A friend told me about her experience here and how slow the service was for their big group. I was hesitant as we also had a big group (10), but figured to give it a try just for some Bloody Mary's after the farmers market mainly for the patio vibes. We were crammed in the patio in the worst spot next to the corner of the fountain/entrance. The fountain pump was so loud and sounded like it wasn't getting enough water. It took 10 minutes to get water and 30 minutes to get a drink order in. All in all it took 2 hours and was the most basic overpriced Bloody Mary I've ever had. My friends who did order said the food was dry...save your time and money. read more

I met some friends there whom I hadn't seen in several months. We had planned to have a leisurely brunch and catch up with each other's lives. The music was so loud, we couldn't hear each other talk. After multiple requests to lower the volume, we were told that was the ambiance of the restaurant. In other words, eat and leave without enjoying our companions' conversations. The food was so-so; mine was barely warm enough to be considered serving temperature. If there was anything positive to say about the experience, the server was very polite, and I appreciate dedicated parking downtown. read more

Lets cover the good first, The back patio was quite nice looking somehow had never seen it when it was Capos, and had only eaten indoors.. although id love to eat up on the balcony sometime. get a closer look at some of the fun art-deco architecture. Loved the touches with the fake greenery walls. and the waterfall. and most importantly the swamp coolers over the cabana style seating areas. The food was also good. it being a tapas place i was not expecting big portions like a previous reviewer, but it was late Sunday and they were on the brunch menu, so i was unsure if it was going to be overpriced tapas, or more meal like servings.. so we ordered both Avocado Toasts they offered, and a 3rd item the loaded potato dish. all three were well constructed and super tasty. and all entree sized, We did also opt to share the only desert they still had, which was a caramel drizzled cheesecake, which was delicious. It was late in the afternoon on a Sunday and the front patio was fairly full everywhere with shade but the back patio only had us and another table. But This Is where the bad starts, both the front patio and back had a ton of speakers bumping out Super Loud Club Dance music at a volume well above the ability to hold a non shouting conversation. We tried to mitigate the discomfort, by picking a table way off near the server entrance/exit and it was indeed a little bit quieter but still had to shout our orders, and could not really have a conversation with my companion. After a while we were the only ones on the back patio, and i asked the server if they could turn it down a bit. She looked a bit sheepish and said she would check.. it went from a deafening 11 down to about a 10 after a few minutes. (so Kudos to her for trying) but was still uncomfortably loud. And while i don't mind songs about butts, and thongs, and having sex on the dance floor.. Its not something i would want to blaring out at such a volume. Especially if i were to try to brunch with a family member or someone I actually would like to talk to. So yeah.. 4 star food, 4 star looks and visual ambiance. (i did get a look in the dining room and that looked good too but was closed). but negative several stars due to the volume of the booty shaking "music". read more

I went yesterday for Saturday brunch with a couple girlfriends and was not real happy with the food. I ordered the breakfast tacos and all you get were three flat small tacos and I was hungry still afterwards. Me and my girlfriend decided to split the huevos rancheros cupcakes which again was small but it gets served with potatoes and two eggs which finally filled me up. I The tacos were not real good but the huevos rancheros cupcakes were.i just expected more out of a brunch the mimosas were quite delicious and we all three agreed we would come back but only for the mimosas not for food. read more

This place has potential, it's enormous with a bunch of different patios and such, but it's not getting there so far. Went for brunch, almost no one else was there. Half of the things we ordered came out wrong (wrong drinks, wrong preparation etc etc etc). Service was completely inattentive. Food had clearly sat in the window for more than awhile, everything was dried out and bland. Would not recommend. read more

My family went here for Sunday brunch around Christmastime. The drinks were excellent but it was a full hour before the wait staff took our food order. They were very overworked! There was a DJ who played the music so loud we couldn't hear ourselves or the waiters, and it felt more like a rave than a Sunday brunch. The music wasn't even Christmas music and the family we met to hang out with was shouting. We almost left because the orders were taking so long (another hour) but stuck around. Food was okay--the cheese board did not come with the meats or cheeses from the menu, so that was disappointing. Two of our food orders never came at all. Two things we tried to order were out. We also had to pay for parking because their lot was full. Overall, this is a place to go to once but not again. Be prepared to not hear anyone. read more

