Sonic Drive-In

Very mediocre unfortunately! Had the nachos with beef! Hardly any cheese, but was a generous…read moreportion size. Could've used some queso to truly make it nachos. Smothered burrito was a good size! Service was wonderful on the other hand! Not many options in this town for food, but this is the only one we tried! I wouldn't come back unless I was desperate for a meal. Felt like I could've made a better meal at home.

Great service. Great food. Try the jalapeño mushroom appetizer. Definitely recommend.read more

Nachos

Ice Cold Beer! Great after a long day.

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Chicken Piccata one of our many delicious specials!

Pappas Sweet Shop Restaurant

4.5(121 reviews)

0.2 mi

What a great find on a roadtrip. We were hungry and making a pit stop in Raton as we drove to…read moreColorado. From the street it's very humble and walking in we knew this was a great diner/cafe with humble roots. The pictures on the wall were fascinating dating back many years of the Raton history. Service was awesome and friendly. Plus, they always kept our drinks filled! I ordered the Deluxe Frito pie. It came with beans, Fritos, cheese (that was perfectly melted) ground beef and green chile sauce. I'm not a big spicy person and our waitress said it wasn't too hot. Well, she was right on. It was awesome. Just the right sized portion too. Great place for a good meal and phenomenal prices!

Pappas Sweet Shop in Raton, NM is a good place to stop for a sit-down meal when you're on a road…read moretrip. The prices are *super* reasonable; this is not a pricey nor fancy place. The portions were quite generous and the food itself was Ok. The service was friendly, the food came-up a bit on the slow side, but that's Ok. They're been in business over 100 years, so that's quite a claim. Picked it because the parking lot was full. [Really] :) Give PSS a try rather than the various fast-food places in town that you've likely tried elsewhere.

Breakfast

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Pappa's Sweet Shop

Casa Lemus Restaurant

3.3(119 reviews)

0.1 mi

This spot is part of the motel/hotel. Spacious with friendly service. Sadly, I cannot say much…read moreabout the food. We chose this place because it had green and red chile on the menu, but our items were flavorless. Sad to report, it was not a favorite.

Road tripping from Colorado to Texas and stopped through Ratón for lunch. Wanted Mexican food and…read moreyou know from Texas we have good taste. Wasn't packed midday on a Sunday but service was quick and our food came out quick as well. Food was warm and tasty, very flavorful. We got a chicken quesadilla, the burrito Colorado, and the tamale + taco platter. The environment was nice and pretty clean. I think the bad reviews here were dramatic because we had a good experience. Little tweaks here and there like more cheese on some dishes and itty bitty details but overall we had a great experience!

Interior

Chicken enchiladas

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Inside

Oasis Restaurant & Motel

3.5(110 reviews)

0.8 mi

Just stayed the one night passing through - what a great find! Skeptical at first glance - but the…read morereno is going strong - room was very nice and clean - no complaints! The diner was the icing on the cake - great service, food - and enjoyed the home-town folks in/out of it all day. Really enjoyed our stay! (By the way - cinnamon roll was as big as my head with BIG flavor as well!)

We stopped in Raton on our drive back from Denver. We found the Oasis Restaurant. It's a nice local…read morerestaurant with a diner feel. No website or frills. Just real comfort food at a reasonable price. I got the special BBQ burger and my daughter got the special Philly cheesesteak. Both were good, flavorful and simple. Fries were fresh cut. It's clear that they make everything in house. Even the veggies were crisp! The server was nice and fast. The server checked in on us often no matter how busy it got. They have excellent customer service. If you want good Mexican or American comfort food, stop by. You know it's full of locals. They also had cherry and apple pie.

Dining room

Cinnamon Roll - HUGE

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K-Bob's Steakhouse

2.9(118 reviews)

0.3 mi

food is great!! servers are great!!…read moremanagers are wonderful!! love and happiness is felt!! ate easter dinner there!!

Horrible service. Seated by kitchen. You could hear the cooks complaining about customers orders…read morecustomers and everything in general. Bad attitude waitress brought drinks took order never checked on table. After waiting 45 minutes and hearing constant crying from cooks we paid for drinks and left. I should've not paid for anything. Horrible restaurant worse I've ever been too. Never again. The one bright side the other waitress was extremely sorry when I paid for drinks. Starve before going here Another thing it was as if the people they know the locals got served when travelers don't. The unprofessionally dressed guy at the door didn't seem to care about his restaurant and it's failing. It was so bad I went to Denny's

Dining room

Pork chops for $16.50, good favor but the thinnest pork chop ever seen. No salad bar. No rolls.. Very disappointed. Friendly staff.

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The Ribeye....yes-get it!

