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Top 3 Southwestern food in Belen, New Mexico, United States
Best Southwestern restaurants nearby. Discover the best Southwestern food in Belen. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for Southwestern restaurants near you.. Belen (/bəˈlɪn/; Spanish: Belén) is the second most populous city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States, after its county seat Los Lunas. The population was 7,152 in 2015 census data.
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1. Pete's Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 123 reviews
Serving authentic New Mexican cuisine since 1949 and located across the street from historic Harvey House Museum in Belen, NM. Owners, of the cafe were a young couple by the names of Pete & Eligia Torres; together they created a basic menu of breakfast it
Reviewed By Donna S
Picked this restaurant because the picture of the building looked interesting and needed a place for lunch on a 5 hour drive to Santa Fe. The food was excellent and exactly as advertised - fresh. The taco special was delicious. Service was spot on. Will go back.
2. Montano's Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By Wildwoodatheart
We stopped for a late lunch/early dinner. There was no one else there, although a couple people stopped to pick up take-out orders while we were eating. This is a little, dumpy place. But the portions are large, and prices are reasonable. Both the red and green chili are good, and spicy! The best part was the sopapillas. They came with the meal, and they were so light and fluffy. We drizzled them with honey, and actually we couldn't finish everything. We took leftovers home. Our waitress did her job, but was not super attentive. She was more interested in playing on her cell phone. (Although I can't really blame her. There wasn't much for her to do, except maybe clean the place up a bit????) Anyhow, we enjoyed the food.
3. Rutilio's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By Lynn i
Stopped in for lunch on a whim since it was a local restaurant and not a chain. . Disappointed in the salsa and chips as well as the cheese enchiladas. The salsa was more like red chili or ketchup and the cheese enchiladas had very little cheese which was not even melted. The staff was very nice and the service was fast. Prices were competitive for that type of food. Not really impressed though and probably wouldn't return.
