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People Say Papa Felipe’s has Some of the Best New Mexican Food in Albuquerque
There is no canned stuff or pre-bottled sala here! We make our Mexican and New Mexican dishes from scratch! From our green chile carne adovada to burritos, tacos, and enchiladas, we are proud to serve authentic New Mexican food.
…if I lived on the other side of town—or, shoot, the other side of the country—I’d make the drive to eat there. It’s that good.
~ Jessica Lynn, JessicaLynnWrites.com
First time I ate there and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire Experience 😍. I would highly recommend it as a place to visit if you are in Albuquerque NM ❤️
Horrible service, horrible food ..there was a hair in my food to top it off ....how I miss REAL Mexican food...never coming back
We went to have breakfast/ lunch and my wife had enchiladas that came with out the red chile she had ordered. The waiter brought out two little cups of red and green and the red was orange. The plates seemed to have sat under the heat lamps forever. The beans were supposed to be the fresh ones and they were all dried out. I oordered a steak medium rare and over easy eggs. My steak was completely overdone and the eggs were over hard. If theres someone back there that checks the food it should never have been served. I had to go to the bar to get the margarita that we ordered as that was forgotten as well.the sopapillas only came as we had to ask for those as well. Used to have eccellent food. Dont know what happened.
Got my order correct but missed the bus completely on my wife’s order. Waiter made up for it by giving us the wrong order to us a a free take out and had the kitchen make the correct order.
We lost a family member and were trying to obtain a caterer for the services. Triny was wonderful. She was prompt in calling us back and worked with us for exactly what we needed. We ended up with wonderful food that all of our friends and family enjoyed. The service was amazing as well. They served the food and made sure everyone was well taken care of. Thank you Triny and Papa Felipe's!
I from out of town and have eaten there before do I knew that it takes a long time to get served.Still when my food arrived the soft tortilla had become hard and cold and I complained to the server. The manager came and offered to replace it and after 10 min or so I received a pretty good meal.They messed up on my son’s order but he wouldn’t let me get it fixed because he was hungry and didn’t want to wait 30 min for them to get it right.My wife said her meal was mediocre.The manager told me that they were unable to keep servers.The bottom line is that in my opinion it’s overpriced, takes long time to get served, when you get your food it might be cold from sitting waiting for the waitress.I’ll never eat there againThere are so many other options that are much better and cost less
Second time I've been here and both times the experience was pleasant. Ordered the Plata Grande I believe it was called. We split that between 3 people and it was plenty. Was delicious with the chili being just right. Service was nice, we were the last to come in and we were not rushed at all. We will return again.
I don't know what happened to the new ownership but the food was very small portions and for the prices was not worth it at all my family and myself will not be coming back if this is how they are going to be serving the food
Went and met a bunch of ppl from work that I normally only see virtually. We made reservations but they refused to seat us until everyone showed up. We had several ppl that didn't make it so we got seated in a super awkward space. The food was delicious. I highly recommend the guacamole. I'm generally super picky and don't like most places guacamole but loved theirs. Our server stayed on top of thing. Definitely recommend it for family or smaller groups
Alert! I paid my bill of $27.28 with my debit card; but left a generous cash tip on the table, a $5. dollar bill. (Although the service was not that great, I felt the server was new and so wanted to be generous with her.) I drew a line through the tip portion of the bill since I was leaving the cash tip. The next day I looked at my bank account online and they have added another five dollars to my bill, $32.28; I assume as an additional tip. Beware! Cheat me once, same on you, cheat me twice, shame on me. I won’t give them another opportunity.
Nachos weren’t warm. Salsa sauce was ketchup and onions. The sides were flavorful. My fish taco was ice cold and the fish wasn’t cooked. I am a pescatarian and not enough choices. I don’t eat shell fish. A small business trying to stay a float. They should get a smaller location so they can better care for the customer. I will never return. They have people working there who are not attentive to the customers. If the owners want to keep there patrons they need to work the positions because there staff are not groomed for servers, waiters, and food service. You can see me on my YouTube channel apprenticeship foundation parshat
The food has gotten terrible and the service was not very good either. A huge disappointment because they used to be a good place to go eat!
Order on door dash and they cancel my order after an hour of me waiting.
The salsa is rich and delicious but the food is always top notch New Mexican cuisine.
I took my Valentine out for lunch. Found this place online and decided to try it. I'm glad we did. The food was amazing. Staff was very nice and friendly. We will be back
We walked in at around 7:30pm and were seated immediately. Our waitress was lovely, and the food came out quickly and was great. We had a very pleasant experience!
If I could give it zero stars I would. The service was awful…we weren’t approached by a server for a looooong time. When we finally were, we went ahead and ordered right away so that we wouldn’t have to risk waiting again to give our order. The first thing I picked was told they were out of. The second thing I picked I was told they were out of. Drinks weren’t refilled until the meal was almost over. One of the people at my table ordered queso and it was like warm at best. The sopapillas were the most greasy I have ever had. I don’t typically leave reviews, but this was by far the worst restaurant experience I have had. This place used to be so good…what happened??? I won’t be returning.
