It's very difficult to find a decent place to have a meal in Albuquerque, especially if one is looking for continental/French, etc. Artichoke Cafe delivered in terms of the service and quality of the food and the presentation. We had a nice window seat and our server was very gracious and easily answered all of our questions. Compared to restaurants... more

Attended a wine dinner event in July, 2008, wherein the chef and staff had to feed about 2 dozen people. I know this is difficult but the food was marvelous and marvelously complimentary to what were somewhat disappointing wines. In fact the food may have salvaged the event altogether. Creative ideas, good ingredients and great execution. Who knew ABQ held... more

I took my boyfriend to the Artichoke Cafe for our anniversary, and we were really disappointed. The food was good, but not as awesome as we thought it would be, and he ordered a 20 dollar plate of ravioli stuffed with mushrooms. They were really good, but there were only 8 of them. We left the table still hungry, and... more

Highly recommended more

A pleasant surprise. The steamed artichoke is excellent and the Southwest Cobb salad is among the best I've ever had; well done. more

We were very excited to visit The Artichoke Cafe and had heard wonderful things about it. We are mostly vegetarian but consume seafood also - and the menu looked amazing. There was a lot of fish to be had - everything from ahi tuna tartar to salmon. We are also very big into artichokes and make them at home quite... more

Stu is dreamy, but not as dreamy as Doug at the anodyne more

Great food, great service. Gotta love the Artichoke hearts... more

A great classy place without the prices. I only wish that they menu changed a bit more. For the three years I've eaten there, the special seems to always be the same thing.....a place to be seen and see..... more