Beny's Diner

Very nice & very clean local restaurant, full menu especially breakfast, wonderful service and food was delicious and well prepared. If you're driving through Cortez this is a great place to stop for a good meal, breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Beny’s is amazing. They have wonderful food. But their staff is where they really shine. A wonder to work with. We had a work event that required extra care. Beny’s staff did not hesitate to step up and help with a smile.

Excellent service Great tasting local dishes Extremely clean, including restrooms. Appears to be a family place...very very nice

Food decent. Service excellent. Vibes mid. Four stars for the overall experience, but five stars because of the excellent service (7am on 5/6) and affordable price. Can't ask for much more!

We had an amazing breakfast. I had the chorizo skillet and another chorizo breakfast dish. Both was amazing! The menu was huge!!! Coffee cups were too small for this coffee drinker lol... Atmosphere was ok, looks like a lil TLC is needed. Staff was nice. The lil boy clearing table's was sweet. Hope he's tipped well lol. Good life lessons.

Benny's Diner hit the spot! We got seated right away, and our food came out in no time. We ordered mozzarella sticks, biscuits and gravy, and two breakfast burritos. The mozz sticks were hot and crispy, and those burritos? Amazing – the green chili sauce is a must-try! The only letdown was the biscuits and gravy; they were just okay. However, our server was on point!

We had a great breakfast with a very nice server. The restaurant is clean, the food is good and served hot and quick.

Really good food, large portions, cooked right and brought to the table quickly. A home town style diner with friendly people. The hotel front desk recommended them for breakfast. We went back the next day too.

Cool little local place with good food and quick service. Cortez is not short on great breakfast spots.

The owners wife/waiter is always stingy with the coffee and she's not nice always rude to native american costumers. -0000 stars

Really impressed with this little diner. A big menu with many options. We actually wound up eating here twice- both the day before we went to Mesa Verde and also on the day we left. Both visits were fantastic- delicious food and awesome service. We tried a turkey bacon melt, a Ruben and the French toast combo. All meals were great! Has a local diner feel in the restaurant. Highly recommend!

We were seated promptly and the server was very friendly. The menu is quite large. We ate breakfast and I had the breakfast burrito. It was huge. I probably should have got the green chile sauce on it. But it was still outstanding. Eat like a local and stop by here.

Food was okay service was horrible. Didn't get a refill on coffee, took forever to take our order. They were more focused on cleaning the bathroom than attending to paying customers. My husband and I waited for the check, never came around so he stood at the counter for about 10 minutes. The place was not that busy for the service to be this horrible. We own a cafe as well and understand it can get busy and overwhelming but there was no excuse for this. Food was 6/10, service was 0/10.

The food was great. I loved the shaved potatoes and the "country" eggs Benedict. The service was spot on. If you are a coffee lover, do not order the coffee. Still worth breakfast/brunch/lunch. Affordable prices.

Came here for brunch, was seated right away. Friendly staff. I ordered a bacon cheeseburger with fries. Pretty delicious if I do say so myself. My wife had chicken strips and fries. The chicken strips were pretty dried out so I don't recommend getting those. I only had 2 gripes besides those chicken strips. First one is there's a woman trying to sell her jewelry that comes right up to the table and tries to sell you. Took about 5 minutes until she left. Wasn't wanting to be sold to in a diner I came to have a meal in. I had no problem with the other woman standing up front with her tables of items she was selling. It was just a little intrusive to be sold to at the table. Other thing is I asked for a couple of sides of bbq sauce. At the end I see a $3 charge for the bbq sauce. I understand sauce isn't free but $3 for a small cup of bbq sauce? And no mention of the extra charge when I ordered it? A little shady...

Excellent breakfast on the way to Mesa Verde NP. Loved the homefries and chorizo with eggs.

