Pelican’s West

Wow! Everything is amazing! Steak, seafood, apps & dessert! Love this place!
The service is great and wonderful ambiance. Perfect for parties or a romantic dinner.
I highly recommend the sizzling mussels and any of their steaks. The sirloin with scallops is sure to please (not on the menu so you have to ask for it). Thanks for a great dinner!

They’ve become one of my nearby faves. Every server we’ve had has been great, Babs rocks though!
Decent drink and food prices, fair. I just wish the entrees were a little better, perhaps they need some more bling, too much of the same steak/​seafood house fare. That’s ok though, what we really come for, besides the hope of seeing Babs, is the appetizer and the complimentary roasted garlic & bread. I swear they have the best fried mozz and calamari I’ve ever had… cheese the size of a small dill pickle and calamari strips that must come from one of those giant deep sea squid that no one ever can get a picture of. Ok, sometimes the cheese is a little well done, guess I’ll just have to wash it down with more roasted garlic.
For 50 bones we’ll get the apps, a bottomless salad, a bowl o’ delectable chowder, and a couple beers. Not bad, not bad at all.
Don’t forget to ask what the dinner for two special is, it’s a good deal.

Now that we’ve been to both Pelican’s, I’d say they are our go-​to for great steaks with the friendliest service. I had a more picturesque depiction of my first time at Pelican’s (
) and the same pretty much goes for this location off Coors. Wait is minimal as there are plenty of seats for all kinds of occasions.
I really enjoy their New York Strip and Clam Chowder. Their fries are crispy and the service is really what’s made every experience at Pelican’s so awesome, even 5-​star worthy. I don’t think I’d stray too far from the New York strip myself, but my boyfriend loves the Prime Rib. Plenty good choices all around, I just wish I had room for dessert!

First try & it was good. Giving the place 3 stars, service was lacking attentiveness. We were running out of water faster than we ate the bread served with butter & roasted garlic. Our salad was never ending but the waiter didn’t specify that when I ordered. My grilled salmon was delicious and I enjoyed every bite. Pretty pricey but still good place to try.

Pelicans has some of the best seafood around. Their crab legs are cooked perfectly every time. Never salty or overdone. The same goes for their steaks. We love dining in the bar area the service is always great

Went there for dinner got sat at 6:30 ordered appetizers and our meal, appetizers came out 20 minutes salad 15 minutes after, the restaurant was almost empty for a Friday night bad sign!!! waitress told they were out of baked potatoes REALLY! !! at 8:20 our meal came I wad pissed almost 2 hours for dinner, by then I asked for the manager! my husband prime rib was well done he ordered meduim rare sent that back, Manager then came over said he was sorry. found out he was owner he took care of our meal. still the worst the waiter walks over spilled butter on my pants, found out there delivery truck was late, and they were cooking the food as they brought it off of the truck. if we had known that before we sat down we would have left to go some where else, given a chance to enjoy our dinner. kmaybe returning back for a second chance, but since the the owner was more about the MONEY IN HIS POCKET THEN HAPPY CUSTOMES WE WONT BE BACK

We were in Albuquerque a couple of weeks ago and went to Pelicans West. The food was good and the service was great. I accidentally left my sunglasses on the table I called the manager and someone there had found my glasses and put them in the safe. I offered to pay for the shipping to send them to me along with a tip to say thank you. They refused my money and sent the glasses to me by FedEx. I will go back and visit them every time I’m in town.

Full blackened prime rib, ranchero style. Loaded baked potato. Creamy horseradish. Best meal in Albuquerque. I’ve been eating here for over 12 years. It is my get away spot for amazing food and great drinks. The service is always top notch. The owner is always attentive. The cooks have been there a long time, and know exactly what they’re doing. I have never been disappointed when i make pelicans west my choice of food and drink for the night. Whether it be dine-​in, take-​out, or a beer and quickie off the bar menu. Just wow. Thank you guys for all the great meals.

