Elements at the Country Club — Restaurant in Angel Fire

$20 burgers, $20 salads made with iceberg lettuce, $40 salmon, $60+ steaks and seafood — all that are made with the same ingredients that other low standard restaurants in town use. The food is just not good. Anyone who tells you otherwise doesn’t know good food. Plus, the bartenders are inconsistent at best - you may order two of the same drink and both will taste different. Yes, it’s a small town so high prices are to be expected. But you do not get what you pay for. The “fine dining” aspect is a facade.

Usually* the service is great. Management is very friendly and professional, and most of the servers are very attentive and accommodating. But there are definitely some staff that have never worked “fine” dining before and it’s apparent they haven’t had any training. Ie, holding drinks/dishes by the rim with their fingers touching your food, not checking on tables, not upselling (yes, that’s a skill) and are just generally unprofessional, etc.

After living in AF full time for 3 years, I admit there are few (no?) other places to spend a nice evening. I’ll give them that - they’ve created an atmosphere that almost feels high end. But if you’re looking for quality that is equivalent to what you’re paying — venture through the...

Elements is located at the Angel Fire Country Club and has a country club feel to it. You can choose to eat in the dining room, the lounge or the patio. We chose to enjoy the patio because it was a very pleasant evening. The view from the patio is of Mt. Wheeler, New Mexicos highest peak, so it is a great place to enjoy the sunset with a couple of drinks and your dinner.

I ordered the fish and chips which were cooked well and tasty. It was supposed to come with slaw, and the portion size for the slaw was so small I do not know if it really counted. The fish was cooked nicely and a nice breading. I have a sneaking suspicion thought that this is a frozen product dunked into a deep fryer and not prepared in the kitchen from scratch.

There were two things that brought the stars down. First, the beer selection is just plain boring. There were no craft brews from any of the local New Mexico breweries which is quite disappointing. Second, the wait staff was weak. Our waitress never shared the daily specials with us and acted as if we were a bother instead of wanting...

We ate supper here the last night of our ski trip to Angel Fire. We always try and eat at one nice restaurant when we go on a family trip. We made reservations and were seated promptly at 5:40. I asked the waiter about gluten free options and he seemed very knowledgeable. I started with a fantastic old fashioned made with a New Mexico bourbon. It was excellent. Our family shared the bbq shrimp for an appetizer. It was a big hit with all. For our entrees, my kids got the French dip, my wife had the salmon, and I opted for the fillet. All the meals were top notch. Could not have been better. We finished with the gf chocolate tort which was excellent, as well. The restaurant itself is situated in the Angel Fire country club. It is a fantastic atmosphere. We recommend 100%. We had a...