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Coyote Cafe And Rooftop Cantina in Santa Fe is a two star Southwestern restaurant. This is a moderately priced, popular place. It's been awarded the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence award. Know before you go: this place features great views. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a hip atmosphere. This restaurant features fine wines. This restaurant is handicap accessible.
5.0 of 5 stars.
Holy cow this place is awesome. Great place to mingle with fun locals, great view, awesome drinks and New Mexican food. I was there for 5 days and went there every day, either for lunch, dinner,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I took a nice weekend break to Santa Fe with our then 13 month old. Before walking around The Plaza, we proceeded here to have lunch at Coyote Cafe. One of the specials was some sopas de...
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We (3) ate here (upstairs inside) over a year ago, so I don't have details. My appetizer was a creative attempt that just didn't work for me. Sorry, I can't recall what it was. The remaining two...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
If I was rating the menu descriptions, they'd get 4 or 5 stars. Unfortunately, for them, though, I'm rating the food.After reading the menu and ordering, I was really looking forward to the upcoming...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This review is for the upstairs Cantina.My wife and I went here at the recommendation of a local shop owner.After being seated, we waited, and waited, and waited and waited some more, as we held our...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Loved this place! A great outdoor patio with plenty of shade to escape the blazing sun. The food was great, the atmosphere lively. The margaritas were tasty, but i could've used a little larger...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great restaurant in a great location (rooftop). The food was great as was the service. Everything came quickly and the portions were great. Not too expensive either.
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Set off the Coyote Cafe (which is set off the Plaza), the Coyote Cantina is a fine place to tie on a couple of drinks in the warm Santa Fe summer afternoons. They usually reserve tables for people...
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
went for lunch last week. got a very lukewarm reception by what appeared to be the manager, then the hostess, and staff when I was trying to get to my table. my waiter was super friendly though. food...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A good place for hanging out and watching the sunset. I went there solo, sat at the "rail" overlooking the street. I had pretty good views of the sunset, the mountains, and the clouds over the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Two words: Really greasy. We ordered the Navajo tacos and the fish tacos. The Navajo tacos were a hodgepodge of meats piled on fried Indian bread topped with sour cream and guacamole. If I were...
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, so coyote Cantina didn't have a whole lot on the menu for us veg-heads...one entree to be exact, but I certainly can't complain about that. The BF and I ordered the veggie tacos to share, along...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sleepy, sleepy little Santa Fe. ahhhh... (YAWWN)You'll hear of great places to eat in Santa Fe and then you'll get there and wonder where they all are. Coyote Cafe is in the top 3 places you'll find...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We ate here on a very slow Wednesday in February. Maybe we met the old cliche about service getting thrown off its rhythm when there isn't enough work to do. Our service was an odd combination of slow...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Coyote Cafe!Let me just say it was Astounding. The best birthday meal i have ever had.Chef Eric DiStefano is the master of cuisine in the Southwest.We were served six courses at the chef's table.......
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
^ A group of us went in September and enjoyed the personal attention of the chef and his staff. Having dinner with two of Santa Fe's finest attorneys and the owner of the Santa Fe Winery had it's...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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I've only been here for lunch, on the outdoor rooftop. It was great fun for a long, boozy lunch on vacation. They have a great selection of margaritas, and the food is outstanding. The indoor part of the...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Four of us went here to dinner during the Wine & Chile FIesta and had a very enjoyable meal. Reading about changes in ownership and in the kitchen made us pause, although in the end we found no fault...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Unhelpful and very unprofessional. We tried to plan a lunch there for 2 months and they would not call us back though we called several times. Eventually they did call 3 days before we departed for...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It is a bit of a tight fit inside the restaurant when busy which is most of the time. The service if fair and the food is pretty good but not exactly over the top either. The best thing about this...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have no idea why people continue to eat at this restaurant. I guess a good reputation takes a long time to break.We ate inside.The ambience is early 1990's.They seem to be trying so hard to be...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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We opted to eat and have drinks at the rooftop cantina of the Coyote. The place was packed and very noisy. Service was rather mediocre as the young female server we had kept going over and flirting with some...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just right for a casual weekday dinner. As a salute to the desert Southwest, I didn't have my usual martini but instead a Dos Equis (which Coyote has on tap) and a shot of silver tequila. Possibly...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Got 10 bucks to spend on the best Pina Colada of your life? Go to the cantina on a nice breezy afternoon and indulge in a Coco Loco. After you're done you will have a nice little buzz going so when...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think that the Coyote Cafe would be an ideal place to go sit out on the rooftop for drinks and appetizers. The rooftop is great place to watch the sunset. The drinks are fun and tasty. I had a mango...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I ate here my first time in Santa Fe. I can't say I remember the food too well, . . . .What I do remember is being on the rooftop and enjoying my mango margarita. It was bliss!
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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Santa Fe was a great experience except for Coyote Cafe. Overpriced, poor quality and unaccomodating. Coyote Cafe should be avoided. There are far better experiences to be had in Santa Fe.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great location, great atmosphere, and good food. Try the fish tacos and be sure to sit outside. The inside seating feels more like a dressy restaurant. Don't expect to find great beers. Try the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend his dad and myself had dinner here back in 2005. I have never been but they both have. Very cool atmosphere, upstairs, cool lighting with some kinda lava images projected on the wall. We...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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I consider myself a foodie. I have eaten at many good restaurants; however, the Cayote Cafe is not one of them. The food was fair- heavy sauces, dishes that were appropriately uncomplicated, but not...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came here for a quick lunch. Santa Fe has quarter sucking parking meters on every street and my server was kind enough to magically change my dollars into quarters.....Anyway, it was very easy to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
There is something about drinking margs, eating chips and salsa while looking down from an open second floor rooftop bar on tourists. Rooftop Cantina offers lots of looking in a tight fit open air bar...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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Table ready at exact time of reservation--good,attentive service-atmosphere and appetizers and dinner very good esp. the Sea Bass.
openlist - user review - 05/06/2008
5.0 of 5 stars.
