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Palacio Cafe

4.5 (1.2k reviews)
Open • 7:30 am - 8:00 pm

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Outdoor seating

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Smothered Veggie Breakfast Burrito
Julie W.

Damian and his crew are delightful and we received top notch service! Some of the best food we've ever had in Santa Fe! We highly recommend the green chile stew and the smothered burrito. Highly recommend!!!!!

Green chile beef stew
Anna H.

Do NOT sleep on the beef green chile stew - omg! A warm tortilla on the side, so so delicious! A little bit of a bite due to the green chile. The salad as well as chips, salsa, and guacamole were excellent. The service was wonderful and the ambiance was relaxed while being lively. The colors of the cafe are beautiful yellows, reds, blues. We felt very welcomed and our drinks arrived quickly. Quality of the food is excellent.

Menu August 2025
Katie R.

Friendly service and delicious food in the heart of Santa Fe. We ordered a variety of different things from the menu. I got the Enchilada suizas, which was the special for the day, my boyfriend got the Chile Relleno Plate, and others got the frito pie, enchiladas, or a salad. Mine came with refried beans and others came with pinto beans. Both were good but I liked the refried beans the best. Portions were pretty big, some people shared, some had leftovers, and those of us that finished our plates left very full. There were different areas to sit including a couple rooms and a back patio. We were in the side room that was a little more plain, but the other room really had that New Mexico feel and vibe. We came for lunch on a Sunday afternoon and they were easily able to accommodate our group of 7.

Entry dining
Robert M.

So far, this is the best Mexican cuisine in New Mexico in my limited NM dining experience. My spouse and I had lunch and ordered the Chef Salad and the Enchilada Plate with baked chicken. The Chef Salad was made with fresh ingredients and was a nice, ample portion. The Enchiladas were crafted with yellow corn tortillas filled with baked chicken, cheddar cheese, and onions, all generously topped with a rich red chile sauce. Absolutely delicious! The restaurant's decor was authentic and unique, fitting perfectly with its location in an artist town. The restrooms were clean, and the service was excellent. A wonderful find!

Chips with salsa and suiza enchiladas with rice and beans
Tammy G.

The food was AMAZING. I sat in the back outdoor area. It's very colorful and inviting and the food was just so so good. Cannot recommend it enough.

Frito Pie
Eileen B.

This place is delicious and adorable We came after church it's right next to it I ordered the special suiza enchilada with chicken green chili carmelized onions and avocado and rice and beans Our table ordered frito pie and green chili burger The margaritas are top notch

Indoors
Val R.

While vacationing in Santa Fe within a few hours of arrival I walked into Palacio Cafe for dinner . The owners were present and waited on me and other guest . The owner and his wife are very kind and nice . From my observation they are well respected as there was a couple who was on my flight . They stopped by for dinner and to visit the owners. The food was really delicious and fresh, sauces made from scratch . The jalapeno margarita was top notch the best I've had . I've traveled to many places. By far the best . The ambiance is nice and clean and is definitely Santa Fe vibe .

Robert C.

July 22nd 2024 walked a few blocks from the plaza Eastward to the Palacio Cafe. Very busy place at lunch Wife had a $16.64 chicken enchilada with corn tortilla. Two corn tortillas with chicken cheddar cheese onions topped with red chili sauce just the way she likes it hot and spicy. I had the $13 Rubin sandwich it comes on marble rye bread thousand Island dressing Swiss cheese corned beef and sauerkraut. Wife would normally order this but has an aversion to sauerkraut I would usually not order this as not fond of marble rye bread. However the corned beef was juicy tender and so outstanding the best reuben sandwich I have ever tasted so good that I overlooked the marble rye bread. Would come back here again in an instant for the reuben sandwich alone. my wife can even have some and I would eat her sauerkraut

Watermelon salad
Rebecca F.

Wonderful Santa Fe hospitality and ambiance! Good service and great menu. Plus they don't hold back on the tequila in their margaritas.

David B.

The service was great. I did order a club sandwich in Santa Fe and it didn't disappoint. My wife ordered more traditional and gives the hominy and beans high marks.

