El Milagro New Mexican Restaurant

Great experience today! The burgers were fantastic! My kids had the quesadillas and they loved them to! We have found a new favorite in Santa Fe!

El Milagro was recommended to us having excellent burgers and excellent sopapillas. As a short time visitor to Santa Fe, I had one goal — eat a whole heck of a lot of delicious sopapillas. So when I came here for dinner, that was the goal. Eat a little bit of «dinner» (i.e. one chili relleno), and then eat a lot of sopapillas with honey. It was very clear to me that the restaurant wasn’t designed for such a customer, but the wait staff was extremely friendly and accommodating to these needs. I left satisfied having eaten my good fill of sopapillas. I’m not sure that they lived up to the recommendation of «best in the city,» but they were still quite good!

I have noticed the sidewalk sign, «Best Burger in Town», outside of El Milagro but have not ever eaten there. I was a little confused why a Mexican Restaurant was serving hamburgers! But, tonight I was craving a burger and wanted one close to home so I decided to give it a try. It wasn’t crowded which was great because the server waited on me immediately and my food was ready in no more than ten minutes. My burger was so delicious!!! It was much more than I expected. I got the smaller version, 6 ounces, with cheddar and all the fresh vegetable toppings. The meat was clearly a hand-​formed patty and was hot and rich in flavor. The bun was great and the whole thing was fresh with yummy juices running down my hands. Really!!! It was a good burger! Fries came with the burger and they were fresh cut. The décor was simple but clean and quiet. It was a very satisfying burger and I will go back the next time a craving hits!

Quick service, great burgers, great New Mexican food. I forget about this great spot till I’m cravng a really good burger.

It’s average at best. Gave it a few try’s but stopped going due to the limited menu and seemed to be out of what you did order and lack of help.

I wanted to take my Grandmother for lunch. We chose this place. It was raining and cold so I dropped her off right in front of the restaurant and parked the car. When I came in. She hadn’t been seated. The waitress was frantically cleaning tables in a very disorganized manner. Grabbing a plate and then bussing it and running to refill water and then wiping a table and taking an order to someone.
Finally she gives us a table and then she apologizes for it being wet. She had just wiped it down, but it was not the only open table. She returns to order our drinks. My grandmother orders water and then our waitress blurts out «Two waters,» and then darts off without getting a confirmation or asking if we needed anything else. She returns with the water. I ask to order a Corona and she informs me that the restaurant has failed to renew their alcohol license and then just bolts off again. I tried to ask if I could order a soda but again. She didn’t ask to get us something else she just bolted off and frantically was trying to run the restaurant by herself.
Truthfully, I am not to bummed about never going here again. The food is mediocre at best and there are way better hamburgers in town. I’d recommend Five Star, the Black and Blue burger at Blue Corn Brewery is killer, and, well those are the only places I’ll get a hamburger in Santa Fe at this point. The atmosphere is better at those places anyways. At El Milagro, you’ll find the tackiest of art hanging on the walls and pop country music blasting. It’s kind of nerve wracking.
SKIP IT. Seriously. Because of the lousy service. The Lousy atmosphere. And the mediocre food. It’s just not worth it.

I went to eat here on a Tuesday night before a movie with 4 other friends. Not only were they out of almost everything we tried to order both beer and food, including the special, but the server was very sarcastic and never came to refill any drinks or bother to follow up with us. We literally waited 40 minutes for food before I finally got up to inquire about our meal to find her unapologetically say that the order was still being cooked and that burgers take a long time (?) When I looked into the kitchen the cook didn’t even have any of our food on the grill and we had watched other tables come and go! It was obvious she never intended to serve us and we left hungry to our movie. They lost out on easily $ 100 check and a return of 5 local customers for life.

I ate at Milagros my brother and I. The food was awful. I do not recommend this place nor will I go back and pay money for something I can’t even eat.

Delicious smothered steak with green chile and cheese. I was told that all the recipes were handed down to the owner from her Grandma. Man, you can tell that this food is made with the love and respect a long family tradition of recipes deserve! They have been here SEVEN years, so glad I didn’t skip a beat on final trying it. TRUE northern New Mexico food. Love it!

