First time trying this spot. Went with a friend and a couple of his cousins. We had difficulty finding a place to eat because every time we thought of something we wanted, we found they were closed on Mondays. The guys with me recommended Red Enchilada due to the pupusas not being premade and frozen. Service was friendly and helpful. I tried a drink, called Marañon, which according to Google is the cashew apple. Pupusas were excellent! Especially with the salsa and pickled cabbage w/veggies added on top. The Super Breakfast plate was good too, but was pretty standard (eggs, carne adovada, potatoes, beans). The pupusas were a stand out and I'd definitely go back for those. My friend had to send his steak back because he wasn't cooked the way he asked, but another one in our party also had a steak and we think they just accidentally swapped their steaks when they plated them. They gladly took it back to cook it more. Good prices, and a very large menu too. read more

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Best red chile at best price; excellent service, high quality food served with love. Easy parking at little strip mall on corner of Osage and Cerrillos Rd, across from Jiffy Lube. Blink and you will miss it. Wish the hours were longer, but this is really a breakfast and lunch place that closes at 4:00 most days. Was very impressed with the steak and enchilada plate. Asked for blue corn and sopapillia. Came with beans, salad, posole, rice, plenty of cheese. The steak was thick and juicy. Amazing value for 16.95! read more

Red Enchilada - Steak and enchilada plate. Red chile and blue corn with a sopapilla. Bug portions, delicious, great vale, came out fast, friendly service. - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Helloooooo Tourists and Locals. Welcome to Santa Fe. Big Jim and Smalls here.. Today i have a sad tale of woe. The Red Enchilada was a restaurant that I never reviewed, because it was so good, I didn't want a lot of people going and crowding me out. We have been going there for years! But today, January 13, 2025 it all changed. It's sad when restaurant owners turn the product of years of hard work over to children... who screw it up. This place used to have really good food for really good prices. Now the prices have doubled.. DOUBLED! And the proportions have dwindled. The food used to taste good, but now all you taste is Cumin.. cumin, cumin cumin! And now the service is lousy! In the background you hear loud boom boom music coming from the kitchen! Which They turned it down when we asked, but then cranked it back up, when some little chica in the kitchen loudly complained! We couldn't even hear each other! Then, perhaps the lasziest server ever, would start singing with the "music". So obnoxious! They have wonderful soups on Sundays, but now they want 14 bucks for a bowl of soup!! FOURTEEN DOLLARS! FOR SOUP! Big Jim and Smalls do NOT pay 14 bucks for chicken soup! EVER! I would not recommend going here. I'm still trying to get the taste of cumin out of my mouth! read more

Im conflicted between the stars so if I could I'd give a 3.5 rating. A couple reasons for that... first of all this place is like a hidden gem! You wouldn't know it from the outside but it's a nice place inside. We went with friends who raved about the popusas and curtido which I'd never had before and that's what we all ended up getting. I got two which had beans and chicharrones with cheese and one with calabazitas and cheese. I also got to try the one that was just chicharrón but it wasn't to my liking. I wasn't a big fan of the curtido which is cabbage, jalapeños, carrots, and onions in a lemon vinegar mixture. I thought it tasted kind of stale or like it had been left out instead of refrigerated. However, our friends loved the curtido and went through it like crazy so I'm going with it's a matter of taste. Your supposed to put it on top of the popusas and eat it like together. Another thing I'd say to watch out for is that parties of 5 or more automatically get charged 18% gratuity and you can't split the check plus the check doesn't indicate the charge for the food plus the tip just the total so if your not careful about what your food cost should be, then you might end up paying way more than you intended too. I think it's super important to tip for quality service but I think it's also important for restaurants to itemize or indicate what the charges are for especially if something is automatically added to the ticket. Overall though I won't mind stopping by again and just getting the popusas! read more

Red Enchilada - a picture of a person holding a sign - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Wow really good. Chips were warm salsa was nice and spicy. Husband had steak tacos, great! I had red enchiladas, the red was yummy. It came with posole and sopaipillas. The service was great! We'll be back!! read more

Go to this restaurant. The service was outstanding, and food was delicious and plentiful. We were in Santa Fe for a week and went twice.

