I love Artichoke Cafe. I've been here several times since 2013, but not in the last 6 years. The service is friendly, the food amazing. Today, I came for an early lunch before heading back to MKE. I had the fried artichoke hearts, which i love, the steak fries with chimichurri was fantastic. I also had the creme brulee, great! I have had all of these dishes in the past. They were just as amazing as I remember. Initially, I was the only customer, so i spoke with the manager a bit. I was able to compliment the chef as I left. Was this a cheap lunch? No. But it was close my to my hotel, and the food was excellent. It was a treat to be back in ABQ. read more

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I thought the people talking here about cold food were exaggerating or just really picky...until I bit into the bison and beef ragú and it was COLD. Like not "room temperature" cold but "just came out of refrigerator" cold. Both my plate and my husband's dish had the same issue. We sent it back, asking for it to be warmed up, and somehow mine was STILL cold. My husband's was a little warmer so we swapped plates and he ate the cold ragú so I didn't have to. Which was a little sad given that it was his birthday... Also regret getting the bread appetizer...the focaccia was stale and so hard at the edges that we couldn't eat it. The cocktails and squash blossom app we got were very good so at least there's that. But for the price I think there are more consistent places out there. read more

The good: plenty of street parking, they take reservations, everything is clean and the service is great. The artichokes are also super yummy! The bad: most of the food is just average at best, we tried the artichokes, olives, steak frites and salad. The steak was overcooked as we ordered it rare, it also was oddly cooked almost boiled instead of seared. The salad was overdressed and small for the price. The restaurant itself had odd decor, a bit refined in some places and tacky neon in others. I'd skip this place, the food isn't bad but certainly leaves no reason to return. read more

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We went here for Mother's Day and they had a special menu. Three of us had chicken and waffles , 1 had French toast and one had a burger. Also, we had the egg63 salad. The egg63 salad is basically 2 eggs good in a bag until it hits 63 degrees. Then it comes with some lettuce and other veggies it's was ok. The chicken and waffles were not good. All 3 waffles were cold and hard to cut. The chicken wasn't bad. The person that had the French toast said it was good and the burger was fine. The service was a little slow but she was very friendly. For 3 of us with 3 drinks it was over $200. Definitely wasn't worth it. We may go back and try the regular menu at some point but the Mother's Day food we had was not good. read more

The Artichoke Cafe - Chicken and waffles - New American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Ask for the vegan caramelized cabbage ! It's spaghetti with white wine, miso, and chickpeas. Really a unique, rich dish! read more

The Artichoke Cafe - Vegan Caramelized Cabbage Pasta with Chickpeas - New American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Passing through and two people had recommended this place. We stopped there for lunch and it was not disappointing. I am not usually a big fan of focaccia bread but theirs was exceptional. Fried artichokes will go on the list to always order. Spaghetti with caramelized cabbage. Crisp garbanzo beans were a great surprise as I am not normally a fan. Fried artichokes in the background read more

The Artichoke Cafe - Spaghetti with caramelized cabbage. - New American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We love Artichoke Cafe! Great food, great service and always a special treat to dine here!

Food was delicious, service was friendly and made good meal Suggestions. Ambiance was casual and relaxing. read more

Made reservations that was good table was nice service was great loved the lavender margarita ! The breads were nice artichoke appetizer was soso I guess we expected more like before Covid ugh ! The market fish was halibut supposed to be a chowder but it was a bit lite on the chowder no need for the spoons . The fish was tasty just small and pricey . Lil disappointed and sad for so many good restaurants here in the 505 . read more

Ambiance is nice but they had lost a glass panel near the entrance which we nearly stepped thru. We got there right at opening so it was quiet. The oysters were good enough but the martini recommended with them wasn't, the ravioli were perfect, the salmon was good. The service was very good a nice balance of attention and letting us alone. read more

The Artichoke Cafe - Oysters - New American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ordered- risotto (veg), steak, artichoke (appetizers!, brocolini and sorbet. Risotto was missing the mushrooms and had to pay another $12 to add mushrooms. Risotto for $26 was just not worth it. Ive tried it in other cities and this was just edible. Steak was not medium rare - rather medium well. Brocolini was over a yoghurt w pistachios - I do not think it paired well. Artichoke hearts were good so was the sorbet. Ambience was fine. Waitress was extremely pleasant. Nothing overall to write home about. read more

