315 Restaurant & Wine Bar

My husband and I dined at 315 this past Sunday on December 27^th to escape from the snowstorm. Our server, Alexandra was a delight and recommended a lovely Bordeaux to accompany our dinner. It was fantastic and got us out of our comfort zone. We just love to try new things. We had the steak and duck entrees. Both were delicious. The food and service was top notch. We will be back.

Disappointed & overrated for both food and service. Long wait, cold place. Waitress looked overwhelmed. Wine selection was great though.

All in all, the meal was well-​prepared and good. 315 doesn’t seek to be a culinary pioneer and sticks to French-​based cuisine. The raclette with duck confit was very good — potatoes roasted well, melted raclette cheese, and the duck was crispy. The jonah crab legs, as an appetizer, was disappointing as they were not very flavorful (meat was neither sweet nor flaky) — my guess is that the crab spent too much time being boiled and the water was underseasoned. The whole brazino sea bass was very good — flavorful, moist meat, well seasoned, and crispy skin. The meat, however, could have been a bit firmer.
The wine list was extensive for half and whole bottles although a bit thin (especially considering 315 is advertised as a wine bar) for wine by the glass.
The atmosphere consists of a comfortable, cozy, old adobe structure, complete with kiva fireplace, consistent with 315’s location on the Old Santa Fe trail. The service was friendly enough (although not genuinely warm) and while staff would drop by to see if everything was ok they did not go out of their way to be helpful.
Dress is «smart casual» to dressy (no t-​shirts, jeans are fine).

Alex was the best server without a doubt. Her recommendation on the Barolo paired with the steak was absolutely incredible. Hands down, best dinner experience in Santa Fe.

This restaurant is in a very historic part of Sante Fe very close to the venerable San Miguel Mission Church and a short walk from the historic Plaza district. Nice dining room, friendly but not very well trained staff. Very annoying when they keep wanting to remove your plate (i was clearly eating too slowly in their minds) especially when your partner is still eating .And My knife and fork were” not together” on the side of the plate which is the time honored signal to a trained waiter that i was done! The food was good but pricey for what they offered. To start i had their Hubbard Squash soup which was pretty bland but improved after I added seasoning to it (tip to the Chef taste your soup and adjust seasonings when u make it). I had then their New York Strips and Frites on a salad with the herb butter. The steak was good, but one tired green lettuce leaf does not to my mind constitute «on a green salad». The disproportionately enormous mound of thinly sliced dry fried potatoes and i were done after a few bites.
An ok meal but «been there, done that»…

We brought our family here most recently after having a wonderful experience. The waitress seemed a bit peeved, I think her name was Sarah. As she handed out the menus she tells us all about the things they are already out of… this is about 6 pm on a Friday night. Really? She seemed ill at ease with a large group. I could hear her talking to two-​tops but with us it was like we were interfering. The food was good, not outstanding. The table was squished into the back room so that was also not fun. Perhaps the service and ambiance took away from the food. I read the other Unilocal reviews before coming and was super excited to share this place with the family.
I would suggest that seasonal items be put on the chalk board not on the website or the menu so they can be removed quickly.
It was between this place an another, next time we will take the other.

Superb food and excellent service! Stopped for dinner on Sunday and had foie gras and Maryland crab cake for appetizers — both were deliciously prepared. Entrees were duck breast for my sister and the scallops for me. Absolutely delightful! As far as attention to detail and service goes, I spilled my glass of wine after only a few sips. Almost as soon as I knocked it over, our delightful waitress appeared, whisked off the tablecloth and handed me another glass of Bonnet Sauvignon Blanc. Truly classy! Will definitely return.

