe need to know about this local's favorite gem. Their atmosphere is laid back and nice, the wait staff is super friendly and the food is delicious. My favorite is the Homemade Corned Beef Hash!!! It's fresh! And unlike any other. Believe me after moving out of Santa Fe almost 20 years ago I still daydream about it.
(5)Andrea C.
Visited here for Mother's Day. Very busy but managed to quickly seat our large group. Chile was very tasty, a little spicy but nothing to blow your head off. Loved the energy reminded me of moms house. Refried beans were A+. Fresh and hot tortillas and sopapillias. Resonbely priced. Good Mexican food in Santa Fe worth the trip. Friendly and efficient staff.
(4)Mallory W.
I know that this is a town favorite, but I think the food is awful! Granted, I am not from NM and I am used to creamy Tex Mex, but I don't get this place at all. The food has no flavor. I would like to point out that I haven't met anyone inSanta Fe yet that doesn't go insane for this place, so maybe it's just me.
(1)Elizabeth C.
The food was underwhelming. The service was attentive but errant. Not sure why anyone would give this place 5 stars based on the meal we just ate.
(2)Kathy V.
Have been coming here almost yearly for 20yrs.... love the green chili sauce.... breakfast burrito is my favorite...and have eaten three meals/day here while in Santa Fe... though I now try to be more adventurous this is still my go to place...
(4)Mike O.
I should probably rate Tortilla Flats lower, but I can't, for a few reasons. 1) There are televisions here to watch the local sportsball game. Excellent. 2) The portions here are enormous! 3) The service is quite good. Overall, this place has a more commercial, less divey/authentic feel than other restaurants, especially those on Cerillos Rd., but I don't mind, given its pluses. The place is quite huge as well. It also serves New Mexican vs. Mexican food. Don't get me wrong. I like the authenticity and some of the touches of Mexican food, but I also love the Americanized fatty-fatness of New Mexican food. (Homer Simpson: Hey, there's a NEW Mexico!) I ordered the combo platter, which came with an enchilada, a relleno, and a taco with shredded pork. Awesome. The sides were sweet, too. Pozole! I feel like the word pozole should be a battle cry, but perhaps I am belying my gringo ignorance. The other side was black beans. I don't recall anything special about the Christmas chiles I ordered, however. Perhaps that's what you get with a place like this. But that doesn't mean DON'T try Tortilla Flats! Try it for yourself. De gustibus non est disputandem.
(4)Earl M.
Old stand by has very good Mexican food. We had late lunch of green chile stew and tortilla soup with gigantic sopapillas. Still a good stop.
(4)Bryan W.
A+++ highly recommend for breakfast. What an amazing omelette. Cheese, bacon and chorizo smothered with green chili. It was cooked to perfection.
(5)Shawna C.
We waited to be seated. Then we waited... and waited, for a server. After quite a while we just left. The place was not busy, and 2 servers made themselves comfortable at a table not far from us for a chat. Not impressed!
(1)Leahi M.
I absolutely love coming here for a nice juicy steak and (if I'm not driving) a delicious cocktail made by Amelia. Not only is she pleasant to look at, her personality just brightens the day! She is a fun and witty bartender, carries great conversation and gives some of the best advice. My only complaint is that it's far from the downtown scene, for me everything outside of the plaza area is far...but it's always nice to get out of my norm and visit this great restaurant, if not only to see Amelia.
(5)Andrew D.
Local food at it's best.. had a chop steak with veggies and both red and green chiles. . Wow was it tasty and perfect down home service. Absolutely great!
(5)Eubie B.
A good place to bring out of towners new to NM cooking, the menu has a good balance of local favorites, including a very respectable relleno plate, as well as more standard fare like tacos and fajitas, and the house chile is reliably good, mild but still flavorful. Good for locals in need of comfort food and tourists looking to dip a toe into New Mexican cuisine.
(4)Harry S.
Not the best, Just ok. Disappointed in the food. Service was good, friendly and nice. Was hoping for dishes with more imagination and flavor.
(2)Clayton A.
Nah man. I'm not sure why anyone who's grown up in New Mexico would eat here. There are a million better options where you'll get better, more authentic and flavorful chile and where the food is of better quality and origin. Granted, the south side of town isn't known for it's New Mexican restaurants, but seriously, drive an extra few miles and you'll be happy you did. If you insist on eating on the south side of town, I recommend the Horseman's Tavern (or is it Horsehead? I forget) where you'll also get a big plate of unhealthy food, but at least there the chile is rich and flavorful and doesn't taste like it came from a can.
(2)James M.
I had the combination platter , it was to die for. Green chiles were just right, and the service was great. Will be going back soon !
(5)R Ashley C.
I'm sure it's a good place but I searched for Paleo near me and this was the first return. And there is nothing remotely Paleo oriented here.
(3)Lorenzo D.
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, The Flats is always consistent. Good menu choices, even a seniors menu for 65 and over. The chili is tasty and has a good bite, but not so hot that you need to run to the nearest fire hydrant. The ambiance is casual, with contemporary pueblo interior design. Seating is great for one person or a table of 12 - plenty of room, but still personal.
(5)Megan T.
That single star is for the poor overworked server who was extremely nice but obviously struggling. This place needs to hire more wait staff and considering NM only pays their servers about $2.00 I think they can swing it. For some reason it's always packed in here and not just with Texans. What's wrong with you Chicanos eating here?? It's hard to screw up red chile but somehow they managed to make it as mild and bland as enchilada sauce. Oh and the green chile? Even worse, mild and mucus-like sauce. Salsa: boring and mild. Drinks: very light on the alcohol. Just skip this place and go somewhere with flavor and heat like Tomasitas or Guadalupe Cafe. You're going to pay the same anyway.
(1)Krista D.
Food was delicious and service was good. Portions were definitely acceptable! Just traveling through and read about this place. Great choice on our parts!
(4)Kacie R.
I'm from Colorado and a lot of the Mexican food there isn't all that great but I can't say the same for Tortilla Flats! I had the combonation plate which was delicious with the red chile! The sopapillas are also amazing! I definitely recommend this place for some great Mexican food!!
(5)D F.
Love this place! Great service and great food. Try the Chicken Quesdillas with Green Chili Sauce. I am still thinking about about it three weeks later.......
(4)E J.
I always find myself back here again and again. Food is always fresh and the green chili is delicious. Can't go wrong with the breakfast burrito.
(5)Misses G.
So today being January 1st means I wanted to go in and have some green chili and a Bloody Mary. After 20 minutes went by the waitress took our drink order (because the busser couldn't understand us) she proceeds to tell us they don't have Bloody Mary's (I had specifically called ahead to make sure) then another 20 minutes later she comes back for our food order. We eat everything tastes great...then we're about to leave and the table next to us gets served 6 huge amazing looking bloody Mary's. Nice.
(2)John L.
The food was fine, and service was very good. I wanted to give it a 3 star for the food, but for a generic mexican food restaurant it was above average. I would go there again, but I don't think it's a "destination" restaurant.
(4)Stuart T.
Just like eating at the home of a sweet abuela. Everything is homemade and super fresh. Delicious food. Service was a little slow but the waitress was so wonderful an nice it was worth a little extra wait.
(5)Jessica J.
I have mixed feelings on Tortilla Flats. On one hand it had terrific food, on the other hand the overall vibe was horrible! Right off the busy Cerrillos Rd in Santa Fe there are certainly plenty of New Mexican restaurants to choose from. I must say the yelp reviews coupled with the location lead us here. Now, right off the bat for as large as the restaurant is the parking lot is downright tiny! It is right near a light, so it is easy to get in and out however. The hostess and the guy who took our drink order were some of the unhappiest people in Santa Fe - scowls and blah. Our server was better, but he was slow and seemed like he had too many tables. Then there were the patrons of the restaurant - wow, some of the worst! Screaming babies, people screaming into cell phones, people using speaker phones at the table, people watching videos at the table and just general grumpy loud people. This alone would just steer me away from this place again. Not to mention the margs we ordered were slow to come out, watered down and expensive for what we got! Now, the one thing that was great was the food! We started withe the El Papa Nachos (fried crispy potatoes, cheese, bacon and a side of jalapenos). These were so great I think you could make a meal of them! They were sort of a Mexican cheese fries. Next up for me were the chile rellenos with pasole and beans with green chile. The verdict - hot and delicious.. They were cheese and crisp without being greasy! A feat sometimes when dealing with rellenos. The posole on the side was a nice change from boring rice too. Plus the sopapillas were huge and served hot! A perfect end to the meal. The food probably won't let your down, but I would go somewhere else if you are looking for a great atmosphere. This place just didn't have it!
(3)Mike A.
My favorite place to eat in Santa Fe. Best breakfast in town and the red chili pork ribs are really the best ribs ever. This place will never disappoint.
(5)KT R.
If you are looking for Fajitas, they are the BEST here! We've had them at several places in Santa Fe, and these are by far the best. Everything else we have had here is very good as well. Giant portions, You will NOT leave here hungry! Great green chile. (not sure what Megan T had) Always great service and now they have home made tortillas for sale. You won't be disappointed if you come here.
