Carmen’s

About

Mexican, American (Traditional)

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    Yelp rating
    3 stars

Carmen’s is the best place to spend your leisure time tasting delicious food and enjoying the nice atmosphere. After visiting our restaurant you will definitely have a wish to come back!

Location

Adress: 101 Main St, Reserve, NM 87830

Phone: (575) 533-6999

Business info

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    Delivery
    No
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    Take-out
    Yes
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    Accepts Credit Cards
    Yes
  • group
    Good for Groups
    Yes
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    Alcohol
    No
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    Outdoor Seating
    Yes

Reviews

  • Benjamin A.

    star star star star star_border 16 June 2026

    Nice little spot! (Far better than the confederate bar across the street for lots of reasons including the lack of confederate-ness... and way better food.)

    Service was prompt and friendly and the grub was copious and pretty darn cheap. Not sure if vegan options are possible, but we didn't ask this time around.

    Always nice to find someplace place in such an out-of-the-way spot.

  • Deanne R.

    star star_border star_border star_border star_border 9 June 2026

    This place was a joke!!! The food and service was awful they were cleaning the grease fryer in the middle of the afternoon and we had to wait 45 min to an hour for our food. Once we got our food it was burnt, flavorless, and loaded with cheese the chicken tasted like rubber. Save you time and money!!!

  • D L.

    star star star star star 4 June 2026

    Excellent chicken enchiladas! Had red/green (Christmas), no rice or beans.  

    Chips hot, salsa just right spice

    Would order the same again

  • Troy C.

    star star_border star_border star_border star_border 31 May 2026

    Wow do not eat here. Small town sure. Crappy service, food taste like old food from day before. Plus it's pricey. Save your money . If I could would be a zero. 45 mins. To get a sandwich.

  • Steven J.

    star star star_border star_border star_border 22 May 2026

    My girl and I stop here because, well, there really isn't much else to stop at in Reserve NM. Service is adequate but nothing special. The chips are fresh but were not left to fry long enough and there were greasy rubbery uncooked areas on them. Gross! $1.99 for a room temperature canned coca cola? Seriously, you can't even put your soda in a refrigerator before you serve it to a customer? I had the chicken taco special because the shredded beef wasn't ready yet. Mind you it was 1:00 PM. Bad, when exactly do you show up? I would just like to sum up everything by saying "no flavor at all"! I've never had to salt my food so excessively anywhere especially Mexican food. The tacos were beyond greasy and the chicken was old, dry and stiff. The refried beans were grainy, pasty and gross. The rice's texture was good but absolutely flavorless. My girls chili relleno's had too thick of a batter on them and they tasted like french fries because I'm assuming they're fried in the same old unchanged grease everything else is. How old does your grease have to be to permeate the taste of potatoes in your chips and everything else you cook in it? Pretty disgusting! I'll never go back here because frankly my Mexican cuisine is crazy good and it blows this place away.

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