this place charges customers for kitchen staff gratuity and pockets the money.
I tip well but those tips better go to the kitchen staff
as a customer I inquired about this and the owner (John Arnold) called me screaming in profanities
Gaylynn Eggleston
ordered online for delivery. was told 50 mins. 3.5 hours later no pizza! gal who answered phone put phone down and left me hanging over 30 mins! do not order from taos out back pizza
Georgie Jewell-Smith
I really was excited to try this pizza joint. We drove an hour and a half to go to the movies and wanted to have dinner first. We arrived around 4:45 on Friday evening and there were prolly two other tables outside with us. Waitress took our drink order. Came to take our order and two other tables arrived. We ordered two salads, pizza and one slice. At 6pm she brought the other two tables their salads but we still had not received our salads. Asked her and she said let me check. 10 min later she brought ours. Asked about our pizza and nothing was said. At 6:20p my husband went in to ask about our pizza and they had not even put our pizza in the oven yet. My guess is she forgot to put our order in. She took the other tables with a tablet and just memorized ours. I kinda doubt we will try this place again, there are many other places in Taos to eat!
H LeftHand
Don't stop here. I came for breakfast. Waitress didn't even bother to ask if I wanted coffee or water. Even if you're short handed service is everything.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kevin Sharp
Open on an icy cold Sunday. Fresh beignet and pretty good brew coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jared Sralla
Clean, laid back place. Food was really good. Heavy portions and great service. Very reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bryan Bentley
Awesome breakfast burritos! This place is a must-stop on your way to the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mark Moore
Ordered breakfast gumbo (basically a typical grits bowl w/ some andouille sausage to give it a little New Orleans flair), and the spinach quiche with a thin layer of sausage on top (which we were charged $3.95 extra for even though it was clearly baked in and did not amount to "extra patties") + coffee. Coffee was served luke warm and very thin like coffee flavored tea. The $8.95 + $3.95 "extra sausage patties" slice of quiche was cold in middle. The andouille sausage in breakfast "gumbo" bowl was cold and it didn't appear to have ever been cooked to temperature (no grill/skillet marks at all). Server was impatient and only took the coffee off our bill, but insisted on charging full price for the baked in "sausage patties" on the quiche (more like a few crumbles) and didn't deduct anything for the uncooked andouille sausage I didn't eat in my so-called breakfast gumbo bowl. Otherwise, place looked clean and inviting. Much better options in Taos as all our other meals have been solid with good, friendly service as well.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Alex A
It was all I could do to stay objective and give my experience an appropriate 3 stars instead of fewer. I’m visiting Taos and chose this restaurant based on the menu that’s shown all over the internet. A huge part of my travel is choosing interesting local restaurants and I’m willing to spend a stupid amount of money for a great meal. I arrived and the menu attached is what was on offer. I was looking forward to an interesting, inventive, and delicious meal but was presented with a menu that I could get at any diner in any city. Between my tight timeline and my ingrained Midwest “nice” (meaning I carry too much guilt to just get up and leave plus I didn’t have time to look for another restaurant) I decided to make the best of it. *sigh* Also, the promised baked goods/pastries consisted of just a couple of things I didn’t ask about. My order was biscuits and gravy, one egg scrambled soft, a cup of a cafe du monde chicory coffee (a nice surprise), and a hot chocolate to go. The biscuits and gravy were two huge entire biscuits covered in a milk gravy with sausage. I mentioned to the server that this dish is normally one biscuit cut in half so that the gravy can sink into the bread. She took the info to the back (it’s an open kitchen) and that’s when I realized that this must be new ownership. The refrain I kept hearing from the back was “we’re still learning!” The biscuit was big and nicely cooked but largely tasteless and the gravy was okay. Not traditional in any way but if you’ve never had proper southern b&g I can see how this would be an iteration. I would have liked it better if it had been intentionally New Mexican - like, with hatch chilis or something. My egg was sort of soft but cooked with no finesse. It was browned, which I really dislike. The hashbrowns were the best thing on the plate. I decided I wanted something sweet and since the pastries didn’t appeal to me, I ordered a hot chocolate made with milk. The first one delivered to me tasted “off” so I quietly stepped back to the kitchen area and told the server. Turns out the milk was bad. She made me a new one but didn’t offer to comp the drink. Three stars because if you want a basic diner meal (similar to Denny’s), there’s nothing wrong with this place. But if you’re expecting the meal promised by the 5 star reviews, you’ll be disappointed
Everything was delicious! Best biscuits and gravy I've ever had! Service was amazing too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DrrjbayRJ B
A Hidden Gem but be Patient it’s a two person operation. Michelle is warm and kind the good is really good, everything was fresh and prepared to order. I had (the first day) French Toast … battered cinnamon bread cooked wonderfully & you get if chose three pieces of crispy bacon. Me,Dr visit I did the Uptown Breakfast, eggs were perfectly cooked, Great multigrain toast, and their coffee is wonderful, rich and tasty. Price is right too! It’s just a few minutes from town, cozy with an eclectic vibe of New Orleans, the Late 70’s , and the Southwest. Oh, CLINT. Eastwood guards the bathroom, that is clean & tidal! Great place to stop when in town is busy!
