I wanted to love this place. The food on the tables looked amazing. We weren't greeted kindly. Told to wait for table, there were several open tables. After 5 minutes of being ignored we left. It's too bad, as I said, the food looked great. read more

Best REAL New Mexico food I've ever had - breakfast or dinner. It's a locals spot which ranks it even higher in my book.

Delicious food! Fast and very Nice people! Walking distance from hotel. We'll be coming back.

While visiting Santa Fe I ate breakfast here every morning and never ate the same thing twice, except the sopapillas (we'll talk about that later). The food was always amazing and the portions generous. Their red chili was on point. Sopapillas were fluffy and crispy and edible either savory or sweet. With my breakfast and red chili, they were the perfect addition to eggs and bacon. After the meal with a little honey drizzled on top, it was the wrap to amazing food. Thank you all so much!! read more

El Comal had one of the best ground beef burritos I have ever had! Not only was the burrito fire but it was served so fast. I had to beers as well. The waitress was on top of her game always poured us water when our glasses were low. That's what I call service! The vibe was chill and it seemed not to be to fancy of a restaurant but some where to bring the family for a quick and delicious dinner. read more

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My first time to El Comal. Great authentic New Mexican food in a simple, clean place. Super friendly staff, too. Don't hesitate to go there. I took my second chili relleno back to Colorado for my wife to enjoy. read more

Very expensive for the quality and quantity of the food, atmosphere, and cocktails. We liked nothing and will never return

Downtown restaurants too crowded? Take a drive out Cerrillos to El Comal. We had a delicious lunch in a relaxed atmosphere. The food was comparable to any around for authentic New Mexican food. Don't let the sign saying Spanish and American food fool you, it is NM. The plates are huge. I ordered the tamale plate consisting of two tamales Christmas style, rice, refried beans and posole topped off with the biggest sopailla ever. The employees were very pleasant. The ambiance is casual. read more

El Comal - The excellent Christmas style tamale plate. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Authentic New Mexican food by Meow Woof exhibit. The salsa is so full of flavor that we aren't use to it! Good spice and lotta heat . Go green if you're a weenie but it'll still be hot! We enjoyed the service and the food so much. Great price for the food you get! Ambiance is divey but the food is lit. read more

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So while visiting NM we were looking for some authentic Mexican food and on our search this restaurant popped up on our search bar that was only a couple of minutes away from our stop at the local Walmart. And they did not disappoint. Small hole in the wall ,nothing fancy but the old school diner type feel. Pretty wide selection of options to choose from. Service was good and we felt welcome. Kinda seemed like alot if regulars were coming in and out and some gentleman seemed to be chatting it up amongst each other enjoying thier breakfast and coffee with no one rushing them out. Tortillas? Geez straight out of the kitchen and yes when I asked for more I had to wait a couple of minutes because they were in the process of making more, worth the wait! Anyone that has had fresh homemade Tortillas knows what I'm talking about. Very reasonable and nice portions. Check it out if your looking for small and local and not a chain read more

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Good service. The food is great. And you can see that with all the locals that eat there.

I wanted to try El Comal, but my wife wanted to try The Shed. Fortunately, The Shed had a 2 1/2 wait and El Comal got us a table right away. Food was amazing. Chips and salsa were great, green chili had perfect heat, and the steak fajitas were among the best. Honestly, these were the best sopapillas I've ever had. Will come back for sure! read more

The restaurant was clean. There was indoor and outdoor seating. Parking was right outside the door. Staff were great. Prices were reasonable. The sopapillas were yummy. The chile cheese fries were ok. My hubby usually gets his grub on when it comes to fries but after the first one he tried, he wasn't interested. He got fajitas and said they were ok. Some of the chips were stale. We seem to be in the minority, but this wasn't a fave for us. read more

