Jambo Bobcat Bite

This spot is halfway between Cafe Fina and Harry's Roadhouse and every bit as good, if not BETTER.
Plus is you can ALWAYS get in. If it's warm outside, they have a wonderful patio.
Incredible breakfast and lunch with a New Mexico meets Africa flare.
Comfort food if you want traditional and inventive, but exquisitely prepared.

Met up with an old friend here and he chose this place because it was near his parents' house. I got The Famous Bobcat Bite Green Chile Cheeseburger. I felt like I kinda had to, since it was my first time here. Now, I never came here when it was the original Bobcat Bite, so I can't compare it to how it was, everyone says it was much better back then. Overall it was a decent burger. The harissa fries were really good. They also get my approval for having some local beer on the menu. The location itself is a little far out of my way to make this a regular stop, but I would like to come in and try some of the other burgers, like the elk and bison burger, and also some of the other dishes on the menu like Jerk Chicken. Service was good. The dining room is a little crowded with many tables in a small room. The other Jambo restaurant has also been on my list to check out for a long time.

We LOVE Jambo, in town, so we were excited to try Bobcat Bite!

We brought our pooch & sat out on the patio. Lots of shady spots for the 3 of us!

Chai iced tea was so flavorful it didn't need sugar! Which my waistline LOVED as much as my tastebuds did! ;)

I tried the fish & chips... pineapple spicy sauce was amazing! Just enough "burn" but didn't block tasting the rest of the meal. :)

We also had the house salad with Salmon -- all very fresh & delicious.

It's a bit of drive, south of Santa Fe, but worth it to try some of Chef's flavors you can't get at the downtown location.

2nd meal here. Both times an excellent experience. Excellent attentive service. Delicious food.

I took some friends to "The Bite" for a birthday and sat outside, and it was so lovely this time of year. Everyone loved the food. I wanted to try new items (I usually go for the classic Green Chile Cheeseburger).
My wife and I split the Lamb burger and Crab burger, both of which were excellent.
Of the two, the best was the Lamb burger, which came with an amazing harissa lemon aioli. You can also get this at the other restaurant (Jambo Cafe). One order came with harissa and cumin fries, and the other Sweet Potato fries; both were great! The crab burger came with habanero papaya aioli; I'd buy a gallon of that if I could.
Amazing. Service was excellent, thank you Guillermo. I had a ginger Lemonade, which was scrumptious.

Have been here several times in the last couple of months. Food is awesome. They've added a lot of seating since the old bobcat bite. The patio is a great option when the weather is cooperating.

The green chile cheeseburger is good (I'm partial to the mineshafts version. )
Crab burger and wings are also good. I love that they have sweet potato fries. Watch out for the $4 charge for soda.

Service is hit or miss. The last time we had to ask multiple times for the same things, an order was wrong but it had already taken 40 minutes for our food to come out so just went with it.

I love Jambo, but wasn't sure how a hybrid between my favorite Caribbean restaurant and a local place known for green Chile cheeseburgers was going to go...

Well - I have to say - it was a brilliant combination. Chef Ahmed brought over his curry, kept the cheeseburger, and concocted some amazing new potatoes! Same great service and comfortable atmosphere. The dining room is much bigger than it looks from the front and the patio is very nicely appointed.

If you haven't tried it - the concept only seems strange. The food is great!

Compared with the bustling Harry's Roadhouse down the road, Jambo Bobcat Bite is quiet and comfortable. I came for breakfast and enjoyed their banana pancakes ($11.95) and coffee ($3.95). The coffee definitely needs improvement. The pancakes were light and tasty with banana slices on top. Sadly, service is very inattentive. With the number of staff chatting at the counter, it shouldn't be so hard to get a refill of coffee.

Nice greeting and seated right away.
Great fish & chips and coleslaw.
Cold beer hit the stop.
Relaxing comfort to talk with friend for lunch!

I was there yesterday for lunch. I chose the lentil stew with rice, as I am vegetarian. It was not good. The rice had crunchy and chewy prieces, tasted old and reheated. Basmati rice should be fluffy. The same for the stew. The flavor was good but it looked and tasted old, definitely not fresh. For $20 for a meal, it should be excellent. I enjoyed the location close to foothills, but won't return for a subpar meal overpriced. Disappointed!