The Range Cafe Central. It's a new restaurant here, but it's also an old restaurant in the ABQ area. The Range Cafe brand has been around for years and they have a well-deserved reputation. What makes this particular location even more special is that it was transformed from one wonderful restaurant to the Range during our COVID-19 quarantine life. The former restaurant was Standard Diner, a hip, sophisticated version of Range Cafe. Within the neighborhood, we were all sad to see the Standard go but you can't go wrong with The Range and all of their New Mexico-inspired dishes. To help us adjust, the owners decided to keep some of the Standard favorites on the menu and to keep the Standard Diner decor. Win-win. We all win. Their food is a proven winner. Here's one side note: This Christmas, I ordered their one-person Hot Turkey Plate which is on their menu. It comes with roasted turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry-orange chutney, and a side vegetable of their choice, in this case, it was green beans. It was a great addition to my day, plus, there was so much food that I have enough for one or two more meals. Another thing that made it special is that they prepared the turkey right on the carcass. You know it's fresh and not processed. This particular dish is the quintessential dish The Range Cafe offers. A delicious meal created with the freshest ingredients made from scratch that harkens back to your childhood. At least, from my childhood. The perfect comfort food. read more

The Range Cafe - The Meat Lovers pizza - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We wanted different things for lunch, and the Range had a diverse menu. One niece ordered cauliflower risotto and her daughter and her friend ordered grilled cheese sandwiches. Husband ordered the build your own pizza (sausage) and I ordered Alex's quesadilla with chicken. The sweet woman who cleaned our table outside and seated us in the warming sun brought us chips and salsa to stem our hunger. She also brought us hot tea, coke, and a cranberry margarita (more ice than drink!). The cream separated in the hot tea, which was unappetizing. Our sweet lady brought me another tea, this time with no cream! We didn't need honey as the tea we ordered were sweet. When my niece ordered another cranberry margarita, it came without ice & was MUCH better. Due to CoVid, we patrons ate outside. Due to social distancing, we sat at one table outside and there were three other parties - a single, a double, and a party of six. We were all far apart. Everyone wore masks unless eating or drinking. Everyone's food was delicious! Our service was outstanding, too! We will definitely be back. read more

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This place did not disappoint. Our server Rob was the ideal server--balanced amount of helpful suggestions and letting us scrap it out ourselves. We shared the green breakfast burrito with bacon and the blue corn pancakes with blueberries. The pancakes had pine nuts on top which was a treat. Excellent flavor profile. I had a pickle Bloody Mary and my life is changed. I will forever order that!! My spouse had the prickly pear margarita and he downed that thing quickly! We hope to come back any time we are in town. Come. Eat. You won't regret it! read more

The Range Cafe - Pickle Bloody Mary and prickly pear margarita - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Service was good. Ambiance was nice. Food was meh. Ordered the patty melt it was dry and didn't really have any flavor. BF ordered the biscuits and gravy. The biscuits were dense and the gravy didn't have any flavor. Bacon was good. Side salad was good. read more

I ordered the DDD Meatloaf plate. You will see in the attached picture that it comes with what I call farm fresh green beans. Because I grow green beans in my garden, I am used to them being cooked very lightly which makes them crunchy, so most of you may want them cooked more. The bacon wrapped meatloaf was good but I would have preferred it to have been cooked medium. They were out of the Death by Lemon which by the description I can understand why. I settled for the Chocolate Coconut Cream Pie. You cannot go wrong with this dessert. They make a majority if not all of their desserts in house. I definitely recommend that you give this establishment a try. They have a vast menu for both food, drinks and desserts. My guess is you will leave quite satisfied! read more

The Range Cafe - Green tea and chocolate coconut cream pie - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Tasty Bloody (pickle) Mary to start off a really good meal. Love all the things to look at and converse about during the meal. The adovada(spelling) was super tender and the grits cooked perfectly. Enjoyed the touch of fried onion pieces. They just need to watch their fresh produce, it was looking pretty sad. The menu looked like it had a lot of fun items to try! read more

The Range Cafe - Half a Pickle Mary - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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A quick breakfast before flying out of Albuquerque on Sunday afternoon. The place was busy, the food was good, the service was fast and we made our flight. All good. read more

I love breakfast here. Get the range roundup. It might not be in the menu but you will not regret it!!!

Great food - Great service. I had the Shrimp Tacos. A little messy but great flavor and a lot of shrimp. You have to have the beans and rice too. Mix them together. The bomb! Their deserts look wonderful. I will have to try next time I'm in town. Neat atmosphere also. read more

The Range Cafe - Tequila Shrimp Tacos - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Having breakfast with our grandson is a great pleasure. Amber was really amiable and did a fantastic job taking our order, so everything went perfectly. Every week, they come. read more

Service was good. We went at an odd hour so the bartender was our server. Hamburger was so so, sweet potato fries soggy and cold, but the coconut cream pie was outstanding. There were several luscious looking desserts on display. We left with full tummies but probably won't be back. read more

Great place to eat. Great atmosphere at this location. Service a little slow only because they were a little short on staff at the time of my visit. Friendly environment and servers. read more

