Cornudas Cafe

For being the only place to eat for tens of miles in each direction, patty melt was well priced and very good, as were the fries. Diner is seat yourself, and service was friendly. There's nothing else between El Paso and Guadalupe mountains national park, this is going to be my go-to for a meal after hiking trips from now on ! Highly recommend.

If you're driving between Carlsbad, NM and El Paso, TX, do yourself a favor and stop by Cornudas Cafe! Their breakfast burritos are hands-down some of the best I've ever had. I'm confident the rest of the menu is just as delicious. Don't miss out on this hidden gem - your taste buds will thank you!!!

We were pleased to see a food/restroom stop in the midst of the expanse that was our drive to El Paso; only to find it was closed, even though there was a huge OPEN sign and the voicemail greeting indicated 8am-5pm hours (closed Tuesdays) - it was Thursday. I guess we'll have to hold it until we get closer to El Paso.

Five stars because this place is literally in the middle of no where. The building is 100 years old and the family running the place has been there 50 years. The cookies are nasty so don't buy them unless they are fresh. We bought a few sodas, some chips oh and the cookies. The food looked really good, we didn't order anything but man it looked good. If you are in this part of the world this is the only place you can stop so because of that it's the best stop in the area.

Stopped by on a motorcycle trip and fell in love with this place. The food was great. Will definitely be back. We had the green chili burger.

Quick stop headed home to Nevada. Had some food and enjoyed the super clean atmosphere.

I found this place completely by accident! It's in the middle of nowhere, but it popped up just in time!The food is pretty pricey you'll pay about $7-$9 for a burger. Fries and drinks are extra. The food is pretty good, I always get the Cornudas Burger with green chili. the onion rings are amazing.The atmosphere is a little different. There are tons of old photos everywhere, even under the tablecloths. The place is old, and the people that are always in there are too. The old lady who runs the place is pretty nice. The menus are on paper bags, and the drinks are served in mason jars. If you're not a customer there is a $1 fee for the restroom.There is a gift shop that's so overpriced it's not funny, mainly full of really old stuff. All in all you gotta stop in and try a burger here

After a few days of camping and hiking we stopped here for breakfast on the way back to El Paso and it was GREAT! The food was delicious and the portions were generous, but the neat thing was the friendliness of the family who owned the place. The grandson in his cowboy hat who was our waiter was super helpful and attentive and it was an overall great experience! Will definitely stop by again.

Great burger! Awesome homemade pie. Jewel of the desert. Owners were very nice. Service was good. Make the stop, it's worth it!

On our second trip to hike Guadalupe, Cornudas Cafe was open. It's a small cafe run by Mae (sp?) and her daughter Debbie. When we arrived, Debbie said we could sit anywhere. The table we picked was theirs! It had their half filled coffee cup, soda, OTC pills and open bags of candy. We double checked if this table was okay for us to sit, and it was. We ordered the Famous Burger with fries and onion rings. The burger was outstandingly flavorful, made and cooked with TLC! The fries were hand cut and so were the onion rings. Very tasty!The best part is that Mae came to get her coffee cup off our table and I asked her to join us. We learned so much history of Cornudas from Mae. Cornudas is the name of the town and not her last name! She has been not only the owner of this cafe, but the ambulance service, EMT, fire department with the fire truck, the mayor and of 150 miles of open road she was the only civilization that took care of everything in this heavily travelled road. She is closed Monday and Tuesday's so don't hike on these days else you'll miss this gem of a cafe.We'll see you next trip to Guadalupe!