Hole in the wall with really delicious food at super affordable prices. One of our regular spots.

Food was good but holy moly there were so many flies. . Also the food was Luke warm. I'd heard so many great things about this restaurant and it was just ok. read more

I come here quite often and have loved everything from their menu. Their side dish of Calabasas is incredibly good, but my partner and I both feel this is our favorite. read more

Went back again, still great, read original review, I'm just updating so next year I can remember what I've already tried and what I want to order next. This time I got the tri-colored enchiladas w/o rice with more pozole and beans, green chile. The pozole was a little more watery than I remembered and kind of affected the beef enchilada near it but it had good flavor. My favorite of the three enchiladas was the cheese. I think next time I need to order the cheese enchiladas and ask for just beans or beans + pozole. I was stuffed after my meal + included sopapailla. Hubby doesn't really care for pozole so he should order with just beans :) read more

I was looking for cheap eats passing through Santa Fe. I liked the name I liked the reviews and I felt this place lived up to the positive praise it got. A humble little building to be sure, but who cares? The service was very fast (and You are Supposed to pay at the counter---so the one review complaining about that was misguided. My friend and I got the salsa and warm chips for 2.95 (very good) got the tri-colored enchilada plate for 9.95 and combo burrito 8.00 christmas style (ie red and green chili sauce) (we made two meals out of our food. And then at the end you're given two huge sopapillas with a squeeze bottle of honey. The food is great for the price and I would definitely go back again. read more

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I always have Huevos Verdes with a side Calabasitas Pupusa. The egg dish has two fried eggs with spinach and papitas smothered in delicious red enchilada sauce. The Pupusa comes with a mild sauce and some vinegar coleslaw. Really good read more

Wow Christmas in July!! Wonderful Chili Reeno in the town known for chilis; Hatch NM!! Wonderful quaint atmosphere, friendly service and they even catered to our most persnickety group members' dietary proclivities. Even more, the owner turned me on to his supplier. Picked up 45# of peppers to take home. Wonderful experience, beyond my expectations. read more

All I can say is I never come to Santa Fe without coming here at least every other day. Their pupusas are amazing!!!

Stopped here on a road trip for lunch, was pleasantly surprised. The service was amazing, and even more was the food! Enchiladas hit the spot read more

Love this place! Best place for Pupusas in Santa Fe!! It is a small restaurant, but busy and has a cheerful feel to it. There are gluten-free/vegetarian options as well, which is always a bonus! read more

I've been here once so lets not get carried away.. And was crazy enough to get a green burrito at Ted Enchilada. It was fantastic! Chunky tasty green chile with the right amount of pork. The chicken was tender and seasoned. Can't wait to try their red enchiladas! read more

Horrible food and a dirty restaurant does not make a happy guest. We have never tasted one bite of food and then left. Horrid

I have passed this place a few times since we moved to Santa Fe.. I finally looked it up on Yelp and after noticing their reviews decided to take a look at the menu pictures here, noticed their cheese enchiladas were only 7.50 so it it wasn't good it would not be a big deal.. I called to place the to ho order, I arrived about 10 mins after the call, get a check for 11.24 so I asked for the itemized copy and it's $10.81 more than I thought the dish was but it was probably a very old menu picture so I'm writing this to let the owners know perhaps they can update them, but the main reason I decided to write this was to let people know "the employees up charge their tips" it's not the amount it's the fact that they do it that I don't think is right and hopefully they bring it up to their attention. The food was just ok, not at all the enchilada I anticipated from a restaurant called enchiladas, I'm Mexican so perhaps my expectations where a little high but again I was going after the raving reviews, there was a stuffy smell inside as if it needed ventilation.. air flow. This was my first and last time at this restaurant and I would not recommend it. read more