Dom Crow
Really good pizza good beer marvelous
Kenneth Tarara
Kim and Michell our servers were great. Rob the cook in kitchen cooked up an amazing breakfast. P.S. the pesto is AMAZING.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs over Medium
Carol Hooks
We have always loved Outback pizza in Taos, but by chance we found Taos “Up Front” Cafe for breakfast. It was amazing. The atmosphere and food was delicious and every plate we saw being served made us want to come back and try that as well. And as much as the food was amazing, our waitress Yvette was even better. She was so sweet and accommodating. She was a jewel and and definitely a bonus to our visit.Please give this little place “Up Front” a try.Carol H
this place charges customers for kitchen staff gratuity and pockets the money. I tip well but those tips better go to the kitchen staff as a customer I inquired about this and the owner (John Arnold) called me screaming in profanities
ordered online for delivery. was told 50 mins. 3.5 hours later no pizza! gal who answered phone put phone down and left me hanging over 30 mins! do not order from taos out back pizza
I really was excited to try this pizza joint. We drove an hour and a half to go to the movies and wanted to have dinner first. We arrived around 4:45 on Friday evening and there were prolly two other tables outside with us. Waitress took our drink order. Came to take our order and two other tables arrived. We ordered two salads, pizza and one slice. At 6pm she brought the other two tables their salads but we still had not received our salads. Asked her and she said let me check. 10 min later she brought ours. Asked about our pizza and nothing was said. At 6:20p my husband went in to ask about our pizza and they had not even put our pizza in the oven yet. My guess is she forgot to put our order in. She took the other tables with a tablet and just memorized ours. I kinda doubt we will try this place again, there are many other places in Taos to eat!
Don't stop here. I came for breakfast. Waitress didn't even bother to ask if I wanted coffee or water. Even if you're short handed service is everything.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Open on an icy cold Sunday. Fresh beignet and pretty good brew coffee.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clean, laid back place. Food was really good. Heavy portions and great service. Very reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome breakfast burritos! This place is a must-stop on your way to the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered breakfast gumbo (basically a typical grits bowl w/ some andouille sausage to give it a little New Orleans flair), and the spinach quiche with a thin layer of sausage on top (which we were charged $3.95 extra for even though it was clearly baked in and did not amount to "extra patties") + coffee. Coffee was served luke warm and very thin like coffee flavored tea. The $8.95 + $3.95 "extra sausage patties" slice of quiche was cold in middle. The andouille sausage in breakfast "gumbo" bowl was cold and it didn't appear to have ever been cooked to temperature (no grill/skillet marks at all). Server was impatient and only took the coffee off our bill, but insisted on charging full price for the baked in "sausage patties" on the quiche (more like a few crumbles) and didn't deduct anything for the uncooked andouille sausage I didn't eat in my so-called breakfast gumbo bowl. Otherwise, place looked clean and inviting. Much better options in Taos as all our other meals have been solid with good, friendly service as well.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
It was all I could do to stay objective and give my experience an appropriate 3 stars instead of fewer. I’m visiting Taos and chose this restaurant based on the menu that’s shown all over the internet. A huge part of my travel is choosing interesting local restaurants and I’m willing to spend a stupid amount of money for a great meal. I arrived and the menu attached is what was on offer. I was looking forward to an interesting, inventive, and delicious meal but was presented with a menu that I could get at any diner in any city. Between my tight timeline and my ingrained Midwest “nice” (meaning I carry too much guilt to just get up and leave plus I didn’t have time to look for another restaurant) I decided to make the best of it. *sigh* Also, the promised baked goods/pastries consisted of just a couple of things I didn’t ask about. My order was biscuits and gravy, one egg scrambled soft, a cup of a cafe du monde chicory coffee (a nice surprise), and a hot chocolate to go. The biscuits and gravy were two huge entire biscuits covered in a milk gravy with sausage. I mentioned to the server that this dish is normally one biscuit cut in half so that the gravy can sink into the bread. She took the info to the back (it’s an open kitchen) and that’s when I realized that this must be new ownership. The refrain I kept hearing from the back was “we’re still learning!” The biscuit was big and nicely cooked but largely tasteless and the gravy was okay. Not traditional in any way but if you’ve never had proper southern b&g I can see how this would be an iteration. I would have liked it better if it had been intentionally New Mexican - like, with hatch chilis or something. My egg was sort of soft but cooked with no finesse. It was browned, which I really dislike. The hashbrowns were the best thing on the plate. I decided I wanted something sweet and since the pastries didn’t appeal to me, I ordered a hot chocolate made with milk. The first one delivered to me tasted “off” so I quietly stepped back to the kitchen area and told the server. Turns out the milk was bad. She made me a new one but didn’t offer to comp the drink. Three stars because if you want a basic diner meal (similar to Denny’s), there’s nothing wrong with this place. But if you’re expecting the meal promised by the 5 star reviews, you’ll be disappointed
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Delicious biscuits and gravy
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Breakfast Burrito
Restaurantji Recommends
Everything was delicious! Best biscuits and gravy I've ever had! Service was amazing too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A Hidden Gem but be Patient it’s a two person operation. Michelle is warm and kind the good is really good, everything was fresh and prepared to order. I had (the first day) French Toast … battered cinnamon bread cooked wonderfully & you get if chose three pieces of crispy bacon. Me,Dr visit I did the Uptown Breakfast, eggs were perfectly cooked, Great multigrain toast, and their coffee is wonderful, rich and tasty. Price is right too! It’s just a few minutes from town, cozy with an eclectic vibe of New Orleans, the Late 70’s , and the Southwest. Oh, CLINT. Eastwood guards the bathroom, that is clean & tidal! Great place to stop when in town is busy!
Really good pizza good beer marvelous
Kim and Michell our servers were great. Rob the cook in kitchen cooked up an amazing breakfast. P.S. the pesto is AMAZING.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eggs over Medium
We have always loved Outback pizza in Taos, but by chance we found Taos “Up Front” Cafe for breakfast. It was amazing. The atmosphere and food was delicious and every plate we saw being served made us want to come back and try that as well. And as much as the food was amazing, our waitress Yvette was even better. She was so sweet and accommodating. She was a jewel and and definitely a bonus to our visit.Please give this little place “Up Front” a try.Carol H
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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