Absolute classic original restaurant in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Service is great and the Huevos…read moreRancheros are delicious. Husband had a chicken fried steak and it was delicious. Classic space classic food great service you will not be disappointed. Esperanza was our server and she was quick efficient and just delightful all the way around.

If I could give it a zero or a negative star, I would. I'm sad, because this used to be a reliable…read moreplace to go. Not last night. It was an average Saturday night and we were on our way home, so we stopped. There were two waitstaff for the entire diner side. (The main dining room was being used by a party). So, in total, there were about 15 tables for 2 waitstaff. I should have known something was off at the beginning, when our waitress started off by telling us how she hadn't been able to eat herself, while taking our order. The whole time she complained about how she was slammed. My husband ordered the chicken fried steak with a salad, veg, mashed potatoes and gravy. His came out sans salad and completely cold. I ordered a grilled cheese with chips. I think that sandwich saw the flattop for a max of 10 seconds. The cheese hadn't melted and was still cold from the walkin. AND ALL OF THIS TOOK 35 minutes for our meal to arrive from order to delivery. And, as a bonus, the light was out in the ladies room and I almost knocked myself out, going into the stall. (The light, I learned later was outside the ladies restroom). It was absolutely miserable and we will be eating elsewhere when we go to Vegas.

Good food, friendly people, and that small-town charm you can't fake. If you're in Las Vegas, NM,…read morethis spot is definitely worth a visit! The waitress was super cute as well. A beautiful New Mexico evening sky. I see why they call it The Land of Enchantment.

I gave this place one star because the guacamole was good and the interior is clean.. Everything…read moreelse: service, presentation and actual food was bad. We're vegetarians, who don't make a lot of demands. We asked if we could get a taco without ground meat. We were told no. We tried small changes (beans instead of meat, no meat added, etc.) but the waitress said she wouldn't even put it on the ticket because the "cook would just ignore it" as she made motion of throwing a ticket over her shoulder. She seemed a little irritated that we asked about items on the menu. Each time came by, she would say in an irritated tone "are you ready YET" . Since it was obvious this restaurant was not interested in meeting any dietary needs of their customers, we decided to just order something we could eat without asking any more questions. My husband got chips and salsa, and the cheese chile relleno with rice and beans. Since I couldn't substitute anything and I would end up giving my husband my rice, I ordered the papitas à la carte and the cheese enchilada plate with rice and beans. I also got a small (VERY small) guacamole. Now that the ordeal of ordering was over we relaxed and enjoyed the ambience. It is a clean little place and although they were several people dining it was quiet. The chairs were comfortable the tables were big enough. The interior was nicely decorated. One of the things that drew us to the restaurant was that Yelp stated they had outdoor patio. We didn't go to the patio but my husband looked at it before we ate and said that it was a nice, separate area across the parking lot. I told him we'd have to try it the next time we came. Then our food arrived. It's always been my opinion that it's very hard to mess up Mexican food, whether it's New Mexican or Tex-Mex. Basically it's corn, beans, rice, posole, salsas, with cheese or meat. Kocina de Rapfael proved me wrong! Without having been in the kitchen I can't swear, but I strongly believe that they had pre-cooked the food and put it somewhere to sit until somebody ordered it. I suspected it when they wouldn't make even the most simple substitution that every Mexican restaurant has always been willing to do. But when the food came my suspicion grew into a certainty. You could beat on my enchiladas with a fork (see video) and it would literally make a sound like hitting a hard surface. I've never been given a steak knife for cheese enchiladas before, but I needed it to cut through the laminated tortillas that they had wrapped around a big glom of cheese that was so hard it made me gag to swallow it. The cheese on top was burnt to the plate and made a solid, inedible surface on top of the tortillas. I managed to cut a bite, but I couldn't chew it. I had to do that awkward spit it in your napkin thing, hoping that the surrounding diners wouldn't see it and be grossed out. I tried cutting the side of the enchilada open and just eating some of the cheese and it was another disaster. The cheese inside the enchilada was something I've never encountered. It was cheddar, it tasted like cheddar, but it was such a big glob and was so hard that it was making me gag to try and chew it. The papitas tasted like old MacDonald fries that had been put back in the fryer for a minute then served. Instead of being crunchy or crispy they were soft in the middle and hard to chew around the edges. The beans were a pile of dry, smashed up refried beans with no flavor, no seasoning. I don't think they used cumin or other traditional spices and it's doubtful they used lard because they were tasteless and so dry you had to take a sip of your drink to choke them down. I didn't taste the Spanish rice because I don't like it, but it was drenched in tomato sauce to such an extent that it was not even a semblance of light and fluffy rice, more like tomato rice soup. My husband's chile relleno was not that great either. He said it tasted like it came frozen out of a box, heated up and smothered in green and red sauce. He said the breading on the chile relleno was doughy with no flavor just a huge portion of cheese in the relleno and then smothered in hot sauces. They warn on their menu to be very careful because their sauces are so hot.. My husband will eat hot sauce so hot it makes his nose sweat! He said it wasn't very hot so I tasted it. I'm the person who gets the mild salsa from Taco Bell and the grocery store. I can't take any heat and I was eating that sauce just fine. Must've been an off day in the heat department. I've never had such badly prepared food in a restaurant in my life. What a disappointment! We immediately asked for a to go box to bring it home and see if the dogs liked it. They didn't. I don't recommend this restaurant to anyone under any circumstances even if you're starving and it's the only place open I would recommend you go to Walmart and get some at the deli.

