I was so excited to stop here finally when it was open but so disappointed. First I should say the…read morestaff was very sweet so nothing against them. Worst Chile rellenos- well up there in the worst I've had. Batter was thick no fluff at all and it came soggy. Cheese was like mild cheddar I just prefer Monterey. Posole was bland, beans meh. Sopapilla was ok but nothing standout. It just was not very good seemed premade and reheated Desserts were overrated too. Had a couple chocolates a white chocolate peppermint and lemon crunch. They just amazed up peppermint candies and lemon heads and set them in white chocolate. Not bad but not what I expected. The strawberry rhubarb hand pies were not very good- crust or filling wise. The lemon meringue wasn't better than any mediocre store bought one from a Walmart or somewhere. Nice staff, disappointing food. Have tailored expectations if you visit but maybe mine was a fluke.

Rarely open. The posted business hours are not followed by this establishment. Coming to eat at…read morethis place, expecting the place to be open based on posted business hours, only to find that it is closed - again. Given that most local diners, in this very rural area, must travel to destinations it is above frustrating to always find this place closed. For this reason, I do not recommend wasting time trying to find them open for business.

OK, I'm giving this place 5 stars for the food. The service actually sucked, but the food was…read moreoutstanding! I had the Pollo Asada Burrito and my wife had the Shrimp Fajitas. The topped the burrito with green and red sauce... delicious!!! The flour tortillas were warm and soft awesome. As for the service... not good! The bartender is a rockstar, but the other server was not good. Forgot to give our drink order, forgot we asked for water, and forgot the beer I ordered. Actually, the food made up for it! Give ECT a try if you're in the Santa Fe Plaza area.

Don't believe the hype! Seeing that there was such high rating for this restaurant and also voted…read moreone of the best tacos in the country I had to give this place a try! Unfortunately I was highly disappointed by food and service. I ordered fish and shrimp taco. The food wasn't bad but it's didn't come with a side of salsa or any sort of sauce. It did comes with a side of rice which I felt was under seasoned. The service was slow. I walked in around 1pm and door was locked. I was surprised to find them close even though online says that they are open at 11am that day. I checked on google and it was suppose to be open. I called and they said that they are open but waiting for alcohol to be delivered at 3pm. Did they assume that every customer coming in is ordering alcohol? As far as I understand this is a restaurant that serves food and alcohol and not a bar. Shortly after my arrival, there was a large tour with 12 people showed up. I could see that the waiter was a bit flustered because he also had to tend to other customer as well as the tour. I guess this is where the tour take people for authentic taco experience. In my opinion these are more toned down gringo tacos. My taco didn't come with a side of sauce like everyone else. I also noticed that the tour all received a side of salsa which I didn't. I'm not sure if the waiter forgot. I had to flag down the waiter a few time because he also forgot my drink. I also ordered an agua Fresca watermelon and it wasn't made of real watermelon but flavor syrup from the bar. I wished I had known that it wasn't real melon. 2.5 stars for the food and 2 for service. Again food wasn't terrible, but certainly wasn't close to be the best.

Staying in a cabin up river and went to the National Park for the day and stopped here on the way…read moreback, and glad we did. The service and food were great and very reasonable priced for the only sit down place in town. Save room for dessert as they are always making something special as we took some togo.

Quaint little spot in Pecos. Restaurant definitely has a history and is cozy with some fun art and…read moreplenty of parking. The pinon coffee was a hit but the two best things were the onion rings and red and green sauce. If you are in the area definitely worth a stop.

You may drive by not giving this place a second glance, but you would be sorry you did! What looks…read morelike a food truck parked next to a shack is a gold mine! Hands down the best Mexican restaurant between New Mexico and Colorado combined with over the top customer service! Out of four people in our group and four different, amazing dishes, everyone was raving. You can't go wrong! Small little outside (dog friendly) patio, you can eat there, or take your order to go, you will be so glad you did!

Great tacos!!! Pecos doesn't have a lot of food options but this is definitely one of the best…read more Take out only but there is an outdoor picnic table if you want to eat there.

Cute little local restaurant. Very modern New Mexico style. The decor inside is cute and the air…read moreconditioning feels so good. Reasonably priced dishes and attentive staff with great attitudes. I definitely felt welcomed and will be returning.

Family owned & operated. The $6.00 chips & salsa are worth it. Fresh ingredients & welcome…read moreenvironment.

