Reviews of The Alley Cantina (Bowling Alley)

121 Teresina Ln, Taos, NM 87571, United States

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Here you have the feddbacks of real people who are consuming the products of The Alley Cantina (Bowling Alley) in New Mexico.

Right now the business has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 and that rating is based on 701 reviews.

As you can read, it has an average rating is really good, and it is based on a high number of opinions, so we can say that the evaluation is quite accurate. If people have bothered to give their score when they've done well with the service, it works.

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This Bowling Alley is classified in the category of Bar & grill.

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REVIEWS OF The Alley Cantina IN New Mexico

Brandy Wood

The service and food was very good (had hamburgers). Happy hour margarita was great too!

peoplecarrots

Good food, decent beer selection, and local flavor.

Martin Arcchuleta

Nice atmosphere

Witchi Robinson

Good local food. I like their Nachos, and margaritas.

LeAnne Smock

My favorite place so far in Taos for food, music and drinks. Service could be better but it's a locals watering hole and I am a "tourist" so I understand that too.

Bailey Keller

One of the best green Chile cheeseburgers I’ve ever had. Only complaint is the organization of the restaurant. Even during a busy dinner rush, they still let people seat themselves and don’t have a host. It was very unorganized which led to a couple next to us being kicked out of their seats even after they had been there for 15 min without service.

William Wright

Love the fish and chips! The building is one of the oldest in town. Love Taos!

Ben Oakland

The food was okay. There were cockroaches around the kitchen and the bathrooms. We told the waitress but she just look away and rush off from the table. She barely check in on the table after we mentioned the roaches.

Leslie White

Live music- great food- off the square. It was really good. Sunday might jazz was awesome!

Laurie Moreau

The menu includes something for everyone, from fish & chips to enchiladas and salads. A British friend loved the fish & chips, which is high praise! Very good bartenders and mixed drinks. Good happy hour. They serve food all day - no closing between lunch and dinner.

douglas aston

What a horrible dining experience. At first the wait staff were attentive, till the first drink. After that, nothing. The food was served cold and the flavor was mediocre at best. Avoid this restaurant.

David Robbins

Every time I am in Taos I stop there. Last weekend was no exception. Good food, drinks and I like the atmosphere.

Alex Aniba

Enjoyable and unpretentious joint to get your cocktail on at.

Rachel Davis

Food was fairly good and the outdoor seating was nice however staff did not enforce the no smoking rules they had posted. It made it pretty unpleasant to sit and eat while an entire table smoked the entire time. Margaritas are small for $9. Our waitress complained about how they hated waiting on the patio because it was to far from the kitchen and was pretty short with us. She definitely seemed like she had better things to do. The manager? Head waitress? was the exact same way. Wouldn’t recommend

Eli Sheppard

Great bar, great food, great location

Kimberly Encinias

It was snowy and a little early for lunch spits to open, but we followed the wonderful smells to this historic restraunt. Smelled so good we waited the 20 minutes for them to open and glad we did! Atmosphere, service and food were all excellent. The red chili is very complex and the green chili is on the super hot side (when eaten in a bowl, on fries it was milder). Will be going back for sure!

Richard Hernamdez

Great food good atmosphere good drinks..owner went out of his for us..a must while in taos..

Steve Cheryl

The service was friendly and competent. Very enjoyable time. Excellent food. Very spicy!

Shauna Blackledge

Awesome daily happy hour 5-7. Half off drinks! Amazing atmosphere!

Noble Durden

Pretty horrible actually. I got some scowls as soon as I walked in as if the people said "what are you doing here". I was trying to celebrate my last day being 21 but this place is definitely a no go. Never again.

Jace Anderson

Great place to hang out and eat.

Betty Shepherd

This was a fun place for lunch. The food was good, service excellent and cool inside.

Annie Rowe

It's always good... nice people too!

Drea Eggert

Yummy food, oldest building in Taos!

Tim Price

It was OK - Deli sliced turkey on the panini, undercooked fries. Service was friendly.

