We stopped for breakfast at El Rancho Restaurant in Gallup, New Mexico, located in the historic El…read moreRancho Hotel, which serves American and Mexican food with a Hollywood theme, featuring dishes named after movie stars like the "John Wayne Burger" and "Ronald Reagan Burger". This location is on the Historic Route 66 Highway. I'm still in search for the best New Mexico chili and trying as many locations before leaving. I enjoyed the huevos rancheros breakfast in green chili salsa at El Rancho. While dining at El Rancho, we met a group visiting from Wales, UK in the U.S. for the World Cup turns out Josh Thomas is a professional Rugby Player in Wales they were so nice. The service was great. I bought a few souvenirs and Prickly Pear candy at their gift shop. The weather in Gallup is much nicer and cooler than it was in Rosewell. Check out this near town! Happy Yelping :)

This place is mediocre at best. I went here because Gallup doesn't have a ton of options, it is…read moreclose to where I'm staying and the recent reviews were ok, plus I was hungry. I ordered the three dips and chips - which is a shareable appetizer. It came out almost as soon as I ordered it and since I was only the third person in the restaurant I wondered if they had a bunch pre-made in case they got busy. The guac wasn't made to order. It looked like it had been sitting out for awhile, but tasted ok. Queso was good. Salsa was decent. Chips were good but I had more tiny broken pieces than actual dip worthy chips. For dinner I chose the Rita Moreno with chicken, no sour cream and no beans. I got it "Christmas style" so I could try both green and red sauces. When it was brought to me the plate had beans on it and the enchiladas weren't even hot - they were barely warm. The cheese garnish on top was barely melted. I started with the red side. The sauce was very spicy (I love spice so no big deal for me). I wasn't a big fan of the flavor so I switched to the green side. The sauce had a decent amount of spice but way more flavorful IMO. The tiny rice scoop was decent, but again, all this food was barely warm. The waiter came by once to say sorry about the beans but a random hotel/restaurant guest that was muttering something incoherently prevented me from being able to get a refill of my soda. By the time the waiter checked in again I was over it and asked for my check. I guess I could say the appetiser met expectation but would have been much better had the guac been made to order. With all the hype this place got I expected more. There is a bar and a gift shop connected to it and a historic hotel where apparently come famous people stayed long ago. Since I'm not staying there and was there only for dinner I would have rather had a better meal experience and less hype. My advice is to keep looking unless you have it as a stop on your bucket/checklist.

Food cooked to order and rushed to the table, right off the grill! Real food. Real ingredients! No…read morepowdered eggs, or square hash browns. Staff is welcoming and super friendly. This is what a great cafe should be. You don't come here for ambience. You come for real home cooking!

Customer service was exceptional, ensuring we had everything we needed and refill on coffee. Many…read morelocals were there to enjoy the food and appeared to be repeat customers. Pleasant environment, I especially loved the decor on the walls. The food was delicious, I had a chorizo breakfast burrito stuffed with has browns and scrambled with eggs. The burrito was smothered with my choice of green chile sauce, not spicy, however it was delicious. The whole beans served were flavorful. The other plate was the huevos rancheros with red sauce that was amazingly delicious, the kind of sauce you can eat Camarones (shrimp) à la Diabla, and the spice was just right! Coffee was delicious, not too strong or watered down, just right! I would come back to this place if I wasn't just passing thru.

New management, new kitchen staff, reduced menu choices especially types of meat including adovada…read more Red chili is now watery without much flavor. It's no longer my go to for local NM cooking.

Great breakfast and quickly prepared. Staff girls are friendly and easy on the eyes!read more

We ate food, so it gets a star. The SMALL basket of chips and salsa was good, because it left lots…read moreof room for what we ordered. The "salsa" was very watery...no substance. I asked the waitress about the salsa and she brought another small plastic cup of the same thing, but there were a couple of chile seeds in it. She explained that their salsa was made in a blender and that's why it is watery. The food took a long time to get to us and it lacked flavor. Not many restaurants are open on Sundays in Gallup. So usually a restaurant in Gallup, on Sundays is packed. This one was open, but only had a few customers.

Worth the wait. Home cooking. Friendly staff. Packed with local, happy patrons. Delicious food…read more Fresh chips and salsa. Comfortable benches.

We were passing through Gallup and wanted to try something local. We were not disappointed. Our…read moreserver was very kind and happy to offer suggestions from the menu. The portions were generous and the flavors were remarkable. This was one of our favorite stops during our 12 state road trip.

Found this place while passing through Gallup. The prices were decent. The special was a great…read moredeal. The chips and salsa were okay. The spice level is mid level if you like Spice. It was delish. Our only complaint was the constant stream of peddler asking if we wanted to buy stuff. It was annoying. We came to eat and chat, not shop. Perhaps have them set up outside. Otherwise the food and service were good.

Came for lunch and enjoyed the overall look of the restaurant situated in the middle of a…read moreneighborhood. Staff was friendly and attentive. Got the mexi burger that looked great when it came out of the kitchen but was just ok. Lacked any kind of seasoning. The fries however really killed the dish. Hardly cooked, soggy and covered in grease. Common theme again no seasoning. The Mexican dishes coming out though looked good so maybe I ordered the wrong thing. I'll probably explore other spots before returning here.

Always the best service and delicious food served. 5/5 Customer service. Splendid and never…read moredisappoints. Mango habanero chicken wings so delicious

Vary accommodating for our vegetarian diet. We will be back. We recommend the stuffed sopapilla…read moresubbing French Fries for the meat and only ted sauce.

Great Service order came fast and was Delicious I highly recommend if you're in the area. The green…read morechili was all that you would expect in New Mexico

Awesome food truck location with excellent food. Great service and fair prices for delicious…read moreMexican food options. recommended the place to some friends and we will go back next time we are in Gallup, NM. the address on Yelp is outdated/wrong. Food Truck is now located on 7th and Munios.

Hard to find authentic pork tamales here address is her home they have a catering truck but if you…read morecall they will bring them out to you