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    Two Cranes Bistro and Brew

    4.2 (298 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Vegetarian tostadas
    Angie K.

    We were looking for a nice casual meal outside of the hustle and bustle of old town but at least nearby. Early on a Saturday it wasn't very crowded at all and the staff were all very friendly. It's a relatively small space so I can see how it could get pretty crazy at various times of day. I tried the vegetable tostadas. There were an amazing amount of grilled vegetables plus avocado as part of the dish. I'm pretty sure I got about two days worth of my servings of vegetables out of one meal. They were done just right, though unfortunately veggies make tostada shells kind of soggy after a short time of resting on them. But that really wasn't a huge drawback. The staff did a great job of checking on us and making sure drinks were refilled and we didn't need anything else. They seemed to have a decent selection of vegetarian dishes on the menu, so I shall have to go back and try more!

    Urbanmama kombucha!!  $8 for the bottle
    Stesha C.

    It was okay. Don't think I'll return. Reminded us of a airport restaurant, good enough, but nothing special. I got the Santa Fe sandwich, it was fine. Got the green chili stew as a side, was mostly ground beef and pretty greasy. My bf got the green chili burger, it was okay. The cheese fries were somehow disappointing, never met a cheese fry I didn't like before these. The highlight was they had BOTTLES of kombucha available from Urbanmama!! Which is how we chose the place. Some nice local beers on tap. And about 7 TV in the place made for easy watching of the CFPs.

    Outside seating
    Katy ..

    I went to Two Cranes for my college graduation brunch and it quite good. The outside seating is so cute I love the water seating area as it's relaxing and is covered in shade. The service was accommodating for a large group of people around 10 and they were friendly especially with making drinks at request. My drink was the black berry smash, it was a little strong but the waiter recommend adding simple syrup which was nice. The burrito protein bowel is very tasty! I had beef with it, the rice was a little oily but over all flavor was savor. My grandma was obsessed with the chicken salad with honey mustard and kept saying it was the best salad she ever had and that's coming from an 80 year old. Overall I would recommend this cute place in abq.

    shrimp salad
    Trinity L.

    i would give this place a 3/5 stars . the service was great , very fast, and great customer service with great understanding! The restaurant itself chose your seat, i discussed with my waiter regarding a couple options on the food menu they raved about the fall specials . Thus i tried the shrimp salad , it came out fresh and very well presented . When i ate it i immediately tasted off, i tried about 2-3 more bites and ate about 2/5 shrimp . i started to feel very nauseous. now the shrimp was fresh looking and hot when eaten no abnormalities where shown . The pretzel bites were good the queso was okay . I think it would've been better with a good mustard or honey mustard . I asked the waiter to take my salad as i didn't like it and i started to feel very nauseous. She asked my opinion i told her i wasn't satisfied she immediately offered to take off the salad from my ticket with no complications she was very understandable and accommodating ! i boxed up my pretzels and paid for my ticket. I would say i don't know if i'll go back . If i do i would definitely get different entrees . Maybe it was me or maybe it was the food or both. But i would say give it a try and see for yourself.

    Evelyn M.

    Looking for a place right when we got to town to catch the 2nd half of football! Good reviews and TV's brought us here. They have KJ Chardonnay so that was a great surprise. Servers were SO helpful and accommodating changing TV's to the game we were going for. I typically don't do fried food ( my stomach) but the mushrooms were very tender & juicy!

    Green chile Cheese Burger
    J W.

    We took the fam on a Sunday afternoon. It was quiet and uncrowded. We found a seat inside after finding the only table to fit our party size on the patio dirty. Inside it's all bar height tables with 3 low top, but the benches are significantly taller than the tables, so it was very uncomfortable for our tall family. The menu has a ton of delicious sounding menu items, so it was hard to choose. We ended up trying the southern fried chicken salad, chicken sandwich, green chile cheeseburger, and truffle mac & cheese. The salad was simple (read:basic) and I would've preferred fresh fried chicken strips over a handful of fried frozen chicken nuggets, but their hot sauce options added nice flavor to jazz it up. The gc cheeseburger was only so-so compared to the many options offered around town, same went for the mac & cheese. The chicken sandwich was juicy and delicious with the bacon and grilled onions. Our takeaway was "decent but not memorable." I tried the hot honey lavender margarita, which was amazing. Probably one of the best margaritas I've ever had, honestly. Over all, come for the drink selection, give the food a try, but don't expect to be blown away. If you're tall, head outside or to the high top tables.

