Estevan - Santa Fe

My husband and I visited Santa Fe over the New Year holidays and ate at Estevan’s on December 28th. It did not disappoint. I had the Lamb Sirloin and my husband the Estevan’s Enchiladas. My meal was a special and was expensive at over $40.00. But it was cooked perfectly and so were vegetables.

A BIG disappointment. The place is little but the decoration doesn’t have ANY distinctive look, nothing special or traditional; when I read about the history of the owner I expected a place that represents, origins, passion, tradition, legacy it had NOTHING. Then at least I was expecting a delicious meal…. Food presentation was very ordinary. My husband ordered a Rib Eye (he is a steak connoisseur) and unfortunately the quality was very low and the cooks are not well trained to cook up steak. Charging $46 dollars for a super low quality steak is abusive. I ordered the trout which was okay but the rice seemed « parboiled rice » that you can buy on the supermarket. I ordered a house Sangria which was really good but the glass had 80% ice so I calculate the drink may have been 2.5 oz the most and paying $17 for a simple drink is abusive too. In addition to this our waiter kept forgetting stuff we ordered. However his attitude was good and I understand he was a bit unexperienced, but the fact that he didn’t pay enough attention didn’t help to the overall experience. In general the place looks like it was recently rented so maybe in the future it will look cooler, with unexperienced waiters and overpriced low quality food.

We dine here every time we visit Santa Fe. Love the ambiance and the owner stopping by to see how things are. My lamb chops were delicious and my friend’s char was very delicious and well prepared. Estevan delivers a wonderful dining experience

We went there for Christmas Day and they had a fixed menu. The place is nice and has a great location. Chef came out a couple of times to see how things were going, and the service was great. However, the food was just ok. Came out warm vs. hot, and lacked flavor and layering. The fixed menu price was $95 bucks, which seemed very high...should have been closer to $70. They were trying with the food, so I give them that.

Collected with dear friends and created a valuable for ever remembering eating before the cozy heart (with a real fire knistert! in a cold winter night and enjoyed every bit of the chef estevans talent with a butter bottle red. many thanks!