I had excellent service at the bar while I was waiting for my other guests, and they have a superb wine menu (which is half-​price on Tuesday nights!). The food was delicious!!! Though… wildly expensive!!! Like shockingly expensive. $ 18 for a heirloom tomato salad that used two tomatoes and had a scoop of (admittedly delicious) fresh buratta? What the??? Clearly, I am in Santa Fe. If you like wild game and fish, everything on the menu looks delicious. Outside of the price, my only (hopefully constructive) criticism is that the waiter looked like he had not ironed his shirt… pretty much… ever. When I am paying this kind of price for very good food… I expect you to look the part. He was a little off-​kilter (as if he was working a double that night?), but seemed very knowledgeable. I just couldn’t take him very seriously when he looked like a bum. His food and wine suggestions were excellent, however. I will most definitely be back when I need to bask in some delicious wild game (and/​or there are specials I can afford), and on Tuesday nights!

315 restaurant & wine bar is located 2 blocks from the historic downtown plaza. The restaurant offers a french dining experience in a renovated southwestern residence. Outdoor dining is available on the front patio. Which overlooks the Santa Fe Trail. The wine list is extensive and the bar area serves as a nice tasting room.
We were seated promptly upon arrival at our reservation time. The dining room is an elegant intimate space. The restaurant was conversation friendly until a large party arrived towards the end of our meal. Service was prompt and our server had a friendly and conversational manner.
As a starter we ordered the Squash Blossom Beignets. 4 nice size blossoms stuffed with goat cheese fondue and coulis. These were perfectly fried crispy outside and melt in your mouth cheese inside.
My entrée was Seared Sea Scallops with Baby Head Lettuce roasted beets, poached leeks, baby fingerling potatoes & sherry mushroom vinaigrette. The scallops were sweet and tender. There was a nice contrast of flavors with the beets and sherry mushroom vinaigrette.
My wife’s entrée was the Steak Frites. A 10 oz. New York strip served with herb butter. A large perfectly cooked piece of beef with plenty of flavor.
For desert we shared the Profiteroles that are served with vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate sauce. The 3 pieces were perfect for sharing.

Good food, service, and wine. The Caesar salad with calamari was delicious, as was the salmon. We were a table of six – everyone enjoyed their meal. It made for a terrific first evening in Santa Fe.

This is our favorite place in Santa Fe, about ten minutes from our house! I am such a Francophile, and love having our own French bistro nearby. We try to go every Tuesday (half-​price bottles of wine – seriously, you need to go on Tuesday!), the atmosphere is intimate and nice/​informal, the food consistent and always well-​prepared and tasty (I get the steak frites when a special doesn’t grab me, and I am picky about my steak frites). Also great cocktails and yummy desserts. On nice summer evenings, our little dog goes with us to sit on the patio, and she is always remembered and welcomed with her own treat. The staff is amazing, so friendly and knowledgeable. I have also eaten alone at the cozy bar and felt totally comfortable (great value on the bar menu). Highly recommend!

Do you want great food and wine? Do you have a dog with you? This is the place to go. We had a fantastic meal out on the patio and brought along our German Shepherd Dog puppy. The wine offerings are great. The food options were great and seasonal. Much cheaper and better value than Café Pasqual’s which is what everyone recommends. I’d recommend walking a little further and enjoying dinner here.

AWESOME employees! My friend and I stopped in for a drink and stayed for several. The folks here are super friendly and fun to be around! We had already eaten, but the food looked and smelled great!

Excellent dinner from start to finish. We were able to sit out on the patio with the dog, as most of Santa Fe restaurants with a patio allow. Great wine selection, we started with squash blossoms, and had veal and duck from the specials menu. Expensive, but we knew that going in. Highly recommend. easy walk from the plaza area.

My favorite place to eat in Santa Fe. Great selection of good French cuisine and an excellent wine list.

