Taos Restaurants: Lambert’s of Taos

Unfortunately none of my Lambert’s photos came out. I was too embarrassed to turn on the flash!

Lambert’s of Taos (website)

What we had:

• Steamed mussels in a white wine pesto broth with grilled garlic bread
• Sautéed lobster and shallots in vanilla champagne sauce with rice cake and parma ham
• Sea Bass in a mushroom cream sauce with purple potatoes
• Glazed Roasted Duck with apricot chipotle sauce, sweet potato fries and vegetable medley
• Zeke’s chocolate truffle mousse, raspberry sauce
• Hazelnut crème brûlée

Lambert’s of Taos is by far our favorite stop on the restaurant tour. We always save it for last. We were concerned that El Meze had knocked Lambert’s down to second-favorite this year, but Lambert’s held it own, and came back with the most flavorful dinner to date.

How do you review such a wonderful restaurant? I’ll start by saying, we skipped the salads and soups on this one. I only had one piece of bread. There simply is no room for mediocrity when you’re at Lambert’s. B ordered the mussels and I ordered the lobster. The mussels were perfect. They had a perfect, light flavor, and the broth was delicious. But my lobster. Oh, my lobster.

I couldn’t stop “mmm-ing” while eating the lobster. The vanilla champagne sauce alone was phenomenal. This whole dish could have been an entrée. So fantastic.

B had the sea bass. The mushroom sauce (we couldn’t remember what kind of mushrooms) was so good with this subtle fish. And the potatoes were heaven.

I did the duck (again) with the sweet potatoes (again). I never thought that duck and sweet potatoes was “a thing,” but it must be. This duck was roasted to perfection. I was given sliced white meat, as well as a dark meat leg. The chipotle was a bit spicy, but my martini did a wonderful job of cooling my mouth down.

The desserts were fantastic. Hazelnut crème brûlée should be mandatory on anyone’s dessert list. The mousse was light and airy, and everything a mousse should be. Melted in your mouth. The raspberry was a perfect mate.

And there you have it. My humble musings about one of the hidden gems of the southwest. Taos is one of our favorite places on earth, and as much as it pains me to say, I don’t think we’ll be heading back there any time soon. We discussed on the way home and decided that Taos is wonderful, but it’s time to explore other cities. We’re hoping to make it to Portland this summer for a mini-vacation, maybe three days. I can’t wait to see what other restaurants have to offer!