Spanish Kitchen

The food here is very good. I like that there is no corporate feel. The food tastes fresh and more like home cooking. The food is more made to order. Doesn't taste like frozen food out of the freezer. The staff is all very nice. The chips and salsa are good. I love that animals are NOT allowed in the restaurant, certified service animals only!! They make sure electronic devices are at a reasonable volume. I hate going to a restaurant and every kid has a tablet on full volume, so annoying. They also ask for electronic devices to have sound turned down so other customers are disturbed. It's great 👍

We ordered a combination plate and a chicken flauta plate. Presentation of food was ok. The beans and rice were the highlight and so was friendly staff. My red enchiladas were a little stiff, had to use knife to cut through, I prefer them to be a little softer to be able to cut with fork. The chicken flautas were so so and were better at another place, according to my daughter. We followed up with some sopapillas which were good. I enjoyed that place is very clean and the menus are under the glass table top to easily access and hands free.

The food was excellent! The red enchiladas were delicious, true Mexican food. It’s rare to find a restaurant where the beans and rice are like grandmas, but this place nailed it. Place was clean, friendly service. Will definitely be back.

Nice clean spacious venue. The service was top notch. The red Enchilada w/ beef and egg was very good. My buddy loved his Hamburger. Their salsa that comes with the chips is hot and tasty.

The server was very nice, the food was not, there is no atmosphere. It's like you walked into a restaurant that was closed. Somebody opened it and threw some tables in there. It looks very unfinished. The enchilada was tough, skimpy and had very little cheese in it. The tamale was obviously out of a can. The taco was so tough, you could hardly bite it. The chili relleno was tiny, naked and I'm not sure there was really anything in it. The green salsa was delicious, but the chips were so thick and so hard. You couldn't hardly chew them. I really was disappointed because I wanted to eat here for so long but after I did and after I talked to friends, they told me they stopped eating there years ago. Also, the prices are really high especially for what you get, the plate looks big, it's not, it's tiny.

Absolutely Discriminatory and Inhumane Treatment!! Avoid This Place at All Costs If I could give this place zero stars, I would. I visited this restaurant recently with my fully trained and legally recognized service dog, who assists me with a serious medical condition. My dog had the service vest, and I even carried documentation, which, by law, I’m not even required to present. Despite all of this, the staff told me I would not be served and was not welcome in their restaurant. They had a printed piece of paper that says we refuse the right to allow service animals in. I tried to explain my condition and the necessity of my dog, but they doubled down and kicked me out in front of other customers. It was humiliating, degrading, and absolutely illegal. This kind of ableist behavior is unacceptable, and I will be reporting them to the proper authorities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). No one should be treated like this for managing a disability and relying on a service animal for safety and independence. If you value basic human decency, DO NOT support a business that discriminates against people with disabilities.

Many of the menu choices were listed as red meaning very spicy. The salsa was also pretty hot. We ordered a milder entree but it was not that tasty. The flan was good, but the portion size was smaller. We received good service and the food was served promptly.

I live in the southwest and their salsa is so hot it's inedible. The homemade chips are really good but you can't eat them plain. The rest of the food is average. Tacos are okay but suffer from a lack of filling and flour tortillas are not offered. My quest for the best tacos in the area must continue.

I was born and raised in Las Cruces, but haven't lived here in over 30 years. I'm here visiting family and we decided to eat at Spanish Kitchen (I hadn't been there since they were on Madrid). I had the red enchiladas, topped with an egg, beans and rice, and everything was so good. I tasted my sister's green enchilada-excellent. Finished our meal with sopaipillas and were not disappointed. We will definitely be back!

Enjoyed a fun dinner with my sisters visiting from out of state. The food was delicious and did not disappoint! We're from LC and know Southern New Mexican food. This tasted like home. The beans and rice were spot on. The red and green chile was delicious. And the sopapillas- Delicious! We will be back for sure.

Spanish Kitchen is an old staple in Las Cruces. Plenty of variety in their menu offerings and one of the friendliest waitresses I have had. Initial chips and salsa are complimentary. The red chile enchilada plate was spicy yet full of flavor and it's great to finish your meal with their basket of sopapillas.

Ordered the red chile meat and tasted like it was straight out of a can. Barely any meat and just un-flavorful chile sauce. Service was good though, my waitress was super nice.

