The Compound - Santa Fe

Beautiful location, some good food, excellent service was the highlight of this dinner visit. Couldn't go wrong in any items in the menu, well made and served with love.

I agree with other reviews that the ambience here is wonderful. As soon as you walk in there is no doubt that you are in a high class joint. The steak medallion I had was probably the most tender cut of beef I have had in a long time, and was just full of flavor. The onion rings were great, and the quantity was such that our party of three was unable able to finish them. So why only a three star review? It's all about the pricing unfortunately. Even my parents, who have dined here periodically and rarely flinch at the cost of a nice meal made a comment about the increase in pricing. Business appeared to be slow when we arrived at six in the evening, which begs the question of whether people were eating there less due to the pricing or if they increased their pricing due to people eating out less. At any rate for three entrees, one appetizer and two glasses of champagne the end tab ran at $250, for a total of $300 with tip, which definitely puts this place into the category of somewhere I'ld take my wife on our anniversary but certainly not for a weekly or even monthly meal. I get that everything is more expensive now with inflation but it kind of kills your business when the cost of the meal starts approaching a monthly car payment.

We came for lunch around 1:25 pm on a weekday with no reservation. We were seated in the bar. Manny was our bartender. He was very attentive and was an excellent server. Had the chicken schnitzel and hubby had the burger with the apple galette for dessert. Margaritas were good, food was good, company was good. Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch

This review is meant to inform, and enlighten what I believe the service team of this restaurant should address before implying a $150/head. First, reservations should be flexible 15mins both directions. My party of 5 had traveled from three different city/states for a birthday that was excited to try this AWARD WINNING restaurant. We started confused because as we typed directions into Maps it let us know the restaurant would close at 8:00, though that was when our month long reservation was also scheduled for; 8:00. We ran over quickly to investigate, and were met with more confusion. The table wasn 't ready, we were early and there were only three seats at the bar and the other two could hover.... On a recessed bar that 's sunken two feet into the floor... we elected to return to the waiting room where the dirtiest stained single chair was our option to wait, I was in white pants and we opted to go for a walk instead. We returned at our reservation time and were told it 's still not ready. At this point, a server comes up to the host returns his chit and says nononono, I 'm swamped, and can 't take that table The host said that 's too bad, they 've been waiting, it 's a birthday he said I can 't. And then began the limbo of finding a server. We were eventually combined and sat in the back corner of a inclosed patio at a table of five- then because of the server confusion- let 's all go look at the table, but not talk to it. I watched as blazers, servers, bussers, and even one chef walk through our room before someone spoke with us. The bussers managed water immediately (thought Still Water is still ten dollars a bottle) and we were left again. Over 20 minutes until all guests had cocktails, 40 minutes to bread and ordered apps, 50 minutes to our bottle of wine being opened, 1:15 to starters on the table. At 9:30 I stood up to address the manager as at this point my table is concerned, frustrated, and frankly embarrassed that so much work had gone into this dinner and we couldn 't get anyone to engage with us. We were waiting on mains and I wanted to confirm the notes for the severe allergies had been addressed before my partners food came to the table that I understand overlaps, gaps, and mistakes but as someone who has also managed restaurants of this caliber, I really hoped the service team could readdress our table and get us back on track. Then, management elected to move us and our beverages from the back patio to the front room, where we were watched and accompanied as the last table in the restaurant, to no fault of our own. The food was beautiful, and the steak was some of the best I 've ever had. But by 8:00 they were out of the lamb which is what the birthday guest was hoping for, perhaps we should have preordered. Either way a table of five came out to over $800 with tip, there was no service recall, no comp dessert for the birthday or the troubles, really the bare minimum from this entire service team. Any version of we apologize for the evening, we are happy you chose to celebrate your birthday with us, I gotta ask, where did everyone come in from? Any effort to connect with this table after such an evening would have been appreciated. Truly an embarrassment for this place with a James Beard Plaque on the wall. The manager and the host both watched our table fall through the cracks and it took myself standing up and asking as a guest of the table, not the host, that things be addressed. I hope that this can be understood as hopes for your team to display the same level of service that 's been advertised. Take this restaurant off your list.

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 5