I just want to get the owners attention because we received really awful service from someone that was training another server. It might have been an off day for everyone but this was a pretty bad experience. We were neglected and treated as if we were a burden throughout our entire meal. We had a 30 min wait (which is no big deal), got seated and waited another 25 min. After ordering drinks, they didn't arrive for another 25 min. The restaurant was busy when we walked in and by the time our coffee arrived, the restaurant was empty. The service did not get better once the restaurant slowed down. The server never apologized and acted like we were a bother the entire time. Everything we ordered or asked for came with a caveat. Coffee? caveat. Pasta? caveat. Bill? Caveat. The food was good, but not good enough to make up for the way we were treated. Unfortunately, I'm not sure if we will return because of this. read more

Damacios was on my list to try here in Abq. Cute place, servers were nice. So disappointed in what we had. Cheese Board was ok, pretty basic. Went with the Caprese avocado toast. Looked amazing, tasted like cardboard. No flavor at all and toast had been burnt a bit. Asked for a crispy over medium egg and was presented with an over hard egg. Wasn't offered salt and pepper or even hot sauce. My sister had the open face breakfast sandwich and it tasted ok, nothing great yet not horrible. I think it was a once and done for me. read more

The avocado toast is the best ever. I ordered with a over easy egg and it was cooked to perfection.

Loved the vibe and style of this restaurant! Me and my best friend went for dinner and drinks and the waitress was very sweet and helpful, she recommended some drinks which were great. We tried the shrimp appetizer which was awesome! Main course was okay, we got our food a bit cold and it took a while for us to ask to send it back to get warmed because we could not find the waitress. We had to ask a different girl who wasn't even out main server. Overall good I give a 6/10 and drink menu was very limited so I give that a 6/10 as well. We'll probably be going back to try the brunch, we've heard good things. Pretty place, loved the design! read more

Damacios Bar & Tapas - Tapas Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This place was horrible, the one star was for the drinks and ambience but everything else was disgusting. The food either came out of a can or frozen bag and thrown in a microwave. It's not even Spanish tapas, the waitress told us it was American tapas like we didn't know our food. Do not go there unless you want good drinks. read more

It's very pretty but the food is dry and the service is mediocre. I didn't try the drinks

Fantastic food, friendly service and welcoming environment. Our wait person Garrett was top notch, offering great recommendations, wonderful drinks, courteous and extremely pleasant. A wonderfully relaxing place to hang out. read more

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A great addition to downtown! Upscale look and friendly environment with an exciting menu. Our server Vanessa was very helpful, kind and offered great suggestions. Highly suggest checking out brunch on Sundays! read more

Damacios Bar & Tapas - Back patio - Tapas Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We had the spaghetti and meatballs with green chili and the calamari but both could have been warmer. Fried pickles weren't your typical fried pickles but were amazing! Also dog friendly and even gave him a small side of whipped cream w/ blueberries! read more

Damacios Bar & Tapas - Clawrita and creamsicle were both amazing. - Tapas Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bland and uninspired My friend and I decided to check this out before an event at the Kimo. I had driven by many times and the patio looked nice. Which it was. Lots of greenery and room to spread out. Off to a positive start. But then all the good vibes ended. Service was lackluster, just shy of "do they remember we exist"? But, fine. We were still enjoying the fresh air and greenery. Eventually the food arrived. The "truffle fries" were pale, tasteless, and room temperature at best. Not even the packaged dry "ranch seasoning" could add any flavor. Nor could the stale parmesan. I didn't attempt the ranch dipping sauce because it looked a bit off color, like it had been sitting around. My friend's "caprese flatbread" wasn't even heated enough to melt the cheese. Was it even cooked? If so, by a heatlamp? The sauce on the flatbread was one of those cloyingly sweet tomato sauces reminiscent of school cafeteria food. Despite being hungry, and my friend offering me more, I could only eat one piece. We were both still hungry when we left, and yet there sat an unfinished flatbread. Would I ever go here again? Nope. Perhaps if I was a heavy drinker and could just get wasted on the patio, perhaps then the food would be palatable? Such a waste of a nice space. I wish the folks that used to run Brixen's would take over the kitchen here. I very rarely bother to leave bad reviews, and can make excuses for just about anything that goes wrong. But this place - it's just a wow in terms of not giving a crap. read more