Read the other reviews and in my opinion they were expecting Mexican food. This is not Mexican Food. This is Traditional Spanish Food from New Mexico. New Mexican Cuisine! I came came here to have a real New Mexico experience before I went back home to California from watching the solar eclipse in Texas. I tried calling in a To-Go order but no answer. It's no problem I respect it, it's an older business, they were probably busy. I ordered Red Chile con Carne and 2 orders of sopapillas. As I was waiting I noticed the jukebox and the older generation passing through the restaurant. This place doesn't need extra frills. It's traditional New Mexico style cooking. My first bite of my sopapilla tasted like HOME. The Chile con carne tasted like my grandmothers. The Chile con carne came with a homemade flour tortilla, it had a little bit of a baking soda aftertaste but, my grandmas handmade tortillas really aren't perfect either. This place it traditional and perfectly imperfect.

I've been driving past here for a few months now, finally had the time to stop and try it out. Flour tortillas are handmade delicious , the green Chile con carnes burrito was quite tasty. I personally orders the green enchiladas with and egg. (I never thought of an egg before) turned out it was a great addition to it. I would love to try the red enchiladas next time. Hubby enjoyed the number 3 and wasn't disappointed.

I ordered the Chile relleno plate with rice and beans. The Chiles were not hot, which I prefer but the salsa was so that made up for it. The Chiles were very pretty and the rice and beans freshly made and tasted good. The chips that first came with the salsa and before ordering were good and authentically homemade. This was my first time eating here and I am satisfied. I will come back to try something else.

Small but cute, clean and accommodating. I had lunch at this establishment for the first time and it was so delish. I will be going back.

One last visit at the Spanish Kitchen: I ended up today at the Spanish Kitchen on an unplanned visit. This has not been a restaurant that I patronize, but what the heck, give it another shot. The restaurant was open and clean. The service was prompt and friendly. The prices were a little up there but still within the norm. Didn't appreciate the $3.60 for a glass of soda however. The Spanish Kitchen seems to favor their red sauce over the green on the menu. All combo meals are red. I ordered a combo meal today which came with chips and salsa and a basket with a little bread roll and a tad of butter. I found the bread basket a bit odd with a Mexican meal??? The bread seemed a bit stale and I consumed little of it. The chips were fine, but the highly pureed salsa was watery and lacking in flavor. It was a bit high on the heat. Mediocre salsa. The dish came with no rice but the refried beans were better than average. The taco was a ground beef taco with a hard shell. The shell was ok....it did have a bit of flavor....but the beef filling was unremarkable. The tamale was not real good and the enchilada was just ok. What ruined the meal for me was the red chile sauce. It was really below average....kind of a weird flavor. Not good. Because of the sub-par sauce I would rate the entire dish below average, certainly below the standard around here. Once again, I will state this without hesitation....there are no really good Mexican meals to be had at this restaurant. Most are mediocre at best. Sorry to say, I seriously doubt I will return. Overall dining experience TWO-AND-A-HALF STARS.

My family has been eating here since I was a baby (I'm 29). The food is still as good as it was 20 something years ago. The red enchiladas have always been my go to. But having tried everything on the menu, you can't go wrong. Their rellenos are some of the best in town. And their rice is my favorite in all of Las Cruces. I've attached a picture of their menu as we couldn't track it down online to order to go. But we were craving it so much we dined in and was served by the owner who was such a pleasure. Enjoy.

I have been going to the Spanish Kitchen since the 1980's The red cheese enchiladas may be the best in southern New Mexico. Add an egg for a little more flavor. Whenever I am in Las Cruces I try to eat at the Spanish Kitchen. Take time to look at the photos of Las Cruces from the turn of the 1900s.

For third time in a row, We've never felt so unwelcome by a business. Server is always rude and made us feel like we were an inconvenience to them. We didn't even feel comfortable letting her know that all of her food, at our group, was cold! We don't live here but used to like to meet family here when visiting. I'm sad to say, our efforts to give it a few chances won't be revisited. Used to be so Amazing. Disappointing to see the quality go down. Spanish Kitchen.... take a breath and get it together please!

Horrible horrible Watered down iced tea, chips were old and stale, food was cold. Small portions of rice and refried beans. Waitress was inattentive, always racing past us, though the restaurant was not busy.

