Lunch
Best Lunch in El Paso
Take your midday break at Ámbar Restaurante and indulge in the best lunch in El Paso. Our downtown eatery serves delicious starters and snacks, classic soups, salad, tacos, fresh-prepared sides, hamburguesa, and even fresh ceviche. Served daily from 11am-2pm.
Cold
guacamole - smashed avocados, charred tomatillo, roasted garlic, queso cotija, house-made tostadas $15 add • bacon $4 • crab $12
ambár ceviche - albacore tuna, oven-dried roma tomatoes, manzanilla olives, jalapeño, onion, capers, lime, baja olive oil $15
coctel rojo - poached shrimp, grilled octopus, crab, classic mexican coctel sauce (ketchup, lime juice, tapatío hot sauce), cilantro $18
pulpo aguachile - thinly sliced fresh pulpo, shaved onions, cilantro, sea beans, micro flowers, grilled oranges, sesame crisp, hibiscus aguachile $19
cesar salad - little gem lettuce, classic tijuana caesar dressing, parmesan $14 add • roasted chicken $8 • grilled salmon $14
milpa salad - nopales, corn, grilled squash, heirloom tomatoes, pickled onions, pepitas, queso cotija, recado negro vinaigrette $12
hot
tortilla soup - a mexican classic made with rich tomato-pasilla broth, chicken, house-made crema, asadero, crispy house-made tortilla strips $12
crema de chile verde - silky cream of fresh hatch green chiles, toasted pumpkin seeds, crispy maitake mushrooms, goat cheese mousse $14
grilled artichokes - grilled pasilla-lime marinated artichokes hearts, salsa de cacahuates, herbs, limes $12
crisp brussels sprouts - ancho-lime glazed brussels sprouts, toasted cashews, lime zest, cilantro, queso fresco, chipotle aïoli $12
Tortas
ahogada - pork carnitas, frijoles negros spread, avocado, spicy pickled white onions, chipotle-rosemary bolillo roll, morita broth $22
achiote chicken - grilled citrus-achiote marinated chicken breast, muenster cheese, avocado, arugula, habanero-garlic aïoli, roasted tomatoes, house-made chipotle-rosemary telera $15
ámbar burger - half-pound prime beef, sotol-onion jam, ancho chile “special sauce”, asadero, herb-roasted tomatoes, arugula, house-made brioche bun $20
TACOS
baja shrimp – jumbo shrimp battered in beer and tequila, napa cabbage slaw, ancho-lime aïoli, avocado $9ea
beef barbacoa - slow braised beef, seared queso crisp, pickled onions, cilantro, salsa roja $12ea
carnitas - slow cooked pork, avocado-tomatillo salsa, spicy pickled white onions, micro cilantro $9ea
steak - flat iron steak, salsa roja, rajas, guacamole, queso fresco $12ea
chicken tinga - grilled chicken breast, salsa chipotle, cilantro, queso fresco $8ea
grilled carrots - grilled heirloom carrots, salsa macha, fresh avocado, sunflower seeds, cilantro, red pepper sofrito $10ea
grilled artichokes - pickled onions, roasted tomatoes, chili roasted peanuts, salsa de árbol, microgreens $10ea
platos fuertes
enchiladas suizas - fresh-made corn tortillas filled with roasted mushrooms, goat cheese, grilled onion, bathed in green chile cream sauce, asadero, fresh arugula, black beans $24 add • chicken $8 • egg $3
pescado veracruzana - garlic-herb-lime salmon, roasted tomato-saffron risotto, veracruzana sauce, shaved fennel, jalapeños $38
pork tomahawk - grilled 16 oz pork tomahawk, local mushrooms, potato-herbed chochoyote, kale, sotol-chile colorado, queso cotija, pickled onions, shaved radish $45
enmoladas - roasted vegetables stuffed enchiladas, mole poblano, sesame seeds, crisp onions, arugula, black beans $24
betabel tamal - banana leaf wrapped tamal, filled with roasted beets and sweet potatoes, green-avocado salsa, kale slaw, cashews, pepitas, black beans $30
mexican gnocchi - chochoyotes, wild local mushroom, chile colorado, brussels sprouts leaves, cherry tomatoes, pickled onions, radish $32
SIDES
queso añejo smashed potatoes $9
french fries $9
esquites (street corn) $9
frijoles negros $9
taquería salad $6
roasted plantains $9
*20% gratuity to parties of five or more*