I finally got to dine in here after only ordering take out for the last six months. The food is delicious. I usually get the cheese enchiladas because they are perfectly melted. Other places aren't melted all the way or too hard. Their chile is delicious & not too spicy that you can't enjoy the food. This time I tried the chicken burrito & it was perfect. The chicken was tender & juicy. Our service was great despite it being busy. You can get the margarita of the month for $6. I had the watermelon & it was crisp, refreshing & delicious. You can't go wrong here. Also ice cream is included with the kids meals. My kids were so happy. Prices are a little higher than if you were to go to your local New Mexican mom & pop diner. We will definitely be returning! read more

Los Cuates - Chicken burrito - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Diego made our visit great. Great conversation, good suggestions, funny and a great server. Our margaritas were very good. I had a frozen Blue Moon and my hubby had a Cadillac margarita. I had the shredded beef chimichanga with green chile and my hubby had the carne asada. Both were very tasty and satisfying. We munched on on our fresh sopapilla's and now we need carry out service of our very full tummies to the car. This is traditional Mexican with a New Mexican flare. Plus there's a beautiful view of the Sandia mountains from here! Thanks Diego!! read more

Los Cuates - Blue moon margarita - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Hello all, I am super sad to say, my favorite restaurant is very slowly turning bad.. first let me be clear, it's "only" the cottonwood mall location on Coors. I'm not sure what's going on with this location, but every thing like salsa, guacamole.. everything just tastes awful. The reason I loved Los Cuates was its consistency and always fresh food. Not sure what's going on but I hope this is fixed fast.. before they shut down.. read more

I had dinner here on a Monday evening with my two nieces. It took 45 minutes to receive cold food. The table of four next to us received their food in 10 minutes. We were told that our food took so long because they were so busy. We did not finish our food and paid full price. Taking this restaurant off our "go to" list! If I could rate them a ZERO star, I would! read more

Los Cuates - Cold uneaten food - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We arrived and were told that for a party of 3 it would be a 20 minute wait. After 20 minutes they sat another party of three, and after that they sat a party of 7 both having arrived at the restaurant after us. My husband went to the host stand and found out they discarded the note that had our party on it and forgot about us. The manager was called, and they quickly cleaned a table in the bar. No other measures were taken to repair this slight against us. Unfortunately, we were there to see our friend's mariachi group play, and they were done by the time we were seated. They do not have Splenda, my preferred sweetener. So no tea for me. While waiting for our food we noticed that the bar is clearly the place where dirty dishes go to linger, not die because they were there for the hour and a half that we were there (see photo). They served the food, and we had to wait again for silverware, easily three minutes. The server walked by at least once, before someone else brought the silverware. The nachos were supposed to have beef, but they forgot that too. The carnitas were dry, and I asked for more chile. We waited 15 minutes for the chile, and had to ask for drink refills twice. My husband asked for no garnish, and it was clear that someone brushed that off the plate before it was presented, as there were lettuce leaves and tomato chunks remaining on the plate. When we were almost done eating the beef for the nachos finally arrived on the table. We had to remind the server that we should have sopapillas, and waited another 10 minutes for those. When the check came they had charged us twice for the nachos. After the ticket was "corrected " we were charged for the beef which we were told would be comped due to the tardy arrival. We were later told that it was this server's first day. She was not being shadowed. We never saw or spoke to the manager again. If you are an Albuquerque westsider, and don't have a Sunday to waste in a restaurant save yourself the time and frustration and go to Tomasita's. read more

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What is with Los Cuates not having Hostesses or anyone up front to greet you. I've tried the Menaul and Coors location and both places different days I stood waiting for 15 minutes never seeing anyone or being spoken to. I guess I'll just stick to the Washington location. read more

We sat there for the longest time waiting for just drinks. It was not good. Our waitress had food on her shoulders and her hair was getting in the food. We waited for the longest waiting for our food to come. Our food was cold by the time it came to us. It was not the best experience I'm never coming to this location ever again. The waitress couldn't even come out to ask us for refills, or our receipt. I do not like the experience I had. I felt a little upset about it. read more

Terrible services. We had reservations for weeks, but they still insisted we split up instead of one table. Which is fine we will live, but what what's the point of the reservation system? Next got seated 20 min later. Took another 15 minutes for waitress to get our drink order. 15 more minutes until we got our drinks (waters???). Then a total of 50 minutes until we got our food. Food is so/so. Wouldn't recommend this place. Waitress asked how the tickets would be broken up at 650pm and didn't get the ticket until 740pm???? It was wrong of course. Maybe she was having a hard day? But I wouldn't know because she would disappear for 20-40 minutes at a time read more

The food was not that good. The salsa was nasty and tasted a bit like catsup! Nothing impressive here.

