Prairie Star Free Entree, Two Dine @ $60, & Half Price Apps

Enjoy a free entree at Prairie Star Restaurant through March 31 with the coupon! And find out when to get a three course meal and wine for two for only $60. Or just nosh on half price appetizers every Tuesday through Thursday during happy hour.

Prairie Star Restaurant and Wine Bar is located in a lovely old adobe at the Santa Ana Golf Club, and from now through March 31, 2010, you can get a free entree with the purchase of another entree using this Prairie Star free entree coupon. Maximum two coupons per table, and the freebie must be of equal or lesser value than the dish you pay for.

Plus, every Tuesday through Thursday from 5 pm to 7 pm, nosh on half price appetizers  in the Prairie Star wine bar, with offerings such as oven roasted blue crab cakes, wild boar slider, and cheese platter. Choose from over 50 wines by the glass or half-glass to wash down your happy hour apps. No coupons required, and no reservations needed at the wine bar.

Finally, Wednesday Wine & Dine nights offer a two-dine-for-$60 deal, with two salads, two entrees, dessert for two AND a bottle of wine thrown in, for just $60. That sounds like a deal to me. Wednesdays only, reservations recommended, no coupon needed, and this deal is not valid with any other offer.

Prairie Star is closed Monday, and you’ll find it at the Santa Ana Golf Club, 288 Prairie Star Rd, Bernalillo.

–Tania

50 Wines by the Glass plus Half Price Tapas

We just can’t wait until Friday to feed you great deals on food and drink. Especially not when they’re mid-week specials.

Any Tuesday through Thursday, from 5:00 – 7:00pm, head on up to the wine bar at the Prairie Star Restaurant and enjoy half price tapas. Plus, take your choice of 50 wines by the glass or half-glass. Unwind and watch the sun go down from their newly expanded patio.

When we say “tapas,” we ain’t talking your garden variety nosh. A typical sampling of Prairie Star tapas may include truffle potato skins or lobster-shrimp fritters. Now them’s tapas!

Sure, it’s a bit of a buzz from ABQ, but well worth it for an ocasional indulgence. And since reservations are never required at the wine bar, you don’t have to rush to get there at any specific time.

The Prairie Star Restaurant is located at Santa Ana Golf Club is located at 288 Prairie Star Rd, Bernalillo.

–Elizabeth Hanes

Happy Hour Roundup for 6/5/09

We are unabashed fans of Local iQ. And we’re even bigger fans now that they published their annual happy hour issue! We want to encourage you to pick up Local iQ at any of over 400 locations in ABQ and Santa Fe. Better yet, subscribe. Best: follow them @iQlocal on Twitter.

At this time of year, we love patios. So, here are a few happy hour options where you can sip al fresco.

• Barley Room: happy hour daily at 5:00pm, drink and food specials; located in the farther northeast heights at 5200 Eubank NE
• Billy’s Long Bar: happy hour all day, specials that change daily; northeast heights at 4800 San Mateo NE
• Blackbird Buvette: 5:00 – 8:00pm and 11:00pm to close, various food and drink specials, patios front and back; downtown at 509 Central NW
• Coaches Sports Grill: 4:30 – 7:00pm, food and drink specials change daily; UNM area at 1414 Central SE
• Elephant Bar Restaurant: 3:00 – 6:00pm Monday through Friday, half off various drinks and appetizers; uptown at 2240 Louisiana NE (full disclosure: you will find us all to frequently sipping mojitos on the Elephant Bar patio while watching the pageantry of people going by)
• The Library: 4:00 – 7:00pm, drink specials Monday through Thursday, free pool on Fridays; downtown at 312 Central SW
• Louie’s Pub and Grill: 4:00 – 8:00pm, various daily food and drink specials, plus theme night every Friday; uptown at 5603 Menaul NE

That’s it for this week. If your fave patio bar didn’t make it into the list this week, stay tuned!

–Elizabeth Hanes