I have dined here MANY times, but never Unilocaled them. We arrived at the height of dinner hour tonight (Friday). Waited probably about 30 minutes for our table. Sat in a comfy booth by a window and we’re promptly greeted by our server Gerald. He got us started on an app of grilled artichoke, which was AWESOME and we ordered a bottle of Bogle Shiraz (which was tasty! l) My honey had the Filet Mignon which he loved and I had the Piñón Crusted Tilapia. I have to say it was somewhat disappointing. It wasn’t actually Piñón «crusted». It was okay, but not what I expected. But that being said, the meal was all over good. BTW the bread served with butter and roasted garlic was SOOOO good. I will be back. Again and again.

Our group has meet on the patio at Pelican’s previously and this gathering was as enjoyable as before, even with a drizzly rain… With around 30 of us, we can stress the wait staff, but this staff was very attentive and kept up with our food and drinks orders (esp the drinks… LoL!!). We mainly ordered appetizers (lots of the Combo Platter) and early bird dinner specials — I heard lots of positive reviews of the Piñón Crusted Tilapia!!!
Worth another visit? — of course!!!

Good food but a little pricey. Ordered a calamari appetizer, but they were out?!? Got a Mexican shrimp cocktail and regretted it, shrimp in tomato sauce with sliced advocado. Ribeye and baked potato were delish as was clam chowder. Friend’s fish and chips were good albeit a little oily. Overall nice change of pace, maybe for date night? But price high and food good but not great.

Came here for dinner on a Tuesday night with my father. We ordered calamari as an appetizer, which was unavailable for some reason. Instead we ordered the Mexican Shrimp Cocktail which was more like watered down salsa with shrimp and a huge side of chips. The complimentary bread was served with roasted garlic and butter which was more enjoyable than our appetizer.
I ordered the fish and chips. The fish was good– fresh and light. My dad’s rib-​eye was cooked to perfection, he really enjoyed it.
All in all, my experience was mediocre. I probably will be back to try the Unilocal recommended Bacon-​wrapped Scallops! Until then I have to give Pelicans 3 stars.

If you love scallops, try the bacon wrapped scallops. You will not be disappointed!
I had had just a month at work… that’s right a month. Came home and the fiancé was there waiting and asked what I wanted for dinner. I said I want some place that I can get a drink (cocktail) and then a beer. That was my requirement, so we ended up at Pelican’s West. There was a handful of people in the bar area and that was fine by me. We’d been to the Pelican’s East but never this location. Legit! Why? Our server was AH-​mazing! He went by the name Sparky. He was new but so attentive and nice. We actually ended up filling out the «how was your visit“comment card and mailed it in. Good service should be acknowledged and hopefully rewarded.
Now, on to the food. We started with artichoke and it was cooked nicely. Excellent light flavor. I ordered the Shrimp Scampi and the man had Bacon-​Wrapped Scallops. I’m not a big scallops fan but I would definitely order these bad boys, again. Shrimp Scampi was a healthy portion and the sauce didn’t overpower the pasta. I don’t care when there is a ridiculous amount of sauce that you can’t taste the protein or pasta. I also had a salad that was crisp, cold, and flavorful. Now, to the scallops. there is not much to say other than — DELICIOUS! I would have eaten more but I filled up on the dumb warm bread that we had to start with the artichoke. No biggie, we’ll be back and you know what I’ll be ordering.

Yummy, fresh food! We went there last night (Saturday), so there was a bit of a wait. We decided to eat at the bar. I first ordered a Mojito and it was very sweet, so I asked him to add soda water to the top and he did. My husband had a Bloody Mary and it was good.
Before we ordered the bartender came out with 4 huge shrimp and asked us if we would like to try them… really?! Yes, of course! They were lightly breaded and huge! I could actually taste the horseradish in the cocktail sauce, which was perfect! This item can be found on the menu as Pelican Shrimp. I recommend them! If you get them off the Early Bird menu (order before 6:30), the cost is $ 17. which includes bottomless salad, a side, and I’m pretty sure bread –I think they forgot ours, but we didn’t ask, because we were full after ordering the Ribeye Steak (amazing!) and the Bacon Wrapped Scallops.
Service was excellent.

Love the seafood, bread and salad! Also great happy hour specials in the bar area. Very expensive so go early and get the specials before six.