The greasiest food that I have had in Cortez. The enchilada sauce is out of a can and tastes like can sauce. The eggs were so greasy that I could not eat them. The potatoes were bad. All the food but the eggs seemed like they opened cans and warmed them up. I would say if you like homemade food stay away from this place. Not worth the money you pay for poor made food along with service that is not very welcoming

Got there early in the am. Just a 3 top of regulars in the place. Service was acceptable if not terribly friendly. Huevos Rancheros with pork green chile was different but palatable. The shaved home fries looked better than they were. Coffee is hot but as stated below.......if you are a coffee lover stay away. Price was somewhat ridiculous considering Huevos Rancheros at 13.95 ...cup of coffee with a single top off, 1 piece of toast for my wife and the bill was $27 so look out for the add ons.

Very good breakfast and service. Owner in the kitchen pumping out the food. Very fresh tasting.

Visiting the 4 corners area. Traveling thru Cortez, Co. we found this place for breakfast. We ordered the hot skillet with steak, the egg breakfast with polish sausage, children's French toast and a grilled cheese sandwich. The steak was full of flavor tender, eggs cooked right over vegetables and home potatoes. The vegetables were fresh and not mushy like in some places. The potatoes could've used a tad of seasoning but overall a flavorful meal. The polish egg breakfast was very good. The grilled cheese and fries is self explanatory and the children's breakfast was happily eaten. Service was prompt and friendly. Generous not over the top portions. Clean almost quaint restaurant. Extensive menu. You're sure to find something you'll love to eat. This place is open for breakfast and lunch Stop by if you're in the area. You won't be disappointed.

I wish I was in town longer. I was driving through Cortez and searched for burritos and Beny's was highly ranked. I ordered some take out and, despite the Saturday rush, it was ready in under 15 minutes. I opted for the burrito ranchero. It came SMOTHERED in salsa verde and cheese and I ate the entire thing in less than 5 minutes. Their breakfast and other Mexican options look amazing. Cute place with a lot of seating too!

Initially I was impressed with this cute little diner. Excited when my skillet came as it looked delicious. Although my steak was dried up and the dish was greasy with overall NO FLAVOR ! I asked for some green enchilida sauce and was informed it would by $2.50 I only wanted a little and said I would pay a little extra but not $2.50. They said that was impossible.! When I got up front, my waitress expressed her disappointment. She thought I felt entitled. !! Yes the customer IS entitled to good tasting food. Even she agreed that they possibly could change the price of their menu slightly to adjust for a little sauce on a dish to make it palatable!! What's happened to Customer Service in this world where the customer is right and they want to please the customer without raking them on all these extras for all these sauces ?? My suggestion is go find another Mexican restaurant in Cortez. . Skip this one.

The place is very nice it was our first time there. As we are servers ourselves we expected to be treated with welcoming hello and great good byes or see you again. Over all the food was very much exceptional from the reviews we saw online. In general we expected to have great service as I would if she was my guest at the restaurant I work in. It would've been fantastic if I was treated like how I would treat my guest at my restaurant.

I like Beny's. My experience was very much Cortez cuisine -- like not special, but maybe for folks who aren't looking for special, preferring "how it's supposed to be". Appreciated the wait staff, the compactness of the place. Friendly experience, left well fed.

Had breakfast. I took awhile to arrive. The egg breakfast dish was heavily laiden with grease and sodium. I nibbled. Put my fork down and left. Somewhat close to gross... I suggest investigating Pippos breakfast nook...

Good food, good service. No complaints from me. I would recommend you try it out yourself; that's always best when considering dinning out.

Had a great breakfast at Benys with friendly staff. The thinly sliced potatoes served as hash browns were fabulous along with our omlets.

Had breakfast in Beny's Diner and it was typical diner food. The menu has many choices which sure to please any customer. I went with the Popeyes omelette and opted for pancakes and beans. Everything was good but nothing more. Come here to fill up your hunger but don't expect a special dish. Ratings: Popeye omelette: 7/10 Pancakes with banana and chocolate chip: 7/10

Solid diner. We got salads. Taco salad with beef and crispy chicken salad. Both were good portions were medium sized. If I was really hungry, I would've felt like it was small but I ate the whole thing and it was perfect which probably means I don't really need to eat anything bigger than that lol. Service was very good and fast and friendly overall definitely would either again it look like they had some great breakfast burritos, and Mexican food items.

