Ruidoso · Mechem Drive · Grill & craft beer
Rio Grande Grill & Tap Room
The Weber family’s grill and tap room on Mechem Drive, pairing Sierra Blanca beer with green chile chicken lasagna, elk burgers and steaks, plus a porch for mountain-air pints
Opens the dining menu (a PDF) on the Sierra Blanca Brewing website. Official hours are on its Ruidoso page.
Details checked November 2026
Price
$$
Burgers, pasta and steaks; see the menu
Hours
Thu–Mon from 11 am
To 9 pm Thu–Sat, 8 pm Sun–Mon; closed Tue–Wed
Parking
Free off-street parking
Per Tripadvisor; lot size not posted
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What to order
The menu is built to go with a beer: starters like bacon-wrapped dates and jalapeño poppers, burgers including elk and a PB&J bacon burger, green chile pastas, steaks and a pork ribeye, and a hand-picked wine list if beer isn’t your thing.
A house favorite
Green chile chicken lasagna
It’s the dish Google reviewers mention most, in 31 reviews, and it tops Restaurantji’s list of customer favorites. Green chile also turns up in the Hatch chicken Alfredo and the house Green Chile Cerveza. Prices are on the menu PDF.
Pro tip: Grab a porch table on a mild day, and take home a growler or six-pack of Sierra Blanca beer. It’s closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
More to try
- Elk burgerA Ruidoso favorite, named in 22 Google reviews.
- PB&J burgerPeanut butter, jelly and bacon on a burger, in 21 Google reviews.
- Chicken fried steakSouthern comfort food, named in 14 Google reviews.
- Bacon-wrapped datesA starter for the table, in 12 Google reviews.
The Rio Grande story
A family restaurant with its own brewery
Rio Grande Grill & Tap Room is run by the Weber family. Rich and Sue Weber started Sierra Blanca Brewing Company in New Mexico in 1996, and in 2001 chef Keith Weber, Rich’s brother, moved to Ruidoso to open a restaurant with them.
The restaurant has changed over the years, but the idea comes from the brothers’ memories of long East Coast Sunday dinners: good food, a cold beer and time to linger. You can buy Sierra Blanca six-packs and growlers to take back to camp.
Why it made our list
- 4.3 on Google from 1,800+ reviews
- House beer from Sierra Blanca Brewing
- Porch seating and free off-street parking
- About 1 minute from Midtown Mountain Campground
What diners say about Rio Grande Grill & Tap Room
The restaurant report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked November 2026.
How the review sites compare
Average star rating on each site, out of 5
What diners often mention
Green chile chicken lasagna (31)Elk burger (22)PB&J burger (21)Chicken fried steak (14)Outdoor seating (13)
Topics Google highlights in its reviews, with the number of reviews that mention each. Bacon-wrapped dates come up in 12 reviews and the pork ribeye in 11.
Good to know
Price range$$ on Yelp
Special dietsGluten-free optionsVegetarian optionsVegan options
DrinksSierra Blanca beer & a wine list
Scores as published by Google, Yelp and Tripadvisor in November 2026. The weighted score combines all three by review count. Confirm details with the restaurant.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Rio Grande Grill & Tap Room
- Address441 Mechem Dr, Ruidoso, NM 88345
- HoursThu–Mon from 11 am
To 9 pm Thu–Sat, 8 pm Sun–Mon; closed Tue–Wed - Phone(575) 808-8456
- OrderingTable service; beer to go in six-packs and growlers
- ParkingFree off-street parking
Rio Grande Grill is on Mechem Drive (NM-48) at the north edge of Midtown Ruidoso, about a minute from Midtown Mountain Campground. Tripadvisor lists free off-street parking.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Rio Grande Grill & Tap Room
Park the rig for the night, then take the tow car into town. All three parks are open year-round and 1 to 8 minutes away. Drive times are mapping estimates.
Midtown Mountain Campground
A small, year-round full-hookup park under tall ponderosa pines, a short walk from Midtown shops and restaurants, with fast Wi-Fi and private shower rooms.
Rainbow Lake Cabin & RV Resort
A wooded, year-round RV and cabin resort in Carrizo Canyon south of Midtown, with full-hookup sites under tall pines, a trout pond and a lodge snack bar.
Pine Ridge RV Park
A quiet, older year-round park on a pine-covered hillside just off US-70, with full hookups, cable TV, a clubhouse and visiting elk and deer.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
A few details before you head over.
Open Thu–Mon from 11 am
Craving green chile in Ruidoso?
Grab a porch table and order the green chile chicken lasagna with a Sierra Blanca pint after a day in the mountains.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Both photos are for illustration only and were not taken at Rio Grande Grill. Green chile burger (Santa Fe): Luz on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0); lasagna: Roundhere44 on Wikimedia Commons (CC0). Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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