I was so excited to stop here finally when it was open but so disappointed. First I should say the…read morestaff was very sweet so nothing against them. Worst Chile rellenos- well up there in the worst I've had. Batter was thick no fluff at all and it came soggy. Cheese was like mild cheddar I just prefer Monterey. Posole was bland, beans meh. Sopapilla was ok but nothing standout. It just was not very good seemed premade and reheated Desserts were overrated too. Had a couple chocolates a white chocolate peppermint and lemon crunch. They just amazed up peppermint candies and lemon heads and set them in white chocolate. Not bad but not what I expected. The strawberry rhubarb hand pies were not very good- crust or filling wise. The lemon meringue wasn't better than any mediocre store bought one from a Walmart or somewhere. Nice staff, disappointing food. Have tailored expectations if you visit but maybe mine was a fluke.

Rarely open. The posted business hours are not followed by this establishment. Coming to eat at…read morethis place, expecting the place to be open based on posted business hours, only to find that it is closed - again. Given that most local diners, in this very rural area, must travel to destinations it is above frustrating to always find this place closed. For this reason, I do not recommend wasting time trying to find them open for business.

OK, I'm giving this place 5 stars for the food. The service actually sucked, but the food was…read moreoutstanding! I had the Pollo Asada Burrito and my wife had the Shrimp Fajitas. The topped the burrito with green and red sauce... delicious!!! The flour tortillas were warm and soft awesome. As for the service... not good! The bartender is a rockstar, but the other server was not good. Forgot to give our drink order, forgot we asked for water, and forgot the beer I ordered. Actually, the food made up for it! Give ECT a try if you're in the Santa Fe Plaza area.

Walked in at 850 pm Saturday night was forcefully told that the restaurant is closed and the waiter…read morerudely escorted me out. Would never come back again. ============= This review got flagged by Yelp HQ, let me rewrite this and be clear of what happened. I walked into El Callejon Taqueria and Grill, located on 208 Galisteo St Santa Fe, NM 87501 on Aug 22 2026. It was on a Saturday night, right before 9pm. This was my first weekend in the city of Santa Fe, on both Yelp and Google this location shows the restaurant closes at 11pm. When I walked in the bartender told me that it was closed. I wouldn't care that a business is closed before the listed hours; it was the way the bartender went about it. He could have politely told me that the kitchen was closed, and I would not have had any problem with it. He walked up to me within arm's length and continuously repeated "sorry we are closed" multiple times while getting closer to me. It was one of the worst experiences I have had to get escorted "asked" out of a restaurant. The experience was not good. To be clear I never get to try the food here.

The best green chili chicken enchiladas for breakfast and don't get me started on the papitas. So…read moregood! The location is awesome and ownership/management and workers are all fantastic!

Charming old adobe building. Two fast Loop EV chargers in parking lot are appreciated. Popular on a…read moreSunday for late breakfast with almost all tables occupied. Friendly table service. Ordered pork chop breakfast special, one dessert, and water. Red chile was high quality but $26 (not including tip) seemed overpriced for breakfast with no drink. Strange: no itemized bill provided (and specials don't have prices listed), so I'm not sure if I was incorrectly charged. Must have, right? Lots of bothersome flies at indoor table too. Yet to be determined if I'll return. Too bad: the food was pretty good.

Cute little local restaurant. Very modern New Mexico style. The decor inside is cute and the air…read moreconditioning feels so good. Reasonably priced dishes and attentive staff with great attitudes. I definitely felt welcomed and will be returning.

We were traveling through from camping in the mountains. We wanted a good breakfast & Mexican food…read morehits the spot always. Esther L. greeted us with a smile, quickly got our drink order, then gave us time to make our decision. She did a great job working the room, fulfilling everyone's needs quickly. This is a NEW Mexican food place, not TexMex. Both are good, but don't be confused when you go here. I had the Breakfast Smothered Burrito with sausage & Wife had 1/2 order of Huevos Rancheros, both were delicious. Wife tried my burrito & said she liked it more, but it was too big for her. The inside is a basic cafe not fancy, clean, & felt like down home. Place was most full of locals, not even needing the menu to order. Right down town in the square (really a circle). It was early morning so we found a place for our 30' RV on the other side of square by an closed building. If we had more time, would have hit the shops. If you like New Mexican food this place will be perfect.

