Coyote Cafe
Santa Fe, NM · Modern Southwestern
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.
Why it's listed
Coyote Cafe has anchored downtown Santa Fe since 1987, when Mark Miller opened it as a home for modern Southwestern cooking. The current dinner menu lists a Smoked Wagyu Beef Rib served with roasted poblano polenta, rosemary apple salsa and arbol chile demi-glace, alongside prime beef short ribs, elk tenderloin and grilled Maine lobster tails. The kitchen does not publish an origin, grade or producer for its Wagyu. A separate rooftop cantina runs an all-day menu of tacos, ceviche, South American plates and margaritas, and seats walk-in guests only.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Cuts named on the Wagyu menu
Read from this venue’s quoted evidence, so a listed cut may not be on tonight. What these cuts are
Evidence on file
“SMOKED WAGYU BEEF RIB | Roasted Poblano Polenta | Rosemary Apple Salsa | Arbol Chile Demi-Glace | $80 (rendered item, Mains section of the Coyote Cafe dinner menu)”
coyotecafe.com “"name":"SMOKED WAGYU BEEF RIB","description":"Roasted Poblano Polenta | Rosemary Apple Salsa | Arbol Chile Demi-Glace","featured":false,"priceInfo":{"price":"80","formattedPrice":"$80.00"} ... "visible":true ... "inStock":true (embedded Wix Restaurants menu JSON; no origin...”
coyotecafe.com “Adjacent Mains items carry no Wagyu provenance either: "PRIME BEEF SHORT RIBS","description":"Green Chile Creamed Corn | Herbs | Sweet Pepper Chimichurri" and "PECAN COFFEE RUBBED PRIME FLAT IRON","description":"Grilled Red Onion | Buttermilk Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes |...”
coyotecafe.com
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“CAFE Hours / Daily: 5:00 p.m. - Close / Cantina hours / Daily: 11:30 a.m. - Close”
coyotecafe.com “Coyote Cafe - Santa Fe, NM on OpenTable ... Coyote Cafe & Cantina continues to be Santa Fe's most famous and celebrated restaurant. Opened in 1987 by celebrity chef Mark Miller, the restaurant continues to celebrate modern southwestern cuisine. Please note reservations are for...”
opentable.com
Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
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Common questions
- Does Coyote Cafe serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 9, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
- What kind of Wagyu does Coyote Cafe serve?
- Its menu discloses unknown. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Why is Coyote Cafe listed without a Wagyu badge?
- Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.
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