Grill Caliente

The best restaurant in Ruidoso. We dined twice while there recently for lunch and dinner. We had a group of 15 for dinner, and the service and food did not suffer one bit. Speedy and professional. Good steaks, Salmon, Burgers, Nachos, Tacos, and Salads. There appears to be one waiter/waitress for the entire place, so we expected it to be slow, however it was not. Nice wine list with some interesting wines. Outdoor dining includes a patio in the front and the back, as well as the interior dining room.
If you want a hole in the wall place for down and dirty mexican food, go elsewhere. However if you want a "finer dining" experience I don't think you can find a better place in Ruidoso NM than this.
The menu is extensive and we enjoyed almost everything. We didn't care for the mahi tacos or the salsa salad, however. Just a small note to future diners, but we really liked everything else. Perhaps you will enjoy those, too.

Great fried green peppers and delicious tacos.  Nice atmosphere and patio.

We really enjoyed eating here. We ordered the fried peppers as an appetizer they were pretty good. Our entrees were amazing. I had the skillet chicken with the green chili mashed potatoes it was juicy and so delicious. I would defiantly go again. Sancho was our waiter he was great. We'll be back