Certified by Santa Fe Basque Restaurant & Bar • Jul 26, 2026
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
Certified by Santa Fe Basque Restaurant & Bar • Jul 26, 2026
Certified by Santa Fe Basque Restaurant & Bar • Jul 26, 2026
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
MAIN
The Set-up
$16.95
soup of the day with bread and butter, house salad, side dish, vegetable, potato salad with shrimp and ice cream
MAIN COURSES - CHICKEN AND SEAFOOD
dinners are served family-style, which consists of the "set-up" and a main course of your choosing. the set-up includes: soup of the day with bread and butter, green salad in our own house dressing, side dish of the day, vegetable, potato salad with shrimp, and ice cream.
Fried Chicken
$21.95
one pound of chicken, seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic then dusted in flour
Chicken Casador
$34.95
A boneless chicken breast seasoned and dusted in flour served in a cream sauce of white wine, butter, capers, bacon, garlic, and lemon
Calamari Almondine
$22.95
pounded calamari steak, dusted in flour, egg dipped, grilled and topped with locally grown almonds
White Roughy
$24.95
very mild fillet, dusted flour, egg dipped and grilled
MAIN COURSES - BEEF, PORK AND LAMB
Dinners are served family-style, which consists of the "set-up" and a main course of your choosing. the set-up includes: soup of the day with bread and butter, tossed salad in our own house dressing, side dish of the day, vegetable, and potato salad with shrimp, and ice cream.
Pork Chops
$24.95
boneless loin chops, seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic, dusted in flour and grilled
Charbroiled Lamb Chops
$38.95
served with sauteed garlic
Charbroiled Top Sirloin
$34.95
with sauteed mushroom, onions and garlic
Charbroiled Rib Eye Steak
$36.95
14 oz. topped with sauteed bell peppers and onions
SIDES
Pickled Tongue
$12.95
Blue Cheese and Manchego
$10.95
Chicken Livers
$14.95
Croquetas
$10.95
Patatas Bravas
$8.95
KID'S
Served with french fries
Fried Chicken
$7.50
Pork Chop
$7.50
Corn Dog
$7.50
Chicken Tenders
$7.50
Cheeseburger
$7.50
Lunch Menu
17 items
LIGHTER FARE
all served with bread and butter
Set-up
$16.95
Soup of the day, bread & butter, green salad in house dressing, side dish of the day, vegetable of the day, potato salad with shrimp, and ice cream.
SALAD, BURGER AND SANDWICHES
Add $5.00 if you would like to include the set-up. All items served with soup of the day
Mediterranean Chicken Salad
$23.95
Lettuce, tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, black olives, onion, and pepperoncinis. Served with a balsamic dressing and a roasted red pepper dressing.
Sweet Sesame Chicken Salad
$20.95
Lettuce, red onions, mandarin oranges, crispy oriental noodles and candied walnuts and oriental dressing
Caesar Chicken Salad
$21.95
Lettuce, red onion, hard-cooked eggs, tomatoes, croutons and parmesan cheese in a creamy caesar dressing
Cobb Salad
$23.95
Lettuce, chicken, avocado, tomato, bacon, blue cheese crumbles, onion, hard-cooked egg, and croutons with ranch dressing
Parmesan Turkey Avocado Sandwich
$14.95
Turkey, avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and mayo on Parmesan-encrusted bread.
Santa Fe Cheeseburger
$13.95 - $14.95
Lettuce, tomato, pickle, onions, cheese and mayo. Choice of side.
