Santa Fe Restaurants

Bert's la Taqueria

Bert's la Taqueria Review

Fans of interior-Mexican cuisine love this upbeat spot with multiple rooms in an old adobe building that was once the nun's cloister for the Santuario de Guadalupe across the street. Colorful paintings hang on the whitewashed walls. The menu mixes the expected Mexican fare—enchiladas, excellent soft tacos—with more unusual regional recipes, such as chapulines (grasshoppers—yes, you read that correctly—sautéed with garlic butter) on tostaditas, or cuitlacoche (a delicious mushroomlike fungus that grows on corn) with black beans and fresh corn tortillas. The margaritas are made from scratch and are muy delicioso.

    Contact Information

  • Address: 416 Agua Fria St., Santa Fe, NM, 87501 | Map It
  • Phone: 505/474-0791
  • Location: Santa Fe

    Restaurant Details

  • Credit cards accepted.
  • Closed Sun.

Member Reviews

  • SFlicker, from Albuquerque
    12/28/08

    I tried Bert's with my family for lunch on 12/27/2008. Since our last visit in the summer of 2008 they have lost it. The service was very slow. The portions were much smaller. Three other parties left while waiting to be served. We should have also. The food has also deteriorated. Only two kinds of salsa (bland) rather than four. Give them a miss until someone reports that they have recovered their composure.

    Ratings details: Food: 4 | Atmosphere: 3 | Service: 1 | Value: 2
  • swanj, from minneapolis
    5/28/08

    During our vacation to Santa Fe, we are from Minnesota, we learned the owners of Bert's Burger Bowl, which we ate at almost everyday(fantastic burritos, green chili burgers and coffee)were also owners of Bert's la Taqueria. La Taqueria is an upscale restaraunt with southwestern food to die for! We had so many dishes I cannot pronounce most of them but the Black Angus steak we had was the most unbelievable peice of meat I have ever had!The building has tons of South West ambience which I believe is an old convent. This is a must place to dine!

    John from Minnesota

    Ratings details: Food: 5 | Atmosphere: 5 | Service: 5 | Value: 5
  • pioneerafrica, from Santa Fe
    7/23/07

    As a local I highly recommend this restaurant because it's my favorite spot, full of friendly people and scrumptious dishes! The old world atmosphere is delightful. When I dine here I feel like I've entered a quaint restaurant in Oaxaca. You'll leave here smiling! PS. the 1st entry about meat? I'll double check the menu to see if fajitas are on the menu...I agree with the point that possibly you've got the wrong restaurant?

    Ratings details: Food: 5 | Atmosphere: 5 | Service: 5 | Value: 4
  • pupfish, from 2 from santa fe, 3 from n. california
    4/22/07

    very interesting, good food- yes, we had the grasshoppers, with mole and avocado, also 4 other choices, best being the shrimp enchilada and the "corn fungus truffle"- shared amongst 5 diners. excellent setting for socializing, fantastic service- dishes were brought divided up for the 5 of us, and the staff enthusiastically and accurately explained and recommended the various offerings. dinner for 5, including wine and a huge shared dessert came to about $90.

    Ratings details: Food: 4 | Atmosphere: 4 | Service: 5 | Value: 5
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