After a long day of hiking and driving, it was late, and we were tired and hungry. We drove past this restaurant, and my instinct was activated. It had a good crowd of people in it at almost 9 pm. My instinct was right. The food was great, the service was friendly and efficient, and the price for this California resident was astounding (in a positive way!). We were immediately given a large basket of house-made warm chips with a bowl of good salsa. When the waiter saw how quickly we were eating the chips (remember, driving and hiking all day), he brought another basket. My son ordered the Expresso Burrito with shredded beef. It was full of beef and other things and came with rice and beans and some guacamole. I had the Deluxe Taco salad with a side of Pico de Gallo and rice, plus a strawberry lemonade. My taco salad was flavorful and well-made, and had a lot of shredded chicken. My son's burrito was excellent, and had a lot of shredded beef in it, much more than one would get from Chipotle and of higher quality (he knows his Chipotle). The entire meal cost $29 and change. Not $29/person. Total. As someone who lives in the SF Bay Area, I am sadly accustomed to much higher prices. I was amazed, especially given the quality. I looked at what people were eating at other tables. It all looked good. I wish we could go back but, alas, I suspect I will never pass through this area again. I would definitely go back to this restaurant and try other things on the menu. Note: for those of you in the 20% who think Cilantro tastes like soap, I did not detect much (any?) Cilantro. read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - My son's burrito. - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

Came out here to Dolores after talking with a coworker- thankful we did. The ambiance is very casual with tables indoors and outside. Picnic tables sit next to split rail fence on the river side. The breeze blowing was refreshing after being in a rather warm school building all day. I had chicken with a mole peanut butter sauce rich in flavor I have a feeling this will become a favorite spot of mine and my dog. Service was quick and efficient read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - I had a chicken with a peanut butter mole sauce that is rich and flavorful. - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

What a wonderful surprise this place was. We were staying in a Vrbo just 3 tenths of a mile from here. So we were glad we could walk, because we knew we would be having drinks. Well, we liked it so much we didn't go have pizza the second night but came back here. We all live in California and have great Mexican food. This food was as good, if not better. Everyone loved their meals, and the drinks (VIP margaritas) were outstanding. We sat outside the first night. It's right on the river and it's lovely. The second night we sat inside. The way they did the decor was so cute, and so authentic . Both our servers were very good and nice as well. Night one was Sonia, and night two was Alexis. This is a great place. Check it out! read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

A nice convenient option and venue on the river to drop by in Dolores for drinks and food. Service was good and food good too, about what you 'd expect. Will be back next time thru. read more

Good food in a festive atmosphere. Very polite and efficient servers. Large portions at a reasonable price. If weather permits, recommend sitting on porch next to the river. Very soothing! read more

So glad I stopped here on my travels. Fresh chips. The table-side salsa had a bit of a kick to it. My server was ver attentive. Ordered the chicken, steak, shrimp fajitas. While all were tasty, if I ever stop here again, shrimp will be the winner for me. read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

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Great food , relaxing atmosphere. Enjoy watching the people float by on the river. We stayed at Riverwood RV park and n Mancos. read more

Well, came back a year later, & happy to say the food & service is still delicious! Had a combination plate of a homemade hard taco shell & enchilada. Sat outside by the river. So relaxing, & will be back. read more

Food was good, patio was wonderful but our server Alexa was fantastic! We would stop here again! read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Patio view - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

We had a large group and ordered everything from queso and ceviche to a variety of burritos, salads, enchiladas, and tacos. Burritos and overall portions were substantial. All the sauces and salsas were very good. Pretty much what you would expect. Only criticism is the taco shells were the style of flour tortillas deep fried till crunchy. The problem is it's pretty oily and not my favorite shell. They should serve crunchy corn shells like the supermarket or just soft corn or flour tortillas. You'll find the parking lot and restaurant fairly crowded, although we went at the unusual time of 3:30pm so we were the only ones. read more

This is the best Mexican restaurant that I have eaten at in Colorado. This is better than the options in Metro Denver, Greeley, & Fort Collins by far. I ordered a combination plate with a shredded beef taco, shredded beef enchilada, & a pork tamale. All three of them were delicious. It was unique how the taco had a fried tortilla to make it a hard shell. The combo also came with rice and refried beans, which was also good. The free chips and salsa were both tasty and homemade. I enjoyed the guacamole that I ordered as well. I got seated very quickly and the food was prepared reasonably fast. The manager of this place was also friendly. The ambience is beautiful. It's like a lodge with Mexican decor. I highly recommend this restaurant for anyone in the Four Corners region. read more

