FOOD: Very good. Not great or phenomenal, but certainly not dissapointing. Good salsa with the chips. Cold chips, but they were crunchy. Good corn tortillas and tender chicken (lightly seasoned). Not overwhelmingly spicy or greasy like you'd expect, but I appreciated that. The guacamole wasn't house made. It was more like "dip" texture, so ehhh...didnt care for it. PRICE: Overpriced. We split the Chicken Fajitas; they were tasty, but 3 extra tortillas cost $1.50 which bumped our price from $13 to almost $15 for a dish that shouldn't be over $11 (extra shells or not). Of course, we're from Missouri and everything is cheaper there. Maybe the Colorado economy is not something we're used to yet. ATMOSPHERE: nice! You can see enough to read the menu, but it's dim enough to give you privacy and intimacy. SERVICE: Friendly server who checked in often. The food arrived faster than anticipated, and the check arrived in a timely manner. TAKE AWAY: Overall, good food, fast and kind service, and a relaxing atmosphere gives it 4 stars for me. read more

Payares Grill and Cantina - First basket of chips free but the 2nd is $2.99. - American Near Me - Montrose, Colorado

Keep driving. We ended up here because our first two restaurant choices were very busy, and we we're all very hungry. It was about 1pm on a Sunday. About half or less of the tables were occupied, but the hostess acted like it was going to be complicated to accommodate a wheelchair. She seated us, then brought menus. Took drink order. Drinks come, waitress leaves. Eventually comes back for order. It was at this point, after everyone has had 10-15 minutes to consider the menu, she informs us they are out of fries. Two in our party order burgers anyway, well done, with hash browns instead. At this point is when she offers chips and salsa. Should have brought that when we were first seated. Chips were chewy. Our food took over 30 minutes to arrive. (At this point there were only a couple tables occupied, about 2 pm). Both burgers were medium RARE, and they looked like the filler-laden ones you buy in a tube at Sam's Club. The rest of the food was just 'ok'. We would have been better off waiting for a table at the first place we stopped. They were friendly, and they did take one of the burgers off the bill, but we won't eat there again, and I wouldn't recommend it. read more

We arrived around 1pm on Sunday. We were traveling and did not know the area, we cruised by and found this place. The menu is way disorganized and too many items to choose from. We settled for enchiladas. They were doughy and made with flour tortillas rather than corn. The sauce tasted like tomato juice. The beans were not cooked and were crunchy. The chips were very thick but tasted fine along with the salsa it was okay. I asked for some tortillas and asked for half flour and half corn.. She brought out 1 flour and 1 corn.. Really? Keep driving.. Not worth the stop read more

Mexican done right, we are from Salt lake and this blows all of the mexican joints out of the water over there! The food was well portioned and flavored perfectly. The service was quick, professional, and attentive. Wait times were reasonable and the price far lower than the quality would suggest. This is a must stop for anyone coming through town, and I am jealous for those who have constant access. read more

Several restaurants came and went in this space during the two years that we lived in Montrose. While visiting after a year of living in Denver, we wanted to give this latest incarnation a shot, hoping that it would be better than the last one. No one greeted us when we came in, despite the presence of a full staff. Only a few tables were occupied, and just as many hadn't been bussed. Despite having been open for two months, they were still using promo menus. The waitress was quite personable but not terribly organized, and the kitchen was painfully slow. That being said, we had a delicious breakfast. They just need to get their act in gear! read more

Three stars because it is average food. Green chili had good taste but no spice to it. Portion sizes were good but over priced. May go back to try breakfast but for Mexican there are better places in town. read more

We only go for breakfast on the weekends! Have been twice for dinners, disappointed both times. Friendly waitress at breakfast and lunch time, the 2 Ladies were very busy but still very nice! Bigger portions and more spice would be nice! Friday and Saturday nights are great for the music and karaoke, but expect to wait a long time for your meal! Good prices, great drinks/Margaritas! read more

