Ok... disappointed tonight... we waited like 10 mins for our water to arrive then the waiter took longer to come ask if we wanted an appetizer or to order our food... Once she came we ordered the Spinach artichoke dip which was really good very cheesy and pippin' hot! But we ordered our food at the same time so i don't know why that took so long. by the time it got to us it was luke warm - almost cool. With the fans blowing it got cold really fast. She took about 25 mins to come back and ask if we needed anything and by that time it was the CHECK which she didn't bring for another 15 mins and once she did that was another wait to get our cards back.. Pretty sure that whole process took longer than us actually eating our food. Definitely not the best experience and so I'm hoping the next one will be great! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Endless Options! Mainly Chicken but not really any vegetarian plates ... - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sadly this scratch kitchen has to be scratched off my list. The only reason they are getting two stars is because our waiter Thomas was great and on top of things. We were a part of six. They said it would be thirty minutes to be seated (even though there were plenty of tables for six open). We were seated in about 20 minutes. Thomas arrived and brought us some of the delicious croissants - and they were a nice treat but should be served after dinner. We ordered and were served our drinks quickly (sounds good so far, huh?) Then the six of us ordered dinner. Between the six of us, there were 4 Hamburgers & Fries ordered - 3 medium rare and 1 medium, and two wrap sandwiches. 1 burger came out just right. The other three were disasters - mine being the worst. It was perfectly raw (I will attempt to put a picture below). The cheese on top was an afterthought and not melted. The bun felt like it just came out of the freezer. I asked for crisp fries and they were limp. I asked our waiter to speak with the kitchen manager and he went to get the manager but the person was unavailable. About ten minutes later the restaurant manager came over and said well I can have it re-made for you or just take it off the bill. I asked her how long it would take to remake it (we were dropping someone off at the airport) and she said at least 15 minutes. Now mind you I like my meat medium rare and I love my steak tartare, but this was just difficult to eat, so I didn't. This is our second trip to Cheddars. Probably will be our last. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Yes please! The croissants are delicious, I want the manufacturer's number... or recipe. That's even before we order!! Can you imagine the food??!! I have had seafood, steaks and other things and I want everything on the menu. I've posted pictures on yelp but you can't see flavor. One time the fish was too salty. I wonder where that fish is from so I can tell him easy on the drinking read more

At the hotel and starving after a 12 hour drive. Had the sampler appetizer and salmon with baked potato loaded. The croissants were awesome and we had leftovers the next day! read more

It's conveniently located in restaurant row near the mega theater in Albuquerque. It's also about expectations, everyone is under staffed, so I always appreciate the service staff who are working. The parking is easy and plentiful. Cheddar's is a small chain that has the presence in New Mexico Arizona Texas Oklahoma and Kansas It's about being realistic remember this is chain restaurant not a high end bistro somewhere. It has a southern style to it. The food was well prepared hot and delicious. The service was fast and efficient and they are used to families. They have hot buttered croissants that come out as well as myriad other appetizers like onion rings that are stacked. I went with my friend and both of us enjoyed our food I had shrimp and chicken tenders and she had steak and chicken tenders and both were huge portions that I could hardly finish one entree and took the other one home to eat later the sides were also massive as well I was able to eat half a side of mashed potatoes and half a side of the cheesy broccoli and had enough for the chicken tenders entry that I took home. We both had a good experience and I would recommend this for large groups. read more

Great all around. Food service and atmosphere. Went with a small group and we all shared a taste of each others' food.

I have not been at Cheddar's for awhile. This is my first time back since before the pandemic. The menu definitely changed and I am sad that my favorite nachos platter is gone. The free butter croissants is a great replacement, though. Their prices are still great and the serving size is massive! For appetizers, we ordered the Wisconsin cheese bites which are heavenly! Or group ordered the pecan salad, lemon chicken, and the buttermilk chicken sandwich for myself. Honestly, the croissants and the appetizer are so heavy, I did not even finished half of my sandwich. Our entrees are okay, average, nothing special but no complaints as well. Negative one star (coz half a star is not possible) for the service we received. The restaurant was not full when we visited. Not sure if they were short-staffed or if our server is busy elsewhere. I only got to see her twice, maybe. We did not order much but I just hoped our drinks were refilled faster. read more

