La Escondida Cafe

Delicious. on point flavors and great friendly service!…read more Ample parking and spacious layout!

Not a fan. The food to me was average. Staff was excellent…read moreand inside was clean and well run. We just thought the salsa was too mild and overall food was just average. Stopped there because we stayed overnight next door but would try another place next time.

Engraved booth

Chips and Salsa

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Mango margarita

Antigua Cocina Mexicana

4.3(248 reviews)

3.4 mi

Very tasty food and great ambience…read more.. Great place to stop in for a meal.... Friendly staff and a pleasant place to sit and eat....

Nice to see a place that offers happy hour with half price select apps and drinks…read more You can tell a lot about a Mexican restaurant by the chips and salsa. This place was just ok. The salsa tastes homemade but had an off taste like it was missing something. Co worker ordered the chicken fajitas and I got the kids flautas. The food came out hot. My kids flautas came with a side of beans and rice. My rice was a bit hard and over cooked and minimal flavor. The beans also did not have very good flavor. This place felt more like a chain restaurant than just a local place.

Baja tacos

Ribeye tacos

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geli's cafe

4.6(40 reviews)

3.4 mi

Arrived for happy hour. Jim Beam in the well was half price and Beer on tap was $4 a pint. I recall…read morelittle afterwards except not really caring for the strange addition of avocado smothered atop burnt tortilla chips. I also vaguely recalled asking the bartender for their favorite dish, and ordering it, and thinking the chicken flautas tasted exactly like the nachos. The ambiance is friendly and pleasant. Live music! This is the place locals go. Especially crowded Friday and weekends

Anyone looking for a delicious restaurant in Roswell, NM, we recommend Geli's Mexican Restaurant on…read moreMain Street. They've only been open for a month at this location. They had live music, delicious food and drinks, and the best flan dessert I've ever had!! We recommend trying the following: *Enchilada Plate with shredded beef in green & red salsa. *Green chile cheese dip *Shrimp tacos *Chicken chimichanga *margaritas We had excellent customer service and the restaurant was big enough for large groups. Check it out when in the area! Happy Yelping :)

Interior was so pink and amazing

A Must Do, order biscuits and gravy, a bottle of Tabasco, & a side of long green chilis. Sprinkle green chilies & Tabasco on top.

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Machaca, hashbrowns, and refried beans. With the order of long green chilies and red Salsa.

Chayos Tacos

4.7(19 reviews)

0.0 mi

Super bomb legit Mexican tacos. Can't go wrong if you're passing through Roswell. The asada, pastor…read moreand barbacoa have amazing flavor

Great taco truck! $3 tacos with a lot of meat. Had the asada and chicken tacos and they were…read moresuperb. Highly recommend.

Asada quesadilla

Our juicy Barbacoa

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Meet your Cook!

La Gran Victoria

4.3(105 reviews)

0.8 mi

Unbelievable $2 tacos!!!!! This is my new stop for bean and cheese tacos on my way to Ruidoso. They…read morewere very quick, and the place was very colorful. The young lady at the register was super nice . There is lots of tables so I'd assume it's great for a corporate event or family dinner.

We stopped in on a recent road trip for lunch. The staff is very friendly and make sure you have…read moreeverything you need. The chips and salsa were good. I ordered the combo plate with a taco, relleno, and enchilada. The taco was decent and the enchilada had a dark rich flavor. I didn't care for the batter around the relleno, but the pepper itself was really good. The green chili that smothered the relleno was a thick sauce. It was really flavorful. Hubby had the beef flautas. I wish I had read the reviews first, because everyone said they were dry, and that was spot on. The tortilla was crispy, but I think you loose a lot of the beef tenderness when you fry them when the meat is already well done. The beans and rice were good.

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Peppers Grill & Bar

3.8(435 reviews)

0.9 mi

When we asked around for good places to get a drink at Pepper's frequently came up on the list…read more Staff was amazing and helped seat us somewhere we could be a little more loud and the location next to the bar was perfect. The interior is surprisingly large with a spacious dining room to the right, more seating near the bar, and even an outdoor space that had live music when we went. Spicy Beef Nachos Appetizer: Chips topped with queso, green onions, jalapeños, black olives, tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream. My friend got this and I had a couple bites. Chips were not soggy and it was large enough to cover as his dinner. Green Chile Burger: Topped with monterey jack cheese and roasted chopped Chaves County-grown hot green chile. Served on a jalapeño bun with a side of our hot green chile sauce. Their signature burger and it tasted good. I don't need too much food but the amount of fries I got was too little even for me. Got two Johnny Walker Blacks with a splash of coke and they came well mixed and quickly. We did end up getting rained in and hilariously went back for a second dinner to wait out the rain. Black corn taquitos were OK, I would not get the fried shrimp basked again, the shrimp was too small and there was too much breading.

