The Crane Cafe

This place continues to serve great American and southern New Mexican food with great service. Locals, truckers and tourists enjoy this place. I certainly do. Can't beat their huevos rancheros served all day. Love the enchilada too. Great Chile! Look forward to the next time.

This place is a pleasant surprise! Tucked away in the back of a gas station, there is not much to talk about as far as its own flare, but the food was great! I had the hamburger steak with mashed potatoes along with corn. It also came with a salad. It was as all delicious! All of my co-workers also enjoyed their food. The server stayed on top of our drinks and got our food out quickly. We plan on going in for breakfast the next we go.

Instead of cooking out this year we just went and ate out. Not too many open restaurants in town today for the 4th of July so we went to the Lemitar truck stop to eat in the diner known as the Crane Cafe. The food prices have increased significantly since the last time I was here. Service was ok and the food was good. Portions are large, prices are too. The CFS was huge! The burger was huge 1/2lb. The green chile was really bland but the red wasn't too bad. I also got a taco plate because I had been craving some and they were ok I think the shells were a little overcooked but the rice?!? Has to be the worst rice I've ever had. I'm serious when I say I think it came from Lipton??? Other than that, It's a good little diner where the food is good and consistent. Probably come back a couple of times this year.

Get the chips. They are delightful! FYI, the restaurant is hidden in the back of the gas station.

I am going to start with the service. Esmeralda and Cathy were attentive, friendly and very professional. The food was extremely well priced for good portions, but most importantly the quality and taste were awesome. The selection was also great as they serve all meals at any time of the day. We decided to have breakfast during the mid-morning. I had the carne adovada breakfast and the adovada was perfectly prepared and truly New Mexican. My wife had a generously sized omelette with fresh ingredients. The cafe is a small and clean and is located in the back of a truck stop convenience store. It is a pleasant surprise and definitely worth the stop as you drive through central New Mexico. I know we will be stopping by again!

First time here the food and service was great!! I had the hamburger patty breakfast so tasty with extra brown gravy!!!

I don't like leaving negative reviews, but here we are...For the restaurant to be in a gas station it was pretty good. The locals really like the place, but us being from Texas, it definitely ain't TexMex. The chips and salsa were great! My husband got tenders and they were good. I got their enchilada? Not so much. The rice was soggy and tasted off. The beans were okay. The cheese enchilada was just a tortilla and shredded cheese... no queso or anything. It was good but do NOT get the red sauce. I'm glad I got it on the side... not good. (I only put a spoonful on and I was flabbergasted) Like I said. I hate leaving bad reviews, but for this place to have decent reviews I was just very confused. Heck, it might've even just been what I got. ‍ Prices weren't bad so go try the food for yourself.

The food was great and our waitress Taelene did a great Job! I highly recommend this place to anybody passing through lemitar.

Good food & service especially for a diner in a gas station. Only place that is open on Sunday. Great fries!

You're on the road and you just want a quick bite...a gas station might not be your first choice. Think again! This cafe at the back end of the Roadrunner Travel Center has a good menu, is clean and tidy, and the employees were all cheerful and helpful. Got a veggie breakfast burrito to go and a biscuit (don't judge!) and they were delicious.