I always thought that buying meat at the butcher is expensive. I was wrong! I always bought beef…read moreshort ribs at Sam's Club (a 5 minute drive from my former house) to make Korean bbq. Since moving to the San Luis Valley, Sam's Club is not accessible to me anymore (unless I drive 2-1/2 hours to Pueblo), so I looked into Valley Meat. The price of their beef short ribs is actually comparable, if not less expensive. I've also bought pork belly, and they cut them to however I want them. Meats that are not available at Walmart, City Market or Safeway, I buy them at the Valley Meat Market. Recently, I bought ox tail there. I have two large German Shepherd dogs. I buy quartered raw femur bones regularly at Valley Meat with prices that do not break the bank. My dogs love them!!! I have to mention that the folks at the meat market are also very nice and friendly. As soon as you walk in, someone will immediately help you. If you do not like to wait, give them a call and place your order. Just let them know when you want to pick up, they'll have your order ready for you. Try them...they have excellent fresh meat!!!

Great selection of meat and this is my go to place when I need to get anything meat related.read more

A breakfast lovers dream with a side of scrumptious coffee! This place is such a gem! The…read moreatmosphere gives you the feeling of being inside an upscale coffee roastery. A wide selection of breakfast items to choose from that leans towards southwest flavors. They also offer simple dishes like avocado toast. All quite delicious and a great place to get some work done, meet for a coffee date or enjoy the small town vibe!

Solid 4 stars! For the price, the food options are good…read more It's nothing fancy, but the bacon is crisp and the food comes out hot. My meal was missing artisan bread and they were apparently out of potatoes because they subbed the red potatoes for hash browns. It's fine, but I would've appreciated a heads up. I was full so didn't push the toast/bread, and the cappuccino was good enough to distract me. We did have to avoid one seating area due to a lot of flies, but I understand it's an uphill battle. They have a bug zapper on the wall in the back. Service was decent and the finishes inside were cool. Check out the growler light fixtures at the bar.

Top notch! Food service and ambience! And hand made chocolate slippers! We loved it! We were in…read moretown for business and loved that we found this place

Had a "slopper" here today. It's a burger patty on a bum that's covered with green chill. THe…read moreburger was slightly overcooked, when I'd specifically asked for medium rare. Additionally, the green chili that smothered the burger was abysmal. It was flavorless and the sauce was watery and thin. Cannot recommend this restaurant. As this is the San Luis Valley, which is rich in the Latino culture, there is no excuse to not make a decent green chili!!! The restaurant is a cute place that has great potential. They won't achieve that potential until the owner does a complete revamp of the recipes being used and brings in a Chef who can produce delicious meals worthy of the grossly inflated prices being charged here. My sister had the Patty Melt , $19 and my slop was $18. This was the "cash" price as the charge an up charge to use your credit card. In reviewing the current menu on their website (10/2025) Ruby Slipper has almost doubled their prices. I hope this restaurant reads my review and makes the necessary changes. The people of Alamosa and the surrounding area deserve better!

Wendi's rocks! Locally sourced ingredients make the difference. Wendi understands flavor.read more

First off, I really dislike writing this review for a local, small town place in an area where my…read moreDH is from. I support small businesses, especially in small towns, but here we goooooo. The store is small, quaint, cozy, and right off the highway entering/leaving Alamosa. We generally purchase honey from a local market in Denver, forget the refined weird store stuff, right here in the valley is where we've found the best honey the last few times and decided to stop in a new place instead of buying off the street in La Jara. Anyhow, we walk in, never greeted, and head towards the small selection of honey that was available. The guy (manager) working that weekend must've rolled over to the wrong side of the bed in the middle of the night and fallen off because geez was he rude! We walked in and he coldly asked us if we were looking for honey - well, DUH, that's why were here I thought. We asked 2 questions while admiring the variety while he kept boxing up his shipment, not once coming over to help, so I stopped - it was no use, our questions seemed to pester him. They do offer a range of honey from seasonal honey, clover honey, huajillo honey, honeycomb etc, and I just wanted plain ol' honey, nothing fancy and some honeycomb. I asked which jar was the plain honey and he said they're the quart jars, I pointed to a quart jar and asked if this was it because it wasn't labeled and without looking over, he said, "well is that a quart?!?" Ok, jerk, I see it's a quart, but you can't walk 2 steps to help? Anyhow, we grab it and we walk the 2 steps to the register and my DH asks if the honey is made here, the guy says rudely, "the bees make the honey", well, we know that jerkwad, but he knew what my DH meant, so DH rephrased the question and asked if it was extracted here or elsewhere. Heck if we know, we were just curious - the bee colonies could be in the back yard or something. So finally, I throw in a remark and say "Ya know, we know it's Sunday, and although it's 10am, we all may still be sleepy, but could you just lighten up a bit ok?!?" I guess he realized he was being a total asshole and lightened up a bit by trying to show us his new salve recipe. By that time I just wanted to pay for my quart of plain honey and hit the road and not look back. Needless to say, I left behind the honeycomb because I no longer wanted to spend more money there and we definitely won't be back. Next time we'll just buy it from the gal that sells it off the road in La Jara. We always get a smile and a thank you when we leave. Oh, and I think the place needs a name change to Grumpa's Honey. Because that's who you'll get when you walk in the door.