I hadn't been here for many years so decided to come for lunch. Their menus is very limited for lunch and pretty expensive. I ordered the tomato soup. It was good but really salty. I had the green chili hamburger. Was ok but not cooked well done. It came with a salad that was seeped in oil. My husband had onion soup which he liked. He also had Jambon Beurre which was basically ham sandwich. I am not big on meat and would have liked a choice of pasta for lunch which they did not have. Our server was great and a good atmosphere. I think they should update their menu to more of a selection. read more

I'm so shocked by these reviews. I had an incredible time when I went. I trusted the server in all of his recommendations, I believe his name was Paul. I was so happy with the service and my meal and I'll definitely be back! read more

The appetizers are amazing! Fried artichoke hearts...oh my goodness. So good! And the Coq A Vin-no words. Great atmosphere. And the servers are very congenial. read more

Burger($18) was very disappointing. Cold bun with a patty cooked to death to beyond well done. Burger had cheese, green chile, and onion with one slice of lettuce and mustard. Blake's Lotaburger has a much better burger for way less. Salad was simple spring mix with a simple vinegar dressing. Nothing was worth the high price point. Most fast food burgers are better. French onion soup was tasty but not hot enough. I would not recommend this place. Before covid they had the best burger in town, now, I would avoid the burger as much as you can. The food also took 20-25 minutes to come out and server was over tasked with too many tables so it was slow with infrequent checks on the table. read more

I came here because I googled 'tasting menu' and this places menu came up on Uber Eats as having a tasting menu available for a VERY reasonable price. I thought almost too reasonable. Upon entrance I noticed how cold it was, hoping it would be warmer once further into the restaurant. The hostess was on the phone so after a few minute wait I was promptly seated at my request for a booth far away from the cold windows. Rhe middle of the restaurant, the area directly in front of the kitchen window was unfortunately no warmer than the entrance. I was freezing my entire meal. When the server brought the menu, I noticed it was completely different than the one listed on Uber eats. I mentioned I was interested in the tasting menu. The server was just as confused as I was and went to check if that was something they did or could do. It wasn't. I really should have just gotten up and left but I thought I'd give their other food a shot. So I ordered their fried artichokes for $14 and double burger no onion for $24. A burger that expensive has to be good, right? The very salty fried artichokes got cold after my 3rd bite so I stopped eating that, hoping my burger would arrive quickly. Server came by and asked if I was saving room for my meal, then said 'okay I'll go put your burger in now.' And 20 cold minutes later, I finally get my burger. The fries were dark brown and extremely overcooked. The burger was... very oddly proportioned and charred. The two meat patties were teeny tiny, half the size of the bun, but extremely thick. There was some kind of grey goo slathered on the bun, and that's it. Meat, goo and bun. Lettuce and pickle probably would've helped, but I didn't see my server again for a little while. My first bite just tasted like meat char. It was really juicy despite its burnt crust exterior and after the first bite I had to switch to fork and knife because the bun disintegrated into mush with all the juice that squeezed out of the burger patties. I only took two more bites before getting frustrated and grossed out by the charred flavor and soggy bun. I ate the 11 fries that didn't get burned, and asked for my bill the next time I saw my server. I really should've just left after the menu I looked at online was entirely different than their actual menu. That's my bad. Live and learn. read more

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This was a great find on recent business trip. We often end up at Mexican places so this was a great and unique find. Wait staff was super friendly and attentive, gave great food recommendations, and made it a nice evening. The beef tenderloin was cooked perfect and the pork chop was the second fav at the table. Baked artichoke dip was good but so little chips and bread to dip in it, kinda disappointing. read more

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The food is excellent; highly recommend the fried artichokes and the cream brûlée. The warm olives - most were pretty small and all had pits. The Niçoise salad was good but I would request a different protein. The seared tuna was very bland. The ambiance was well lit. Excellent for a business or personal lunch and they had a diverse wine list by the glass. The wait staff were extremely friendly and made excellent recommendations. read more

The calamari was rubbery, greasy and should have been cooked longer. The green chile cheeseburger meat was cooked very well but the green chile was tasteless. On the other hand, the coffee was very good as was the service . Overall, the experience was disappointing. read more

Great food, excellent service! Had fried artichokes, lamb meatballs, Caesar salad, ravioli, chocolate torte , great wine, espresso martinis.....all delicious read more

Absolutely delicious! Say at the bar and chatted with the friendly bartender. Would love to come back!