Papa Felipe's is such a great restaurant and has been for as long as I can remember. The food is delicious, the atmosphere is pleasant and comfortable, and the service is great. This time I had the Chilaquiles casserole with an over medium egg and it was fantastic. The Christmas Chile cheese fries as an appetizer were excellent, the fries were crispy and the Chile flavorful with good heat. Everyone else's dishes looked incredible and there wasn't anything left at the end so I think everyone enjoyed their meals. If you're in the NE heights and need some excellent Mexican food, do yourself a favor and visit Papa Felipe's.
Absolutely HORRIBLE experience!! At one point this place used to be mine and my wife's FAVORITE place to eat, but now we will never eat there again. The food was COLD and the service was terrible. When I talked to the manager, she had NO interest in making a FREQUENT customer happy! She walked away from me when talking to her and only discounted my meal 1/2 off. So we ended up paying $30 for a COLD meal!! I'm so disappointed with how much this place has fallen.
What has happened to this place? This place has turned into a dump! Took my mother in for her birthday and it was the worst experience ever!!!The manager said they were short on wait staff but never mentioned that they only had one cook in the kitchen! One freaking cook for the restaurant and it was busy, are you serious???Our waitress seemed overwhelmed and was constantly missing in action. After waiting almost an hour she then tells us that there was only one cook and our order was next. Yet no order and tables who came in after us were served!!! This tells me that our order was never put in!!After waiting over an hour and no waitress and no order we had enough!! I cashed out with a busser because again our waitress was MIA!!! I asked for the manager and he said she was busy!!! The busser was the best part of the experience, at least he knew what he was doing!!!We warned people on the way out about the wait, didn’t want others suffering as we did!!!This is sad because we used to like coming to this restaurant, but it has definitely gone down the toilet!!!Save yourself the headache and go somewhere else until they get their act together!!!
Waitress was not aware of her section, so had to wait for service. Asked to taste the whole beans to make sure they were fresh. She forgot but had ordered the beef and cheese enchiladas anyway. They came 19 minutes later, but the beef was straight out of the refridgerator with no cheese inside. Asked for a fresh HOT plate. They zapped it in the microwave. Beef came back rubbery and hard to chew. Companion had to leave because we had been there an hour waiting for our/my food. No apologies. Told waitress that the beef in his taco and my enchiladas came straight from the refridgerator, and still management took no action. The red chili was not only cold but no flavor or hotness. This was the worst meal I ever had from here. Don't plan to go back. They don't cook their corn tortillas now and I don't eat/digest rubbery beef
The restaurant was completely alone, and we needed to wait more than 30 minutes for a simple quesadillas. The rice and beans were the sides and not like too much the flavor, so my daughterdont eat it. The attention for the waitress was pretty good. She apologized for the inconvenience, but we never received a discount for that, and we need to stand up to look for her. I don't like it when you are in a New Mexican restaurant and put Mexican music when you dont sell any real Mexican food is illogical.
Very poor service. Waited an hr for the food with an empty restaurant and just left without getting the order.
Simply put nasty to start the chips where cheapo bagged the chili reneno were stuffed with velveta coated with some thin batter then deep fried the salsa was basically stewed tomatoes...the beans were like wall putty. Basically I had nothing in the meal that was prepared on site ...everything tasted wrong..
Host wasn't very welcoming. He looked like he hated his job. The chips and salsa were not that great. The salsa tasted like it came from a jar. (Mild Pace Picante) I ordered the chicken Quesadilla as an appetizer, it was probably the only thing I enjoyed except it came with to salsa. My entree was the tamale dinner with red and green. Both chile sauces were very bland. No flavor, heat and the texture was as if they added some sort of thickening agent. I was disappointed. Only thing I really like about the place was the decor.
Ordered chimichanga - it was awful. It was tough, as if they reheated leftovers from night before and served that- the guacamole was nasty- had refrigerator stale taste. Red chili was so watered down it was a broth, not what you expected from a restaurant like this. Within an hour of eating about a third of food, I was sick to stomach and suffering digestive track explosions- never ever again will we ever eat there again. The restraunt of old is gone- now they serve last nights trash and charge full price. Have dr appt to see if I have food poisoning- patrons beware! If it looks old, it is. I trusted them- 🤢🤮 and sour cream was runny- should have been the clue🙄🥹
As we walked in I could smell sewer no one else could smell it so we stayed. I ordered a taco salad. It was the worst and we will not be back
The food was not authentic Mexican food. Definitely warmed up in the microwave
Excellent 👍 service and food. First stop in years. This was my parents favorite restaurant. Glad the quality is still there. Went again had lunch bean burrito and taco. Excellent plate.
Always great, although the food is sliding and they clearly have a staffing problem.
