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For three star Mexican, try Tecolote Cafe in Santa Fe. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a casual atmosphere. This restaurant is very affordable. This place features breakfast and brunch.
5.0 of 5 stars.
There is a reason why this restaurant has an average of 4.5 with that fifth star ready to burst out its little orange square! This was hands down the best breakfast we had on our trip through out...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the first NM breakfast/brunch places that I went to during my recent destination wedding trip to Santa Fe. And actually one of the best. Huevos Rancheros, Enchiladas, and a Pork Chop dish...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The owner of the amazing Tecolote commented on my review - and I am humbled to revise my earlier, opinionated review that assumed something that was just flat out wrong. I hope that my stupid review...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place for breakfast/brunch! There was a super long line when we arrived at this place, but the wait was worth it! Our waitress was very helpful in giving us suggestions on what to eat. The bread...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delightfully fresh-mex breakfast food! Waitstaff here are friendly, all smiles :) I am glad our waittress was opinionated about specific things on the menu that she preferred, instead of saying...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had a fantastic breakfast early on a Sunday morning of a Carne Adovada Burrito served "Christmas style" with red and green sauces on each end of the burrito. The burrito was very tasty and spicy....
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely fantastic for traditional NM food. Blue Corn Pinon Pancakes, Green Chile, Red Chile Adovada..... Everything was great. Topped off with friendly servers and a kicked back environment....
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Breakfast just doesn't get any better than at Tecolote Cafe in Santa Fe! Each visit to Santa Fe finds me starting my day at Tecolote's several times during the week. The food is consistently good from...
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my top two picks for breakfast in Santa Fe because they serve up amazing, no-nonsense eatsTecolote dishes out a mean breakfast. Of course the the highlight of the menu has to be the "New Mexico...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is really fantastic. Usually when I see some poster of someone from Food TV visiting I'm a little weary. This place was awesome though.The food is top-notch and the chile is usually both...
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I confess, I'm a bit of a Tecolote addict. The green chile here is among the best in town, the Huevos Rancheros a plate of heaven. Atmosphere is very casual and the place bustles with both local and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a cute down-home Mex breakfast joint. The breakfast burrito (XMas style) was HUGE and pretty tasty. Too huge. The breakfast basket was good. I especially enjoyed the fresh-made blueberry...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Another mainstay brunch restaurant in the same vein as Tia Sophia's, The Pantry, and Horseman's Haven. Another restaurant with an extrordinary long wait if you go there on the weekend too. Both of...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We took a road trip for New Years and decided to take the drive to this place after seeing it on Diner's, Drive-ins and Dives. My husband wanted to try it for the green Chile. The place is very...
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was hoping for a good meal after the plate of boiled socks in bland chili sauce I ate at Cafe Pasqual's last night. Fortunately, Tecolote Cafe did not disappoint. I had the breakfast burrito X-mas...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great Eggs Benedict. Very good baked products. Slighty less good fried eggs. Go for something more unusualGreat for kids. Good service.
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I had the blue pinon pancakes with morning star farms veggie sausage links. Chris and I shared the bakery basket. It was a solid breakfast joint. The service was very friendly and fast.
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
just thinking about this place makes me want to go back to santa fe... we had a late brunch here on sunday (recommended by Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives). even though the place looked...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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We always go to breakfast here before we leave town. We love the bread basket and the somthered breakfast burritos. They are always packed but they wait is always worth it. Reasonable prices for the amount of...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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My husband and I saw this restaurant featured on the Food Network and decided to check it out while on a recent trip to Santa Fe. We went on a Sunday after church and saw a line out the door. We knew it had to...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Food from Tecolote on a warm Sunday morning, it doesn't get any better than this. We eat there so much, the staff knows my children almost as well as I do! (Seriously, they know their names and what...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's good.. But I found the chili to be so hot once that I could not even taste the food.. my mouth was burning.. if you are up to the challenge... go!
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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Great green chile!! I always get the eggs Benedict with a side of green chile, but everything is really good. Always ask for the bakery basket as your side. It comes with really good muffins and biscuits....
citysearch.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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My husband and I read about this place in a guide book, and it was right down the street from our hotel. They had a great selection of items on the menu, ranging from the basic breakfast items, like eggs,...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When visiting Santa Fe this summer, this was one of my favorite breakfast places I found. It is downhome, casual, friendly, and reasonable. I had an egg dish with tortillas and fried bananas I...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Obviously Tecolote (Little Owl) Cafe needs a reviewer who's been there more than once. There is probably nothing on the menu I haven't tried over the last 20 years. Although all the choices are...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have to get a healthy dose of hatch green chiles and new mexico red chili when I am in New Mexico and will take it at any meal possible. My brother-in-law suggested this place on a recommendation...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have heard that the breakfast burritos and Mexican style omelets are good here. I, for one, will dream about the pinion pancakes for the rest of my life.
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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What can I say- great food, cute place, good views? All of the above. The waitstaff was attentive, friendly, and were very informative when it came to things to do and see, where to stay, local customs and...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/26/2006
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Ordered Breakfast and found the food to be very bland...I could have stayed at home and had a more tastey meal at a much less price....
citysearch.com - user review - 07/06/2005
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tecolote is my choice for a reasonably priced meal in santa fe...
dine.com - user review
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food critics agree that tecolote cafe is one of the best restaurants in which to enjoy breakfast or brunch. the santa fe omelet is bursting with all of the wonderful ingredients that flavor the southwest....
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