Red Enchilada - Be aware they tip themselves! I went from 7.50 cheese enchilada, Or so it said on the Yelp menu to $11.24 - Mexican Near Me - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Had the burrito with green sauce. It was large enough for two people. Great flavor. Buddy has the steak and enchiladas. He said it was fantastic. The salsa was not real spicy but was really good. Really authentic place. The horchata was tasty as well. Service a tad slow but that made it even more authentic! read more

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Looks very bland and sketchy from the outside... but the food speaks for itself. The portion sizes are huge and beyond worth the price. Their green Chile is amazing and the Sopapillas were the perfect texture.. hands down best Sopapillas I've ever had. Definitely recommend read more

I had read some decent reviews for the Red Enchilada restaurant, and so we decided to give it a chance. The young waiter was very helpful and friendly. Because I wanted a smaller portion, he allowed me to get an enchilada off the kids menu, which was very nice. The chicken enchilada with red and green chili (Christmas) was definitely the best part of the meal for me. Comparatively, I have had much better green chili in Santa Fe, but I have to say the red chili was pretty tasty. The side of rice was crunchy and the beans were nothing special. My husbands stuffed sopapilla was okay. It's the green chili that puts any Mexican food over the top for us, and this green Chili was pretty average. We did enjoy the sopapillas that came with our meal. For my husband, that was the best part Of the meal. read more

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This is a true culinary gem in Santa Fe. I grew up in Santa Fe, and finding excellent, reasonably priced restaurants is always a chore. This tiny, tucked away, genuine South American food is just awesome. The decor consists of murals and modest artwork. The staff is very nice, attentive, and accommodating. Their enchiladas are delicious. The tortillas taste freshly made, and the green chile sauce has the perfect mixture of citrus and spice. We go there whenever we venture north to see my parents. If you want real food, clean and kitschy atmosphere, for a very read price, this is your best choice. I'm a huge fan. read more

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They have good food but the place is full of flies!! Their fajitas was good and we tried their Sopapillas which was awesome. But still I prefer to go to somewhere with less flies and maybe cleaner. read more

Thank you to other reviews! On our way thru Santa Fe we stopped at Red Enchilada. I will say that my family didn't really want to stop based on the outside appearance. I am so glad they gave this little gem a shot! Our food was incredibly fresh! The Sopapillas are as big the plates. Great foodie score! read more

I have no idea what people are eating here that gets the restaurant such rave reviews. I think this is an unsuccessful mix of El Salvedorean and NM food. The papusa was good and the relleno was excellent (really the only reason for the 2nd star) but the enchilladas were horrible. read more

Bro J found Red Enchilada while looking for a new place to try. The Salvadoran influence was interesting to me since our Tres Banderas closed in the St Louis area. We liked the Salvadoran style tamales and the food in general. Bro J and I ordered a ton of food and split it. There were pupusas; one stuffed with calabacitas and cheese and one revueltas style. In this case it is pork with some beans. These had a nice texture. They are kind of like two handmade tortillas with filling in between, then sealed around the edges and fried. They had good flavors alone but are great with the curtido (sort of a slaw/cabbage relish) and a bottle of a thin salsa to squirt on top. The tipico platter of Salvadoran favorites included simple scrambled eggs, black beans, Salvadoran style sour cream and delicious fried plantains and seriously heavy homemade tortillas to eat it all with. We also ordered two Salvadoran tamales. These are large, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed. The masa is light and almost fluffy. We had one filled with chicken and one with pork. Both had some potato. These are very good and I ate mine with the excellent bright red chile. There is a lot of masa, but it is good. J and I also liked the posole, which was a little different than typical. The corn kernels are more broken up than usual making it thicker. It is served plain, but you get red and green chile to jazz it up. Ms T had a ground beef taco that was well seasoned and one of chicken that was actually very good for a change. The chicken was stewed and shredded so it was moist and was also seasoned. TT's chiles rellenos were served with very good green chile. We had a very enjoyable meal and liked the Salvadoran dishes as a change of pace. I would go back for the pupusas, tamales and posole. read more