This used to be my favorite New Mexican restaurant.I brought my family that was visiting from California to Papa Felipes for two reasons, their papas are similar to how our grandma use to make them and so they could have an authentic New Mexican meal.My niece pulled out a long straight hair out of her beans. We told our server about it, and the manager came over and said they'd take her meal off. Cool.BUT then as we were waiting for them to bring back the debit card my niece noticed a short and curly hair buried/sticking out of the lettuce at the bottom of the bowl under the quacamole. Unbelievable. So my sister discreetly brought it to the manager and the manager (an older woman, just in case there is more than one manager) insinuated that we put these hairs in the food! Absolutely unbelievable.I'm embarrassed about bringing my family here. And honestly sad. I'm on several pages for travel and I always would recommend them. Never again. It's too bad. So unbelievably sad.
Highly inappropriate that this restaurant closes whenever they want to! If your website and the front door say you are open until 9 pm, dont lock the door before 8 pm. Change the front door sign, change your website and change your Google hours of operation. It is inconsiderate as a company to advertise your hours and close lock the door during those times. I will not be dining here anymore because it is not worth the drive to arrive at a closed business.***EDIT TO RESPOND TO THE DISGUSTING, HORRIBLE BUSINESS OWNERS:YOURE RESPONSE MAKES ZERO SENSE. IF THE DOOR WAS NOT LOCKED WHY WOULD I NEED TO CALL ON THE PHONE TO SPEAK TO YOUR MANAGER? I DID CALL AND ASK WHY THE DOOR WAS LOCKED WHEN IT WAS NOT CLOSING TIME. THEY RESPONSE FROM MANAGEMENT WAS "WELL HOW MANY PEROPLE IS THERE...." IT SHOULDN'T MATTER. THERE WERE 2 OTHER COUPLES TRYING TO OPEN THE FRONT DOOR WHEN I GOT THERE. NO WONDER THIS RESTAURANT IS BARELY OPEN AND HAS SUCH POOR REVIEWS. ITS A CLEAR REFLECTION OF OWNERSHIP. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF! INAPPROPRIATE, DISRESPECTFUL, TRASHY OWNERS!
We ordered nachos. They were the worst nachos in the world. It seemed like they were leftover nachos and warmed up in the microwave. Never again are we going over there because the meat was gross the lettuce look like it was in the heat for a long time the tomatoes were soggy. It was awful. And the person that took our order I guess it’s the manager. She is so rude. Don’t have no customer service etiquette.
Born and raised ABQ, I moved to PA a few years ago and everytime we're out we have to stop here👌🏼The stuffed sopas are always bomb.The chile is the perfect level of heat/flavor.Love the decor and friendly staff 🙂
How many orders can you screw up at once? Apparently a lot. Don't waste your time on this toilet of service. If you call a to go order, it's even worse. Geriatric folks everywhere. How hard is it to make taco's and burritos? My God what a mess.
Happy Hour with the little appetizer bar. Not sure if they are still doing it, but as a former traveling musician, thank you for feeding me.
Sad excuse for Mexican food.The food has no seasoning, the peppers are not hot at all. When i got my platter of nachos the cheese and beans were crusted to the plate, my friend had a pool of canned chicken juice on his plate. My sister food was drowned in grease with no seasoning. Multiple pieces of silverware were dirty, and the vents had mold and chunks of dust coming out of them.
It was horrible that people were not nice.Are food for 4 people?Every single one was wrong.We talked to them about it.Being very nice and they created this very very bad
They're really fast service excellent staff they're located right off of menaul right behind Walgreens.
I ordered the Taco plate 🍽 😋 and it was delicious 😋 ‼️The takeout service was fast, friendly, and very pleasant.
Don’t waste your money with eatery Got fooled by reviews thought We were going to nice restaurant. Neon decorations are best items in the place. We went on Cinco De Mayo but atmosphere was graveyard quiet everyone must have stunned as we were.
Thank you Papa Felipe's for pulling off our large party today of 24 people. Food, service and drinks were awesome
Don't come here. This place seeks of urine and is overly crowded, yet the ambience is quite empty. When we pointed out our needs and requested another table they simply told us they couldn't do anything and that we would have to wait for hours. I had been to this place before and it was a good experience, so the outcome of our recent visit demonstrates management and staff has deteriorated the quality of a good place.
I had beef flautas. The corn tortillas were so TOUGH a knife wouldn't cut them. They lacked flavor and were BLAND. The booth seats were totally uncomfortable. I won't recommend this restaurant to anyone who really likes real Mexican food or New Mexican food. The prices were way too high for the quality of the food.
3.25 on food, one kind of salsa claim homemade, great if you like PACE picante sauce. I prefer a fresh type salsa
Last Thursday I went in and got a combo plate. It was good and the service was great. My server Marissa did a great job. I will be back!
We ate here on Sunday, and liked it so much that out of all of Albuquerque, we came RIGHT BACK to the same place! Esther waited on us Sunday, and she was so helpful and bright eyed, and best of all she appeared happy, and her entire attitude was pleasant as she hustled around to her tables! We also liked the scrumptious meal we each had. The shredded chicken enchiladas and fried potatoes were oh, so, yummy! Keep up the good work!
