Delicious homemade desserts & sides. You can smell the bbq smoking outside. Their loaded baked…read morepotato has the right amount of butter Friendly service! The aprons on the wall have cute funny sayings. Cute bathroom.

Don't let the exterior deceive you - we almost did! Inside, this place is clean, well-organized,…read moreand decorated well. Now, the BBQ ribs, brisket, and sausage combo? Absolutely fantastic! The meat was incredibly tender and fell right off the bone. The jalapeno poppers were also a hit. We noticed many customers were placing to-go orders, which speaks volumes. If you're in Roswell, this is the place to eat. Plenty of parking too, right on the main street.

You roll into Roswell expecting aliens... and end up at Black Cock Brewery no UFOs, no little green…read moremen, just cold beer and real people. Funny how that works. This place doesn't try to sell you the myth. It pours you a pint instead. Roswell's first brewery, and it wears that badge like a scar earned the hard way. Inside, it's all low hum and easy conversation locals leaning in, swapping stories You roll into Roswell expecting aliens... and end up at Black Cock Brewery no UFOs, no little green men, just cold beer and real people. Funny how that works. This place doesn't try to sell you the myth. It pours you a pint instead. Roswell's first brewery, and it wears that badge like a scar earned the hard way. Inside, it's all low hum and easy conversation locals leaning in, swapping stories, no gimmicks, no neon nonsense. Just that unspoken understanding: if you know, you know. Food's solid. Service doesn't miss. And the crowd? That's the main course. This is where you stop being a tourist and start blending in at least long enough to forget why you came chasing aliens in the first place. Because here's the truth Roswell's not really about what fell from the sky. It's about what stuck around. And this spot? This is where you drink with it., no gimmicks, no neon nonsense. Just that unspoken understanding: if you know, you know. Food's solid. Service doesn't miss. And the crowd? That's the main course. This is where you stop being a tourist and start blending in at least long enough to forget why you came chasing aliens in the first place. Because here's the truth Roswell's not really about what fell from the sky. It's about what stuck around. And this spot? This is where you drink with it.

If you are ever in Roswell New Mexico and looking for something to do because there isn't much I…read morehighly recommend visiting Black Cock Brewery! Service was great, atmosphere was cool and beer was fantastic! Thank you for making my visit to Roswell more enjoyable Black Cock Brewery!

Just discovered this place thanks to Yelp. It's pricey ($120+ for 2 adults, 2 kids) but portions…read moreare huge. You can easily make another meal from leftovers. Kids really liked the bacon, chicken, ranch pizza. My HUGE calzone was just ok--"toppings" inside were barely warm and the garlic salt sprinkled on top was strong. Hubby liked his Stromboli and ate most of it. Both came with side of marinara sauce. Smallest sides of Ken's ranch dressing are $1.50 extra, FYI. Would eat here again but will try something else

Pizza was good, good crust, but the cheese was salty. We ordered online for pick up. It was quick…read moreand ready when we got there.

When we asked around for good places to get a drink at Pepper's frequently came up on the list…read more Staff was amazing and helped seat us somewhere we could be a little more loud and the location next to the bar was perfect. The interior is surprisingly large with a spacious dining room to the right, more seating near the bar, and even an outdoor space that had live music when we went. Spicy Beef Nachos Appetizer: Chips topped with queso, green onions, jalapeños, black olives, tomatoes, guacamole, and sour cream. My friend got this and I had a couple bites. Chips were not soggy and it was large enough to cover as his dinner. Green Chile Burger: Topped with monterey jack cheese and roasted chopped Chaves County-grown hot green chile. Served on a jalapeño bun with a side of our hot green chile sauce. Their signature burger and it tasted good. I don't need too much food but the amount of fries I got was too little even for me. Got two Johnny Walker Blacks with a splash of coke and they came well mixed and quickly. We did end up getting rained in and hilariously went back for a second dinner to wait out the rain. Black corn taquitos were OK, I would not get the fried shrimp basked again, the shrimp was too small and there was too much breading.

My band (Shine on Floyd!) is in town on tour and stopped in for dinner and drinks. TBH the food was…read moredecent, but unexceptional... i bumped this up to five stars for the amazing service! The hostess (whose name I forget) went out of her way to take special care of our huge group of 10 people who dropped in on her on a busy night. Our server Heather was a total rock star! She had never heard of Pink Floyd (heresy!) but treated us like royalty. All in all I would have to believe that Peppers treats every single customer like this - and highly recommend a stop.