They put a lot of inion and their magi teA is bad! So not ask for beeban sauce u will rege Update: I come back today I no lkke!!! Never check in us por service! I like chicken they do not like turtle tho! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - But fry - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Simply amazing meal but what was even more amazing was our server Jessica. She is quick with the drinks and fast with the food. A personality anyone would enjoy. We did not have to wait a long time to be seated. Portions are big, drinks are bigger and For some reason my belly never has room for dessert! read more

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I'm so glad I got out of my bubble to sit at the bar and enjoy a great steak dinner. I was about to throw a pity party cuz work was a drag. But dayum that new t-bone brought back fond memories of pre-pandemic food menus and packed restaurants. Great staff and good times! Definitely coming back. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - T-bone steak and Loaded Baked Potato! - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ok I'm an out of towner so I get it but bare with me. We stopped by this place because it was busy and assumed it must be a great dinner spot. this place was PACKED people dressed up having big parties, date nights, etc. Restaurant is decorated nicely, staff was AMAZING but the food.... It's like a worse version of Coco's. Side salad-Gross. Baked Potato-dry AF. The weird microwaved croissants as the bread... I'd put 5 stars for the staff and our amazing waiter read more

One of my favorite go to restaurants! Even though they don't do reservations the wait isn't too long and they send you a text whenever your table is ready. My favorites entree there is chicken tenders with the honey hot sauce! They portions are big too and I always filled stuffed and satisfied when I leave the restaurant. This croissant they serve you when you are seated melts in your mouth when you take a bite into it. I also enjoy their peach tea and Island Tiki served in a huge glass and it's delicious! I come here so often with my family and friends that they also love going to the restaurant. read more

Didn't want to have to do this because we really like the food here but the service is awful.

Hard to find.because of all the other places and confusing roads in this location. Good wait staff but food was so so. Won't be going there again. read more

Had a great dinner on Friday night with family and friends. Cheddar's is a great spot because it has a broad menu selection so everyone is sure to find something the like. I tend to go with my usual which is either the salmon plate or the blackened salmon salad. Our waitress was great, very friendly. My dad ordered a side of Texas toast to have with his meatloaf, not sure a regular piece of sandwich bread could pass as Texas toast, plus it was oddly only toasted on one side. They also forgot to put the bourbon glaze on my dad's meatloaf but did bring it later on the side. read more

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Food was good, server was really great and always checked on us. The food came out pretty quickly and we never seemed to have our beverages or water run out. The atmosphere is really nice and the food was tasty and felt fresh. There were some small minor issues but the staff was quick to fix the issues and make things right. I'll leave it at that. I would come back and dine again. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Ribs & Shrimp - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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we came in for a late night meal. They were completely disorganized. The tables were filthy, and we discovered that we were sitting in the wrong section because of the filthy tables we weren't served. We left not worth it. In my opinion. The staff was not particularly helpful either. Front desk was downright rude. read more

It was a terrible experience. We were on the wait list and we checked in when we got there and then they forgot us. After 35 minutes I asked what was going on. They lost us off the wait list. Then then seated us, in a section that was full of young families with screaming, jumping and food throwing children that were being ignored by their parents. We are in our late 60s and we were there to celebrate mother's day the night before. Our food was average and the worst part of the evening, our dippy waitress spilled a whole tray of other people's drinks all over my husband and he was soaked. It took forever to get a real towel and by then, it was too late. My husband's suit pants reeked. We should have gotten a free meal for all our trouble but not so. Never go there AGAIN!!! read more

Only showed up tonight because I was invited. And I figured "give it another shot". Well, isn't Russian roulette fun when Murphy's law is in play. I'd been happier staying home and making a bologna sandwich. And that's not trying to be rude, that's how I feel. Make an incentive to pay $38 for two. My original plan would've cost me 50 cents. We would've ordered dessert but the waitress was kind of dismissive and cool. We don't need to spend anything extra. The floor is never clean. I stepped in butter - or what I believed to be that - on the way to the restroom. I'm just done. Thanks. read more

The buttered croissant served as bread was hard as a rock. Soup was barely warm. Salad was not bad but came much later than soup. I ordered both together as a dinner. The menu is much smaller than the last time I visited, which is fine but they only have ONE soup option baked potato soup. That's it all the time. Tasted like canned soup and was runny in consistency. Server was very nice, but I won't be back. read more

Cheddars always seems to have something tasty on the menu. We have the chicken fried chicken and breaded fish. Both very fresh and tasty. Salads were crisp and fresh as well. Only issue was the fries which were cold, hard and dried out. Seemed like they had been sitting on a counter all day. Other than that no complaints. read more

