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The Shed in Santa Fe is a three star Mexican restaurant. This is a moderately priced, popular place. This place features outdoor dining. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a casual atmosphere. This restaurant features private rooms. Diners found the food outstanding.
4.0 of 5 stars.
I usually don't agree with 1 or 2 star reviews as they tend to be about an awful situation or occurrence rather then an overall review of a restaurant. That being said, I can TOTALLY understand most...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Where do I begin?! My boyfriend and I were in Santa Fe two weeks ago (on Monday, 10/5 to be exact), and stumbled onto The Shed around 5:00 p.m. It was perfect timing - so we thought - as we both...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i really loved my experience at the shed. it's the closest any restaurant has ever come to casa nueva (athens, oh). cute waitstaff, nice outdoor seating area, great margaritas, and wonderful food....
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The nice thing about Santa Fe is if you live in the west and have a plane it is easy to fly in and out off! That is why whenever my buddy wants to take me up in his plane! I say lets go to Santa Fe...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
All I can say is the next time I am in Santa Fe I am eating here. The best red chile sauce. I am planning on ordering some online next month!Make sure you make reservations.
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sorry to be dominating the Yelp postings for Santa Fe but the anticipation of going back in a few weeks has me reminiscing about all of the great times I've had there.The Shed is my earliest memory of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The ambience of this restaurant is really friendly and New Mexicanish. Loved the food here (especially the free nachos lol).
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Sat at the bar, had a red chili enchilada combo. Plate was severely nuked.
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Shed is busy and the first thing I have tell you about this place is how to get a table there. It is advisable to call ahead and make a reservation. If not, get there right when it opens and get...
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a MUST visit anytime you go to Santa Fe, especially during fiestas.
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love, love, love The Shed. Creative take on New Mexican cuisine, and the best red and green chile to be found in Santa Fe. Moderately priced, with a cozy, welcoming atmosphere--and good, strong...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
OMG - the best salsa and the red chili was seriously good. We ate lunch here on our first full day in Santa Fe and got so excited when they brought our food I had to post a picture of it on Facebook -...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
good romantic delicious dinneri waited a long long long time for this meal. about an hour and a half. thats kind of a long time to wait for new mexican food in a city with dozens of new mexican...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Just to be clear, this review is for lunch only.... and it's NOT going to be a great one. Lunch menu is unimaginative and lacks the character that this place seems to embody. The taste to value ratio...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Shed is usually quite busy in the evenings. If you're like me and not organized enough to call ahead for a reservation, put your name in and then hang out in their beautiful patio, or stroll...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
To be fair, we gave this 2 stars since it was a Friday during Lent and we couldn't eat any dishes with meat.First off, DO NOT order Mexican food in Santa Fe if you are from Texas. They do not have...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Mexican? Creative cuisine? Ok, listen up:1) One free refill on soda? Give me a break!2) French garlic bread with Mexican food? That's about as "creative" as the original Tuscan style chicken pizza at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a winner.Big menu filled with NM specialties. Excellent margaritas. Efficient and friendly service. Good food -- I had blue-corn enchiladas with green sauce, BF had shrimp -- although...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is not only the best deal in town, (some really $$$$$ places here - ie: tourist traps), but best food as well. Very authentic, (opened 1953, onto 3rd generation), recipes. This a MUST to try...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Since we arrived and saw the light of day in Santa Fe, so much has reminded me of Austin, and the Shed continues that trend. Set behind doors that open to a courtyard you are greeted by walls and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The best red chile sauce I have ever had. The portions are big enough to split here so get the red chile enchilada and enjoy! There is generally a long wait but a seat at the bar is just as good as...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place, and being from Denver, I only get to go about once a year. It may be touristy and whatnot but it is so good. The red chili is hot and delicious, especially on the blue enchiladas....
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went with a very large group (30 ) and the service was pretty good. The wait staff was friendly and helpful, even though they were very busy handling all of us. If you order a margarita, get it on...