Enchilada Plate
Adele L.

We came in at 3 pm. It's slow, not much costumers, however it took quite a while to get ordered, served, and asked for the check. The service is slow however warm and friendly. The food is excellent. We had Cuban Rueben and Enchilada Plate. Both tasted amazing. The price is very reasonable as well.

Taos sandwich and Palacio Club sandwich
Cher C.

What a delightful gem in Santa Fe. Staff is friendly and welcoming. Sandwiches were delicious.

Front of menu
Sean G.

Absolutely fantastic service and food was incredibly good. Very authentic preparations of many favorites. Prices are very reasonable. Beautiful patio area that is very pretty at night with the string lights on. Highly recommend!!

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As always this place is amazing! The food is as good as it gets & the atmosphere is clean and inviting. Service was good but not great.

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The food was very good food. Quick friendly service. Close to the action. We'll be back!

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9 months ago

Lovely staff, amazing food. We enjoyed the tamale plate and steak tacos. A great value, right near the plaza. Fantastic!

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Cute cafe, very homey, with lots of New Mexico flair. The menu is small but the fare is tasty.

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We got the French toast and the breakfast place and it was phenomenal. Great service too. Will be back next time we're in town

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We've had the pleasure of enjoying brunch at Mille a couple of times. Unfortunately, my husband has…read moredeveloped a gluten sensitivity, so I thought our Mille days were over. But I was wrong! I emailed to ask and Marcel told me not to worry. The galette Bretonne is made from buckwheat and several of the lunch entrees are also gluten-free. Huzzah! We split the galette Bretonne - a buckwheat crepe filled with ham and cheese and topped with a sunny side up egg. Savory and delicious! Next, we split the cassoulet - a duck confit leg quarter, Toulouse sausage, pork belly, and carrots nestled into a bed of white beans and herbs with a side of sourdough and French butter. Oh my word, it was fabulous! And I didn't have to share the sourdough, mwaaaahahahaha!

This is a wonderful breakfast/brunch/lunch spot in Santa Fe. The bakeries and pastries are…read morewonderful and you simply cannot go wrong with any bakeries/pastries you choose. The place is popular, especially given very high quality of pastry products and the line is often a bit long (given so many locals/tourists stop by this place)...and simply..the place is one of the best pastry shops in Santa Fe. Parking is a little limited in their own parking lot and the shop is sort of crowded, but you can always park on a street outside (albeit some small parking fees). Overall, I really enjoyed the pastries here...although I think the drink (I got matcha latte...true, true, matcha latte isn't much of a western drink..so maybe I'm wrong to judge a restaurant by this drink) wasn't so much of my highlights. I would, definitely recommend this place for pastries for sure though!

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We had the seasonal citrus salad, Chile Relleno, El Salvadorian combo plate with a pupusa and a…read morebanana leaf tamale and a cup of beef green chili stew. Oh also a prickly pear margarita. The chili was excellent came with a large side of rice and beans, lettuce, pico sour cream guacamole was absolutely delicious. Same as the salad I replaced the blue cheese with goat cheese and it was excellent. The dressing was so good and the fruit fresh. The margarita, perfect not too sweet not artificial tasting at all. Now, the tamale oh my goodness I've never had such a moist tamale maybe the best tamale I've ever had. The pupusa was delicious and they didn't skimp on the cabbage salad. I expected something different with the beef stew. It was much thinner and Brosier than I expected, but it had an absolutely delicious flavor and plenty of meat. I would definitely come back here and I would definitely recommend this to anybody

Service was efficient although not particularly helpful. There is a printed menu for lunch but…read moreonly a high chalkboard menu for dinner, making it difficult to read. The server also failed to tell us that we could order only off of the one menu that fit the exact time of our visit, which happened to coincide with the time that they switch from offering lunch to the time they serve dinner. The cheeseburger was very tasty. The grilled salmon tacos were good but served with flavorless beans and bland rice. Not a place we'd refuse to visit again, but definitely not one we're eager to return to either.

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