{"id":40942,"date":"2016-09-05T13:17:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T19:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=40942"},"modified":"2026-04-05T19:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T01:25:30","slug":"apple-tree-cafe-corrales-new-mexico-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=40942","title":{"rendered":"Apple Tree Cafe &#8211; Corrales, New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<figure style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 700px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 700\/467;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe01.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe01.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 700w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe01.jpg?size=128x85&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe01.jpg?size=256x171&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe01.jpg?size=384x256&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe01.jpg?size=512x342&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe01.jpg?size=640x427&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Sprawling Wagner Farms Complex in Corrales Includes The Apple Tree Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Apple trees have had a bad rap ever since a conniving serpent (probably a lawyer or politician in disguise) in a verdant paradise beguiled Eve into taking a bite of the fruit of the \u201ctree of the knowledge of good and evil.\u201d Never mind that Genesis does not specifically mention an apple as having been the forbidden fruit, for some reason (perhaps collusion among grape growers), religious art has always depicted the apple as the one fruit God prohibited Adam and Eve from touching or eating \u201clest you die.\u201d The apple tree\u2019s nefarious reputation took another nasty hit when an orchard of apple trees hurled fruity missiles at Dorothy and her friends as they made their way to Oz. Dorothy was just trying to follow the edict \u201can apple a day keeps the doctor (or the wicked witch of the west) away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Today, temptation is still synonymous with the apple tree, particularly in Corrales where generations of New Mexicans converge every year to get their chile fix at Wagner Farms. Few can resist the alluring siren\u2019s call of chiles being roasted, their tender flesh hissing and spitting as they blacken as their alluring aroma perfumes the air. Like Eve succumbing to the wiles of the serpent, many of us also can\u2019t resist the lure of the Apple Tree Caf\u00e9 adjacent to the farm store. It\u2019s a temptation so strong, we walk briskly past bins showcasing crisp, fresh vegetables and fruits. We fidget and fuss if we have to stand in line to place our orders at the counter then we count the minutes until we\u2019re summoned back to that counter to pick up our bounty of deliciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 690px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 690\/460;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe02.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"460\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe02.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 690w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe02.jpg?size=128x85&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe02.jpg?size=256x171&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe02.jpg?size=384x256&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe02.jpg?size=512x341&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe02.jpg?size=640x427&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Place Your Order Here<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Long queues are not atypical at the Apple Tree where ardent aficionados line up for a New Mexican breakfast or lunch fix. In fact, the number of hungry diners queuing up at the cash-only counter is often longer than the number of items on the menu. While the menu may be small, flavors and aromas emanating from the tiny kitchen are not. Alas, you can sate your appetite at the Apple Tree Cafe only during chile roasting season, a seasonal event that (sometimes) ranges from as early as mid-July through mid-November depending on the harvest (though the breakfast burritos are available at the Corrales Growers Market on Sundays). Breakfast&#8211;essentially two burritos and huevos rancheros&#8211;is available all day. Savvy diners traverse highways and byways to have one of the Cafe&#8217;s behemoth breakfast burritos. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">That became evident in the summer of 2014 when the New Mexico Tourism Department invited New Mexicans to nominate and vote for their favorite purveyors of breakfast burritos. Nearly 50,000 votes were cast for the 400 restaurants nominated for inclusion in the N<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newmexico.org\/trails\/breakfast-burrito-byway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ew Mexico True Breakfast Burrito Byway<\/strong><\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=34644\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katrinah\u2019s East Mountain Grill <\/a><\/strong>in Edgewood garnered the most votes with 2,623 tallies. The Apple Tree Caf\u00e9 placed second with 1,907 votes. The fact that the restaurants earning the most votes were from small towns speaks volumes about New Mexico&#8217;s oft quirky voting preferences.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/400;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe04.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe04.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe04-300x176.