Food was really good! I got one of the vegan options and it was super yummy! Prices are reasonable, portions are large, and the staff is friendly! Definitely recommend! read more

Great food from a great menu. Love the new location, and all the fun things to do when you're done enjoying your freshly prepared grub. I know my son is a fan as well! read more

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Loved the pizza sauce, great ratio of sauce to ingredients. Got the meat lovers, added green chili and onion, green chile dices were visible but couldn't really taste them. Arrived on time, not super hot (temp) like it had been sitting but overall pretty good. read more

Can't say enough about how good the food is we haven't had anything that wasn't good. The pizza and cheese breadsticks is the best.

I'm gonna say I'm a fan. The staff are SUPER friendly and social. Trail Rider Pizza is just that--a place to stop just minutes outside of the International District of Albuquerque hidden in the canyon with the four hills and Manzano Mts on either side of you covered in what would be considered a forest by New Mexico standards. It's right by Molly's which is highly rated--I have not been there yet. Stressed? Take a ride to Tijeras. Energetic? Take a ride and go on an amazing hike in the trails in the area. Feeling romantic? It's secluded enough to bring that special someone for that needed alone time away from the scene. It's traditional Italian pizzeria inside and picnic tables outside. It wasn't the best slice I ever had, but I will definitely be back. read more

Trail Rider - Picture taken from the picnic table - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Crest, New Mexico

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This place is only 15 minutes from my house and yet i had never gone until last week. I really missed out. It's fantastic! The food is made to order so don't be in a big hurry but it's worth the wait. The service was fun and attentive. I really enjoyed it! read more

I've been supporting local businesses before COVID ( especially since my husband is head chef at a local restaurant). So I was especially happy to discover this pizza place near my home! We ordered the Tijeras thin crust. Absolutely amazing- fresh ingredients, really nice people. Wonderful!! We will definitely come back to try more especially the vegan options since I am vegetarian! Check them out! Support local businesses! read more

Definitely worth the 25 minute drive from the west side of ABQ to the east side of the mountains. Great pizza, great atmosphere and great (very friendly) service. The "in-house" made desserts were the icing on the cake to an already great lunch. read more

I like thin-crust pizza, good sauce, a variety of toppings and plenty of vegan cheese that tastes like cheese. I especially love their calzones. Fine pizza and calzones are why we go to Trail Rider's on Roue 14 at the foot of the Sandia Mountain in Cedar Crest. Trail Rider is located in the same mini mall occupied by full-size Triangle Grocery and the Greenside Restaurant. (Trail Rider's is as the south end of the mall. Ample parking. Good service and friendly knowledgeable staff. read more

Stopped in here on our way down from the Crest and loved it. It might not look like much, but I promise you it's worth it to stop in. The service was great. We walked and were immediately greeted by helpful smiling face. I ordered the calzone and the crust was to die for. Definitely worth stopping in and I'll be going back. read more

Very good pizza for sure. Their dough is unique and quite good which sets it apart from other pizza places. Carry out order was on time and correct. Worth the drive. read more

Our crew was a vegan, a vegetarian and a carnivore. The carnivore had a hot ham sandwich which was very good. The vegetarian and vegan both got the Foccacca bread with vegan cheese and vegetables. The servings are huge. Each meal included a very large serving of French fries. We ordered a Greek salad and all but our vegan enjoyed this as well (feta cheese rather than vegan cheese...next time we will order it vegan). The service was friendly and fairly quick. We sat outside and it was quite pleasant. We took a lot of food in to-go boxes for meals the next day...these were great too. We appreciate finding a restaurant with good vegan food. read more

Drove up to Trail Rider Pizza from Albuquerque. Yummy pizza and high quality. Highly recommend. read more

Trail Rider - Meat Lovers - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Crest, New Mexico

We tried Trail Rider when it was in the trailer down in the 333, we enjoyed the pizza so of course when they moved closer and opened a bigger place we would definitely support them! We arrived at 7:30 (fully aware that they close at 8:30) so we ordered and it took a LONG while to get our pizza, I'm sure something happened since we got our wings first (though we requested they come with the pizza). Anyway- as we say waiting the lady who was doing the schedule was singing VERY loudly where it was hard to have a conversation. Then we finally got our pizza around 8:20, we started eating and all of a sudden the workers started putting the chairs up all around us- (even at our table!!!) so we hurried up, asked for a box and while we were placing the pizza in the box the worker started taking all our dishes (with pizza still on them) and cups from us. We definitely felt rushed out of there and highly doubt we will be back, though I love supporting the small ma and pa businesses. Such a sad experience when we just wanted to sit, enjoy pizza and have a conversation. When we walked out I checked my watch and it was 8:32pm soooo not enough time to kick people out. If you want to leave at 8:30 you may want to change your hours where you close at 8:00. I've worked at two pizzas places and NEVER EVER would that have been tolerated. Good pizza if you pick up and go. read more