Turkey Club Sandwich
$15.95
turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and mayo
Roast Beef Dip
$15.95
with grilled onions and cheese and au jus
Crispy Chicken Sandwich
$15.95
seasoned morsels of chicken, fried until crisp, with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and mayo on sourdough
MAIN COURSES
ala carte option: deduct $3 from the listed price and your main course will include soup and your choice of side
Hand-seasoned Fried Chicken
$17.95
Chicken Casador
$24.95
Grilled chicken breast in a cream sauce of white wine, bacon, capers, lemon, and garlic
Charbroiled Lamb Chops
$24.95
Grilled Pork Loin Chops
$17.95
Charbroiled Sirloin Steak
$23.95
White Roughy
$20.95
Floured, egg-dipped and seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic
Calamari Almondine
$20.95
pounded calamari steak, dusted in flour, egg dipped, grilled and topped with locally grown almonds
Bar Menu
20 items
APPETIZERS
Combo Platter
$17.95
buffalo wings, chicken tenders, zucchini sticks, mozzarella sticks, jalapeno poppers, french fries, and onion rings.
Chicken Livers
$14.95
seasoned, floured, and deep-fried. Served with gravy, bread & butter
Pickled Tongue
$14.95
served in house vinaigrette with garlic, bread & butter
Breaded Calamari Strips
$10.95
Buffalo Wings
$12.95
Chicken Strips and French Fries
$14.95
Manchego and Blue Cheese
$10.95
Croquetas with Bread and Butter
$11.95
Patata Tortilla with Bread and Butter
$13.95
Pepper Omelette with Bread and Butter
$10.95
Patatas Braves
$8.95
BURGERS AND SANDWICHES
Served with your choice of soup, salad, fries, onion rings, sweet potato fries, or potato salad with shrimp
Parmesan, Turkey, and Avocado Sandwich
$16.95
Turkey, avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and mayo on Parmesan-encrusted bread.
Club Sandwich
$17.95
turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and mayo
Cheeseburger
$14.95 - $16.95
Lettuce, tomato, pickle, onions, cheese and mayo.
Roast Beef Dip
$16.95
with grilled onions and cheese and au jus
Crispy Chicken Sandwich
$17.95
seasoned morsels of chicken, fried until crisp, with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles and mayo on sourdough
CHICKEN SALADS
served with bread & butter
Mediterranean Chicken Salad
$18.95
Lettuce, tomatoes, marinated artichoke hearts, black olives, onion, and pepperoncinis. Served with a balsamic dressing and a roasted red pepper dressing.
Cobb Salad
$18.95
Lettuce, chicken, avocado, tomato, bacon, blue cheese crumbles, onion, hard-cooked egg, and croutons with ranch dressing
Caesar Salad
$16.95
romaine lettuce, red onion, hard-cooked eggs, tomatoes, croutons and parmesan cheese in a creamy caesar dressing
Sweet Sesame Chicken Salad
$15.95
lettuce, red onions, mandarin oranges, crispy oriental noodles and candied walnuts and oriental dressing
Reviews
4.6
473 reviews
5 stars
347
4 stars
84
3 stars
28
2 stars
8
1 star6
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.
LB
Linda Babshoff
May 22, 2026
5.0
Love the clamp chowder on Fridays. And the Creme Brulee is fantastic
MM
Mike
Mar 10, 2026
5.0
The value is great especially if you get the $18.95 menu. It is almost a steal, even if the food wasn't so good. But it is, everything from the soup and the side dishes to the main menu, all of them are exquisitely prepared.
If you go with the special menu such as a ribeye steak for $68.95 with the set-up, the value comes down a bit while it is still a good deal. Nevertheless, it was a big, juicy and very fatty steak that was perfectly seasoned, which was definitely worth getting. I especially liked the seasoning, and in fact, I've occasionally had worse steaks at Fleming's...
Also, the course-menu style dining experience (soup and bread - multiple sides - entree - dessert) was a great experience that often comes at much, much higher price tag elsewhere in town (e.g. Trelio's food and wine).
Atmospere is very homey and not too 'modern' or 'trying too hard to be fancy' unlike some newer restaurants in town that have flashy look and decorative plating with mediocre food.
Overall, 5.5 out of 5 stars.
GP
Grant Petersen
Mar 10, 2026
5.0
Friendly staff and HUGE portions! Fried chicken with garlic confit is delicious and good for 2-3 meals!
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