"what went well?" Ambiance at the bar. Raven is the best bartender in NM. Don't bother driving to…read moreSanta Fe. She recommended wings. 6/10 stars. I didn't come for wings, and I left before sampling anything else. I'm a dry rub guy, and the option wasn't given. I came for happy hour which Is an all day affair at Dick's.

Tasty food, prompt service, and easy to get a table are what make this place worth stopping. The…read moreenchiladas were phenomenal! Highly recommend this place if you're looking for dinner!

OK...just passing through Las Vegas, NM and the entire family was looking for a place to grab…read morelunch. The owner (I assume) was super attentive and sweet. This is a small place downtown, but the food was very much authentic New Mexican cuisine. The selection of food was varied. The food tasted wonderful. I have never seen my granddaughters DEVOUR their food like that. They both had scrambled eggs, Mickey mouse pancakes and bacon. The rest of us had stuffed breakfast sopapilla, smothered burrito, stuffed lunch sopapilla and taco salad. Everyone cleared their plates. Highly recommend if you're the sort that likes to show love to the family owned businesses.

10/10 experience! From the service to the food everything was amazing! I believe our server was the…read moreowner- he was super nice, attentive and gave great recommendation. The food was delicious with very generous portions and reasonably prices! Also we didn't want long at all for our food to come out! Lastly the restaurant was very clean and had a cute charm to it! It was a small space with about 5 tables but it looks like you can call in your carry out as well! We will definitely be coming back! If you are in Las Vegas NM I highly recommend checking this spot out! PS grab some beef jerky on your way out it's the best!!

Had breakfast here recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. I had the Biggie Breakfast and, true to its…read morename, it had to be served on two plates. My wife had the Heuvos Rancheros and she said they were excellent. Service was excellent.

Our experience is we were seated waitress got our order of three orange juices and two coffees …read more Juice showed up had to ask three waitress after 25 minutes for our coffees then took them 10 minutes to bring the creamer and our food order had no been put in to make. Horrible service no communication between the staff. I will never go back. Poor service. We went to Santa Fe instead.

OMG. I thought $13 for the chili rellenos plate was expensive. But after we were served the two…read morehuge rellenos and ate one each with the ample portions of real beans and delicious rice we we both stuffed. So this lunch for two actually turned out to be a bargain. To me, the hallmark dish for Mexican food is the chili relleno. The cook on it here was absolutely perfect. It was lightly battered and fried to a gentle crisp on the outside. That is hard to do since not very many can accomplish it. The chili itself had enough crunch that I had to ask if it was fresh. (It was not and I did not expect so since it is not chili season.) The cheese on the inside was perfect. My kudos go to Olivia herself who is the cook here. The other lady cashier/waitperson was engaging and congenial. Sitting outside with the plaza around was delightful. The three white guys at another table said that this was the least expensive Mexican food in town. I wish that I lived near here so that I could try Olivia's other dishes. WARNING! The City of Las Vegas has installed some vicious speed bumps on the streets that go to the Plaza. They are unsigned and largely unmarked since the paint has worn off. Shame on them for mistreating their tourists that are trying to support the community

I love supporting small, local businesses and I really wanted this place to be awesome. I got a…read morebowl of green chili and a chunky green chili handheld burrito. I will say that the tortillas were homemade and amazing. The green chili was spicy, but was really kind of blah. The waitress was very friendly and the service was quick. Maybe I just chose poorly from the menu (everything I had was centered around the green chili). My son had the chicken strip basket with fries and he loved the fries and said that the chicken was yummy. The coffee also wasn't anything to write home about. Feels like an old diner vibe and seems to be generally clean. Liked it, didn't love it. Next time I'm in Las Vegas I will try something different, not because it's bad but because there are probably better places.

Took a drive to Vegas for lunch as it had been years since I had been there. Googled this place as…read moreI like to patronize mom and pop restaurants. Restaurant was fairly busy upon our arrival but we were seated immediately. We ordered chips and salsa (which were not complimentary) to start off. My mom and BFF ordered the chile rellenos plate and I ordered a Navajo taco with Xmas (red and green chile). Food was ok, both mom and I enjoyed our plates. I found the green chile was spicier than the red, but the red had more flavor. My friend did not like his plate at all as he thought it was terrible. The salsa was very mild and lacked flavor, but the chips were good and they give you plenty of them. Also, I did not like how they served the entrees on paper plates and your drinks in red Dixie plastic cups. I feel that's fine if you are ordering fast food or eating outside at a taco truck/stand but not at a sit-down restaurant. I will definitely not be back, only because I don't live in the area, but if I did I might order take out.

Only had their breakfast so far but it was fairly good. I had the fiesta omelette Christmas style…read moreand it was good and I liked both their red and green sauce. The hash browns were ok. They forgot to bring us our sopapilla at first but we asked for it and they brought it out shortly warm and with honey and it was excellent. Nothing was outstanding but nothing was bad but I felt their prices were very fair for what you got. I would eat here again.

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.