The Crown Room

Reviews

• Clare C.

  star star star star star 5 June 2026

  We came here for the first time for our 25th Anniversary dinner. The food, atmosphere, and service were excellent.  You definitely don't know you're in a casino as this intimate spot is hidden away from the casino. We would not hesitate to bring company here, but I do suggest valet parking as the casino is in a somewhat sketchy neighborhood.

• Kaitlin J.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  Came here for Mother's Day and wasn't impressed at all. Especially for the price. The only thing I did enjoy was my drink. I got the prime rib which they didn't allow to be cooked med rare, which honestly when I get prime rib I've never had it any other way than red/med-rare/rare. It was on the dryer side and the potatoes on the side weren't to my liking. The offered an omelet cooked your way, bacon,sausage, some kind of dish, fruit, salad and desserts in a small form of a buffet style. And a mimosa for only the mother's.
  
  $50 a person for that. I could have had better at the Sandia buffet honestly. And they tried charging my son who is 4 $50 for his plate too. Which was chicken fingers and fries. The waiter did correct it but still charged us $15 for his meal. Let's just say I won't eat here again.

• Jovanna L.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 26 May 2026

  I wish i could give this a 5 star. I will give it a 2. As we walked through the door the bartender yells out to Us. "Steve?" Steve answers "Yes"  he says do you need a wine list and walks off. We had the restraunt to our selves for about 20 min. We dined for 2 hrs. The bartender/greeter/server was running with his head cut off! Another couple sat As well. Our server acted as if he had a packed restaurant. The service was terrible. The food was good! I would have said Great but the steak was cold. I tried to order crab claws but the Chef didn't make any today then ordered bananas foster and they didn't have bananas. They did give us Cherrie Jubilee for free. The chef came out and cooked it in front of us and the brown sugar wasn't cooked down. 4 cocktails 1 steak dinner with an added scallop salad and added grilled salmon. $80 I will not be returning

• Jack R.

  star star star star star 23 May 2026

  Hidden gem in a casino.  Very low key and excellent food.  The tomato shrimp bisque is terrific.  After the soup, the waiter brought out an excellent aperitif and splashed it with sparkling wine.  The short ribs come as an enormous portion.  I can't believe this restaurant isn't packed.  The short ribs are the most tender that I've ever had.  The chef came out and said it was a new item and wanted to know what I thought.  He knocked it out of the park.

• Cristina M.

  star star star star_border star_border 17 May 2026

  Albuquerque struggles with fine dining establishments. I think we're just too casual to get the nuance required to truly be fine dining (perhaps the Ranchers Club is excepted). Valentine's Day 2019. Prix fixe menu. We arrived and the hostess took our coats and took us to our table. Then we waited longer than we should have for our server. She immediately asked us what we wanted to order which confused me because I thought they'd take a drink order first. She wanted to know which main course meal we wanted. We both ordered the steak Oscar medium rare. We ended up ordering a bottle of wine which was tastefully presented and served. Next, the server brought us a steamed artichoke with garlic aioli that was undercooked. We should've sent it back. Next was an arugula salad with cilantro (ick) and a "white balsamic vinaigrette". Two mayonnaise-based sauces in a row--not my cup of tea. Next came raspberry sorbets for each of us, presumably as a palate-cleanser. Fine, fine. Next came our steaks but they were overcooked and had to be remade. They brought the couple next to us their steaks which were probably ours that we sent back which were not cooked to what they ordered, either. They had a bit of back and forth with a couple of servers about this and I think they settled for theirs. It took a long time for our new steaks to be served. Eventually they came out and they were fine. Once again, a creamy sauce was served with it. The bacon-wrapped asparagus was quite tasty. The steak was tiny but tender and pretty good. It was probably about 3 ounces of cooked meat. It came with three shrimp that were fresh and delicious and three fingerling potatoes. Lastly, there was dessert which was a very soft mousse-like strawberry cheesecake, pink whipped cream and 3 miniature, overly fried or stale shortcakes. All in all, the food was fine but didn't quite meet the standards for fine dining.
  
  The environment: you have to walk through the smoky hall from the casino entrance to the restaurant entrance. Unfortunately, despite the doors to the restaurant, the smoke has permeated it. The decor is purposely 70s elegance but it's a little too sparse to ward off feeling like they just didn't quite make the fine-dining establishment target.
  
  So... I'm not inclined to go back. It was fine, but there are better places in Albuquerque. The Crown Room just misses the mark.