Intimate mainstay in a strip mall focusing on traditional French fare in a romantic atmosphere. Based on 73 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 3.5 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
6209 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (505) 881-8104
Hours
| Tuesday | 11 AM–1 PM, 5–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–1 PM, 5–8 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–1 PM, 5–8 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–1 PM, 5–8 PM |
| Saturday | 5–8 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
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Reviews
Amos Madrid
The French Cuisine is exquisite, elegant and fabulous! The Tarragon Chicken just melts in your mouth and flavorful! French Beouf Bourguignon a’ L’orange is delicious and the meat is so tender and rich with fresh orange flavor! The Spinach Salad was flavorful! The French Onion soup was rich in flavor and delicious! The atmosphere is beautiful with all the paintings and antiques! They have a beautiful piano for music! The service was exceptional! The Chef is fantastic and creative! I recommend it! We were celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary and they even congratulated us!
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AsTheCatsTravel
I will admit it is a gorgeous restaurant and the food sounded incredible, but, unfortunately, we were greeted by a server who seemed completely stoned and, hearing the conversation with the chef in the back, so was the chef. We literally heard him say “Kay I’ll get their waters” giggle “1,2,3” chef laughs “Nice” chef responds. We didn’t feel comfortable with them making our food at the prices we saw. It was so disappointing.
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Trey White
I had the lamb ribs and my friend had the salmon. Both were okay. I’ve had better and I’ve also had worse. Prices are moderate. The lamb was 24 bucks and it came with potatoes and green beans. The salmon was in the 20s as well and came with rice and green beans. The service was good. They do not serve alcohol here. We had someone playing a piano live music when we were there. Very nice
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Amy McDaniel
Great food and the chef was so friendly! Really enjoyed our lunch and hope to go back soon!
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Stuart Klein
Hadn’t been there for about 15 years. Thought it would be a nice change. Reservations for 6:00 pm and we were the only ones there for the next hour and a half. I guess they called the pianist in since they had customers. Food was not very good except for the French onion soup. No wine! I would caution you to stay away. Waiter was of now help with suggestions and maybe had a stroke or ADHD.
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Susan Ronquillo
Wonderful neighborhood French restaurant. Amazing food. Just prefect combination. The chef came out and made sure everything was good. If you want authentic French food you need to try it.
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Stephen Barnes
The service was so poor it was almost comic. The waiter was incredibly awkward even during the simple task of getting us seated. When we asked about a wine list we were told that the new management hadn’t printed it yet and ended up drinking water because nothing else was offered. At the end of the meal, the waiter dropped off our bill and said nothing but “here you go.” When we asked for coffee and tea at the end of the meal, my coffee came out five minutes before my date’s tea so it sat and got cold while we waited for the tea. The meal was (to me) expensive at $100 and the food was definitely not impressive. Each part of the meal took a very long time to come out. We were there about a half hour when suddenly loud French and German music started playing. It played for about an hour and then the restaurant was suddenly totally quiet again (because there were only 3 tables on a Saturday night at 7pm). Eventually we were laughing about how badly everything was done.
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Elizabeth Nelson
Talk about a wonderful and authentic classic French lunch experience!!! We travel to France (where a daughter and her family are permanently installed) at least twice a year, spending at least 4-8 weeks each stay. Chez Axel is the perfect reincarnation of a French neighborhood restaurant with its simple, well prepared, classic French dishes that the French still enjoy on a regular basis. And yes, even the unpretentious decor and warm hospitality makes us feel “right at home”.
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Jaina McGregor
This was a great find off the beaten path. Really tasty food and friendly staff. It was our first time there and we’ll definitely be back. My only “complaint” is that the parking lot was very dark at night and made it look like the restaurant wasn’t open. I’m not knocking off a star for it, though. Still highly recommend, don’t let the dark parking lot fool you, it was open and great 🙂
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John Sandager
I read some negative reviews of the restaurant but took a chance and was very pleased. New waitperson but so very friendly and eager to please. Soft warm bread, excellent goat cheese salad and our party of 6 had several difference entrees (fish, etc) and all were excellent. New ownership seems to be trying and I recommend Chez Axel
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