Sirphey in the Canyon

We ate at Sirphey today after hiking Bandelier National Monument and it was fantastic. Absolutely FANTASTIC. Our group of six was so pleasantly surprised at the quality of this small park-adjacent cafe. Everything exceeded expectations from the salads and burgers (veggie, elk and beef) to the chai, samosas and Indian fry bread. If you are visiting Bandelier, please do yourself a favor and eat here. It’s a beautiful post-hike reward… particularly after the climb to Alcove house!

Went to Sirphey's with a party of 5 after hiking at Bandelier. Was not expecting much from a park café, but we were hungry and aren't picky. The guy working there was very friendly and gave us a few reccomendations. I had the Doug elk burger and a Mango Smoothie. The smoothie was great, and I was blown away by how good the burger was. One of the best I've ever had.

What an incredible treasure to have right there in Bandelier National Park! We loved the burger (elk, yum) and the Chai!

The Doug with elk is one of the best burgers I've ever eaten.

Was the salad that came with it good? No, not really. Was the music too loud? Yes, so I sat outside. Was the food a little expensive? Yeah. Would I eat there again? Yes. All of these issues, and whatever other complaints people have had are valid and should be addressed, but The Doug was out of this world. It was so good, I'd almost consider a trip to the park just to get one.

I didn't try any other food, and truthfully the meals the rest of my crew got seemed a little lackluster, but they should have ordered The Doug.

If you eat here, get The Doug with elk, and maybe a lemonade.

Definitely not the best burger in NM as advertised outside on the sign. Wasn't really expecting it to be great but the elk Burger was a pre-formed patty and did not have much flavor. Actually, the burger itself did not have much flavor, (we tried the duke). The chai tea was good, lots of clove flavor. The cookie, although fresh out of the oven was only mediocre. Considering we paid $44 for two drinks, one burger and a kids meal w no sides I think 3 stars is generous.

So glad we had this post hike option! I recommend the ice cream and burger. The Mac and cheese had good flavors but the noodles left something to be desired.

Raw chicken - Ordered chicken tender, it came with burned out batter over raw chicken pieces. I think, in a hurry, they cooked on high heat, which burned the outside batter, but did not cook the inside chicken. We ended up having lunch again in the vicinity city - White Rock.

My husband and I absolutely loved this place! Service was spectacular! Food was so good we bought a season pass into the park so we could eat there often! My husband had the Doug burger who's is a elk burger with a Monterey cheese stuffed Chile relleno on it. The fries you can tell are fresh not frozen. The vanilla chia tea was great. My bean burger was amazing as well. And the grilled chicken Caesar was great also. Along with the large chocolate chip cookie topped it off!

Came for a geology field trip and tried out “the legendary Doug.” The burger lived up to the name and while it was a little bit expensive, I got more than enough food to fill me up and then some, so I don’t really think that’s a huge deal. Staff were nice and wait wasn’t too bad for me. Good experience!

There were lots of good vegetarian options, but service was exceptionally slow and they were out of tapioca balls for the Boba tea. The music is really loud on the stereo behind the register and you had trouble hearing the cashier.

I ordered one if the specials for the day (the Yogi), and it used a meat-substitute that was delicious and NOT Morningstar patties. However, I bit into it and caught a long, thick, black hair in mine. It couldn't possibly be mine so that made me squick.