Quick look rating:  5/5 Food & Quality, 5/5 Experience, 5/5 Will I return or purchase again?…read more ***To note: This is only a review of one of the products of Poppa Pokey's, the bbq sauce "Sweet Dragon's Breath." Life is so fun! I was just sent a Christmas gift package from one of my childhood friends. Inside was a number of wonderful top notch "foodie" products from New Mexico. We spent time growing up in NM and are fond of foodie items. What a kind gesture, that he sent! One of the items was this BBQ sauce from Poppa Pokey's, the "Sweet Dragon's Breath." I had picked up some pulled pork from a fantastic local restaurant, "The Rustic" to try out this sauce, on a quick adventure. The pulled pork was wonderful by itself, tried the pulled pork first and then with the sauce. Wow and holy cow, what a great sauce. I'm not much of a bbq sauce person, but this sauce is wonderful. Since then I have tried the sauce on three other items and I'm very impressed by this sauce! What a fantastic Christmas gift was the "Sweet Dragon's Breath" BBQ sauce! How fun, it says it is "hot," but I was ready for more heat. Still you could taste the meat and it was not overpowering Poppa Pokeys currently has three different bbq sauces, and only tasting just the "Sweet Dragon's Breath," I'm very impressed! The owner of this great sauce works for a gas company, but is a big foodie and over the years he has put together a great bbq sauce. If you go to his website you can see that he has placed it in small gas stations all over New Mexico, for when folks go in to refill their gas tanks, you will see the bbq sauce. The gas stations that they belong to are from the main company he works. ***Love: I love the fact that when I read the back of the bottle, I can pronounce the all of the ingredients. Second thing, it's is unbelievable on nearly anything that I put it on! Third, he is a small town guy that has followed his heart and has an outstanding product! Good for you sir, to the small town foodie! Go get e'm sir! Hope he can sell it here in Dallas soon! I do believe, that's some big company is going to come along and taste his products and mass-produce it! I would highly recommend this "Sweet Dragon's Breath" bbq sauce!

Leaving work after a long day, I knew I wanted steak. I'm not from Roswell, so I had to rely on…read moreYelp and Google to tell me what was available. Now the other alternative was Texas Roadhouse. Don't get me wrong, I'm regionally from where Texas Roadhouse was founded and it's huge, especially where I'm from. But part of my philosophy when traveling is to try someplace new, traditionally NOT a chain. So I gave this a shot. Cattle Baron reminds me of those old school steakhouses in the 90s that served steaks and an AYCE salad bar. Except it's much nicer ambiance-wise with a broader menu. I ordered the largest ribeye steak they had with a loaded baked potato, unlimited salad bar, a Coca-Cola, and a brownie for dessert. The total for ALL that ended up being $48.35. That's really cheap considering I had to be rolled out on a stretcher (joking). The most expensive item was the steak, in the $30-range but an unlimited salad bar for $4.95 and dessert for $6.95 can't be beat. The salad bar had everything you'd want in a salad bar with fresh veggies and toppings along with two soups, premade salads, and a sampling of sweet items like jello and fruit. I got 2 plates from the bar and two small bowls of soup. The steak and potato soup was good but the chicken soup was a bit salty for my taste. My steak and loaded potato was good and hit the spot. The potato was kind of dry, assuming it was a potato, already cooked hours ago and they just pulled it out to serve to me. After smothering it in butter and sour cream, the dryness disappeared. The steak was cooked medium rare, so no issues there but there was very little seasoning. I added salt and pepper to it, which made it a lot better. I wish it had a little bit more searing/char to it. I ended the meal with a brownie and ice cream, with caramel drizzle. The brownie was fairly large and warm, with a nice scoop of ice cream and ample ribbons of caramel sauce. It was really delicious and not too overly sweet! It definitely put me over the food coma edge. Service was good, but slow. My waitress explained to me that it was slow because a table of 39 people showed up, so she apologized. It didn't bother me though because I was so tired from working nearly 12 hours that day. I'm glad I supported local and my meal was definitely worth the price.

Hold on ... another road trip report? Yup, three members of the VA Creative Writing Group and three…read moreother authors traveled to Roswell, New Mexico, for an outreach program to read and discuss their writing at Eastern New Mexico University's Roswell campus. We spent the night and ate at what we think is the best overall restaurant in the city. No aliens were sighted, and we all ate well. Excellent beef served in a variety of ways (two outliers had salad). Excellent and friendly service. Nice interior dominated by the best salad bar in these there parts. Go ahead and click on the following YouTube link and see what we found delightful. And thanks again for the veterans' discount. Highly recommended. https://youtu.be/5XJuu3rfnbk?si=OUT0qQsS5G4PTiL-

Just passing thru Roswell & grabbed us a few delicious cold drinks great service! I highly…read morerecommend stopping by if your thirsty

This as mentioned in past reviews is another Road Trip Regular! Not Only for the Great Cup of Java!…read moreBut for THE RIDICULOUSLY SAVORY HOMEMADE JERKY!!! So many options it's insane. Stop in & Check them out. I know you will leave with at least 3 different flavors, lol!

If you find yourself driftin' through Roswell, folks'll point you straight toward Cowboy Cafe like…read moreit's gospel and truth be told, it's earned that reputation. Now I'll say this... I rode in half expectin' a little more alien flair maybe a green fella slingin' hash behind the counter but that ain't the hand they deal. What you do get is a clean joint, friendly service, and a plate that shows up honest and hot. That patty melt? Solid. Crispy, greasy in the right way, and worth the stop. Breakfast holds its own too eggs done right, no nonsense, just good fuel for the road. And for the record, the whole UFO business traces back to the Roswell Incident, which actually went down a ways outside of town but Roswell's been carryin' that legend ever since. End of the day, Cowboy Cafe ain't about gimmicks it's about doin' simple food right. Clean place, good service, strong local backing. Not quite outta this world... but a dependable stop all the same.

Good food, friendly service, and a fun western atmosphere. The portions are generous and filling. A…read moremust-stop when visiting Roswell, New Mexico!