Robb Hull

Great local vibe. Super fun pool and shuffle board. Open mic night was rockin.

Danielle Marrufo

Great tasting food & the service was awesome!

Rebecca McCright

Loved the beef enchiladas!! Blue corn tortillas and shredded beef...delicious!

stephanie garcia

Live music good. Small dance area. One pool table

Timi McCarthy

Great food, friendly, helpful service. Try the onion rings!

Russell Stewart

Nice atmosphere. Our waitress was friendly and helpful. I love their salsa, and I had a blue corn chicken enchilada plate that was fantastic. Restaurants like this are my favorite thing about living in New Mexico.

Jeremy Standiford

I love this place. Definitely a restaurant that you want to visit in Santa fe.

Anthony Lovato

Awesome food. Burgers good and the burrito was fantastic . #localspot

Brian Ortiz

Very slow service. Understaffed. It took for ever to get food and check.

Alexandra Geiger

Had the red chili stew, it was delicious and hearty. Nice atmosphere with live music.

Chuckles Chuckles

Amazing vibe. Will definitely come back when i'm in town next

Ajax Manatiso

I had the cheese steak which was on a hamburger bun instead of the traditional bun. Not much flavor and not very good but the fries were good. My girlfriend had a burrito which she said was very good. The pitcher of ice tea was mostly ice and tasted like ice water.

Dawnie dawn

Our waitress was so ridiculously horrible... Had to flag her down to get drinks, she wasn't even that busy. Wish I had her name so I could post it...

David Gallegoes

Tourist barits a nice place.good entrtainment

Kent Campbell

Best, most crammed and packed serving of Nachos. Nice size of Guac and Sour Crm on top. I would create a list of suggestions for people that order this, it would be fun, and it should include a foam saver at the beginning so the customer could save exactly what they want. Bartender was quite cute, and one of the waiters was the size of Shrek.

jami lyons

Always stop here when in town. Love the food and music. We've also been to a couple music shows. The old architecture is wonderful my daughter loves to hear ghost stories.

Arayh Michel

Food is great service is fair.

ben hinojosa

Great place to eat. The food is amazing, gotta try the coconut chicken fingers, they are to die for. This place is the spot to hit up for some good cold drinks and some hot awesome food. The atmosphere is great, the 400yr old building is cool and sets u back to the old west days. Five stars

Zebadiah Romero

The food and environment is great I just didn't like that one bartender kicked me out because I told him I was too drunk to drink and only wanted food

Misty Pierce

We had great service! Jessica was working hard, but kept checking on us and taking care of us. The food was excellent. It's a little hard to find (check walking directions) but well worth it! Part of the restaurant is the oldest building in Taos.

Justin Garrison

Dog friendly, shaded, non-smoking patio section equipped with did bowls with water for

Robert Craver

Live music every night!... beautiful patio section and locale fare! We opted to check out on a weekend during a local artist's set of jazz and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!... totally worth a visit if you're in the area!

Joel Treat

Awesome food and atmosphere! The staff is exceptional as well! Must stop!

Joshua Benjamin

Great little bar. Only place in Taos open past 10. Shuffle board and pool table are a blast. Live music sounds fantastic in this cozy setting. Love it! Can't wait to go back!

Chris Adkins

The Alley Cantina is a great place for a filling lunch and a lot of food variety. Our Server, Ashley, was extremely kind and the service is amazing. It is a one stop shop for Local Cuisine and Amazing food

Roberta Fischer

Service good and tucked in the heart of Taos.

Dennis Derichs

Great friendly local people. Great happy hour also.

Bria Sativa Aguayo

Fun atmosphere. We had margaritas and played pool while we were waiting for something. Will definitely get food next time.

Dave Brandman

Fun space just off Taos Plaza in oldest structure in Taos, dating back to 1600's. Chili stew with Pork and Green Sauce was great. Just right amount of spice.