McDonald's

1.9(138 reviews)

0.2 mi

Traveling through, needed a quick stop, haven't stopped in a McDonald's in quite awhile…read more Food was normal for MD. Building was clean, staff friendly. Main reason I am making a review is the parking lot was huge in the back. They had a shaded picnic area with tables. Also a dog park. So if you need fast food, place to park your RV, & walk the dog, this is it

I'm a local in Raton, New Mexico. Today, 19 Aug 2026, was the last straw for me. First, in the…read moreneighborhood of 8 times now I've been told at the drive up they would be right with me, then they go to the second drive through and take the order from a car that drove up after me. When the young lady this morning then asked me if I was using the mobile app I told her no and I'm driving through because it's about the 8th time you've told me to wait then took the order of the car in the other lane that drove up after me, bye. She snarkily said 'bye' in reply. That does not only happen when their busy either. And, virtually every time I get a drive up order there is something missing either from my order like hash browns, or no utensils, no salt/pepper, no napkins, no jelly, no butter, no syrup. Today was my last time at McDonalds in Raton. I then went next door to Arby's for their sourdough breakfast sandwich, which are very good by the way.

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Front of store

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Dog park & picnic area

The Art of Snacks

4.6(17 reviews)

0.2 mi

Just had the best cinnamon roll of my life here. 5 stars, always try to stop here if you see the…read moreopen sign.

All food is freshly made. The green chili cheeseburgers are delicious. The baked goods are really…read morespecial and include hand pies, cinnamon rolls and sweet rolls. Homemade fries accompany most orders.

Green chile smothered fries..the green chile sauce is practically a food group.

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Best burgers..ok..i topped it with a few fries

Colfax Ale Cellar

4.7(66 reviews)

1.1 mi

My wife and I stopped by on a return trip to Texas from Colorado & had the Ez Climber IPA which was…read morevery good. We shared the special hatch chili Philly cheesesteak along with the loaded tater tots and dear Lord both were very good! Service was great, everybody was friendly and we really enjoyed the historic location.

Raton, NM! I had never really spent a lot of time here but we made a trip out to see my cousin's…read moreranch. We arrived for happy hour and ordered beers from the local brewery. Our service was on point and the beers quenched my thirst. This place also serves food and appetizers are great when drinking beer. This place is tucked in the down town of Raton. The location and the bar atmosphere felt like a welcoming vibe. Nice place to drop in when traveling too or thru!

Drink menu at the time

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Dog friendly inside!

Denny's

Great experience My server was Javon Very good and…read morecourteous during the entire meal. Recommend Dennys in Raton and Javon for exceptable service. Gary A Calderon

Tonight we're staying in Raton and the kids wanted Denny's; we were okay with that because no…read morematter where you are Denny's is always the same and consistent...unless you stop in Raton. We waited at the front desk for 10+ minutes to be seated and were just ignored. There were 6 tables seated in the whole place at 6:00 on a Friday and only one server was seen, although two other staff members walked by here and there from the back and didnt acknowledge us. Considering that all the folks already had their food, we were curious as to why no one was doing anything. We finally got seated by the bus boy and after a few minutes he came back and asked us about drinks because still no wait staff showed their faces. After we were there about 25 minutes a waitress graced us with her presences. We placed our order and waited another 25 minutes for 3 entrees. Our daughter's pancakes came without the whipped cream and syrup, the mixed fruit bowl was all grapes and one strawberry, my over-easy eggs were overcooked, my wife's fries were cold and soggy, and her fish was way overcooked. The waitress forgot our onion rings which showed up when we were basically done, and when our food arrived I reminded her about our two chocolate milks; she brought mine and not my son's, and then 7 minutes later she showed up with his. We ended up not drinking them because they weren't the chocolate milk that Denny's usually serves, we got white milk with some chocolate syrup stirred in. There was just enough syrup to change the milks color slightly, but not enough to even taste. These folks, although very pleasant, did about everything wrong that you could do wrong in the restaurant service industry. We will still go to Denny's and enjoy our food and experience, but we won't go to Denny's in Raton ever again. Please, go somewhere else.

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Aaron P.

324

7

0

9 years ago

We encountered this dining facility on our back to Texas from the Rockies. Needless to say, immediately after eating at this establishment I quickly wished I would have fallen off of a cliff while hiking and been forced onto a hospital bed for the rest of my life where I would be fed through a tube. After unwrapping my breakfast burrito I knew I was going to regret my decision when there was mustard on the outside of the tortilla. Nevertheless, there was no turning back and I took a bite of the low quality embarrassment that Sonic calls food. You could have wrapped a tortilla around scrambled eggs soaked overnight in hot dog water and semen and served it to me and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference. After looking at the woman (at least I think it was a woman) that served us, I will be visiting my doctor as soon as possible to get checked for any type of diseases that could have been passed on from her handing me a crumpled 5 dollar bill. On the bright side, we called the manager to complain and he offered us 20 percent off on our next visit! Great customer service here! read more

rubylee r.

1

101

1

6 years ago

Where I live sonic is so so. This sonic had good service and good food The food was warm even though it was cold outside

Erin J.

0

2

3

11 years ago

This particular Sonic was awful. No one knew what they were doing or if they could make changes to the menu items.

Isaiah M.

2

51

101

8 years ago

I now believe sonic has good food again. Great service also So quick So well made read more

Andre B.

0

1

0

3 years ago

The worst food I ever had. Do not stop at Sonic in Raton nm. EVER, NEVER....you be ripped off. KEEP DRIVING.

M W.

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2

0

5 years ago

Ordered my food, in a rush to travel back home, already 20 minutes in, not very fast for fast food...

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