My mom and I came here when I was visiting her from Idaho. We had the guacamole, which was tasty, and we both had the Tostada Compuesta. It was very filling and very good! I asked for my sauce on the side so I could add it as I went. Our waitress was adorable and super sweet. She made sure we were taken care of even though you could tell she was overrun with tables and having to clear other tables, but she got it all done somehow! The inside of the restaurant is very festive and the murals are very pretty. Next time I'm in town, I will definitely come back. read more

My favorite restaurant no longer. This visit and the last two visits the service has been unbelievably poor. I always bring my family here. I bring family from out of town here. Sadly, I won't be coming back for a long time. I hope others enjoy this place like I used to. read more

This is a great Mexican food restaurant in Albuquerque. The service and eating environment were spectacular! I really enjoyed the service from the waitress. She kept checking on us and bringing us more salsa. Overall, we had a great dinner tonight. read more

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The service was very good and portions were plenty. 5 stars Minus 1 star the food was luke warm Minus 1 star the salsa way too sweet with no heat On my first visit always get a combo plate. Beef taco cheese enchilada and tamale which were OK read more

Love the light and flavorful options! When you're craving something with lots of flavor but not too heavy, then go for the shrimp cocktail! It comes with crackers but I enjoy eating it with chips. Delicious! read more

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The steak tampiqena was amazing tender flavorful not over cooked. Went to the location on lomas food always taste better there and ambience and service is always good read more

Service was slow which is expected. But what really bothered me was how the waitress treated us. She gave us attitude because it took her 10 minutes to take our order and explained that they were short staffed and busy. I saw her talking to another table that was right next to us 3 times and she didn't even acknowledge us. All she did was complain to us that she was busy. I don't even know why we got so much attitude. We didn't get our drinks until we got the food which was about an hour after we sat down. We were a family of four and my kids were really struggling. I felt bad for them. We don't go out to eat much, and we are aware of slow service but I felt that the way the waitress treated us and the way she was helping others made me frustrated. Maybe she was having a rough night but after awhile I just couldn't really say much to her because I just felt like anything I said was the wrong thing. We weren't even complaining but after one instance, you could tell she was really pissed off. I just felt like she didn't like our table specifically so we were getting punished. I really hope she has a better night, but maybe it would be nice to treat everyone with kindness. I don't usually complain about how someone treats me at a restaurant but I really did not like the waitress we had or how she treated us tonight. read more

Since I'm obsessed with New Mexican food and wanted a drink, this was the closest restaurant to me with both of those options. I should of known from the lack of people presence to go somewhere else but I was starving. I was seated in the bar area and there not an absolute soul around. I ordered a strawberry margarita and a plate with a enchilada, a taco, chili relleno and rice and beans. I was not impressed by any of these items and I did not even finish my food. The relleno tasted like it was frozen and the rest of the food had no flavor. Sopapillas usually come with the meal and we asked our server if we could get them and she said they were in the middle of cleaning the oil. Anyway the only good thing was the margarita solely because it came it in a cute cup. For a New Mexican restaurant it was a bit overpriced. This review might be a little harsh but we live in New Mexico with the best authentic food so there's no room for slacking. read more

Los Cuates - Strawberry margarita - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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So. My husband and I come here at least once a week, sometimes with our friend, Rachel. Because we're here so often we've gotten to know some of the wait staff and bartenders. These employees who we know, Always fix any issues that we may have. There are definitely a few, the manager included, whom I would NEVER want to work for because I never see him doing anything. My husband has spoken to him about our food and service today, my enchiladas did not have onions, my egg was overcooked, and it took at least twenty minutes to get my beer. He basically put it on our server. It would have been nice if an offer to re-fire the egg was given. My husband's order was not correct either. He asked for flour tortillas but he got soggy, falling apart corn ones. And his second Arnold Palmer was made with sweet tea, instead of unsweetened tea. We Were told that the young man who was our server would be with us in awhile. Not sure if it was because he was new, or the only server, other than one of our regular servers who was supposed to go home and didn't. (Couldn't the 'manager' step in to help?). IDK, I get a lot of text messages from El Pinto. Maybe we should reassess how we spend our time and money. read more