My band (Shine on Floyd!) is in town on tour and stopped in for dinner and drinks. TBH the food was…read moredecent, but unexceptional... i bumped this up to five stars for the amazing service! The hostess (whose name I forget) went out of her way to take special care of our huge group of 10 people who dropped in on her on a busy night. Our server Heather was a total rock star! She had never heard of Pink Floyd (heresy!) but treated us like royalty. All in all I would have to believe that Peppers treats every single customer like this - and highly recommend a stop.

Raspberry chipotle chicken with a side of beans and rice

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Martin's Capitol Cafe

3.9(148 reviews)

0.8 mi

It is nice to come to a restaurant that is a staple of a community. Most of the time, diners, pizza…read moreshops, ice cream parlors serve this purpose, and sometimes, cafeterias/coffee shops, bakeries do. A little bit less common yet, we find restaurants that provide this space over a long period of time. Martin's Capitol Cafe would be such. We ordered a tamale, carne adovada and a chimichanga. The chimichanga wasn't deep fried but pan fried, which was not common and already a red flag. We got our food and it was just OK. The chips and salsa were good, but the food was OK. My portion was also small, and the rice was a bit dry. Maybe we ordered wrong... The restaurant is also a bit well worn. It adds charm but I think charm that is not backed up with good food is like a band-aid over a bleeding wound.

My first meal in Roswell was this spot and it was a good option…read more I had a Combination Plate with 3 items: taco, chile relleno and enchilada. This was a nice portion of food with a good amount of flavor in each dish. The beef enchilada was probably the best item out of the three - well seasoned beef in a tortilla, covered with good chile sauce. The service was just okay - it seemed like we were almost inconveniencing our server, but at least the host was friendly. Despite being fairly empty, it did take a little while for our food to arrive. After some research, this seemed to be one of the better options for New Mexican food in Roswell, so I'd probably go back on my next visit.

The dining room

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Amigos

4.7(27 reviews)

1.3 mi

Family-owned restaurant with great Mexican food at reasonable prices and friendly service.read more

The food was excellent. I had the Mexican pizza, my husband had a green Chile cheeseburger & we…read moreshared the green chile queso. It was all delicious & if your a whimp when it comes to spicy food like me, you'll be glad to know the green chile is not spicy, just delicious.

Outdoor sign

Chile cheese burger

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Mexican Pizza with no meat

Taqueria Jalisco

3.9(84 reviews)

1.6 mi

Menudo was delicious. My husband loved it. He wished that…read morethe Pata fell off the bone . Shrimp fajita was tasty. The green chili was yummy. . CONS: Went to the bathroom, flushed the toilet and it's almost like a gasket exploded .WATER everywhere. Plugged in my iPhone at the table and Sparks came out . Corn tortillas were broken would've been better homemade. Uneditable. When traveling through here again, I would definitely stop and give it another try. BUT THE FOOD was good.

Live music and very authentic food. Great house margaritas. Food is very good!!! Second time here…read moreand it has been great both times.

Inside restaurant

Breakfast Taco (egg, potato, and bacon)

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Restaurant (looks like an old Burger King!) great use of space!

Los Novillos Mexican Restaurant

3.1(49 reviews)

1.7 mi

Worst service around! Took 20 minutes for a drink and take our order because the waitress was too…read morebusy putting on all her damn perfume. Plates came out one at a time. Drink order was wrong. 4 in the party and 1 order forgotten. Had to wait another 30 minutes for the missing plate to be "remembered" and placed with the cooks not to include the time it took to actually receive it. Mind you the place was empty. Busy was not a concern. All the while 6 waitresses at the front desk talking not assisting... highly recommend GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!! Closing this review and we are still waiting for the missing order...

The reviews here about the rude waitresses are spot on. I have been here several times because a…read moreclient of mine enjoys the food. Every single time we go it's the same thing. The waitresses are completely rude. They stand at the front leaning around the cash register, gossiping, and joking around. I've had to get up and ask for coffee refills, boxes, or things they've forgotten to bring to the table every single time we've gone. They look at me like I'm an idiot and then laugh as I'm walking away lol. I do not understand how these girls still have jobs because it's the same ones every time. But hey, at least they're consistent!

Entrees Menu

Combo plate

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Combo plate: chicken taco, beef enchilada, chile relleno.

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Holly B.

171

10 years ago

We stopped by on our way to Ruidoso and so happy we did. Quaint little place with authentic Mexican food plus breakfast all day. The Avocado Salad was delicious and the kids meals were a great size for the price. read more

Michael R.

9 years ago

This little, "real Mexican food" café is the best. Clean. Friendly staff. Best salsa ever. And, the tastiest you will find in Roswell. Puts the big name places to shame. You won't be disappointed. read more

Christi F.

9 years ago

Excellent food and excellent and friendly service! We will go there every time we go through there!

Jo-Ann R.

7 years ago

The food is always made to perfection. Yes it is a small place, but the wait is not long.

Conrado U.

5 years ago

This place has delicious food. I recommend this place if you want food that is satisfying.

Marissa B.

7 years ago

The best Huevos Rancheros in Roswell for sure!

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