DebitNM

Here's pretty much what's avaiable in Cortez, nothing really great, but good, solid food for the most part.
Cortez Restaurants

Blondie's Pub & Grub, 45 E Main, Typical pub food, wannabe biker bar
(970)565-4015, www.blondiespubandgrub.net
Main Street Brewery, 21 E Main, good food and better beer! (970)564-9112
Spruce Tree Coffeehouse, 318 E Main, good spot for light lunch and bagels, excellent coffee (970) 565-6789, www.sprucetreecoffeehouse.com
The Silver Bean, 410 W Main, espresso and coffee etc in an old airstream trailer,
(970) 946-4404
Far View Lodge The Metate Dining Room, inside Mesa Verde NP
See detailed review here: http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...etate-room.cfm
HongKong Chinese 332 W. Main , only IF you have to, (970)5648423
Joey's Steak & Chop House 1430 E. Main, solid food.
970-565-5363, www.joeyssteakandchophouse.com
Koko’s Pub 2121 E. Main, next to Holiday Inn Express, standard diner like food. (970) 565-6000‎
Let it Grow Garden Market – 90 Mildred [just across from Visitor’s Center] nice place for light lunch or coffee, (970) 565-3099
Lotsa Pasta / That'za Pizza just out of town, heading south on 491 – name says it all, ok food and pizza (970)564-9131, www.lotsapastathatzapizza.com
Mama Ree's Italian Family Restaurant, 17 N Harrison (across from City Market) Italian food, better than Lotsa Pasta , no pizza (970)564-9229, www.mamarees.com,
Nero's, 303 W. Main Street, almost foodie worthy Italian (97 0)565-7366, www.subee.com/neros/home.html
Pippo’s Diner 100 W Main St, home cooking in a tiny, diner like space Navajo Tacos are best thing on menu (970) 565-6039‎
Shiloh Steakhouse, Main Street Cortez, CO 81321
(970)565-6560
TEQUILA'S MEXICAN RESTAURANT good Mexican [not New Mexican] food at reasonable prices 1740 E. Main Street (970)565-6868

Dolores Restaurants
Very limited:
Dolores River Brewery – great wood fired pizza and beer to match 100 S. 4th St Dolores (970)882- HOPPS
Ponderosa Restaurant diner like food, 108 S 8th St, Dolores, CO‎ - (970) 882-7910‎

Mancos Restaurants
Not much to chose from:
Absolute Bakery and Café , decent breakfast and lunch 110 S Main, Mancos, CO‎ - (970) 533-1200‎
Hamburger Haven, something from the 50’s, decent burgers and shakes, onion rings and fries 108 Grand Ave, Mancos, CO‎ - (970) 533-7919‎
Millwood Junction , only place that serves dinner 101 Railroad Ave, Mancos, CO‎ - (970) 533-7338‎

Deb

MRand

Wow - great list Debit. On the way to Telluride, we've tried Tequila's before and a brew pub whose name I don't remember on Main Street and enjoyed them both.

DebitNM

UPDATE:
Cortez-
Main Street Brewery, new owners, food is suffering.
Spruce Tree Coffeehouse - still tops
Joey's - gone
Mama Ree's - gone
Neros' - still the best choice for dinner
Pepperheads - 44 West Main Street new, nice space, expensive for what it is, HOT stuff
Stonefish Sushi - 16 W Main St - didn't check this one out. Honestly, you are in the middle of the southwest, no water in sight, not where I want to have fish.

Dolores -
Ponderosa - had a take out dinner from there, it was awful. Tasteless and bland. Forget it. Had ok breakfast there.

That's what's new.

sf7307

Debit, my theory exactly when it comes to seafood - stick to the coasts!

Summer7

Getting ready to leave next week for 4 corners trip. One last few questions.Check to see if this is doable
When we arrive in Albuquerque stay 1st night
Next day head to Gallup for 2nd night
Cortez the 3rd and 4th night.
Durango the 5th and 6th night
Santa Fe for the last night.
Head back to Albuquerque for flight home.
Please check to see if this is doable and which highway to take from Durango back through Santa Fe and to Albuquerque
Thanks for all your help.

DebitNM

Summer7 - go to the thread you started about your trip. I posted routes of travel there.

Tabernash2

Nice list, Deb. Thanks!

sheri_lp

Stonefish Sushi in Cortez is really the best place in town. Great chef and great offerings.

Summer7

Thanks for the suggestions that everyone offered on our trip to New Mexico and the 4 Corners.
Day 1 We did a loop starting in Albuquerque. Old town was neat. Impressed by how nice the Native Americans are all over the state.
Day 2 We left Albuquerque headed to Gallup. Stopped and toured The Acoma Sky Pueblos. Bus up and steps down!
Stopped a couple of other places along the way.
Day 3 Headed to Cortez by way of Shiprock. Went to 4 Corners and Monument Valley and Mexican Hat.
Day 4 and 5 in Cortez. It takes about all day to do Mesa Verde.
We ate at a Restaurant with a beautiful view.It was inside the park. We toured The Cliff Palace and Balcony House and top Loop Road. Wanna know a bummer? We were so fortunate to get into the Park. A few days later the entire Park closed because of the Shutdown!. I feel for the people that had plans of a lifetime to see that interesting place.
Day 6 Left Cortez and Headed to Durango, Col. Rode the bus to Silverton and the Narrow Gauge Railroad back to Durango.
That was LONG BUT GREAT!
Day 7 We spent the night in Farmington and left to head back by way of Santa Fe.
We went to the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and Canyon Road
Day 8 Back to Albuquerque and Southwest Airlines to South Carolina.

DebitNM Thanks for telling me to take a few more days.

DebitNM

Glad is worked so well for you. Timing is everything, especially this month.

sheri_lp

You covered a lot of ground! Glad you made it to MV before the shut down.