I wanted to try this place with my family. To be honest it was awful for multiple reasons. First I have never been to a place that doesn't allow Christmas enchiladas. Second they don't fry the tortillas for the enchiladas. Their tamales have the consistency of canned purena dog food. The hamburger steak is a flat piece of beef with no flavor and have the texture of a shoe. The Spanish rice and beans taste bland and under seasoned. The horchata isn't made in store it's package. The service was mediocre and the waitress only came back once for refills. Finally the French fries were undercooked and crunchy. DONT COME HERE!!!

Their lunch special thing doesnt taste anything at all. Not just me, my husband didnt think it has any spice in it. Waistless were defensive and was saying there was nothing wrong with the food. Well, I will not come back.

Rice wasn't cooked all the way. The portions are small. Better food to be found around LC.

Nice friendly place we stopped by for lunch. Richard was our waiter and was very friendly and attentive. I ordered one of the Red combo plates with an enchilada, tamale, and chili con carne. Sauce was not too mild but not too spicy. Sopapillas were hot and fluffy. We didn't have to wait long too be seated. Overall a good atmosphere. Next time we are in town we will be coming back again

I had the red chili con carne bowl. Had a really nice strong flavor. I was very happy with my food. The meat was tender and flavor was strong from the red chili. In addition, the flour tortillas are homemade and you can tell! And my waitress was extremely nice and attentive. I will come back here again to try their enchiladas. The complimentary salsa is quite spicy so be careful!

The place seems to polarize people. Some friends eat here all the time and love it. Others can't imagine how it's still open. After one (1) meal here, I'm puzzled. It's just a plain old Tex-Mex place. The food seems edible. Some of it was good. Some of it wasn't. The service wasn't as good as the fans made it out to be, but nowhere near as bad as the detractors warned me. It wasn't super-clean, but it wasn't dirty. The value was fair, neither good nor bad. In short - meh. One thing the proponents tell me is the food is really hot. They tell me that's why people don't like it. The salsa on the table was a thin green soup, served with OK chips. It wasn't especially tasty, but it was very spicy. Not outrageously, but about as hot as I'm comfortable with without working up to it for a few days. But I didn't have a problem with it. I drank a lot of water with it, though. The waitress noticed my water intake when she took my order. She wanted to know if I wanted my food spicy. I said, "Yes." She nodded her head, saying, "Yeah, I understand. Our food can be pretty spicy. I'll have them tone it down a little." I told her I wanted it spicy. She looked confused. I told her I like spicy food, please bring me spicy. The people at the table next to me smirked. The waitress went away to put my order in. My food came out, a combination plate. It was fine, but no different from any other plain old Tex-Mex anywhere else in America. It was not spicy. Not even a little bit. I was puzzled. I poured the green salsa over it, but there wasn't enough to make an entire plate of not-spicy Tex-Mex spicy. So I don't know if the food there isn't as spicy as billed, or if they just don't get what customers want, or if they didn't believe me, or if they just forgot or WHAT. But if it had been spicy, I got the feeling it would have been bland, spicy food. No beer there. The horchata was OK. The fruit pie I got for dessert was fine. Meh.

DISGUSTING!!!!! DON'T GO HERE!!!! Took my sister in law who hadn't been there in 30 years....1. waitress forgot us 2. ordered meal took 20 minutes to receive-cold! cheese wasn't even melted 3. sent it back - got it back with the lettuce hot! obviously they didn't even remove the lettuce to reheat in the micro 4. chile relleno was returned twice and both time cold!! Seriosly the cheese was not even melted inside!! We asked the wiatress if there was a problem and she nodded and said "I don't know anything." OMG!! btw....the table in front of us returned their food also. Absolutely the worst meal and service ever!!! Will never return it was an embarrassment to myself and to you being a long time historical restaurant in this community!

No no no. Stay away. The food was dry and cold. The waitress was rude. The salsa was hot but didn't have any flavor. The sad thing is that if the staff could be pleasant and they would heat up the food, it could be a decent place. I was afraid to even ask for my food to be warmed up because the waitress seemed like the type to spit in it. Like she had a hatred for us as soon as we sat down. I give them props for staying open for so long, they must have some super loyal customers, and maybe they aren't fans of people passing through town, but I didn't think the rest of town was filled with rude people, so I don't know why so many of these workers were hateful to everyone.