Downstairs is pricyCantina gives food plus viewWatch pretty people(I think this place has such a fun atmosphere, and the food served is of the highest quality. Great place to go if you don't want to...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was lucky enough to eat at Coyote Cafe in its prime and those were some memorable meals. But the second (and last) bad meal I had there was around 2005/06 and we won't be going back this time. It...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We were really looking forward to our meal here as the new Chef/Owner from Geronimo had a great reputation. We went on a Tuesday night, and the place was very busy but not packed.First off I must say...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Gauche. Phony haute cuisine for nouveau riche wannabes. The Coyote portrays itself as an elite fine-dining experience, but what you get is mouthbreathing busboys in hideous t-shirts hovering over...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Summary:--fairly easy to be seated as a walk-in when the restaurant downstairs is jammed--good, non-standard food--ok for vegetarians with some effort--interesting people watching--listed as being...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food was quite good, and we lucked out with a fantastic, secluded table.As some reviewers have mentioned, it's on the pricier side, but I do agree that everyone who visits Santa Fe should try this...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Another stop on our four corners road trip.I was fed well, the food is very good, though on the pricey side. The corn bread is the best, and worth five stars by itself. But in overall food, it was...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We were only in Santa Fe for one night because we're on a cross country road trip. We love Santa Fe so we made it a point to stop there even though we had limited time. Our night was made perfect with...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I wasn't very impressed. I had heard great reviews. All I can say positive about this place was the bread...they had amazing corn bread and some other green chile bread.
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My girlfriend and I enjoyed a mid-week lunch on the open-air, upper deck. From what I have heard, dining on the open patio is much more affordable than the restaurant proper (see Rachel Ray's book/TV...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Was in Santa Fe on a business trip and went here. I wouldn't have gone otherwise, because it was pricey with not a lot of selection. Only one vegetarian thing, and a handful of other entrees....
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2007
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We went to the cantina portion of the coyote. It's more casual and has an al fresco setting overlooking Water street. They have some slammin' margharitas and some of the best guacamole my girlfriend and I had...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A Santa Fe institution. Mark Miller is a very talented cook. The food is phenomenal, but relatively expensive. If you do not want to break the bank, drop in for a cocktail (they have great drink...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The cheaper upstairs version to Coyote Cantina, this is a great place to go grab dinner or just drinks with a friend. Overlooking the road it's pretty cool with a great atmosphere. The food is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We had dinner here our first night in Santa Fe. It was decent but the wait for a table was very long indeed. Luckily we had spirited conversation with our companions and a frothy adult beverage to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2006
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I would never go to this place again, I was pretty annoyed that it was the last place I ate in in Santa Fe, because the rest of my experience in this town was fantastic. Overpriced generic mexican food, a...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/04/2006
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wait staff ignored us. the drinks are overpriced. do yourself a favor, go somewhere else.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/30/2006
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Had a wonderful time and meal at the Coyote recently.The service was attentive and the food met our expectations.Loved the modern,SW, decor.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/09/2005
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Good food. Good drinks. Good atmosphere. Nice outside bar overlooking the street below. Friendly staff.
citysearch.com - user review - 07/14/2002
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World-renowned chef and cookbook author Mark Miller has been "charged with single-handedly elevating the chile to haute status." That statement from the New York Times Magazine sums up the experience of eating...
frommers.com - user review
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this multi-award winning cafe quickly became popular after opening its doors in the early 1990s. the festive decor, capable wait staff and wonderful food have contributed to this popularity. owner and chef...
wcities.com - user review
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we arrived timely and had to wait over 30 minutes past our reservation time...
restaurantrow.com - user review
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the magic red sauce was hot and tasty and magically the "hot" disappeared in 10 or 15 seconds...
fodors.com - user review
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touristy, bold, and presided over by celebrity chef mark miller, this is the restaurant lots of people love to bad-mouth. say what you will, coyote cafe manages to produce superbly original southwest cooking,...
nytimes.com - user review
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on a cold late december night, ally and i got into santa fe around 8:00 pm, and we wanted to try the famous place called coyote cafe, a new mexican food landmark located right in the middle of town. they were,...
igougo.com - user review
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contemporary rooms with innovative cooking. mark miller, a well known chef, masterminded this popular dining spot. the dining room is accented with colorful folk art and cowhide chairs...
10best.com - user review
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see and be seen, day or night...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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considering all the hype about this restaurant i expected something very special and was extremely disappointed......
tripadvisor.com - user review
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from succulent vegetarian to spicy seafood...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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the lower scale cafe below Coyote Cafe has been a customer service nightmare the last time I went..Don't take your children to the Cottonwoods because they claim to have no childrens' menu
travel.yahoo.com - user review
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Coyote Cafe continues to be Santa Fe's most famous and celebrated restaurant, feted by critics and return visitors alike. We are celebrating our 20th year! Joining Coyote Cafe as Executive Chef/Owner is world...
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