I attended the Buffalo Trace Whiskey Dinner at 315 last night, and it was better than everything I hoped it would be. The Kentucky distillery sent a very knowledgeable representative to discuss each bourbon we enjoyed with each scrumptious course. He also enlightened us to the amazing world of barrel aging by explaining some of the experimental methods being used by the distillery. For example, they have a retractable roof over one of their aging areas because they discovered that the presence of sunlight can actually improve the quality of the bourbon. They stumbled upon this aging secret one year when the roof was blown off of one of their rackhouses by a tornado. Who knew?
Yes, the atmosphere was full of knowledgable conversations, but the multicourse dinner paired with the nuances of different whiskeys was astonishing. The meal began with a baby arugula salad with roasted pears and pecans. It was paired with the Buffalo Trace Bourbon, which was super smooth. It was a very enjoyable way to begin a meal.
The next course was a uniquely prepared pork belly with cider and soy. I’ve had pork bellies prepared wrong before, but not this one, it was just right! The sauce complimented the usual saltiness that pork belly presents by creating flavors that were perfectly balanced. The chef even brought around some coarse smoked salt to add an extra element to this culinary delight. It was paired with the Eagle Rare 10 Year Bourbon. A bold bourbon that may have caused me to grow a chest hair or two.
Then, things really heated up as the sultry south was channeled for the main event. We had southern fried quail with a coffee barbeque sauce paired with the Thomas Handy, Single Barrel Rye. As I am originally from the fine state of Georgia, I had my doubts about anything being called southern fried in Santa Fe, but the dish was good enough to earn the title, even if the barbeque sauce was a little on the light side for me. I am a big fan of the molasses based barbeque sauces, and this one went a different route. However, it was delicious all the same, and the Thomas Handy really packed a punch. I had to cut that one back with a bit of water. The initial inhale of the intoxicating aroma may have caused some of my nose hairs to singe.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and the end of this meal was my favorite part. For dessert, we had dry cherry and white chocolate bread pudding with bourbon sauce. It was to die for! I scraped every last drop of sauce from my plate. It was paired with the Stagg Jr. Bourbon, which was a sentual spirit and an ease off the throttle from the intensity of the prior two.
The service was so stellar that I wanted for nothing. My water glass stayed full, the bread basket was restocked every time the last piece was touched, and well timed inquiries were made about my enjoyment of the meal. What more could you ask for? I highly reccomend this restaurant. It has quickly become my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe. If you have the oppertunity to attend any of the specially planned wine, or in this case whiskey, dinners, do it! You’ll be happy you treated yourself to such an amazingly unique experience.

We went there for Valentine’s Day. Was not really impressed at all. The décor needs updating. I had the lemon drop martini. The bartenders are of good quality. Lobster bisque was excellent so I was so excited about my main course. It came, I was disappointed. I ordered the sea bass and was in for a suprise. It came out and had skin on it.
I wasn’t expecting it. Being from Dallas I guess I am use to the Chilean Sea Bass. The dish was bland and unappetizing. Dessert was good. I had the flourless chocolate cake. Also, on a side note the girls restroom wasn’t working.

Had an unfortunate dining experience here on Valentine’s Day last night. The service was fine, and wine wonderful, but the food was quite disappointing. For the holiday they had a prix fixe menu, and I chose the lobster bisque for an appetizer. It was tasty, but nothing very special about it.
My main course was sea bass, and it was awful. It had some sort of chemical taste, which to me was like the flavor of extra-​bad tap water. It was also quite dry, which the nice aioli helped with some, but the flavor was unbearable. The accompanying brussels sprouts and rice were both just okay.
For dessert, I chose the pear cake, which was also on the dry side, and didn’t have enough caramel sauce with it to mitigate that problem.
I think I must have just had bad luck in picking what I did on the prix fixe menu, which was $ 75 a head. The only money well spent last night in my opinion was for the great wine and the tip for our server, who was very nice.

We had an amazing dinner at this place and the service was great as well.
We had the Seared Sea Scallops with Roasted Pepper Escabeche and Braised Sea Bass with Heirloom Tomatoes, both were fresh and perfectly prepared. We then finished with Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry sauce & whipped cream, and that too was yummy. The restaurant is cozy and makes for a great night out with a special someone.

My favorite place in Santa Fe a thousand times over. The chef, Louis Moskow, is always there greeting guests, which tops the dining experience with a personalized touch. The staff is likewise on point, incredibly knowledgable, and gracious.
As for food, it is a well sourced and thoughtfully curated menu that changes seasonally. The bar is usually our go to location with its delicious oysters and outstanding bar menu — $ 8 steak frites doesn’t get much better. A go-​to place for locals and tourists, yummm