I have been bragging about this restaurant, was very poor but they turned it around, I thought. Ordered a BLT for lunch....bacon undercooked and swimming in grease. Bread greasy and falling apart....food cold sitting for awhile not served. I should have sent food back but it took so long to be served not worth it. Very very disappointed. read more

The peppercorn beef tenderloin I had here was honestly a life changing meal and something I think about frequently since we left Albuquerque. We hopped in here on a Saturday evening and were seated by the bar since they didn't have any tables and we hadn't made a reservation. This ultimately was kind of fun because the bar ambiance was cool and chic. Food was awesome as I mentioned earlier. We started with the steak tartare which was really tasty. Service was quick and helpful. I would love to get that beef peppercorn recipe one day, it is to die for. read more

The Artichoke Cafe - Steak Tartare - New American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Amazing service and high quality food here! Found this gem on my last visit and would recommend for a great night out!

We came here for my sister's birthday. Been before and food is usually pretty great. This time was not the case. The food quality was inconsistent -- ordered two chickens and one was good, the other incredibly salty (and by no means am I a food critic, so saying it's salty meant there was a noticeable difference). The mushroom gnocchi was incredibly bland, almost more mushrooms than gnocchi too. The bill was close to 1k, and for the food having such inconsistency, what a ridiculous price to pay. Such a disappointment. Also, the birthday cake tasted like frosted grass. Beef Wellington was the only good meal. read more

Rating: On Saturday, March 14th, three friends and I had a 5:30 PM reservation at the Artichoke Café, and the experience was shockingly poor. It took 20 minutes just to receive a bottle of wine and a cocktail, another 15 minutes for appetizers, and an hour and a half after being seated before our dinners finally arrived. To make matters worse, two of us were served the wrong dish. We ordered the market fish special (sablefish) but were served salmon instead, with no explanation, no warning, and no apology. No one came to tell us they were out of sablefish or ask if we wanted to order something else--they simply substituted a completely different fish and hoped we wouldn't notice. Throughout the entire evening there was no acknowledgment of the delays, no effort to check on our table, and not even basic hospitality like offering bread while we waited. For a restaurant with this reputation and these prices, the service and communication were completely unacceptable. We will not be returning. read more

My first visit to artichoke was Saturday and it was exceptional. The food was amazing, I had the fish special and it was a 10/10. I will definitely be back. read more

Started the meal out great with an appetizer and drink. However, upon further examining my ravioli- there was a hair hidden underneath a rather large slice of garlic. The staff and manager made is really awkward and weird for my boyfriend and I. Ican't say that I'd ever recommend, nor will I want to eat at The Artichoke Cafe again. read more

The Artichoke Cafe - Hair found hidden underneath a huge slice of garlic - New American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Slow service. Very expensive. I recommend the pork chop and the tenderloin but the clam and chorizo dish is an embarrassment to fine dining and must be fixed or discontinued. The wait staff is polite and the creme brulee is worth the price. The silverware is clean but you'll get a teaspoon for your soup du jour read more

Service in the lounge was great. The French fries they serve are the best tasting fries I have ever eaten.

