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    Agave Lounge

    3.1 (151 reviews)
    Open • 7:00 am - 11:00 AM, 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Greasy, fried, flavorless beef empanadas
    cyn g.

    No, no, no. So disappointing. Hotel restaurants are never a good bet! Poor quality bland food, poor service, and more expensive than it should be. Go next door to Paxtons or the pizza place or walk into town. Avoid this place for large groups as they don't appear to be able to manage groups, despite the restaurant not being busy and fully staffed. While the ambiance was fine and the restaurant appeared clean (hence the 2 stars), service was poor - slow with little communication from the server who rarely checked in, took forever to take our order, and then got the dishes wrong, and a manager who kept taking away our menus before we ordered (they had apparently lost their stack of menus so kept taking them from our party). Very poor customer service. It took 40 minutes to get drinks. Big red flag right off the bat. Food arrived in phases at the table and despite a variety of orders, no one in our party said they liked their food. Steak fajitas were not sizzling but appeared to have been sitting. Empanadas and the chips in the salsa trio and the fundido were greasy and flavorless. Quesadilla was soggy on the bottom and without salsa- very bland. The salads looked ok and were the safest bet. Such a bummer.

    Agave Restaurant at The Eldorado
    Maureen M.

    I stayed at The Eldorado recently for a conference, and at one point had lunch at the attached Agave Restaurant. In a word? Nope. My server was attentive and professional, but the food? Nope. The burger was not great, and the french fries were frozen. Neither were worth the calories. Pros: convenience if you're staying at The Eldorado, live Spanish guitar playing in the restaurant, service Cons: food

    Sweet chilli garlic shrimps ($15)
    Joop V.

    Agave restaurant is located in Eldorado Hotel just a few blocks away from Old Town Santa Fe. It's in a good location and is a good complement to the hotel itself Overall, I found the food to be ok...and definitely pricey (expecting it especially for it being in center Santa Fe tourist area!). They were all good but a bit limited in terms of selection and taste (most were on a bland side). That said, portion was not small, so make sure to pace yourself or go with someone who will split different plates with you. The restaurant itself had a nice, quiet setting. However, I found it packed a bit of a lively ambiance. It was more on a quiet side and I wished there were more crowds to spice the environment up a bit (there were just a few tables in the dining room...and not anyone at a bar area at all). I supposed many people may not know to seek this place out. Perhaps, if you have time and are in the area and are looking for a low key, quiet place and don't mind some high price point, Agave is definitely a decent place. I wouldn't mind eating here again.

    Butter milk pancakes

    The food is amazing. Would highly recommend the pancakes for breakfast. The service is great they come to check on you every couple minutes. The setting is also amazing with gentle lighting and great art. Completely cleaned the plate!!

    Eggs on eggs benedict are normally poached ..... not hard cooked
    Rebecca E.

    We have stayed at this hotel for years but recent experience at Agave for breakfast left us disappointed. We were the ONLY diners at the restaurant on a Sunday during brunch. Service was extremely slow, waitress forgot to serve my juice until reminded, blue corn pancakes tasted reheated, walnuts on the pancakes were rancid. Eggs benedict were hard cooked and potatoes were cold. When I asked for a manager he was out and no one here could do anything about it and we were asked to wait for him to return, within 30 min meanwhile we waited with the bill. Skip this place as there are many great restaurants in Santa Fe.

    Pork chops
    Jennifer D.

    Had dinner there last night! Excellent food & service! I ordered the pork chop; it was cooked perfectly! My husband had the ribeye; he loved it. We would recommend to anyone who loves incredible food!

    This is their happy hour menu for food.  The rest of the items on this menu are as good as the nachos you can't go wrong here.

    I remiss of not taking a picture... I came here for happy hour, I ordered the nachos and added steak.. The food was outstanding, and the beer was equally as good... I am stuffed and very satisfied. If you're looking for a great happy hour place I would not pass this one up....

    Rye Old Fashioned and Casa Margarita $5 Happy Hr
    Louise B.

    Timely stop for Happy Hour at Agave when a clap of thunder seemingly shut down power after all of our food and drinks were served. Tables around us not so lucky and were advised to move on. That meant no lecky to pull even a tab, so it was all on the house! Amazingly low HHr prices for the fancy El Dorado Hotel (4-7PM M-F), we would of paid, and not seen in cities with lots of competition. Great bar food sampled: --6 Red Hot wings, picked radish, cooling herbed yoghurt $4 --Charred Brussels, pepito pesto, Fresno Chile and chile yoghurt $5 --3 Kobe and cheddar sliders cooked to temp $6 --Premium wells and Casa Margarita blanco tequila, triple sec, agave made to order $5 Beautiful lounge area with large bar area with TVs and booths. By comparison it was $14 for a margarita at Bell Tower Bar at La Fonda offering a 5th floor view overlooking the Plaza with no Happy Hour.

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    rudest service. the waitress denied my friend a drink on her 21st birthday even with her mother being present.

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    Great drinks and appetizers a little pricey but vacation is worth it if the place is great and it was.

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    Best place for happy hour! Great service, great food and very accommodating for large groups! Have not been disappointed.

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    Servers and food is terrific. Food is on occasion slow to arrive. Overall good experience.

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    WOW. Wine here is AWESOMENESS!…read more Yelp friends ... Armando Rosales is the friendliest bartender I've met in a long while He's from Espanola so he's super down to Earth ! (Future manager I think) He let me sample some great wines 1) Signature Canyon Five ~ fruity. Unique 2) Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon ~ AMAZING ! I ordered number 2 to pair with my (incredible) FRENCH ONION SOUP If you have that on your menu I have to try it but this was truly exceptional ! Following that I had the New York Strip. Medium rare. GREAT but I did ask for a side of Green Chile. And Garlic Aioli for the potatoes Nicely cooked but I added some salt and chile to make it pop my taste buds. YES. I would order it again the same way The Pork Chop looked great as well Desert was also very good. Truffles and Port wine ...I love Port wine (Spicy chocolate truffles with lovely RED CHILE in them) I think I'd give these guys 6 stars of if I could because Armando was so cool toward me !

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