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    Big Daddy's Diner

    3.7 (262 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Robert V.

    We stopped here for a rest from the road. It's nifty little mountain café. We ordered a plate of fries, coffee and pie. The fries were salty and delicious. The coffee was hot and the pie was sweet and silky. The service was excellent. The ambience was what you would expect to find in a small mountain town simple and warm.

    Clint M.

    Love this place. Been coming here ever since discovering cloudcroft 5 years ago. I seem to always get the Henny Penny fried chicken. My wife got the fried chicken salad and a half basket of fried okra. I almost couldn't finish, but I powered through. I know they have great desserts but I was done! The dinner odds nestled in the valley fit outside of cloudcroft. Come early if you are here on the weekend. We came at five and when we left the dining room was almost full as was the parking lot.

    Julie C.

    Big Daddy's was an unexpected surprise tonight. This town where big daddy's is located is an absolute hidden gem! The whole feel to Cloudcroft is this cozy, dreaming resort, ski town. The businesses all put their heads together to create a magical place where there are everything from sundry stores to acute log cabin church, to strip malls that are decorated in a log cabin style, feeling with rustic signage, Christmas lights everywhere and they even adorn the driving path with lit snow snowflakes. One thing that made me laugh was there is a hardware store with 101 Dalmatians decorating it out front! So back to big daddy's, you walk in and it is a wonderful local feel to this place, rustic design, super friendly staff, the foods brought out quickly, and it was hot and fresh a huge menu of items to choose from!! There is plenty of parking and lots of space to sit, including a bar area. We ordered the fried pickles - they were outstanding! I had the triple chicken tacos soft and hard shell they were homemade tortillas and shells and just delicious! The French dip was also ordered to our table and was huge order with onion rings. Soooo tasty! 5 stars!

    Peach cobbler
    Sandra C.

    Absolutely enjoy this place. Great service and food! I love their country fried steak. They have an amazing chicken noodle soup that soothes your soul. Their Hot Beef Dip Sandwich is my favorite in town, it's my go to. My husband is particularly fond of the chicken fingers and chicken strip baskets, they are hearty. Sure to satisfy your appetite. During the colder months they have Pozole and although it has a bit of a kick, it's so delicious and has great flavor. This place is good for breakfast or lunch, they have a variety of options. They also have some tasty dessert options like pecan pie and peach cobbler. Yummy. Give this place a try before you head out to explore the beautiful scenery. The prices, service, and food are good. They do have a fried chicken family meal you can pick up and take home. *No alcohol is served though.

    Chicken (4 piece) w. Mac & Cheese/Coleslaw
    Olivia K.

    My friend and I decided to eat our last dinner in Cloudcroft before driving over to Carlsbad. We came upon Big Daddy's Diner because some stores had already closed by the time it came around to 7pm and this spot had fairly good reviews. So, we decided to give it a try. When my friend and I sat down and read the menu, we were both immediately drawn to okra and cheese curds for appetizers. We couldn't decide between the both of them, so we asked the server if we could possibly do half okra and cheese curds to which she responded "Yes" - you can opt for half servings. LET ME TELL YOU... this half serving of okra and cheese curds is way more than we bargained for! When we got the dish, we were both in shock by how big the "half" servings were - they were like 20-30+ pieces each. Both the okra and cheese curds were really good. It totally hit the spot. We kept on eating, but still couldn't finish because it was too much food, too filling with the cheese and too much fried food in one dish. I would rate these appetizers 5/5! We also opted to `share an order of Fried Chicken with a side of mac & cheese & cole slaw. I honestly was unimpressed by the chicken - 3/5. We decided to share, but I let my friend take more than half of the chicken (if not most) because I was quite full with the appetizer and the chicken wasn't as juicy as I would have preferred. Also, the mac & cheese was okay. The cole slaw was a good balance for all the fried foods we had. But it was also okay. I've had better... All in all, we left very full. I rate it 4 because the prices were very reasonable. I'm glad that the pricing of the food wasn't so expensive which is always a plus when traveling. The server was also very attentive/nice. Also, the most memorable part of the whole meal was probably the half serving of fried okra & cheese curds - which left a good first impression.

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    Lovely Mountain Family Restaurant. No cocktails, beer or wine but friendly service and good food.

