Best Casual Restaurants in Rio Rancho

11 restaurants available nearby

A photo of D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro - Cottonwood restaurant

1. D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro - Cottonwood

4.4

Price: Moderate

• Bistro • Los Ranchos

Booked 56 times today

We are thrilled to announce that our newest D.H. Lescombes location in Albuquerque is open! This exciting expansion marks a significant milestone in our journey, and we are honored to establish this second Albuquerque location, near Rio Rancho, NM, to serve the wonderful community and surrounding areas.

2. Indigo Crow

4.8

Exceptional(2554)

Price: Expensive

• Contemporary American • Albuquerque

Booked 23 times today

Indigo Crow is located in the Village of Corrales. Owners Don and Regina Raber, along with their staff, have created an amazing place for friends and family to gather and enjoy great food and wine.At the Crow, we love food. It is our passion to pair great food with exceptional wine for a memorable dining experience. Join us and enjoy this inspired menu with local produce, southwest touches, as well as international flavors.Enjoy patio dining under our elm trees or cozy up to one of our two fireplaces in the cooler months.Please call Indigo Crow for Happy Hour reservations from 3-5pm.If you are unable to make a reservation during business hours online, we may have limited seating. Please call to make your reservation.505-898-7000

3. Mulas

4.4

Awesome(91)

Price: Expensive

• Mexican • Los Ranchos

Booked 7 times today

A unique Corrales restaurant atmosphere with cuisine steeped in multicultural history of New Mexico. You'll experience traditional Spanish, Mexican, and Native aspects in all our dishes! Great outdoor patio!

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4. M'tucci's Moderno Italian - Rio Rancho

4.6

Exceptional(986)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Albuquerque

Booked 36 times today

Our mission is to open a few restaurants that take care of our guests in every way-treating them like guests in our home, making sure that they feel embraced by the joy with which we extend our hospitality, and making sure that they become entranced by our restaurant. We understand the value of 'regulars' returning weekly and in many cases more frequently. We hope that all of our guests will feel that they belong to a private club, to which we welcome them again and again. M'tucci's Moderno located in Rio Rancho is a sister of our first restaurant, M'tucci's Italian, which is located at Coors and Montano on Albuquerque's West Side. At Moderno, we continue to offer a moderately priced, Italian menu built on a foundation of both traditional and contemporary recipes. The menu, together with the bar (full liquor license) menu, is offered in a contemporary building with black steel elements, high ceilings, and a big garage door that opens to the Sandia Mountains. Inside the steel, we have inserted a more traditional looking wood clad restaurant featuring traditional lighting and Edison bulbs, as well as other playful elements. Our congenial bar and mezzanine offer alternative spaces within which to enjoy M'tucci's food and beverage. Moderno's bar program features our unique shrubs as well as a new collection of original cocktails to complement our food and wine. Our mezzanine can also be reserved for private groups. M'tucci's Moderno is located just west of Presbyterian's Rust Medical Center. At the end of 2016, Jeff Spiegel, Katie Gardner, and John Haas, founders of M'tucci's Restaurants, welcomed five new partners to their ownership team: Austin Leard, Sherri Rivenburgh, Cory Gray, Shawn Cronin and Chris O'Sickey. This ensures that M'tucci's Restaurants are here for the long haul.

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5. M'tucci's Twenty-five

4.5

Awesome(968)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Albuquerque

Booked 36 times today

Our fourth New Mexico location is open. We look forward to showing you a celebration of la dolce vita -- serious food in a warm environment. Gather, eat, talk, laugh, connect with your community over a delicious meal. If you ate it here, we made it here. Why? Because hand-crafted food made from the best ingredients is the Italian way. The M'tucci's way.

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6. M'tucci's Italian - Albuquerque

4.4

Awesome(1192)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Albuquerque

Booked 25 times today

M'tucci's Italian is a celebration of la dolce vita -- serious food in a warm environment. Gather, eat, talk, laugh, connect with your community over a delicious meal. If you ate it here, we made it here. Why? Because hand-crafted food made from the best ingredients is the Italian way. The M'tucci's way.From lunch to dinner, we have dishes that will please any palate. Can't decide between our calamari and our mussels or maybe between our fresh pasta and homemade pizzas? Our servers can give you a suggestion for a meal that's sure to amaze. If you're looking to impress for a party or meeting, we can bring the sweet life to your event with our onsite and offsite catering. Taste, savor, and enjoy, Albuquerque. We can't wait to welcome you!