The chiliquile bowl is phenomenal! It was Soo good.the sopapillas were perfection too. Great experience!
Really disappointed in management. We were having dinner and overheard a manager chastising a woman about the steak she ordered. The woman wanted medium and apparently it was overcooked. The manager was practically yelling at the customer "Next time ask for rare" the woman politely stated "I don't want rare I want medium and this is welldone." She, the manager said I'm bringing you a medium but it's going to be bloody" The poor woman was so embarrassed and the waitress apologized to the woman afterwards. I was embarrassed for her. No One Should Be Treated This Way. Do better Papa Felipe's!
Great ambiance and food. Been our neighborhood favorite for 2 decades. Also the perfect happy hour venue.
Food was ok, but certainly not an almost 45 minute wait. Asked the server for an extra order of chips and salsa, never received it. Went in and seated just after one pm yesterday. Didn’t receive our food until after 2. More efficient for delivery. Restaurant was packed and loud music. Also seated next to louder toddler. Sensory overload for sure. And I was up since very early. That didn’t help. Won’t be back unless someone is treating me and if it is not my choice. It was way worse service than in a small town. Usually Abq is pretty good on service.
We had a drink And appetizers.The service was slow.And we had to wait an hour to get our Appetizers.I believe the waitress forgot our order because people that came in after us received their food before we received our.
Long waiting time, the app took too long and the food even longer, then they took the order wrong and we had to wait 15 more minutes, very bad service.
Great place, great portions, great service. Will definitely return.
Food was alright came out quick but wasn't the best chicken tacos where good but that was it feel like I paid for what I got
We've been here once before a few years ago but don't make it to the NE side of town often until today and let me just say, it's about consistency, cleanliness, service and deliciousness for me and Papa Felipe's is just as delicious as I remember! Portions are large (so I have enough for lunch the next day), our waitress greated and served us with a smile and was so sweet, and I love the atmosphere! I ordered the chicken burrito dinner and I always worry about the chicken tasting bland or like mop water....Not here! It was moist and full of flavor and when they say the chile is hot, they aren't messing around...its hot but also full of flavor! Also, the sopapillas ....heavenly and made perfectly and chips/salsa came out fresh and chips were warm! Thank you Papa Felipe for the delicious meal!
One of my favorite restaurants here in NM. Always good food and always good service.
Great quality & value... they don't nickle & dime you... as a NM native I can say some of the best Mex food in ABQ... plus gr8 margaritas & very cold beer!
Chili relleno was superb. Got there in time to order off the lunch menu. Great price!
Service can be a little slow. I call out the Manager to provide staff.This is part of your responsibility to have enough workers.They are slow because they are short staffed. Manager, manager, manager!They do serve alcohol. I am not a fan of the fish taco's as it is breaded fish they use. The heat of the red and green Chile is pretty consistent. Good sopapillas and chips and salsa. Most of their dishes are above average in traditional New Mexican fare. They understand the nuance' s of Mexican versus New Mexican. Hatch Chili not poblanos are used for their rellenos.
Ordered 2 dozen sopas to go. Everything was perfect, friendly staff inside, good containers and of course delicious sopas.
Great green chili chicken enchiladas! The chili conqueso was awesome. Service was excellent.
The old Hostess walk around mad. The beef enchiladas had potatoes in it. Why? I was born and raised in Albuquerque. After the meal we were bloated even though we took most of our food home. Must've been the fillers in the meat.No Veteran's discount like the other owner had. The waitress was nice but almost shorted me a enchilada for 14.99 a plate. Papa Felipe's was better with previous owner. They greeted customers with a 😃 smile.
Always good food & service. The booth I sat in last probably should be fixed/updated. I couldn't sit back without almost laying down. Never had an issue before tho..
Great classic NM food. Chile is hot and delicious. Nice rustic atmosphere, friendly staff, reasonable service time.
Amazing!!!! And the prices seemed like they were from early 2000s... the server was a sweetie!!! Ty...
Always great service and quality of food, chili does run spicy/hot… it may be wise to order it on the side if you are senisitive …I will add that my friend and I had an exceptional server experience , Marissa is very cheerful /professional and service was very A+.. it is awesome to have a crazy hard day at work and have someone that offers great service … I forgot about the stress and was able to enjoy a great meal experience. , in the future I will ask for her by name …
Look it, Pappas been slinging beans an chili since 1976. The same way, Rico the chef is passionate about food, the GM Miss Trinny is awesome, wait staff are to be respected. Tip well an don't show up close to closing, scallywags.
