The Matador

The best dive ever! The music was amazing (punk and the like) and the atmosphere is perfect if you love a great dive bar!

In Santa Fe, NM and looking for an underground dive bar to unwind? Check out The Matador! 📢 First things first - bring CASH - it's a cash only place. Don't be intimidated once you walk down the steps and open the door - the staff is inviting and the crowd is great 🌟 I was in Santa Fe a couple years ago and went with clients and it was FUN. Most recently while in Santa Fe, went with colleagues and still FUN 🥳 Drinks are reasonably priced with an average of 35.00 to 40.00 each round for 4 people, so it was 8 to 10 each person for us (depending on orders) 🎶 Music is also GREAT 🎵 BTW - We went on a Thursday!

Nice late night dive with decent local acts crooning with discernible effort despite minimal turn out on a weekday evening. Overpriced local beers served by a somewhat expectedly salty tender. This bar doesn't accept cards, and instead relies on the customer to use their ATM to withdraw cash at a steep fee of $3.50. Quite clever accounting gymnastics, making an extra fee off a customer while simultaneously avoiding any record of these transactions. Bathroom smelled of urine and ammonia, and was deeply neglected. Beer selection was more than ample, giving the venue a nod toward the positive despite the obvious shortcomings described.

Worst experience. Sat at the bar with a friend and was ignored for ten minutes by the bartender on a very slow night. It was as if I wasn't cool enough to deserve a drink. We left unserved and spent our hard-earned money elsewhere.

I’m a regular(ish), I come 1-2xs a week. Went out for Halloween, fell down the stairs in my 6 inch heels. Got thrown out immediately for falling. There was 0 concern for my wellbeing and no assessment of my state. For a place so concerned about their customers that they wouldn’t let me stay (due to me tripping on my 6inch heels) they offered no assistance whatsoever. Threw me out immediately. Thanks for the help and warm welcome!

Total chill underground vibe going on here. Cool kids and fresh kicks. I'd recommend going on a Tuesday. Good times fosho

A great dive bar. I consider it a classic. Reasonable cash prices for beers. But yeah, it’s not for everyone and to each their own. Go elsewhere if you want stuffy and overpriced.

Gotta love a dingy, old fashioned metal head bar. Is it just me, or do the odds of a spot being great go up drastically when you gotta go down a flight of stairs first? Bartender was really cool and laid back. A woman asked him about the unattended turntables and he enthusiastically invited her to spin some stuff. Dartboard in the corner, which is always a plus. Movie playing on a TV in the opposite corner, and art all over the walls. Nothing to not like. Cash only though, so y'know, bring some money.