la Vaca restaurant

The shredded chicken tacos were so dry. And no salsa in sight. The chicken fried steak was over fried, almost burnt. The potato salad was really good, very light tasting (was it sour cream?) no heavy mayo taste! Comfortable and clean. Our server was very nice.

Wow. Biggest Taco Chicken Salad Ever! Really enjoyed the cheesecake as well. Great friendly staff. I had a to go order. Promptly ready when I arrived to pick it up. Pleasant experience. Outside patio dining in addition to indoor seating. Clean. And the Hostess very gracious. So, next adventure to Ruidoso please tray to eat breakfast lunch or a hearty dinner there. Easy parking. Can’t say enough good things!! No, I was not comped food for the review. Just honest opinion for honesty good food

The pancakes with strawberries were a letdown. I expected fresh fruit but got super sweet jelly instead. The waitress did let me know ahead of time but it was disappointing nonetheless. I should've returned them. The looked like frozen pancakes. Not like what they advertise.

Breakfast was average tasting. You can tell most items are from a can or frozen. Service was fast. Overall it was an OK experience.

Been coming to Ruidoso for years with my family every year after Christmas. I have tried a lot of the different restaurants in Downtown and driving in we saw this new place. I researched it and didn’t see much info on it since it just opened last week. They have the menu on their FB page and it look decent enough for us to have our dinner there. Wife and I both had burgers, kids had the kids burger and older son the Chicken sandwich. The atmosphere is nice they do have a patio, they have a decent setup Our table did have a white cover which was dirty from a prior meal. Service was attentive to our needs and friendly. Food didn’t take long as we were the only ones there at the time, a bit later another family followed. The presentation of the food was good , but it did lack flavor… the patties need more seasoning , the side tater tots were crunchy and good. I ordered the chips and queso dip and it look like it was can cheese with some added green chili… didn’t taste bad but thought it would be better. The tostadas came warm and seemed to be made there which was nice they also included a salsa which also seemed like the Pace picante sauce. The prices a reasonable and I’m curious to try some of their Mexican plates. I think overall it’s a new place and they will be improving on various things. I will return and good luck to them. Try it! Posted some pics as there aren’t many.