This is the worst restaurant experience I've ever had in my life. I am a server so I totally understand when it gets busy and you are rushed. Having said that, they said it would be 40 minutes for food and the first of our group didn't get their food until an hour and 15 minutes. Me and another friend were not served our food until over HALF of my table was done eating. They also didn't put any syrup on my dry French Toast, by the time it was served my whole table had finished eating. We had also ordered drinks at the same time as food that didn't coke out until all the food was gone. My tab was over $120 dollars for me not even being able to eat due to everyone being ready to leave because they were serve 30 minutes before me. We saw our server 3 times in a total of 3 hours. read more

I wanted to like this place because I had heard good things. We sat on the patio & the atmosphere was so weird, it felt like we were at a night club. The loud electronic music made it hard to have any conversation. We barely saw our server the entire time we were there. Took 30 to get drinks. Food was alright at best & it took an hour to get it (we ordered a flatbread and some tacos.) I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

New new new! I love tapas, I normally order from an appetizer menu any way for my meals, so super pumped for another downtown tapas place. Super cute patio outside, and neat upstairs patio seating, great music playing; overall, loved the vibe of this place. The staff was super nice, and I was impressed with the immediate service. Food however.... Lacked in flavor. We ordered the truffle fries (or overpriced McDonald's fries with Parmesan), shrimp skewers with mango and pineapple sauce drizzle, and green chili chicken empanadas. The fries, as you can read, were not truffle-y and the green chili ranch served with them was milky water. The shrimp were really good, you get four decent sized shrimp. The empanadas weren't too bad, but the chicken did lack in flavor (almost like canned chicken or non seasoned instant pot chicken) with not very much green chili mixed in. I won't return for food, but for drinks and a sweet spot to hang out with friends during a night out definitely! read more

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Food was alright, nothing special. Cocktails were good. Came right before Valentine's day when there was a radio station event happening that was so loud we couldn't really talk at our table. Patio will be nice to happy hour when it warms up. read more

I had heard about this place from a few friends and was in the area so we decided to give it a try for drinks and appetizers. We sat on the patio and loved the overall ambiance of this place. The drinks were good and the menu has a to. Of unique food options. We tried the sliders and the chicken and enjoyed everything. We want to come back and try out their brunch menu soon. read more

The food was atmosphere was great. The service left much to be desired. The waiter only had 3 tables but seemed to not be able to multi task. He took 10 minutes to take our order and once the food was delivered never checked on us again. Will not be back. read more

Today was a crazy day at work....I didn't break for lunch! So, I've always wanted to eat here since I live a few blocks away and today was the day! I devoured my Chicken and Tomato Pesto Pasta and enjoyed my spicy stuffed mushrooms!! With a nice glass of Chardonnay. Service was great! Great atmosphere and loved the outside seating!! read more

Damacios Bar & Tapas - Chicken tomatoes pesto pasta! SO delicious!! I "made" myself stop for a bite to take a pic before I devoured it! - Tapas Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Not family friendly.We paid a fee for a reservation that was never applied to the bill and the food was mediocre at best. The music was so loud, at 1pm you couldn't have a conversation. Felt bad for the wait staff. won't be going back read more

Ordered the French toast, brunch cheese board and mimosa bucket. Highly recommend. The NM mule was a plus.

5 star pricing with 1 star service and food. Calamari was tough and over-cooked. Pretty sure it was not made in house. We had a party of 5 and they put us in this little awkward table. Mess up on a simple request for a salad. It was a awful experience. Will never go back. Really want a local restaurant to do well, but you all need to step up A LOT for the kind of price you want to charge. read more

Love Damacios and the breakfast tacos. They also had the yummiest fall drinks! Sydney was such an amazing waitress!