I have fallen in with this place so many times I've driven by when they were at both of their locations I've been told that it's the best place for breakfast in Cortez and I'm beginning to think it is I know for a fact that it serves up the best chili relleno Burrito either breakfast or lunch that I have ever had! sal's taco truck in Mariposa , CA is the first place that I had tried a chili relleno burrito on their special day I think it was on a Tuesday but I was in the line every Tuesday the one at Benny's diner you can get it smothered with green chili! Did I tell you it was huge I cut it in half and then just went ahead and ate the whole burrito (enchilada)

Breakfast was delicious. We had Denver omelet and Belgian waffle combo. Staff friendly and accommodating.

Omg, delicious food, great friendly service, big menu. Highly recommend if you are traveling near Cortez or Live in the area. Try the cinnamon roll French toast if you're in the mood for breakfast, which is served all day. Also lots of lunch options too and Mexican food, yum! If I lived here, this would be my regular spot.

Great sandwiches! Always consistent. Looking forward to going for breakfast soon. Definitely recommend

Good Food, Great Service! We popped over to Beny's prior to heading to Mesa Verde National Park. We were greeted and seated right away. It is a nice little diner, very family friendly and I am sure family owned and operated. My husband went with the Carne Asada Burrito topped with Green Chile, and a side of over easy eggs. I went for the Huevos Rancheros with the Green Chili. Our daughter had the biscuits and gravy, and our son went with the kids bean & cheese burrito with fruit. Not much longer we were being served our meals. Portions were fairly large, and everything looked delicious. I enjoyed my meal as did my husband and kids. They have great Green Chile. If we were in town again we would definitely pop by.

This place literally has the best huevos rancheros I've ever had. It's the pork verde sauce that really pops it off. It's all perfectly seasoned, tender, and everything on the plate compliments each other. And the home fries! I'd eat an entire plate of these alone. I'm blown away! What a hidden gem! My wife and I were passing through on our way to New Mexico and we were pleasantly surprised. The restaurant itself is cozy and the staff are friendly. I could not recommend this place more!

Excellent! Loved every bite then ordered more! Definitely worth the stop! However- they are NOT open on sundays as the app states that they are-we along with two others cars showed up to closed doors.

Stopped here on our way home from Telluride after reading great reviews on here! I tried to call in my order like 10 times but they do not pick up their phones so I went to place my order. They were busy, people were waiting a long time to be seated. I put in my order and it was ready a little bit later than they said, but not bad. I got a skillet with no meat or eggs, and asked to add avocado. They said yes, but didn't give me any. I got the English muffin on the side. My fiancé got two eggs with bacon, potatoes, and sourdough toast. We also shared a half order of French toast and a cinnamon roll. It was all so delicious! They did forget to put butter on my fiancé's toast, but otherwise amazing. Probably our best meal in Colorado. The potatoes in the skillet were perfectly crispy. The cinnamon roll was warm and soft and very delicious. I think a weekday might be a better day to visit because they seemed to be very understaffed, but we enjoyed our experience!

Good food, good service! Great locally owned restaurant. Fresh eggs used for omelets and can be purchased as well!

Amazing food I recommend the breakfast burrito. It is delicious. The service is also amazing. Do you don't have to wait more than 15 minutes if it's a busy day maybe

I wish I could give this diner more stars. I had breakfast here before heading to Mesa Verde. Cute town, cute diner, typical interior of car memorabilia and lots of booths. I had an eggs and sausage breakfast with tomato and avocado, which were an easy sub for the home fries (that also looked delicious btw). A cup of black tea and water topped off a perfectly normal and yummy diner breakfast for me. Now let me tell you the kindness I witnessed. A homeless man entered and was greeted with a smile; he was seated at a table and his order was taken. The owner walked in and greeted the man with a friendly good morning and a smile. After chatting with my waitress, I found out that the owner treats his customers, and those without, with total respect and kindness. This man couldn't pay, but he was given a hot meal on a cold day when he clearly needed one. Much love to this restaurant's owner and staff...I don't mean to put your business out there for such selfless acts, but you deserve to have customers know how awesome you people are...kudos!! Top of my list of diners in Cortez anytime I'm in town!

