Stone Face Tavern

It’s my first time in Albuquerque. I am here on business and stumbled upon this little gem. It’s a large bar with a small dive bar feel. My bartender «Davina» was excellent and the drinks were great. I got a half order of the chicken nachos and they are THE BEST NACHOS I’ve ever tasted!!! The chicken sandwich was fresh all white meat and tasty. They’re green chili is to die for!

This is bullshit! I went in to wash my hands and got kicked out for it! I asked the attendant/​waitress about the lack of hand soap, she tells the bouncer. I reiterate the situation and I get kicked out!!! Pushed and shoved out the door and called a drunk, when I haven’t even taken a sip of alcohol. I’m mortified!!! Let this be a lesson to you, don’t visit stone face at all!!!

Hire more people! One waitress for the whole place? It took 35 minutes to get one beer. Another 20 minutes to get cashed out. Ridiculous. We didnt bother ordering food.

Not impressed, food was not great and service was really bad. I give slack knowing it was a busy night (Halloween) but no excuses for bad food and service.

Green chile cheeseburgers and nachos are both awesome. And they have Boddington’s on tap, which is why we even humbled ourselves to be seen in this place to begin with. (My husband is British and not many places in ABQ have British pub ale at the «perfect» temperature — warm, bleh — but Stoneface is one.) Atmosphere is kind of a mix between gross dive bar and Hooters. They do have an open air «2^nd» bar between the main area and the outdoor volleyball courts, but unfortunately one doesn’t have Boddington’s or any of the good craft beers on tap. So I’d give it 2 ½ stars if I could. The yuk factor of this place puts a damper on the good points.

I have always loved Stone Face Tavern. It’s been a great local spot that helps us stay away from any chains in town. But when I attempt to bring in new business for your restaurant and your bartender refuses to serve me, let alone make eye contact with me. I will immediately walk out. Not only was I upset but the restaurant was practically empty and another patron was enraged at service as well. I had been hoping to bring my family in for so long & now they will more than likely never go because of this experience. Thank you Stone Face Tavern. I’ll miss your amazing food & drinks.

Great place to eat pub food and watch the games. They have enough TVs for every game, so you will definitely find your sport and team. The food portions are also pretty good as well as the taste.

Great bar! We have to stop here every time we visit albuquerque. The girls are awesome, the cook is even better. Great local spot to grab a drink and watch the volleyball games!

Came to get a buffalo chicken sandwich. Google told us they have one of the best in town. Google was very wrong! We had terrible service. We ordered an appetizer and two chicken sandwiches. We watched people that came in after us get large plates of nachos while we waited for our cheese sticks. We finally asked the waitress twice about them. They then came out fresh with our cold sandwiches. The sandwiches were not edible. After only taking a bite. We decided to leave. We asked to speak to a manager. After ten minutes we asked again. We were told that the manager was bar tending. l and he would get to us when he had time. Finally a different manager came over and took some of the food off the bill. I would give them one star but the second waitress was decent.

Quality food, plenty of beer, beautiful ladies and they always got the game on. Music ain’t half bad either. Recently made this my local watering hole. Know you can always have a good time here.

If you are looking for a variety of beer, great food, and a laid back environment this is the place to go! This is one of my regular bars to come to and I have never been disappointed :)

I love this place. Great Tavern. The staff are all awesome. The manager is very hands on and very friendly. The bands are top notch. The beer is awesome. My favorite place to chill !!

Came in because it’s Friday and I was thirsty for a cold beer, sat at the bar for 5 minutes without service then I talked to a manager and said I was thirsty and didn’t get service so I’m leaving now and he said okay good thanks.

Stoneface is a nice place to go. You have your yuppies, your bikers, and your old guys. It’s a mix of the whole bunch. The servers are always friendly, and on average aren’t too bad to look at. I’ve been coming here for several months and haven’t had a bad experience. If you are looking for a chill experience, and like good beer, come to Stoneface!

