Shevek & Co Restaurant

My heart sank when I saw this great spot is now closed!
I came here twice in 2008, during a road trip to the area. I had a chorizo-​and-​date-​filled crêpe served with a side of apples cooked in herbes de provence and covered in crème fraîche that was to die for! I liked it so much, I reverse engineered it, with really good results.
So very sad. On a slightly better note, I can now make the recipe anytime I want and not feel like I stole it, but as an homage to Shevek!

If you want some place special to take that special someone or to please your in-​laws;) Shevek & Co Restaurant always leaves me feeling more like I had been to an event vs. just going out to eat… Great service, excellent food and fantastic atmosphere awaits you in historic downtown Silver city!

Such a great beer menu with world class imports — it was hard to choose! I ordered the soup du jour, a crisp, refreshing and just spicy enough gazpacho and the delectably hardy vegetable couscous. The waiter didn’t blink an eye as I asked about the inclusion of dairy and corn in the dishes. When I let him know that I’m vegan and allergic to corn, I didn’t get even a whiff of the condescension I sometimes get in restaurants.
The portions were perfectly sized and the flavor and attention to detail was impressive. I’m already thinking of my next visit!
Update: This has quickly become my favorite place in Silver City. Everything they do is exceptional, from the wine and beer list, to the food and service. Rumor has it that they are planning to open a new burger-​centric restaurant. I can’t wait!

One of the better meals I’ve had. Each dish was so richly and exquisitely packed with flavor. It forced me to slow down and enjoy each bite. The owners are great as well, in particular Amber Wind’s performance art of delivering the specials of the day and explaining the dessert menu. It was a real fun and enjoyable dining experience. Great beer list too, which goes a long way in my book.

Amazing restaurant! Tapas setting Mediterranean food but freakingly amazing
Love eating the eatable flowers
They were actually very good
Also simply fantastic desserts

The food is so great! And the cook and waiters here were acting very friendly, really enjoy having dinner here.

It has been a long time since I have enjoyed such a meal. They serve Tapas portions (as an option) so you can try several mini-​entrée dishes, an incredible beer and ale and wine selection, and desserts that are tiny but potent and intensely flavored. The waiter and the chef were both attentive and enthusiastic, and the service impeccable (Monday night, and they were still full). This is a meal that takes time, and is best with friends and conversation where you can enjoy the flavors and the atmosphere. Memorable and worth the trip and the price. This small Southwestern town has a real diamond here. You can reserve a table online, and I recommend that if you have the option.

Dinner was a very mixed experience. Service is very pretentious and 5 plates and dessert took 3 hours. Some dishes were excellent: tomato and fava bean soup, and desserts. Other dishes, like a watery lobster bisque were real misses. Portion sizes are ridiculously small: one medium shrimp for example. Don’t think we will be back

This small restaurant has a surprising number of options. The depth of choices is very remarkable.
The choices I made (beverage and food) were all fresh and flavorful. The portions are very small but the prices fit the portion sizes.

Tasty but tapas size is very small. Tapas scallops included 1 scallop for $ 8! Boo. Ambiance is nice. Meal took about 2.5 hours. They ‘take their time preparing each dish’.

This fine restaurant is a must to visit when you’re in Silver City. Normally you would only find food this sophisticated and well-​prepared in a major city. We dined there in July and vowed to return.
The menu is Mediterranean eclectic, made more interesting by Chef Shevek’s vast culinary experience. I recommend trying the chef-​selected tapas dinner. Shevek will ask you a few questions about your food preference and then proceed to roll out a stellar procession of tapas that will leave you wanting more.
The wine list is fabulous for a town this size and his craft beer list even better.
As if that weren’t enough, the service is excellent.

This place is a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster downtown scene in Silver City. It was Memorial Day weekend, the Blues Festival had just ended, and people were wandering about. You’d think that restaurants would be open to cater to this otherwise captive audience, but no. They were all shuttered, except for Shevek & Co.
We sat at the bar, as the dining room was pretty packed. It was a front row seat to the chaos that would ensue. Over the course of the night many, many people drifted in looking for a place to eat. The next available seating time gradually shifted more and more forward. It was not pretty. This was the only show in town, and they were getting slammed. I felt bad for the folks coming in, as it was evident that they were hungry, but there was nothing Shevek could do. They were booked, and for good reason. Their food is good, and their service is outstanding.
The beer list here is amazing. And of course, the wine list is sure to please. If you sit at the bar they’ve got enough good choices in the food department to keep you satisfied. Also, they have an outdoor patio, so take advantage during good weather. If you take nothing else way from this review, let it be this: CALL AND MAKE RESERVATIONS. They get busy, and there is limited seating. MAKE A RESERVATION IN ADVANCE. Then, sit back and enjoy great service, and delicious food.

This place is a date night treat! Excellent service, and delicious locally sourced meals. The Moorish Pork Kabobs were beyond fabulous, and we enjoyed the tapas portions so we could sample lots of flavors. I will return to this restaurant any chance I get!

Lovely dinner accompanied by our two children. Husband and I ordered all of our selections tapa size. The lamb meatballs were our favorite. The portabello mushroom and chorizo stew were tied for second and the lobster bisque came in third.

Excellent food, very romantic, great service. We had Moroccan lentils, seafood risotto, pâté, fig and gorgonzola crepes, seafood pasta, carrot cake, and blood orange crêpe suzette. Everything except the pasta was excellent and flavorful. The pasta sauce was too tomato paste-​y and heavy. I definitely recommend.

Nice little place with exceptional wine and beer. Didn’t have a chance to try any of the food but that will be next.