(5)Judy G.
We had lunch. No free chips and salsa here. Tamale plate for my husband. Chile relleno plate for me. Fair size portions. Prices, overpriced, as usual. What's with New Mexico? My husband enjoyed his except for the heartburn later. My Chiles were a little tough but the breading and sauce was very good. Sopapillas were huge and delicious with just a touch of honey. Service was a little slow. To many rooms for the waitress to keep up. I'd go back but nothing hit me as spectacular.
(3)S W.
Every time we come to Santa Fe this is a favorite stop, even if it is just for queso and chips and a margarita. The food is consistently good and reasonably priced. We highly recommend the queso with green chili! Sadly, the service was not as good as it had been in the past which is the only reason we lowered our rating.
(3)Carrie M.
Great place to eat . I had the Ultimate Cheeseburger. WOW !! You'll fall in love with this hamburger for sure. I'll post a pic
(5)Dale L.
Great service, great food, cold beer and margarita's. We were there last year and ate here twice. Returned last week and ate here twice. Carne Adovado is excellent and not too hot. Chile Rellanos really good as well. The Posole side dish is excellent as are the sopapillas. We will probably be back in Santa Fe next year and will eat here at least twice and may I'll try something different, but it's hard to divert from these 5-star dishes.
(5)Jon J.
Love this place. Breakfast lunch or dinner it's all great food. One of my favorites here in Santa Fe for sure. The service is normally pretty good and the food is consistently great. If recommend the huevos rancheros for breakfast. The burritos and enchiladas are awesome and they make an AWESOME frito pie for only $6!!
(5)Dominic S.
I wish there was a 2 1/2, this place isn't bad. The food is fine, it's just not anything special. The service in general is pretty good. Don't expect anything outside your typical santa fe new mexican food fare. Worth a try, not worth going out of your way though. The quesadillas in particular are pretty good though, try those when you go.
(2)Frank M.
We stopped for dinner after this place was recommended to us. I had the green Chile sopapilla and my wife had the fajitas. It was ok, nothing that stood out. The good: the service was good, salsa was good, and our food came fairly quick. The bad: The bathroom was dirty the water tasted funny and I think the prices were a little high for the quality of food. I guess I was expecting more. Did not make my "must come back" list, but a few people I know love it here.
(2)Donna C.
There wasn't much good to say about this place. I tried it because there are always a lot of cars in the parking lot but I don't understand why. The service was slow and the coffee was OK but not great. I asked for a veggie omelet with egg whites. The waitress ignored the egg white request and brought out a regular omelet so I sent it back. After waiting another 10 minutes, I got what I requested. However, the vegetables were from a frozen package and something seemed missing. When I was almost finished, I realized the cook forgot to put cheese in the omelet, even though the menu said 2 kinds of cheese are used. When I told the waitress, she offered to bring me a side of cheese which I declined and had a hard time to keep from laughing. It was such a miserable experience that I complained to the manager. I would never go back here!
(1)Mary S.
I must start by saying I do not like New Mexico style Mexican food or spicy food. I grew up in So.Cal. and that I what I like. But we ate here tonight an even I would go back. My husband got the braised beef burrito, it was huge. It didn't come with any sides but it didn't need any, it did come with a sopapilla. I got a combo plate with a taco. tamale, enchilada and two sides plus sopaplla. I didn't care for the tamale but my husband thought it was great. The staff was friendly and attentive, food came quickly and freshly made. The restaurant nice and clean. And we thought the food was fairly priced.
(4)Jason J.
We were looking for some good Mexican food near our hotel and Tortilla Flats popped up. We thought the name was cute so decided to drop by. The parking lot seemed full, even though it was relatively small. The restaurant itself seemed maybe a third full so I can't imagine what parking is like when they actually get busy. The service was good and quick, although our waiter was walking around pushing a cart of dirty plates. I crossed my fingers and hoped he washed his hands before bringing us our food. There were several annoying parties near us. There was a table of old women who were all yelling into their speaker phone and had it cranked so they could all listen to it. There was another table full of women who were watching videos on their iPad. And then the table of people that had several babies with them who screamed the whole time. I realize the staff can't do much about any of this, but it's still an annoyance factor. We had the margaritas to drink. They had a very good, tart flavor to them and at $7.50 a pop you'd think they'd have more tequila in them than they did (i.e. almost none), but it was still a good flavor. Now to the saving grace... the food! It was actually as good as the reviews said. We started off with the cheese fries. They were thinly cut, almost fried potatoes, just covered in cheese and bacon bits. I could honestly eat them all night. I had the beef brisket chimichanga and it was awesome. Some of the best flavors I've had with Mexican food. It had the green chile on it, which wasn't really spicy, but it was a great flavor. If we were back in the area again I definitely think I'd try it again, for those cheese fries if nothing else. I'd just hope it'd be a little bit quieter!
(3)Michael D.
I LOVE THIS PLACE for most things! I've tried HEUVOS RANCHEROS all over town (we're new-ish to Santa Fe) and this place is in the top 5 for sure! It's not a romantic getaway BUT for just great food (and good portions!)...this will definitely do...
(4)Cameron B.
This place was actually recommended to us by a few locals. They had all mentioned that it was a great place to go to get authentic new mexican cuisine. The fact that it got built up in our heads may be part of the reason we were so let down. The food itself was not too terrible. Nothing to brag about though. We ordered the tamale plate and the red chile pork ribs (one of their house specialties). The ribs were better than the tamales and pretty darn good actually. The meat fell off the ribs with ease and the flavors were strong in a good way (spicy though if covered in red chile sauce). The tamales were lacking though and the margarita we ordered for $7.50 was pretty weak as well. This place was a tad overpriced though and it took us a while to get seated. The service was ok and the sopapillas that came at the end were a nice touch. Side note: red chile and green chile is not what we as Texans equated with chile. We ordered a bowl of it thinking it was more like the chile we were used to eating and instead got a bowl of sauce. No wonder the waitress looked at us so weird! If you want more of the Texas chile type soup then make sure to order the green chile STEW. That last word is important.
(3)Kyann M.
Once again in Santa Fe for Christmas, and of course had to stop by Tortilla Flats for a meal. I had the tortilla soup which is always delicious. Fresh chips and chile con queso was exceptional. Loaded with green chile and creamy cheese, it is far too easy to eat way too much.
(4)Pete G.
Day two of my road trip: Got into Santa Fe, NM late as I decided to see Arizona's National Petrified Forest (it's what Holbrook, AZ is famous for). Little did I know that it was 27 miles long with a 35 mph speed limit with lots of stops. I checked into my Quality Inn Motel from hell where I got the last parking space in town. So, needless to say, I wasn't going to move my car and wasn't going to dine on the vending machine, so I walked up Cerrillo Road to see what I could find. My choices within walking distance were, crossing a six lane highway under construction with NASCAR wannabes flying by (I kid you not, there an accident occurred while I was standing there), or on my side of the street, Taco Bell or Tortilla Flats. I chose the latter. I sat at the bar and asked for a Cadillac Margarita. The bartender grabbed a paper and pen then asked me what goes into my requested drink. I Googled it on my Droid for her. My second drink was a glass of wine. For dinner I ordered the Green Chili Chops: Two center cut Pork Chops smothered with Green Chile and topped with grilled Tomatoes and Onions. Not just a green chili sauce but a thick meaty salsa with the best grill I've ever experienced on tomatoes. And the chops were juicy tender; I could internally hear the swish/squish in my mouth as I chewed em up. For sides I got the calavacitas (squash with cheese, etc) and beans. What an awesome restaurant! Wish we had one back home just like this one...with real bartenders though!
(4)Barry B.
Very mediocore. Service is excellant. Margaritas are a 1 star at best. I had a beef brisket taco and the meat had no flavor. At first I thought there wasn't any cheese on it, but then I discovered they put the meat on top of it and there was only a very small amout. I also had a beef tamale and the sauce they put on it was a basic enchilada sauce that was way too heavy on the chili powder. Maybe having lived in Southern California all my life and have traveled 100 miles for good mexican food I am a bit picky, but this restaurant would never be in business very long in my area due to the competition.
(2)Linda B.
This is a companion location to what used to be in Jackson Hole and isn't there any longer. That said, they serve up a bowl of pure chile, either green or red, with beans/cheese or without, with or without ground beef. Where else in NM can you get a bowl of pure green or red chile without something else in or under it? And it's really great chile! I've dreamed about bowls of green or red, and my dreams were realized! On our first visit last week, our waitress was a dream and our meal was to die for. On the second visit, the experience was a little "different" but the food was also wonderful. Recommend you check this place out; you really will thank yourself for making the effort! Yummy!!
(4)Timothy N.
The Place to Eat when in Santa Fe!!!!
(4)Matt F.
