This is my favorite location of The Range Cafe. They all look the same but I feel the staff brings the character out best here. For me, The Range Cafe is a breakfast standout. The meals are large and filling. Plus, there's the baked goods. Cinnamon rolls and pecan rolls the size of your head. That's an experience for the whole table. I know there are other meals than breakfast, but I can't htink of a better place to start your day. Enjoy all the art and the shop next door, it's likely you will take home something more than a full belly. read more

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Just home from traveling for a week and always require a solid New Mexican meal with green or red Chile Always.... The Range was tonight's choice and it did not disappoint But must mention the vegetable medley needs a change, the obligatory green beans are not good. Would love to see some Calabacitas, maybe some fresh corn. Rarely when i bring family or friends do i see anyone eating the medley Every thing else was outstanding as usual and we really enjoyed the Thursday happy hour half price appetizers (oohh the green chile strips are the way to go) Cocktails and draft beers too Great service so keep up the good work! read more

The Range Café - Pork picatta, awesome (minus the veg medley) - Mexican Near Me - Bernalillo, New Mexico

Great food, wonderful staff. Really enjoyed our dinner! My review needs at least 85 characters. Add a few more thoughts to post review. read more

Great spot!!! My second time here but for lunch instead of breakfast and it's a winner again. No need to post menu photos as there are plenty of. I had the NM Reuben that had the green chile and it was really good. The grilled ham and cheese was reportedly good too and a simple comfort food. Service by Jason was great. A definite MUST RETURN! read more

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Quality wise, I believe this is the best of the Range cafes. Went yesterday after a hike. Service :excellent, Food: excellent, Interior: not our favorite but love the tin ceilings! Seriously, the food is consistently great at this one . Don't often come because it's not as close for us. Do not forget your dessert. You'll thank me later read more

The Range Café - Mexican Near Me - Bernalillo, New Mexico

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My time in Bernalillo is limited, thus the historic (#1) Range Café was the only option I had considered while passing through town. The experience was so nice that I had 3 major realizations upon finishing my meal: 1) I'm extremely full. 2) I'm now a green chili convert 3) I'm definitely coming back here again. As I understand it, this is one of its oldest locations, in which this place opened shortly after the fire of its original flagship location experienced a fire in the early 90s. They've taken the term "ordinary food done extremely well" to new heights. It might not look like much from the outside, but the place is massive. There are chairs for days and no shortage of seating options for large to small groups. I'm told that there are long waits on the weekends, which goes to show how popular this place really is. There is even a large number of staffers onsite to accommodate. I started with a cup of their famous green chile stew. It was outstanding. There were hints of spice with every slurp, but a satisfying finish to the broth and a wonderfully simmered, fall-apart chicken meat inside. The best part of my chimichanga was the carne adovada meat, but the cabbage and accompanying sauce weren't my favorite. The combo meal of my green chile enchiladas with green chile rice was fabulous. It's a messy meal, but an intensely satisfying one and this is coming from someone who doesn't consider themselves a spice lord. The prices were probably expensive for the area ($45) but the service and quality of food made it far more tolerable. I realize the menu was so extensive that I'd make no hesitation in coming back. __________ (#1) Or touristy, whatever floats your boat. read more

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Original location alert. I love the vibe of this place, if you don't already know the range cafe is a staple of the Southwest. They have an extensive menu, however I encourage While you're at, there's plenty of art to look at it. I love this place. Some of the pieces are for sale, so be sure not have too many mimosas. I absolutely adore the banana pudding! It's the best I've ever had period. If you spill a shot of espresso on top you'll take me to heaven. Cool spot, brunch lunch dinner whatever. Service is resourceful. Even thought there's not an ice coffee on the menu, the team at range cafe were able to make it happen. read more

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The Range has some of the best food in town. It never disappoints and the food tastes homemade. Their desserts are to die for.