This was our first time to eat here for dinner after reading some of the reviews. Everything was good except the prime rib was not warm enough. The cedar plank salmon had good flavor but was a little too dry, so the sauce served with it helped. The baked potatoes and wild rice pilaf were really tasty. Our waiter was very attentive and made sure we were taken care of. The prices were a little high, but not ridiculous for seafood in New Mexico.

Really bummed :-/
Pelicans is usually great — definitely falling :-/​
Clam chowder not great tonight…
Salmon bland and VERY small portion…
Steak tough and chewy…
Service always great here, but food way off the mark…

I probably would not have ended up at Pelican’s but for the gift card someone gave me last Christmas. It’s tucked away off of Coors and I’ve honestly never heard anything great about it. Surprisingly, I was not disappointed. Unlike the myriad chain restaurants nearby, there was not wait and we got seated on the patio as requested, which by the way was adorable. I would return to sit on this patio again… perhaps to try out the happy hour!
I had the cheapest glass of wine on the menu (pinot noir) and it was actually good! They also had a few local beers on tap! We had crab cakes to start, and they were pretty standard… tasty, that is, served with what tasted like a chipotle tartar sauce — yum! I had the clam chowder — it was good because it wasn’t too thick and had lots of clam in it! The hubby had the shrimp linguine, which was yummy, especially because it had nice plump medium sized shrimp (as opposed to tiny shrimp). The only dish I wasn’t impressed with was the salad — It was an endless salad, but I didn’t have more than one plate because iceberg lettuce doesn’t suit my fancy.
Service was good. Our waiter brought out everything at the right time and was on top of our drink orders!
The only real criticism I have of the overall experience was that it was good, not great. I would definitely return to give the happy hour a shot. I loved the patio!

I hate having to do these. Often I just skip them to try and avoid being mean but… this one is necessary
perhaps bullet points are in order as there were so many errors in this (tragi)comedy.
–No burgers. If you didn’t know, Pelican’s (NE heights only, apparently) is one of the best burgers in Abq. This location was out. It was a friday night. Please tell me how you don’t order a giant stack of burgers heading into a weekend? 3 ppl at our table had to adjust our desires (ok, not the end of the world– yet).
–Yes we were a table of 12, but is it not possible to drop a pitcher of water on the table if you are going to neglect our beverage refills for 5−10min at a pop? Server was friendly, but decidedly inept (never had this prob at the NE location!)
–Ordered a charred Rib-Eye…which arrived after an interminable length of time. Just curious, does anyone else expect blood to pour out when you slice into a medium WELL steak? Perhaps I was at fault for failing to specify «no pink,» but geez louise! Really? at this point everyone was half done with their meal, so I simply told the server to just charge me for the fries but take off the steak. Went to the Supper Truck and grabbed a burrito.
I could continue down this path of negativity, but if you dare, I truly hope you have a better experience than we did, as this was only a smattering of the issues we faced at this location. As I mentioned, I’ve been to the NE location multiple times and never faced anything remotely close to problematic. Alas, perhaps this location still needs some time to figure things out (haven’t they been open for quite a while now???). All in all, dine at your own risk here, sorry.

After having dinner at Pelican’s, I can honestly say this is the best seafood I’ve had in a really long time. And having grown up on the East Coast, I’ve definitely had my share. If you’re in Albuquerque and looking for a seafood or steak place, look no further… you’ve found it.
One of the things I liked best about Pelican’s, was the attention to detail from start to finish. When I arrived, the restaurant was very busy… a great sign. The hostess had us seated quickly, and everyone I spoke with had a welcoming and genuine demeanor. Everything they served, from appetizers, to the entrees, even the dessert was all awesome and perfectly prepared. The Oysters Rockefeller were exceptional, and if you’re in the mood for a cocktail, try the piña colada. Totally not my thing, but I had a taste of someone else’s and it was great. I asked about it, and apparently they make them from scratch. The bar staff also prepared an «old fashioned» flawlessly, which was the perfect way to end the meal. They have a great selection of beers as well, in addition to a few local brews that were cool to try.
To pull all this together, I was totally blown away. A well-​deserved 5 stars.