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Santa Fe Basque Restaurant & Bar

4.6
(478 reviews)

Business Details

3110 N. Maroa Ave, Fresno, CA
93704, United States
(559) 226-7499
https://santafebasque.com/

About

Restaurant
The original location of the business was in the Santa Fe Hotel in Downtown Fresno. The hotel was built in 1927 and served as a boarding house for newly arrived immigrants, specifically those from the Basque Country. These types of hotels/boarding houses were commonplace in Downtown Fresno during that time. Through the years, the hotel evolved into a full service restaurant. There have been many owners of the business and building through the years. In 1990, first-generation Basque-Americans, Jean Pierre and Manuela Etchechury purchased the business from Jean Baptiste and Yvette Bidegaray, whom had purchased the business from Prosper and Geromie Garateix in the 80's. In 2001, the owners of the business, Jean Pierre and Manuela Etchechury, along with their young children, Dominique and Pampi, moved the business from the Santa Fe Hotel to its current location. The restaurant is now located on Maroa Ave. and Shields, between the Tower District and Fig Garden. This building has been home to "The Players" restaurant in the 80's and 90's and "Casa Canales" in the 70's. It was the Canales' residence during the 50's and 60's before it was transformed into a restaurant. While the Santa Fe Basque Restaurant and Bar is no longer affiliated with the Santa Fe Hotel and it's rich history, we still work hard to provide our customers with traditional and contemporary Basque-American food, to perpetuate the Basque culture, to educate others about the Basques, and to offer an enjoyable home-away-from-home atmosphere for our wonderful customers.

Location

Santa Fe Basque Restaurant & Bar
3110 N. Maroa Ave, Fresno, CA
93704, United States

Hours

Monday12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Saturday12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
SundayClosed

Menu

3 menus · 56 items

Explore offerings from Santa Fe Basque Restaurant & Bar on 3110 N. Maroa Ave in Fresno, with popular main, main courses - chicken and seafood, main courses - beef, pork and lamb, and sides available at this location.

Dinner Menu

19 items

Lunch Menu

17 items

Bar Menu

20 items

Reviews

4.6
478 reviews
5 stars
351
4 stars
85
3 stars
28
2 stars
8
1 star
6
  • RS
    Robert Sullivan
    Aug 28, 2026
    5.0
    If you like old school fresno, history, food, local conversation and a pretty decent karaoke night, this is the place to be.
  • MM
    Mathew Matis
    Aug 24, 2026
    5.0
    It was a nice visit
  • DH
    D Hebbert
    Aug 19, 2026
    4.0
    I went in for dinner and had the salad with blue cheese dressing, bread and butter, chicken livers with grilled onion, and a slice of cheesecake for dessert. Brie (like the cheese) was my waitress for the evening, and she did an amazing job. She was cheerful and quick with the service. She helped me order items in the way I would like them. Success! I enjoyed my food. I thought it was delicious. The bread reminded me of the bread my grandma from the old country would bake at home. And one did not have to ask, because you knew by the wonderful flavors that everything was made in house. The cheesecake was prepared with love. The restaurant was clean and the decorations were nice. I will definitely go back. One thing I felt would have made my salad better was crumbled blue cheese. I was left wanting a little more blue flavor. 💙
  • HT
    Howard Thompson
    Jul 11, 2026
    5.0
    Ate late afternoon meal - orange roughy plus the Set Up which included sone beet salad and excellent split pea soup - every item was great - friendly and skilled server - highly recommend and plan to visit again
  • JS
    Jeanne Stevens
    Jun 18, 2026
    5.0
    I will be back today.

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