    Burrito bowl
    Linda O.

    Sports bar with plenty of tv's and friendly staff willing to put your favorite game on. Servers were very attentive but not intrusive. There was plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. We had the burrito bowl with shrimp. The shrimp was very flavorful however the rice was watery.

    Chorizo Relleos
    Susan H.

    What a find! This restaurant has the best cuisine we've had in a long time. Fresh and well prepared. Indoor and outdoor seating with friendly staff and our waitress checked on us often. We started with appetizers of Chorizo Rellenos, Flautas, and Elotes. There's ample enough portions to not only make these your meal, but shared with another. The Chorizo Rellenos had a perfectly fried crunchy egg roll wrap around a poblano filled with chorizo and gooey melted cheddar with a creamy green chile sauce. A wonderful balance of savory and heat. Our absolute favorite! The Flautas were just as good though, stuffed with pulled chicken also super crispy and topped with sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, and sriracha. Our order of Elotes was a whole ear of fresh, crisp corn topped with mayo, cojita cheese and cilantro and lime chile. Perfect! We finished our meal with their Spinach and Herbed Goat Cheese salad tossed in a wonderful balsamic vinaigrette and topped with fried prosciutto, mandarin oranges, roasted red bell peppers, red onions and pistachios. Everything was so darned delicious! What a perfect, delightful meal full of amazing and fresh flavors! I wish we lived in this town as we'd be here often!

    Mitchie B.

    First time here! Thursday's are $10 burgers! We arrived and were told to pick a seat. It was not super busy. We did and waited over 25 minutes to be acknowledged.... waters came but with no refills, other guests came and seemed to get their orders in because we watched as plates of the $10 burger kept coming out. Soon our waitress told us they made a mistake...really? I think they forgot and instead of just comping the order after another 10-15 minute wait, they gave a very slight discount. Slight. Needless to say, the burger was delicious!!!! it was not worth the wait but it was juicy, cooked as requested with golden crunchy fries on the side. This bumped up my review from 2 "stars" to 3. The experience was a bummer considering the hype from fellow friends. Need to rethink and maybe go at a different time.

    Grilled Salmon
    Dan D.

    I really overdid it at Two Cranes, and that's because the food was delectable, and the drinks were delicious. I would bring anyone here and they'd find something to love. With live music and an attentive bartender with an ability to tweak the drinks for sweet and bitter, it was seductively easy to settle into my last dinner before leaving Albuquerque. Balanced, flavorful cocktails excited and encouraged me to try another. The grilled salmon is all I've ever wanted in life: served with crunchy and buttery bread, seared for crisp, and dying to be used to sop up a creamy pesto sauce that brought everything together. You can't go wrong here if the menu looks good to you.

    Green Chile Chicken
    Heidi A.

    The great thing about this place is that the food is pretty reasonably priced. It was lovely to get a meal, with tip, under $20. The food was mediocre. I personally would have liked the chicken to be bigger pieces than shredded chicken. Not too much of green chile flavor. I won't go out of my way to eat there. I would go if someone wanted to. The service was fine.

    Green chili chicken pasta.
    Kevin C.

    The green chile chicken pasta it is nice and creamy. With chile, that is not too hot. It comes with two half slices of toast with butter. This is a pretty healthy portionot too much or too little. My server was Sophia. Attentive but not over attentive. Sophia is a great server. I will come back.

    Philly cheese steak
    Rafael G.

    Came into 2 cranes on a Saturday afternoon. They were short staffed but our service was still good. They have a decent beer selection but their been menu is posted high on a wall and wasn't visible so I had to get up every time I wanted to look at the menu. Maybe a beer menu on the table or behind the bar? Let's get to the food. Gotta say. I was pleasantly surprised! Here's what I had: Burrito bowl- it's sort of like a chipotle bowl. My carne asada was seasoned well and my rice was cooked perfect. 4 of 5 stars Philly cheese steak sandwich- it didn't look like it would be great but it in fact was pretty tasty! The meat had great flavor, however my fries were cold and the cheese was just ok. 3 of 5 stars. They were short staffed but still attentive. 3 of 5 stars. We had 2 beers and 2 margaritas and our bill was around $60. I plan on coming back to taste more of the menu.

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    They charge a culinary fee and will soon charge a credit card fee. I won't ever return.

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    Tasty Taco Tuesday! Best tacos and cold beer in town! Great customer service! 10 out of 10!

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    Good food and amazing service. I worked for thos place before covid hit. Support this local gem

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