They were out of several items that we tried to order. I only received 1 refill on my drink and I had to go get my waiter to do that. The food came out cold and undercooked. I would give it a negative if I could. read more

Went in Friday night. Bill had their Mexican hamburger and fries he ate every bite. I had the double Mexican combo. The chili releno was great. A little disappointed in the enchilada. I should have ordered either chicken or shredded beef. Rice wad the best I have had at any Mexican restaurant in town. They had karaoke might it was gun to listen. Can't wait to go back in the morning for the chicken fry snd eggs. Great service. read more

Completely enjoyable!!! I can hardly believe the terrible reviews. There are a ton of Mexican restaurants in town but far and away, this is the best. It started with great service leading to a wonderful ceviche appetizer. I had the dos paises and couldn't help but eat it all. The prices are fantastic and a really good Cadillac margarita. Two thumbs up! read more

This was the first and last time we will eat here. Friendly and attentive waitress. Chips appeared to be homemade, but cold, chewy and not fresh. Delicious ceviche tostada. My husband's plate was ok. Not sure what he got. There was no flan on the desert menu, which was disappointing. We decided to split an order of tres leches. When it arrived it was a tiny slice of what was obviously a pre-made frozen layer cake. It was very dry (how is that possible with a tres leches cake?) And mostly flavorless. It tasted like freezer and the bottom layer had a very sour flavor, like a dirty dish rag smells. I'm not sure what happened with this cake, but I really hope I was not actually eating something that had come into contact with a dirty dish rag. Probably won't return, which is a drag because that tostada was really good. read more

Greeted with "sit wherever" by the "hostess." Sat at a booth that had a dirty table, waitress dropped off menus, asked her to wipe the table off, and she PICKED UP A RAG OFF THE FLOOR AND WIPED OFF 1/2 OUR TABLE. So Gross! We left. Didn't eat. Never will go back. YUCK!!! read more

We went 2x - not impressed the first time we went for dinner, but decided to go a 2nd time for breakfast. The only positive thing I can say is that we had a good waitress even though we waited over 45 minutes for our food. Certainly not the fault of the waitress. As we were waiting for our food we heard complaints from another table about the ceviche going bad and was sent back. We also noticed dust so thick around our booth that my son actually wrote "clean me" with his finger. Then when our food finally arrived, it did taste good. But the butter served with the pancakes was rancid. The egg dish that I had was very tasty but later that day I had a very upset stomach and I can only attribute this to what I had eaten. Needless to say, w won't be back. It's really too bad as so many restaurants have tried to make it at this very ideal location but it may be that another one is going to bite the dust...no pun intended. read more

The service at this restaurant is absolutely abysmal. In fact, it's the worst I've ever encountered. Trying to get anything, including ketchup, a drink refill (never happened) or even the bill, was a major waiting game. Twice someone had to get up from our table and find the waiter. It looks nice from the outside but don't be fooled. read more

A meal to remember takes on a new meaning after a visit at Payares Grill. Holy smokes! We went there for lunch on our way to Denver. It was the only restaurant we saw that was open besides fast food chains. The entrance looked inviting enough, nothing gave away the upcoming disaster. We went out to the patio area and took a seat at table. We ordered pollo asado and a burrito. The chips and salsa were ok, store bought, nothing home made. However, the entries we ordered turned out to be awful. The grilled chicken's breast was the only warm thing on our plates. Everything else was cold. The rice was bland, re fried beans tasted of cardboard not beans and everything was covered with sour cream and surrounded by grilled mushrooms, which didn't even go with the rest of the dish. It all seemed precooked and just tossed We should have just returned the order to the kitchen, but we felt awkward and sorry for them I guess. During the meal a man dressed in a ragged, stained or bleached outfit entered the area. We though he was a customer, but he turned out to be a staff member, walking from table to table and waiting on people. Very odd. During the meal we noticed cigarette smell. After inspecting our area we saw a can full of cigarette butts under our table. Yuck! read more