Chez Axel French Restaurant

Daniel is a great chef!!! He is very welcoming and accommodating!

We were looking for as close to an authentic French restaurant and this place was a pleasant surprise! We each ordered a different entree and all of them were delicious. Each course was delicious and served with great care. The head chef, Daniel, was very kind and wanted to ensure that we had a great dining experience. We can't wait until we dine here again!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent food, chef Daniel is very hospitable and a local chef. Would reccomend to anyone. 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My friend and I had lunch on a Friday at this restaurant. The Chef Daniel is gracious and devoted to ensuring an excellent experience. The onion soup, fresh bread and butter, lamb ribs and chocolate mouse were outstanding. Come see for yourself, Albuquerque! We need more wonderful restaurants like this one. Try it - you will be amazed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My girl and I had an amazing experience from chef Daniel. Server and chef!!!! WOW the food was amazing and the atmosphere was perfect for a date night. We will be back!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Boeuf Bourguignon a L'Orange

Had lunch there a few days ago. Salad niçoise was traditional, and delicious. Owner/chef is very friendly. Will be back for dinner. C'est si bon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

It was amazing! Love it, can't wait to go back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

A hidden gem for French food, cozy feel! There is new ownership, the owner is currently the chef and server as well (don’t worry- there are other kitchen staff as well) and he was so kind and welcoming! The food was very tasty- good use of acid- but dessert was the best! I’ve never had strawberry mousse before- the flavor was light and natural- I could have eaten several bowls and the crepes suzzette were mouthwatering. I had the Cassoulet and even though it had lamb and duck which I usually am not a fan of- it was delicious! My date had the salmon and it looked well cooked. I can’t wait to go back!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Strawberry Mousse

Went there during my lunch break and it was amazing. First time experience and chef Daniel, host Daniel, server Daniel was exceptional. I had the onion soup and a spinach crepe, both where beyond expectations. I highly recommend here for dinning.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup

Absolutely incredible, the service is fantastic. The food is absolutely amazing, the chocolate mousse is fantastic. I would 100% recommend the lamb ribs. If you haven't been here you gotta go it's just incredible.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My wife and I dined here for her birthday, the owner/chef was impressively accommodating. The food and service was fantastic we will definitely be patrons of this restaurant again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chez Axel is a best kept secret and I hope more people discover it! Daniel, chef/host/server is a delightful, ambitious young man and I wish him the best of luck in his adventure! The food is outstanding and a wonderful addition to Albuquerque’s dining experiences. Put it on your to-do list!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lamb Ribs, Boeuf Bourguignon a L'Orange, Onion Soup

Food is mediocre, shrimp a la provenance taste fine but the shrimp quality is low, definitely not as the menu says “wild tiger shrimp”. Stew with duck, pork, and other random meat is terrible, sour and bland and the meat just mainly dry over cooked pork.
Service is good, but wait time for food is extremely long for almost half hour. Don’t know what took so long since they only had our table and they used microwave for a lot of things, I could hear the microwave sound multiple times.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Came on a Friday evening at 5pm because the movie Ratatouille inspired us to eat French food and wow, awesome place. We were immediately greeted by Daniel who had great energy and who was both our server and chef. The ambiance was relaxing and upscale with awesome theme music. First we were served a fresh, warm loaf of bread straight from the oven with butter and then frog legs as an appetizer which were so savory and delicious. We had lamb ribs with a feta reduction sauce that was perfect and beef Bourginon which was also delicious. Everything was perfect and Daniel made the experience awesome 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Onion soup, pork cutlets in a delicious sauce, and chocolate mousse and crepe Suzete were all delicious. Owner/chef/ server (same person) was very friendly. I would come back again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chocolate Mousse Au Chocolat, Onion Soup