As an initial matter, I am not overstating anything in this review. Now that's out of the way: do not be scared away by the 1980s-era sign out front. The food is exceptional. The green chile is tasty and this is first rate New Mexican food. The flan is straight from heaven, both in taste and in texture. A dislike of Tortilla Flats is, to put it plainly, an affront to human decency.
(5)Eddie E.
The blue corn cheese enchilada's were some of the best I have ever had. It has been great over the years. It is the place to eat when going to Santa Fe.
(5)Julie H.
Nachos were alright, queso dip had an odd flavor. Tamale, enchilada, tacos & stuffed sopaipilla were good. Red chile was tastier than their green. Ultimate margarita was way better than regular. Sopaipillas were the best part & a nice way to end the meal. I would return to try their breakfast.
(3)Kathy G.
Terrible service!!! Very expensive!!! Food was not good,waiter never offered to refill drinks. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone!
(1)Dick H.
Enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings.
(3)Jeff A.
Great find! Traveling with my family and walked into this little gem for dinner 15 minutes before the kitchen closed. They sat us without issue, served us without rush and were very accommodating. The food was fresh, well spiced and the portions were huge. Since it was late we sat in the outdoor area by ourselves and enjoyed our meal. If this restaurant was off the beaten path a bit I would absolutely have given it 5 stars.
(4)Brian D.
Food ok. Bartender said she has been around for 14 years but we received the worst service ever!!!!! We had to ask for everything. Extra plates, silverware,refills on beer,etc. expected a lot more from the tenure
(2)Robert D.
Yo Gusto. Was there on Thursday while checking out the city of Santa Fe and opted for the weekly special "Chicken Avodava" not really knowing what to expect. It was pretty damn amazing. The red chili sauce has a delicious kick that I'll probably be dreaming about later (FYI if you order a side of red chili it's not the same as the one they put on this dish...less spicy, less tasteful). Black beans were quality as was the Santa Fe beer on tap. Place got more and more busy, but the service was still good. If I ever make it back in town, I'll be back here.
(4)Kim F.
We went to Tortilla Flats because it was suggested to us by a local. Always the best people to ask!! The pasole and chile relleno were amazing!! I had both the green and red chile, and although both were delicious, the red has my vote. My husband had the enchilada plate and he said his was delicious as well. The only reason I gave four stars instead of five is because the ambiance is lacking and for whatever reason the place is very loud. If it was just based on the food, it would have been five stars all the way!!
(4)Michelle B.
Typically I would give them a 5 but last night was off. This is always a go to stop for green chili enchiladas and calavacitas for us when we come into town. They have great margaritas as well and I highly recommend the Ultimate Margarita.
(4)Shinta S.
We were looking for a lunch place during our three days vacation in Santa Fe. We drove on Cerrillos Rd, saw this place and decided to give it a try. I ordered a big bowl of Menudo with a side of one Chili Relleno with green sauce. My husband ordered some kind of burrito with green chili sauce. My kids had chicken tenders and beef, bean and cheese taco from the kids menu. The food here was alright, not very impressive. My Menudo was decent, had lots of tripe in it, but it was a big bowl. I could not finish it. The Chili Relleno was a better dish but I couldn't tell what was inside the chili. There might have been nothing in it, just fried breaded chili. The kids enjoyed the food ok. And my husband thought his was just so so. The service was decent.
(3)Brad H.
Tortilla flats is a new market entrant to Santa Fe. The decor is nice and the restaurant offers an approachable menu without being too overwhelming or offensive. It's exactly that neutral approach to both the food and the decor that makes this place a step up from Weck's but a step down from the Range Cafe or other eateries in the area.
(3)Leza M.
Yummy delicious New Mexican restaurant
(4)Terry M.
If you are too lazy to open a bag of chips, throw a can of beans on the stove and nuke some frozen food, come here, they will do it for you. We were particularly impressed by the imitation butter flavor on the frozen veggies. Yum. This was the worst meal I have ever had. You have been warned!
(1)Jim H.
When in Santa Fe go to Tortilla Flats. Whatever you have, you have to try the red chile. I think it's one of the best in SF! Try the green chile too. Beware - ask which is hotter and sample to taste. Reasonable prices for SF. Don't forget the sopaipillas and honey for dessert. My personal favorite: Carne Adovada - (red chile roasted pork loin) - YUM!
(5)Penelope B.
I've been for breakfast, very good, and most recently for a bowl of red chili and some tequila at night. Totally different experiences! Both delicious though. I really love their red chili. It was a quiet night early in the week. So different from the packed breakfast experience. But they do a delicious breakfast so it's understandable. So hard to decide on which amazing breakfast place to go in Santa Fe! You locals are lucky. In that respect.
(5)J A.
Although Tortilla Flats has long been one of my favorite eating places in Santa Fe. We had lunch on a Saturday, and while busy it took about 40 minutes to get our order. As I said it was busy but not that busy. There were several open tables available. We got our drinks and waited and waited for our order. When it arrived some 40 minutes later we were disappointed. My order was not hot. It must have sat for awhile before it was brought to our table. Same with my wife's order. Additionally, she had a very dry taco on her plate and no sauce for it. When we finally got our waiters attention, he asked her if she still wanted it. Overall a very disappointing experience. A $30.00 tab for a meal that would have been better presented and tasting from your local Sonic.
(2)Paulette N.
I had been thinking about Tortilla Soup all day, and man, this was the place to get it... all the characteristics necessary to pull off a good Tortilla Soup. Hot, sweet and spicy...all in one bowl! An excellent find
(4)Terry S.
Our favorite New Mexican restaurant by far. The chile at this place is off the hook. Love it for both breakfast and dinner. Bring on the heat!
(5)Constant C.
After being told this place was sooo good, we tried it for a Sun brunch; what a disappointment. The service was slow to set things off. After we ordered, the waitress came back some time later to inform us the waffle maker was broken. The length of time it took for her to tell us this, is how long it should have taken to cook our order. My waffle wanting dining partners were NOT happy. So we got past that and finally received our order. It was okay. There was nothing extraordinary in any way, except perhaps how slow the service was.
(1)Riva W.
I eat at Tortilla flats often after my morning work out. I love the people and the food is amost always very good. But, they are one of the restaurants that overcharge for iced tea, soft drinks, and coffee. Also, their coffee has good flavor but is weak so is definitely not worth the almost $3.00 charge. They aren't stingy with the lemon so I almost always get water with lemon.
(3)R M.
We have been to Tortilla Flats three times on vacation trips, and it is one of our favorites in Santa Fe. We went once in July 2000 (years before it was redecorated - it looked like a Denny's) and twice in 2007 (May and August). We were poised to eat there in 2008 but had eaten such a late lunch elsewhere that we couldn't justify it. Our most memorable meal was during August 2007, our last night before returning home. We sat outside, a mariachi band played inside, the food was wonderful. It capped the summer perfectly. We enjoy just about any New Mexico cuisine but have only ordered stuffed beef sopaipillas, burritos, and chile rellanos at Tortilla Flats. I've had the red and green chile and both were fine, and the sopaipillas are good. With luck, I'll eat at Tortilla Flats this summer; it's on my agenda!
(4)Ken H.
Friendly though slow service at times gives Tortilla Flats 4 stars. The food is 5 stars. Skip the margaritas (too weak and not mixed correctly), but try the local Santa Fe pale ale on tap. The green and red chili are incredible with everything!
(4)S C.
Quality breakfast. Good service. Local crowd.
(4)Joe K.
Great Service and great food every time. I forget how easy and good this restaurant is. Really good red and green chile, fantastic and generous guacamole. Nice people, too
(5)Alina G.
Food is good, but the flies buzzing around every time I have eaten there - take away my enthusiasm to even finish my meal. Watching a fly eating the honey off the outside of the container on the table takes the appetite away. I can get the same food elsewhere. This restaurant needs to spend some money on extermination. Servers do a good job, but disappear frequently and take a long time to bring the check.
(2)Justin S.
As someone who used to live in Santa Fe and now who visits there at least once a year, Tortilla Flats is one of the few places that I have to visit at least more than once. I used to only go there for breakfast but recently have realized that it does have some very good lunch and dinner items as well. But let me be honest, the breakfast is the best thing about this place and really anything you get, you cannot go wrong. I love the breakfast burrito with green chili, because not only is northern New Mexico chili the best, Tortilla Flats seems to get some of the best green chili in the city. Although, one would think that the red chili would be great too, it is not. As good as the green chili is at Tortilla Flats, the red chili is mediocre at best. However, if you get any meal with green chili, you will not be disappointed. I also love the Traditional, which is eggs, hash browns and toast or get the Hardy Traditional, which is all the previously mentioned items with a choice of breakfast meat. Then I like to smother my Traditional with green chili. If you are not a chili fan, the French toast is also fantastic and you get 6 slices, which is plenty. For lunch or dinner, I love the chicken and potato burrito, with green chili. It looks just like the breakfast burrito, in fact, the majority of the burritos look alike but they all have a unique taste. I have also had the roast beef burrito and the ground meat burrito and from what I remember, they both were very good, although I have stopped eating red meat over three years ago so those meals may have changed. The restaurant itself went through a re-design a few years ago and the new scenery has improved the place even more. Although the bar may remind some of you as a fancy Starbucks, it is still a nice place to get a drink or have a meal. The prices for Santa Fe are very fair, most likely because it is not located on the Plaza, but you can easily have a breakfast for four for $40 or less. When the restaurant gets crowded, parking can become an issue within the Tortilla Flats parking lot but they have said parking is available across the street in the bowling alley lot. Overall, I personally believe this place is a must visit when in Santa Fe, as long as you stay away from the red chili.
