The food is fresh and absolutely delicious-huge portions as well. The refried beans were a little runnier than I prefer, but the flavor was good. I ordered the shredded beef enchiladas with a fried egg on top, garnished with tomatoes, onions, lettuce and sour cream. I'm from California, and don't get to have sopapillas at home-unless I make them-so I of course had to order half a dozen to go. They were nice enough to give me a portion cup of honey to go with them. They have wonderful red chile sauce on their enchiladas. So good in fact, that my mouth is watering as I write this review. My aunt had the chile rellenos ala carte, and she commented on how good it was and how they stuffed it with quite a bit of melty and gooey cheese. I definitely want to eat here again before I head back to California! I miss all of the good food here in New Mexico that I devoured as a child. Montano's really hit the spot! read more

I live in California and have been dreaming about the stuffed sopapilla--and it exceeded all my expectations! The chile is packed with incredible flavor, the meat is cooked to perfection, and the sopapilla itself is the reason I crave this dish again and again. It tastes just as delicious as the day I first tried it, maybe even better. On top of that, the staff is so friendly and welcoming, and the place itself is cute and cozy--perfect for enjoying such an amazing meal. read more

Montano's Restaurant - Adobada stuffed sopapilla - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

Wasn't sure when we first pulled up how this restaurant would taste but oh my gosh, the red chili is delicious. Had a beef burrito smothered. I highly recommend this place. read more

Montano's Restaurant - Beef burrito, smothered with red chili and garnish - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

A very intimate, family run place with tasty food, big portions, and great prices. You don't come here for "high brow" ambiance, but for what it is it's perfect!!! My meal was superior to hubby's but I'm sorry, I can't remember what we had. read more

My first time here and it is the best food I've had in a long time!! The owners are so nice, and genuine, all the staff is great and helpful, the food has so much flavor I loved my quesadilla de desebrada it was delicious and full of flavor! The plate sizes are very big and the prices are amazing! I totally recommend this place you won't regret it! read more

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Good food, huge portions, friendly people. This has been a staple in Belen for years!

We have been going to Montano's for at least 10 years. I always have to stop when I'm going between Colorado and Arizona. The Carne adovatha is the best I've ever had in the world. Everything else is just as wonderful and I love their sopaipillas, fantastic! read more

The Belen staple! The salsa was so flavorful and I could've just had that for my entire meal! The restaurant is very small, so plan your times accordingly! I ordered the stuffed sopa with carne adovada and the plate that came out was freaking massive! I only got thru about a quarter of my meal, but it was so yummy! The pricing is very reasonable and they do offer a "to go/drive thru window" read more

Authentic and delicious New Mexican food, Fluffy Sopapillas with honey, Indian tacos, green chili soup, Carne Adobada clean great service. read more

Montano's Restaurant - Indian tocos, Carne Adobada, Green Chili, Sopapaillas - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

we try again to see if they're still stealing from the people and they are we took picture of the menu and want to pay the ticket for five dollars or more they said it was Tax incorrectly charged. The tax rate is 8.07. I'll talk to other people who said they've been ripped off. I think that's enough to get a case for for the state attorney general office. Also, I'll have to get a hold of taxation and revenue we need to have an audit of the receipts with the menu plus taxes. The state doesn't like being ripped off either. read more

This place is DISGUSTING! please stay far away the food is nastier them dog food straight slop.. no pictures do justice just think if a big ole pile of steaming poo.. The service uhahah what service???! two girls in their that are so rude. do ypurself a favor an avoid this nasty place read more

Absolutely LOVED the food. When we visited, they were short staffed but that did not impact the great service and attention we got from the staff. The ambiance is your humble small family owed restaurant and you feel right at home. Highly recommend and I will visit here every time I am in town. read more

Lately it seems like the food hasn't been tasing good, I bought a burger and fries. The patties was burnt the burger had no taste but burnt meat. I don't know if they got a different cook or what but it's not good. I won't be giving my business to them anymore. read more

The vibe was a lot like eating in someone's grandma's living room, but the food was incredible. The tostadas I got were piled high with delicious toppings and there's honey for sopapaillas at every table. read more

We used to like this restaurant until new owners took over. Now they can't get your order correct and do not give you your money back or make it right. Naieli, supposedly the manager, would not make this right. $27 down the drain for 2 Navajo tacos, that we couldn't eat because they didn't make it as requested. No cheese, how hard is that??? I do not recommend this restaurant. read more

Wow, as close to home cooking as you can get. Had the chili relleno with green sauce and a fried egg on top. Oh man and the sopapills, essentially a puff bread used to consume the meal. If your ever passing through it's a short distance off the main highway but we'll worth the gas! read more

Montano's Restaurant - Sopapillas! Amazing! - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

Tiny space (25) but excellent food. Try it! You will need to keep an eye out along Main St.

