Horseman's Haven Cafe

Horseman's is a true New Mexican spot, our family has been coming here for generations. My aunt waitressed here in the 70's. Every time I'm in town I make it a point to come eat here. Always had the hottest chili, don't order the level 2 unless you know what you're doing. Best honey and the best sopapillas. Not anymore. Service was horrendous, honey in packets, the food not only had zero heat, it had zero flavor. I had the carne adovada plate and honestly it tasted like cardboard. Huevos rancheros was so bland and disappointing we'd have been better off going to Applebee's down the road. I'm utterly dismayed. At least the sopapillas are still good, that was the only positive. They had several hiring signs up so I pray it's just a transitional phase, and we had unusually poor experience. But the food was so absolutely poor I really don't see myself going back.

Horseman's Haven is iconic Santa Fe, even though some of us still think of this as the "new location." It's worth a visit. The food is always good (although not my favorite chile on earth) and always piquant (don't mess with the Level II stuff unless you're hardcore), and it comes out fast. Service is solid, attentive and pleasant. The restaurant itself never feels pleasant and cozy to me, there are sometimes derelicts in the parking lot (one followed me in yesterday and proceeded to tweak his way begging around the room before a waitress ejected him - drugs are bad, kids) and the bathrooms are always borderline, but there's plenty of seating and I always come away from my visits with a good feeling. Prices have gone up, but you get a lot of food for your money. Think twice about ordering a side dish; you probably won't need it. The coffee is remarkably good for a diner of this sort.

It's a classic diner. Straightforward, good food. The chile is delicious and hot. The breakfast is great, just tell them to go light on the salt!

Come here! Order the ground beef burrito with spicy green chili! Mic Drop! If you are brave...order the level 2 green chili! It will make your ears humm!

Food and service were ok. But why eat there when there so many really excellent places in Santa Fe to get a really good breakfast.

This place is bigger than it looks from the outside. It's great for groups with big tables everywhere. I got the green chile stew and wow it was flavorful and SPICY! If you can't handle spice I wouldn't get that. I couldn't eat much because of how spicy it was. I'd like to go back and try other things on their menu.

Ah what a taste. But as a critic I want to talk about the positives and negatives. We had two dishes and both definitely delicious, especially the green chili sauce. They provide enough food to take home for the average person and that makes it worth the price. But I had to go up and ask for silverware, never got water cups and realized later that we had to pay in the front. This could have been fixed from the waiters/ workers coming to us at any time instead of talking, and a simple sign at the start that told you where to pay if they didn't tell us. I was just passing by and I don't think I'll go back, but the food was great, don't get me wrong there.

Fire!!!! Straight up incredibly delicious food and if you want HOT green chile they have it here. I can't say enough about how amazing the food is here - the burgers especially just incredible. Super down to earth atmosphere and the staff are quick and helpful. There definitely something special about Horseman's Haven and I highly recommend stopping by.

On the way for a fund day of fishing and decided to stop in for breakfast. This little quaint breakfast spot was busy but we found a spot to sit. We ordered the huevos rancheros. I loved that they had it in blue corn tortillas. The potato's we a little crispy and but soft as well. We also ordered the breakfast burrito. The red Chile was full of flavor, not spicy at all, but I did not mind as it had amazing flavor to go with the dish. The green chile however had a kick to it, but did not overwhelm the dish. The prices were reasonable for the portions of food you get. This is a definite must go to spot if you visit Santa Fe.

This is my favorite restaurant in the world. I've traveled, and I can't find a better meal than here.I can't wait to visit NM again, just to visit this place.