On a recent trip to Albuquerque, I was out after dinner looking for a place to find a drink. After some Unilocaling, I was happy to come across Stone Face. As far as first impressions go, the place is pretty visually intense. Since I was only looking for a bar, I was pretty blown away when I pulled in since it looks like a full-​on medieval castle. Badass.
Inside was as awesome visually as the outside. The décor matches the medieval theme, and the place is very well maintained. Once I sat down at the bar, I initially saw only a couple beers on draught so I was a bit disappointed. When I asked the bartender what beers they had, I was stoked when she said «. a lot…» and handed me a beer menu. That’s when I saw the huge rack of taps in the back of the bar. Score. The menu was robust, well organized by type of beer, and they even had my favorite — Stone IPA. Now we’re talking.
I hung out for a bit and had a few drinks, talked with the bartenders for a while, and I have to say all in all it was a great place to have some drinks. So to summarize, awesome place, cool decorations, great beer, and great staff. Next time I’m in town I’ll come back for sure.

Stone Face Tavern (SFT) is an A-​OK place. My Man and I will go there sometimes for spontaneous dates. He says their happy hour prices are good for the drafts. We usually share an appetizer or meal. If we meet some friends there, I like to share the nachos with everyone. When it is just my hubby and I, our default starter order is the appetizer combo. When one of us needs to eat, we have enjoyed the burgers. I need to explore more of their grill options. Stay tuned for more pictures and tips to come.
The restrooms on the north side are significantly better than the ones located on the south end of the tavern. If anything the south side restrooms ought to be upgraded to match those on the opposite end. An upgrade will help SFT earn at least one and a half more stars. The north side restrooms are better because they are bigger, have better «sinks,» and the paper towel dispenser is usually filled. The pictures also add a nice touch. Thank you, SFT, for always supplying tissue.
SFT also has volleyball courts and a package liquor store. Although I have not used their volleyball courts, they look like a lot of fun for the people that do use them. I wonder if they have an open time where you can just go there for food, volleyball fun, and drinks. SFT ought to advertise that if this is so. Some evenings my husband and I may stop at the package liquor store for some of the locally bottled beers. The store employees are quick and kind, and just as important the store always seems clean. I want to give a shout-​out to all of the SFT employees for being on-​task and nice.

We met up with friends for some drinks and something to eat.
They have a great draft beer selection, but the two beers I tried were both flat and not very cold (kind of like having a beer in a pub in England!)
We ordered the buffalo wings and the bison burger (or perhaps it was also a buffalo burger?) — the wings had kind of a heavy breading on them and the buffalo sauce was something that came on the side — which we didn’t really expect.
The burger had a nice crust on the outside and was still pink on the inside, but it tasted very strongly of the oil/​grease they had put on the cooktop to cook it — which was a shame.
The fries were good.
I am not sure I would choose to head back here given our experience — it wasn’t exactly cheap and so I think there are better places in town to try.

This is your average after work pub. The beer selection is decent and the atmosphere is comfortable for a get together.
Two out of towners that went with me remarked on how good their Salmon is.
I enjoyed the outdoor sitting area and watching the volleyball game and I was away from the sun. Indoor sitting is a little dark so if given the chance I always choose to sit outside.
Great place to watch sports games.

Eh.
Not bad, not great. Not sure I would want to go there at night, but we went for lunch and it was fine. A bit pricey. $ 67 for four for lunch seems a bit much when it’s just a sports bar.
The fries were pretty good, nice and salty like my man likes. The nachos were decent, a bit heavy on the green chilis, so quite spicy — if you like that, then woo hoo — perfect for you. But we all felt it was a bit much. Based on that, I opted to get no chilis on my sandwich. They REALLY like green chilis at this place.
The waitress was nice and attentive. The atmosphere was typical sports bar with a bit of biker-​ish attitude thrown in, but nothing negative at all. The place was fairly clean and had cool decorations. It’s big and has plenty of seating. Lots of tvs for those who care about sports (not me) and a cool huge bar.
Overall, don’t regret going, not in a hurry to return, wouldn’t balk at an invite though. Maybe at night…

Not bad. This place is like a «friendly» biker bar. It’s got a rough edge to it, but it doesn’t seem the kind of place where you fear getting shanked going into the men’s room.
Bars inside and out, the inside bar has more beer selection. The outside bar has the patio.
Food is OK. Salsa was meh. I’d stick with «hard to fuccup» food like hamburgers.