Bernalillo, New Mexico January 31, 2026 So quaint! Quirky! Unique!! Delicious! Love this place. It is a fun place with a quirky vibe. Antique toy fridges displayed in the dining area where I ate. Up front there is a counter to eat some of their many desserts. Off to the left of the main entrance they have their gift shop. I did not enter the shop. Waited 20 minutes on a Saturday night at 5:30 pm for a table. Most certainly worth it. Service was efficient. I ordered a draft beer and made it just in time for the five dollar happy hour. Also ordered chips and salsa which during happy hour are 50% off. The chips were probably some of the best I have had. They were crunchy and tasted almost buttery, so smooth. There were white corn chips mixed with blue chips. The salsa was well consisted and had great substance. My husband ordered the chicken chimichanga and I ordered the chicken burrito. We could not decide between red and green sauce so we asked the waiter to give us one of each on the side. Glad I did this because both were delicious. There was a copious amount of chicken. It was shredded and wrapped in the tortilla with pinto beans on the side. I truly cannot believe the amount of chicken in my burrito. And it was so tender. We were visiting from out of town and I wish I had gone back to this restaurant for the next night dinner as it was so delicious. Please make the effort to visit this restaurant when you are in town, just north of Albuquerque. read more

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I've been here before but was disappointed this trip. The ribs were SO tough and overcooked that they were nearly inedible. BUT... our server was fabulous-- a total dynamo! read more

Food was absolutely delicious and Erick our server was so sweet and helpful. The hostess was also super helpful in suggesting some delicious dessert! I can't wait to try the green chili apple pie We will make this a regular stop on our trip back to Dallas. read more

The Range Café - Death by Lemon oh so good - Mexican Near Me - Bernalillo, New Mexico

I do not recommend this restaurant. Their daily special was $10.99 which is great but they advertise 10%if you purchase a dessert. When I payed I told them we did not receive the 10% for ordering the dessert first. Manager said they do not stack discounts, I told him they need to include that in their advertisement. He said ok I will give you the 10% but added on the full price for the daily special. He wanted to mock me. I will never go there again. read more

We've eaten here many times in the past and never been disappointed, but there's a first for everything. Tonight we picked up a couple of Lobo club sandwiches with sweet potato fries. About a third of our fries were burnt. There was no bacon on the clubs, and just a couple very small slices of avocado, and tomato. OK, I thought, you're allowed to have a bad night. There was a very large catering order going out right before ours, so I know you were busy. Then things got really bad. I bit into one of the very hard burnt fries and broke my tooth. I know you guys can do better. I will say at least the turkey, bread, and what veggies there were on the sandwich were fresh. Edit: the manager, Kathy (?), really took care of us once this was brought to her attention. We will be back! read more

The Range Café - Burnt fries and little avocado pieces on my LOBO CLUB. - Mexican Near Me - Bernalillo, New Mexico

A lot of history and tradition are part of this restaurant. That is why we stopped for lunch on our way to a concert at Rio Rancho event Center. We arrived at the end of the lunch rush so that may have something to do with a low rating. We ordered the signature hamburger and blue corn enchiladas. The blue corn enchiladas were good but the signature hamburger was average with cold sweet potato fries. Keylime pie was better than average and if you order it prior to your meal, there's a discount. Excellent service from our server. read more

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do not believe their discounts, We ordered dessert first 10% discount (advertied at the table) Then we ordered the Monday special 10.99. at the cashiers we were told we don't stack discounts, i said it's not advertised that way. We were given the 10% AND paid 12.99 for the Monday special. to bad because this is the one Range we enjoyed. NO MORE, We're senior citizens trying to watch our budget, these kind of places do not help! read more

I worked a job near this restaurant and ate there one or two times a day for over a week. The food was consistently amazing. Theres a wide variety of food to choose from so I never got tired of eating there. The staff were mostly exceptional. There is a gift shop and the walls are covered in art. I believe they have music on the weekends. I would highly recommend this restaurant at the Bernalilo location. read more