Th_iii _nk

667 review. Beautiful- Seen a few gorgeous woman here. Incredible.

Maya Wilson

This place is terrible. Bad food, atmosphere, and staff. My dad ordered wings and found some kind of food in his ranch. Then I ordered a philly cheese steak, which was about the farthest thing from one. The steak was pulled pork and was gross. Everything was bland and wet. The fries and bread were soggy. The staff refused to listen when we told them about the pork. There were smokers right next to us, so we were inhaling their smoke the whole dinner. With no care about us. The patio was dirty and smelly. Terrible place. Would not recommend!!

June Jaramillo

The atmosphere is nice, however it can be a long wait for only subpar food. I am used to Mexican food from Colorado which I understand is different than New Mexico style food. However, the soft tacos and guacamole I ordered were so bland, I considered adding salt. The salsa had no flavor. The only thing worth eating were the beans. We were pretty disappointed.

Adam Rosenfeld

Oldest building in taos! Great salsa!

Bill Zhang

No services for 20 minutes so we left. Tables were left dirty with no one to.clean it. Kitchen seemed messy. Do not recommend, bathroom very dirty too

Carson Anderson

You can't go wrong with the food here. Unique location and good service.

Elizabeth Coronado

Nice bar n had tons of fun.

VioletAnyanwu

Their beer battered mushrooms are divine

Jesse Kidneigh

Great food and staff

Eric Marta

Nice atmosphere and great food!

Sharon Grames

When you’re in Taos, give this place a miss! Extremely rude staff, average food and filthy bathrooms. We ate here 8 years ago during our New Year’s vacation and we were excited to go back. A lot has changed in the past 8 years, and it’s not a good change. There are plenty of good restaurants in Taos! Don’t waste your time or money at this place.

George Bartel

Always a good time. All of the staff are friendly, and the food and drink are top notch!

sharon kalinowski

Some great staff, and generally the best fish'n chips (or my choice, onion rings!) around.

Bozena Kedzierski

Less then average food and service. For all this the waitress added a generous tip by herself.

Durty Dessertz

The shows are great, the staff is wonderful, well priced menu selection, and it's open late!

BruceA

Fun place, load however but the drinks were good.

Rex Cole

The very best enchiladas are made here and service is great

Tamika Glisson

Friendly staff, chill atmosphere!

Alicia Nevaquaya

our fave eating place in Taos

Rich Woods

Here from East Tennessee, culture shock. Cold beer has fixed that, yum.

JoJo Marvelous

Daaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnn. That’s gooood food!

Stan The man

Food was great, waiter was kind of a jerk to my grandma and the outside was filled with smokers I'd try it again but ill come when i see a different waiter

Doreene Stern Castro

Place frequented by the locals. Food is superb! The fish & chips are excellent, onion rings are outstanding! Live music as well. Fun, easy atmosphere.

Jon Meinecke

Nice menu selection.

Stan Cornett

Half price Happy Hour on all alcohol. Green chili pork stew and chicken tortilla soup were both outstanding choices. Look forward to trying other menu options.

Mello Sanchez

Awesome bar great service.

Bob Trimble

We needed a close, quick place for dinner. The service was quick, the server was very friendly, and the food was quite tasty. We had a slight problem with the dessert which was resolved very quickly.

Rachael Krell

10/10 would recommend best nachos I've had

Nana Belle

Food was good but not great. Noisy and a table near our family used the f word frequently.

nick duffy

We swung by on a whim and were very satisfied with the food and service. Dont let them fool you though the chili is not hot but very tasty.

jesse lucero

Always good service and food in a historic location.

Kathi Crump

Great food and even greater server!!

Brennan Patten

Reese Witherspoon is the waitress and she was awesome

Cathalina Garcia

The menu changed since last i was there.i appreciated the more authentic new mexico food that it used to have. The food was not good. They Also didn't have anyone to greet you or sit you down so we waited 20 minutes and had to go up to the bar to order. This used to be a historic classy restaurant. Now it's pretty much a runned down bar which is a shame because the historical significance of this place should be respected.