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    Loved breakfast at Big Daddy's Diner. Highly recommend the breakfast burrito smothered in green sauce.

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    It took a long time to get our food. The only thing good to eat is chicken strips and burgers.

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    Absolutely amazing food. we will definitely be making the trip back from Texas. The food was fresh, timely, and above and beyond in flavor.

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    Dave's Cafe

    3.4
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    I went here as a solo traveler a few weeks ago, and I enjoyed it. The food was okay, nothing great…read morebut nothing bad, but the service was really good and they made me feel comfortable as a solo woman. I feel like the food has potential to be really good, it seems like a quality issue because the fries I had were greasy and soggy but tasted alright, and my burger was really watery and seemed like cheap ground beef. That's not the staff's fault though. Overall a good place to stop if you're on a budget, if you're looking for really good food then go down the street

    Just left this establishment. We were served over cooked, over priced chicken wings that were old…read moreand tough. Not appetizing at all. Also, server had trouble with the register and pretended she couldn't get the bill printed with all the items I ordered. She showed me an incomplete bill but after it was added correctly I tried to review it on the POS screen. The server quickly skipped forward to the card tap screen. I added a tip and asked to see my final bill, then discovered 18% gratuity was already added. The final tip was nearly 38%. As I explained the error, the two servers at the register became belligerent and told us to step out of the way. No offer to see a manager or apologize for the error. The food nor the service warranted the price paid. Place is run down and I was hoping the food was clean all the time I was eating.

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    Cloudcroft Brewing Company

    Cloudcroft Brewing Company

    4.3
    (375 reviews)
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    Definitely the most popular place in town, bedsides the bbq spot…read more FOOD- I got an anchovy pizza, on gluten free crust (cuz I'm bougie), with pesto sauce instead of tomato. It was good, but my God it was salty lol I was a bit sad in the amount of anchovies that were on the pizza as well. Was hoping for a good amount Had a mead before the meal that was tasty as well, just not a fan of the half pour, since it's treated like a wine. My friend got the 3 taco plate. She loved it. Lot of meat on tacos, very tender, & really juicy. She liked the option between the 2 sauces for her chips. SERVICE- The bartender did a great job though. Very attentive to EVERYONE in her area. The door girl was the opposite lol maybe a bad day for her, idk, but just a lack of giving a F, if you know what I mean haha AMBIANCE- Nice. A pretty awesome patio too. Front room is a bit crowded though, since the bar is very small. Lot of room in the back though for eating, & then the connected distillery has plenty of room for the drinkers

    We were visiting family in the area and decided to go here again. This time was a DISASTER of an…read moreexperience. The pizzas are still good. We had Coreys Fav and the Sweet and Spicy, both were really great. Flavors are good and the crust is nice. Seating wasn't bad, weather was great for a late June day, the large doors were open in the seating area, a nice breeze blowing. ... some really nice ambience. Where this goes horribly south is the LARGE automatic gratuity that they decided to impose on us because we had 7 adults and 1 infant at the same table, even tho we came in 3 separate groups and paid as 3 separate groups. 20% they wanted to charge us, not the state define 15%. Both of which I think is both unethical and not right in any way, as a gratuity is supposed to be based on the level of service received and not as an automatic supplement because the business doesn't want to pay the employees adequate wages. The service we received WAS NOT worth anywhere near even the 15% the state recommends. The server takes the order, and delivers the order, the same as any fast food chain. We had to get our own water and drinks. They don't stop to ask if we want anything else, refills, more cider/beer, desert, NOTHING! Yet they want to auto bill a gratuity of 20% for services that are NOT rendered. We did talk to the server, and he said that's how it was and there was nothing he could do. So we asked for the manager. She finally came and said she could remove it but it would take a while. However, all she did was provide a discount to lower the price to "compensate" for the gratuity, which wasn't a total discount, as it was still 88 cents more than the original bill, AND the auto gratuity was still in the bill! Ok, guess who didn't get any extra tips. So this server got his normal hourly rate, we were there roughly an hour, as well as an additional $30 + in auto gratuity to simply take an order and have someone else deliver it, he did absolutely nothing else for us to earn that level of gratuity. Keep in mind, we were NOT a group of 8 as the small print on the menu states. This was very aggravating and very unprofessional.

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    Big Daddy's Diner - tradamerican - Updated August 2026

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