sierra del rio golf course

We played 18 holes in February in shorts! It was a beautiful day and the course was pretty good. A few holes needed some work, and the greens were super fast; but it was a fun and beautiful day. The service was nice and the accommodations were good too.

I will be blunt, this place SUCKS. We had a group of 45 people drive 80 miles from Las Cruces, NM for a car rallye and lunch. Sierra Del Rio was phoned well ahead of time to advise the restaurant that 45 people would be attending lunch. We arrived at 1:00PM, and there was NO waiter/waitress available for our group. Sierra Del Rio sent a man up from the Pro Shop to wait tables. A kitchen staffer was also sent in. There was NO menu presented to any of the guests. Some guests had to wait 30 minutes for water or a drink like Iced Tea to be served. After 30 minutes orders were just being taken. There was no eating utensils or napkins provided until one guest asked for a spoon to stir sugar into the iced tea. Once ordering, the food delivery took up to 1 1/2 to be delivered. The service was aweful. The food selection was provided verbally as no menus were available. The kitchen staffer's uniform was extremely dirty and he should not have had to wait tables or be present in the dining room area. The food delivered (mostly sandwiches) were dry and no condiments of any kind was available or even offered. After ordering one hour prior, I told the server to cancel the order, I was not going to wait any longer for a hamburger (mini sliders) to be served. The waiter from the ProShop stated that everyOne would get a 10% discount DUE TO THE LONG WAIT AND POOR SERVICE. No checks were offered as the server simply took the original food order on scratch pad. Once the food was delivered the servers had to "yell out" the name of the lunch plate and determine where it went. This place was so disorganized. Mangement needs to conduct a total review of the food service/restaurant operations. I could never suggest this facilty to anyone. I am sure they make their money from the golf/green fees, not the the food. For a golf club resort, this placed was Terrible!, thus a rating of 1 out of a possible 5.

We played this course at the end of September. We had no advance warning of the greens being aerated and top dressed other wise I would not have booked a tee time. They did give us discount because of the greens. One thing that was out of their control was the outrageous swarms of mosquitoes due to the recent rains that they had. Between the greens and mosquitoes it did not make for an enjoyable round. The course itself was nice and I will have to think long and hard before I would drive 2 hours from Albuquerque again.

With a rather limited menu, this restaurant has much improved under new management. Weather permitting, sit out on the deck and enjoy your food while overlooking the beautiful golf course. Located in the small desert town of Elephant Butte, NM, the green manicured turf is a pleasant escape for dinner. The food is good and the full bar is enjoyable in the evening.

Holy Cow. What a great golf course. One of the best in New Mexico. I stayed at the Comfort Inn and got a coupon to only play for $45 and it included range balls and a cart. I will be making special trips to just play the course. The food at the club house was also great. The "Green" is the best.

Course is great, challenging and fun. Restaurant is open for limited hours, only till 7 pm so when we finished our round we were turned away. We did try again another day to eat here and food is mediocre at best. Basic sandwiches and they didn't have all the ingredients for my sandwich but failed to tell me before bringing it to me. Hmm?Bar is very loud with a lot of drunk old men aka regulars.I would definitely play golf here, just eat elsewhere

First time to play at this course for me on the recommendation of my companion who had played before. The drive from Ruidoso, NM was nice, not too long & coming into the drive to the clubhouse was beautiful!!! What a surprise to find something this gorgeous in the desert. We ate on the patio before our round of golf & our server was very good as was the food. The rates were reasonable & each hole was unique & fair. My favorite part was hearing quail on EVERY hole & the peacefulness of the whole experience added to the wonderful memories made!!

We love the restaurant at Sierra Del Rio. We haven't golfed in years, but we love to come to the restaurant. They have a huge out door deck to sit on on nice days, and a real nice indoor seating area as well. The views are awesome. We've been here about a dozen times, and the food has always been real good, reasonable price, great atmosphere, great staff. Would highly recommend to others and do regularly!!!

I come to T or C for art, hot water and that bohemian funkyness it has so is never visited the golf course. And I don't play golf. But the resteraunt in the club house was recomended to me and so I thought " what the Hey ? " glad I did. Very nice. Very classy. But reasonable prices and a great setting. New, clean and clearly well run. Only issue ; I was the only person on the deck. Maybe a little slack on the no dog rule the next time. And yes there will be a next time

I still consider us newbies. We played this course last Spring. We had only been playing golf for 2 years. It was by far the nicest course we had played. It was such a lush surprise in the middle of a dessert and drought!! At the time we got an excellent deal for a weekday round and lunch. We loved it so much that we postponed going home so we could play again the next day.

Watched a great Lobo game in NCAA bracket play, had a superb dinner and lots of drinks with newly met friends! The bartender was a blast! Great scenery and easy to find from our hotel!

Really enjoy playing here. Some of the holes are unique going up and down canyons - one is a double dogleg. Plus, the restaurant has outdoor seating a really good sandwiches.

Dead dusty and desert like untill you drop down into this place. Great course, beautiful green, tee, fairway, and greens. I will be back for more.

Golfed here twice while visiting the area. Very nice course. Nicely kept with beautiful views. Definitely worth doing!

This is a resort course located at Elephant Butte, just a few miles from T or C. It is so new that it does not yet have a driving range, though there is a putting green and chipping green. It also includes a nice restaurant which seemed to have as much business as the golf course when we were there.It plays 7330 yds. and 5060 yds. from the tips, with at least three tees in between. The slope from the middle tees (6150 yds.) is 132. The fairways and greens were in exellent condition. The greens were true, fairly flat compared to many new courses I have played on, and the speed was neither fast nor slow.The fairways had large landing areas, narrowing, sometimes considerably, toward the greens. They are also heavily and strategically bunkered. Along with several severe doglegs, and required carries over arroyos, the course is both interesting and challenging. Water comes into play on only a few holes, and as this is a new desert course, there are no trees. The desert, though, is unforgiving for errant shots.The cost for two, with cart (which is needed as the distance from green to tee is very long on many holes) was $110 with tax in the spring of 2008.We enjoyed the course a lot and will play it again on our next trip down southern NM way.