Please support our local neighborhood Mom & Pop businesses like this one. Turistas may be flooding the plaza but no one has Red Enchilada beat for great food at great prices. They are open during covid, with limited hours. Their pupusas are fantastic, are known for their enchiladas(try the veggie!) but my favorite are the fajitas. read more

This plAce was bomb. The waiter came from the back to not step on the half of the floor was wet. I'm sorry. I stumbled into a both. No beer. That's fine, all I need is one steak. They gave me a sirloin with two cheese enchiladas with Christmas style and a sopaipilla with honey. I used to love your baby's momma, but she never cooked this good. $10 out the door...., read more

I sort of want to keep this place a secret. My favorite restaurants don't have matching chairs and this one fits the bill! I think the food is not anything to write home about but it feels so good to eat somewhere that doesn't try to put on "airs". Sweet ladies. Really budget friendly, read more

This has been the best food we have had in Santa Fe. Don't go to the typical tourist places- this is the real deal. The combo plate with green chilies is fantastic- subbed a chili rellano rather than the beef taco. read more

Okay folks if you want your bang for your buck -come here. Prices are affordable and the portions are big! They are known mainly for their enchiladas. We had the combination plate with green chili sauce. This includes a beef taco, pork tamale (to die for) and cheese enchilada. Also comes with rice and beans and pozole(large white corn/ hominy). Also the shrimp enchiladas with red sauce is amazing. Their red sauce is soooo good!!! The meals also come with sopapillas with honey (puffed bread) it's a little run down but who cares?! The food is good :) read more

We were so excited to try this place based on the glowing reviews of others. We ordered the chicken enchiladas and a taco plate (one each beef & chicken) for dinner. Waitress was quick to take and deliver our order, but she never returned. Never received our check so we eventually went to the counter to pay. The dive decor was as expected, but batting flies circling the table was a little annoying. As for the food - it was okay but somewhat bland, even the green and red chili was lacking in flavor. Posole was a fun addition but it too needed a dose of hot sauce (nowhere to be found). Really wanted to share the love and keep the good reviews going, but for our first visit Red Enchilada did not deliver. Don't think we'll be back. read more

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We followed the great reviews for this little gem of a restaurant and we were not let down. The food and service exceeded beyond our expectation! The portions were extremely generous. We HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend Red Enchilada Restaurant! You will not be disappointed at all! They are closed for indoor dining and offer take out only due to Covid at this time. read more

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Hole in the wall with really delicious food at super affordable prices. One of our regular spots.

Don't let the exterior fool you, there's excellent down-home New Mexican to be had in here with very welcoming service. We went for El Patron steak dinner and the Trios Enchiladas and were delighted with the quality for the price. An outstanding value. read more

Every time we eat here (usually once every 2 weeks) I tell my boyfriend it's Santa Fe's best kept secret. It's never busy and always has parking. The food is consistent, very inexpensive, and they always deliver great service. Everything we've had has been delicious, but you really can't go wrong with the papusas, chips and guacamole, (only 4.50!!!) or the breakfast items (I like the huevos ranchero) Try this place!! read more

This is my favorite restaurant in Santa Fe. I pretty much only get two dishes here, either the tri color enchiladas, or the combo burrito. Both are excellent, and the staff are very friendly as well. The prices here are cheap for this town, and when you combine that with the friendliness of the staff, you get a very rare gem for Santa Fe. If you are unfortunate enough to visit this town, you should definitely give this restaurant a try. Just remember that they're closed on Tuesday's. read more

Very good Mexican food very enjoyable. The tricolor enchiladas and tacos were delicious. The spices in the food were done right. Will definitely be back. read more

Super friendly and clean. The food was amazing; we got the chips and salsa, breakfast burrito with green chile, revuelta pupusa, pork tamal, horchata, and super breakfast plate with green chile (which came with a flour tortilla), and it was all delicious. Very nice space, popular but not crowded, spoke English and Spanish, and very accommodating -- I highly recommend. read more