Chapin & Mex Restaurant — Restaurant in Santa Fe

A few year ago I have visited this place and everything was great, I visited it a few more times and still was really good... Then I believe that they changed management (or they haven't trained they employees right). Last month, I took my mom there, even that they weren't busy, they took long to greet us, after ordering drinks they took long to bring them, my mom's coffee was warm not hot, we told the waitress and she got an upset attitude. Then it took long to take our order even after letting the waitress know that we were ready (the restaurant was still pretty empty), the waitress got upset after we were asking a few questions about the plates and what comes with it... They brought my mom's order wrong, then we waited a lot longer to get the right order back... Then, they charged us even for the plate that they took back and it was wrong... They didn't discounted anything and not even apologized for the wait or for bringing the wrong plate at first... All the time the waitress had a bad attitude... Not going there again, I used to recommend it a lot,...

I found this place at a whim, feeling very hungry after watching my grandson playing a basketball game. The waitress was cordial and professional. I was interested in trying their version of menudo, and my wife was interested in the relleno plate. The way the rellenos were made are different but very good. The menudo is good as well. It pairs up with the corn tortillas better than bread that they provided. Mind you, the larger bowl of menudo is literally a large bowl very well worth the price. Now, as for the relleno plate, we are not sure why a Russian salad is served with it. It was different, but very tasty. A Guatemalan/ Mexican food restaurant serving a Russian salad is baffling. They do serve very delicious food and the place is quite busy as well. They do have kids' favorite food available. It's a good place to try at least once, and they do have a...

What a wonderful surprise! This restaurant is located on the Southside of Santa Fe, on Airport Rd. It is in a small mall which is a bit difficult to access, but the effort is well worth it. The interior of the restaurant is bright , cheery and clean. The staff is friendly and the service is prompt. We had the tacos de cameron,tacos de barbacoa and camarones ala diabla. The last dish was served with the best french fries I have ever tasted. The servings are ample and delicious. The hours are from 8am to 10 or 11pm. try it, you...