It was our first time trying the place, food was not bad but it wasn’t the best I’ve had. I had the fajitas and I thought the bell peppers could’ve been a little more cooked. The flour tortillas seemed to be home made and I liked that a lot. Onto the service: they were nice but I did have some issues with the staff that I didn’t address to them directly, when they were bringing our food they hovered the tray with all the plates over my new borns car seat, nothing was dropped on her but the thought of a simple mistake made me very uncomfortable especially when they were handling a very hot skillet. Next, when the waitress was handing my other child his plate she just put it down very dismissively almost as if he were a dog. Lastly, when they picking up the plates at the end they were stacking them AGAIN over my infants car seat. Almost seemed as if they were indifferent and didn’t care about the safety of my child. Service was kind of slower granted they were short staffed and they had a big party, but they let us know when our food was coming out. The carelessness and lack of common sense towards my infant made us feel very uncomfortable and very likely that this will be the first and last time we eat here.
Recently I decided to venture out and try Papa Felipe’s. I must say I was pleasantly impressed with the quality of the food. My only complaint is the chips that come with the salsa are extremely hard almost worse than stale chips. I thought it might have been just a bad batch or day but I’ve returned several times despite the hard chips for the food. And each time the chips are too hard for my liking. The service was pretty good even considering how busy they can get. All in all great experience. Just beware of the extra hard chips. Otherwise I’d give this place 5 stars.
Food has gone down hill sincethe old manager left. Most disgusting food I have eaten in a while and that’s saying a lot since this used to be my favorite restaurant.
The atmosphere and decor are great. While we didn’t sit at the bar, it certainly looks inviting! Like a spacious place to relax with ambient lighting and a great bar selection. The menu is extensive, the food was good. We loved that the cocktails menu is placed front and center!! What a selection!We prefer the size and meat portions of Monroe’s chimichangas, but PF’s was good. The caldo de albóndigas was filling, and the broth and meatballs and cilantro was good. I sent the side of “sticky” rice back since it wasn’t hot; server returned with a much better serving. Sopapillas were excellent! Service was no-nonsense and efficient! Hadn’t been here in 15 years, but we will return.
The lady taking the orders shouldn't be working there shes rude cant get food orders correct and this is at least the 3rd time not getting what we asked for .Ordered fajitas and got taquitos and didn't notice until we got home in the east mountains we will not be going back.
Great atmosphere, very polite staff loved it ! Food was great ! I highly recommend coming here for date night!
Great New Mexican staple food.. a very courteous staff and nice environment. I hear that it is in the process of closing or being sold. Please don't go away!
Stopped in for lunch, first visit. Ordered shredded chicken & cheese enchiladas on blue corn tortillas (see photo) and two chile rellenos, both with green chile. Really enjoyed them both, but considered the enchiladas a little better, as the rellenos have American cheese I believe. But the rellenos did strike a nice balance between crispy and soft, and weren't too eggy. They warn the chile & salsas are hot, and let you sample before committing (which is probably smart for first-time visitors). We found them spicy, but tolerable, and we favored the green chile. Happy to return. Would give 4.5 stars if possible. Great service.
Ordered food and did not get my receipt. Called the restaurant and the lady who answered was the rudest person I have dealt with there in a long time. Makes me rethink if I will go there again if they havevl people there who are that rude v
Food and bar are both solid. I love the interior decor. The southwestern themed themed neon.
We had pleasant experience here with food and service. Beautiful interior decor portraying New Mexican culture! Only wish the chips were fresh and salsa was hot. Also if the food was served little hotter.
I absolutely love this place. I go every time I’m in town. I got the fajitas this time and I ate the entire meal. Nice view of mountains if you sit by the window, lots of tables and a big menu.
Great place to eat and the food was great as well, friendly helpful staff, in a chill atmosphere
I've only ate out of their dumpster but it was phenomenal! wonderful food. Extremely Authentic, some of the best Mexican food this side of the border. Thanks Guys
Last Friday, December 22, 2023, 15 people, cousins and spouses, etc., gathered for supper in section 5. The seating and personalities made an insurmountable task for our server, Luticia! She handled the situation most admirably and helped make our meal and our visit most pleasantly enjoyable. We also felt more togetherness in section 5 rather than a long table where the ends have problems conversing.Thank you, Luticia!Bill and Kathy Renfro
I had the stacked enchilada plate with an egg on top and it was quite good. Very filling, barely got down the sopa after the meal. This is still a good place for Mexican food.
Friendly service, the food came out super fast even though they were busy, prices are very affordable
After going to Papa's for 20 years it's time to hand it up..It was really good at one time, they after covid, it's never been the same. The food is always wrong, or they forget to give it to you, and we live in the East Mountains..it sucks when you don't get all your order, & sucks worse when you should have gone though it before leaving town..So my fault too..But no more faults..This last time, the last 3 times were wrong in a row..
Friend and I went to have lunch and our food came out cold. We ask for a side of beans they also came out cold. I have never had bad service. We told our waiter it was cold and he said it was probably cause the door was open 🤦🏻♀️ food was bad that day 😬
Had a great lunch with family, everyone enjoyed their food and the stafc was fantastic.
The staff is friendly. Service was a little slow. The restaurant was cleaner than the last time we visited.