El Comal - Chile Cheese Fries - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Definitely worth going if you are in the area. The food is flavorful with heat. Feels like a local, inexpensive taqueria, which is exactly what it is. But, somehow is missing some of the energy. Service is adequate. Finding inexpensive food in Santa Fe can be challenging, and this place delivers. read more

This is a classic looks can be deceiving. The food was fabulous and the service was friendly and efficient. Don't over look this gem. read more

El Comal - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

This hidden gem is tucked away in a seedy little strip of shops - a strip that was right behind our hotel the whole time we were in Santa Fe. Luckily I didn't find out about this until towards the end of our time in town. It made for the perfect last dinner here. The place is very no-frills and old school. It seems to be a family-run operation. They hustle out great food to a definite blue-collar clientele. Of course I ordered the blue corn cheese enchiladas Christmas-style. That style, for those of you who don't know, is when you have both red and green chile on top of separate sides of your order. This helps those of us who are either undecided on a preference, or for those who have no preference and want the variety. On this meal, the green chile was a narrow winner. We had a couple of cold beers with our meal and enjoyed every bite. On a side note, the dishes come with a side of pozole, which I had never seen done before. The pozole was tasty and had a welcome texture. Please come out and support this hardworking family if you make it out to Santa Fe. You won't be disappointed at all. read more

El Comal - Blue Corn Enchiladas Christmas Style - Cheddar Cheese - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

We're from outta town and wanted to try some good authentic Mexican food. Service was excellent. Waitress was very helpful. We got our meals fast. I ordered the chicken enchiladas and they were delicious. We will be back before we leave town. read more

While in Santa Fe, New Mexico, my wife and I had dinner at El Comal. It is located in an unassuming and easy to miss space along a strip of businesses. We were quickly seated with chips and salsa. I enjoy some heat in my salsa, but nothing prepared me for this. It burned the end of my tongue pretty good, but I continued to partake of this fiery sauce on corn chips! We ordered combo platters. The star of mine was an adovada chalupa, marinated pork in a corn tortilla cup covered with avacado. Very tasty. My plate also came with a cheese enchilada (greasy), a beef taco, rice, beans, posole and a sopailla (delicious with honey). We asked for the red sauce on the side. Good thing, since it was also very fiery. Prices were reasonable, and the meal was more than filling. read more

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I stopped in and was pleasantly surprised. The food was amazing. I wanted a few minutes, but you have to realize one server for 14 tables. But she was great. I will go back. Oh, the Navajo Taco. Excellent! read more

This place is so authentic. Visiting town from Texas, I gotta say the food quality here is better. Had a chicken enchilada and a plate of Sopapillas. They were so delicious. Adding that the food price is reasonable (especially when inflation is high) and staff is friendly, I appreciate the dinning experience here. read more

El Comal - Sopapillas - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

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We stopped here instead of waiting at least an hour for some of the more popular restaurants in town and I'm glad we did! The food came out quickly and everything was cooked well. Their specialty chile sauces definitely have a kick to them but they also have some good flavor. The fresh sopaipilla with honey felt like a welcome reward for braving the spice of the chiles lol. read more

In Santa Fe, hungry, want to avoid peak traffic & love Mexican food. Sounds like a perfect reason to stop here. Buried in a non-descript strip mall we found the door and entered. Another bonus it's a hole in the wall. Grabbed a table and our server shows up with menus & chips and salsa. Lots to choose from on the menu. I zero in on the chimichanga, with the carne adovada plate. Our food came out in no time. The Chimi was huge - simple ingredients: meat & tortilla. Red on the side - nicely hot, but lacking that smoky flavor. In additions to the usual staples on the plate there was an excellent pico de gallo. Arguably the best I've had since leaving TX and better than some I've had there. The carne adovada plate had a generous amount of meat immersed in the red sauce. The pork was tender and shredded easily. Not a fan of the flour tortilla that came with it. It was the thick cakey type. The sopapilla that came with mine was huge - light & soft with flaky exterior. Food was reasonably priced for the quantity. Definitely a hole in the wall gem. read more

