nob hill bar & grill

on the fence..... i have been here many times and experiences varied. i have seen a big improvement in the service and quality of the food in the last few months. disco fries (nm version of poutine) are actually quite tasty and buger was good. 1/2 bottles of wine on sunday and wednesday; always agooddeal. becoming a regular spot on the rotation.

go-to albuquerque restaurant. nob hill has become our go-to restaurant over the past several years. always comfortable, welcoming...withgoodfood amd wine. especially love the outdoor patio when the weather is nice!

great food and atmosphere! was looking for something different and decided to give this a try.
sister-in-law was particular about her mixed drink and apparently they hit it spot on.

ordered the kids mac & cheese, chicken fingers- the fingers were a tad salty.
the 'in-law ordered the short ribs and were tender and delicious.
the wife and i shared the meatloaf. it was verygoodand different enough to keep it interesting!
do i need to mention they have an awesome beer selection on tap?
great background music that allows you to relax and enjoy the company.
dessert was home made ice cream & flourless chocolate torte for the kids, while the wife and i shared a guinness fritter bomb.
everything was excellent and will caution you that the chocolate torte is rich!
enjoy.

good food andgooddrinks!. fun environment,gooddrinks andgoodfood. have always enjoyed the experience

top lunch. i loving coming here when i am craving agoodburger. they are so filling and their spicy ketchup is perfect for the shoestring fries.
i also love the calamari and mozzarella sticks appetizers.

it has a cool vibe and the servers are always nice.
some of their fancier things on the menu are a little high priced, though.

terrible service. came in today for a late lunch. it wasn't very busy so there's not really any excuse for why the service was so terrible:

we were seated and sat around and watched our server walk past us and go take a food order at another table without acknowledging us. when she showed up, she didn't just want our drink orders, she expected that we'd already decided on everything we were having. then when we did order, she asked "is that all you're ordering?". yes, the three of us would like to have 3 appetizers and an entree, i hope that's okay with you.

when it came time for refills, we had to lay all 3 of our glasses on the edge of the table to get her attention. then the drinks didn't show up for around 10 minutes, and they came out wrong. i ordered a regular tea, first a sprite was poured, then a lemonade was brought out, then a peach tea, and finally, after 4 attempts, i got my iced tea.

when we were done eating, we sat around for about 10 minutes waiting for a check. i love being held hostage.
thegoodnews though is that the hostess did most of our server's job for her (ie bringing out our food, explaining the desserts, etc etc) so we gave the hostess half of our server's tip... in case she was wondering why i only tipped a little over 10%.

as for the food, i loved it all. the sliders were great, the nachos were awesome, the chips and dip trio were great, and the fish and chips was tasty and a large portion. too bad i wont be back though, because the great food was overshadowed by the terribly bad service.

worst experience. went to celebrate a birthday with high hopes of agoodmeal and a fun time. upon arrival, the mood soon turned sour. the waiter, jonathan, was distracted, slow to bring out drink refills, and was not extremely sympathetic to the fact that we had two children with food allergies. the burgers that were ordered cooked medium were well over cooked, the beef short ribs w/ polenta were so fatty they left a film of grease on your palette and the polenta was tasteless. there wasn't any salt or pepper on the table and when we asked the waiter for some he brought it when we were done eating. we talked to the manager who claimed to be sorry and she would make things right, but only discounted us $10 on a $142 meal. unbelievable...never again nob hill! oh, and the waiter was overheard telling our "story" to another table of people not far from us...how unprofessional. 4 out of the 7 of our party had upset stomachs afterwards.

cocktails. come for the fantastic cocktails, stay for the yummy food. the fancier part of the menu is not quite asgoodas one would expect based on the price, but they do an exceptional job on the mid-price items: burgers, salads, soups are all amazing. especially the tomato bisque, just the right combination of creamy spicy goodness. don't bother with brunch, though, many better options around.

went to nob hill with my wife and son. the atmosphere was upbeat... the place is split into a hip bar and a posh dining room. we ate in in the bar where they have some big flat-screens with football playing which worked perfect for us. i will say that the dining room is quite luxurious and seemed elegant but not snobby. we started with the nachos and they were delicious. the guacamole on top was fanatastic. my son had the wings and i went with the ribs. both weregoodchoices as we found them cooked to perfection, well seasoned and both tender and juicy. overall i would recommend this place to anyone who enjoys traditional american food in a more upscale environment.

lunch. went there for a late lunch. waitress was very attentive. the mahi mahi fish tacos were really good.goodpineapple salsa and fresh tasting.

love the vibe. i really like the atmosphere. the service could use a bit of improvement and the menu is a bit too pretentious for the abilities of the kitchen staff. i have been pleased with some dishes and others i wonder wth they are thinking. overall though its a cool place to eat, then you can head over to the bar side. the wine menu is good, the vibe isgoodand maybe if they would hire some grown ups to staff the place, they would have better luck.

no vote. plus- great atmosphere, cool salt water fish tank, roomy, yada yada.
minus- didn't feel staff thought we belonged there? very dry personality.
other- we had the snake river kobe sliders (american wagyu, not japanese wagyu, we could tell by the gristle and the not as tender texture and flavor and...). meat tasted like.. well, american wagyu but the combinations offered were really tasty. also had the mac mac and cheese. really weren't prepared for this one. menu said it was served with a vegetable medley, didn't think it would be on top of the dang mac and cheese. this thing was about 8 inches high stacked with fried red onions, green beans, squash, portabello mushrooms (that was the onlygoodaddition) and what??? carrots? on my mac and cheese?.... please. don't be puttin carrots on my mac and cheese. anyway, if it was on the side it would have been ok. after rooting through all this the actual mac and cheese was yummy, plenty of cheese very flavorful, but not enough as far as quantity of what i ordered (that would be mac and cheese). would we come back? probably not. don't see much else on the menu that was enticing. give it a neutral vote (none) because it has pluses and minuses.

i wanted to like nob hill, nice place,goodpresentation, but unfortunately poor service and food. on a beautiful 75 degree day they had the patio heater on. it was unbearably hot, yet asking three people to fix it yielded nothing but annoyed looks. my "stew" had exactly 2 small pieces of neat in it, and my coke was flat. consider walking a block down to kelly's.

food ok but poor service.. i try to be fair when reviewing places, so if i don't like a place the first time i'll often try it a 2nd or 3rd to be fair but 3 strikes on nob hill. service has been slow and inattentive, i've always gone in by myself and i don't expect a server to wait on me special but each time i've visited i've had to wait too long to get a drink, order my meal and to be checked on after receiving my meal. the food is fairlygoodbut service is what will not make me come back.