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Shed makes the best red chile sauce in America. You could put it on anything and it will be good. The place is great aside from the wait. I noticed all of the bad reviews are from Californians....
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Shed is a great interpretation of New Mexican food. I actually love the wait because it makes me hungry enough to enjoy myself to the fullest. Delicious red chile. And how cool is the garlic...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It is really good, especially the enchiladas and the posole, but I really have to knock off a star because I am just not one of the those people who enjoys waiting an hour and a half to be seated at a...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Make a reservation!! This place takes them and it can literally save you an hour's wait! We called the day before and got a 6pm reservation, and were seated immediately. We heard them telling others...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Show up at The Shed at 11 AM on a Saturday and there's a 99.9% chance you'll see my husband's grandparents at the front of the line. They leave their home at 9:45 AM every Saturday morning and make...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of the few places my group was early to but they made us wait a bit over our scheduled time to get our tables ready. It was worth the wait. Everything we had here at the Shed was great! The staff...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a nice break from the expensive restaurants in Sante Fe that try to be "New York." This place had good new mexican food, affordable prices and cute waiters. Also I had a great mango margarita.
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I didn't want to like this place, because it took forever to get a table and there are definitely a lot of tourists(ourselves included!) all over the courtyard entry area... after deciding a 90...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came to the Shed on recommendation from a friend. The wait is the same at typical crowd pleaser New Mexico restaurants.The long lunch wait was eased by the balm of Santa Fe Brewing Company Hefewiezen....
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came for lunch and sat outside. Such a cute space. The sangria was great. My mom and I split the turkey sandwich and a salad. It was all delicious. I left stuffed and had a siesta.
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The green Chile here is my end all be all. I stole their recipe and it is the best I had while visiting Santa Fe.
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Highly recommended by the concierge at the Inn and some random folks on the street, so I decided to check it out. I had a chicken enchilada with green chili (but the bartender had the kitchen add red...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome New Mexican food if you favor red chili. Actually an ongoing debate between the Shed and Maria's, given the latter's solid food and extraordinary margaritas. (so if you want to drink, go to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
We heard a lot of hype about this place, but I can't say my girlfriend and I felt like it lived up to it. We've experienced better food in Santa Fe.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had a strong recommendation from a friend who visits Santa Fe a LOT to check out The Shed. It's a New Mexican restaurant that is situated in the courtyard of an old, ramshackle adobe building near...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
All stars are for the pozole, which I gobbled up.The charming woman who rented us our car in Albuquerque recommended the Shed, and we'd heard a few other folks mention it, so after an hour of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I try to come here when I'm in town. I like the atmosphere and enjoy the New Mexican food, although I think Maria's or even Diego's is better. The convenience to the Plaza and outward sites is a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First off... I keep reading reviews where people are calling this food... "MEXICAN"... um...no. It's New Mexican.. and it's great!
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Shed is solid, hearty, New Mexican, as in ground beef enchiladas in red sauce. The Shed Gold margaritas are often outstanding, especially in the summer when you can sit outside in the patio....
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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This place has great food especially the red and green chile. This chile is not for the faint of heart. A great place for the whole family. It is a legend in Santa Fe and if you want great Mexiacn food this is...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My friends and I met up in Santa Fe early this summer and shared a few meals out. One of our favorites was The Shed, so much so, that we went there twice within just a few days. This is good New...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Sooo I received a recommendation that this was a place to get some good "authentic" mexican food. We arrived in Santa Fe, made reservations and were psyched when we walked by around lunch time and the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Holy Pecos this place was bad. I would sooner stick Cactus needles in my eyes than endure such abysmally weak food and crap service. The tip-off was the restaurant was 100% tourists and I swear...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Oooh, this restaurant was REALLY disappointing. From the long wait to the poor service to the sub par food, I was so surprised to see that this place was crowded. We waited about 30 minutes at lunch...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My husband, baby, and I had an impromptu lunch here during our visit to Santa Fe. The Shed is a brightly colored, small restaurant, with a pretty upbeat environment -- allegedly a local favorite. I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I used to love this place. Everytime I'd come to Santa Fe with a friend, I'd make sure to take them to the Shed. Not only was the food always good, but the atmosphere is very nice. It's located right...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We ate here for lunch on our family vacation to SF with two small children. Centrally located just off the main square, the restaurant has an inside area with a bar and then a nice courtyard outside....
