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Santa Fe Steakhouse & Cantina - Steakhouse in McAllen, Texas

Santa Fe Steakhouse & Cantina

4.7 (1343 reviews)

1918 S 10th St, McAllen, TX 78503

Steak house
American restaurant
Live music venue
Lounge
South American restaurant
Wine bar

About Santa Fe Steakhouse & Cantina - steak house in McAllen, Texas

High-end destination serving steaks & seafood backed by a massive wine list, plus live music nights.

Customer Review Summary

Santa Fe Steakhouse & Cantina features beautiful seating areas, excellent service, and a varied menu with many highly recommended dishes like mini beef Wellington and bone-in ribeye. The ambiance is described as calm and elegant, with soft piano music enhancing the dining experience. Service is consistently noted as attentive and friendly, making guests feel valued. While some dishes like the king salmon may not meet everyone's expectations, the overall food quality is praised, and the presentation is described as excellent. Though prices are on the higher side, patrons feel satisfied with their dining experience. There was a minor issue regarding gift certificates in one instance, but the management's response was proactive. Overall, diners express their eagerness to return for the quality food and outstanding service.

Key Features

From the business

  • Identifies as women-owned

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Curbside pickup
  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fireplace
  • Great beer selection
  • Great cocktails
  • Great dessert
  • Great wine list
  • Live music
  • Rooftop seating

Popular for

  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Comfort food
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Happy hour food
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Late-night food
  • Organic dishes
  • Salad bar
  • Small plates
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom
  • Wi-Fi

Atmosphere

  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy
  • Upscale

Crowd

  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Tourists
  • Transgender safespace

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Checks
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs
  • Kids' menu

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.7 out of 5
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Based on 1343 reviews

Kal Meyers

3 weeks ago

Absolutely beautiful seating areas, from the outside area surrounded by a living wall of beautiful greenery to the cozy and elegant formal dining area. Our server was fantastic and the food was recently priced and really good. The mini beef Wellington appetizer was amazing, so make sure you try it. Plenty to share

Salvador Garcia

3 months ago

This is a very nice quiet first class restaurant. The service by Valerie was excellent,the ambiance was perfect. The Mesa Chicken was perfectly cooked,the chartercurie was very good , the tuna tartare was very good. The king Salmon did not flake it was more like a big Sashimi piece ,it just needed some extra cooking time. I love Sashimi so no problem for me.The risotto was not granular which I prefer,it was more like a fusion between a thick cheese paste and sushi rice like concoction. My girlfriend loved it and ate it , I passed on it . Overall 4.5 stars , great experience.PS the food presentation was beyond excellent.

Humble Hands Automotive

5 months ago

Excellence. Every-time. We go to Santa Fe at least once a month to get our steak 🥩 fix. This time we decided to be a little wild and stray from our usual two person bone in ribeye (which is AMAZING) and went with the filets, but our server Qua recommended we bolster our experience with a quail - fantastic decision, we also added a lobster tail which was PERFECT but the icing on the cake was that the hostess offered to hold our son Vincent for a few minutes so that we could enjoy a few minutes of our date night - low and behold so many of the crew completed us on 1 his behavior and 2 how adorable he was. So that’s the kinda extra you get at Santa Fe that you just won’t get at other establishments, Santa Fe from the Cook to the management is a level above the rest. And as always our server Qua was impeccable. Can’t wait to go again.

Amy De Leon

2 months ago

I don’t come here often. When we do, we know to expect a large check at the end. However, we’ve never left disappointed. The ambiance is calm and relaxing. The tables were somewhat cramped together. I came with a large group of friends. Our server was very attentive. He made sure I was content with my special unique cocktail order. I especially loved the pianist music softly playing in the background. Our food was great.

Cat Logic

2 months ago

Elegant dining. Quiet piano music (interesting selection plus Happy Birthday!). Nicely decorated. They have tables inside and out, a couple of dining rooms, too. It was cold so we ate inside. They had a lovely fireplace with a good fire in it. Unfortunately I have asthma so I had to wear my mask a while. But the service was terrific. The wine was excellent and my Old Fashion was good. I loved their scallops appetizer. Good bread, too. The Shrimp Nuevo was tasty and we got a baked potato in a pastry wrap. I got bread pudding for dessert. Excellent and they put a firework in it and wrote on the plate in chocolate. My husband said they spelled my name correctly, lol. Really nice dinner.

Joe Selvera

We had dinner at this establishment on February 15th, 2025. We enjoyed the delicious food and excellent table service. However, we encountered a problem when attempting to use a gift certificate towards our bill. The staff indicated the certificate had already been used, despite this being our first visit. Our server recorded our information and assured us a manager would contact us on Monday morning. We have yet to receive that call.

Lauren Dougherty

2 months ago

Delicious food & amazing service. Julio was fantastic! My husband and I can’t wait to go back next time we are in McAllen.

Bull Dogg

1 year ago

We stopped by for an impromptu dinner, first time, and were amazed by the fantastic experience. The staff is fun, friendly, and very accommodating. The sommelier is absolutely brilliant, and the food is first class. We will definitely be back soon again.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 5–10 PM
Monday 5–10 PM
Saturday 5–10 PM
Sunday Closed
Thursday 5–10 PM
Tuesday 5–10 PM
Wednesday 5–10 PM

Price Range

$50–100