This is my favorite restaurant in Albuquerque. Great food and better priced than other high quality restaurants in Albuquerque. All the staff has always been great and are mostly all tenured.
Was in town for a meeting..the service and food was the best I have had at a large group meeting in several months.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex Adrianson
Didn’t realize a pork chop could be that good. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joyful L.
Just had dinner here this evening and it was so perfect. Our server Noemi was such a treasure! Not only was she familiar with the food menu but the drink menu as well. I very much enjoyed the service as much as I did the food and drink! From the first sip to the sorbet, was delicious! Thank you Artichoke Cafe and Noemi for a lovely evening! Noemi, you're brilliant and every bit of input was appreciated and matched to what we were looking for!
Tara Piscitelli
What a great restaurant! Atmosphere was lovely, the corner both was so comfy and nice! Our server Kyle was excellent and very attentive! Food was delicious, I had the market fish and my partner had the crusted pork chop, we enjoyed all of it and will be back again! Great wine too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nephtali F.
It's a pretentious salad shop that dresses itself up in crisp, clean white linens, but I prefer my arugula without the bitter after taste of bias. It seems to be a poorly kept secret in ABQ that General Management subscribes to unapologetically employ bias practices. He claims to simply be a diligent employee which leads me to believe these practices come from ownership.
Lauren R.
I arrived a few minutes before my reservation which was scheduled for 5pm and also when they opened for dinner on a Saturday. I was able to find street parking fairly easy but there is also a parking lot across the way for the over flow. I was greeted right away and seated immediately near the bar which was quite cozy. My server Emily (I hope that was her name) was very warm and attentive and made the experience very inviting. My drinks, food, and dessert (Lavendar Margarita, Butter Lettuce salad, Steak Frîtes, and créme brûlèe) was nothing less than perfect and tasted wonderful. I savored every last bite of food as it was just delicious. You can tell they use fresh and quality ingredients. As I was on a solo date, Emily was a great conversationalist and made excellent recommendations throughout the evening. I will definitely be back as Artichoke Cafe has been added to one of my favorite restaurants in abq.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites
Marie Valdez
Great food. Attentive wait staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steve Hartig
Overall a very good experience. Had dinner at 730 on a Thursday—restaurant was full but we were seated right away and the crowd could have been due to it being the day after Valentine’s Day. Service was good. I started with the house martini which was a nice twist on a normal martini and was very smooth. We started with the salmon mousse which was good but not great as the taste was a bit bland. We then went for pasta—my wife had the rigatoni and I had the ravioli. The rigatoni was excellent. The ravioli’s themselves I had were excellent but I found the sauce to be a bit thin. Overall a very nice evening and we would go back.
Food was good but the menu is limited. The service was excellent. I was very surprised and disturbed by the fact that they add a 3% service fee for the kitchen staff. Are you kidding me? Pay your staff a livable wage. Where is this heading? We are already one of the few countries that tips waiters. Most countries pay their waiters enough so no tipping is required. Now we are subsidizing their payroll. Can you imagine Amazon adding a service fee to pay their staff? This is the reason I won't be a customer again.
M b
We made reservations several weeks in advance for Valentine’s Day at Artichoke Café. Prior to arriving, we called to confirm seating availability, and the waiter assured us that our table was ready and that we would only have to wait a maximum of 5 minutes. However, upon arrival, we found ourselves standing in a crowded entrance area alongside 15 other people for over 25 minutes, despite being told our table was ready. Once seated, it took our waiter an additional 20 minutes to even approach our table, indicating a clear sense of being overwhelmed and understaffed. While the waiter was friendly, their inattentiveness throughout the evening was notable; they repeatedly forgot our orders and had to return to our table multiple times. The overall service and quality of food were disappointing, especially considering the steep price tag of over $300 for two people, which included an automatic 20% gratuity. The menu, advertised as a special "four-course prix fixe menu," was underwhelming, with the appetizer being particularly lackluster - an artichoke dip served with soggy potato chips, veggies, and bread, which felt lazy and uninspired. This experience fell short of our expectations, and unfortunately, it was our first and last visit to Artichoke Café.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nicole A.
Making reservations was very easy to do online. I enjoyed going to dinner here. The ambiance was very elegant and the food was delicious. The menu was very small which actually made for an easier time deciding what I wanted to eat. My favorite thing I ordered was the artichoke dip.
Sandy Smith
Amazing tasty food and the service was top-notch. There were nine of us for a company dinner. I ordered the Peppercorn tenderloin with lemon roasted potatoes and a creamy peppercorn sauce. Delicious! They also created a sliced Brussels sprout, pistachio, and parmesan salad that was light, crunchy, and perfect vinaigrette dressing. My favorite appetizer was the green chili dip.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Chile
Nicole Matteson
Fantastic food and service. Kenan was the best server I’ve ever had. The bartender/server was also fantastic!
