Reviews Aceq Restaurant

So great, our favorite place in Taos. Different approach than most places in Taos but it's a gem, don't take it for granted! Last time we went over 2 days we tried everything on the menu, and most of it is terrific. Brussels sprouts with butternut squash sauce, bbq short ribs, polenta are can't miss dishes.

Great service, great food. Huge portions-wonderful for sharing:)) we really enjoyed our visit.

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 Sazon certainly.

Experienced Chef Safford's new menu tonight. Wonderful dinner of lamb chops with corn ribs - the corn ribs are exceptional, the lamb chops delicious. My wife found the Korean BBQ Bahn Mai flavorful. We highly recommend Aceq Restaurant if you're anywhere near Taos. Wish we lived closer to enjoy all of Chef Safford's culinary offerings.

Hands down the best food in the Taos area! If you are in town you have to make the short trip up to Arroyo Seco to visit this spot. I mean, the photos speak for themselves. I stumbled on it when searching for a great place to get a steak, and between half of the Taos restaurants being closed during the week and those that weren’t having questionable reviews, I expanded our search and am so glad I did! Our server was extremely knowledgeable and friendly, and the food rivals some of the best restaurants in our foodie home town of Austin. The food quality was out of this world, and the flavor combination on the fried nori canapé we got was SO unique and delicious! Definitely don’t skip out on the bison bone marrow or steak if on the menu, either. We got a wangus ribeye, and it was perfectly medium well and so flavorful from the flame grill it was charred on. We were so excited to dig in after the amazing appetizers that we forgot to take a photo before we started eating 😂 We walked out so full and happy, and for an amazing price point for fine dining. Usually I leave a high end experience wanting to eat a snack due to small portion sizes, but what we ordered was an insane bang for our buck on flavor and portion. You have to come here if you are in the area!!

We stumbled on Aceq leaving the ski valley and sat at the bar which was a really fun experience. Our bartender was lovely and welcoming and she made us some delicious “silver coin” margaritas while walking us through the menu. We shared some small plates that were super yummy, namely the elote corn and German meatballs! The town Arroyo Seco is adorable, it looks like something straight off a postcard. If we were staying in town longer we would definitely return!!

Wonderful discovery! Quaint restaurant with a good vibe. Owner is very personable, staff is friendly and I sat in the side bar and watched the crew of chefs work magic! Had the bacon wrapped dates, fried Brussel sprouts and the soup of the day… all in a class of their own. I didn’t have the special but I snagged a pic of it and it looked so interesting. Cheesecake was excellent, too. I travel a lot and this is a top notch spot! I’ll be back… Likely each night I’m in the area!