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 300w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe04-680x400.jpg?size=128x75&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe04-680x400.jpg?size=384x226&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe04-680x400.jpg?size=512x301&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beef Enchiladas Christmas Style<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">In her novelty hit popular music singer Rosemary Clooney invited listeners to &#8220;try an enchilada with da fish a bac a lab and then a&#8230;&#8221; While the lyrics may confound listeners, New Mexicans love <em><strong>enchiladas<\/strong><\/em> and would probably try them with &#8220;da fish a bac a lab&#8221; if only we could figure out exactly what that means. Generally we like our enchiladas made in the traditional way. More often than not in Northern New Mexico, that means flat, not rolled. At the Apple Tree Cafe, enchiladas are rolled, but you get three of them on a plate along with your choice of red or green chile (if for no other reason but to sample them both, ask for &#8220;Christmas&#8221;). Available with either chicken or beef (shredded), the enchiladas go best with a fried egg over-easy on top and are served with beans and rice. The beans are terrific, but the Spanish rice is about as boring as every other Spanish rice dish in New Mexico. We enjoyed the green chile quite a bit more than we did the red though neither is especially piquant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Any compilation of New Mexican food favorites has to include <em><strong>green chile stew<\/strong><\/em>, a staple at virtually every restaurant and home throughout the Land of Enchantment. Odes and paeans have been written about the invigorating properties of green chile stew, an elixir which can assuage hunger and make partakers contented. A bowl of green chile stew is a must at the Apple Tree Cafe. More than most, it&#8217;s replete with chopped green chile, fresh tomatoes, bite-sized chunks of potatoes and cubed pork. Though it lacks the incendiary heat many New Mexicans love (remember, here pain is a flavor), the green chile is redolent with green chile goodness. The green chile stew is served with a thick locally made tortilla that puts to shame most of the waifishly thin factory-made tortillas served elsewhere.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/386;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe05.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"386\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe05.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe05.jpg?size=128x73&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe05.jpg?size=256x145&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe05.jpg?size=384x218&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe05.jpg?size=512x291&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Chile Stew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">It&#8217;s almost endemic in New Mexico that all restaurants, cafes, restaurants, drive-ins, diners, dives, joints, roadside stands and bowling alleys with cooking capabilities serve up their version of our state&#8217;s sacrosanct <em><strong>green chile cheeseburger<\/strong><\/em>. The Apple Tree Cafe&#8217;s version is a nice vehicle for Wagner Farm&#8217;s chopped green chile, alas a fairly tepid offering. Constructed with fresh, naturally ripened tomatoes, chopped lettuce, mustard, American cheese and green chile between sesame seed buns, this burger would be greatly improved with hand-formed, never refrigerated beef. With every bite you&#8217;re reminded of the telltale signs of frozen beef patties on what would otherwise be an excellent burger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Several postprandial delights await though you&#8217;ll probably take them home for later consumption because of the Cafe&#8217;s generous portions. Make one of them the <em><strong>blueberry-lemon cake<\/strong><\/em>, a brick-sized cake featuring two fruits with varying degrees of tanginess. Spongy freshness and moistness are hallmarks of this terrific cake. We weren&#8217;t quite as enamored of the <em><strong>apple turnover<\/strong><\/em> which wasn&#8217;t nearly as flaky or fruit-filled as similar offerings at local bakeries. Other desserts include homemade apple pie, peach cobbler and ice cream as well as caramel apples as teasingly tempting as they can be.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 680px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 680\/422;border: 4px solid black; margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 3px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe06.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"422\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe06.jpg?lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 680w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe06.jpg?size=128x79&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 128w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe06.jpg?size=256x159&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 256w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe06.jpg?size=384x238&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 384w, https:\/\/b4385483.smushcdn.com\/4385483\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/AppleTreeCafe06.jpg?size=512x318&amp;lossy=2&amp;strip=1&amp;webp=1 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green Chile Cheeseburger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\">Temptations abound at the Apple Tree Cafe, but unless you&#8217;re dietetically depriving yourself of New Mexican food deliciousness, you need not ever feel guilty about succumbing to the allure of culinary favorites blessed by the incomparable flavors and aromas of chile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Apple Tree Cafe<\/strong><br \/>\n5000 Corrales Road<br \/>\n<strong>Corrales, New Mexico<\/strong><br \/>\n(505) 270-7056<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Apple-Tree-Cafe\/735430146586130\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>LATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 5 September 2016<br \/>\n<strong># OF VISITS<\/strong>: 2<br \/>\n<strong>RATING<\/strong>: <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Very Good<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0Good to very good food; generally solid; delivers consistent quality, strong technique, and a comfortable, enjoyable dining experience<br \/>\n<strong>COST<\/strong>: $$<br \/>\n<strong>BEST BET<\/strong>: Beef Enchiladas, Green Chile Cheeseburger, Green Chile Stew, Watermelon Juice, Apple Turnover, Blueberry-Lemon Cake<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple trees have had a bad rap ever since a conniving serpent (probably a lawyer or politician in disguise) in a verdant paradise beguiled Eve into taking a bite of the fruit of the \u201ctree of the knowledge of good and evil.\u201d Never mind that Genesis does not specifically mention an apple as having been the forbidden fruit, for some reason (perhaps collusion among grape growers), religious art has always depicted the apple as the one fruit God prohibited Adam and Eve from touching or eating \u201clest you die.\u201d The apple tree\u2019s nefarious reputation took another nasty hit when an orchard of apple trees hurled fruity missiles at Dorothy and her friends as they made their way to Oz. 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