Well, we were seated upstairs, very steep stairs. Medium size group for a birthday party. Slow service on a Saturday afternoon 5pm. Slow chips & hot sauce , even slower drink orders. I opted to fetch beers at the bar (downstairs). Shared fajita's and later saw the bill... single order fajitas was $28. Unbelievable. It's hard to not tip correctly. But we did it here. She got $1. Bartender also got $1... he refused to accept the food check from upstairs and sent me back upstairs to deal with poor waitress. True story... will not be back here. Save yourself and try another place along Main St. read more

Be prepared for a less than stellar ambiance. You order right when you walk in, find your own table and are given a number for the table. It definitely took away from the wonderful Mexican restaurant feel it had years ago. read more

Haven't been here for at least 7 years and I think I'll be fine if I don't return for another 7. When we walked in our noses were greeted by a strange smell which I was able to pinpoint as old fryer oil... Not a good sign. We were seated near the back which is quite dark, making it difficult to see clearly. I mean I can understand mood lighting but eh this didn't really seem like that, it was just dark. However, we did have a friendly and attentive server which made things a bit better. Chips and salsa aren't free (THREE DOLLARS?!) so we skipped that. I ordered the green chili stew, and my parents had the enchilada trio and the Gazpacho combo. The chili was actually not bad; there was a good mix of veggies and it had a nice kick. Unfortunately they didn't peel the green chilis so there was a bunch of chili skin in the stew :( The enchiladas are tiny (my dad said they were more like taquitos) but the flavor was so-so. Overall I was kind of surprised at how small the plates were, considering the descriptions made the meal sound massive. They end the meal here with free sopapillas, which I was looking forward to, but unfortunately I couldn't taste anything but old oil when I bit into the fried bread :( Props for providing Honeyville honey on the table, but it couldn't cover up the bad taste. read more

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Start with a liter of the La Escalade margarita, add generous portions of hot salsa and blue corn chips, sit and enjoy. The salsa is as hot as advertised. Don't order if you can't handle the heat. Don't waste your money on the guacamole. It didn't taste that good. For dinner we both had the Carne Adovada. D had the platter and I had mine in a sopapilla, smothered in cheese and green chili. Both were heaven in the form a slow cooked tasty pork. The sopapillas for desert with local honey are also worth eating. The portions are generous, so you should plan to share or not clean your plate. The posole was pretty bad. We should have headed our waitress's subtle warning. She tried to talk us out of it. I would suggest that you be particularly nice to your server and take their suggestion for what is best. read more

Gazpacho Restaurant - Don't eat the guacamole. The salsa is spicy goodness. The guacamole tastes like the hot wholly guacamole I buy in the store. - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Durango, Colorado

During my recent adventure to Durango, we stopped at Gaspacho's for lunch. We were seated quickly with chips and salsa to follow. It was the weekend of Snowdown, a local festival that the whole town gets into every year. All of the waitstaff was dressed up in costume. It was a very fun atmosphere! The salsa was good. We almost downed two servings of chips and salsa before our food came. They had some great lunch specials listed on the menu so I gave one a shot. I had a cheese enchilada and chicken taco combo. The sauce was a little bland and the taco was slightly soggy, but overall it did taste good and I enjoyed my meal. read more

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Kick ass salsa. Chips were good but seem from a bag. Man the salsa is nice and hot. Ballsy coming out of the shoot with hot salsa like that. I like it! Two margarita samplings: Classico w hornitos. Smooth and little sweet. Cuervo more tequila taste from the gold tequila. Both good ordered the Classico second round. We are both vegetarian so we ordered off their exclusively vegetarian section of the menu. Me, cheese enchiladas...except they were different. Blue corn tortilla, cheese, blue corn tortilla, cheese, blue corn tortilla, cheese, in a stack. Who doesn't like cheese? Who doesn't like the red chile sauce they slather all over the blue corn cheese stack then bake? Enchiladas the conventional way aren't as stylish as the New Mexican way. My wife had the veggie stuffed sopapillas, which is the hip way of making a bean and cheese burrito. She also chose the flavorful red chile sauce for the slathering. We enjoyed sharing, and we were both surprised that we finished our plates. They serve local honey from Honeyville with their great complimentary sopapillas. Great service, drinks, entrees, and desert. H- tots loved it too. read more

rather pretentious food, a true disgrace to mexican cooking. Mediocre food covered up by extreme spice. Very expensive for being the location being off the main drag. Friendly People just not the best service skills. read more

Excellent food. Best burrito have had in long time. Easy walk from train station. Don't be deterred by outside appearance.