Hostess and server were attentive and friendly. Wine list is impressive and extensive; and carries over to sister restaurant Farina Pizza. Sadly neither food selection was noteworthy. Good piquant tomato sauce on the arancini, could have been a bit cheesier. The cacio y pepe was neither parm-cheesy nor peppery enough though the pasta was fresh and tender. Oddly, the Artichoke chopped salad at Artichoke cafe is available for $20 at lunch, but nowhere on the dinner menu! Lively atmosphere yet still able to enjoy conversation. read more

Valentines evening. I said designed a special meal for Valentine's. Let me say that the customer service for our experience was top notch. At least our server was. The motel was delicious, very intriguing array of ingredients. Definitely recommend. The meal was satisfying and delicious. Will I return, yes. read more

This was my and my husband's first time eating dinner at Artichoke Cafe. Every single thing we ordered was delicious, and the service was excellent. They also have a lovely wine selection, along with great cocktails. I can definitely see us returning in the future. I also really like the intimate ambiance. read more

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I'm town for balloon festival. Looked good on Yelp. Orders aricini and roasted beets salad. Delicious. Aricini bite size. Risotto inside. Beets were so good. With faro. Great place. read more

The Artichoke Cafe - Roasted Beet - New American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Artichoke Cafe' is an iconic eatery in Albuquerque, and deserves its icon status. Dined last night with 3 other family members. We lean toward eating vegan when possible, and if not, vegetarian. So with a little "bending" we had several delightful dishes. French onion soup: masterful rendering of this traditional dish. Asparagus with parmesan shavings, cooked perfectly. Colorful, a little crunch. French fries: of course fries are done in various shapes. Here, they are cut thin. Very flavorful and a little crunch too. Sides of mayo and ketchup with the fries. Enjoyable salad. The breads and butter: interesting and flavorful. The sorbets of mango and or raspberry were excellent. Love the ambiance here. Friendly, nice natural light in evening, subdued lighting after sun goes down. Wait staff was superb: friendly, knowledgeable and jovial. Finally: they still have a paper menu! I love those! read more

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The dishes are exquisite culinary creations, bursting with incredible flavor. The service is outstanding, and the ambiance is perfect. A business meeting was hosted here, and it was an excellent experience. read more

We got a gift certificate as a Christmas present. The drinks and food were great. We got the Desert del Sol Mojito, burrata and mortadella, prime NY strip, and beef tenderloin. The drink was refreshing! The appetizer was refreshing as well, but I felt like they gave us so much burrata for two tiny pieces of bread. The NY strip was slightly over cooked. Sirloin was perfect! Although we did enjoy the dinner we had, I just feel like we didn't enjoy enough to spend another 150 dollars. The service was great, and the atmosphere is very casual for how expensive the place is. read more

The Artichoke Cafe - Beef Tenderloin - New American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Kind of a cool, business casual place located in the downtown area. Not much on the outside, but definitely well thought out interior. We started with the Duck Rillettes appetizers. Then ordered the Bone in Pork Chop and the Half Chicken for an entree. The pork chop was tender & delicious. Likewise the chicken was delicious and the aji amarillo definitely added to the flavor. We topped it off with the peach crisp ala mode and enjoyed a freshly baked serving ( this one's made to order) over all an excellent meal and great waitstaff. I will add that this is not food served in a hurry. We were there about 90 mins, no hurry, no rush. A place For great food and good conversation. read more

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We dined at Artichoke Cafe for dinner one day and I thought the food was pretty good. The ambiance inside of this restaurant kindda made me forget about the fact that I'm still in Albuquerque. It's somewhat fancy-ish and that is also reflected in the prices, too. We had a bit of appetizers, main dishes and dessert and thought everything all around was good. My partner also had wine as well. The one thing though was that the food portion size was definitely on a smaller side, especially for main dishes when price points are quite high (I personally think the appetizers are priced ok..given the ambiance, etc...but for main courses..it was a little steep given the small portion size!). Overall, fancy and probably more suitable for special occasions. The people there were nice and had good hospitality, too I think. I was waiting for a restroom in the main dining area and one of the waiter saw me and politely came up to me (probably saw me waiting for so long) and told me there were additional restrooms in the bar side as well. P.S. checking into Yelp gives you a pretty decent $15 discount off your entrees as well! read more

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I came for the fried artichoke and it wasn't even cooked properly. The salad was absolutely drenched in dressing and the tea was terrible too. The only thing I would recommend is the mashed potatoes and the apple crisp. The service was not that great. They didn't do anything after I told them the artichoke was not cooked well!!!! Also, never asked how I was doing! I would not go back nor recommend this place! read more