David Martinez

I'm a local and its different everytime. This place treats tourists better than locals for some odd reason.

Jared Richardson

Great food, great service, awesome place.

Laurie Harrington

Good nachos and soups, stews. Service was laid back, friendly.

Jorge Montoya

8 dollar cover and the beef nachos are wack

Andrea Decker

Fun place to sit and a lite snack

Chris Gatti

Great food and atmosphere.

Blake Downs

Great food, atmosphere, and friendly staff! Try the carne adovada.

katy lindsey

Such a comfortable place to have a beer or glass of wine, Aaron was so accommodating with our special needs family member, called him Champ all evening long-we loved it! Great fish and chips and exceptional chili relleno! Thanks for a great experience.

Brian Curtis

Cool place, it seems. Was there on a Monday night to play music, and was v authorized by the crowd, was focused on playing and did not take advantage of all the amenities that could be available. I did like the atmosphere, and the staff was quite friendly and welcoming as out was the first time I had been there.

James Hiers

A very old area and great food. So much history here!

Terrence Belieu

Fabulous. Proof you have to go inside to find the beauty that awaits

Sandra Karnes

Great food and speedy staff.

Jenny Reed

Brought the dog, great food, cold beer!

Max R

Good good with a pet friendly patio.

Beefmammoth

Food was average tasting and overpriced. Bathrooms were disgusting. Fun atmosphere. Waitress was nice. But what really got me was how rude the bartender was. Probably won't be back.

Carly Wooldridge

Quick service, AMAZING Green Chile and an adorable little patio alley way to enjoy your meal on. Portions were generous and delicious!

Diane Rensvold

Friendly service and good food

Natalie Berg

Originally from Colorado so went to visit Taos. Loved the atmosphere at this restaurant in addition to the music. My tacos were so good and our waitress was friendly. Great Service!

Jeff Schenck

Amazing as usual...great food, service, atmosphere, and prices!

Jacob Wagner

The food was pretty okay and prices reasonable. The waitress pushed back on letting us split checks in what seemed kind of like an unreasonable excuse. After talking through the excuse she let us split the ticket into 5 checks, but I would have appreciated not having to argue for basic service.

Dan Masterson

Always a favorite stop when in Taos! Love the nacho plate!

Oculus The 1 man show

Best place for food,drinks and music any day of the week

Jody Dziuba

Stopped here on the way out of Taos. Nice outdoor patio, but smoking in at least part of the patio is permitted, so if the smell of cigarette smoke while you are eating/drinking grosses you out I'd recommend to eat inside. I actually REALLY liked this place. We went during happy hour which ends at 7PM. Drinks half price

Robin Gomez

Yummy margaritas and perfect spot for happy hour.

Raychel Jayne LeBlanc

Delicious food and the sangria is tasty. The vibe during the day is laid back, and it's a happening place during happy hour and when there's live music.

Jared McDonald

I usually never write bad reviews. But we were rushed, hostess was rude and very "fake". The food wasnt worth the price. Flys everywhere. If hostess was nice it could have been decent

Robert Adams

Fun place, but how about a little upgrade to everything.

Justin McGoffin

Great drinks awesome history

Nate Isenhardt

Great tamale and cold beer with a friendly server. This place was a great stop while shopping in Taos.

chris todd

More laid back than I expected. Cool live music. Seems to be mostly locals - maybe I stood out as an out-of-towner, but this is the only place really open late in Taos. I stopped by 15 years ago and this year - it really hasn’t changed at all. :)

Judy Lauby

I ordered the fish and chips and specifically asked if there was spice in the sauce, I was told no, I was not told about the spice in the fish breading...

Michael Fischer

Nachos were fantastic. Chicken Tenders were awesome as well.

Wyatt None

Great food, nice happy hour, and friendly, quick service.

Howard Ellsworth

Had the best waitress, love the character of this hostorically signicant restaurant, really enjoyed our happy hour!

