What a wonderful find in tiny Grants NM!! El Cafecito serves excellent New Mexican style food - fresh and handcrafted in a brand new building on old Route 66. Both red and green chile were on the medium heat side, with excellent flavor and balance. We tried the Chiles Rellenos platter which wet fried perfectly and not greasy at all. The red enchilada plate was delicious, as was the Mexican Steak platter. You can always order the chile on the side, but why would you when it is so delicious??? BONUS: platters come with 2 sopapillas, which are made to order and arrive steaming hot, ready for butter and honey :) EAT HERE!! read more

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Amazing food! Delicious homestyle Mexican food. Very reasonably priced and the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. Friendly to kids and accommodating. They have plenty of space if you wanted to have a party. The entire restaurant, including the bathrooms are immaculate. We are coming back for breakfast and looking forward to the meal. read more

El Cafecito - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

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Excellant food. The chile for the Chile relleno was fantastic and the green Chile sauce was outstanding. Good sopas. Frittata frutta was very tasty. This place is well worth the drive from Albuquerque. Yum yum!!! read more

Great little place! Everything was delicious and hit the spot! We were escaping from the snow storm on our way to Albuquerque and food here was just perfect! They had the best Sopapillas I've ever had! Loved them so much I had to get some to-go! Made fresh, fluffy, and soft, it was like an Indian fried bread with honey except square and with a unique taste! We will definitely be back again some time! Staff was friendly and fast! read more

El Cafecito - Chile Relleno plate! The real stuff! Delicious! - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

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Not too many options in Grant from our search but we stumbled across this no nonsense restaurant. It's not the place if you want atmosphere and they don't sell alcohol, but they serve authentic New Mexican food at reasonable prices. I ordered the combination platter. Thumbs up especially for the cheese enchilada and chimichanga with delicious beef. read more

Good prices, great sopapillas, decent enchiladas but everything else was pretty average. Very curteous staff, with quick service. Worth the stop on the way through Grants! read more

What a great place in a small town on route 66. The restaurant is clean and nice, the service good, and the food is great. Traditional New Mexican. They may have the best green chile of anyplace! I would come back here anytime! read more

El Cafecito - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

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Stopped in Grant on route to SoCal and too hungry to wait for Gallop. What a find!!! Cute cafe with fast friendly service. Delicious New Mexican cuisine fresh and well prepared. Had stuffed sopapillas and the rellano, hubby had combo plate. Would not hesitate to stop here again!! Very attentive welcoming service. read more

El Cafecito - Meat and Bean sopapillas and rellano - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

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This restaurant is great. We make a point to have lunch here when we drive through on our way to Arizona. We were pleasantly surprised this year to see that they had completely torn done the old building and replaced it with a beautiful expanded and well designed venue. The food here is wonderful. We always look forward to the Mexican menu but the also offer an American as well. We'll be back again when travels take us through Grants. read more

This place is incredible. Friendly staff and excellent food for an affordable price. Nothing not to love.

I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone, went in to have lunch, My friend asked for change for a twenty,was told they couldn't at that time. He was a little irritated at the server, but I was polite and told the server it was ok, the owner approached me and asked if I had a problem with him I said I haven't said anything to anyone, I decided to leave he came up very aggressive, thought he was going to assault me, It was terribly unprofessional, Anthony read more

Horrible customer service at window lol cunt slammed window in my face because she took order wrong shorted my order and mistakes green from red definitely need help I give them a big fat 0$ tip sorry not sorry read more

I ordered the soft chicken tacos. I thought they were delicious and also priced right. The only thing that would have made it better is a margarita. There's no alcohol served here. read more

El Cafecito - Taco plate - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

Great spot for breakfast. Get off the interstate and drive into town. You'll be thankful. Small town cafe with great service.