This is my favorite restaurant in Albuquerque. Great food and better priced than other high quality restaurants in Albuquerque. All the staff has always been great and are mostly all tenured.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Weak but tasty cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Artichoke Ravioli, Vegan, Beet Salad, Roasted Garlic
Was in town for a meeting..the service and food was the best I have had at a large group meeting in several months.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Didn’t realize a pork chop could be that good. Delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just had dinner here this evening and it was so perfect. Our server Noemi was such a treasure! Not only was she familiar with the food menu but the drink menu as well. I very much enjoyed the service as much as I did the food and drink! From the first sip to the sorbet, was delicious! Thank you Artichoke Cafe and Noemi for a lovely evening! Noemi, you're brilliant and every bit of input was appreciated and matched to what we were looking for!
What a great restaurant! Atmosphere was lovely, the corner both was so comfy and nice! Our server Kyle was excellent and very attentive! Food was delicious, I had the market fish and my partner had the crusted pork chop, we enjoyed all of it and will be back again! Great wine too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's a pretentious salad shop that dresses itself up in crisp, clean white linens, but I prefer my arugula without the bitter after taste of bias. It seems to be a poorly kept secret in ABQ that General Management subscribes to unapologetically employ bias practices. He claims to simply be a diligent employee which leads me to believe these practices come from ownership.
I arrived a few minutes before my reservation which was scheduled for 5pm and also when they opened for dinner on a Saturday. I was able to find street parking fairly easy but there is also a parking lot across the way for the over flow. I was greeted right away and seated immediately near the bar which was quite cozy. My server Emily (I hope that was her name) was very warm and attentive and made the experience very inviting. My drinks, food, and dessert (Lavendar Margarita, Butter Lettuce salad, Steak Frîtes, and créme brûlèe) was nothing less than perfect and tasted wonderful. I savored every last bite of food as it was just delicious. You can tell they use fresh and quality ingredients. As I was on a solo date, Emily was a great conversationalist and made excellent recommendations throughout the evening. I will definitely be back as Artichoke Cafe has been added to one of my favorite restaurants in abq.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak Frites
Great food. Attentive wait staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overall a very good experience. Had dinner at 730 on a Thursday—restaurant was full but we were seated right away and the crowd could have been due to it being the day after Valentine’s Day. Service was good. I started with the house martini which was a nice twist on a normal martini and was very smooth. We started with the salmon mousse which was good but not great as the taste was a bit bland. We then went for pasta—my wife had the rigatoni and I had the ravioli. The rigatoni was excellent. The ravioli’s themselves I had were excellent but I found the sauce to be a bit thin. Overall a very nice evening and we would go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was good but the menu is limited. The service was excellent. I was very surprised and disturbed by the fact that they add a 3% service fee for the kitchen staff. Are you kidding me? Pay your staff a livable wage. Where is this heading? We are already one of the few countries that tips waiters. Most countries pay their waiters enough so no tipping is required. Now we are subsidizing their payroll. Can you imagine Amazon adding a service fee to pay their staff? This is the reason I won't be a customer again.
We made reservations several weeks in advance for Valentine’s Day at Artichoke Café. Prior to arriving, we called to confirm seating availability, and the waiter assured us that our table was ready and that we would only have to wait a maximum of 5 minutes. However, upon arrival, we found ourselves standing in a crowded entrance area alongside 15 other people for over 25 minutes, despite being told our table was ready. Once seated, it took our waiter an additional 20 minutes to even approach our table, indicating a clear sense of being overwhelmed and understaffed. While the waiter was friendly, their inattentiveness throughout the evening was notable; they repeatedly forgot our orders and had to return to our table multiple times. The overall service and quality of food were disappointing, especially considering the steep price tag of over $300 for two people, which included an automatic 20% gratuity. The menu, advertised as a special "four-course prix fixe menu," was underwhelming, with the appetizer being particularly lackluster - an artichoke dip served with soggy potato chips, veggies, and bread, which felt lazy and uninspired. This experience fell short of our expectations, and unfortunately, it was our first and last visit to Artichoke Café.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Making reservations was very easy to do online. I enjoyed going to dinner here. The ambiance was very elegant and the food was delicious. The menu was very small which actually made for an easier time deciding what I wanted to eat. My favorite thing I ordered was the artichoke dip.
Amazing tasty food and the service was top-notch. There were nine of us for a company dinner. I ordered the Peppercorn tenderloin with lemon roasted potatoes and a creamy peppercorn sauce. Delicious! They also created a sliced Brussels sprout, pistachio, and parmesan salad that was light, crunchy, and perfect vinaigrette dressing. My favorite appetizer was the green chili dip.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Green Chile
Fantastic food and service. Kenan was the best server I’ve ever had. The bartender/server was also fantastic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5