(5)Suzan V.
Recommended by our hotel front desk. Great food - and my husband's roots are in Northern New Mexico, where Tortilla Flat's recipes are from. We really enjoyed our meals! Disappointing chips (so what), and mediocre service and ambiance, but the food is great and very New Mexican! I ordered the Brisket Quesadilla - super - and HUGE! Husband ordered stacked Blue Corn beef enchiladas with green chile and calabacitas - super! We left full and happy! Oh - good prices as well, and very family friendly.
(4)Paul D.
Surprisingly decent as it reeks "poseur" from the outside and decor. Had the Papa Nachos with bacon, which were quite unique and tasty, and split a briscuit chimi with my wife (Christmas style, of course). House salsa is very fresh and tasty. Green chili is moderately warm and at least is green. Real standout is the red chili, very good.
(4)Matt B.
Just ordered the Carne Adovada plate and was not very impressed. It didn't have much flavor at all and tasted very plain. chips and salsa were pretty good but I will definitely order something else if I come back.
(2)Carole L.
Overall: pretty good but not out of this world. Had breakfast/lunch: breakfast burrito w/ green chile and chorizo, stuffed sopapilla and tacos. Portion sizes were generous and food was tasty, but just shy of 5 stars. We'd eat there again, but would't go out of our way for it. Atmosphere/decor was very nice and comfortable, and the staff was very friendly.
(4)Tom B.
Had a marketing piece at our hotel saying this is where the locals eat. They must not like people they do not know. Food was sub par and service way below par. Food not cooked as we specified (crispy hash browns we asked for were soft and mushy), corned beef hash was NOT corn beef hash, salsa I asked for never showed up and water glass sat empty for more than 10 minutes. Maybe they were just having an off day. I do not recall the last time I left a 10% tip - should have left nothing for service we recieved. When we asked an elderly lady for sauce (she may be an owner) she said she would get a server - acted like we were an inconvenience. First and last trip to Tottilla Flats.
(1)Adam Issac W.
Great happy hour at the bar, friendly service. Favorite dish is guacamole.
(4)Jon J.
Love this place. Breakfast lunch or dinner it's all great food. One of my favorites here in Santa Fe for sure. The service is normally pretty good and the food is consistently great. If recommend the huevos rancheros for breakfast. The burritos and enchiladas are awesome and they make an AWESOME frito pie for only $6!!
(5)Dominic S.
I wish there was a 2 1/2, this place isn't bad. The food is fine, it's just not anything special. The service in general is pretty good. Don't expect anything outside your typical santa fe new mexican food fare. Worth a try, not worth going out of your way though. The quesadillas in particular are pretty good though, try those when you go.
(2)Megan T.
That single star is for the poor overworked server who was extremely nice but obviously struggling. This place needs to hire more wait staff and considering NM only pays their servers about $2.00 I think they can swing it. For some reason it's always packed in here and not just with Texans. What's wrong with you Chicanos eating here?? It's hard to screw up red chile but somehow they managed to make it as mild and bland as enchilada sauce. Oh and the green chile? Even worse, mild and mucus-like sauce. Salsa: boring and mild. Drinks: very light on the alcohol. Just skip this place and go somewhere with flavor and heat like Tomasitas or Guadalupe Cafe. You're going to pay the same anyway.
(1)Krista D.
Food was delicious and service was good. Portions were definitely acceptable! Just traveling through and read about this place. Great choice on our parts!
(4)Kacie R.
I'm from Colorado and a lot of the Mexican food there isn't all that great but I can't say the same for Tortilla Flats! I had the combonation plate which was delicious with the red chile! The sopapillas are also amazing! I definitely recommend this place for some great Mexican food!!
(5)D F.
Love this place! Great service and great food. Try the Chicken Quesdillas with Green Chili Sauce. I am still thinking about about it three weeks later.......
(4)E J.
I always find myself back here again and again. Food is always fresh and the green chili is delicious. Can't go wrong with the breakfast burrito.
(5)Misses G.
So today being January 1st means I wanted to go in and have some green chili and a Bloody Mary. After 20 minutes went by the waitress took our drink order (because the busser couldn't understand us) she proceeds to tell us they don't have Bloody Mary's (I had specifically called ahead to make sure) then another 20 minutes later she comes back for our food order. We eat everything tastes great...then we're about to leave and the table next to us gets served 6 huge amazing looking bloody Mary's. Nice.
(2)John L.
The food was fine, and service was very good. I wanted to give it a 3 star for the food, but for a generic mexican food restaurant it was above average. I would go there again, but I don't think it's a "destination" restaurant.
(4)Stuart T.
Just like eating at the home of a sweet abuela. Everything is homemade and super fresh. Delicious food. Service was a little slow but the waitress was so wonderful an nice it was worth a little extra wait.
(5)Dale L.
Great service, great food, cold beer and margarita's. We were there last year and ate here twice. Returned last week and ate here twice. Carne Adovado is excellent and not too hot. Chile Rellanos really good as well. The Posole side dish is excellent as are the sopapillas. We will probably be back in Santa Fe next year and will eat here at least twice and may I'll try something different, but it's hard to divert from these 5-star dishes.
(5)Jessica J.
I have mixed feelings on Tortilla Flats. On one hand it had terrific food, on the other hand the overall vibe was horrible! Right off the busy Cerrillos Rd in Santa Fe there are certainly plenty of New Mexican restaurants to choose from. I must say the yelp reviews coupled with the location lead us here. Now, right off the bat for as large as the restaurant is the parking lot is downright tiny! It is right near a light, so it is easy to get in and out however. The hostess and the guy who took our drink order were some of the unhappiest people in Santa Fe - scowls and blah. Our server was better, but he was slow and seemed like he had too many tables. Then there were the patrons of the restaurant - wow, some of the worst! Screaming babies, people screaming into cell phones, people using speaker phones at the table, people watching videos at the table and just general grumpy loud people. This alone would just steer me away from this place again. Not to mention the margs we ordered were slow to come out, watered down and expensive for what we got! Now, the one thing that was great was the food! We started withe the El Papa Nachos (fried crispy potatoes, cheese, bacon and a side of jalapenos). These were so great I think you could make a meal of them! They were sort of a Mexican cheese fries. Next up for me were the chile rellenos with pasole and beans with green chile. The verdict - hot and delicious.. They were cheese and crisp without being greasy! A feat sometimes when dealing with rellenos. The posole on the side was a nice change from boring rice too. Plus the sopapillas were huge and served hot! A perfect end to the meal. The food probably won't let your down, but I would go somewhere else if you are looking for a great atmosphere. This place just didn't have it!
(3)Mike A.
My favorite place to eat in Santa Fe. Best breakfast in town and the red chili pork ribs are really the best ribs ever. This place will never disappoint.
(5)KT R.
If you are looking for Fajitas, they are the BEST here! We've had them at several places in Santa Fe, and these are by far the best. Everything else we have had here is very good as well. Giant portions, You will NOT leave here hungry! Great green chile. (not sure what Megan T had) Always great service and now they have home made tortillas for sale. You won't be disappointed if you come here.
(5)Matt F.
As an initial matter, I am not overstating anything in this review. Now that's out of the way: do not be scared away by the 1980s-era sign out front. The food is exceptional. The green chile is tasty and this is first rate New Mexican food. The flan is straight from heaven, both in taste and in texture. A dislike of Tortilla Flats is, to put it plainly, an affront to human decency.
(5)Jeff A.
Great find! Traveling with my family and walked into this little gem for dinner 15 minutes before the kitchen closed. They sat us without issue, served us without rush and were very accommodating. The food was fresh, well spiced and the portions were huge. Since it was late we sat in the outdoor area by ourselves and enjoyed our meal. If this restaurant was off the beaten path a bit I would absolutely have given it 5 stars.
(4)Mary S.
I must start by saying I do not like New Mexico style Mexican food or spicy food. I grew up in So.Cal. and that I what I like. But we ate here tonight an even I would go back. My husband got the braised beef burrito, it was huge. It didn't come with any sides but it didn't need any, it did come with a sopapilla. I got a combo plate with a taco. tamale, enchilada and two sides plus sopaplla. I didn't care for the tamale but my husband thought it was great. The staff was friendly and attentive, food came quickly and freshly made. The restaurant nice and clean. And we thought the food was fairly priced.
(4)Jason J.
