Opuntia Cafe - Santa Fe

What a great place with a view of the market/railroad track. An open concept restaurant with lots of light and fresh air. Music is soft yet it?s there so friends are able to converse. Japanese Bowl flavours are delicate (yet the presentation isn?t Iwould have preferred if the yams were cut in bite size pieces) The reason for the three stars is because I found a dirt INSIDEthe water container!!!

This is your inclusive stop at the Railyards in Santa Fe! Between the chic industrial vibes, the open garage doors leading to the balcony, and the super friendly staff, you really can't go wrong. Food offerings are adventurous but grounded (foodies andcomfort food fiends can dine together happily here), the coffee and tea are expertly brewed. Most of the plants around therestaurant are for sale, mostly ranging $20-$70. To get there, exit the Rail runner, turn right and cross the tracks. Entranceis on the side of the building. Go up the stairs and you'll find the restaurant entrance. Private non-genderedrestrooms. Growers market is Tuesday and Saturday in the summer. Local artisans sell in the building across the tracks next tothe Second Street Brewery on Sundays. Current rail runner fare is $2.25/person for a day pass from ABQ to Santa Fe. Totallyaffordable fare to get up to a destination meal spot!

We saw this cafe from the farmers market and went up for a snack! The next place looked really cool, from the koi pond to the view. It was also surprisingly big! The coffee was good, and the food was quite tasty! We got their avocado toast and also theirmango crème brûlée. You?re both quite delicious, however a little bit overpriced.

A friend and I shared a Saturday brunch here and I am impressed. Was not until I saw the logo, name and such that I realized I had visited previous location closer to Meow Wolf with only a so-so experience. I am so glad my friend reintroduced me and thatI did not realize until we got there. Pleasantly surprised. Love the plants, decor and plenty of light. I immediately spottedfamiliar vibrant community faces as we walked to our table. We chose one close to the patio for a well balance indoor/outdoorvibe. Our host was proficient and kind. Our waitress Molly did a great job all around with presence, right amount of check-insand quality dessert recommends. My friend and I decided to order variations on a similar theme and switch plates halfwaythrough.. we went with the Avocado Toast and Mushroom Toast...perfectly complimentary and yet I have a feeling we both liked theavocado toast the best. Mushroom not bad at all, though. Our drinks were different and equally quality. My friend went with arefreshing ???? flowery chamomile infusion and I had the cacao lavender mint blend calling my name...absolutely divine... astronger flavor. I would absolutely order it again. When it came dessert time my friend was persuasive and glad he was. Ifelt pretty full so I was pleased with our collaborative selection of the German chocolate...this particular one is lighter andnot as rich as the German Chocolate cake I have had before. So even though I was full the cake was just the perfect slice sizefor the two of us and I didn't feel weighted down in the gut afterward. Overall a really pleasant experience that has elevatedmy previous experience of Opuntia. Thank you! We lost track of time chatting and chewing in conviviality.

Pretty cool atmosphere, lots of plants and even a koi pond! That being said, the food was good, if a touch pricey. Portion size was decent as well. We'll probably go back and check them out for breakfast another time.