We stopped in for a quick bite to eat, and were not disappointed! The food was delicious at a fair price. And we were excited to try the green chili, which was excellent! The restaurant was clean, cute, and quaint. The staff was exceedingly friendly and efficient. It was perfect, just what we were looking for! read more

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Showed up as they were getting ready to close.. Owner invited us in nonetheless... Great guacamole dip.. Their sopapillas with honey were delicious.. All around Good food and great, friendly service.. Would go back If ever passing thru again in future and I will certainly pass the word around!! read more

El Cafecito - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

Food was mediocre at best, sopapilla had a fly stuck to it. I asked for a refund because I didn't feel comfortable eating in a place that has flies stuck to the food. The owner refused to make it right and said it was a piece of lint. I've never seen a piece of lint with wings and legs before but ok. The beans were refried can beans, the Chile is bueno, everything tastes microwaved. The only thing that looked decent was the sopapilla and it had wings and legs stuck to it lol. The owner is hard up for money so he can keep the money and his nasty food. I'll take my business somewhere else from now on. read more

Delicious New Mexican food! We were looking for something authentic, and this place had exactly what we were looking for!

Waitress was Debbie...wonderful. great food, fair price, not much atmosphere, no booze :( Overall, liked it! read more

Fair food. Not great for vegetarians- both red and green chile have meat, cheese enchilada with no chile looks sad. Not so good tortillas and weird salsa that tastes like stewed tomatoes. The chopped green chile is good though (Bueno brand I think). And beans are vegetarian, guac was pretty good and a lot given in a guac. tostada. read more

I have passed Grants New Mexico many times and never stopped, there was never a reason to do so. Now there is. I had lunch with a colleague (she is a local) and was most impressed with the food: A Tamale with red 'Chile' and a chicken taco. I believe that New Mexican style Mexican food is the best and El Cafecito was very good. The Red Chile had a flavorful spice that builds on you, while the taco was crispy (grill fried not deep fried) and filled with moist chicken and a bit of cheese and tomatoes. My colleagues enchiladas looked great. She is a resident of Grants and said it was her favorite place............ in New Mexico. If your traveling Route 66 and need a bite to eat, I would suggest giving it a try. Enjoy! read more

Nothing to write home about, but edible. Don't get the rice unless you like tomato sauce. My family of five is pretty frugal when choosing meals and we still spent $40. Our restaurant back home we average $25-30 for the same basic meals read more

The food was plentiful and flavorful. The place was crowded, suggesting that this restaurant is popular with a good reputation. The highlight was Stephanie, our waitress. Friendly, attentive, and full of suggestions. I would come here again and again, if I lived closer. Thanks guys. read more

This definitely the best breakfast in grant's. The customer service is amazing. And the price is under $10 for a filling home cooked meal. The chilli is great I just can't say enough about this place. read more

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Worth the stop for some authentic New Mexican food. Outstanding!!! Hard to find an authentic stuffed sopapilla..... read more

El Cafecito - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

I'm shocked at how many four stars this place has. The word my husband used to describe this place was "vomitous". Literally took 1 bite and was done. Meat was incredibly dry. The rice looked like chopped up Spaghettios. The beans were like paste. But, the place is clean and the waitress was nice. That's why they get the one star. read more

Ok, I'm generous. Should be one star but it is Grants New Mexico. My advise is eat in Albuquerque or Gallup. In order to keep my mind off the food I was drafting this review in my mind. Let's start with the lack of chips. Well you could get a nice basket of tostitos for $2. We ordered the burrito plate and enchilada plate. Burritos were flour with chopped ground beef. No seasonings I could detect. Like they took a hamburger patty and fried it and chopped it up. The cheese enchiladas were very bland as well. All those folks who raved about the green chili have no clue what green should taste like. I was reminded of cream of chicken soup with a can of chilies added. The beans were unremarkable but the Spanish rice was amazing. Take severely overcooked rice and add a can of tomato sauce. The piece de resistance were the sopapillas. They were well cooked but the containers of 'honey' was the same stuff KFC uses for honey. Simple syrup with honey, but no way this was 100% honey. Oh, and bring cash since they don't take plastic or checks. Truly the best part of our meal were the waitresses. That didn't come out quite right but you get the idea. read more