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7. D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro - Albuquerque

4.5

Awesome(950)

Price: Moderate

• Bistro • Albuquerque

Booked 35 times today

Looking for the best restaurant in Albuquerque Old Town? During the summer of 2005, our D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro opened in Albuquerque’s historic Old Town, originally under the St. Clair Winery & Bistro name. Enthusiastic to offer the best wine and gourmet food, we have earned an excellent reputation for quality and service while upholding our family’s six-generation winemaking heritage.

8. Prairie Star Restaurant & Winebar

4.7

Exceptional(2275)

Price: Expensive

• Contemporary American • Santa Ana Pueblo

Booked 4 times today

Prairie Star Restaurant and Wine Bar at Santa Ana Golf Club has offered an unforgettable dining experience since 1986. Housed in a renovated 100 year-old adobe ranch house, the warmth and intimacy of Prairie Star is intoxicating. You may absorb the NM Territorial atmosphere of handmade adobe walls, kiva fireplaces and full viga and latilla ceilings while enjoying awe-inspiring and sweeping views of the golf course and the Sandia Mountains.Our culinary team masterfully creates stunning Contemporary New American cuisine with global influences and Executive Chef Myles Lucero changes our menu seasonally to reflect the time and freshest ingredients at hand. Each dish is carefully crafted from the finest ingredients, locally sourced when possible, and organic, sustainable and fair trade items preferred. Prairie Star serves prix fixe menus on major holidays, and you can find details at prairiestarrestaurant.com. We are closed Christmas Day and New Years Day.

9. Flora Restaurant

4.0

Excellent(28)

Price: Moderate

• Mexican • Albuquerque

Booked 1 time today

Flora features Mexican food prepared from scratch using locally sourced ingredients. Wood, charcoal and rotisserie cooking are featured with a passion for clean, bold flavors. Located inside Sawmill Market.

10. Santa Ana Cafe

4.2

Awesome(221)

Price: Expensive

• Southwest • Santa Ana Pueblo

Santa Ana Cafe, featuring indigenous influenced casual American fare, local New Mexico classics and vegetarian and gluten free options. Dine inside our restaurant or on the beautiful, covered patio with views of Tuyuna Mesa.

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Colleen
New Mexico •1 review
5.0
Dined 1 day ago
The food is excellent. The service is the best I’ve had years. I highly recommend this Italian restaurant. We had the chicken marsala, it was so yummy .
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M'tucci's Moderno Italian - Rio RanchoPrice: Moderate• Italian• Albuquerque
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4.6
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Anita
Hawaii •1 review
5.0
Dined 2 days ago
The food was excellent and well presented on the plates. The salads were beautiful and delicious, we had the beet salad, grilled Romain and wedge. All three could be split between 2 people. We ordered the lamb, lobster ravioli and the halibut. All delicious and creativity prepared. There was no room for dessert! Our waiter was accommodating and professional. Overall a wonderful experience.
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Indigo CrowPrice: Expensive• Contemporary American• Albuquerque
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4.8
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BenVIP
San Francisco Bay Area •4 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
The experience was amazing! Great variety of things to choose from. Loved the poblano queso tapas.
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MulasPrice: Expensive• Mexican• Los Ranchos
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4.4
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NancyVIP
New Mexico •101 reviews
5.0
Dined 3 days ago
We three friends came for dinner before a concert. The seasonal decorations were lovely and the booth by the window had a beautiful view of the Sandias and the city lights. Our server was very good even though he seemed so young. The price of the wine by the glass is pretty high. I would recommend just buying a bottle. My beet salad was excellent as was the bruschetta. The portions are large and reasonably priced. My mussels were very salty but the chef graciously redid my order with less seasoning. My friends had chicken Parmesan and the Dijon chicken. The Parmesan version seemed to be the better choice. Can’t wait to bring my husband.
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D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro - CottonwoodPrice: Moderate• Bistro• Los Ranchos
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4.4
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StacieVIP
New Mexico •17 reviews
5.0
Dined 5 days ago
The food is always fresh and delicious here, the service is friendly and timely.
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M'tucci's Twenty-fivePrice: Moderate• Italian• Albuquerque
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4.5

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11 restaurants available nearby

1. D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro - Cottonwood

2. Indigo Crow

3. Mulas

4. M'tucci's Moderno Italian - Rio Rancho

5. M'tucci's Twenty-five

6. M'tucci's Italian - Albuquerque

7. D.H. Lescombes Winery & Bistro - Albuquerque

8. Prairie Star Restaurant & Winebar

9. Flora Restaurant

10. Santa Ana Cafe

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