They DO NOT USE COVID PRECAUTIONS!!! And there is a state mandate to do so.

I dined here for decades but will NOT return.

Still the best New Mexican food goto place with atmosphere.

My first experience was on a Saturday and the food, sangria and service was excellent which is why I returned. I came this second time with my daughter. Waiter/service was good but his nails were dirty. The food this time was not hot. We were served food that may have just been sitting there and not even under a hot/heated lamp. I’m not sure why a Sunday afternoon experience was so poor. I’ll cherish my first experience but I won’t be returning.

This place was highly recommended to us first time in Albuquerque. Really was a disappointment. Our server was wonderful, but the food was nothing special and for the price point definitely fell short. I think it’s mostly a worn out tourist attraction. Would not recommend.

This resturant has so much history and charm and ambience. Very unique with all the different patios with fireplaces. Unfortunately the food quality doesn’t match the ambience. A little pricey nothing really unique. And our waitress was rather annoying coming back several times for our order not reading the table well.

All was good. Appetizer came out with meal. Took a while to get initial greeting and drinks. Waitstaff had large 15 top next to us. Once they got their food, we were attended to.

Good was ok. Service and drinks were the greatest.

Absolutely delicious food and plenty of it! Rustic, southwest-style environment. Very open space so it didn’t feel crowded at all. Fantastic service to boot! I will absolutely be dining here again!!

My dad and I were incredibly spoiled to dine next to a cozy fireplace. The ambiance was cheerful, the food was perfectly delicious, and our server, Elias, was excellent! El Pinto is the best :-).

Was recommended while traveling through the area, so glad we stopped for dinner everything was very good and greasy and loved sitting by the fireplace was a bonus!

A little pricey, but worth it. Great food, wonderful setting, very good service.

Always good. Server was very attentive and personable. Food was hot and fresh. Ambience is always great.

Excellent flavor for most items especially the chili con carne. The chili replenish is stringy.

Great food and service. We were seated in the bar, nice but was looking for something with more ambiance especially as neither my wife and I drink. Seemed like since we had reservations for 4 and only 2 came we were downgraded to the bar seating area. Disappointed that occurred.

the waiter was polite and service was timely. the food was luke warm and BOTH dishes were mostly tasteless. there was very little music and the patio gas heaters were not hooked up. this was our 5 time visiting this location. maybe our last.

Food was good but one dish was sent back. Calbasitas were under cooked

Excellent food & service. Really enjoyed our dinner.

I love the atmosphere at El Pinto. The food is great and I enjoy the building.

I’ve only eaten there twice, two years apart! If it weren’t for the ambiance I would not have taken friends there this time! The food is just okay, so it’s overpriced! Great setting and story though!

previous visits were better when less crowded. we were seated in an aisle where wait staff passed repeatedly which made it feel congested and not very relaxing. staff seemed tombe moreminterested in the New year's Eve crowd they expected later than our dining experience (at 4pm) which seemed misplaced. Also, when you order take out ( as we did in addition to our in-house early dinner), note that tortilla chips are only packaged in a paper bag, somorder only amount youmcan consume in day ormso (cannot buy packaged for future use).

Been coming here since they opened so I’ve had many experiences here that were pleasent and i still highly recommend it! Unfortunately, we were placed in an odd back room (I had requested outdoors) that looked like a storage area had been fixed up and draped with plastic. Not what I had hoped for since I was treating a very special person from out of town. It looked like it was set up for a temporary medical facility (kidding but it was that bad). Regardless if you come here I suggest avoiding being seated in this area. As far as food goes it wasn’t very hot and just not great for the $$. Our waitress was delightful so at least she made it better!

The best experience from start to finish! Our server was awesome.

The food and service is outstanding. A little pricey for Mexican food but the quality is excellent.

We have dined an El Pinto many times and have always found the food, drinks, and service to be outstanding. Keep The good work.

Would recommend for Dining on for any occasion.

Good could have been served warmer but it tasted delicious.

As a customer of El Pinto for the past 40 years it is impressiver that I can still give them a very positive review. The food is consistently excellent. Our service has been excellent throughout covid. We moved across town away from the restaurant but we will always come back there for Mexican food. Great margaritas, fresh sopapillas, real honey, lovely atmosphere.

Great food and service.

We were really looking forward to taking our Christmas company to El Pinto because of the quintessential NM atmosphere. I requested a table by a fireplace. We got that but in a dreary room and no fire. A group of young people seated near us was very, very loud. Maybe they had too much to drink. This was after Christmas and I reserved well in advance.

Both my son and I 29 year old son enjoyed the entire dinner that we took last night we Android the lighting the low level of noise Express temp service as well as the hot food which was made completely the way we enjoy eating our dinner again El Pinto truly has outdone themselves what a way to go New Mexico when you want to eat New Mexico food to me it is the best in the green chili is truly remarkable oh yeah there rib appetizer was out of this world the entire dinner was out of this world and very pleasurable thanks to our waitress the Buster chef as well as neighboring diners

We were seated in the bar area with our kids. Then the light over us was out. The server was not wearing a mask to serve our food in the beginning. (I asked if the server should be wearing a mask, then she was given one). The food is so very over priced!!! My Husband had to ask for the table to be wiped because it was sticky. We had taken my Mom for her Birthday, next time we’d rather get a pizza!

Excellent server. Reservation required NO wait time to be seated. We were seated in a large room with 2 other parties but there was no noise competition.

We celebrated lunch with our three grandchildren (ages 7-14). The service was a little slow which is understandable, but they were accurate, friendly and kind. We loved all our meals. We sat on the patio under a good warmer in a room with well spaced tables and good airflow. This is a family favorite and we’ll be back!

Loved this restaurant. Will come here every time we are in Albuquerque

Shelby was an amazing server! Highly recommend asking to sit in her section. She is awesome(:

As usual excellent food, hostess a little rude( maybe just a long night) would request not the far back patio, our server was very delightful.
Disappointed in Covid protocol.

We dined at El Pinto on Christmas Eve. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was delightful! I highly recommend El Pinto!

Nice server named Jaqua, beautiful restaurant. Seated on time with our reservation.

The hostess should have told us the bar was actually much nicer than the dining room area. The dining area is old, run down, ugly colors, horrible worn dirty carpet, horrible lighting, really horrible. I’m so disappointed and wanted a nice ambiance and pretty atmosphere for dinner with my son that flew into town from Austria. We ended up in a dumpy ugly room with a turquoise wall and a worn carpet.
VERY DISAPPOINTED

The food is definitely over priced for the quality and the amount you get. I won’t be returning any time soon.

I am a regular at El Pinto I bring out of town guess here when they ar in town.