Inn of the Anasazi

Excellent food and a very good wine list.

Granted, our reservations were for Christmas Eve, but that still doesn't excuse some of the worse service that we've ever encountered in a highly rated restaurant. If you don't have the enought staff available to adequately service your customers then cut back on your reservations!

My husband and I ate here close to Christmas 2007 and were horribly disappointed. Our dinner was bad from top to bottom. We ordered dry martinis to start and very sweet martinis arrived. Our green salads were so overtly salty that we had to send them back. They were returned, undressed, with insipid balsamic dressing on the side.
My husband's duck was tough and dry and served with very little, tasteless reduction sauce. My tenderloin, although tender, was cool with no redeeming sauce. The menu said it came with a cabrales souffle and smoked potato gnocchi. The souffle was literally the size of a quarter and there were 2 gnocchis under the meat. This is a very expensive place and its clintele deserve much better. The service was very erratic. We talked with locals in Santa Fe who also had bad experiences and wondered at its continued popularity. It's been the worst dining experience that we've had in a decade.

Five stars across the board: great food, service, and ambiance. Expensive, but worth it.