Honestly, I know you won't like hearing this. But nobody can tell you. I have seen cheaper recurves less than 300 dollars new, people can shoot better than ones 3X thier price. It depends what you want. Some like me, really love the beauty of the exotic woods. Some want the speed of an adcock bow. Some can't handle the higher grips of a recurve. Some can't shoot without.

The most popular sellers are the following. But most go over 800 new. For a new shooter, I highly recommend not spending that much on one before you go out and shoot a bunch of em. They all shoot well, you just got to see which one fits you.
Black widow
ACX (Adcock)
Morrison
Bob Lee
Zipper
Blacktail
Schafer