The Compound Restaurant - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Susanna Panfili (Material Art)

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simon

The Compound Restaurant is by far one of the best eateries in Santa Fe. All aspects of the experience are meticulously perfected to give the customers the best of the best. Our waiter was extremely knowledgeable and friendly, the glasses were always full, and the food was beyond amazing. They even went above and beyond to come up with an off menu mock-tail since I don’t drink.
The menu is pricey, this place is definitely “special occasion” kind of restaurant, but worth the expense for your special occasion.

Laurence Sloman

My lunch was a bit disappointing today. I had the Tuscan lettuce salad and stuffed quail. There was no sign of any truffle flavor ion the salad dressing, just plain lettuce, vinaigrette and few grape tomatoes. The quail was underwhelming. Overcooked, gamey taste and gritty texture. Not much flavor in the sauce either. I am posting a menu with prices picture. I don't understand why the resto doesn't post menu prices on the website.

John Lettieri

We visited The Compound last week with my wife for a special dinner after visiting my in-laws in Santa Fe.

For our first course we ordered the the pea tortallini with Lobster and the citrus endive salad with anchoives. I was initially nervous about ordering seafood as we are in NM and not within striking distance of an ocean. But both dishes were delicious, fresh, and prepared well. We also ordered their James Beard award winning Mushroom and Polenta. It was light, savory, a fun addition to the other dishes we already ordered.

For our second course we had the Rack of Lamb and Beef Tenderloin. Both dishes were tender and accompanies with a delicious sauce and vegetable pairing.

Desert was my favorite.

We ordered the Hazelnut Butter Finger and the Strawberry Napoleon.

We hope to visit again soon.

A L

Just okay and doesn’t seem to be what it once was. Kind of a attitude like we are supposed to be privileged to be there. I think it needs to be stepped up a notch or two if they are going to have the higher prices. (At least no one spilled a drink on me without apologizing like happened last time.)

But this time, I was seated and then within a few minutes I was asked to move to another spot a short distance away. Like four feet. There really wasn’t anything special about either spot that I could tell but a couple of older ladies had to sit where we had been seated for some reason….and not in the spot we were moved to beside it. Weird.

Another oddity was I heard hostess tell some people there were completely full while the place was still empty from opening with only a couple tables seated. I know there has to be staggering to provide good service. I was curious so I looked on Open table and that still had open slots at that time. And the place was still at least half empty 90 minutes later when I left. Maybe just some odd managing techniques?

Jason B

We have heard great things about this restaurant over the years. We finally made it there with some friends recently and it was an excellent experience. Everyone had a wonderful time and was satisfied with the whole dinner.

Our waiter was knowledgeable and professional. Every staff was efficient and helpful. And the food was creative and delicious. It’s a top notch restaurant and the prices align with the quality. Otherwise we would go back there frequently.

Mike and Kath R

It’s been six years since we have been here. And we are so grateful that they are now open for lunch again. We were visiting from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Took the Rio Metro train up to have lunch and enjoy one of my favourite places to get mushroom polenta. One of our all-time favourite restaurants in Santa Fe. We highly recommend.

Thomas Blackburn

We went to The Compound for lunch because of the Google reviews were good. When we got there we were seated very quickly. We had a reservation. Our waiter showed up quickly to explain the menu. My wife is gluten free. We placed our our orders with our waiter and he proceeded to try and sell us salads and soup. We declined and he continued to try and sell us the soup and salad. We again declined. My wife asked about gluten free bread. He said they only had gluten free crackers. She said ok she would like that. He said he’d go get them. Didn’t happen. I asked for lemon for my iced tea. That didn’t happen. We got the feeling that since we didn’t buy what he was selling he wasn’t interested in waiting on us anymore. For the prices they charge, The Compound wasn’t all that.