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Cowgirl BBQ

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Tripadvisor (2058) 4.0
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Many visitors praise Cowgirl BBQ for its fun atmosphere with live music and its delicious food, with some highlighting specific dishes like brisket and sampler platters. However, some reviewers mention slow or inattentive service and issues with food miscommunication or flavor.

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Address
319 S Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
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Phone
+1 505-982-2565
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Website
cowgirlsantafe.com
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Price Range
$$

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About this place Cowgirl BBQ

Cowgirl BBQ is a large mainstream restaurant and bar on South Guadalupe Street near the Railyard, gay-friendly rather than a gay bar. It serves barbecue and New Mexican food at moderate prices, has a big patio and puts on live music many evenings, and it has long drawn a mixed crowd that includes plenty of Santa Fe's queer locals. It opens for lunch daily (from 10am on Sundays) and runs to 10pm, or 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Expect a wait on summer evenings and weekend brunch.

Opening Hours

Open Now · closes 22:00
Monday 11:30-22:00
Tuesday 11:30-22:00
Wednesday 11:30-22:00
Thursday 11:30-22:00
Friday 11:30-23:00
Saturday 11:00-23:00
Sunday 10:00-22:00

Features

Gay-friendly (straight venue) LGBTQ+ Happy Hour Live music Casual Food served Outdoor Patio Pub/Tavern Walk ins welcome Pub Themed parties Outdoor terrace No dress code

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4.2
★★★★★
4,102 reviews

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Montana Damron
Montana Damron Jun 2026
★★★★★

My experience at Cowgirl was disappointing, primarily due to the food. I got a combo BBQ platter to try the chicken, ribs, and brisket. I had a of mac & cheese and we got chips, salsa, guacamole, and queso as an appetizer. The queso, guacamole, and mac & cheese was good; everything else was underwhelming. My favorite part of a BBQ restaurant is the tender high quality meat that has been so well prepared that it reminds me that someone with a huge amount of skill and experience prepared it. Cowgirl did not deliver this. The chicken was dry, the brisket was incredibly fatty (40-70% fat) on my 4 strips of brisket. And the ribs were average. The BBQ sauce the food came with was delicious but it could not mask the fact that the meat was subpar and not well prepared. In addition the service was average; I had to call a waiter to get a refill and my sister didn't receive her side of mashed potatoes until about 10 minutes after the rest of the food came out because the waiter went back to collect from the kitchen and just didn't come back for 10 minutes where we had to remind him again about the mashed potatoes. The restaurant was ~70% at capacity so it was busy but there were 4-5 staff members (college age) just talking off to the side for most of my visit. The attentiveness was lacking. Overall I was disappointed in the experience but this was my first and only visit here so far. The parking is limited and hard in a tight space towards the back of the building. The food price to service & quality ratio was disproportionate and of my family with me (five people) only my dad was well pleased (he got a sandwich), the other four of us we left wishing we had chosen somewhere else to eat. I don't like writing a review this critical off of a single experience as it could have been a genuinely once in a blue moon off day, however too many important pieces of the dining experience fell short of hopes and expectations that I hope the management can view it as constructive criticism instead of just complaining.

Omar Rodriguez
Omar Rodriguez Jun 2026
★★★★★

best bbq ever

Paolo Testolina
Paolo Testolina Jun 2026
★★★★★
Jason
Jason Jun 2026
★★★★★

Bbq was bad. Luke warm and in the warmer too long. Meat was dry and chewy

Chace Haynes
Chace Haynes Jun 2026
★★★★★

Food was not good.. and the service was horrible. We were the only paying customers actually sat in the dining room and still service was bad the burger shaped like an egg and a very small Patty at that. The meat had no seasoning whatsoever and the fries were as soggy as they could be. My how this place has fallen. I will not be going back.

Scott Zelms
Scott Zelms Jun 2026
★★★★★

Great BBQ and a fun atmosphere. We got the sampler plate and everything was good, but the brisket was the best.

Michael Gonzales
Michael Gonzales Jun 2026
★★★★★

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Last updated on 9 November 2026

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