The only reason I come here is for true Mexican comfort food, what your mom made you for breakfast when she had some stale tortillas that needed to get used up. Chilaquiles are basically corn tortilla pieces that are fried, cooked in salsa, and sprinkled with cheese. They are often served for breakfast with eggs and a side of beans. Your can order this with a beer for under $10 read more

Los Cuates - This is true Mexican comfort food breakfast Chilaquiles. - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

How's this place only 3 stars? Just here to boost the ratings. They have the tastiest salsa of all the land. It's a crazy red and a little sweet but hot and will make your nose run. Nice and dark atmosphere read more

So wifey and I hadn't visited Los Cuates in 8/9 years. We weren't big fans... her brother had always spoken highly of the Westside location, so we went out on a limb to give it a shot. We were very pleasantly surprised! Our server was great, and the food exceeded our expectations. For an app. We got the queso, which was really good, my only complaint was the large was a little skimpy. For dinner I had the Antoinette, wifey had the Frank combo and out little one had the kids bean and cheese burrito. I'd say the Chile was spot on and I really liked the relleno and tostada... Soapas came with the meal too and they were just ok, I've had better, but over all the food gets two thumbs up...We will be back for sure read more

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Good basic Mexican restaurant. The food was good and very fast. The best part is the green chili. I didn't care for the chips and salsa much and iced tea was just ok. Friendly service and casual atmosphere was nice for a relaxing meal. read more

Los Cuates - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This is a great New Mexican restaurant. The food is always excellent as are the cocktails and we have always been served by friendly staff. The live music by the mariachi Trio Jalisciense is over the top good! Those guys are fantastic! You won't be disappointed at this place. read more

Los Cuates - Live Mariachi Trio - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Nice quiet restaurant. Jesus our server was awesome! He was efficient and attentive. The food was promptly served hot and tasty.

Los Cuates is one of the first local restaurants I went to when I arrived in ABQ in 2003. They've been around for quite some time. I went to the original (?) on Lomas Blvd as my first visit. This review is for one of the newer branches on Coors Blvd. One of the most unique items you will find at Los Cuates is their salsa. It is VERY different and extremely addicting. I guess some people don't like it, I happen to love it! I've tried many items over the years but I most typically get their fajitas (they are my favorites in this town) and tacos both consistently good. This particular branch is spacious, has a great bar, an outdoor patio (it's hot in the summer). They serve a couple of local brews now. Worth the trip for the salsa and consistently good New Mexican cuisine . read more

Service was Bad Food wasn't up to Par based on pervious visits Waitress was visiting with girlfriend instead of taking care of customers at the bar top and kissing read more

Average "new mex" food. My cheese enchiladas were nuked to oblivion so all that was left was a corn tortilla with remnants of cheese. The guacamole was very good. My steak was seasoned and was tasty. I also ordered a Cranberry Margarita- never had one before and it was excellent. Three people at our table had fish tacos. They were all satisfied. Service was good but the bar was VERY slow. Took forever to get our cocktails. read more

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What a fabulous place to go for good food, service and atmosphere! My husband had carnitas that were out of this world!! Best ones he ever had. I had the Combination Marcus, which was a chicken enchilada and a taco with beans and rice and a side of carne adovada topped with chopped lettuce and shredded cheese. Over the top good!! They were very busy when we got there so we sat in the bar. Great service, so clean and very attentive waitress. This is a fav of mine! Stop by, you won't be sorry! read more

I loved the Taco Salad. It was just perfect with a crispy flour tortilla as the bowl. The salsa was different but very, very good. I am craving one of these salads right now!!!! read more

My family and I had a very mediocre dinner tonight at Los Cuates My chile rellenos were pretty good however the red chile sauce was so hot it was hard to eat...the sopapillas seemed more like heavy bread than the usual light airy puff of yum But, i must say, the service was excellent and friendly! The prices are very reasonable I haven't been to this location before, it is much nicer that the other locations I would return read more

Los Cuates has been a staple in Albuquerque for a number of years. If you are looking for big plates with enough for two, this is the place. This was our first visit in 2019 and this time we decided to stick with salsa and chips. I love their salsa. It is a nice change from the usual. It has a bit of sweet to go with the spicy. I did order a mimosa and the bar tender told me he didn't remember them ever carrying sparking wine. Needless to say, I think you have to be ready for a big meal and a big appetite when stopping at Los Cuates. I, on that Saturday, was saving myself for dinner. read more

We are never disappointed! Los Cuates is our go-to for amazing traditional New Mexican food--my favorite dish is the chile relleno plate. Their prices are great, especially for the high quality of the food! read more