We decided to eat here today for our second time. The green chile was good and about medium heat. The red is made from powder chile and is just okay. I had huevos rancheros with green. The eggs were cooked perfectly. My partner had Chile Relleno plate ... he said they were tasty but the rellenos were a bit too long in the deep fryer as the batter was really dark. Sylvia had a ground beef burrito smothered with red. She said it was good. My brother had a Monster Burger (1/4 pound beef patty in a tortilla smothered in red. He liked it and the fries he got were Fresh. When we first got here the dining room was busy...not to many seats. The tables were sticky but we got some place mats put in front of us. The iced tea was very good. Staff was friendly. Worth another visit. read more

Ask the locals where they eat Mexican food, and this is where they said to go. I almost missed it. It is the size of a box. I walked in and there's about 10 tables, and a girl at the counter. I sat down and ordered. The service was friendly. The menu is bigger than the restaurant. She was very patient, even though it didn't take me long: 3 stacked enchiladas and ice tea. Check this out, here's where it gets interesting. The enchiladas came with 2 huge, fresh and warm sopadillas. She also bought honey, and chips and salsa. The salsa was delicious. The best I've had in a long time. The lunch was huge. I have enough left over for a second meal. I had cheese enchiladas, and it comes with rice and beans. It was fantastic, and very friendly. I really am glad I went. And best of all, I have left overs. How grand!! read more

Montano's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

I ordered the chicken enchiladas, chicken was tough. The tomatoes taste old. Customer service needs a lot of work as well. read more

It's a tiny restaurant right on Main Street in Belen, NM. They were very busy when we were there. The food didn't take too long, but they brought out chips and salsa while we waited. Salsa was excellent, but the chips were a bit stale. Fresh chips would really complement the salsa much better. The rest of the food was really good! The sopapillas were fresh and warm. Yumm!! The red chili was very yummy, and we enjoyed every bite! read more

I purchased 2 enchanted plates for my self and my spouse. My first bite of my plate was a piece of plastic ! I called and spoke staff they were very rude and unprofessional to the point that I had to end my call. requested a refund but I settled for a remake of the order on a different day. When I called back on a different day staff acted like they didn't know what I was talking about. read more

First time there, my coworkers recommended them, did take out, and got the beef tacos plate,was very good and portion size was generous. Definitely recommend you give this Mom and Pop restaurant a visit read more

Delicious food! Tacos and sopapillas are delicious. Looks family owned. Friendly. Fresh. Hearty. Tasty. Just go!

Drove south from Albuquerque into Belen for a dance recital and decided to eat dinner before so I used my trusty Yelp app to find Montano's Restaurant. OMG the best Red Chile I've had in a long time. I had the red chile and shredded beef stacked enchiladas (top 10 of all time). I will be returning? read more

Montano's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

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Great little place to eat. Authentic southwest food. Savory and spicy. A new local favorite

Me and my girlfriend stop by this restaurant after going to the vet for her dogs. It never disappoints, it seems to get better and better each stop! read more

Generous portions, great tasting food, friendly staff. All that I love in a restaurant that I will come back to over and over! A gem in Belen. This is the best New Mexican restaurant in town hands down and I've tried them all. Complimentary chips salsa and sopapillas! What more could you ask for. read more

Montano's Restaurant - Ground beef enchiladas and a taco. The sopapillas are delicious - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

Used to be good but not anymore! Poor service, horrible food. No customer service what so ever....Do not recommend this restaurant.