Locals love this place. I am not so enthusiastic. * * * Yelp features rave reviews for the bar, for smash burgers and for corn pancakes. I had a vegetarian omelette, green chile hash browns and coffee. All three were boredom on a stick. The omelette was the kind of vegetarian food that they used to give to "poor suffering vegetarians whose pious ways keep them from enjoying meat". The omelette and the hash browns desperately needed both salt and kick. Since when should you have to put hot sauce on green chile hash browns? The coffee out of the pot was not stale but was not excellent either. I had things I had to get done that morning - so it was not the time to try out the bar people love. * * * My assessment is that I just ordered off the bottom 20% of the menu. But why should a restaurant have a bottom 20%? The restaurants I like, the bottom 20% is tied with the top 20% and everything is fantastic. read more

Well the Bernalillo Range Café is my favorite. They have live music. It's very quaint. It's worth the drive for me. All-time favorite place to go for comfort, food, and good music on Friday night in the area. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. read more

Breakfast was good. The plate we chose, Burgos rancheros, was a bit of a deconstructed dish with the chorizo on the side and the eggs smothered in red and green chili. I was expecting the chili to be a little more flavorful but nonetheless it was good. The coffee did have a different flavor I'm wondering if it's piñon coffee. The servers were attentive and took great care of their tables. the highlight of the visit was the cake... layers of chocolate cake, icing, cheesecake, flan, more icing, tres leches.. oh my ... it was so so good. They have fresh pastries, fresh cakes, you order desert first and get 10%off ;) And next door you get a nice gift shop with many local items and souvenirs to remind you of your time in NM. read more

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This place has the best food ever! Been there a few times and I have never had best service or food! The shops are amazing as well I love the native store toward the end that by far was the best if all the Mercantile! Kudos to this place. read more

Yuck! Gringo grade Mexican food was lousy and the house margarita was SO Sour it was undrinkable. This place was filled with gringos - always a bad sign. I think I would have been better off at Applebees and I hate Applebees. Maybe their pastries are what is good but bad tacos and lousy margaritas. Yuck. read more

Stopped in based on reviews and I'm so glad we did. The service was great and atmosphere was chill with beautiful artwork everywhere. I tried the tofu tacos and they were amazing! I don't even like tofu! Definitely recommend! read more

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Well the food was delicious as always. Too bad our waitress was in a mood and took it out on us. Completely ruined the experience. I don't get many days off where I can drive down to Bernalillo to go to my childhood eatery but today was the day. Ordered something new, and as always, the kitchen delivered deliciousness. At first I couldn't hear the waitress even with her standing right next to my chair. Then we ordered nachos with the onion stuff on the side, and she said that the chicken has onions too, I tried to say that'd be fine since it'd be cooked (again, eaten here for over 30 years). She seemed annoyed with me. Basically from there, getting refills on drinks was an effort on our part. She "forgot" the dessert discount for ordering dessert first for my other dinner. We asked for 4 containers since we had a lot of leftovers, she brought 2. Asked for more for the rest of the food, she only brought 1. It just seemed like retaliation the entire meal. The bacon was phenomenal though, as were my eggs, and the nachos. read more

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To me this is the OG of local diners. A lot of great artwork on the wall and food on the table. My "go to" is the Kitchen Sink! read more

The Range Café - Mexican Near Me - Bernalillo, New Mexico

We flew in from another state to see Chasing Time for the last time as the cafe is getting rid of live music. I made a reservation 2 weeks early and said we wanted a table in front of the band. 10 minutes late the put us at a huge table by the bathroom no where near the band! Forgot to give us menus, no one came to serve us until I walked back to the front desk and asked for menus Slow service and I was so upset I did not order anything. Food was okay for my friends. Lousy service and they just smiled and ignored us. When my friends were halfway through their meal someone not working there came to the table and asked if 5 people could join us as 2 of us were in the bathroom even though the food was on the table. They sat to have a drink. We left. Won't go to any of The Ranges Cafes again read more

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Orange Cranberry Mezcal Margarita!! -Run don't walk to the Range in Bernalillo to experience their holiday cocktail menu!! Alicia, the bartender at The Range created one of the best cocktails I've had! Trust me I know what I'm talking about. Along with of course any Christmas smothered item on their menu makes for an incredible holiday experience! Cheers Alicia! You are truly a local gem:) read more

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$5 margaritas that are amazing!! We love the Range. Great food and great service. 4 times a week for us! You should go too!

