The best thing on the menu is the water they didn't have a normal burrito on the menu size said hey can you just make me a chicken or steak burrito and the waiter said we don't do custom orders they also don't do blended margaritas just warm ones there is also a flickering light in there that really triggers me. It's so bad you can see it on the outside. I also got a flat tire leaving parking. read more

Food was great. Very busy but great service! The burrito was delicious and spicy. The hamburger was delicious and large. read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Gigantic burrito and hamburger with fries. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Delicious. Ordered the Chiles Rellenos and they were so tasty. The pozole couldve been a bit better. Fresh yummy beans though. My partner had the Smokehous Burger. They said it was good. Sweet Potato fries yummy. Tried the margaritas. The classic is so good with that agave. Mango one was okay. Would ask for the classic with chili rim if I came here again. Better than any drink u can get in vegas (and i lived there). yum take a stop here please this spot is recommended by locals to us. also the server was very sweet and professional and made sure we got everything we needed. ‍ read more

‍ Ok place to eat. Stop and try if, 2.75 stars out of 5. Could be better, but could also be a LOT worse! read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Not a bad place to stop overall. 2.75 stars out of 5! - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Food was really good and the service was also good. Friendly staff as well. Prices were fair.

There are not too many places to eat in Santa Rosa New Mexico that look interesting. We stopped there a couple of times a year and found this place last visit. We really enjoy their Mexican selections on the menu And they now have a bar and make a great Margarita. I love that they serve pasole with their entrees. It has become popular so either go early or expect to have probably a 1/2 an hour wait perusing their gift shop. It's probably the only place we would eat in Santa Rosa.. They also have a huge selection of hamburgers salads and American food but do yourself a favor and try their Mexican food it's very good.. read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Margaritas, chips and good salsa - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

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We are passing through Santa Rosa.... Saw the FULL parking lot, decided to try it. I had Chili Relenos, wife had enchiladas. DELICIOUS!! read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Ate there last night and was very disappointed. Had to wait to be seated while the staff was busy talking among themselves. Our waiter gave us chips and salsa ,which were good ,and filled our drink order. Another girl took our order and the food arrived pretty quickly. Don't order the chicken tacos with bacon. The bacon was very greasy and not very tasty. Ended up picking out the chicken and eating the tortillas. My husband ordered the chicken enchiladas and he said those were good. After our check came we were instructed to pay at the register. Again we had to wait, along with another customer, for someone to show up to take our money after a lengthy conversation with their coworkers. We usually eat at Joseph's but it was closed. I don't recommend this place unless it's your only choice. read more

Friendly place, good food. I ordered pork tamales, which were excellent. The sides are pinto beans and posole (like hominy), not the usual rice and frijoles. I'm not the biggest fan of either, but the posole was decent. Mexican American comfort food. They do have a kids menu, btw. read more

Excellent restaurant with large portions and great service. they let me mix two items not normally offered. I had a chile relleno and the special blue corn tortilla stuffed with chicken. Hubby had their gigantic burrito with red and green chile. only draw back were the tortilla chips. they were greasy and stale. the salsa was wonderful. I asked for flour tortillas to be brought to the table in lieu of the chips. they were able to accommodate. read more

Neat Route 66 cafe with good food and service! Cafe was busy but got seated and served quickly. Enjoyed the gift shop also.

3:00 in the afternoon, quite, people seem to know waiters.. return customers.. order Jumbo shrimp, not exactly jumbo, but I liked seasoned seafood. Chili stew was good just not Mexican seasoned.. blend ... salad had black olives from a jar so they were soft.. Dessert was good with whip cream on the side! Good!! read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

slow no one came and served us didn't get silverware for our salad even after we asked didn't give us refills and didnt come to our table at all read more

We arrived right at dinner time (6PM) on a Tuesday night. We were seated quickly however the table was not clean. There were bits of rice and paper on it. It took awhile to place our order as it was getting busy. Staff were pleasant despite working hard. The enchilada de Santa Fe were OK but certainly not rave worthy. Posole was pretty boring. The beans were good and were not plain, canned, refried beans like in many places.The best part of the Chicken Fajita salad was the chicken. Tender. moist, flavorful. The rest of the salad was OK. Large leaves of lettuce were laid, uncut, down first. There were olives, cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes and a couple shreds of carrot and 3 or 4 shreds of cabbage. The salsa was supposedly homemade however it reminded me of Old El Paso brand. We didn't go hungry, so that's good. read more

