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Best Dinner in El Paso

Frequented by both travelers and locals alike for its elevated culinary experiences, Ámbar Restaurante serves the best dinner in El Paso. Signature starters, sides, soups, salads, the city’s most delectable tacos, and adventurous entrées — like molé poblano duck, tomahawk ribeye, and carnitas — are all served fresh at our downtown eatery.

cold

GUACAMOLE – smashed avocados, charred tomatillo, roasted garlic, queso cotija served with house-made tostadas $14 add • bacon $4 • crab $12

AMBÁR CEVICHE - albacore tuna, oven-dried roma tomatoes, manzanilla olives, jalapeño, onion, capers, lime, baja olive oil $15

hamachi verde - herby green adobo (herbs, green chiles, lime juice), avocado, cucumber, jícama, red onion, micro cilantro $15

coctel rojo - poached shrimp, grilled octopus, king crab, classic mexican coctel sauce (ketchup, lime juice, tapatío hot sauce), cilantro $18

CESAR SALAD – little gem lettuce, classic tijuana cesar dressing, parmesan $14 add • roasted chicken $8 • grilled salmon $12

milpa salad - nopales, corn, grilled squash, heirloom tomatoes, pickled onions, pepitas, queso cotija, recado negro vinaigrette $12

hot

tortilla soup - a mexican classic made with rich tomato-pasilla broth, chicken, house-made crema, asadero, crispy house-made tortilla strips $12

crema de chile verde - silky cream of fresh hatch green chiles, toasted pumpkin seeds, crispy maitake mushrooms, goat cheese mousse $14

tuétano - grilled bone marrow, salsa macha, grilled rosemary-chipotle bolillo $39

grilled artichokes - grilled pasilla-lime marinated artichoke hearts, salsa de cacahuates, herbs, limes $12

crisp brussels sprouts - ancho-lime glazed brussel sprouts, toasted cashews, lime zest, cilantro, queso fresco, chipotle aïoli $12

TACOS

baja shrimp - jumbo shrimp battered in beer and tequila, topped with napa cabbage slaw, ancho-lime aïoli, avocado $10ea

beef barbacoa - slow braised beef, seared queso crisp, pickled red onions, cilantro, salsa roja $12ea

carnitas - slow-cooked pork, avocado-tomatillo salsa, spicy pickled white onions, micro cilantro $10ea

PLATOS FUERTES

duck in mole poblano - roasted duck breast, creamy camote, spicy sweet and sour compote, classic puebla mole $40 • add foie gras $15

BRAISED SHORT RIB – slow-cooked local beef short ribs, green chile cauliflower purée, mezcal-braised carrots, pasilla reduction  $40

enchiladas suizas - fresh-made corn tortillas filled with roasted mushrooms, goat cheese, grilled onion, bathed in green chile cream sauce, topped with asadero, fresh arugula, black beans $24 add grilled chicken $8, egg $3

pescado veracruzana - fresh-made corn tortillas filled with roasted mushrooms, goat cheese, grilled onion, bathed in green chile cream sauce, topped with asadero, fresh arugula, black beans $38

chilean seabass al pastor - achiote marinated seabass, mezcal-pineapple salsa, green bean “diabla”, garlic-yuca purée $49

Torta ahogada - pork carnitas, frijoles negros spread, avocado, spicy pickled white onions on a chipotle-rosemary bolillo roll, served in a morita broth $22

from the woodfire

ámbar burger - half-pound prime beef, topped with sotol-onion jam, ancho chile “special sauce”, asadero, herb-roasted tomatoes, arugula, in a house-made brioche bun $20

ribeye – 16 oz, cilantro-lime marinade, grilled broccolini, yukon mash, salsa verde $60

new york strip steak - 12 oz, mole de la casa, ash roasted beets, sunflower seeds, goat cheese mousse $59

tenderloin - 10 oz, topped with herbed bone marrow butter, crisp ancho-lime brussel sprouts, yukon mash $55

lobster zarandeada - lobster, salsa roja and verde, topped with fresh herb salad, chili-lime sauce, esquites, roasted potatoes $80

rack of lamb – new zealand rack of lamb, queso añejo mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, ancho tamarindo $55

50oz tomahawk – grilled asparagus with salsa macha, chipotle-cream tossed potatoes, mole poblano, ancho sauce and a guajillo sauce, served with house-made tortillas $mp

40oz portehouse – grilled asparagus with salsa macha, chipotle-cream tossed potatoes and a guajillo sauce $90

sharable (Larger dishes to share)

roasted whole chicken - garlic marinated chicken, green chile emulsion, queso añejo, mashed potatoes $38

carnitas platter - 24 oz slow-cooked pork carnitas, avocado-tomatillo salsa, chicharrón, spicy pickled onions, salsa verde, frijoles negros, served with house-made corn tortillas $50

SIDES

queso añejo smashed potatoes 9

french fries 9

frijoles charros 9

frijoles negros 9

grilled asparagus 9

roasted plantains 9

DESSERT

flourless xocoatl cake – flourless spicy chocolate cake bites over our own el tesoro ámbar tequila-infused rasperry sauce, accompanied by a sweet house-made rasperry sorbet, on a bed of pepita-rasperry “cronchies” $12

rumchata TRES LECHES - light fluffy cake drenched in a boozy rum liqueur, creamy rum chantilly, crowned with a strawberry compote $12

mexican opera torte - layers of almond cake, chocolate, espresso, buttercream, enhanced with a chocolate-avocado mousse, black cherries $12

concha creampuff trio - a twist on two classics, light profitelores with a sweet concha topping, filled with passion fruit, fresas con crema, and abuelita chocolate mousse $12

mango-chile pavlova - creamy vanilla bean pavlova cake with a spicy tart mango-chile gastrique, dressed to the nines with mango slices, berries, powdered sugar $12

*20% gratuity to parties of  five or more*