ACEQ — Restaurant in Taos

My husband and I had the privilege of taking my mom and step dad to dinner for their 30th anniversary. We took a chance on a place we have never been before but looked promising and we were not disappointed. We ordered the elote (roasted corn) and the Wisconsin cheese curds appetizers with Chipotle mayo, both were amazing and my step dad who normally is very picky wanted to know how to make it. All delicious, we then got the fish of the day which was salmon with asparagus and risotto, calabacita tacos with house made corn tortillas, a grass fed frito pie burger with fries and finally the prime rib with broccolini and fingerling potatoes.

All was delicious, I'm super impressed with Aceq because I find it hard to find nicer fine dining places with great prices in Taos to enjoy, there wasn't anything that wasn't done well and out on the table quickly. It's great for vegetarians and omnivores alike.

The wine selection was great too, offering local wines which I love as well as others. For desert we had the tiramisu and it was light and had great flavor.

The staff was all very friendly and attentive, our server couldn't have been better... ask for Lee when you go 😁👍 he's knowledgeable and friendly and has great recommendations. The food was great, staff was friendly, prices were great for the quality don't expect cheap because it's not cheap food! The atmosphere was beautiful too with the big bay windows, water feature on the south side and gorgeous oak tree in full fall colors by the door.

Here's the only miss and it's little... the music didn't fit the vibe of the restaurant, although I love alternative I think that something more mellow would have worked better.... but that's just my personal opinion.

I'll definitely be back though, you've made customers of the whole family. Thank you for the great...

My fiancee and I grabbed an early dinner at this charming mountain town restaurant while taking a short vacation to Taos and were completely blown away by the quality. A pleasantly chic, polished and low key dining room full of unstained wood and a sweet dog named Basil greeted us, seating was immediate (but we had reservations and were slightly early.) Waiters were attentive and other servers grabbed small things and refilled waters regularly, including checking in for the final check despite a by then full dining room.

He menu is divided evenly between entrees and small plates, which also double as appetizers. Advertising as uplifted American the current menu seems to be taking several nods from Thai cooking, something I cant be too upset about. We got an order of the birria egg rolls, the chefs protein (a locally sourced "wangus" filet with potatoes, summer squash and a Chile sauce), and the arroz con puerco, a marinated pork belly over rice and corn. Add in a roasted sishito/grapefruit amuse bouche, cocktail, wine and a decadently creamy berry cheesecake with its fantastic berry topping and quenelle of house whipped cream and it's a meal worth driving for. Flavor and presentation on everything was excellent. My fillet was meltingly tender, as was the pork belly, both cooked exquisitely. The birria egg rolls was a particularly enjoyable surprise, incredibly crisp with no extra oil. The bean sprouts served with it were impeccable, a sign of a restaurant with excellent QC and provisioning because God knows you can't keep a bean sprouts fresh for more than about five minutes.

I'm not a restaurant critic, I don't eat out that often, but this meal destroyed anything else I've had in New Mexico in the last 9 months. It was better than...

Had read all the wonderful reviews of ACEQ and selected it for what we hoped would be one of the culinary highlights of our trip. Man, what a bust.

We were seated at a table by the window that had about 4-5 flies swarming around. After a while it was just too much and we asked our server for something to swat them with. We were quietly handed a napkin to do the job ourselves...which we did, but smashing hairy flies into the window was not the ideal prelude to our dining experience (but perhaps a sign of what was to come).

My steak came out completely cooked through (ordered med rare) so it had to be sent back; my friend was more or less finished with her meal by the time mine arrived. At the end of the meal they delivered my friend's dessert but forgot about mine until I could finally flag someone down. To their credit, the wait staff were apologetic and comped my dessert and drink. My friend and I split the bill, paying with cash and credit card, and chalked it up to a bad night. But a couple days later, my friend logged into her bank only to learn that that they had charged her card for the entire meal and tip, while seemingly pocketing all of the cash we had paid with.

Thankfully they did not give us any grief when we called to straighten it out, but 1. good lord! 2. we had to drive out to the restaurant again to get the full refund because for some reason they weren't able to credit the full amount to the card (thankfully we were still in town!), and 3. omg what a hassle.

Had the meal or experience been out of this world, a mistake like this would be easier to forgive, but honestly the food was just average, and, on top of the flies, the poor service, and everything...