Cam Phillips

Excellent burgers and happy hour deals.

Kent Kappen

Consument dive bar... great service .. good drinks... great music... would go out of my way to visit... food top notch

Christie White

Food was delicious. Buffalo wings were hot, hot and hot. Service a little slow, but wait staff was nice.

Mike Morris

Good watering hole

Blade Snapp

Great food everyone in our party seemed to enjoy the food. The history is awesome if you like that kind of thing

Herb Carney

Very comfortable restaurant.

Alicea Hibbard

We stopped in for lunch. The food was fantastic and the service was super friendly. This place has some really cool history and great atmosphere as the oldest extant building in Taos. If you're thirsty, they take care of you!

Darlene Montoya

This place is a nice place to have a drink and meet friends and enjoy a bit evening.

Isaac Ibarra

It's got a historic vibe

Michael Jenn

Wonderful staff and a great happy hour.

Paul Philips

Let our pup dine with us on the patio.

Sheree Jarrell

Usually good but this time was very off. My man's fries were burnt and couldn't believe they left the kitchen or that the waitress served them. My salad had ice chars but I could overlook that. An expensive lunch with drinks and half eaten.

Matt Becka

Had a great stuffed poblano dish here. Back alley location is quaint.

Loyde Neal

Great Music, fast drink service at bar. Waitress kind of slow. Order 2 drinks because it will be a min before she gets back to you

Meredith Albury

Great food, margaritas are off the chain!!!

Billy Holden

The place to hang out. Fantastic Tacos

Matthew Mitchell

Historic beauty

Mark Chavez

Good food and dog friendly

Mj Jones

Great fun good time

Felicia Tafoya

Always a good time

Julian Mcmahan

Loved this place, spent new years here. Loved the band they had. Katy p and the buiness. Could work on prettier bartenders. Lol

Lorrie Trujillo

I Taos New Mexico the food is great as is the service

Bonnie Futterman

Fabulous find in historic Adobe house. Good margaritas,fast service, delicious food and incredible live music!!!!!!

Amanda Ortega

I wouldn't eat here again, even if the food was free.

Mike Westbrook

Live music, dancing, great food, and a fun atmosphere, loved it! If in Taos on a weekend evening while the band is playing this is worth a visit!

Adam Follett

Good location, the pork alvarado was really good the tamales were meh.

S Aragon

The food was delicious and the service was great. I can see why they have so many great reviews. They have a full bar with great drinks. A pool table and other games. Good drink specials and a good range of food. Will definitely be back when we are in Taos.

Joe Patterson

Hot Spot! All I see is wild crazy fun!!! Good drinks , fun people!!

Andrew Davies

Good food, well priced

Jeanne Wright

FOOD and SERVICE was EXCELLENT!!!

Kristin Donadeo

Food was pretty good and priced well. Service was quite slow and the smoke smell from the patio comes into the door and inside the restaurant.

Phyllis Finn

Had a great time

Duane Carlson

We enjoyed our lunch. Loved the patio! Thanks for a good lunch.

ike ayala

This is one of the best restaurants in the day, and bar at night. Also very historical. Oldest bar in the United States

Martin Maes

Horrible service. Our waitress was very bland and extremely rude. She did not attend to us very much and we were quite often left wondering where our server had went.. disappointing experience. This is definitely not a site for young crowds or young people in general. If you're elderly and don't care about horrible service than this is the place for you. Do not recommend to anyone. I would leave a zero if I could.

Valerie Torres Smith

Great house Margarita and cool ambiance, due to the old history of the building (definitely read this on the menu). Service was just okay.

Business Hours of The Alley Cantina in New Mexico

SUNDAY
11:30AM–11PM
MONDAY
11:30AM–1AM
TUESDAY
11:30AM–1AM
WEDNESDAY
11:30AM–1AM
THURSDAY
11:30AM–1AM
FRIDAY
11:30AM–1AM
SATURDAY
11:30AM–1AM

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