Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Fire, masa, and a long table.
Lumbre is a small Mexican kitchen. The salsa is made in the morning, al pastor turns on the trompo, and Thursday night the margaritas get serious.
Read the menuHours in Denver time
Find the kitchen
Sample address
1840 Example Court
Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO
Not a real building. The map opens the Santa Fe Drive neighborhood, not a front door.
DirectionsHours
Hours in Denver time
- Monday11am to 9:30pm
- Tuesday11am to 9:30pm
- Wednesday11am to 9:30pm
- Thursday11am to 9:30pm
- Friday11am to 10pm
- Saturday11am to 10pm
- Sunday11am to 9pm
Denver time. The last order is 30 minutes before close.
Call or order
(303) 555-0148 is a sample number and doesn't reach anyone. This site doesn't book tables, and an order stays on this phone.
From the board
Full menu
Taco al pastor
Pork marinated with achiote and dried chiles, shaved from the trompo, with pineapple, onion, and cilantro.
$4.50
Mole poblano
A sauce of chiles, nuts, seeds, and a little chocolate. Sesame on top. It is not a chocolate sauce with chicken in it.
$19.00
Fajitas mixtas
Steak, chicken, and shrimp with bell pepper and onion.
$24.00
Pozole rojo
Hominy and pork in a red chile broth, with cabbage, radish, onion, oregano, and a tostada.
$14.50
Chile relleno
A roasted poblano stuffed with cheese, dipped in whipped egg, and served with ranchera.
$16.50
Margarita clásica
Tequila, fresh lime, and orange liqueur, on the rocks with a salt rim.
$12.00
Cooked for the room, not for a template.
The menu is the one a Denver dining room actually orders from: pastor and birria, enchiladas in four sauces, a mole that is a sauce, fajitas, aguas, and a short bar. The look is newer. The food is not a costume.
- 1. Build the ticket. Heat, fillings, and add-ons change the price before it hits the order.
- 2. Pick a window. Tuesday and Thursday prices follow the time you choose, up to a week out.
- 3. Pay at the window. Or pay the driver. No card is charged here.
Thursday, 4–10pm
Noche de Margaritas
House margaritas drop for the evening. The flight does too.
Tuesday, all day
Three tacos, one price
Classic street tacos, any mix, three for $11. Fish, shrimp, and birria stay at menu price.
Weekdays, 3–6pm
Afternoon board
Guacamole, elote, esquites, and the quesos, at a lower price.