Sunday brunch was a madhouse. Terrible wait time without a reservation. Apparently no same day reservations. After getting seated the waiter told us there was a considerable wait time by the kitchen. Food was good. Staff courteous. My impression...under staffed with poor management. read more

Back here again and really enjoyed it again! Huevos rancheros were spot on, my hubby had some shredded chicken tacos, and the waitress helped my picky teenage son get exactly what he wanted - grilled chicken and some tortillas. The service was super, and we love the look and feel of the restaurant. I took a slice of the blueberry basil pie home and had a few bites, and it was so yummy. Highly recommend but also make a reservation in advance if you can because they are pretty busy! read more

The Range Café - Blackberry mango mojito - Mexican Near Me - Bernalillo, New Mexico

This place is a real treat. The staff are knowledgeable on the menu and very warm and happy to be there. Services A+. The ambiance is great, plenty of space and even with near full restaurant was still cozy. The food itself was amazing. The biscuits and gravy were scratch and among the best I have ever tasted. They had this carneavado on the side which is kind of like a pork carnita...also delicious. If you're headed north from ABQ this place is a must stop. read more

The Range Café - Biscuits and gravy we're amazing! - Mexican Near Me - Bernalillo, New Mexico

This has gotta be the most popular restaurant in town and there's a lot going for it here. They have a lounge in back with a bar and music stage. They have lots of artwork on the walls that you can purchase and a gift shop directly across from the checkout. One thing that really drives people through the door here is their very reasonable prices. I had their fantastic double meat smash burger with bacon, mushrooms and swiss. It was worth every penny! My 3 guests absolutely loved their entrées. One thing that's really unique is that they serve your entrée on Fiesta ware. They definitely have the formula down here, great prices, great food, and great service. When it's time to check out, they'll bring you a handhold device with the suggested tip amount. Definitely a place I'd come back to. Check out the photos below for the final touch. read more

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Food was great as always!!! CFS is the best!!! Stacked chicken enchiladas were also great!!!

Traveling through Bernalillo and Yelp guided me to this great place. Enjoyed a family oriented dining experience at The Range. The Country Fried Steak was amazing. Will be back next time Im in town. read more

Really great New Mexican food. Even better than El Pinto. Try everything! Try x-mas style chile on stuff!

This place is great! The food, service, and atmosphere make it a good place to eat throughout the day. After coming here multiple times, I've had so many great meals! My favorite so far is either the taco salad or the range chicken. They had wonderful flavors and a variety of toppings to add a bit of uniqueness to each one. Regarding the desserts, you can't really go wrong with any of them! My favorite is the carrot cake. I will definitely come here again! read more

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Lauren Ashley was our server and what a treat she was. The green chile chicken stew was delicious as usual. And the salmon on my salad was perfectly cooked to order. Will be back read more

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Everything you want in a restaurant. Great food. Great, lightening fast service, very affordable prices. Reverse happy hour helps bring prices down as well. This is the original and they have amazing local Artist's works and fun collectibles and the greatest RANGE collection I've ever seen. Gotta go of you've not been. read more

Great food and even better caramel pecan roll!!! Love the "order dessert first" concept and even more the inclusion of breakfast pastries. Will be back on our way back through town. read more

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This is an update to a previous 5-star review. The Smash Patty Melt is perfect, absolutely perfect. Two patties make it a full meal by itself. We enjoyed a side of chips and salsa - they are just the way they should be: fresh blue and yellow corn chips (again, a heaping pile) and chunk, savory fresh salsa. Such a great place for comfort food! read more

The Range Café - Chips and salsa the way it should be! - Mexican Near Me - Bernalillo, New Mexico

Waiter had some difficulties.Food came out.Warm and very little service to the table had to go find me to get a check and the food was fair.All the other waiters seemed to have their tables in order.But this one was a joke still left him a fifteen percent tip felt sorry for the cafe. Management not training staff or helping. read more