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| Hours: | Breakfast & Dinner Mon.-Sat., Brunch Sun. |
| Categories: | Art Museums & Galleries, Breakfast Restaurants, Restaurants, American Restaurants, Sandwiches, Vegetarian Restaurants, Art Galleries, Other Arts & Crafts, Mexican Restaurants |
| Parking: | Parking available |
| Cuisine: | American, Global, Pastries, Sandwiches |
| Ambiance: | Casual, Family Friendly, Romantic |
| Feature: | Great Wine List |
| Reservations Policy: | Suggested |
| Dress Code: | Casual |
| Price: | $5.00 |
Yeah pricy is right! their food is good, but come on who is going to pay $15.00 for a Chicken mole plate after waiting outside for almost 1 hour, I donât know about that.
Great breakfasts! Dinners are good too, but pricey and portions are small. If you want to enjoy the good food & a better value, go at breakfast or lunch time. Portions then are ample and most choices are $15 or under. I enjoy the community table in the center, it sometimes feels like you are in the center of a whirlwind of service, but you get an opportunity to talk to others, locals or those who are in town for a visit, so it's fun unless you're specifically looking for a romantic & quiet experience for two. For that you would have to take one of the smaller tables!
This restaurant is less than a block from the Hotel St. Francis, where we stayed. We never passed by when there was not a line to get a table, and sometimes even a crowd spilling outside. We got the impression that the popularity has gone to Café Pasqualâs head. We ate here for lunch on a Friday and sat at the community table in the center of the dining room to avoid a wait. The service seemed disorganized if not indifferent. Although we were seated first, two other couples had their drink and meal orders taken before our drink order was taken, just because they seemed to be the easiest for the server to reach. The cramped dining room contains as many tables as physically possible and we suffered the effects. Servers and fellow diners constantly jostled the backs of our chairs as they tried to squeeze through and I had to sit straddling a large table leg. It was nearly impossible to extricate myself from the table.
Down-home as Café Pascualâs cuisine may be, cheap it is not. I struggled to find a glass of wine on the list for under $10, and lunch for two, with one glass of wine, totaled $34. Also, Café Pascualâs does not serve sodas. My husband attempted to get a Coke, but was offered green tea as the most similar alternative. Back to the food: my meal was a messy feast of a free-range chicken breast sandwich on grilled cornbread with sautéed onions and searing jalapeno rounds, with a heap of crispy garlic fries. My husband ordered a breakfast dish (available all day) of scrambled eggs with breakfast potatoes and bacon. He seemed satisfied with the food, but was so distracted by the jostling and painfully high prices that he had trouble relaxing during the meal. To enjoy this restaurant, you need to be prepared to wait for a table, wait for service, and pay the good old Santa Fe premium.
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That's the best mole sauce i've had in my life. I would wait 2 hours for it. But thats just me...