What a huge disappointment! I just stood in line, waiting to order, and the bartender completely ignored me while she chatted with someone at the bar about their happy hour specials being such a great deal. Then, a couple walked up and was standing behind me...she said hello to them and asked if she could take their order. I was even at the register, standing right in front of the bartender, so I don't know what the problem was. What's worse, there were only 3-4 people in the entire place! I was so angry I left and went to 5 Star burger, which has a much better happy hour and more of the ABQ beers I prefer. I should note that I shop at Whole Foods regularly, and frequent the Sandia Saloon, but I won't be coming back for a drink again! read more

Great happy hour prices. Impressive tap offerings. Amazing food at a great price. Nice patio.

This place is great. There are not of places in this part of town that allow you to relax with an excellent beer and good food selection. It is close to home and the ambiance is relaxed and very welcoming. read more

This is our corner 'bar', our 'I don't feel like cooking, lets grab a bite' and 'Where can I go where everyone knows our name:)' eatery! I love to pull up to an eatery, find a ready parking spot, have a choice of indoor or outside- or a bar stool when I go solo- type of restaurant. I enjoy options...Happy Hour most days from 4-6 where you can actually get yummy food and a beer for only $8; grab a meal from Whole Foods and bring it over to the bar or outside on the patio to enjoy; and have quality food sourced from somewhere other than the ubiquitous US Food Truck served up fresh and hot by their kitchen making Whole Foods meals. Last night, Wednesday night, wondering how we were going to smile on past 'hump day', we cruise into Sandia Saloon to be greeted by the ever gracious SS crew. Though it's 7:30, we claim the last two stools at the bar, sample every new craft beer on tap (Thats what they know we do:)) only to wind up with the same beer we always order- La Cumbre Elevated IPA. They happily offer us samples until we say 'Enough! Give me the same ole..." The best double patty, green chile cheeseburger (with beef from non-abused cows) served with an upgraded side of truffle fries is truly the best burger we have found in ABQ. Now, I hesitate sharing all these hacks with the city, as I can't imagine not having my bar stool on standby whenever the mood strikes. But, good things need to be shared. Stand alone restaurants I suspect are more tied to what you order, what they can upsale, how they can thrive and sometimes, they have to be self serving. But Sandia Saloon, with WF behind them, seem to step aside from the profit game, and with subtle presence, invite you to pull up a chair or stool, park it for hours if you like, and stay awhile. read more

Service was so awful we just ended up leaving and not having a chance to try the food. The bartender just ignored us while we stood there for 10-15 minutes. She walked by us several times and didn't even acknowledge our existence. Will not go back. read more

We have been here several times for happy hour and all have been great ; however , we stopped in on a Friday and had a burger. They have changed their fries to heating a frozen variety that were very dry. Skip the fries. read more

Third strike and you are out. No communication with waiters except food delivery. They need to make it clear that you have to order and pay in line. And then pay the bar. Good luck if you want another round. Tacos were bla. Red and green Chile sauce was also bla. All around lackluster and bla. read more

My husband and I used to enjoy this place, especially their happy hour. But we hadn't been in a while, and we decided to go for happy hour this evening. After waiting 30 minutes, we still hadn't been able to place our order, so we decided to go home and have a Trader Joe's Pizza and our own ale. There was only one person taking orders, and by the time we got almost to the front of the line, we realized that it would take at least as long to get our order, and that was taking entirely too much of our evening. Not a good impression at all. Too bad. read more

Good beer selection but the food was awful. I ordered nachos with calabacitas which might have tasted pretty good if they had been heated. The food was served cool to room temperature. Hmmmmmm. Won't be back for food for sure read more