We were driving home from vacation and needed a place for dinner. And this place was perfect. It…read morefeels family run. It was reasonably busy, but not so crowded that we couldn't get served in a reasonable amount of time. We ordered street tacos, one of their dinner plates, and a tamale-- I think a green tamale. Everything was delicious...the street tacos were great. The tamale life changing. It was so delicious. Our family shared everything and the tamale was most fought over. If I made my own tamales, I would want them to taste like their tamales.

First time and the service was very friendly and on top of things. The atmosphere was pleasant and…read morethe food was very good. The salsa they serve with the cups is really good. They do not have a full bar so the only margarita I could get was a frozen one. It was very good and tasty actually for not usually drinking these. This is a nice place and we would go back. Definitely recommended.

Onions were burnt, nochos were soggy, no sour cream, overpriced, and salsa was so wateryread more

Amazing assortment of menu items. Everything was delicious. A great burger and burrito. We will go…read moreagain next time we come through.

Queso was very good. Lots of green chiles. We both ordered the Zia combo plate. Very good but the…read moreChile relleno was our favorite. Sopapillas were light and divine. We will return when in Santa Fe.

Been driving past this place for years and today was the day. First noticed how clean it appeared…read moreand a nice amount of room between the tables. Very comfortable inside. The staff were friendly and engaging. Menu seems a little limited but it has all the classics. The red and green sauce was on the mild side but nice flavor. The beef tacos my wife ordered were full to the top with beef instead of lettuce that you find at most other places. Over all we thought it was fresh tasting and worth a repeat visit when in the area at the right time. We gave it a solid 4 stars losing 1 because of a service charge on using a CC and felt it was already few bucks pricer than our #1 spot.

Fantastic! We had the chicken mole enchiladas and the Carne Adovada and both were fantastic. The…read moremole had a smokey, earthy flavor and paired well with the corn tortilla. The Adovada was spicy and tender. We had margaritas with our meal (this location has a liquor license and so they do use tequila), and we thought they were okay (though they were very reasonably priced). The staff were extremely nice, and the restaurant was a great mix of families, older diners, businesspeople, and visitors. We will likely come back.

I've never been to New Mexico before so I had to try a dish with some chili! It went so well with…read morethe burrito, and mixing the excess with the potatoes gave them lots of flavor. Service was great, staff checked in on us very frequently and our orders got delivered pretty fast! This place can be a bit busy in the mornings, but its a great cozy spot with some delicious food- it's so worth it.

I can't recommend this place. I'm sympathetic to the difficulties of running a restaurant in a…read moresmall, isolated location, but every dish we had used canned green chiles and stewed tomatoes, an absurd amount of cheddar cheese, and was prepared in a microwave (which you can hear if you are seated in the restaurant). The enchiladas consisted of small hard bits of meat scattered through a soupy mix of shredded cheese and watery red sauce. I understand that this restaurant has a storied past, and was previously a favorite stop for many former governors. But I fear those days are long past.

Yea, Yelp! Another…read morefantastic find in a kinda out of the way place for me and my party. CASH ONLY! before I forget. Adam is the perfect person to introduce one to his family's establishment. Explains everything for the newbies. Patient and erudite. Such poise in such a young person. It's a small dining area. Clearly a local fave. Phone was ringing off the hook. But many clearly knew their way around. A few ppl walked in, placed their order and said they'd be back at such and such a time. There's only a small kitchen We got to mean Domenic, our cook A sweetheart and a skilled chef. The food itself seems straightforward and pretty simple, but each dish had its own flavor which I think is pretty hard to do and each was so satisfyingly delicious. I think I would've bn satisfied with just the menudo and the half order of nachos, but didn't know it at the time we ordered so we went on and got the El Faro burger, my friend ordered the cheese enchiladas and of course we got the chile Christmas on the side. Fantastic! And a tremendous value. We were quite shocked that our entire meal, including 2 sodas came to less that $40, such that we left double that bc these small businesses are such treasures and we want such places to remain in business. Seemed there were quite a few locals but also lots of travelers coming through. I certainly plan to be back soon!