One of our favorite date night restaurants to go to! We love coming here for our cheat meals cause their food tastes so great. Only downfalls are when eating here are the high caloric contents in their foods! Its usually packed here on week nights regardless of the days. Parking is packed around the surrounding areas but you can always grab parking a little bit further. Customer service is always on point here as our waitress checks up on us as well as their managers. I usually order the blackened salmon with grilled shrimps served over rice, with 2 sides (brocolli cheese casserole and mashed potatoes). I never finish cause the whole meal are filling. I tend to eat the sides first and save the rice and salmon for later. The BF orders the 14oz steak since hes a gluttton with his sides being the broccoli cheese casserole and baked potato (topped with bacon!) We definitely look forward to our next cheat meal date! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Blackened Salmon with Grilled Shrimp over Rice, Broccoli Cheese Casserole and Mashed Potatoes - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

My son and I both got the salmon dinner plate. You get an extra 3 or 4 oz on the dinner plate for only $2 more than the lunch. I got southern green beans and steamed broccoli for my side that were amazing. The salmon dinner plate was only $12.95 Service is pretty good. I love their saltwater aquarium. read more

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My Mother and I decided to check out the Cheddar's here in Albuquerque today for lunch. She had lunch at a Cheddar's restaurant a few months ago visiting with friends in Lubbock, TX. We were seated at our table by a very sweet young lady and after a few minutes Isai introduced himself as our server. It was love at first sight. lol. Isai was attentive, friendly, professional, courteous, thoughtful and genuinely caring. He was very patient with my chatty 81 yr old Mother. She adopted him as her newest Grandson. And me? If only I were 30 years younger and not married... ( Insert winking Emoji). We will be visiting with him again soon. I had the New Orleans Pasta. Perfectly cooked charred shrimp, smoked sausage and chicken, in a creamy truly homemade tasting Cajun Alfredo Sauce. My Mom had the Beer Battered Shrimp. She stated the Cole Slaw was better than mine! lol She was right. (Insert Go Figure Emoji here). We enjoyed our meal while watching what I think were Cichlids swimming around in the giant fish tank opposite our table. Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen is our new Mother-Daughter Lunchtime Visit spot. (Insert Happy Emoji here) read more

Ordered the Caesar Pasta salad with salmon and vinaigrette dressing on the side. Got burnt salmon in a pasta salad tossed in Caesar dressing. Server very apologetic and offered to replace but didn't want to chance more problems so we declined. Other orders: steak tough, chicken fingers so overcooked they were dried out and couldn't be eaten. One order was supposed to come with fries and didn't; told the server and they came 10 minutes later. Never saw a manager for this trifecta of errors but got a credit for the fries. One and done. Won't be going back. read more

Best greens beans I ever tasted. The coconut shimp is amazing . The steak is good. It was just amazing

Definition of mediocre. The apps tasted like they had been under a heat lamp for over 10 minutes, no plates were given, nothing was bussed, the drinks we ordered were forgotten about until we were halfway done with our entrees. Not worth it. read more

Came here for the first time for my boyfriend's birthday with his family. We came on a Wednesday evening around 7 pm and sat in the bar while we waited for our whole party. The bartender was nice and poured some stiff drinks. We were seated quickly at the table and our waitress was decent. We often needed water refilled and it was a little slow. Food was good, I ordered Salmon with broccoli and baked potato. Everything tasted fantastic and we all had a great evening. read more

First time dinning here and it was amazing. Starting with the free croissant dessert bread, then a delicious made from scratch meal. Perfect ending to a long day. read more

I moved to Albuquerque last year and I've been trying to find something comparable to Raising Cane's chicken fingers as they have yet to open a restaurant here. Somebody suggested that I try Cheddar's so I did last weekend. The chicken fingers were pretty good. Mind you, they were not as good as Canes but were large and had a good flavor. I got the honey mustard sauce and it was very tangy. I also got french fries and coleslaw and they were both very good. I will be going back. At least, until Canes opens their restaurant here in September. read more

I ordered the 8oz steak, very good steak. My server was very nice. The ambience is typical restaurant noise, but overall very good

Awful service Sat and waited 10 min for server still didn't come ordered app on the tablet came out by someone who wasn't our server. No silverwear?!?! read more