The Range Cafe - Biscuits and Biscuits & Gravy Deluxe! - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I arrived at this new location, filled with anticipation and a zest for the Range of old A difficult waitress compounded by no additional help led to heavy heart. The guacamole and stale chips without an offer of a refill sealed the deal The creme brûlée had an icy stare very much like the wait staff. I would love to give this another try read more

Nice eatery downtown that has plenty of options that can accommodate a lot of picky eaters, or groups of people with different dietary restrictions. Staff was friendly. Has indoor and outdoor seating options. Desserts looked amazing but didn't try any. read more

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This is probably the worst service I've received. We arrived and were seated and to took 29 minutes for a server to come talk to us even though a couple walked by our table. Server came took our drink order and 15 minutes later arrive with it incomplete and wrong. The remainder came15 minutes later we place our order and it took 40 minutes to arrive. That was the last time we saw the server till we finished we gave him out credit cards and it took another 30 minutes to come back with our cards and the way we asked for it to be divided was wrong at that point we let be and signed them and left. Since the cha he from Standard Diner to Range the service has gone down hill and food quality has gone down hill. Were I able to give negative stars I would have. read more

I've been to The Range Cafe on Rio Grande, but I was happy to see this new location on Central Avenue - close to the heart of downtown Albuquerque. It's a smaller and more intimate location than the one on Rio Grande . . . and it has an outside patio. During the time of Covid, having the option of a patio has been a life-saver. When inside dining was taboo, the restaurants that could make social distancing and patio dining available were ahead of the game. The new Range Cafe made us feel comfortable eating at a social distance from other guests. All the service folks were masked. as were we until we started eating. As usual with The Range Cafes, our breakfasts were excellent. Now, here is where I admit that I have never eaten anything but breakfast at a Range Cafe. I know, I know, everyone tells me their other meals are excellent too . . . but, heck, when you can have blue corn w/pinon nut pancakes, why eat anything else? Coffee is excellent too - always a test for how good a restaurant is. Strong and fresh. Okay, next time I go - tomorrow? - I will try something else . . . promise. read more

Sat at the bar for lunch. Bartender was very friendly. Enjoyed a local beer, Purple Haggard which was a lighter pilsner that was refreshing. I ordered the blue corn cheese relleno with green rice and pintos. I added a side of guac that was pretty small with lots of raw onion. The food had great spice level and flavor. I got both red & green chile. Super tasty. Fast service. They serve breakfast most if the day. Enjoy! read more

Downtown location. The scrambled eggs are the best I have ever had!! The pecan sweet roll was big enough for two.

Great food and service!! Healthy options really enjoyed it. Planned to go to the grove but it was so busy I went to the range, glad I did.

Good food and nice environment where we could have a conversation. Will definitely go back.

Very good food, fresh and tasty. The servings are huge. They have a choice of red and green chili. I had the red. It was yummy. I love the fact that the burrito I ordered had the potatoes on the side rather than in it. read more

Delicious food. Worth the wait! Home made goodness. The savory green chili stew was by far the best I have ever had, chunks of real white meat chicken breast, fresh potato/squash/carrot/celery/tomato/onion, and of course New Mexico green chilis, topped with blue corn tortilla strips. The salad was great too. Fresh breaded coffee really hit the spot to wash down the meal. I will be back to try more from the tantalizing menu at this fine diner! read more

The Range Cafe - Grilled Salmon Berry Salad - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I wish I'd tried this place sooner! For some reason, I didn't think they served alcohol here, so I kept passing it by. I finally tried it on Independence Day, since it was one of the few places open, and was glad I did. They have a full bar! I've been back several times since then. The menu has a wide variety of food, and all of it looks really good, even the stuff I haven't tried. Everything I've had there so far has been great, and the portions have been large. The staff is friendly and attentive, and the music is pleasant. The dishes I recommend from personal experience are the Quesadilla, the Mediterranean Salad, and the Blue Corn Enchiladas. They also have a 3 PM - 6 PM happy hour daily, with drink specials and $3 Tacos (which are large & tasty)! read more

Great food, great atmosphere and we love to have breakfast there ant time we come up from El Paso, Texas.

By far a great burger! One of the best; and I'll say better than I expected. Super service. Really interesting selection of margaritas. The green Chile margarita looked tempting but the blood orange margarita was outstanding. My burger with green chili was cooked perfectly. I would honestly say as good as Chef Ramsey's in Las Vegas, it was that good. See the pics for my proof. Green chili dressing on the salad was interesting and not powerful as I had expected but was good. It definitely enhanced the greens. Excellent service also made for a great experience. HIGHLY recommend the burgers. read more

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Since moving to Albuquerque a couple year ago, Range Cafe has become my favorite restaurant! Everything I try on the menu is really good; cannot recommend it highly enough! read more