We were looking for some good Mexican food near our hotel and Tortilla Flats popped up. We thought the name was cute so decided to drop by. The parking lot seemed full, even though it was relatively small. The restaurant itself seemed maybe a third full so I can't imagine what parking is like when they actually get busy. The service was good and quick, although our waiter was walking around pushing a cart of dirty plates. I crossed my fingers and hoped he washed his hands before bringing us our food. There were several annoying parties near us. There was a table of old women who were all yelling into their speaker phone and had it cranked so they could all listen to it. There was another table full of women who were watching videos on their iPad. And then the table of people that had several babies with them who screamed the whole time. I realize the staff can't do much about any of this, but it's still an annoyance factor. We had the margaritas to drink. They had a very good, tart flavor to them and at $7.50 a pop you'd think they'd have more tequila in them than they did (i.e. almost none), but it was still a good flavor. Now to the saving grace... the food! It was actually as good as the reviews said. We started off with the cheese fries. They were thinly cut, almost fried potatoes, just covered in cheese and bacon bits. I could honestly eat them all night. I had the beef brisket chimichanga and it was awesome. Some of the best flavors I've had with Mexican food. It had the green chile on it, which wasn't really spicy, but it was a great flavor. If we were back in the area again I definitely think I'd try it again, for those cheese fries if nothing else. I'd just hope it'd be a little bit quieter!
(3)Michael D.
I LOVE THIS PLACE for most things! I've tried HEUVOS RANCHEROS all over town (we're new-ish to Santa Fe) and this place is in the top 5 for sure! It's not a romantic getaway BUT for just great food (and good portions!)...this will definitely do...
(4)Cameron B.
This place was actually recommended to us by a few locals. They had all mentioned that it was a great place to go to get authentic new mexican cuisine. The fact that it got built up in our heads may be part of the reason we were so let down. The food itself was not too terrible. Nothing to brag about though. We ordered the tamale plate and the red chile pork ribs (one of their house specialties). The ribs were better than the tamales and pretty darn good actually. The meat fell off the ribs with ease and the flavors were strong in a good way (spicy though if covered in red chile sauce). The tamales were lacking though and the margarita we ordered for $7.50 was pretty weak as well. This place was a tad overpriced though and it took us a while to get seated. The service was ok and the sopapillas that came at the end were a nice touch. Side note: red chile and green chile is not what we as Texans equated with chile. We ordered a bowl of it thinking it was more like the chile we were used to eating and instead got a bowl of sauce. No wonder the waitress looked at us so weird! If you want more of the Texas chile type soup then make sure to order the green chile STEW. That last word is important.
(3)Kyann M.
Once again in Santa Fe for Christmas, and of course had to stop by Tortilla Flats for a meal. I had the tortilla soup which is always delicious. Fresh chips and chile con queso was exceptional. Loaded with green chile and creamy cheese, it is far too easy to eat way too much.
(4)Brian D.
Food ok. Bartender said she has been around for 14 years but we received the worst service ever!!!!! We had to ask for everything. Extra plates, silverware,refills on beer,etc. expected a lot more from the tenure
(2)Robert D.
Yo Gusto. Was there on Thursday while checking out the city of Santa Fe and opted for the weekly special "Chicken Avodava" not really knowing what to expect. It was pretty damn amazing. The red chili sauce has a delicious kick that I'll probably be dreaming about later (FYI if you order a side of red chili it's not the same as the one they put on this dish...less spicy, less tasteful). Black beans were quality as was the Santa Fe beer on tap. Place got more and more busy, but the service was still good. If I ever make it back in town, I'll be back here.
(4)Kim F.
We went to Tortilla Flats because it was suggested to us by a local. Always the best people to ask!! The pasole and chile relleno were amazing!! I had both the green and red chile, and although both were delicious, the red has my vote. My husband had the enchilada plate and he said his was delicious as well. The only reason I gave four stars instead of five is because the ambiance is lacking and for whatever reason the place is very loud. If it was just based on the food, it would have been five stars all the way!!
(4)Michelle B.
Typically I would give them a 5 but last night was off. This is always a go to stop for green chili enchiladas and calavacitas for us when we come into town. They have great margaritas as well and I highly recommend the Ultimate Margarita.
(4)Ryon B.
Good service. Went Saturday for lunch. OK food great service cool patio.
(4)sri n.
We did take-out from here on christmas eve. The place was closing at 6PM. Although it was still packed at 5:30... There are a bunch of veggie options. I did a veggie quesadilla. It came with guacamole, salsa, rice, beans. It was really good. Also, it helped that I was extremely hungry!! however, we had got a bunch of different things. My friends liked all their food. So no complaints! Highly recommended!
(4)nathan r.
Very good food! They remodeled and it was a very wise decision. The old place was dark and outdated. I enjoy their fajitas and love their veggie quesadillas, too bad the bowling alley got shut down next door, that little corner of town was a happening spot.
(4)Randy T.
Tortilla Flats is definitely one of the stops while in Santa Fe for the tourists to dine with the locals. They have a full bar, large dining room, plenty of parking, and great food. If ordering anything with beef, get the brisket and you won't be sorry. Solid red and green chili served but you pay for the chips and salsa. Sit at the bar so you can check out the games or breaking news while drinking margaritas.
(4)Willy R.
I have been ordering their chicken and potato burrito since they first opened who knows how long ago.... 20 years ago? I lost count. But it always tastes so good after a day at the wood shop working with my dad (it's around the corner from there). I usually order x-mas, even thought I like the green chili more.
(5)Chris H.
When it claimed to be New Mexican food, I was excited to try something new. I sat at the bar and the bartender was both helpful and friendly. My dinner came with free chips and salsa. The salsa was ok, but both were suspiciously exactly like store bought items. They did have a decent selection of beer and liquor at the bar. When my food came (roast beef burrito with green chile), it was hot off the stove. While the green chile left a pleasantly hot aftermath on my pallette, the burrito was simply roast beef in a tortilla with green chile and cheese on top. For nearly $9, I expected some rice or beans with it. I also kind of expected something else INSIDE the burrito. There was a live duo of guitars there which was very nice. Overall, it was good and at a reasonable price, but for my money, I'd rather eat at any hole in the wall taqueria in Texas and all I'd miss would be the chile.
(3)Carl P.
the food is consistently good here - i'm a fan of the huevos rancheros with crispy hash browns. there's a waitress here that doesn't speak any english, yet she tries to take your order. makes it kinda hard because the poor gal has to go get someone that actually understands what you're asking and this delays your order. i realize we have a heavy influence of spanish speakers in our city, but a spanish-only speaking employee? i don't get it. the restaurant has been owned by the same people for as long as i can remember and this restaurant has been a favorite of many of my friends and their families - so, much like many things in SF, it's just about a cultural favorite, it's just not located downtown...which i'm ok with.
(3)Andrea C.
Visited here for Mother's Day. Very busy but managed to quickly seat our large group. Chile was very tasty, a little spicy but nothing to blow your head off. Loved the energy reminded me of moms house. Refried beans were A+. Fresh and hot tortillas and sopapillias. Resonbely priced. Good Mexican food in Santa Fe worth the trip. Friendly and efficient staff.
(4)Mallory W.
I know that this is a town favorite, but I think the food is awful! Granted, I am not from NM and I am used to creamy Tex Mex, but I don't get this place at all. The food has no flavor. I would like to point out that I haven't met anyone inSanta Fe yet that doesn't go insane for this place, so maybe it's just me.
(1)Elizabeth C.
The food was underwhelming. The service was attentive but errant. Not sure why anyone would give this place 5 stars based on the meal we just ate.
(2)Kathy V.
Have been coming here almost yearly for 20yrs.... love the green chili sauce.... breakfast burrito is my favorite...and have eaten three meals/day here while in Santa Fe... though I now try to be more adventurous this is still my go to place...
(4)Kia K.
I love love love Tortilla Flats. Most visitors to Santa Fe need to know about this local's favorite gem. Their atmosphere is laid back and nice, the wait staff is super friendly and the food is delicious. My favorite is the Homemade Corned Beef Hash!!! It's fresh! And unlike any other. Believe me after moving out of Santa Fe almost 20 years ago I still daydream about it.
(5)Robin S.
Some conflicting Yelp reviews almost led me elsewhere, but Tortilla Flats was too close to my hotel. Glad I came - count me among their supporters. Something you don't find in a lot of places in this country: Mexican/Tex-Mex/Southwestern (however you want to generalize) food with a good beer selection. With all due respects to The Most Interesting Man Alive, Dos Equis no longer suits my tastes, although it will do in a pinch. So, Yay! for New Mexico! Tortilla Flats had Santa Fe Black IPA on tap so that was an obvious choice. I do like their black. Food was not as easy a choice. I pass through New Mexico about every year - sometimes more often - and always like to sample the green chile dishes and the enchiladas. Tortilla Flats may not have the cutting edge NM cuisine, but there was more choices than I can eat in a sitting. In the end, I chose three small dishes: a great green chili, a solid brisket soft taco and a cheese enchilada with red sauce. The enchilada is more like what you get everywhere else but TF's version is pretty tasty. All three dishes were good, in fact. I love the green chili. Outstanding service at the bar. Parking was not a problem, but I came in about 5:30 PM.
