El Paragua Restaurant

603 Santa Cruz Rd, Española
(505) 753-3211

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Sharon Litchfield

Don't go if you don't like spicy, everything was hot which is not good for this gringo girl.

Española

Food was amazing! Service was excellent! Devon is the best!

Coral Verdugo

It's one of our favorite places for date night. The food and drinks never disappoint.

Mark Hoemmen

We experienced attentive service, excellent and plentiful food, and classic margaritas. I'd particularly like to praise the carne adovada: tender, flavorful, and not salty at all. It feels like the 1970's inside, with colored windows and a living tree growing through what looks like a shed added on to a core building. The bar crowd was friendly and talkative.

Reservations through Google don't work. Be sure to call them instead. It may be necessary to call a day or more in advance. Without reservations, we found bar seats (which include a few tall side tables and a couch-and-coffee-table arrangement) around 4pm on a Friday. Nevertheless, service was just as attentive as if we had proper reservations. The staff have a sense of pride in their appearance and manners. Restroom was clean and orderly.

Come ready to spend -- it's not cheap, but you won't regret it.

Jane Burrows

It was nice to go back to a restaurant on Española, NM that we have enjoyed for many years. Just as good as I remembered!

Jeremy

Top tier service, excellent Northern New Mexico foods

Mark Klockow

Always a great meal

F Hernandez

I was charged $70 for 2 margaritas highly recommend by host ,but didn't mention the price till my bill came. I was shocked

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Chile Relleno

Aaron

I've had Christmas eve dinner here every year since 1993. Even when I lived out of state. The carne adovada with posole is something else. Covid screwed them up pretty good like most businesses, but they are back open for a few days a week. There's an old cottonwood tree in the restaurant next to a wood stove. Drove 125 miles for dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Skeeter Nunn

Waiter rude

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 1

Isabel Rodriguez

This restaurant is by reservation only. I made my reservation 3 days in advance by calling the little shack outside Paragua. The food is excellent BUT the service sucked! We got water, chips, and salsa right away but it took half hour before our waiter took our order. Then for us to get our bill was close to impossible. We had nothing but time so we people watch and all the tables around us were just waiting and waiting for someone to take their orders. Good food just make sure you have time on your hands.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

M Garcia

I try to support local businesses however after questioning my outrageous bill and having the owner giving me attitude and walking away not offering resolution, I now see why they are only open two nights a week. I also now understand the reason so many locals do not want to support this establishment.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Kaleen LambsonTalley

Excellent food. Loved the quiet atmosphere we dined in. Fajitas , Burritos, Sopapillas and their steaks served to perfection.reservations required only open Thur-Sat (August 24)

Parking: Parking behind the restaurant in a small lot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Fajitas, Sopapillas, Chips and Green Salsa

Byron Leuchars

Don’t even waste your time, as you entered you are greeted by no one, once a server does acknowledge you, that’s it. You are left standing at the door for over 10 minutes, walked out after that. Absolute trash establishment. Will never return

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

David Miehls

Closed for several years, now open Friday and Saturday. Awesome food carna adovada is fabulous. Maybe the best sopapillas for miles.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Sopapillas

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