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We loved this place. They have outside dining but with rain coming we decided to eat inside. The service was great and we felt taken care of. The food was pretty darn tasty. Husband had fish tacos and I had a veggie quesadilla. The freebie chips and salsa were also good. If you can snag a picnic table by the river. read more

Great food at a great price. There were 8 of us and 4 of us ordered the Chile relleno, enchilada and taco. Don't skip this place. Yummo read more

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I've been to Montezuma's on several occasions. Sometimes it's good other times it's not. They aren't too consistent but if they were I think it would be great! I wrote a negative review last year but realized that was one out of multiple visits - not a fair assessment or review so I deleted it and I'm replacing it with this one. The tacos and enchiladas are always delicious. If you happen to stop in Dolores and you're feeling hungry- I recommend you try it! read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Taco Salad with shredded beef - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

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No longer a fan. After a number of changes in ownership, this is not at all the same culinary experience it once was. The menu has changed and the food is unremarkable at best, inedible at worst. It is now the old "Hollywood Bar crowd" hang out, which is great if this your crowd of friends. Otherwise, it can feel as if you are an unwelcome party crasher. read more

Came in tonight and stood at the entry for what seemed like an eternity. Had multiple employees walk past and not greet us. We then decided to seat ourselves. Was seated for 10 minutes and again two different employees walked by and did not even bother to acknowledge us, so we drove over to Lindo Michoacan where we were instantly greeted, had a lovely meal and were treated like valued customers. Deuces Montezuma's. Been coming here for years, but now we're done. read more

Food was delicious, and service was amazing!! The server was friendly and accomodating read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Bacon wrapped shrimp appetizer - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

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A real hidden gem in Delores, Co. The restaurant has a great outdoor seating area that lets you sit right along the edge of the Dolores river . We came about the location by other peoples reviews and it did not disappoint. Enjoyed crispy taco plater and tamales . Everything was tasty and the service was fine for being a lazy afternoon enjoying the outdoors. Would go again for sure read more

High Yelp ratings but I wasn't that impressed. Owner was really nice friendly guy. Interior wood rock beautiful. Chips were stale salsa was good. Ordered a steak chicken shrimp fajitas and side chili rellano in the plans for plenty of leftovers. Rellano was a disappointing soft chili w egg wrap covered w melted cheese & green sauce. The fajitas had no flavor just grilled meat & shrimp and very little veggies and wat was there was over cooked soggy. Disappointing. Won't come back. read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

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I love mexican food ( New Mexico and general Mexican). But have to say the food quality ( Taste ) was not very good. The food we had was very salty including sauces, The food was not with my expectation of a Mexican Food restaurant. The salsa tasted like tomato puree - no flavor ( Except salty) and no texture. The chips were very thick. read more

We stopped in for lunch and the service was terribly slow. waited forever for a waiter to appear then slowly got water and chips served then sat and waited and waited for our lunches to appear. it wasn't even very busy. the food was good but I don't think we'd ever go back. read more

Pit stop for dinner before I head to Telluride. Good food, delicious, portion was amazing for the price. I had ceviche de camaron, it was soooo delish!!! read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Ceviche - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

We stopped in here for lunch on a rainy June day. We were greeted by a friendly guy there wasn't too many people here due to the weather but the food was decent. I ordered the tamale and ground beef enchilada combo and I have to say that the tamale, beans and rice were crazy good so were the chips and salsa. The enchilada however needed a little help but wasn't bad all in all the food, service and atmosphere was wonderful so if you're looking for a decent mexican food lunch while you're in the area I would recommend eating here. read more

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The bar is open you can sit inside or outside if it's your birthday they come and sing to you and serve you sweet sweet sweet cravings their lunch specials are fairy filling and they're not gonna set that up bank broke our waitress was very efficient read more

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We were staying outside or Delores and decided to go into town for dinner. Wow what a cute place! Staff was friendly, the outside patio was cool with picnic tables by the water. We opted for a patio table on the deck. Our food was very good and my mother-in-law loved the place so much she had her husband take picture of the inside. A great place for a Mexican dinner. read more

Wonderful service and great food! The atmosphere was a cherry on top. Can't remember the last time we had such great and friendly service at a restaurant (literally throughout Texas, NM, and CO). read more

We enjoyed the food. We are from southern Arizona and have had our share of Mexican food.This place is really good, definitely recommend it. The beans, rice, shredded beef tacos, chicken fajitas, and carne asada street tacos, salsa and chips are all delicious. They placed chips on top of the beans, yum. Great service and food! read more