Food sucked and they have a bunch of extra, non required Covid restrictions. No wonder the place was empty. Plenty of other better Mexican places in Durango. read more

I had been to Gazpacho's many times before and it will never dissapoint if you want a great meal of new mexican food. I had their chips and salsa with some con queso dip. The chips were fresh and the salsa had some great kick but the queso was melted process "stuff"and can be skipped. For an entree I had red enchiladas with blue corn and they were delicious. The refried beans were good and as always the mexican rice was yucky. I dont like mexican rice and I should have done double beans... Overall a great mexican dinner. read more

We come to Durango at least monthly and Gazpacho's is our first stop after landing. Covid changed some processes, but either sit in bar and get bartender service or order at front desk and find a spot inside or outside under the tent. Food is really good. Reasonable prices and service good. Have NM style cooking from hot to mild. Building is interesting architecture and adds character. Best cantina in town. read more

I really wanted to go to the Durango Diner. I'm just saying. Stupid diner was closed at 2 pm. Where am I? Oh yeah. I'm in Durango. Friend recommended this place and since the stupid diner was closed I figured I'd give this place a roll. I had the Carne Adovada Plate. Tender pieces of pork marinated in red chile and spices, then slow roasted in the oven. This spicy dish is a true reflection of New Mexican cuisine, served with Spanish rice, refried beans and a warm flour tortilla. That is the description on the menu. The pork was succulent and spicy as advertised. Was this all worth $11? Not sure. Probably not. I was expecting more food. read more

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Good restaurant I really enjoyed the Posole. It was delicious. I have always been coming here for their delicious food.

We are from Texas and I had never tried New Mexican cuisine. This place was a block from the Best Western. I ordered a sopapilla. In Texas, this is a dessert, but at this restaurant, it's a meat filled light pastry covered in cheese and chili. OMG, I could only eat half as it was so filling. Absolutely delicious. Now I'm back in Texas, craving this dish and they don't make it here! read more

I've always liked this place - shown to me by a life long local. Good food, good margaritas - great location. However they sat me this time where I can plainly see multiple kitchen staff, serving up food - with full beards and no hairnets. Reason for concern? read more

Gazpacho Restaurant - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Durango, Colorado

The cream cucumber gazpacho was amazing. We are going back tonight to try the mango gazpacho.

Super good fun place to eat and drink. Good can be a little pricy. But the atmosphere makes it fun. It's close downtown,'Get the lava lamp drink, beer with margarita mixed.... yes!!!!! read more

The worst food we've had in quite some time. Utterly tasteless. You can get more flavor at Taco Bell for way less money. Enchiladas had dry shredded chicken with no spices. Chintzy serving of green chili wasn't savory or even spicy. Gazpacho's used to be one of our favorite restaurants here in Durango. We will never go back. read more

This place has to have the worst service in town. For a Mexican restaurant, you would guess they would have a decent house margarita. WRONG! My friend finished her beer and we easily waited another 15 mins before someone checked on us. We were seated in the bar and it wasn't busy. read more

Tamale plate, chips and queso, and a house frozen margarita were all amazing. Cool spot, great service!

I am local and love this place. The dip trio is awesome. Tasty margaritas and enchiladas! read more

Very fast service. Excellent margaritas (had the no BS Patron margarita) and great food.

SO SO good. Look at the pictures and drool!!! Then come and get it! You won't be disappointed if you like real Mexican............and Tequila! read more

Gazpacho Restaurant - Cold Stacked seafood. Yum! - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Durango, Colorado

I recently visited Dorango and ended up at this restaurant. I had the chicken enchiladas, sopapillas, and tortilla soup. The food was delicious! read more

I have to post a review. This place makes N Mexico enchiladas like they do in Santa Fe and the carne Adovada brought tears to my eyes! Good sopapillas and Margaritas too. This place is really relaxed and down home feeling. We will return next time we are anywhere near Durango. read more

Gazpacho Restaurant - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Durango, Colorado

We decided to try the taco Tuesday $2.50 tacos. You only have one option- carne asada that doesn't look or taste like any carne asada I've ever had. I do not recommend. The service was incredible and we got our appetizers as soon as we sat down. You order when you enter the restaurant and then you're seated. But the food didn't make me want to go back a second time. The salsa tasted like canned enchilada sauce. Just not really our cup of tea. One of my daughters orders the taquitos and they were okay. read more

we were pleasan surprised at Gazpacho. the food was outstanding as well as the staff! thanks ! we had a great meal and time well spent at your place! read more

Our first time here in Durango and we wanted to eat somewhere close to our hotel. The outside of it is so cute with the teal bar stools and a large patio area. When you walk inside to order there's another menu with details of the food. The hostess with one blue and one brown eye was very informative, professional and funny. Along with the rest of the staff that serviced us, they were so friendly and attentive. Good was AMAZING! We both got a burrito with taquitos along with chips and salsa. The green salsa was my favorite. read more

Had the carne adovada burrito and it was incredible. Red Chile was best I have had. Rich, slightly sweet and hot.