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Was really close to my hotel and I saw nothing but good reviews for this place so El Comal it was. First off the place was in a not so nice looking area of town, but I know not to judge a book by its cover.. The place was a small cafe and busy around 11 am. I glanced at the menu and the papas rancheros caught my eye. I love potatoes and I love huevos rancheros so them being together is magic. Plate arrived fairly quickly and I marveled at the delicious Mexican food placed in front of me. The green chile was topped over the potato's and the eggs on top of the Chile. OMG so delicious and not so spicy but enough heat. I was not surprised at how good the food was, considering all the good reviews. And a treat was the sopapillas included with the plate. They were big and sweet with honey and enough to share with everyone else. Good food and always looking for local. read more

El Comal - Papas rancheros - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

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This is the worst Chilli Relleno I have ever had. Seamed like re warmed grease with a slice of velveta on top. Just aweful read more

El Comal - Chilli Chile Relleno - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Amazing Sopapillas! Great Breakfast all day and yummy Sangria Always a must stop:) Friendly service but limited seating is the only thing, it's small. Love the music they play softly in the background. read more

The people in El Comal were outstanding and helpful. We ordered an assortment of plates from El Comal and everything was delicious. My three grandkids even clean their plates. I strongly recommend this place. I should know because I am from Las Cruces NM and I love my Mexican food. read more

Amazing Chilie Rellano Omelet. Very low key and local. Unassuming but fantastic food. Real puffy sopapillas. Parking was adequate during the weekday late morning. read more

Really good authentic mexican food Service was great . Very casual and Nice quiet atmosphere. read more

The nicest staff and great food. Service was timely and everything with a smile. The sopapillas were delicious!!! read more

I ordered the fried yucca but got half I don't know what! And it took forever! Will never return

This was the first restaurant I ate upon my first visit to Santa Fe. I have to say I am very happy I choose this place! The food is delicious and the service is friendly and prompt. The portions are massive in the prices are cheap. It's location is a cute old school diner in a plaza. Perfect little hidden gem waiting for you to discover read more

I would definitely recommend this place! Everything is fresh The service is great The people are so nice And I loved the food And I'm from out of town, so I was really surprised for it to be so great also it's very inexpensive read more

Found this place on Yelp and it didn't disappoint. The chili was pretty spicy but it was delicious!. The service was great! Our coffee was always being topped off. The restaurant was small and cozy but liked how quick a party of six was accommodated. The sopapillos are must! Especially with honey! read more

El Comal - Huevos Rancheros with both red and green salsa. Eggs over medium. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Love the small hidden gem. Looked like lots of locals so we knew it must be great. So much better than chain places. Fantastic chile rellenos and sopapillas. read more

Terrible ambience. Food not very good. Plenty of other better places to go. Stay away

Kind of a hole in the wall place, but food was very good - excellent NM sopapillas. Very clean restaurant, service was good. read more

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Nom nom nom can't talk eating delicious chicken chimichanga nom nom nom. Seriously. Great food, affordable prices, top 5 red chile Santa Fe, highly recommend. read more

Tasty Mexican food, no frills joint, mostly a locals hangout. I'm a light eater, so really enjoyed getting inexpensive items off the ala carte menu. Homemade tortilla or Sopapilla-$1.25 each, smothered cheese enchilada - $2... Our favorites: sopapillas, papas, crispy beef tacos, huevos rancheros Red or green chili is not for the weakling. read more

El Comal - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

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Perfection! So delicious, absolute perfection. Tortillas, chips and sopapillas all homemade. Green chili was my favorite. The chicarones were a little greasy but not bad and the posole was served on the plate without the soup, never seen it that way before. Do yourself a favor and try it. read more

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Great food and friendly staff! I got a beef burrito with Xmas chili and for the first time I could not decide which one I like better. The sopapillas are fantastic as well. read more