Bent Street Cafe & Deli

Love Bent Street Café! Great service! Great atmosphere! Great food! Two of my favorites are Pita the Greek and The Taos.

Wow. Outstanding food here. Ate breakfast and had them make my sandwiches for the slopes. Great service and great coffee for the folks that get up early.

Our party of five sat down and we waited a long time for our food. One server for many tables on the porch and inside. Everyone was running about, but nothing was getting done. The food was very good. Green chili soup was excellent, the quiche was tasty, and the sandwich wrap was satisfying. A very nice place for lunch, if you have time to spare.

Located just north of the plaza, this has been a place we like to stop and grab lunch as we shop the plaza and the shops north of the plaza. The service is great and the food is fantastic! It’s not your run of the mill restaurant, the dishes are all made fresh and well though out.

The quirky staff made excellent recommendations Ina delightful lunch! Hummus and fresh pitas started our encounter while a berry turkey sandwich and the ham on rye were next. We finished with the Mexican pie ice cream which was excellent!

Had a great Tamale and eggs with Pintos and Green Chili breakfast special. Coffee is weak, staff is pretty good. Serves Beer-​Wine only including Mimosas. Middle of the week so it was easy to get in and get waited on.

Pretty great overall. Had tamales and they were really good. Tons of meat. Everyone was happy with their meals. Long John Dunn seemed to be a favorite and the quiche was outstanding. Will be back.

We ate here Saturday for lunch. we didn’t get greeted for about 15 minutes. But once we did, the staff was nice. Our server was sweet. The food and environment are great.
All the sandwiches come with tortilla chips, which I could have done with out. Rather have lays. But I didn’t need the chips anyways. Got full off the sandwich. The long john Dunn is great!!!

3.5 — Nothing was wrong really, just not a four. The food was good and the staff were good also. The menu is mostly sandwiches, the guac and salsa were good. I don’t know what else to say.

I had a bowl of good green chili with beef as recommended by the server, wife had some sort of a wrap that she liked as well. I’d say a solid lunch experience.

This is my favorite restaurant on the plaza. Food is good. The cinnamon roll is rich and buttery. The red chile is tasty and not too hot. The veggie tamale is always fresh and delicious. All sandwiches are made with fresh baked bread too. Fresh ingredients, which is just a standard at most the plaza restaurants, is extra fresh here. This establishments has a great patio to eat and visit. One never feels rushed while dining at Bent Street Café.
The wait staff is attentive and go above and beyond to please customers. I have watched some difficult customers come in and act grumpy. The wait staff takes it all in stride and make their stay as enjoyable as possible.
The best thing I like about this café is that my dog can dine with us. They even have dog bowls for water and will add ice on warm days. My dog loves this place as well! Check it out, eat on the patio and enjoy the hospitality of Taos.

Food is good. Staff is nice. Setting is great. I wasn’t over impressed but I was impressed. Quick and affordable too. Good spot!

Great food but very understaffed when we popped in after the lunch rush was over. Our waitress was harried and a little forgetful, though she tried hard. It was clear that she had too many tables and not enough help.
My mom opted for the quiche of the day, which came with a salad that was delivered a full ten minutes after her quiche. She enjoyed it, but the timing was off.
I had a ham and cheese sandwich, which was tasty with a hot dijon mustard and chips on the side. The chips were forgettable and probably came out of a large bag. For a change, the pickle wasn’t too be ignored. It was quite crisp and delicious.
Bent Street Café was good but it could be better.

Good food reasonable prices. Had the Prime Rib sandwich which was delicious. Enjoy sitting on the patio & people watching. The service was good too.

We have been coming to Taos for 25 years from Houston and no trip is complete without Green chile stew at Bent Street café! My husband will take a day off skiing just to eat here! I love the sea bass Reuben! The service is good– friendly and everything is fresh! Our only negative: they stopped serving dinner a few years ago

Good sausage, choice of organic free range eggs was a nice touch as was offering gluten-​free whole grain bread. I enjoyed their tamale breakfast special, and we topped off our meal with expresso drinks. Nice people. Highly recommend.

My family and I ate here twice while we were visiting Taos for a long weekend. My mom and sister are gluten intolerant and vegetarian, so it was refreshing to find a spot we could all agree on for lunch! There guac and salsa is a great way to start the meal. The first day I ordered the mediterranean salad which was light and hit the spot. My Dad and sister ordered the quiche of the day and it was awesome! The next day I ordered the veggie sandwich with gluten free bread, it was pretty bland but next time I would just ask that they put some mustard on it. I’d give this place a try, it’s also affordable and in a great spot downtown.

Best Green Chile on the planet. It’s even vegetarian!
My goodness, it’s so good I’ve gone out, purchased four or five different types of New Mexican Chili powder, scoured the internet on a variety of sites purporting to come close to the recipe, spent hours tinkering in my kitchen, and have finally, only just recently, managed to come anywhere near close enough to this amazing creation.
If you’re in Taos, and you haven’t been to Bent Street Café for the Green Chile, you don’t know Taos very well. I’ve gone back to New Mexico two or three times just to get some.
This is genre defining stuff, my fellow Chile heads.
It should be required eating in culinary school.

Food was fine and prices were fair… until I ordered a latte!
$ 11 for a latte and mocha! Weak coffee and expensive. Won’t be back.

You can get lost in Taos just looking through all the art shops and nick-​nack places and not realize how much time has elapsed. That sort of happened to me. But in my wanderings I took a right down a side street and ended up at Bent Street Café within the John Dunn shopping area.
Lucky me. I took a look at the menu outside and saw a good mix of food. But what brought me in were the two specials. Tortilla crusted green chile mac and cheese and Mexican hot chocolate ice cream pie. Just rolling off your tongue, they sound good. And they were. Once I got in, I took notice that I think I was one of the youngest people there, that included the staff, with the exception of the busser. Not sure if a younger crowd comes here or not, but they need to check out the food.
The mac and cheese came with a house salad. A variety of lettuce with cucumbers, sunflower seeds and other veggies for crunch. The vinaigrette was good as well. They also gave me a piece of some warm brown bread with butter. The mac and cheese came out in a large bowl. The green chilies were in evidence throughout the plate and in the sauce that also had chunks of potatoes. The mac and cheese was creamy and the tortillas added a different texture to the meal. It was good and it was gone quickly. Then came the Mexican hot chocolate ice cream pie. The smell of cinnamon, the fresh whipped cream, the hard chocolate topping. It looked too good to eat. (see the pic I posted) It was amazing! Funny thing was, is that I had had an actual Mexican hot chocolate (with added alcohol) version two nights earlier in Denton. They both had the same smells and both were excellent.
The staff was very friendly and was quick to fill water and remove plates when needed. If you are in Taos, please search out this place. I found it by accident, and I’m glad I did.
Enjoy!