New Mexico Restaurant Association — Local services in Albuquerque

Not impressed with the exaggeration and stretching of the truth. I met with the Sales Associate DeLayne Beute. She stated to me that the New Mexico Restaurant Association has a data base of 4,000 members, which we would receive direct access to their phone number, address and contact person. This point was made very clear in detailed conversation.After joining, this # of 4,000 was quickly reduced to about 490 members. Followed by several ignored emails. After final contact; the new explanation was we mail out a booklet to our data base of 4,000 restaurants not members. Once I spoke with the CEO Carol to explain my situation, she did not seem shocked at all or the least bit concerned about the fact that the truth was exaggerated. No apology and no sorry for the confusion. Just a lot of arrogance, and promise of a refund. By the way, never got the refund. And by the way, the restaurant wage increase...

We’ve been members of the NMRA for over 30 years, and have benefitted tremendously from that affiliation. Through NMRA, our restaurants have been able to get discounts from many business services- like credit card processing - and WC insurance at reasonable rates where you can actually help control the cost of claims. Besides the money savings, we have a powerful, knowledgeable voice with government at all levels, regardless of which political side we’re on. The support, leadership, and advocacy NMRA provided during this COVID pandemic has been invaluable. Many thanks to Carol Wight and rest of the NMRA staff for...

The New Mexico Restaurant Association has done a spectacular job during the unprecedented events of the last year and a half to keep members informed of options and challenges and to represent the interests of restauranteurs and their employees with state and local government. I have always gotten prompt, useful information from the team--most recently when I was trying to navigate the complexities of selling a restaurant with an IDL that was going to close within a few months of the new liquor license legislation taking place. NMRA is worth every penny and more of the dues I...