First off took a while before we were attended to. Big mistake as I enjoy giving good tips to good service. The only thing my TD and I enjoyed were the drinks, chips and salsa. The food had no flavor, the first red flag was the pozole on a plate which was replaced by rice, then the cold plain carne adobada. I wanted to try a desert but didn't due to the bad food. Should've just gone to McDonald's. read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Carne Adobada - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Everything was pleasant about Silver Moon Cafe. It's so rewarding to locate a yummy restaurant when you're on a trip. The service was friendly and hygienic -- the host wore gloves and a mask! Chips tasted almost like fried corn/flour mix -- not a bad thing. My cheese enchiladas were tasty, served with whole pinto beans (could have cooked longer) and pozole. My husband said his chicken enchiladas were a little blah and my cheese enchiladas were better. The margaritas were not very potent, but they were tasty. I would definitely dine there again. In fact, we tried to visit for breakfast on Friday but they were not open. (I think they are open for breakfast only on weekends.) I would definitely recommend! read more

The Silver Moon Cafe has incredible authentic food served with a smile. A generous portion of food that we enjoyed. If we lived local we would eat here frequently. Passing through we'll stop again! Jessica was on top of everything! Cold drinks, hot food and great conversation!! read more

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They don't care. We waited an hour for our food, which came cold. They didn't care. We had to ask another waitress for jam for the plain toast, and Tabasco for the eggs. "We don't have decaf" (wow). They were informed of all this and didn't care. Another customer told them of a Semi truck taking up a dozen parking spaces. They didn't care. read more

Skillet cheso was creamy and delicious. They make their own chips and salsa. I had an enchilada and tamale which I loved the sauce and flavor. Nice little halfway stop between Amarillo TX and Albuquerque NM with plenty of parking for RVs. Far back lot has quite a few ruts they need to fill in but there still was plenty of space to land our 41 ft 5th wheel read more

The vibes are great and the gift shop is fun, but the food is solidly mid. Considering there aren't a lot of other nearby options, it's alright. I got a roast beef open face sandwich and sweet potato fries. The sandwich was two slices of beef on a slice of white bread, covered in gravy, and some tough sweet potato waffle fries. My group also got a burrito and a burger which they seemed to like better. The desserts were also pretty good. read more

Great breakfast! People were friendly and took great care of us! If we are back in the area, we'd stop here again!

Stopped here for a quick bite to eat. We had the sweetest waitress, Jessica. Lovely posters decorating the walls, a cute shop, and nice music. The food was good! Reasonable prices and excellent service!! read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Green Chili Cheese Burger - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

My daughter Molly and I stopped at another Mexican restaurant and were told by a waitress that the Silver Moon served the best fajitas. Can't go wrong when locals speak so highly of another restaurant. She was right. Molly says best fajitas ever and the sides authentic and so good. I enjoyed blue tortilla wrapped chicken with the best green chili sauce. Spices perfect. Everyone here is so nice. Food outstanding. Thank you! read more

Silver Moon Cafe - I want to take the chili sauce with me - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

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Stopped in for dinner, wanted to try the food but it never happened due to service. I got a pager and was told to expect a 20 minute wait. Headed to the patio for a margarita made from a mix (not scratch). It's a loud patio with lots of road noise from the nearby highway. Some 50 minutes later, I went to the hostess and was told they were no longer seating guests for dinner because they had too many carry out orders. No offer to comp the margarita (I asked). This is inexcusably bad service. Feel I was misled and will never go back. read more

So unexpected, the guy at the hotel recommended we try it and I am so glad that we did. So the menu is wide, from Mexican food to pasta, and everything looked good. We had Mexican food and it was amazing, the staff, was amazing and so very helpful. The beer was gold and the tea was so good. read more

What I've been missing out on. Blue chicken enchiladas so delicious. Their chips and salsas are to come back for. I've been missing out because I've spent the night across the street many times and never made an effort to try them out. Today I'm just passing through and stopped with no regrets. I'm definitely coming back. read more

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Service was very slow. Food was fresh and good. Waited over 20 minutes after asking for the check before going up front to ask if I could pay only to be reminded that they were very busy and "the only restaurant in town." Unfortunate. read more

Awful!!! The margaritas are made with fake wine out of the little small plastic bottles, but they don't tell you that and they still charge $8 for one. I paid $11 for a "chili relleno" dinner that was a definitely frozen fake out of a box with fake American cheese. The sour cream is in a small foil squeezable container... I didn't touch anything on my plate and they still charged me full price for everything. I told them it was absolutely terrible and they just said they were sorry and gave me my bill. So I paid to sit there. It was awful food, mediocre service, awful food! Absolute waste of money and time read more