(4)Brian B.
Came in with my family and in-laws. They were not very busy but it still took them way more time than really should be needed to put 3 tables together. We finally ordered and the food took forever to come out. When it finally did everyhing was delivered except my daughter's meal. We brought to there attention and they said 30 more seconds. About 10 mi s later it took my father in law getting there attention and they finally brought it. I ordered green chili tamales and the brought me red or something they call red. It was gross and so hot I couldn't just eat it. I got a new plate with What I ordered but the green chile tasted horrible to, and they kept my fork. Clearly they don't have a clue.
(1)Mike O.
I should probably rate Tortilla Flats lower, but I can't, for a few reasons. 1) There are televisions here to watch the local sportsball game. Excellent. 2) The portions here are enormous! 3) The service is quite good. Overall, this place has a more commercial, less divey/authentic feel than other restaurants, especially those on Cerillos Rd., but I don't mind, given its pluses. The place is quite huge as well. It also serves New Mexican vs. Mexican food. Don't get me wrong. I like the authenticity and some of the touches of Mexican food, but I also love the Americanized fatty-fatness of New Mexican food. (Homer Simpson: Hey, there's a NEW Mexico!) I ordered the combo platter, which came with an enchilada, a relleno, and a taco with shredded pork. Awesome. The sides were sweet, too. Pozole! I feel like the word pozole should be a battle cry, but perhaps I am belying my gringo ignorance. The other side was black beans. I don't recall anything special about the Christmas chiles I ordered, however. Perhaps that's what you get with a place like this. But that doesn't mean DON'T try Tortilla Flats! Try it for yourself. De gustibus non est disputandem.
(4)Earl M.
Old stand by has very good Mexican food. We had late lunch of green chile stew and tortilla soup with gigantic sopapillas. Still a good stop.
(4)Bryan W.
A+++ highly recommend for breakfast. What an amazing omelette. Cheese, bacon and chorizo smothered with green chili. It was cooked to perfection.
(5)Shawna C.
We waited to be seated. Then we waited... and waited, for a server. After quite a while we just left. The place was not busy, and 2 servers made themselves comfortable at a table not far from us for a chat. Not impressed!
(1)Leahi M.
I absolutely love coming here for a nice juicy steak and (if I'm not driving) a delicious cocktail made by Amelia. Not only is she pleasant to look at, her personality just brightens the day! She is a fun and witty bartender, carries great conversation and gives some of the best advice. My only complaint is that it's far from the downtown scene, for me everything outside of the plaza area is far...but it's always nice to get out of my norm and visit this great restaurant, if not only to see Amelia.
(5)Andrew D.
Local food at it's best.. had a chop steak with veggies and both red and green chiles. . Wow was it tasty and perfect down home service. Absolutely great!
(5)Eubie B.
A good place to bring out of towners new to NM cooking, the menu has a good balance of local favorites, including a very respectable relleno plate, as well as more standard fare like tacos and fajitas, and the house chile is reliably good, mild but still flavorful. Good for locals in need of comfort food and tourists looking to dip a toe into New Mexican cuisine.
(4)Harry S.
Not the best, Just ok. Disappointed in the food. Service was good, friendly and nice. Was hoping for dishes with more imagination and flavor.
(2)Clayton A.
Nah man. I'm not sure why anyone who's grown up in New Mexico would eat here. There are a million better options where you'll get better, more authentic and flavorful chile and where the food is of better quality and origin. Granted, the south side of town isn't known for it's New Mexican restaurants, but seriously, drive an extra few miles and you'll be happy you did. If you insist on eating on the south side of town, I recommend the Horseman's Tavern (or is it Horsehead? I forget) where you'll also get a big plate of unhealthy food, but at least there the chile is rich and flavorful and doesn't taste like it came from a can.
(2)James M.
I had the combination platter , it was to die for. Green chiles were just right, and the service was great. Will be going back soon !
(5)R Ashley C.
I'm sure it's a good place but I searched for Paleo near me and this was the first return. And there is nothing remotely Paleo oriented here.
(3)Lorenzo D.
Breakfast, lunch, or dinner, The Flats is always consistent. Good menu choices, even a seniors menu for 65 and over. The chili is tasty and has a good bite, but not so hot that you need to run to the nearest fire hydrant. The ambiance is casual, with contemporary pueblo interior design. Seating is great for one person or a table of 12 - plenty of room, but still personal.
(5)Eddie E.
The blue corn cheese enchilada's were some of the best I have ever had. It has been great over the years. It is the place to eat when going to Santa Fe.
(5)Timothy N.
The Place to Eat when in Santa Fe!!!!
(4)Julie H.
Nachos were alright, queso dip had an odd flavor. Tamale, enchilada, tacos & stuffed sopaipilla were good. Red chile was tastier than their green. Ultimate margarita was way better than regular. Sopaipillas were the best part & a nice way to end the meal. I would return to try their breakfast.
(3)Kathy G.
Terrible service!!! Very expensive!!! Food was not good,waiter never offered to refill drinks. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone!
(1)Dick H.
Enjoyable meal in pleasant surroundings.
(3)Pete G.
Day two of my road trip: Got into Santa Fe, NM late as I decided to see Arizona's National Petrified Forest (it's what Holbrook, AZ is famous for). Little did I know that it was 27 miles long with a 35 mph speed limit with lots of stops. I checked into my Quality Inn Motel from hell where I got the last parking space in town. So, needless to say, I wasn't going to move my car and wasn't going to dine on the vending machine, so I walked up Cerrillo Road to see what I could find. My choices within walking distance were, crossing a six lane highway under construction with NASCAR wannabes flying by (I kid you not, there an accident occurred while I was standing there), or on my side of the street, Taco Bell or Tortilla Flats. I chose the latter. I sat at the bar and asked for a Cadillac Margarita. The bartender grabbed a paper and pen then asked me what goes into my requested drink. I Googled it on my Droid for her. My second drink was a glass of wine. For dinner I ordered the Green Chili Chops: Two center cut Pork Chops smothered with Green Chile and topped with grilled Tomatoes and Onions. Not just a green chili sauce but a thick meaty salsa with the best grill I've ever experienced on tomatoes. And the chops were juicy tender; I could internally hear the swish/squish in my mouth as I chewed em up. For sides I got the calavacitas (squash with cheese, etc) and beans. What an awesome restaurant! Wish we had one back home just like this one...with real bartenders though!
(4)Barry B.
Very mediocore. Service is excellant. Margaritas are a 1 star at best. I had a beef brisket taco and the meat had no flavor. At first I thought there wasn't any cheese on it, but then I discovered they put the meat on top of it and there was only a very small amout. I also had a beef tamale and the sauce they put on it was a basic enchilada sauce that was way too heavy on the chili powder. Maybe having lived in Southern California all my life and have traveled 100 miles for good mexican food I am a bit picky, but this restaurant would never be in business very long in my area due to the competition.
(2)Linda B.
This is a companion location to what used to be in Jackson Hole and isn't there any longer. That said, they serve up a bowl of pure chile, either green or red, with beans/cheese or without, with or without ground beef. Where else in NM can you get a bowl of pure green or red chile without something else in or under it? And it's really great chile! I've dreamed about bowls of green or red, and my dreams were realized! On our first visit last week, our waitress was a dream and our meal was to die for. On the second visit, the experience was a little "different" but the food was also wonderful. Recommend you check this place out; you really will thank yourself for making the effort! Yummy!!
(4)Judy G.
We had lunch. No free chips and salsa here. Tamale plate for my husband. Chile relleno plate for me. Fair size portions. Prices, overpriced, as usual. What's with New Mexico? My husband enjoyed his except for the heartburn later. My Chiles were a little tough but the breading and sauce was very good. Sopapillas were huge and delicious with just a touch of honey. Service was a little slow. To many rooms for the waitress to keep up. I'd go back but nothing hit me as spectacular.
(3)S W.
Every time we come to Santa Fe this is a favorite stop, even if it is just for queso and chips and a margarita. The food is consistently good and reasonably priced. We highly recommend the queso with green chili! Sadly, the service was not as good as it had been in the past which is the only reason we lowered our rating.
(3)Carrie M.
Great place to eat . I had the Ultimate Cheeseburger. WOW !! You'll fall in love with this hamburger for sure. I'll post a pic
(5)Frank M.
We stopped for dinner after this place was recommended to us. I had the green Chile sopapilla and my wife had the fajitas. It was ok, nothing that stood out. The good: the service was good, salsa was good, and our food came fairly quick. The bad: The bathroom was dirty the water tasted funny and I think the prices were a little high for the quality of food. I guess I was expecting more. Did not make my "must come back" list, but a few people I know love it here.
(2)Donna C.