2019 pre-pandemic. Fantastic Mexican food. Reasonable prices. Terrific service....the server actually remembered my food allergy when I returned a few weeks later. Papa Felipe's is the FIRST stop when friends return to NM from Long Island. The only negative is that parking is inadequate.12-2023. I hadn't been there in a while because of a terrible experience about a year ago. I have a friend visiting who really wanted to go there, so we did.The restaurant was mostly empty at 130pm on a weekend.The food was good but not great from a very slow kitchen (36 minutes from ordering to serving with only 11 tables of customers), and the prices are up 30% or more from late last year. They now charge $1.50 for chips and salsa. Again, we had the fantastic server who's been there forever.Additional major drawbacks...1. The bathroom isn't very clean, and there is a terrible stench from the entire bathroom area.2. The bill has suggested tips that are mathematically inaccurate. My total was $22.47, and the suggested tips were18% at 4.93, 20% at 5.38, and 25% at 6.92.I'm a licensed high school math teacher.18% is 4.05, 20% is 4.50, and 25% is 5.63.I feel like there's definitely been a change in mentality from family-friendly hospitality, great food, and great service since the pandemic but more noticeable in the last year or so. Now, it is a very slow kitchen, smaller portions, price gouging, and intentionally deceptive tips.I wouldn't be surprised if they have to close down from poor business plan within the next several months.It's such a shame that a great restaurant is being run into the ground since the decades long manager and chef Larry is gone.February 3, 2024.We returned tonight to celebrate a birthday and use the birthday BOGO email reward. Similar experience to a month ago.Adequately attentive wait staff.One plate had to be sent back because the ordered well-done ground steak was so undercooked that it was BLOODY.Then when attempting to use their emailed BOGO, the manager INSISTED she had to physically take the cell phone away from the table to record the information and verify the deal--that the restaurant emailed us-- and was gone with the phone for a few minutes. VERY RISKY in an age of identity theft. Made both of us extremely uncomfortable.Saving $12.00 wasn't worth dealing with a manager who unreasonably insisted she keep a phone to verify coupon instead of simply copying the info down at the table.Next time, we'll go to Cervantes, Los Cuates, Bruno"s, Monroes, or Casa Benavides.
12/2)23 I WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN! Drank 2 sips of a gold margarita, didn't taste right and sent it back. Some woman told me I still had to pay for it. What's wrong with people now! Waitress was great.
We have been dining at Papa Felipe’s for 43 years. It is our restaurant for excellent Mexican Food and Service. Last night, Esther waited on us. If I wasn’t retired I would have tried to hire her on the spot. She was EXCELLENT in every way. Her positive attitude and approach to people. The way she took very careful care to make sure each person was ordering exactly what they wanted. Not just my group but every table she attended. She was most efficient in getting the food to the table with as little wait as possible. She continued to check that everything was served correctly and quickly. I watched her very quick pace between her tables and the kitchen. I observed the very nice way she interacted with other staff. I compliment Papas for hiring such quality people. Esther is a STAR.
Great food in no time, relaxed atmosphere reasonable prices. Thankyou!
We used Papa Flipe's for our rehearsal dinner food for our wedding weekend and I cannot say enough great things about them! They were super easy to work with, reasonably priced and the food was AMAZING!! I would highly recommend them.
The food was delicious. The place was decorated with lights. It was very cute, inviting, and cozy. I loved having dinner here with my family.
Good value for drinks and food. Amazing menu with a wide selection of dishes. The service is good. Their sopas are hit and miss. Sometimes in the past there was too much salt in the entree. I think they have toned this back a bit.
Do they make a bucket of chile for locals and one for gringos, because gawwwdamn that chile is too hot. I couldn't even enjoy it. I took a look around and all I saw was chubby retired out of state born white folks, and I know damn well their intestines aren't set up for that caldron of fire.
The food it self was not what I expected. Food was cold and bland. The quality of The meats was not up to par either. I would not come back. The service was great plenty of parking and even the management was freindly.
My cousins favorite albuquerque restaurant. We were there late while she was in town, and the staff was still giving great service.
I either order cheese enchiladas with green chili or green tamale pie. For sides I have papitas and whole beans. I substitute papitas for rice with the green tamale pie. Both meals are filling and delicious. This is one of my favorite Mexican restaurants.
Food is terrible ! First time here from Texas and not Worth it at all !!! Wow been here since 1977 ? Service is definitely questionable but I understand it's not their fault short staff they did their best.
Delicious and reasonably priced food and a comfortable atmosphere with good service. Stuffed sopapilla ❤️
Excellent New Mex lunch. Their menu is pretty expansive, with lots of great options that make it pretty hard to decide, but I went Adovada stuffed Sopapilla w/Papitas. It was an Herculean effort to finish the platter, but it was delicious, and that sure helped the cause. Real nice decor to set the mood, too. Staff were pretty busy, but we were in no rush, as three old high school buds gabbing away and reminiscing of decades or yore. I'm not local, but visit every year, so I can see another visit in the future with that great menu...
