The Grove Cafe & Market

Absolutely delicious! I ordered the smoked salmon and it was good but it didn't beat the prosciutto and egg toast. My sister ordered it and it was unlike anything I've tried, I would drive from EP to Alburquerque just to have this! Coffee is also great here. Be prepared for a pricey meal though, not budget friendly but worth the cost.

Parking: If you go during a weekend you might struggle to find parking, as it is a popular spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grove Pancakes, Smoked Salmon with Salad, Prosciutto

A unique and interesting cafe for breakfast and brunch. There are plenty of tables inside and on the patio outside, and the tables are surrounded by plants, cupboards, and book shelves. The place is popular, busy, and short staffed, so it makes the ordering process painfully slow, especially when the lineup is out to the parking lot. The food is well executed even though the menu can be a bit confusing. The prices are too high but worth the experience.

Parking: The parking lot fills up quick.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast, Breakfast Sandwich, Fancy Breakfast Sandwich, Sweet Potato Hash, The Fancy Breakfast Sandwich

Lovely spot, great food. A bit of a wait on weekends, but that's to be expected. Side-note: this is also where the infamous "Lydia Ricin" scene in Breaking Bad was shot.

Great experience. Went in for a healthy/fresh breakfast alternative. They did not dissapoint. I had a beautiful & tasty Chia bowl with a very nice Matcha latte. Highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

I had not been to the Grove in years. Met a friend there and it was just as good as I remembered. Interesting menu options, espresso available, their own parking lot (!), and no rush to leave. Quite busy at lunch.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast

Fairly pricey but it was good breakfast food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The Grove Café & Market was the absolute BEST!! The food was fresh, healthy, & super flavorful. The service was incredible, & the trendy vibe was even better! There’s no better way to explain The Grove other than, a true diamond in the dust!

Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was good, but the line was quite long—we waited about 20 minutes to order. However, once we placed our order, the food arrived quickly.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

I was in a party of 5 at 11 am on a Saturday. This restaurant was very busy! This restaurant operates with counter service and numbers to deliver drinks and food to the customers at the table. We stood in line for over 30 minutes to place our order. I ordered the chef’s salad and a regular coffee. The food was decent, but I do not believe it was worth the price. I am not the target audience for this restaurant, but it is extremely popular.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Fair warning: I’m a tourist. So all below opinions are that of an outsider!

Food: The food is delightful. The Grove Tart (basically a delicious homemade poptart) was so flakey yet somehow melted in my mouth. We ordered the Prosciutto and Egg Toast and the Fancy Breakfast Sandwich. Both were gone so fast— there aren’t even photos to be had!

Service: However, you really must have the patience of a saint to enjoy this experience. We arrived around 9:15 and didn’t eat until 10:30. The line is SLOW. They occasionally pause orders to allow the kitchen to catch up, which can feel mildly infuriating after waiting for so long already. The staff is so incredibly kind, that you will almost forget you’ve been waiting 45 minutes to order.

PRO-TIP to make this experience more enjoyable: Order a coffee from the coffee line to sip on while you wait. When you order, get a pastry to nibble on while you again wait for your food. Then consume that food like there’s no tomorrow! So much so, that there are no pictures to be had.

As my husband said: if the experience has to be curated that much to make it enjoyable, is it worth it? That’s for you to decide, but this tourist says YES.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Fancy Breakfast Sandwich, Prosciutto

Service 20/10 the food definitely is 100/10 atmosphere perfect and the fact that i came in with a new born baby in a stroller and was able to not be in anyone’s way made it so much easier love love loved this place Definitely a huge recommendation lunch breakfast whatever you are craving they have it definitely a mist if you are visiting Albuquerque and are craving a nice place to bring the family for brunch or just want to grab some coffee

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grove blt

Honestly, it pretty bland. I got the goat cheese omelet. There was so much goat cheese I left most of it on the plate. The omelet itself was overcooked and the eggs were just bland. The salad that came on the side was good but was nothing but butter lettuce and radish. I got a side of roasted potatoes which were hard and burnt in lots of places instead of crispy. The flavor would have been good if they weren’t burnt as they sautéed them with sweet onions. The service was fine but very rushed and not particularly friendly. Overall it didn’t feel worth the money at all.

Vegetarian options: They can accommodate a vegetarian diet easily. Omelets, egg sandwiches, salads, granola bowls, and more

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Such a cute spot to have brunch! I was excited to sit outside but unfortunately we were being swarmed by flies! Nevertheless, delicious food and coffee. Would still recommend but will probably sit indoors next time or a little more towards the middle of the table layout since it seemed like only the corner tables were being bothered by flies. Super friendly servers as well!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

We were going to eat here, but one of the servers/owners came to us upon arrival and basically kicked us out, because he saw us with kids. Very rude person.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

Food was pretty good but reminded me of the episode of South Park where randy puts creme fraiche on everything. Coffee was very good. But the line to order took about 45 minutes and took another 45 minutes after ordering to get my food. Good but wouldn't go again, not worth the wait

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Breakfast Sandwich, Breakfast Burrito