Found a hidden gem -- apparently all the locals know about it! Stopped in for breakfast & ordered Huevos Rancheros. Had a choice of 4 (FOuR!!!) sauces! Chose the green stew & received a plate of eggs,toppings, retried beans, potatoes & a toasted tortilla. Wow! The best breakfast I've had in a long time. Super friendly staff; they make everyone feel welcome. If you find yourself in Roswell, check this place out. You will be glad you did! read more

Great Little Restaurant We expected to go to another restaurant that turned out to be closed, so we happened upon Martin's. The outside doesn't look like much, but inside were a lot of people seeming to be enjoying their lunches. Free chips and salsa was great--all homemade and tasty. The green chili was delicious. Everything else was full of flavor. We left, happily fed for the long drive ahead. read more

I love this place best Mexican food in town. I get the stuffed sopapilla or burrito plate. Service is good and it is on the outskirts of downtown. A sopapilla is a great dessert. read more

Coming from big city, TX---we did not enjoy eating at this popular local restaurant. I had the tostadas...they were limp and bland. The salsa was also very bland. My husband had enchiladas...just "ok" according to him. Atmosphere was stale too. read more

Great, inexpensive NM Mexican food in a dingy setting. The unlimited tostada chips come heated and with homemade salsa--addicting. The red chili sauce is usually hotter than the green sauce. If you can take the heat, have the red chili chicken enchiladas with blue corn tortillas and chopped onion. read more

When I lived in Roswell, I would eat here for breakfast every Monday morning - the BEST egg & chorizo breakfast burrito for a little over $5 and it's HUGE! The service was very friendly and the family that owns the place is super friendly and usually walking around the restaurant. Has a homey, small-town atmosphere - favorite place in Roswell! read more

This is a cute little diner type place that we stopped at after visiting the UFO Museum. Out waitress was sweet and the food was tasty and inexpensive. The chips were nicely seasoned and the portion of cheese enchiladas I got was generous. I definitely recommend this place if you want good New Mexican food located downtown near all the alien stuff. read more

I have been a loyal patron of Martin's for years. Whenever I am in Roswell, I make a point of dropping in. This time, I craved rellenos. Unfortunately, they sucked. Not crispy, not warm, and the child was not cooked. Darn the luck. read more

Really great authentic New Mexican food!! Flat enchiladas, great red and green sauce, huge burritos, amazing chips and giant sopapilla's. My family was traveling from Taos back to San Antonio and spent the night in Roswell. We enjoyed taking crazy alien photos at Alien Zone (a must do) then enjoyed a great meal at Capital Cafe...don't miss it as you travel through!! read more

We went here for breakfast because Cowboy Cafe was closed. I got the French toast and my girlfriend got the jalapeño sausage quesadilla. Both we're very good, but the quesadilla was excellent!! We will definitely come here again next time we're in Roswell. read more

The chips and salsa were good but it stopped there. Take in this greasy Mexican disaster through a straw and pass it through a screen door. Better yet, save some time and just dump the plate into the toilet. This place is terrible. Go to taco bell instead. read more

If you're driving thru Roswell? You need to stop here and Eat!! American or Mexican, I suggest having the Green Chilli Stew, a Chicken Stuffed Sopadilla and Negra Modello. Voted Top Ten in U.S. read more

Martin's Capitol Cafe, contrary to what others have said, is a very good place to eat in Roswell. Since I moved to Roswell it has become very evident that this town has horrible service everywhere. There are a few exceptions and this place is one of them. Martin's has had consistent reliable friendly service and delicious food that is made as fast as possible. My girlfriend even asked for cream cheese and the waitress was working a large party nearby (20 people) and the waitress admitted to forgetting her request and then promptly brought it out and didn't charge! The small things about service at this place make it enjoyable to return. You're in for a great time and good food! read more

Our first time in today for breakfast. Had great chow, real handmade biscuits here. Stirred up by hand in a bowl. I asked. We both had Mex dishes and were quite good. A bit soupy to our tastes, but still very good. Great service too and lots of help with the food selection. read more

The service was good. The staff was friendly. The food was good. A member of staff at Pecos Flavors Winery nearby recommended Martin's Capitol Cafe as a good option to have New Mexico inspired food. It is a smaller place in an older building, but who cares when the staff and food are really good. We had an enchilada plate and a combination plate and the portions were generous. read more

We've had both lunch and dinner here. This is a place where the locals love to go and is off the beaten tourist path by about a block. There is a lot more room inside than you would think and the food is delicious and reasonably price. We would like to try it for breakfast while we are visiting Roswell. I've heard that is just as delicious. read more

Chile relleno was delish and really big, if your not a big eater just get 1 with a side of rice and save yourself a couple bucks

We had a wonderful lunch including beef fajitas, chile rellenos, enchiladas and cups of pasole soup. Yummy! The service was very good as well. read more

Nice mix of New Mexican and burgers. Stopped in with my kids and enjoyed burritos, the Guadalajara and a huge burger...with sopapillas. Good food. Large portions. Great prices. read more

I love the enchiladas. The red sauce is always great. Chips and salsa are delicious as always. Been coming here for years. My go to Mexican restaurant when I'm in town. read more

A lot of food for the price. Salsa fresh, chips hot crisp and seasoned well. The green chili sauce was made with a condensed canned soup base, really gloopy. Taco meat dry. tamalles good, relenos full of melty cheese flavor killed by the green sauce. go with the red sauce on everything. read more

We love the food and serve at Martin's. We have been eating there since the early eighties. It was my grandma Julian's favorite restaurant. I would recommend it to anybody. read more

Daughter wanted to show me Roswell, so we found Martin's Capitol Cafe on Chamber of Commerce website. The place was full of hometowners, which is a good sign of what we were in for. The service was good, the waitress provided us samples of the sauces that were available to us. My daughter ordered the sopapilla and loved it. Very hefty portion and came with guacamole, that was very good. I ordered the #9, enchilada, chili rellano, beans and rice, taco. I didn't eat the taco, as I was stuffed from eating the remainder of my plate. I would go to this place again. In fact will mention it to my daughter's in laws for when they come and visit. read more

This place is very inexpensive. Great service and the food is absolutely amazing. We eat here every Friday. Great atmosphere and everyone is friendly. read more

The red sauce that came with my shredded meat was too spicy so overpowering the flavor of the meat. The refried beans was dry.. sorry

Stopped for breakfast while traveling. Friendly waitstaff, albeit a little slow. Huevos Rancheros were pretty decent. Refried beans were good. Nice local family owned business. read more

atmosphere is seriously lacking but they have the best MEXICAN food in town. i even buy the salsa and take it home. try the green chicken chimi--you won't be sorry. THIS IS A LOCAL FAVORITE read more

Pretty awful. Stopped in during a road trip to Marfa based on almost universally decent reviews online (Yelp, Google, Tripadvisor, etc.). Started off well with a basket of homemade corn chips and a fresh & tasty salsa, albiet rather mild (for my taste). Ordered Huevos Rancheros, eggs over medium, with red and green chile sauce. Where to begin? The green sauce was very heavy on the flour and basically tasted like an overly rich chicken broth gravy. The red sauce was okay but could have come from a can for all I could tell. The eggs were very undercooked with runny egg whites (definitely not over-medium anyway). The refried beans were too heavy on the pork lard (not a minus in of itself but not my cup of tea). Finally the potatoes had a really weird taste - something close to freezer burn, which makes me think they were some sort of frozen Costco brand or something. I'm pretty much crossing my fingers that I don't get sick an hour down the road and have to cancel this entire trip. Knock on wood. read more