Great authentic food at a good price. The rice and beans are tasty!!! Try it can't go wrong :o)

More of a TexMex taste than authentic El Paso Mexican fare, but the red enchilada sauce is awesome. I've only been once but will definitely return. Check the hours before you go because they close early.

The food was not great here I would not eat here again .The place was clean and service was ok but all 3 of us were more than disappointed

This was recommended to us by a local. We asked for a great restaurant recommendation. We got a disappointment. Food lacked flavor and spice. The ice tea tasted like water. Go to McDonald's instead.

Best Mexican food ever. Great Hatch chili flavor. A family tradition for at least 56 years. Longer, but I'm not sure what year they opened. I haven't found any place that beats the food and great, friendly service. Family owned locally.

Ate here when company came to town. It Was 830 and this was all that was open. I have not eaten here in 20 years and it is still bad food and smart mouth servers. Sent my food back because of nasty tasting meat in my red chili bowl and had tacos instead, how can you mess up a taco. ? Well they did. Mine were oily, my sons were burned, no need to go on. McDonald's and Taco Bell are better choices for Mexican food.

We were in town for several days looking for a home near this restaurant. We kept suggesting this place to our agent because it would be close by, but he kept steering us elsewhere. After moving in, this was our first place to try and I can understand his lack of enthusiasm. There's just no There there. The sauces are not layered for flavor, the dishes lack creativity. The place could be cute but is just plain and dowdy. I can't imagine going back.

The food was just plain bland! We have been thinking of trying this place for a year and half. Well, the food was just waste of time, then again maybe that's the issue the kitchen just didn't care what they served!

Spanish Kitchen is generally a good bet. I've eaten here several times over the years and have always walked away satisfied. They've got good breakfast options as well as lunch (I love tacos, and theirs are solid.) Service has typically been friendly, and they were helpful in assuring I didn't accidentally eat anything with gluten in it last time I visited.

went for breakfast and had the worst service in a long time, waited 15 minutes to order and another 40 minutes for my meal, when i checked on my order i was told its coming soon (with attitude) when i was leaving i heard the people behind me ask how much longer for there order they said they been waiting 30 minutes, what happened to this place it use to be good

Great service, until she charged us more on our ticket than plate prices advertised on menu. Miniscule miniscule plate for high price, kids hanburger was just a patty on a plate for $6! Just go to one of the other greats in the area

Too bad I can't rate any lower. This is one of the worst Mexican restaurants that I've experienced anywhere. This place is understaffed. After waiting several minutes we were finally showed to a table. There were only about a dozen patrons in the whole place. Our waitress was rather surly and totally indifferent when she took our order. From that point on, she ignored our table. We were served by a nice young man who brought us our food. He then disappeared too. My wife had an enchilada with fried egg. She enjoyed her meal and said it was good.I ordered the chili rellenos. This had to be the worst relleno I've ever had anywhere! First they served it with no sauce. Two dried out rellenos that looked like bisquits. I had to chase down our server to bring some sauce. I took one bite and spit it out into my napkin. It was a stale tasting extremely thick breading with a little tiny piece of chili and very little cheese. I set my dish aside and watched my wife finish her enchiladas. We were never attended to by any staff. We had to go the the register as nobody would bring us our bill. I finally was able to talk to our original waitress and told her my food was bad and I wasn't going to pay for it. Her response was "You have to ask the manager"! I paid for my wife's enchilada and left hungry.

Cannot understand why someone would recommend this place. The sauces have no flavor. Will not come back again.

Came here for dinner with my family.. Food was mediocre.. Service was ok, I won't be coming back here.

I have been eating at the Spanish Kitchen since the 1960s. Even though it has changed hands and relocated over the years, I still believe that it has some of the best red chili in the country. The person from out-of-sate that referred to it as Tex-Mex is a fool. This is authentic New Mexican food - the enchiladas and tacos are to die for and I love getting bolillos with my meal to soak up all the wonderful red!

Horrible food! Very over priced! Small portions! You will reach for the salt and pepper more than once trying to make your food not taste like cardboard. Had the green chile con carne there was 5 pieces of meat the size of a dime. The meat reminded me of dog food, I've never had dog food but that's what came to mind when trying the meat. There was a lot of older people going there, I think their taste buds are no longer working, or they have never had real good authentic Mexican food!