Branding Iron - Tucumcari

The service was excellent and this is a server helped me choose the best options on the menu. Maybe it's just me, but I don't think every food except chicken roast steak, which is terrible, green chilies needs that I know it's a cultural thing, but people really love it so much? Honestly, the chips and salsa, where the best part of the chickens Enchiladas. The food doesn't seem like it was cooked in a restaurant, it's like dinner at your weird cousin's house. The rice is very lumpy and sticky and the beans were gray and watery

We were pleasantly surprised by how good the food was. The waitress is rushing around, taking orders, serving food and cleaning tables as well. We were not warmly greeted upon arrival but the service and food were good. We would return if we are in this town again.

After nearly 12 hours on the road we decided to crash in the room and eat, ordering from here in the hotel lobby. Staff was great and friendly, the food itself not so much as the chicken fried steak was tough and the nachos had stale chips. My kids liked their burger and fries however. So ordering and eating there may be a better option to try next time. But they had good customer service and that is a plus!

My partner and I had the fish and chips. The cook had to have worked hard to make the fish as tasteless as it was and not fully cooked No attention was paid to atmosphere. When we were done, my partner went back to our room while I waited for the check, and waited, and waited, and waited--the waitress studiously avoiding looking in my direction while straightening menues, etc. I finally got her attention after 10 minutes. The only people eating there appeared to be folks like us, so exhausted from a long drive that we just didn 't have the energy to go anywhere but this motel cafe . What a mistake.

Food took 2 hours to get although we had a group of 15 or so. Want even given silverware with my steak. Never got asked if I needed anything while I sat with an empty glass.