What to get: -- Time seated: 0 mins (Sunday 7PM for 1) Time food arrived: less than 10 mins Ambiance: fast casual Mexican sit-down Parking: small parking lot in front This'll be quick since I was traveling through on a road trip. There's a limited selection of places to dine at in the area (especially at a 'later' dinner time on Sunday), but I'm thankful Montezuma was open and serving meals of substance. It's a basic establishment with a bar and booths, but let me tell you that the service here is so warm and welcoming, I wouldn't have thought they were closing in an hour when I arrived. The people here are wonderful and treated me like a family member who you welcome right away with a meal (my culture is similar in that sharing a meal shows how much you care about someone). I love Mexican food and the menu is packed with options! I actually ended up getting some tilapia because I wanted a light dinner, but it comes with beans, rice, and heaping amount of chips with salsa. The dishes don't have any fancy gimmicks or trendy-fusion stuff. Just a simple mission to feed you a filling meal. Sometimes that's all you need, especially in an area with limited options. read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Tilapia dinner entree - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

Disappointing is all we can say. We waited an hour for our food, and when it was served my wife's tamale was almost inedible. Seems like the rush to serve our forgotten order possibly routed through the microwave. We knew there was trouble thirty minutes into the meal when our copper haired server came to the table and asked us what we had ordered. Uh oh. We then waited almost another 20 minutes for our food. She did apologize, but only after we grabbed her and flatly asked if she had forgotten our order. I had watched her behind the bar preparing and serving drinks for other tables. The other servers there in The Bent Elbow from Silverton hoodie stopped by and asked us if we needed anything. We asked for our food. Sad, so much promise of a good meal and service here. Ugh. The other Yelp reviews were so positive, but management, please use this review as a training tool. Accept your mistakes, and maybe offer a discount to jilted diners...not shots. We won't be back. read more

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Not very clean. Good service. Too many Mexican restaurants in the area. The others are bett3r.

Sitting by the raging Dolores River and despite the fact they were out of Negra Modelo (day after Cinco de Mayo,) this was great authentic Mexican. The menu is multiple pages. They have a bar with pool tables, A separate restaurant and an enormous outdoor patio read more

Sprite was good and the servers were nice but that was about it. Could have found better food at Walmart.

We visited for Taco Tuesday. Fantastic service and food! The perfect margarita is the best! read more

Montezuma Mexican Restaurant - Amazing riverfront patio! - Mexican Near Me - Dolores, Colorado

Made reservations a month in advance. We confirmed our reservation the DAY before - we showed up and they gave our reservation away (even though we were EARlY) because they were busy. Talk about not giving a crap about their customers. Will never return. read more

We made a reservation for a dinner after a wedding rehearsal. We called 4 times throughout the day to confirm the reservation and arrive 15 minutes early to find they gave away the table. They were not apologetic and blamed short staffing and "not his problem". The group that was seated proceeded to cuss at laugh at us. The staff did nothing. Would never recommend this place to any passer by or local. I don't understand how this business is still running based on the verbal abuse from their clientele- I don't find the people very welcoming. Go to the local brewery down the street for better service and people read more

We had been told good things, but we were disappointed. Walked in to an empty restaurant (made reservations in advance) but it took time to locate someone to seat us. Upon being seated it took a great amount of time to get a server. Order was relatively quick, but food came out at various times. All in all food was subpar and service was lacking. Don't waste your time, money or drive. read more

Stopped in for breakfast and it was wonderful. Huevos de Mexicano. Scrambled eggs, onions, jalapenos and bacon topped with cheese. Delicious, very friendly staff. read more

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in the small town of Delores, Colorado, Riverside Mexican food dining doesn't get any better than this. Atmosphere is A+ with dining both indoor and outdoor. Authentic Mexican food, good portions, flavorful salsa. Wait staff was happy, helpful and fun! I will be returning very, very soon! read more

VERY nice staff, good food & a very charming environment! We ate inside but the outside backs to the river and is beautiful!

We've been to Montezuma several times and have never been disappointed. I'm very picky about Mexican food, but I love the food here. Their service is sometimes slow, but the servers are always very friendly and accommodating. With the labor shortage that's going on now, I hope diners will take that into consideration when they write a review and want to criticize service. Those who are working in the service industry are stretched thin and usually overworked, so let's have some compassion! Sit on Montezuma's fabulous patio by the river, relax and enjoy a delicious Margarita and good food. read more