Small, unassuming place. Get the green chile soup with meat. It is amazing. Tacos were delicious too and sopapillas to top all off. 5 stars for the food. read more

Four of us stopped for a Monday dinner in this small, family run restaurant. We loved the friendly hometown service that was fast, with freshly made food that was piping hot. There was a minimal amount of tables and could imagine you may not get one during a busier night. Two plates ordered were the chili relleno plate (5); one with red sauce and one with green. I ordered the quesadilla al a cart (no bean/rice) with carne avodaca (5) topped with green sauce. This dish is laid out like an enchilada with plenty of cheese and topped with just the right amount of fresh lettuce and tomatoes. I was not familiar with carne avodaca (sp?) which is a mexico-style pork and would probably not order again although very flavorful. The last plate was the no carb plate ordered with your choice of meat, shredded pork(5) that had large chunks of meat and plenty of red sauce, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. The best part of the meal was the freshly made basket of sopapillas that comes with every meal. Would definitely go again if lived in the area. read more

Chicken is always dry and tough, and customer service is very minimal. Small all the inside not a lot of room.

Food was ok over microwaved & beans almost bad ...the young waitress never checked on us & we seemed more of a burden that we were there .. read more

Montano's Restaurant - Chips & salsa - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

Very kind staff n food had good flavor just couldn't cut through the chili reano last visit

Highly recommend! you must try this if you're in the Belen area Huge bowl of hot salsa, fresh chips to start your adventure, followed by your main course, finished off with some piping hot sopapillas that are are large and fluffy. Portions are humongous! I tried the flat enchiladas, my friend had the Carne Adovada Burrito, alacart (See photo) Always clean, quality food, served piping hot. When all was said and done, we left full and satisfied. But that's not where the story ends, our RV broke down in front of the place, they let us use the restroom a few times while waiting for repairs, they even gave us free iced tea and some ice water! Very pleasant staff. read more

Montano's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

We drove over one hour to this place. Most of the items on the menu were no longer available or they were no correct as to their content. They indicated that my menu must have old, yet my wife's menu was the same. Same you time and money and go to Carrabba's read more

It was OK. Not worth a destination from Albuquerque, and certainly not worthy of the expectation I had from reading the reviews. The salsa was good, but the chips were WAY too salty. The meat on my Navajo taco seemed to have no seasoning. Good thing I had the chile sauce to liven things up. The iced tea was, perhaps, the largest cup of tea I have every been served. But come on, place a spoon on the table when you serve tea! Now the sopapillas - this changed my review from 1-star to a 3. read more

I've lived in Belen for more than 2 years, but this was my 1st -- and sadly, only -- visit to Montano's Restaurant. Stopped in to order a takeout of small nachos. The menu listed beans, cheese, green chile and garnish for $6 and change. The manager at the old-fashioned register politely took my order and then tried to charge me almost $12. When I discovered this, her response was that the garnish (onion, lettuce, and tomato) were extra. I showed her their own menu, where it listed garnish as included in the appetizer. The manager didn't really have an explanation other than repeating she would charge me extra for those items. I'm not going to pay almost double for a splattering of onion, lettuce, and tomato; so obviously, I took the garnish off the order. And paid much closer attention to the price and her body language at this point. She then told me it would be almost $9 while reaching for my card. I just gave her a suspect look, without handing over my debit card. And she immediately quoted a price that was exactly $1 cheaper -- what it hopefully should have been. Although I'm not quite sure because I realized, after leaving the restaurant, that I never got a receipt (and the 3rd quoted price of $7.98 still seemed a little high). It was odd, too, because I detected a hint of her annoyance after catching the 2nd incorrect price. Edit: after originally posting this, I noticed another review complaining how a man was charged $12 for two drinks and a salsa. I'd recommend meticulously comparing menu prices and final charges if you visit this restaurant... read more

Ok so we were gonna go to this diner but the parking lot would not fit a Volkswagen and e had our 14 ft Shasta. Lucky for us we ended up here with a parking lot big as a baseball field. Food was simply the real deal. Great if not thin green Chile on shred pork enchiladas..... excellent! read more

Montano's Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Belen, New Mexico

Great authentic New Mexican food at a reasonable price. This was our first meal in New Mexico. I was thrilled because I really needed a chile fix. :) Everything was delicious. You really can't go wrong with whatever you chose from their extensive menu. The staff was friendly and answered my questions about the menu. If you're in Belen, it's definitely worth a stop. read more