This was our first time eating here and we weren’t disappointed. Great atmosphere, yummy food and our server, Marissa was amazing! She was personable and made the visit that much better. Will definitely come back when we are on this side of town.
First time to ever eat New Mexican food and this place is awesome!!! The waiter was very nice and intop of everything!! Will definitely be back!
When we came out to eat here , we were sat immediately and waited on immediately. The restaurant has a comfortable and warm setting with nice decor. Our waitress Esther did a wonderful job! She was very consistent with refills and all needs we had. The food on the other hand was delicious!! The chicken and chile enchiladas I ordered were perfect. I recommend this place to anyone! Thank you to our waitress Esther!!!!
Nice to sit at the bar, but alot has changed since 2020.. needs a major update.. staff is great
We've been enjoying our Papa Felipe's meals for a lot, a lot, of years. We love it. Every once in awhile something special happens . . . and that's what happened last time we visited for dinner. We hit the jackpot and our server was Esther . . . best service we've ever had. Hope she's there next time we come in which, believe me, won't be too long. Go ESTHER!!
This has always been one of our "go-to spots." Went in on Friday (9/15/23) night at about 5:45. There were 4 of us. They weren't that busy as we were able to be sat after only about a 5 minute wait. Our waitress took our drink order and brought them out a few minutes later. Just waters and sodas. A little while later, she took our food order. After about 40 minutes, we still did not have food. We also did not get another visit from our waitress, but another young man did come to take away the chips and salsa, so we thought surely the food would be out soon. We waited patiently. The waitress came and told the table seated directly behind us that their food was on the way (they ordered shortly before us). She apologized to them for the long wait. She said there were a lot of large tables and large orders, so she was helping out in the kitchen. About 10 minutes later, she came back to that table and delivered their food. Shortly thereafter, she finally came by our table, not with food and not with drink refills despite the fact that we had been waiting there for almost an hour with the same drinks and no food. She only said to us, "I don't know if you heard me telling the other table we had some large orders, so your food is taking a while longer, but it should be up next." We did not complain. We were just happy our food would be coming soon. We then overheard someone at the host stand telling someone else that just walked in that the food was taking about an hour or longer to come out before they got sat. They left. We said to ourselves, "I wish they would have told us that when we walked in." Instead, we've been waiting over an hour now, and still no food. But the waitress did tell us that our food was on our way. We waited another 15 minutes and still no food. We finally got up and left. Worst experience at a restaurant that I can remember, not just here but anywhere. The food sucked, as it never came after about an hour and 15 minutes. The service was arguable worse. And to top it off, when we walked out, no one even cared. The host held the door for us and asked how everything was. I let him know that we had been waiting over an hour and only saw our waitress twice and never got any food. All he said was, "Yeah, we're sorry about that." But offered no solutions, just smiled as he watched us walk out. The last time we were here before this had been our worst experience here before, but we still got our food and left without being hungry. This experience takes the cake for the worst ever and seals the deal. We'll never come back. We used to love this restaurant, I'm not sure what happened to make them try and go out of business, but they seem to be working real hard at it. They were even better during COVID than they are now, and that says something. We instead went to El Patron on Montgomery. OMG, the two dining experiences were like night and day. Everything at El Patron was perfect. You might be thinking that's not hard to do after that terrible experience at Papa Felipe's, but seriously. We were sat quickly, they delivered our drinks and food timely. My drink was never empty before I had another one waiting for me. We saw the waiter multiple times throughout the evening. So much so that he felt like a friend when we left. The manager was walking around the restaurant throughout the evening, talking to tables and making sure everything was alright. We talked to him 3 different times. There were mariachis playing in the restaurant, The decor is on point, compared to Papa Felipe's Christmas lights in September.... The food at El Patron was some of the most delicious! If Papa Felipe's wants to know what a good New Mexican restaurant is like, I would suggest that they visit El Patron and take notes. They might learn something. Although I doubt they care, it shows based on how they operate their failing restaurant. El Patron saved the evening that got off to a terrible start at Papa Felipe's and gained a repeat customer in the process.
Delicious food! Great service. Food is mild. Don’t be afraid of the the spicier options.
Soo, not that person... but ya know if ya order with 5 people some might think you would get service... drinks a what not... manager was good quick to assess the situation but really!!!
Great food and service! The chips and salsa were warm and delicious and addictive! The portions were huge. We enjoyed our meal very much.
Haven't visited in six years; I live out of town. Still the best green chile chicken enchiladas ever! Service was equally as fabulous.
Old school Albuquerque with all the NMexican standards. Building is older and the entry carpet could be replaced. Service was exceptional. The crowd was very "obese Walmart which is understandable
Great experience from the moment we walked through the door! Host was friendly, greeted immediately, server was top notch(wish I would have gotten her name) , food was amazing!!
Servers are very attentive. Food is great and the lunch menu portions are a proper size.