Gazpacho Restaurant was recommended by the front desk clerk at Fairfield Residence Inn. My husband and I were in town for 1 night and asked for a good local Mexican restaurant to dine at. We were so pleased with Sam our waiter, the atmosphere, service and excellent meal we had. So very tasty and delicious. Chips & salsa were great too. Highly recommend this local treasure. Buen apetito! read more

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Went to this restaurant last night with two of my friends . The size of the burritos were huge but the flavor was not very good, the ground beef burrito tasted like Taco Bell. 2 of its had the chicken burritos, they were flavorless. read more

First off, My name is Ryan and I'm a Queso-holic. Their queso was friggin awesome. I don't want to go a Guy Fieri on here, but it was fresh tasting, creamy, not too thin, not too thick, and just plain DYNAMITE! Before I finish the review I'll turn my sun glasses forward and unbleach my hair... I kid I kid. The entrees were well portioned and cooked well. I would compare them to an average Tex Mex joint down South. Not bad but nothing to rave about. The queso was so good that I would definitely go back there again solely based on that. One other thing to mention is that we ordered take out and dined in our condo. While it was less than 100 yards away from our condo, I always feel it to be a little unfair to grade a restaurant based on their take out since they have no control over their food once it leaves the front door. read more

Awesome food, and the staff are great. Bar made the wrong drinks and they not only foxed them but comped the next 2 rounds!

I've considered this might have been the best Mexican food I have ever eaten. With as much Mexican food as this girl has enjoyed, trust me when I admit that is a tall order to fill. Fresh, warm tortilla chips with hot salsa while you wait. These chips are addictive. The vegan burger (one of my ALL TIME favorites. I had two while in town...) has a slice of soy cheese and a ridiculous, magical heaping pile of green chilies atop it. It's impossible to tackle the thing without making a mess. I recommend never letting it leave your hand and adding avocado just because I live life on the edge. Fries are a little salty. If that bothers you, just ask that they don't salt them. $3-$6 margaritas. Well worth it. I have had horrible luck with having enough room left for the free warm sopapilla (like a square, puffy piece of fried dough served with a side of honey butter for you nonvegans) at the end of the meal. This place is seriously filling and easy on the old wallet. If you are in the area, you must come here. read more

It's not that the food wasn't tasty. But a restaurant that can't serve a few measly chips and salsa with the meal without an extra charge peeves me right off. $10.25 for lunch and $8 for a kids plate that was a microscopic portion is not reasonable. Would never return here, you cheapskates! read more

I went to Gazpacho for the first time in 2 years last week and figured I'd write an update to say that we still love this place. We had our usual - carne adovada for me, enchiladas with red chile for my wife. Both with posole and whole pinto beans. I also sampled their Heradura Silver margaritas, at the recommendation of the waitress. They are very good and very strong. The sopaipillas (which we always save for dessert) were excellent and the service was great, as usual. Still our favorite Mexican restaurant in Durango that stands up well to most New Mexican restaurants even in Santa Fe. read more

This is within close walking distance to the Wyndham Resort, so we walked over here for dinner. The food was very good. I wasn't fond of having to pay $3 for chips and salsa, but the chips and salsa were tasty and refilled once without additional charge. I ordered the sopapilla (chicken), and it was wonderful. We had a party of 4, and we were asked by the server if we'd like sour cream on the side with our enchilada and sopapilla dinners. We agreed. I was disappointed that it was $1.25/each for the sour cream in a little cup. The dinners I felt were rather pricey. Two tacos for $14.00? Anyway, food is good here. I just don't appreciate it not being disclosed when "something on the side" is offered by the server and the additional price is not. Fish tacos, special of the night, were very good. Three tacos for $16.50. read more

Pretty average experience. It was pretty crowded for dinner and there was a wait. They may not have been prepared since the upstairs wasn't open. Chips and guac were delish. Margaritas were good but what I ordered was just ok. read more

This restaurant was absolutely incredible. Just remember it's New Mexican food, NOT Mexican food...BIG difference. My wife and I spent 4 nights in Durango and dinner 2 nights was here. The margaritas are all fresh ingredients and no syrupy crap that most places put in margaritas. The food, off the charts! Perfect spice on all of our dinners and being that we came twice, we had four different meals. You can't go wrong coming here, but remember, New Mexican food!! read more

Great Food. The Green chili stew was perfect. The fajitas steak salad was excellent and so was the cheese quesadilla. The only negative is that you had to pay for chips and salsa. Overall, I recommend it. read more

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