Pena's Place

First visit here for some good Mexican food. Great choice and the chips were fantastic.

Sorry but no thanks, I'm sure you have your customers that like your food but not us. I'm sure you will survived with out us like you told someone else that made a coment of your food, but there's different tastes that a lot of people like, it's not that it taste ugly it's just we are used to other taste and please don't take it personal. I did like the salsa I don't know about the tostadas, we were never given any. I don't know if maybe we looked like someone they hate but there was a different vibe. Just smile lady. It was our first time there .I'm just being truthful. God bless you. I will give you the five stars only because like I said every one has different taste buds , and a lot of your locals love you..

Great small diner with a fantastic breakfast and lunch menu. Perfect place to meet the locals. I loved their salsa and guacamole. My sandwich was on point and their cinnamon roll was heaven. Really good place for Mexican food too.

We were so glad we stopped here, it felt like a perfect taste of local life as many of the guests seemed to know each other and the staff. Everything was so delicious. The ground beef had great flavor. The service was sweet and attentive. The prices were great. And everyone was friendly. If we ever return to Ruidoso, I hope we come back.

We own a home here and live here half the year. I for some reason spent the last 20 years never having visited this place and it’s a huge regret!!! There is a popular Mexican restaurant in town that’s a tourist trap with awful food so I’m 1000% grateful for Peña’s. We go at least 2-3 times a month. I’ve never had one thing bad. I didn’t live the pancakes but the buckwheat was just different for me personally. I usually get the combo platter and they seriously have the best chili relleno ever. The green sauce is more of a tomatillo instead of hatch green which I appreciate because I do not do heat. Hubs like green too but prefers spicy hatch. The red sauce you can ask for extra heat. Unsure if you can with green. Chips are fresh and handmade. Salsa delicious. The waitress is the best. Chef’s been there for decades so it’s always consistent. It’s tiny inside but so have outside when seasonal. May have to wait. But worth it. Please not hours are early. Usually closes at 3pm.