Los Cuates - #5 Chile Relleno Plate with red chile in the front and #4 Blue Corn Enchiladas with red chile on the right. - New Mexican Cuisine Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Los Cuates never lets us down on a good New Mexican dinner. This time I ordered a Margarita and let me tell you they make a mean margarita. We always order and try different dishes from here. Their fajitas with steak and chicken were really tasty. We added it to our list of favorites from this place. I got a combination plate with enchiladas, a taco, Chile Relleno, beans and rice. Their red chili is on the hotter side, but not the hottest in town. You can feed it to your out of town guest and probably be safe. My child ordered a bean burrito. That's the only thing he ever orders lol. He enjoyed it and that's all that matters. Their salsa is one of my favorite salsas in town. Their waitstaff is always on cue. We got to witness a nearby party insult someone's child, have a harsh argument with the child's parent, and then get asked to leave. Never a dull moment in this city! read more

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The food is good! This places always seems to draw me in again and again, always hoping for a different service outcome. We can never get over the service. It's been the same before, during, and after COVID. Food takes forever to get to you. The wait staff are inattentive at best, and downright ignore you at worst. The host/hostess never really seem to know what's going on. Maybe next time will be THE time. Fingers crossed. read more

Hosting guests on their last leg from Philadelphia to San Diego and we had Door Dash deliver Los Cuates. Though our order was a little off the food was perfect. Sides were a bit minimal for the prices e.g. guacamole, salsa, sour cream, but the taco, burrito, and enchiladas were excellent. The chile releno was very well done but as I'd prefer Mexican was hire as opposed to cheddar is wasn't excellent. All in all our guests enjoyed the meal and we'll definitely go back to the restaurant to try their in house service. read more

Stopped by here for lunch while shopping nearby. The location is convenient and there is plenty of parking. We were here right at noon, but the place wasn't busy, so were seated right away. Our server was quick with drinks, chips, and salsa. Their chips are good, the salsa wasn't my favorite. The salsa has an almost bbq/smoky flavor, just not my taste. Our orders arrived quickly. I had a lunch special that included a taco, enchilada, tamale, rice, and beans. The portions were very generous, especially considering it was a lunch special. The food was amazing. Would definitely dine here again. read more

We had good food and good service for a party of five at the coors location. Delicious.

Meh... I was actually excited to try a new restaurant and all was well in the beginning. While waiting for our order, I tried their chips & strange looking salsa and kinda liked the hint of sweetness amid the heat. Then the orders came...after my 6 year old cut her finger on the tiny CAN of apple juice they brought for her to open and pour into a plastic cup...bad move. My nachos with ground beef, shrimp cocktail, kids cheeseburger, and ground beef tacos. Asked for ketchup and more napkins because, you know, we are eating with a 6 year old... and waited and waited. They apparently forgot so asked again. The nachos were ok but few bites into it I realized there's no meat in it. The waiter goes "uhhhh..." so I just said just bring a side of meat and I'll take it. We had to ask to get our drinks refilled. Then it came: THE STINKY MEAT. I got a whiff of it and thought strange but still dumped it on my nachos. Tried a few bites. No taste whatsoever. Just grease and...THE STENCH. Why did beef smell?? I tried a few bites but I didn't want to spend the night throwing up later so I just put that away. SO disappointed. If I didn't add that mystery meat, the meal could have been okay. I'm traumatized by that mystery meat I don't even know what that was. The heap of suspiciously tiny ground pieces of greasy meat. Aaaagh! Never again! BTW, shrimp cocktails had decent size shrimp and it was just okay. I really didn't need all the sauces they gave me. I also didn't need all the tomatoes filling up the gigantic glass the shrimp was in. Just deceiving making look like more but it's majority tomatoes. Kid's burger was okay. No flavor in the meat at all though. And sopapilla was not soft like the other review said. The sides were overlooked so it was crunchy. I like super soft ones... Well, I tried a new place. On to the next. read more

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We really like this place. Chile is good, enchiladas are good. We placed order online, it was confirmed. Went to go pick it up, and they had "forgotten" to make it. Waited some more, food was dumped at the car, without any apologies. It's not about forgetting, it's about not even trying to make it right. Irritated. read more

Had dinner here last week with a colleague and some of his friends. Not sure what I ate, as my colleague ordered for me...IT WAS DELICIOUS....and I look forward to returning. The sopapillas (I think that's what they are called) with honey, were absolutely fantastic. They reminded me of large beignets without the powdered sugar, BUT WITH HONEY. The service was fantastic! read more