Ok- why 5 stars? I don't hand out 5 stars often- candidly, I don't know that I have for a place that's a chain. That said, I was surprised. As we drove up there was a crowd outside. I thought: "Nope- I'm going to some other less crowded place." There are plenty around the area. None the less my wife went in while I tried to find parking. She texted me to say come in, she's at the bar- Well I'm not a big crowd restaurant kind of bar guy. So of course I had a chip on my shoulder. That was taken off by the hostess-incredibly nice and knew that I was coming in and showed me to my spot at the bar- It was turning around! Perhaps this place was a bit different. I sat down and Adam, possibly the most meticulous bar tender ever, was making some exotic drink- and get this- he was at times counting the drops of different liquor that he added! Add to that the price point for both the food and drinks, and this place value wise is solid. I had the hot sweet chicken and shrimp! It was great! Tasty, hot both spicy and temperature, and well presented. I also had two drinks- a standard vodka/cranberry that as those go was well executed, and one of Adam's favorites which was many different things melded together. The service was great, the food was solid, and the atmosphere buzzing and entertaining. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Adam, possibly the most meticulous bartender I have met, made me a delicious drink! Adam is the man! - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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First time ever going here and the food was absolutely delicious! Very well made in both presentation and taste. I'll have to order from there again before I leave. And if you enjoy sweet adult beverages, try the Painkiller! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - The Painkiller - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Waited a little over an hour since it was a Thursday night and then we got in and they gave us a very limited menu since covid happened and they are doing their best to keep total occupancy low. Everything was delicious from what we chose and it came out quickly. The drinks are EXTRA strong so start with 1 and split it if you have someone else then order another! Great service and very cool ambience. Perfect date night spot! read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Top Sirloin Steak* & Ribs + Loaded Baked Potato + Broccoli Cheese Casserole - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Not good. Not made from scratch. Cheap, but not good. Most of our food came out cold. We got sat in the waaaaayy back because we had 3 kids. Our server forgot about us and our cocktails. Sangria isn't good... food is mediocre at best. Our spinach dip came out cold the first time after 25 minutes, and then when we finally got the replacement, it was warmer, but not hot and bubbly and delicious, like you think it would be. Meh, it was ok in a quick dinner decision because everyone was hungry, but I won't come back again. read more

our food and service for our dinner that we had last night at the cheddars in Albuquerque was excellent. We decided to sit in the bar area in a booth, but one thing that we noticed when we walked into the restaurant and we were sitting down for our dinner is the restaurant needed some serious attention to detail for the cleanliness, it doesn't look like anyone's cleaning the blinds in a very long time they were sticky and greasy and so were the seats in the floors. We have eaten here before and it was not like this. It was very disappointing when you're trying to enjoy your dinner, and everything looks sticky and dirty , we will go back again in a few weeks and try it and if it's not any better, we will probably not be going there. We are also going to call the manager. read more

I really do try to stick with eating local whenever I can, but sacrifices must be made when your parents call you and tell you they're treating ya to dinner - but they wanna go to a chain. Luckily, I feel like this Cheddar's has been consistent on the food, which is why my parents are constantly picking it for family get-togethers. I always order the salmon and shrimp combo, because that mango salsa they make with it is honestly so good. The servings are huge, so I always have leftovers. The margs are delicious, so I always have a great time. On a random note - the lighting in the front room is so weird. For some reason, I had a huge spotlight on me that illuminated just my seat at the table, which would've been fun if it was my birthday, but more so awkward on literally any other day. read more

Went here to avoid sitting in traffic on I25 and super glad for the traffic jam, because this is a solid choice. Had meatloaf and it was a great version of homestyle meatloaf. The salads are fresh and the sides were all way above average. The service here also seems above average. Overall if you need good food served fast this seems like a good choice. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Meatloaf - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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ok let me start by saying how much this place meant to me, good food, great place, this is where I was proposed to 4 years ago. Came here on a date night not to long ago. Food was soooooo good amazing steak cooked to perfection, fluffy mashed potatoes the works! Well this time around I can honestly say I was extremely disappointed. Service sucked. I asked for a table for 14 people and the biggest table they had was for a party of 10 with a booth close to it for the other 4. This was for my friends 1 year wedding Anniversary. I was ok with it because I knew I was going to enjoy dinner... well I was WRONG!. Our waiter had such a bad attitude the entire night, my pasta was ok, the alfredo was really thick, my husband asked for a burger that was medium well, and he got it raw with a hint of cooked. My cousin ordered chicken that was sweet but omg it was too sweet she couldn't eat it. When the waiter asked how it was she said "not to great it's too sweet" he didn't ask if there was something he could do to make it better just said oh I'm sorry and moved on.. just made me mad. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - I love this dish! Best appetizers! - American Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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