The meatball sub is delicious. However, I wish they would use a bigger sub roll. Currently they have the meatballs, sauce and cheese stuffed into a too small roll which makes it somewhat difficult to eat. read more

Great pizza and deserts, and the new location has great seating. Staff is always friendly and helpful.

This is a Vegan Haven No one is doing pizza like this in Abq, it is worth the trip:) our family LOVES the vegan green chile cheese bread and the Tijeras pizza - we added pineapple and marinara to really make it sing:) the crust and sauce are spot on. This is a special little place. Minimal seating, but great for take out. And to top it off- homemade vegan ricotta, what a treat! THANK YOU! Will be back soon read more

Trail Rider - Pizza Near Me - Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Fab Pizza! Really love the variety....the Tijeras is a fave of ours....and that they now have more dining space since moving about a year ago is great! Yummy desserts (if you have room after the pizza).....couple of salad choices, fun appetizers....overall a great spot up here in the East Mountains :-) read more

Fantastic place! Friendly staff, great food. They have a ton of fun vegan options as well as classic pizza, green chili cheeseburgers, garlic knots, mozzarella sticks, etc. read more

Best Pizza I've had in ABQ. Thin crust, great sauce, a multitude of toppings to choose from, friendly staff. Consistently great pizza. read more

I cannot believe I never tried this place before. I have gone 2 times in the past few weeks and love it! Love the pizza, hot wings, house cut fries are the best fries I have ever had! And the ranch dressing is so delicious! I will be a regular now!!! read more

Their Pizza is really really good. We are so fortunate to have Trail Riders in the East Mountains. The white pizza is very good, not all places make a good one. read more

We ordered a large pepperoni with extra sauce, for $20. This is WAY over-priced! The extra sauce was $2.25, we NEVER get charged for extra sauce at ANY pizza place. The pizza is really good, but way too expensive. read more

Delicious pizza, including some totally delicious vegan options . Staff is excellent and their service has always been both effective and kind. read more

Dinner this evening was my first visit to this place. Got a Supreme pizza to go. Keep in mind, I don't think any place in the greater Albuquerque area has "out of this world" pizza, so 3-stars is a decent mark coming from me. Their crusts are hand tossed from made-in-house dough. Standard crust (i.e., not deep dish, not thin crust). Toppings were generous. Overall, I'd say it would go well with a beer. Just a good work-horse of a pizza (Just to be clear, there's no horse meat in the pizza!) They also have salads, pop (that's soda to you New Mexico folk), hot and cold subs, and appetizers like breadsticks, hot wings, mozzarella sticks, and cheese bread. I also saw french bread pizza and pizza by the slice on the menu. I have not yet tried any of these items. The whole restaurant is a funky little trailer beside Mollys (the bar next door). There is only one small table inside. It also says on their menu that you can place an order through "your waitress" at Mollys (the bar next door). It's quite a drive from my house on the West Side, so I probably won't be trekking out here from home too often, but it's not far from where I work on the east side. I could see picking up a sub here for lunch during the work week. But for dinner, I'll probably stick with my own homemade pizzas or NickyV's on the West Side. read more

Very sad to say that Trail Rider Pizza has gone way downhill since they moved into their new fancy B&M location. I ordered a large supreme and a cheese bread to go. The girl who took my order was fairly rude and not very helpful. The pizza I recieved is completely doughy and waaaay undercooked. Literally raw dough. The cheese bread looks like the pizza cook didn't give one single **** about it. All the cheese was piled in the center on the dough and was also fairly undercooked. Really a lot less than I'd expect for spending $40. Oh, and I wasn't given the sauce for the cheese bread. read more

Awesome flavors in everything we have ordered and their ranch has a little extra dill which gives it that little extra bit of awesome. Try everything, they are awesome! read more