I went to the Silver Moon Cafe tonight and got Chicken Alfredo and Enchiladas. They first give you chips and salsa and we ordered an appetizer. The chips and salsa were good and spicy. We got Cheese Curds as the appetizer and they were tasty but there was a lot of them. The Chicken Alfredo sauce tasted like jarred sauce you would get at a grocery store. The Enchiladas were good but spicy. The service was great! They automatically took off the Chicken Alfredo before we asked! The ambiance was good. The inside was very colorful and their was even a gift shop. The bathroom was dark and and the toilets were wobbly. Still Overall I would recommend coming back but don't get the Chicken Alfredo!! read more

Upon arrival I was already going to place an order for take out as I was tired and wanted to check into my hotel across the street. Lady at front desk was very rude right off the bat. Just really the tone in her voice. She didn't even greet me just said 30 minutes. I told her I'd like to order take out and she says "There's s menu over there" where is over there? I found it and was then ready to order. I got the T-Bone with seasonal veggies and a baked potato. Asked for it loaded, she informed me they don't do that. I asked if they had cheese and sour cream she said yes. I asked for it on side. That's loaded pretty much. Then she was rude to every customer that walked in as I waited. It just seems she doesn't like her job and should get one that makes her happy. Then she asked for a tip, but for what your attitude read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

I had the Santa Rosa dinner, which comes with either red or green chile sauce. The dinner comes with pinto beans, pazole, a tamale, a cheese enchilada and a hard taco. For the price it's the most food on the menu other than their 2lb burrito. All of it was delicious and the pazole was a nice departure from standard boring rice. One star removed for slow service...very friendly the whole time by all employees so that was awesome but I was by myself and it took about two hours to eat after getting on their wait list. If you have PATIENCE it's a wonderful experience, I assure you. I will definitely be back! read more

Great lunch today! I ordered the chicken quesadilla ( it came with posole, beans, lettuce,& side of guacamole) very yummy! Husband ordered the green Chile stew( he enjoyed it)! Cute lil joint! read more

You can't drive through Santa Rosa without stopping here. The food is fantastic- something for everyone, even kid friendly. And the gift shop is an experience too! Service is friendly and makes you feel at home. read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Roswell Alien Amber was an excellent addition to my chili rellenos. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Truly a special place. Wonderful food. Many original recipe items. We had the pan fried citrus ginger Brussel Sprouts with jalapeños. Dinner was amazing Chile rellenos and green Chile chicken enchiladas with blue corn tortillas. The chips are unbelievably good and made in house every morning. We met the owner and founder Maria Elena, she and her late husband founded the silver moon on Route 66 in 1969 and she still works there everyday. He died shortly after the war, a real life hero. This is a must go to! Always busy... for a reason but worth waiting for. Ps.. you gotta have the fried cheesecake. read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Maria Elena's late husband who founded the Silver Moon on Route 66. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

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Doesn't look like much on the outside, but you can really tell that the owners care about this place and their food. They were a little busy when we walked in, so it took a few minutes for us to get sat. Once we were sat the service was great. My husband and I ordered salads. They came out within 10 minutes. His was the grilled chicken and he said the chicken was cooked perfectly. Super juicy and tender. I had the vegan aztec salad with their homemade jalapeño ranch. It was incredible. Seriously, we will stop by here every time we drive through. read more

Silver Moon Cafe - Cute hand painted sign. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Rosa, New Mexico

Fun decor, love the history shared in the pictures. We came for the margs, chips and salsa. (The margs are wine based no tequila.) We ended up having the appetizer sampler, everything was good. Service was great! They were quick to take our order and it came out really quickly! Nice gift shop. I bought a cute, tiny manger scene. They have beautiful blankets, jewelry and purses. Oh and pretty pottery, but check the labels, the manger was made in Peru. Lots of books, for every age. Great stop! read more

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Delicious! I had chili rellenos! So nummy and cheesy My son had the quesadilla burger. He loved it! Great service read more

Well to begin with the. Hostesses are extremely rude and I haven't even gotten food yet. This ruins the atmosphere and the entire dining experience. Maybe be courteous when dealing with customers would be nice. I am going to raise this to two stars since waitress was amazing and wife said food was pretty good. If owner contacts me I will probably raise it to 3. read more

Absolutely love this place. Great service, amazing food, and fun gift shop too! Everytime I come through here at stay at the hotel nearby I come to eat dinner here. It's my favorite place to eat when traveling, nothing beats it. read more

Such a gem! Yummy food with excellent sauces. And quality NM gifts in the store. Worth the wait for this place.