So yummy!!! We were driving through on our way home to CA, and found this amazing place to stop and eat!!! Worth stopping in this small town for some awesome food and service! read more

El Cafecito - Sooooooo gooooood! Chili Relleno was amazing!!! - Mexican Near Me - Grants, New Mexico

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This was just horrible. Myself and 5 others stopped here last month and only one person agreed that the food was good, but I suspect he was trying to save face as he was the one that suggested it. The waitress was uninterested in serving us, was appaled that I am vegetarian, told me that the beans and the chile sauce were both vegetarian which according to another reviewer on here, they weren't. There was a funky smell while we were there, then as we were leaving, we saw that the kitched floor was being mopped with putrid water while the chefs were cooking. Luckily we found a nice steak house during our stay in town that was was more accomodating. The place was packed and the food was awesome. read more

Have been in the restaurant business, so, we look for certain things when we dine out. In this place, we saw an employee wiping down every chair and table,and another one mopping. Asked the co-owner..she said this is an every day thing, would i like to inspect the kitchen? The food was excellent and moderately priced. Mexican with a New Mexico flair. Did not try the extra hot chile, because I did not bring my fire extinguisher with me. Plenty of parking and easy in - easy out. Dave & Cheryl, Oklahoma City read more

I was brought here by a good friend who grew up in the area. The food was delicious and very fulfilling. Great atmosphere, friendly and professional service. I had the El Cafecito Special which is an omelette wrapped in egg. The dish is served with beans and potatoes with your choice of red or green chili. I had the red chili and it was perfecto! I would definitely stop here again. read more

Seriously for Grants this was a great experience. Waitress steered us away from tamales to chili rellenos, enchiladas with green sauce and tostada. read more

While traveling across the country, we stopped by El Calecito after reading some other yelp reviews. The manager was incredibly friendly and we had a great experience! The beef burritos were excellent and came with some fantastic chile sauce. This meal was very filling and definitely recommended! read more

I'll go so far to say this is a high 3, 3.5 if that existed. The presence of Indian tacos made me very happy. They weren't as good as the awesome ones I've had in South Dakota, but they're hard to find so I can't be too picky. Sopapillas are badass, though, and most of the menu looked pretty cheap. Unfortunately, across the table, my GF's steak was a tad gristly. Some ups and downs; I would probably hold out for Albuquerque next time for Mexican food. read more

Food was mediocre at best, sopapillas were hard as tortilla chips. Nothing tasted fresh and the cashier threw a fit when my colleague and I wanted to split chips and quest across two tickets. Simple math $4.50/2= $2.25 each. Unpleasant experience across the board. read more

This was not Mexican food as far as I was concerned. The rice tasted like ground up spaghettios. My son found a hair in his plate. Will not be going back. Do not know what all the people had that gave it a good review, maybe they have never eaten authentic Mexican food. read more

I was hoping for a plate of authentic Mexican food. I was really disappointed by what arrived - sub-standard rice, passable refried beans, flavorless ground beef.. It was by no means terrible, but it certainly felt like a lackluster attempt in the kitchen. No heart, no bite, nothing unique or memorable. I'm going to write it off as a hurried meal served just before the restaurant closed, but I don't think I'll be back anytime soon. read more

Stopped because we could wait for Albuquerque to eat. I had the stuffed soapillas with meat and beans covered in green chile sauce. Pretty good, really hot. The only thing I didn't like was that you pay for chips and salsa... read more

Generally pretty good Mexican food. GREAT sopaipillas (this is a very important detail!) Really kinda weird Spanish rice, however - made with tomato soup, I think, and always a pass. Friendly and efficient service. Homey decor... read more

This place is a reason to check out what is away from the interstate exits. My husband and I really enjoyed the burritos we had here. The server was great, and I was impressed how clean and comfortable the cafecito was. I would be a repeat customer. read more