Disagree with the previous review. Staff was pleasant and helpful. The varietal honeys are unique,…read moreeach with a distinct flavor. A favorite new find: baking honey! A must try for bakers out there!!

We have been there twice now and both times it didn't disappoint…read more The staff are mostly young people from Alamosa who have been trained well and are unfailingly pleasant. The food is amazing! We had Arancini- the best either of us have had since being in Italy. Crab cakes were another appetizer we enjoyed but not in the level of the Arancini. The main course (which we spied on the way to our table) was to die for. Duck leg confit with mushroom ravioli and broccolini (perfectly cooked) and a creamy mushroom gravy. It was magnificent. If you're ever in Alamosa for dinner, don't hesitate to stop in. You won't regret it. You might even want to go out of your way to stop here. Two chefs who earned their stripes in NYC returned to Alamosa to try their hands at fine dining in Alamosa. I hope they can continue to do well.

We love this place! Every time we need to have a "fancy" dinner out, we head over. One, the…read moreatmosphere is just so cool. Built out of an old church, the sanctuary is a chill place to grab a drink and relax. Then head over to the restaurant part do a lovely meal. This time, we tried the Calamari Steak with Mango chutney, the Duck Confit a the Pasta Holy Trinity. All exceptional and perfectly portioned. Would strongly recommend Friars Fork, even if it's not a special occasion!

I am a pizza connoisseur and know pizza. This place is FANTASTIC. The Crust is unbelievable…read more On January 17, 2026, I had the BEST pizza of my LIFETIME. it's even better than Chris Bianco pizza in Phoenix (I live in Phoenix). I called the owner, Joe , a few days ahead to say I would be there on Saturday and would like to have Sicilian pizza. You have to order it a few days ahead so Joe can let the dough ferment. Oh My Lord, it was unbelievable. The crust was doughy but crispy, light but with a foundation to hold the sausage, pepperoni, onions perfectly. It was so full of flavor. Simply the BEST pizza of my Lifetime. If you are anywhere near Alamosa, Colorado, I highly recommend you come here. You will not be disappointed. FYI: It's wise to call ahead because he sells out of dough, even for his normal pizzas, which are fantastic too. If you can, call 2 days to get the Sicilian pizza. Also note, they are closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Absolutely amazing experience!!! Food is so spot on NY Pizza crust and chicken parm.. service was…read moreamazing as well.

This is one of my top favorite coffee shops in Colorado. I just wish they stayed open later to…read morecompete with the dreaded starfucks.

I visited this place to pick up a quick breakfast-lunch combo of sandwiches to take with us for a…read moreday inside the national park, but my experience left me feeling a bit underwhelmed and only warranted 3 stars. I found the coffee to be decent and the sandwiches themselves were okay in terms of flavor, but the prices felt rather high for what we actually received. My main disappointment came after half a day of strenuous activities in the park when we finally opened the packaging to find teeny sandwiches with really small portion sizes. Even after eating them, we were still quite hungry, which was frustrating since we needed a filling meal to keep our energy up. While the quality of the food and drinks wasn't bad, the combination of high prices and tiny portions just didn't deliver the value we needed for a park day.

Good beer, great burgers, excellent service, nice ambiance with optional outdoor seatingread more

My wife and I went here for a date night. Food was not good at all. I got the chicken bacon Swiss…read morewith red potatoes, & my wife got the French dip with a side salad. We got the pretzel as an appetizer.... The pretzel was greasy and so was the cheese they gave with it. The cheese seemed frozen, then microwaved. It had a really dull/greasy taste and odd texture. The French dip was like rubber. And the au jus sauce was bland. For her the best part was the side salad. She even said her beer had an odd taste to it. My chicken sandwich had no flavor. The red potatoes where severly over cooked on the outside and under cooked on the inside. My drink (the house black cherry cream soda), was really good the first glass! Second glass was flat and very syrupy. The server briefly came by a couple times. He would quickly ask "everything ok?", as he rushed by. He wasn't horrible, but he wasn't great either. Overall we where very unimpressed. Not somewhere we'll be returning to. For the price, I had better expectations.