My family was so looking forward to a repeat meal here during recent travels! We worked a whole day's schedule around it, drove well out of the way, and ate a very late supper (kids were hangry!) to make it happen. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to the hype - or overall satisfaction - of our first visit there. Staff (not the owner we enjoyed last time) wasn't friendly and the food was pretty good, but not as good as before, either. Maybe it was an off-night for them or something, but I'm not sure we'll spend our hard-earned money there again to test that theory. Bummer. It was such a treat on our first visit. read more

We read that this was the best pizza in New Mexico so off we went. It wasn't easy to find so look for Ace Hardware and it is directly across the street. It is particularly "cheesy" and delicious. I would recommend this place for pizza for sure!! read more

Off the bat, I'll say just say that this review is for their gluten-free pizza. I write it with the hopes of it improving because it is nice to have gluten-free pizza in the area. Hats off to them for trying, seriously. We had two big problems with their GF pizza: 1. It came to about $34 for 2, tiny (10", I believe) thin-crust pizzas. Had they been phenomenal, that wouldn't have been a problem, and I'd be writing a different review. I'm happy for businesses to make a profit when they serve quality items. Which leads to problem 2: It seemed like they took Udi's frozen, gluten-free crusts and just slapped cheese, pepperoni, and sauce on them--something we could have done at home saving us the drive plus the grumpy attitude from whomever rung us up. For me, value is found at that sweet spot between price and quality, where you're happy to pay the price because the quality matches. The gluten-free pizza misses that mark. read more

Trail Rider has changed SO much for the better since the first time we went to them. I absolutely LOVE their Tijeras pizza! Get it with Italian sausage if you like meat. It's fantastic! Their thin crust is that right blend of chewy and crisp, with a really good flavor. We haven't tried any of their menu options other than the pizza, but they are well worth it for that alone! read more

Our go to pizza place because it never disappoints! Quality ingredients, great selection of pizzas or you can 'design' your own! Super nice staff too! read more

Toppings were fresh. Dough was a little flavorless and needed more sauce.

if i could give them less?? i would!!!! early afternoon on a sunday, we tried calling and calling to place a to go order... phone was busy for 2 hrs plus. so we figured something was wrong w/phone system and came down the mountain to place an order. as soon as we walked in the door, a man in his lower 40's w/a grey goatee huffed and puffed over to us and in a frantic angry way told us "we had to shut off the phones because we are just too busy and are not taking any more orders today!!" definitely wont be coming back here!!!! what a horrible experience!!! read more

This restaurant is amazing! They have incredible vegan opinions and the 2 owners are extremely nice!

This was always the best take out pizza in the area, but now with a new location it's also the best pizza restaurant in the area! Fun family place, and the same nice people from the old location. read more

I had the chance to sample the pizza when I was next door at Molly's. You can order from over there and they'll deliver to you! Nice! I had the DWI pizza, and it was really delicious. Two crust options, and they also offer sandwiches and appetizer type things. I liked my food! read more

I'm actually sorry to have to leave this review, but at this point I don't know what else to do. When I first moved to the area I though Trail Rider was a God send. Great quality ingredients and lots of options, out in the middle of nowhere. We made it a regular spot, ordering at least a couple times a month. However, over the last few months we have noticed a precipitous drop off in quality all around. From orders being burned, missing items, or simply the wrong items. The last 3 visits have all had serious errors. And the attitude of the staff has also gone way down hill. Today we ordered a stromboli and a calzone. We know at this point to check them at the store before comming home, but with these items we couldn't see inside. Well, sure enough neither was right. Not even close. When we called to inquire, thinking probably we had recieved someone elses order the person working the phone was actively rude. He suggested that we just didnt understand what we had ordered, and then offered nothing by way of solution, much less apologies. This is the last straw for us. Good luck if you go, make sure and check everything VERY carefully before you pay. read more

Love, love, love this place! One of the best crusts I've had light, tender & tasty. The sausage is superb and they also offer a nice assortment of vegan options. My favorite pizza is "The Tijeras" with a side of marinara sauce, a unique change from your regular pizza, love to have the leftovers of this one for breakfast. :o) Highly recommended. read more

Great pizza. I especially like their "Take-and-bake" option, since I have a 15 minute drive from the place to home, and might as well cook it myself rather than reheat it. The big con here is that they are very expensive for a pizza joint. Expect to pay around $20 for a large pie (and if you do take-and-bake, add a $5 deposit). That's the ONLY reason for this being a 3-star review instead of a 4 or 5. read more