Ooof. Bad food. Bad drinks. And expensive. That's really all there is to say but I've gotta hit the character limit

They have a perfect location to be amazing the food was great and the atmosphere was even better I do think that they should be open more days instead of the three days a week that they have been doing and this is my OCD speaking but if the management is reading this you guys should definitely think about competing with the other clubs I think you guys could rock it in liqueur sales and you have what other don't and that's food and a way way way better atmosphere then any of the clubs in the downtown area I also think you should get more couch seating on the upper floor balcony but that's just my ocd but in the this restaurant has a lot going for it and if you're looking for a good eat and great atmosphere definitely give this place a try. read more

Excellent service, fabulous food and lovely environment. Definitely recommend giving this restaurant a try. Oh and free parking!!

Really love this spot for downtown! There's nothing like it in Albuquerque for ambiance. It's classy and stylish, the lighting is sexy, the music is great and it really plays to high end but very reasonable! Creative original cocktail menu and they have top shelf tequilas. Been there twice now and tried several menu items. I think they have some things to work out as far as the food goes or maybe it's just the kitchen prep but temperature was an issue and extremely salty. Spaghetti nests were cold, over sauced noodles and salty but the flavor was great. The meatballs were dry, overcooked and very salty. Just needs some finesse. Cheesy potato purée was all salt but the chicken was excellent. Empanadas are delicious flavor but a bit dry. Salads are fresh and delicious and the crostini's are special! I do recommend and will keep going for sure. Sexiest new spot in town. I think they'll work out the food kinks if people keep letting them know and when they get that right, 5 star downtown spot! Finally! read more

I've been twice and both times the service has been lacking. The last time we had reservations for 5:30. Upon arrival, we were one of 3 tables, as they weren't very busy. The food was good but the portions for some were a little small given the price. We had to continually ask our server for refills on drinks as she was hardly around and when it came time to cash out it took 20 minutes before we were able to get her attention. There were 6 of us in our party and when it came time to cash out, our server informed us that there was an automatically added 20% tip. Overall was okay but probably will not be back read more

I had a great experience at Demacios. I ordered the shrimp skewers, which were very good. The service was also phenomenal. My server was Sydney, she did a good job helping explain the menu and did a good job of making me feel welcomed. Highly recommend trying this restaurant!!! read more

Took my husband here for Father's Day. I expected so much. The bathroom was so dark I did well to find the toilet. My husband waited an hour and 15 minutes for his food. Mine came almost 15 minutes after his. My order was wrong. Our waitress offered to have them remake it, but my appetite was pretty much gone. We never saw the manager. No offer to comp anything. The only positive thing about our visit was our ur waitress. She was very friendly and attentive. I felt bad for her that she had to keep apologizing for something she had no control over. After waiting so long to try this place, I don't think I'll be back again. Once was enough. read more

I wish I could give it negative stars. The applesauce and cinnamon hummus was quite possibly the worst thing I've ever eaten. The fact that someone thought this up is bad enough but to actually have the nerve to serve it with a serious face is particularly galling. The service was bad; the food was bad; and was charged full price drinks for happy hour. Avoid this place at all cost! read more

Best Bloody Mary in the world. Such a great experience and the ambiance was lovely. Vanessa gave amazing service and her drinks kept us asking for more. 12/10 would recommend read more

Damacios Bar & Tapas - Tapas Bars Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Damacios is a excellent place for brunch. Good food but it's the service that really keeps me coming back. Marisa has been our server the last few times I've been and she always does such an excellent job at making sure we are well taken care of Marisa is fantastic and she's the reason why we keep coming back. Not to mention beautiful environment in the heart of downtown and reasonable prices. Go brunch! read more

Wonderful environment. Went with some girlfriends for brunch and the food was good. The servers were a little busy so we had to flag them down multiple times to get refills. But other than that no complaints. read more

Hey got to try this place out. Excellent food service and drinks. Definitely going back for seconds!!!

i went to damacio's at the recommendation of a friend and my friends and i had a really great time! the food was great and the service was spectacular. my friends and i got the pineapple shrimp skewers as well as the green chile chicken empanadas which were both really good. and to add, our server sydney was a delight and really gave us a wonderful first time experience at damacio's! could not have had a better experience than the one sydney gave to us! definitely will be coming back again soon :) read more