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is an OK restaurant if you have experienced Mexican cuisine in Arizona, Texas or California. The servings were plentiful and the prices were on the low end (by Santa Fe standards). The food was...
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Get the red chile! A Santa Fe legend, The Shed doesn't disappoint. Beware tall folks, the doorways were made for tiny people. All ducking aside, the food was wonderful. I had the chiles with the red...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just thinking about the red sauce at The Shed makes me drool. Honest, I'm drooling right now.Even though we don't live in Santa Fe, The Shed is the equivalent of a culinary pilgrimage that we must...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Agave margaritas are tops! Get something with blue corn--
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My previous experiences with 'New Mexico style food' have been less than encouraging. The Shed, however, was fantastic. The Pollo Adobo was probably the best I've had. The place itself is pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
More and more I'm associating the phrase 'in the plaza' with 'ugh'. Not that the Shed is bad by any means - it's very tasty, very standard New Mexican fare. It's just expensive-ish and the salsa is...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Really really good food and the service was prompt and nice and relaxed. I really liked my chicken enchilada with green chili sauce and beef blue corn tortilla taco with red sauce. The salads were...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I was younger I loved the cheerful wall paintings and big windows here.Now that I'm older I appreciate the unmatched red chile.It's worth a visit if either sound appealing. The wait is worth it.
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I agree, the shed is a very Santa Fe experience. The food is pretty damn good, the chile is excellent, and overall it's a good place. Might get a little crowded since it's right downtown, but overall...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2006
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The Shed has been around forever and is our standard lunch place whenever we go to Santa Fe. The wait was only 20 minutes (we got lucky), we got a great table in the back, and tucked into some super ...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/05/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If any one restaurant were to define Santa Fe, the small, hidden-away, Shed must be it. A perennial favorite for locals, the Shed is both charming (doorways between rooms in this old former hacienda...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2006
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This longtime locals' favorite is so popular that during lunch lines often form outside. Half a block east of the plaza, a luncheon institution since 1953, it occupies several rooms and the patio of a rambling...
frommers.com - user review
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I just got back from Santa Fe, having dined at The Shed one evening while I was there - my credit card was later charged double what my actual bill was, and I then had to go through the hassle of
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there are some pretty fancy resturaunts in santa fe: this is not one of them. but it is a great place for some basic, and delcious new mexican cuisine. this place is very famous, and hard to find since it's...
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lines for lunch and dinner are way too long. bad attitude the past few times i have been there. the owners better wake up or locals like me will stop going there....my friends and i don't even consider this an...
fodors.com - user review
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down to earth eats...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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the lines at lunch attest to the status of this downtown new mexican eatery. the rambling adobe dating from 1692 is decorated with folk art, and service is downright neighborly. even if you're a devoted green...
nytimes.com - user review
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the shed has occupied a 17th-century hacienda since 1954. small, slightly noisy dining rooms are awash in colorful folk art. there's plenty of good food and fun to be had here, totally unpretentious, totally...
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an excellent meal. i'm a repeat customer.pros: the food! very good new mexico cuisine, with a nice range.....
tripadvisor.com - user review
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great mexican style food, served attractively in a setting that...
dine.com - user review
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this 17th century house is tucked away at the back of a beautiful little patio and surrounded by a number of little shops. you will enjoy the friendly service, lively atmosphere and tasty dishes. the specialty...
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