Service was pretty good on a Saturday night (not too many people here). I received prompt service and attention.
The 2 servers that night were attentive and hard working. They both worked together as a team to make sure I had my questions answered and were patient while I examined the menu.
I received the free chips + queso for checking into the establishment — the cheese was textured funny and didn’t resemble nacho cheese. It was kinda spicy, but I recommend opting for the salsa next time.
I ended up ordering the 12 oz Milagro Burger and was very happy with it. I could tell by the sizzling thick slices of bacon that it was made fresh. When it came to price though, I don’t know if I’d pay $ 13 for this. I was planning to use my Unilocal $ 5 for $ 10 coupon, but saw it didn’t apply on Fri/​Sat when I came in. I ended up paying full price, but I came in after church to try the Bacon Cheddar Avocado Burger (the other one that looked super good).
More to review later.

Great Food! You can tell it’s homemade, I had the Indian taco and or was very good, we will for sure go back. They have daily special. An $ 2.00 Beer on some days… Loved or !!!

Loved the burger! The taste is great! Their service is also great. Kids deals are DEALS! Both my daughters loved it too. And none of us were able to finish our burgers either. They were big. :) Definitely a fan.

Food was marginally good but not fresh. Appeared to have been warmed up before I ordered. Chicken was dried out and the cheese rubbery and barely edible. The there was the lackluster service. She seemed like it was a big bother taking time with us. We will not be back– if that tells you anything.

A sidewalk restaurant with some tables big enough to seat families. One of our servers smelled like an ashtray, but was nice, and filled our drinks on time. The Salsa was a bit average, which was okay. Our food looked good and was delivered in a timely manner, but also tasted average. I have no complaints, but I’m not impressed either.

Promises «the best burgers in town.» I don’t know about that but they were really good. Fresh and hot (so hot we has to let them sit for a minute to cool off!) Fries appeared fresh cut. We didn’t try any of the Mexican dishes but they sounded and looked wonderful too. Several comments have been made here of the lady working the dining room. We found her to the fast and efficient, and what some may take as rude, I thought to be simply busy. She is the hostess, waitress, bus the tables and cashier. When we smiled and joked a bit, she was pleasant and funny… just didn’t have a lot of time for chit-​chat.

I came in on a quiet Monday evening an just decided to check this place out. I got the most popular thing on the menu (Milagro Burger) ½ pound with everything that it comes with. I didn’t have any issues with the service but it’s probably because it wasn’t busy at all. Let’s talk about the burger; it was delicious. Every bite was a mouth full of flavor and different textures. The bacon was cooked to perfection, it was very crispy but was not burnt at all. The meat was well seasoned and flavored. Everything else just blended together perfectly. It’s a bit pricey for a half pound burger in my opinion, but definitely something worth trying!

The burgers were so great and tasty!!! But service was horrible for only us (a party of 3) and another gentlemen really at least come check on your table at least once!!!

Small place tucked away by the movie theater. Some friends and I went before a movie and we enjoyed the food and service. The burgers were some of the best we had ever had. I loved the green chili cheeseburger. The fresh fries were also great! The service was friendly. We will definitely return!

I had the green chile burger and it was huge and good. As far as the best burgers in town… I dunno about that. It was above average for sure, but the best in town is a pretty big shoe to fill in my opinion. You shouldn’t leave disappointed, but I doubt you’ll think its the best you’ve ever had unless you’ve never been outside of Santa Fe. Ive heard the chicken tacos are great too. Prices are above average for a burger so be prepared.

OK, I’ll admit that the first time I came to this restaurant, I wasn’t too impressed with the service, but a friend encouraged me to go back and that’s when I discovered their amazing hamburgers! I love them, they’re made to order with a couple really good ones on their menu that SERIOUSLY put Bobcat Bite on the other side of town in their sights. And the last time I was at El Milagro, I tried their amazing tamales which totally rank in the same level as my three other favorite tamale places in this town.
I have to ding them a star for no free WiFi, but that’s how I roll… With constant internet access always on my mind.