Turquoise Desert Taproom

4405 Jager Way NE E, Rio Rancho
(505) 835-4701

Recent Reviews

Steve Sype

Very nice brewery and dining place.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Onion Rings, Wings, Turquoise Burger, Turquoise Burger and Onion Rings

Jeff Pasquier

The onion rings included the Fish 'n Chips are the best we've ever had. The fish and chips are EPIC! The atmosphere is very comfortable and pleasant. The chicken with salad is very tasty, too! The cook is nailing it here. A respectful choice of craft beer and domestic beer.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Felix (Felo)

Thumbs-

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fries, Turquoise Burger, Turquoise Burger and Onion Rings

Jean Pino

Stopped in for some great food. Had the firecracker shrimp po'boy with alien amber beer.Bacon was cooked perfectly with plenty of shrimp, and coleslaw on a soft roll. Fries were well seasoned.Enjoyed the whole experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

James Dean

Fresh made and very tasty food, staff was super helpful and kind. Highly recommend, we had nachos and hangover

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fries, Nachos with Beef

Suzanne McLemore

Great place to eat and have drinks. Appetizers are good with great service. Must

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Wings, Fries, Wings

RB Pettit

Have had the best Fish and Chips many times here. Always hot and delicious. Light crust and two big fish filets. Also fish Tacos and shrimp excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish and Chips with Homemade Tartar Sauce, Onion Rings

Lary Woodworth Jr (Bubby)

Very Good service, good food nachos piled high

Larry Eigel

Food is very good, service is slow but its hard to find people these days. Beer was flat.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Elvia Brown

Good food. Good and friendly service. Great beer. ? fried pickles are delicious, patty melt and the wings..mmmm. Always coming back. Wish they would close at 11PM or 12AM is all. Because kitchen closes by 9PM I think.

M P7

Excellent little hidden gem. We are literally sitting in here right now. We stopped in on the way to Albertsons and boy am I glad. We ordered a few IPA’s they (have a great selection) and we got the pretzel ? with the spicy mustard and beer cheese is supreme. Our waitress Kelly is just lovely and attentive. Highly recommend. Will likely be here for the Super Bowl!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wendy Juan

Cool owner and love Kelly. The best onion rings and fried cheese!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: BBQ Wings, Chicken Wings, Onion Rings, Wings, Grilled Chicken Sandwich

PTL TRADES

Excellent food and service. Highly recommend!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Thomas Perron

Always great food and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jim F.

In town for a long weekend visiting friends and we decided to try this tap room for dinner. Who am I to say "no" to a tap room?It was Friday evening and there was, surprisingly, no wait to be seated. It was pretty packed and there was a game of some kind being shown on the televisions (I can't tell you who was playing. Jim doesn't do sports).Our server met us pretty quickly and brought us water and took drink orders. I was definitely down for a flight and offered to set me up with a flight of her favorites, minus one because I specified I wanted at least one IPA. We were good with that.The flight (photos provided) was colourful and looked promising. Congo also approved. After we got our drinks apparently the place got slammed because the nice lady who was our server (whose name we didn't get) disappeared behind the bar to take care of drink orders.After about 10 minutes of waiting to place our food orders we decided to just flag down any person walking by. We didn't get his name, but he was able to get our food orders placed. My wife ordered a pretzel as an appetizer, I ordered the Nachos. I was surprised when he asked what kind of cheese I wanted, queso or shredded. I'm a queso-over-nachos kinda guy, but it's nice to have the option.Of the flight, 3 out of 4 were amazeballz. When she asked if I wanted to try the Winter Warmer I said "ok, I'll try something new". It was Santa Fe Brewing's Adobe Igloo. To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. When I tasted it I....umm...didn't know what to make of it. It was malty, but had other tastes I couldn't pinpoint. Our friends tried it as well and it was met by a "huh" from all of us. The rest of the beers in the flight were good with a huge shout-out to the Turquoise Trail Cream Ale (which was recommended by our server). That one definitely gets Best In Show.The pretzel that wifey ordered was not your average ordinary hot pretzel. It was large and airy, not dark brown and dense. It tasted great, but it wasn't what you're used to. The beer cheese queso complimented it very nicely.My Congo Approved Nachos with beef were most excellent. The plate was heaping, and came with fresh serrano peppers. *High-Five* for the fresh serranos!The staff was constantly in motion keeping tables clean, drinks flowing, and food delivered. I wouldn't mind visiting again on a future trip to Albuquerque.

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