I've been back in town visiting family and I have had three meals and a lunch here. The pork loin…read morewas amazing. I was here for their Super Bowl party and the buffet was great. Last summer under the new management I also had the Ahi Tuna (yes, in the desert) and it was fabulous. Salads I've had were wonderful and today I had a quick bowl of chili. The chili was a good temperature. Not too hot, it wasn't nuked. The seasoning is great and thick, the way chili should be. I've spent time on the deck, in the dining room and in the tap room. The service has been excellent. The staff is pleasant, attentive and know the menu as well as their jobs. The decor is continuing to be updated and there are new tables, new paint and new decor. I really hope the word get out about this great dining, snacking, golfing experience. I'll follow up again this coming summer. I can't wait to see you again.

It's wonderful to see dining of this caliber available in Elephant Butte. We stopped by the Club…read moreRestaurant at Turtleback after seeing the menu online, and we enjoyed a wonderful meal there, from the veg portabella to the pork dish, and the chile-topped cheesecake was tasty as well. Service was a little unenthusiastic, but overall it's a lovely setting, with a patio terrace overlooking the golf course and showing off the gorgeous mountain views (and you don't have to be a club member to enjoy dining there).

What a beautiful public course! Nestled in the Sacramento Mountain range of Ruidoso... couldn't…read moreget enough of the vista. The Pro Shop staffer was friendly and helpful. The cost for the round was reasonable when you consider the location. The selection in the pro shop was a bit sparse and we were told it was because they were switching out for the seasonal items. Enjoyed the course... no bad shots!

After playing another local course and having a bad experience, I played this one on the 4 PM…read moretwilight. Overall had a great experience. Tee boxes and fairways in good shape. Greens looked nice, but a little bumpy and soft and definitely the "volcano" that forms around the hole at the end of the day. Pace of play was a little frustrating, due mainly to one of those horrible foresomes that don't care about anyone else: I skipped hole 8 and never dealt with them again. Carts in at 7 wouldn't have been an issue except for the slower play, but arranged to have wife return cart and walked last three holes. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

This may be one of the best meals ever! Started with the ceviche, then calamari and for a main…read morecourse, a grouper. All was excellent! We have had not so good experiences with calamari..chewy, overcooked. There's was tender and perf. Grouper came with rice, charred tomatoes and a charred corn that was incredibly. Christian who served was impeccable...the chef, Michon..you just have to experience to understand how incredible the food and his attention to detail..so good!

We have been really enjoying eating at Rainmakers! Tonight we had the special appetizer Thai…read morelettuce wraps, the bang-bang shrimp, the special Brisket, the ribeye and the special dessert brownie and a blondie. The brisket is perfectly cooked and so tender! It comes w a potato latke which is delicious. The steak was ordered medium and it was fantastic, tender and flavorful. The sides we ordered were the scalloped potatoes and sautéed mushrooms - loved the potatoes but the mushrooms were not my fave. The Thai lettuce wraps were amazing!! Bang-bang shrimp are spicy but so yummy! The desserts are decadent and warm! We had one of each because we like both but did not want them combined. The brownie is a dark chocolate and goes well w the vanilla gelato; the blondie is buttery gooey goodness w cinnamon and also pairs well w the vanilla gelato. Our server tonight was friendly and thoughtful, always filling up our tea and checking on us at the best times. The sunset out the windows was beautiful and the restaurant is lovely inside and out. On May 9th we tried the wagyu short rib and shrimp pasta w pork lettuce wraps and the cobbler for dessert. All I can say is it was all wonderful and I really hope Chef does the beef rib again!!! We had brunch again the first Sunday of May and it was just as good as the last time!!

The dining experience here is absolutely phenomenal with absolutely fantastic food!…read moreI have to admit though, in the summer, where there are more workers because of a higher concentration of customers, the service is so much better. We went for lunch the other day and it took 15 minutes for someone to come over just to get our drink order after we were seated. When we made our order, it took a while for us to get our food and we had to keep finding somebody to refill our drinks.

Really good dinner!!!! My mom had great pasta…read morebut.. the chicken was over cooked. Also I had fired shrimp. It was O.K. if you fired shrimp you might like it. (Also if you want grilled shrimp they have that to.) Oh my word!!! The desserts were so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had a peppermint martini (The peppermint martini doesn't have acohal.) Have a nice time there !!!!!!!!!

Golfed here Friday based on reviews. Didn't realize they were from 2019…read more This course is in terrible shape. The golf carts seats are ripped on all carts. Several tee boxes have no grass. Worse cart path I have ever seen. There are so many tree trunks making a nauseating ride. One of the holes had no flag. Greens are pathetic. Sand traps? No sand anywhere. It's definitely not worth $45. Maybe $20 and that's generous.

The design of this course is amazing. It has many interesting holes, great design, well thought…read moreout It is completely unmaintained. The fairways were a mixture of multiple types of grass (including crabgrass) with weeds and bare patches. Even in the fairway, bad shots from bad lies was the rule. Mowing appeared to be a random event, as some fairways were 3 inches long The only yardage markings were posts at 150 yards. Some tees were also unmown. I played on a Thursday, so don't know why. The greens were a disaster. Many bare patches, uneven, poorly mown and maintained. Some were the quality of temporary greens and long grass with crabgrass. I was very frustrated when I finished the round, and would never return unless I knew things had changed. This course needs some serious money put into it or it will fail. Yes I know there is an issue with elk and wild horses roaming the course at night, but the adjacent course had the same issues, charges about $30-50 more a round, and is in another universe as far as quality. I wish I could have played this course when it was actually maintained.

Golf course is in Terrible condition Greens are unmanicured…read moreand in need of new turf. Price to play is ridiculous, should either be Free or closed down. Worst golf course I have ever played. Turf management is very poor !

Pros: beautiful course in a scenic environment, well taken care of, clean clubhouse, well stocked…read morepro shop, clean bathrooms Cons: tee times were overbooked. Marshall hovered and lacked tack. Golf cart was constantly dinging loudly with offers for food or other upsells. The experience: Played 18 holes on the Mesa/Lakes course. Seemed nice, good availability, cart and practice area were included, practice balls were higher than average quality practice greens matched course conditions on most of the holes. Played in a foursome, started on time but the group behind was waiting on the tee when we started. We let them pass us but suddenly we were 15 minutes behind according to the cart. We keep track of our play and we were well within the 12 min per hole average. At the turn we were given a choice to play on the Arroyo versus the Lakes course as they pro said it was less crowded. We enjoyed Arroyo but were baffled as to the reason Mesa/Lakes was overbooked with a pushy marshal instead of spreading out play on all three courses. The course has all the ingredients of a great resort course but is being managed like a racetrack.

Played yesterday, course and greens were in good shape. My pet peeve was arriving one hour early…read moreto warm up, I was told that their policy is you cannot get a cart or hit on the range until 30 minutes before tee time. And the kicker was, when I went to the range there were only about 6 balls on the entire range to hit. I am not talking about my stall, the entire range. Had to go to the shed to get my own balls. I just get the sense that this place is falling apart, customer service feels like they are just putting up with you but really don't want your business. I won't be coming back anytime soon, and I only live 7 minutes from it. I would rather drive to Albuquerque and play a muni.

We played a round today and had lunch and drinks afterwards. The pro shop attendant was incredibly…read moreknowledgeable and nice. The course was very enjoyable and in excellent shape. The waitstaff were great and the food was very good to boot. We would come back.

Fun little course that is very well maintained. The back nine is tough so don't let the front nine…read morelull you to sleep.