When we first walked in, we were greeted immediately by one of the family members. Cute little gift…read moreshop items adorn the walls and around the cash wrap we were sitting in the corner of the restaurant and had a nice view out of the window. We were immediately asked for our drink order now they do serve beer here and it's my understanding the margaritas are made with wine. We just had water as we had had a long day traveling and just needed to rehydrate. I included some pictures of the food that we ordered, but I wanted to note that the chips and salsa was very good. The chips were made of corn and salted lightly and served warm. The salsa was handmade and on the spicy side I had a bowl of Caldo de Res ( beef soup with vegetables. Definitely comfort food and I highly recommend) and a homemade pork green chili tamale on the side. The tamale was flavored outstanding, but was a little lacking on the meat and slightly on the dry side, but I would definitely order it again because it was authentic and the flavor was great. The other person in my party had a quesadilla stuffed with chicken. I didn't have a photo of that, but it was the fattest quesadilla I've ever seen they raved about it. The restaurant was relatively full. I noticed in the parking lot that most of the license plates were from out of state so since this restaurant is in Santa Rosa, New Mexico located off the interstate of I 40 many of these patrons were traveling we're passing through. A lot of individual people eating alone as well at the bar. The service was fantastic. There was two young ladies working together in tandem definitely family members. Both had great big smiles on their faces. I did comment to both of them not to work too hard and both responded "oh we have been since the day they we were born" as they chuckled, commenting something along that line with warm smiles and a chuckle. This particular restaurant gets high marks for me as I compare it to the one down the end of the street also on this historic route 66 that I reviewed not just four or five weeks ago at three stars. I would highly recommend this place over the competitor. Not only for flavor of food but Service, atmosphere and pricing. I travel through here quite often and I will definitely make a point to come back and try several different menu items. I will be sure to ask the owners what they recommend and report back and review that for all that maybe are following in case you happen to come through here to this family owned an operated gem.

First time and the service was very friendly and on top of things. The atmosphere was pleasant and…read morethe food was very good. The salsa they serve with the cups is really good. They do not have a full bar so the only margarita I could get was a frozen one. It was very good and tasty actually for not usually drinking these. This is a nice place and we would go back. Definitely recommended.

Queso was very good. Lots of green chiles. We both ordered the Zia combo plate. Very good but the…read moreChile relleno was our favorite. Sopapillas were light and divine. We will return when in Santa Fe.

Big portions... easy to split or take home for next day. Good prices…read more Flan is delicious & apple dessert is HUGE and delicious. (Yes, I listed this first! Life is SHORT!) Very large space inside, great for groups. Cute little outdoor porch on front. Standard Mexican fare in VERY sharable portions. Staff is always very friendly & helpful in ordering from the large menu. We've heard the rooms are very nice... but we live nearby so haven't experienced those. Maybe some day when visitors come.

Fantastic! We had the chicken mole enchiladas and the Carne Adovada and both were fantastic. The…read moremole had a smokey, earthy flavor and paired well with the corn tortilla. The Adovada was spicy and tender. We had margaritas with our meal (this location has a liquor license and so they do use tequila), and we thought they were okay (though they were very reasonably priced). The staff were extremely nice, and the restaurant was a great mix of families, older diners, businesspeople, and visitors. We will likely come back.

I've never been to New Mexico before so I had to try a dish with some chili! It went so well with…read morethe burrito, and mixing the excess with the potatoes gave them lots of flavor. Service was great, staff checked in on us very frequently and our orders got delivered pretty fast! This place can be a bit busy in the mornings, but its a great cozy spot with some delicious food- it's so worth it.

I can't recommend this place. I'm sympathetic to the difficulties of running a restaurant in a…read moresmall, isolated location, but every dish we had used canned green chiles and stewed tomatoes, an absurd amount of cheddar cheese, and was prepared in a microwave (which you can hear if you are seated in the restaurant). The enchiladas consisted of small hard bits of meat scattered through a soupy mix of shredded cheese and watery red sauce. I understand that this restaurant has a storied past, and was previously a favorite stop for many former governors. But I fear those days are long past.

Yea, Yelp! Another…read morefantastic find in a kinda out of the way place for me and my party. CASH ONLY! before I forget. Adam is the perfect person to introduce one to his family's establishment. Explains everything for the newbies. Patient and erudite. Such poise in such a young person. It's a small dining area. Clearly a local fave. Phone was ringing off the hook. But many clearly knew their way around. A few ppl walked in, placed their order and said they'd be back at such and such a time. There's only a small kitchen We got to mean Domenic, our cook A sweetheart and a skilled chef. The food itself seems straightforward and pretty simple, but each dish had its own flavor which I think is pretty hard to do and each was so satisfyingly delicious. I think I would've bn satisfied with just the menudo and the half order of nachos, but didn't know it at the time we ordered so we went on and got the El Faro burger, my friend ordered the cheese enchiladas and of course we got the chile Christmas on the side. Fantastic! And a tremendous value. We were quite shocked that our entire meal, including 2 sodas came to less that $40, such that we left double that bc these small businesses are such treasures and we want such places to remain in business. Seemed there were quite a few locals but also lots of travelers coming through. I certainly plan to be back soon!