Driving through Navajo Nation, everything was locked down...all restaurants. As soon as we entered Colorado, wifey found a spot to get some grub. Oh man.. this place is a amazing, great food and service. If you ever drive by Cortez Colorado find this place is amazing.

This place is awesome! We are on a road trip and today was a travel day for us. The staff is awesome and the food is even better!! Especially since I don't have to cook or do dishes!! Pancakes, biscuits and gravy, bacon, omelets, coffee! It's all great! I wish they had one close to home.

Food was incredible! Breakfast hit the spot for the whole the family. Service was super friendly and efficient, we had our food quickly even tho it was busy. Definitely recommend coming here!

This is our whole families favorite place to eat at in all of cortez!!! All the food is good!!! You seriously can't go wrong here

We held our family reunion in Cortez over the memorial day weekend. I am so glad we chose Benys diner to eat and gather. The service was great as well as the food. They supplied the food for the main dinner and it was so good, on time, and very organized. On your trip through Cortez make sure you stop by and enjoy Benys diner.

Great breakfast, good sized menu options. Service was friendly and on point. We had the Skillet and Chile relleno omelet, so good!

This place is like the reviews! Family run and super friendly place in Cortez, CO not too far from Mesa Verde National Park. There were icy roads in the park and we needed to kill an hour while the road thawed, so we went to breakfast at Beny's. We were immediately greeted upon entering and seated in a comfy booth. Our waters and coffee were refilled each time we were getting towards the end. They have just about everything you can imagine on the breakfast menu with multiple options. The portions are HUGE! I really loved the medium heat on the green chili that smothered my breakfast burrito! Great food, great service, small business, what more could you ask?

Driving through saw it had 4.5 stars. Just wow Best French toast of my life. Truly incredible Home fries/hashbrowns are incredible with some salt . Eggs Benedict was great, good chorizo and flavor. Service was fast, helpful, and pleasant. (Wednesday 10am)

Benys has a lot of good breakfast options. The food is always really good and the service is never bad. It's neat place too. Decorated pretty cool

My husband and I went in today and we are completely confused by the star rating for this place! The food was terrible my husband's ham tasted sour like it had started to turn bad. My sausages was so fatty and full of grisle that I could not eat it. Added strawberries as the menu shows fresh looking strawberries what came out was frozen rehydrated strawberries that looked extremely wilted, old and bruised. Disgusting! When the waitress was questioned about this food quality she just ignored the questions. We do not understand who could rate this place above a 2 star.

My new go to place when I'm passing through Cortez. Awesome menu regardless the time of day. Food quality and service is excellent. I recommend Beny's Diner highly...5 stars all the way around!!!

Excellent service. Great breakfast. Clean restaurant. I'm glad we chose to eat here instead of the hotel. Very good. Thank you.

Breakfast here is amazing! Outdoor dining is available. The green chili is so good but if you really want a treat...the sweet rolls! OMG they are insane and I wish I could eat them every day. Staff was nice and helpful. Lots of locals eating here so you know it's the place to be!!

Cleanest place. Friendly and accommodating. Nice portions, made to order. Very reasonable prices. Would definitely recommend..

Delicious food, Victor is a great host and his father Victor is very hospitable. You must try the Polish sausage skillet. It is very flavorful and delicious. I will come here again and try more of the menu.

Overall great food at a good price. We go there often. My wife loves the spinach Benedict and I like the breakfast sizzling platter with eggs, potatoes, peppers, onions and steak. The coffee is the only thing that I could say needs to be improved. Still 5 stars.

Great menu, excellent food, great atmosphere. Very good Mexican breakfast items. Main part of town.