There wasn't much good to say about this place. I tried it because there are always a lot of cars in the parking lot but I don't understand why. The service was slow and the coffee was OK but not great. I asked for a veggie omelet with egg whites. The waitress ignored the egg white request and brought out a regular omelet so I sent it back. After waiting another 10 minutes, I got what I requested. However, the vegetables were from a frozen package and something seemed missing. When I was almost finished, I realized the cook forgot to put cheese in the omelet, even though the menu said 2 kinds of cheese are used. When I told the waitress, she offered to bring me a side of cheese which I declined and had a hard time to keep from laughing. It was such a miserable experience that I complained to the manager. I would never go back here!
(1)Terry S.
Our favorite New Mexican restaurant by far. The chile at this place is off the hook. Love it for both breakfast and dinner. Bring on the heat!
(5)Constant C.
After being told this place was sooo good, we tried it for a Sun brunch; what a disappointment. The service was slow to set things off. After we ordered, the waitress came back some time later to inform us the waffle maker was broken. The length of time it took for her to tell us this, is how long it should have taken to cook our order. My waffle wanting dining partners were NOT happy. So we got past that and finally received our order. It was okay. There was nothing extraordinary in any way, except perhaps how slow the service was.
(1)Shinta S.
We were looking for a lunch place during our three days vacation in Santa Fe. We drove on Cerrillos Rd, saw this place and decided to give it a try. I ordered a big bowl of Menudo with a side of one Chili Relleno with green sauce. My husband ordered some kind of burrito with green chili sauce. My kids had chicken tenders and beef, bean and cheese taco from the kids menu. The food here was alright, not very impressive. My Menudo was decent, had lots of tripe in it, but it was a big bowl. I could not finish it. The Chili Relleno was a better dish but I couldn't tell what was inside the chili. There might have been nothing in it, just fried breaded chili. The kids enjoyed the food ok. And my husband thought his was just so so. The service was decent.
(3)Brad H.
Tortilla flats is a new market entrant to Santa Fe. The decor is nice and the restaurant offers an approachable menu without being too overwhelming or offensive. It's exactly that neutral approach to both the food and the decor that makes this place a step up from Weck's but a step down from the Range Cafe or other eateries in the area.
(3)Terry M.
If you are too lazy to open a bag of chips, throw a can of beans on the stove and nuke some frozen food, come here, they will do it for you. We were particularly impressed by the imitation butter flavor on the frozen veggies. Yum. This was the worst meal I have ever had. You have been warned!
(1)Jim H.
When in Santa Fe go to Tortilla Flats. Whatever you have, you have to try the red chile. I think it's one of the best in SF! Try the green chile too. Beware - ask which is hotter and sample to taste. Reasonable prices for SF. Don't forget the sopaipillas and honey for dessert. My personal favorite: Carne Adovada - (red chile roasted pork loin) - YUM!
(5)Penelope B.
I've been for breakfast, very good, and most recently for a bowl of red chili and some tequila at night. Totally different experiences! Both delicious though. I really love their red chili. It was a quiet night early in the week. So different from the packed breakfast experience. But they do a delicious breakfast so it's understandable. So hard to decide on which amazing breakfast place to go in Santa Fe! You locals are lucky. In that respect.
(5)J A.
Although Tortilla Flats has long been one of my favorite eating places in Santa Fe. We had lunch on a Saturday, and while busy it took about 40 minutes to get our order. As I said it was busy but not that busy. There were several open tables available. We got our drinks and waited and waited for our order. When it arrived some 40 minutes later we were disappointed. My order was not hot. It must have sat for awhile before it was brought to our table. Same with my wife's order. Additionally, she had a very dry taco on her plate and no sauce for it. When we finally got our waiters attention, he asked her if she still wanted it. Overall a very disappointing experience. A $30.00 tab for a meal that would have been better presented and tasting from your local Sonic.
(2)Paulette N.
I had been thinking about Tortilla Soup all day, and man, this was the place to get it... all the characteristics necessary to pull off a good Tortilla Soup. Hot, sweet and spicy...all in one bowl! An excellent find
(4)Riva W.
I eat at Tortilla flats often after my morning work out. I love the people and the food is amost always very good. But, they are one of the restaurants that overcharge for iced tea, soft drinks, and coffee. Also, their coffee has good flavor but is weak so is definitely not worth the almost $3.00 charge. They aren't stingy with the lemon so I almost always get water with lemon.
(3)R M.
We have been to Tortilla Flats three times on vacation trips, and it is one of our favorites in Santa Fe. We went once in July 2000 (years before it was redecorated - it looked like a Denny's) and twice in 2007 (May and August). We were poised to eat there in 2008 but had eaten such a late lunch elsewhere that we couldn't justify it. Our most memorable meal was during August 2007, our last night before returning home. We sat outside, a mariachi band played inside, the food was wonderful. It capped the summer perfectly. We enjoy just about any New Mexico cuisine but have only ordered stuffed beef sopaipillas, burritos, and chile rellanos at Tortilla Flats. I've had the red and green chile and both were fine, and the sopaipillas are good. With luck, I'll eat at Tortilla Flats this summer; it's on my agenda!
(4)Ken H.
Friendly though slow service at times gives Tortilla Flats 4 stars. The food is 5 stars. Skip the margaritas (too weak and not mixed correctly), but try the local Santa Fe pale ale on tap. The green and red chili are incredible with everything!
(4)S C.
Quality breakfast. Good service. Local crowd.
(4)Joe K.
Great Service and great food every time. I forget how easy and good this restaurant is. Really good red and green chile, fantastic and generous guacamole. Nice people, too
(5)Alina G.
Food is good, but the flies buzzing around every time I have eaten there - take away my enthusiasm to even finish my meal. Watching a fly eating the honey off the outside of the container on the table takes the appetite away. I can get the same food elsewhere. This restaurant needs to spend some money on extermination. Servers do a good job, but disappear frequently and take a long time to bring the check.
(2)Carole L.
Overall: pretty good but not out of this world. Had breakfast/lunch: breakfast burrito w/ green chile and chorizo, stuffed sopapilla and tacos. Portion sizes were generous and food was tasty, but just shy of 5 stars. We'd eat there again, but would't go out of our way for it. Atmosphere/decor was very nice and comfortable, and the staff was very friendly.
(4)Justin S.
As someone who used to live in Santa Fe and now who visits there at least once a year, Tortilla Flats is one of the few places that I have to visit at least more than once. I used to only go there for breakfast but recently have realized that it does have some very good lunch and dinner items as well. But let me be honest, the breakfast is the best thing about this place and really anything you get, you cannot go wrong. I love the breakfast burrito with green chili, because not only is northern New Mexico chili the best, Tortilla Flats seems to get some of the best green chili in the city. Although, one would think that the red chili would be great too, it is not. As good as the green chili is at Tortilla Flats, the red chili is mediocre at best. However, if you get any meal with green chili, you will not be disappointed. I also love the Traditional, which is eggs, hash browns and toast or get the Hardy Traditional, which is all the previously mentioned items with a choice of breakfast meat. Then I like to smother my Traditional with green chili. If you are not a chili fan, the French toast is also fantastic and you get 6 slices, which is plenty. For lunch or dinner, I love the chicken and potato burrito, with green chili. It looks just like the breakfast burrito, in fact, the majority of the burritos look alike but they all have a unique taste. I have also had the roast beef burrito and the ground meat burrito and from what I remember, they both were very good, although I have stopped eating red meat over three years ago so those meals may have changed. The restaurant itself went through a re-design a few years ago and the new scenery has improved the place even more. Although the bar may remind some of you as a fancy Starbucks, it is still a nice place to get a drink or have a meal. The prices for Santa Fe are very fair, most likely because it is not located on the Plaza, but you can easily have a breakfast for four for $40 or less. When the restaurant gets crowded, parking can become an issue within the Tortilla Flats parking lot but they have said parking is available across the street in the bowling alley lot. Overall, I personally believe this place is a must visit when in Santa Fe, as long as you stay away from the red chili.
(5)Suzan V.
Recommended by our hotel front desk. Great food - and my husband's roots are in Northern New Mexico, where Tortilla Flat's recipes are from. We really enjoyed our meals! Disappointing chips (so what), and mediocre service and ambiance, but the food is great and very New Mexican! I ordered the Brisket Quesadilla - super - and HUGE! Husband ordered stacked Blue Corn beef enchiladas with green chile and calabacitas - super! We left full and happy! Oh - good prices as well, and very family friendly.
(4)Paul D.
Surprisingly decent as it reeks "poseur" from the outside and decor. Had the Papa Nachos with bacon, which were quite unique and tasty, and split a briscuit chimi with my wife (Christmas style, of course). House salsa is very fresh and tasty. Green chili is moderately warm and at least is green. Real standout is the red chili, very good.
(4)Matt B.
Just ordered the Carne Adovada plate and was not very impressed. It didn't have much flavor at all and tasted very plain. chips and salsa were pretty good but I will definitely order something else if I come back.
(2)Tom B.