Stopped by Sandia Saloon for some quick oysters for lunch. Little did I know it would take 45 minutes for the six oysters that I ordered to come out. I've worked in the industry and understand that ticket times can take a little while as they were somewhat busy; but when I noticed that four other orders came out to different parties that ordered after me I decided to check the status of them. This was about 30 minutes after I initially ordered. The server that I originally ordered from was in a rush to get off of her shift so I had to talk to somebody else who said she would check on them. She then proceeded to bring out two different orders to other parties and didn't notify me of the status of my oysters. They finally arrived 15 minutes later ( right before I was about to go and ask for my money back as my lunch break was now over) she brings out the oysters, knowing the situation she didn't apologize, just dropped them off and left. After all of this hassle I ended up receiving the wrong type of oysters. and they were shucked very poorly. At this point I didn't even bother trying to say anything as it would've probably taken another 45 minutes to get it fixed on top of my lunch break already being over. All in all I was super disappointed with my overall experience. The only reason I'm leaving two stars is because of the delicious macaroons on the Whole Foods side. read more

Has Amazon ruined Whole Foods? Yesterday I went to the Sandia Saloon for their previously incredible Monday happy hour burger, fries, and beer deals...... and, the lovely staff was the same, the beer was the same, the atmosphere was the same..... what was different was the burger...... i saw the difference as soon as it was put in front of me...... the former pale lovely melted cheese was a lump of bright yellow, almost orange, cheese..... the vegetables looked like something from a cheap drive in( before the lettuce poked out the sides of the burger and the tomato and onions were fresh and plentiful.) and the bun was totally cold... not room temperature cold, but just out of the fridge cold... but the worst part was that the meat patties had a strange taste... not fresh, but old and turned in flavor...... What a pity, as before these burgers have been amazing.... New cook? or new owner? whatever it is... I am not anxious to go back, and I have been there many times on Monday night for this deal.... so I know what I am talking about.... Makes me sad.... read more

Sandia saloon has a great collection of craft beers and a serviceable food selection. I used to make my way out here from the Nob hill area more frequently but now as it has gained popularity and increased volume, it seems like the service is declining significantly. This last Friday I went in during happy hour, which as anyone should expect for a Friday was busy. The staff seemed unable to keep up pace and untrained in beer knowledge, educating customers and general customer service. Chrystal was a wonderful server, she was friendly, kind and when she had time was happy to educate customers and give wonderful service. Unfortunately every single other server working were half as efficient or friendly as her. One taller woman server was kind to us but I witnessed her give short, snappy responses to many guests who seemed new to the craft beer scene. I think if you're representing such an important local industry you should be more happy to educate and promote rather than make people feel excluded. I didn't catch the name of the other server but I did catch that she is an assistant at Toltec brewing which I found shocking considering she couldn't get the local beers straight and seemed disinterested in the consumers of her product and their experience with it. She gave a guest a red door red and called it a Bosque red. I think that is absolutely unacceptable, the customer then whether they liked the beer or hated it could forever associate that one experience with a brewery that had nothing to do with the product they consumed. She also demonstrated incredible impatience with many customers and didn't care to explain different styles. You'd think an assistant brewer would be detail oriented and would want to protect the industry she is a part of by educating and giving great service. I hope this was maybe just an off day but I think leadership needs to train its employees on the importance of educating people new to the beer industry, product knowledge and general politeness and steps of service. read more

Great beer on tap, friendly faces, and the food is adorable and delicious. Definitely one of my new favorite spots.

Attached to Whole Foods which in my opinion is the best grocery/specialty store in the city, lunch was a serious disappointment. We finished shopping and after loading our car decided to grab lunch. I ordered the beef tacos and after a brief wait was informed they were out of both beef and pork, but had chicken, which was fine and my wife ordered calabacitas nachos. Upon arrival the tacos were tasteless. Some dried out rotisserie chicken breast shredded on corn tortillas with a lettuce cabbage slaw...no cheese, salsa, pico, avocado, nothing. My wife's nachos would have been good, except the cheese sauce which had great flavor was cold. The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of 1 was the servers were very good and the craft beers were cold and cheap. We both agreed we would have been better off at Taco Bell across the parking lot. Although I always think shopping at Whole Foods is a special experience I will never stop at Sandia Saloon except for beer. Huge disconnect. read more