Leider kennt QYPE die kleine Stadt Silver City im Südwesten von New Mexico mit knapp über 11.000 Einwohnern nicht ich habe daher die nächste Großstadt Albuquerque als Bezugspunkt eingegeben. Sie liegt jedoch ca. 240 Meilen im Norden. Silver City ist so etwas wie ein Eldorado für Feinschmecker in New Mexico hier befinden sich mehrere Toplokale. Unser Favorit ist das Restaurant Shevek & Co. Das Lokal ist mit 30 Sitzplätzen relativ klein und es liegt in der N. Bullard Street mitten im Zentrum. Im Shevek & Co wird auf höchstem Niveau die mediterrane-​orientalische Küche (Griechenland, Nordafrika, Naher Osten) zelebriert. Eigentümer und Küchen-​Chef Shevek M. Barnhart blickt auf eine langjährige internationale Karriere zurück und hat sich dem Motto Slow Food verschrieben. Er verwendet nur frische Produkte aus der Region (Fleisch, Gemüse, Getränke). Er legt zudem großen Wert auf den schonenden Umgang mit der Natur und Umwelt er fühlt sich dem grünen Denken verpflichtet. Die Speisen gibt es in drei Größen Entrées sind normale Portionen, Mezze mittlere und Tapas kleinere. Wir griffen zu den Tapas, diese ermöglichen es, möglichst viel aus der Karte zu probieren. Wir wählten als Vorspeise einen Syrischen Fattoush-​Salat (Tomaten, Gurken, Frühlingszwiebel, grüner Salat) mit getoastetem Pita-​Brot und eine Seafood Chowder-​Suppe. Begeistert waren wir von den Shrimp Farfales und der Anginavopitta (Gemüse in Phyllo-​Teig mit Zaziki). Die Hauptspeise war sensationell feinstes Filet Mignon, das fast auf der Zunge zerging und ein fein gewürzter Lemon Grilled Mahi-​Mahi mit Oliven auf einem Gemüsebett. Dazu tranken wir eine Flasche Shiraz des Weingutes Luna Rossa aus Deming/​NM. Bisher wussten wir nicht, dass in NM Wein in dieser Qualität erzeugt wird. Wäre das Shevek & Co in Europa es hätte wahrscheinlich mehrere Michelin-​Sterne oder Gault-​Millau-​Hauben. Besonders gut gefallen hat uns, dass man hier das feine Essen ohne den sonst in US-​Restaurants üblichen Zeitdruck genießen kann. Das Service war sehr aufmerksam und engagiert, selbst der Chef kam aus der Küche und erkundigte sich, ob das Essen geschmeckt hat. Als wir ihm erzählten, dass wir aus Österreich kommen, war er hellauf begeistert und er schwärmte von den Wiener Küche. Eine weitere Überraschung war die Höhe der Rechnung diese fiel trotz der Qualität und Klasse des Essens und der Vielzahl der Speisen geringer aus als erwartet das Preis-​Leistungsverhältnis ist wirklich sensationell. Schade, dass das Shevek & Co so weit von uns zu Hause entfernt ist, es wäre sicher unser Lieblingsrestaurant. Aber vielleicht besuchen wir Silver City und NM wieder einmal.

Excellent surprise to find this nugget in the old mining town of Silver City. Chef Shevek even gives fine dining cooking lessons. Now that’s confidence and well deserved.
Started with the Chevre Mediterranee and a glass of local Luna Rossa Shiraz. I wanted more but I had to keep in mind it was my appetizer after all.
On to mushroom gnocchi which were made by there chef and were very light with wonderful flavors. I finished with the Vitelo do Vinho Portuario (veal cutlets). There was nothing to disappoint.
You also have the option to name your serving size from tapas servings to full plate giving you the chance to try everything.
Don’t stop at the food. His beer list is phenomenal and the waiter quite knowledgeable about the virtues of each one.

Three of us had dinner at Shevek and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. We ordered a mezze sized fruit and cheese plate (all the food comes in three potential sizes) as an appetizer, and then sampled pork curry, chicken cappelini, and beef asana. The beef was very spicy (but not in a bad way); the curry was actually pretty mild. Everything tasted great. Our waiter was extremely professional, although he scared me a little by whipping our napkins out of the water glass at the beginning of the meal and handing them to us (I felt as though he were tsk-​tsking that we were slow on the uptake about getting them into our laps!). A cabernet sauvignon that we ordered was good and complemented the meal.
The room itself is pleasant enough, with art on the walls, and most of the windows sort of blocked off so that you can avoid seeing Silver City’s downtown. We were dressed a little too casually; I recommend dressy casual if you want to feel appropriate.
The reason that this is a 4-​star rather than a 5-​star review is that I REALLY think that $ 30 is too high for an entrée in Silver City. This isn’t Santa Fe.

This is why I love Unilocal.We’d been through Silver City a dozen times and never seen this place. On a lark, I pulled up Unilocal,saw Shevek and checked it out. Even though it was late Sunday evening, the food was fresh and delicious. Tuna pernod was very flavorful and philo lamb and soup du jour – a cousin of gazpacho, can’t remember the name– were outstanding. Our server was a little icy at first, but warmed up after a bit. In any case, he was was quite professional, perhaps to a fault.
If you’ve got some disposable income and you don’t mind dropping it on some superb food, check this place out.

Overall this place was great. Food was excellent. The different sizes were great– I had three tapas sized dishes (soup, salad and a main) and it was perfect. The deserts were out of this world — unique, not sickly sweet.
The two stars come from the waiter. He was so uptight, pretentious, stiff and full of himself it was outrageous. He could not lighten up no matter what we tried. He was so rude that one of our party seriously wanted to leave halfway through. We had to convince her to stay. He just about managed to wreck our whole experience (we were the only party in there for most of the meal). The best food does not require being served with your nose in the air. Get rid of that guy, or teach him how to lighten up and enjoy life, and this place would get 5 stars.