Had a marketing piece at our hotel saying this is where the locals eat. They must not like people they do not know. Food was sub par and service way below par. Food not cooked as we specified (crispy hash browns we asked for were soft and mushy), corned beef hash was NOT corn beef hash, salsa I asked for never showed up and water glass sat empty for more than 10 minutes. Maybe they were just having an off day. I do not recall the last time I left a 10% tip - should have left nothing for service we recieved. When we asked an elderly lady for sauce (she may be an owner) she said she would get a server - acted like we were an inconvenience. First and last trip to Tottilla Flats.
(1)Adam Issac W.
Great happy hour at the bar, friendly service. Favorite dish is guacamole.
(4)Fred B.
over priced, poor service, boring food.
(2)Jake R.
Santa Fe Native. Used to be #1 now you can get anything they serve, in your local grocery store.(check out the frozen food area). The service, NONE. Everyone working there acts like it's killing them to be there and they could care less about you. From dirty dishes to unclean tables. NO THANKS !!
(1)Carl G.
I had breakfast for the first time at Tortilla Flats. I thought I would try their huevos rancheros. It was delicious, had a big serving size, and an affordable price. The chile sauce was amazing. Good stuff!
(5)Elaine A.
In Sante Fe from San Diego, so I know good Mexican food and food was not only good but well priced. Service was exceptional! Locals go here ... that says it all.
(5)Mithra H.
This is my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe. The BEST sopapillas in town for sure--light, fluffy, lots of flavor, and they always come hot to the table. The enchiladas here are delicious: the red sauce is fantastic. Love the pisole instead of rice, too. The atmosphere is laidback and feels like a family joint. Come here for sure!!
(5)Sam A.
Tourists and a few locals LOVE this place, which I don't really understand... The dinner food is OK (and that's the only food that I've eaten there (so this review is based on that factor alone) but I think it falls flat. It is affordable, and the service is usually on top of things, but I personally think that something is missing every time I eat here... Certainly, it's better than fast food, but the green chile isn't my style in that it is virtually tasteless in comparrison to many other restaurants in the same vein in the area. At least they do offer well drinks in a city that shudders at the very thought, but even those aren't all that great from my experience.
(3)O T.
A little on the pricey side. Big restaurant with plenty of room. Recommend the tortas. Carne adovada burrito spicey and on the dry side. Good service.
(3)Heidi P.
While I'm not a local, I have had plenty of authentic "New Mexican" food. For an out of towner, the sopapillas may seem amazing, but believe me, there are much, much better places! One of the first things we thought was that it seemed like a New Mexican restaurant with a generic Denny's feel. First our service was horrible. We had been flying all day and were starving. The food took way too long to arrive. When it did, everyone's food was luke warm. Our chips and salsa was never refilled and half of the chips were soggy, like something got spilled on them. Also, one of my dining partners ordered beans that she never received, and the waitress never came back to check on us. I ordered the red chili bowl with chicken, beans, and cheese. It hit the spot but was nothing special. The prices were a little high for the quality of food. I was stoked about the sopapilla that came with my red chile bowl, but disappointed with them once I tried it. They were huge and fluffy, but bland. They needed salt. The honey on the tables had a weird off flavor. Overall, not bad food, but not the best bang for your buck. Don't think Tortilla Flats is the epitome of New Mexican dining! Almost every New Mexican restaurant serves delicious, piping hot sopapillas for free, in addition to chips and salsa!
(2)Cara B.
TERRIBLE. Do NOT eat here!!!!!!!!! One of the lamest most bland restaurants I've EVER eaten at. Tasteless. My rice was cold. Also not cheap for how horrendous the food was. Taco Bell is better than this.
(1)Paul B.
Great lunches. The taco plate has three huge tacos, plus posole and your choice of beans, with either two flour tortillas or two gigantic sopapillas. The brisket taco is wonderful. The chile rellenos are amazingly good. Both green and red chile are very good and not through the roof hot. The best bargain is the Frito Pie, a big bowl of chili over fritos and topped with cheese, lettuce and tomato. An excellent place for New Mexican cuisine.
(4)Michael S.
Excellent green chili, great margaritas.
(4)Jill P.
Looking for a casual dinner and didn't want fast food. Read a few reviews so decided to give Tortilla Flats a try. So glad we did. I couldn't decide what to order so I got the combination plater. Good thing I was hungry. You get complimentary chips and salsa but it's like $1.50 for refills, but by the time you get done with the first batch dinner was served. I ordered my dinner with the red sauce and had a nice warm heat going in my mouth the entire dinner. Perfect. My husband got the pulled pork quesadilla with green sauce and couldn't, wouldn't, stop commenting on how tender it was and how it melts in your mouth. He also had a margarita. The sopapillas were awesome to finish off dinner. Lovin it... Our waitress was new and she was great. She showed interest in us, kept my ice tea full and we had a fun time. She didn't act bored or treat us like a paycheck like so many do. Our dinner for two was $35, w/o tip. I would go back in a heartbeat.
(4)Mariela S.
Tired and hungry from traveling from Phoenix to my new assignment in New Hampshire, I decided to stop by here to eat and have a margarita before my next stop in Colorado Springs. I'm not used to eating by myself and I decided to sit at the bar- that way I could check out and see what the other people were eating without looking nosy. The burrito next to me looked delicious, all cheesy and full of green chile and beans, yum. On the other side was a yummy breakfast plate which made my stomach growl. I didn't want to eat too much and I feared a food coma while driving. So I decided to go ahead and get the daily special- which was Menudo. No, not the band, menudo is a soup made with cow stomach and sometimes hominy. My mom's menudo recipe is excellent and its been a while since I've had it. I had to wait a while to order as the bartender talked to a local. No chips and salsa while you wait, no glass of water either. My house margarita came first. I like mine on the rocks with salt and this one came in a nice tall glass. The margarita was decent, I was thirsty and tried not to drink it as fast as I would have wanted, since there were no chips or water to take the edge of the tequila, which was rapidly making its way straight to my head. I couldn't ask for water because there was no one at the bar to help me. My food took a good 10-15 minutes to get there, but it was nice and hot. The bowl was a nice portion for the 4 bucks I was paying for it with lots of meat and hominy, nice and hearty. I was rather disappointed that I didn't get any tortillas and that they were not offered when I ordered my food. I did get saltines, which made no sense to me, maybe its a New Mexico thing. I had lemon, oregano, cilantro and onion, all the garnishes to make a perfect bowl of menudo. Overall the food was great and super well priced. The service was slow and lacking service. They would ask how your food was, but it was obvious they didn't care. No chips, no tortillas, but I would love to go there again and give it another shot.
(4)Bob R.
When I am in New Mexico, I have not dined until I have had sopaipillas with honey. We scanned the Santa Fe phone business directory, and found that many restaurants have menus listed. We found that Tortilla Flats listed sopaipillas, so we called to make sure they were open since some restaurants are closed from 2-5 PM in the off season, or are not open at all. We were seated next to a couple of chaps diving into Fajitas for 2, around $22. The portion was so large; that there was no way they were ever going to finish it. We took this into consideration before placing our orders. I ordered hard shell chicken tacos from the ala carte menu (about $2.50 each), and my wife had carnitas. We sampled a basket of baked tortillas with salsa while sipping our drinks, and waiting for the entrees. The chicken tacos were superb. The chicken was warm, tender, delicately seasoned, and smothered in fresh lettuce and diced tomatoes. Rarely do I ever find chicken tacos this delicious; in fact, the only other competitive place that comes to mind is in Merced, CA. My wife's carnitas were also superb. While we were starting on the main entrees, our orders of 2 sopaipillas each, each order about $2.20, arrived. They were huge, piping hot, and with a drizzle of honey, fantastic. I don't think I have ever seen sopaipillas this large before. A single order of 2 would have sufficed. As we finished eating, the waitress, recognizing there was no room left, cheerfully asked us if we needed another order. She was obviously a seasoned veteran, easily able to sense when to leave us alone, and when to offer assistance. This restaurant is not cluttered up with the bric-a-brac that some places think is necessary to establish authenticity. It is a simple place with a great staff, and terrific food. Abandon the chains, and eat with the locals!
(4)Nenette Y.
Went to Tortilla Flats the weekend before... Definitely recommend making reservations or else be prepared to wait. And wait. I dunno, food was fine but Tortilla Flat's isn't worth it if you have to drive out of your way, so I don't understand why there was such a long wait? Service was alright although our waitress seemed frazzled and impatient with us. The silver lining? The sopapillas... OMG, are those for real? Warm fried dough that you drizzle with honey (they had raw honey, yum!)... if you ever find yourself in New Mexico you've gotta ask for Sopapillas. You won't go wrong there.
(3)Scott B.
5 star food, 1 star service.
(3)H D.
Excellent fajitas and other assorted goodies. Reasonably priced for Santa Fe. Very helpful staff. I would definitely return.
(4)jack t.
This is a favorite of local Santa Feans, and with good reason. The beef brisket burritos are particularly delicious (though not always available). I'v never had the green here, but the red chile sauce is wonderful. Less touristy than the New Mexican restaurants downtown, and tastier. There's only a couple places on Earth I'd rather get my chile fix.
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