Unfortunately I'm not completely satisfied with happy the breakfast service at this location. I usually love Range Cafe and they are one of my favorites for breakfast in Albuquerque. I love the dirty chai, they have refreshing Italian sodas, tasty alcoholic drinks (especially the bloody Mary's)... However, this is my first time at this location. So I ordered an Italian soda and modified eggs Benedict with tomato and avocado minus the bacon. The Italian soda was forgotten, and the eggs Benedict came out burned and cold. The hollandaise sauce was all over the place, all over the fruit cup, it completely absorbed the meal... And the side of potatoes also arrived cold and not very appealing. I usually hesitate in taking things back for a new order for fear of pissing off the cook, but this meal was just not good. The new order did come out better and the server stayed professional. In fact the server really redeemed them and did make things better. Thank you Mike P! I may try them out again and update the review if the experience improves. read more

The Range Cafe - Cold and not appealing - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Delicious food, wonderful service and fabulous desserts! More like a dinner/cafe from a food selection perspective with numerous choices, it probably has something for everyone. I had the southwest sampler platter with chicken tacos, enchiladas and a chili relleno (a personal favorite). All was nicely prepared and delicious! The service was friendly, helpful and attentive. The dessert was the star though. Plenty to choose from with an interesting slight twist on each it seems such as chocolate coconut cream pie and the awesome blueberry pie had a touch of cinnamon in it. I loved this place! read more

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This little place has it going ON! Quick service, friendly conversation, fresh coffee, and the papas con carne were spot on delightful. Can't wait to return to New Mexico one day. read more

Made a point of coming back to the Range when I came into town for work. Really like the Bernalillo location, but could only find time for the downtown location. Food was outstanding, service was friendly and timely without being intrusive. Great atmosphere, sparkling clean facility. Only downsize was - no black and white cookies! Will definitely be back when I am in town. Thanks for a great meal. read more

The Range Cafe downtown is great, but the service was pretty slow the day we went and the food was not fantastic. read more

The Range Cafe - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I travel to the area about once a month for work and I stay at the Springhill Suites across from Presby Hospital. It's been a challenge to find great restaurants in that area that are open, have adequate parking, and good food. I stumbled upon this place and was not disappointed. The menu was small, but specialized. They had authentic green chile/Mexican options on their menu along with amazing salad options and American cuisine. The drink menu was comprehensive and a lot of mixed drink options to choose from. I had a coconut cranberry mixed drink and it was delightful! The had a seasonal menu with some drinks and food options as well. I chose Beef Diane that was served on top of cheesy grits with green beans. While the plating was a but runny from the sauce, the entire meal had excellent flavor and was very filling. I also took a slice of the lemon cheesecake-like dessert home. The dessert menu and display cases were amazing! All home-made and something for everyone. My dessert was amazing, a lemon lovers delight! I would highly recommend the cafe and plan to visit again with future travels. read more

A+ rating! The food is delicious, service is top notch and the whole experience was so pleasant. We had Derek as our server and he was so personable and prompt. The food was cooked to perfection. Reasonably priced also. We are visiting Albuquerque this weekend and now headed home with a fully belly and happy hearts! read more

The Range Cafe - Biscuits & Gravy Deluxe - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Awesome food and service. Thank you from a visitor from Texas. Nachos done right! Perfection.

Good food, great service , anf pleasant atmosphere. Blah. Blah, blah, blah, blah,blah

It was great food and service! Although the grits and carne were not super great. Not a a lot of flavor. I will say though the mimosas my husband and I had were amazing and gave us such a good buzz we didn't give AF about how the food tasted lol. Also get the banana pudding. That shit is bomb af when you have a good buzz from the mimosa! Thank you the range cafe at downtown read more

Well has very high hopes Ordered Blue Corn Enchiladas Plating was pretty but stop there Meat was good quality Beans and rice were not scratch made and poor quality Food was served semi warm and tough tortillas not properly prepared or served had to use a knife to cut and enchilada not good Staff excellent Come for the drinks not the food read more

Food, Service, Ambiance- ALL EXCELLENT CARNE ADOVADA!!! Is an absolute must! It's the best I've ever had!!! We ordered the Papa's con carne, it came with potatoes, melted cheese, I ordered eggs over easy and it come with the most succulent, flavorful carne adovada- We sat at the bar and were served by ARI the mixologist, her drinks look amazing and she the absolute sweetest... very knowledgeable and just so nice! read more

The service was sporadic at best. Waited for beverages while asked 3 times by two different people what that was... ?!??? Food sat up at Window while several staff members walked up, looked at it, then walked away! By the time foods arrived at table, it had taken 40 minutes from the time order was placed, but hamburger was RAW in the middle. (I could see the food sitting there, and then being brought to the table.) Walked out. Hate to think how sick the food would have made me, or the rest of my party. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED. Too many years in the service industry to find this acceptable. Come on, you can do better!!! Your reputation is better than this!!!! The place is cute, though. Whatever. Food was HORRIBLE, service was scatterbrained. read more

Range cafe Rio Grande nice and clean. too long of a wait time. they have open tables, but I am assuming they may be understaffed. server was not attentive. we had to ask for appetizer and refills. just not friendly people. I liked the food but bad service all around. won't recommend or come back. read more