Great atmosphere! The food was good and the service decent. Golly, its spicy, though! So glad for the sauce on the side option 🙂
This place is locally owned, been around forever. We used to come here at least once a week, but haven’t been for the past two years since we moved across town. Went recently for lunch and it’s still as amazing as I remember. Always got the combination plate. You can choose three things and one side for lunch. I got the chicken enchilada, chili relleno and a carne adovada crispy taco with a side of potatoes, your choice of red or green chili. Comes with fresh chips and salsa and sopapillas after your meal. Everything was hot and fresh, 💯 recommend. 🤤🤤🤤
Ate at Papa Felipe tonight and loved our Fiesta Verde...very tasty and good. Milad was an excellent server and we'll ask for him again. Very clean and quiet atmosphere. Thank you.
Ordered chicken enchiladas in a pan for a party and there was hardly any green chili chickens sauce making the enchiladas dry. Also they don't provide lettuce and tomato or sour cream with the pan
I will say the food was good, wait staff did a great job serving our large group. The guy at the front well, pretty much a rude person.
Delicious food, margaritas, and warm cozy atmosphere. The Chile isn't too spicy but definitely has flavor and the servers are attentive. Recommend this place if you're craving some good Mexican food!
Papa Felipe's has a special place in my heart. They have been our go-to cater because the prices are affordable and the food is incredible. Trini and her team do amazing at making sure everyone is served and taken care of at your events. That being said, the restaurant is also great, a good place to go for a quick bite since service is fast and efficient. Food never disappoints and the staff is nice and friendly.
Had ants all over table and honey jar that was on table. Informed server of ants on honey and shown the ants. Took honey brought another and said will inform owner to spray with ants still on table. Must be used to have ants running around on table. We watched as the ants seemed to be in races against each other on the wall and table. Food mediocre. Steak tough. Food bland. Potatoes wierd. Not going back. Go but heed warning ⚠️
Great food! The price is reasonable for what you get, and the atmosphere is pleasing.
The food here is great and it was delicious! The service sucked. The waitress we got rushed us and made us pay our bill right away. We had just got our food. Then, after the other waitresses couldn't be bothered to check on us because we "paid" already. You are better off just doing take out or ordering from Doordash. Lynette was our waitress, if you get her ask for a different area. Our food took forever to come out and there were people who came after us that got their food before us. Some Father's day celebration we had when we decided to eat here. Never again just take out from now on.
We recently moved here and wanted real Mexican food. Papa Felipe's was highly recommended and it did not fail. I have had some great Mexican food but this was above and beyond the best. It tastes just like homemade, which it is! The best part was the service.Esther was exceptional with impeccable customer service. We will go back again because of Esther..... And the food!
Was our go to place with my in-laws. Recently our visit took a turn. No wait time but service was slow. Figured short staff so gave it some patience. Eventually was served our drinks. Then waiting around for the server to come back to place our order. At this point we were ready to leave. We ended up ordering and to my surprise my food was cold, my beans were dry as if they were sitting out. My mother in laws food was also cold. We kindly paid for the meal but went home just to make another. Disappointed to say the least. I hope management can bring back the old atmosphere and not the depressing one we walked into.
They are back! Stopped going during the pandemic, as the food did not seem as good as before. Went last night and they are back. My favorite place to eat. Perfection. Fast service, great food, nice people. Brandon was our server and he was attentive and very nice. We will be going back soon.
We visited on a recommendation, and after having an excellent experience this was one of the first places we thought of when we needed to grab dinner on a recent Saturday night.Despite being busy when we arrived, we were seated immediately. Service was excellent, friendly and engaging, despite clearly having a lot of ground to cover. Our waitress seemed to have 1/3rd of the restaurant, and yet managed to be everywhere she needed to be - amazing.There were several large groups and the restaurant was busy, so we were warned there may be a wait for food - but that didn't happen, dinner was brought promptly. As we expected, it was as excellent as we remembered.If you're looking for New Mexican-style Mexican, you can't go wrong here. We'll certainly be back!
I wasn't expecting this place to be good but I was really wrong, its a really nice place and the food was good, big portions. Just know they say it is Mexican food but is new mexican food with mexican names 🙂
Since we had never been here before, me and my husband ordered the Plato Grande. It has a sample of everything we wanted to try. And it was all delicious. From the chili rellano to the chicken enchilada. And while I like my guacamole with more chunks the flavor was delicious and fresh. My husband (who never eats guac) loved their creamy style guac. There was so much that what we took he with us after we ate looked like a take out order. 😂We will definitely be going back.
Oh Man, I was Amazed that we, as a party of 10 were seated very quickly, Atmosphere was Comfortable, waitstaff though thinned out ,we were well taken care of, We also tipped well. Thank You Waiters for a Wonderful Evening!
I saw online that they serve a puffy taco so I had that with beans and corn. It was delicious, more like a native taco!! Also had a pomegranate margarita, probably won't order that again. They were short staffed so be patient. Our food came out quickly and our server was friendly. Loved that puffy taco!!
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