Neighbors Westside Bar & Grill

830 reviews

2101 Vista Oeste NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120

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+15058327558

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Neighbors Westside Bar & Grill is a Bar & grill located at 2101 Vista Oeste NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120. It has received 830 reviews with an average rating of 4.3 stars.

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Hours

Monday12-10PM
Tuesday11AM-9PM
Wednesday3-9PM
Thursday3-9PM
Friday3-10PM
Saturday3-9PM
Sunday12-10PM

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  • The address of Neighbors Westside Bar & Grill: 2101 Vista Oeste NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120

  • Neighbors Westside Bar & Grill has 4.3 stars from 830 reviews

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  • "UPDATE: Management contacted me the next day, Akio offered to host dinner for us to remedy the situation"

    "My green chili cheeseburger was a grade above average & here in New Mexico that's saying something"

    "We like to come here because it's close to home"

    "I left here so angry"

    "First of all there were a BUNCH of flies inside the restaurant"

Reviews

  • Mikki Ogas

UPDATE: Management contacted me the next day, Akio offered to host dinner for us to remedy the situation. We went on Friday evening around 7, because we had vouchers to use we chose to eat there instead of having it delivered. The atmosphere was nice, a little loud but nothing crazy. I ordered the BLT again, hubs ordered a burger this time. We also ordered chips & salsa which was good (the salsa is a little on the spicy side FYI). Our food came out pretty quickly and my BLT was awesome, so glad we decided to give it another try! They have a good selection of cocktails, beers on tap & wines; and plenty of food choices on the menu including wings, burgers, salads, and appetizers. Bottom line: GREAT place to eat, we'll be back! Thanks again Akio Hubs and I were hungry, thought we'd try something new. They have a pretty decent menu, and we didn't have much trouble picking something to try. We ordered online through UberEats, our driver arrived about 20 mins earlier than expected so that was great! Hubs ordered the Fat Boy Philly, he said it was very good and came with a huge serving of tater tots! I ordered the BLT with special instructions to take off the mayo & add yellow mustard, fries for my side. They removed the mayo but didn't add mustard. Not a big deal, I just added my own. While waiting for our delivery, I read the reviews and for the most part, all positive. A couple of people commented that the bacon was "chewy", so I was understandably a little nervous. Unfortunately, the bacon in my BLT was pretty much uncooked, not even edible. The edges were a little cooked but that was about it. Needless to say, I couldn't eat my sandwich. I have included photos of the bacon for reference. Hubs said his Philly was good, and he had a hard time even finishing his plate. I ate a few of my fries, but was so grossed out by the bacon that I lost my appetite. Hopefully, Neighbors sees this and contacts me to remedy the situation.
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20

  • Robert Sanders

My green chili cheeseburger was a grade above average & here in New Mexico that's saying something. For my side I chose the side salad ( blue cheese dressing ) which was better than expected, it looked great & the taste matched it's presentation. The service was good, we were seated quickly & although our waiter took a few extra tick's to arrive, in his defense we were there on a late Friday afternoon & the place was busy. In short, our waiter was friendly & his service was absolutely passable. My Wife & I have eaten here 5-6 time's in the past & I recommend this Neighborhood type sport's bar/eatery to anyone who is looking for such a place to enjoy a good meal, with good service, & decent surroundings, as it has been consistently good every single time we've eaten there! They also have outdoor dining on a good sized patio, where they allow your pet to dine with you, providing Rover is well behaved I assume.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Nachos, Fish N' Chips, Classic Burger, Avocado, Deep Fried Pickles, Side Salad
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot, Free street parking
Parking
Decent sized parking lot, with a ton of street parking available & then only a short walk ( best guess, 50ft-150ft, nearest to furthest ) to the front door.
Kid-friendliness
Our children are adults now, but every time we've gone there, there have been folk's with their younger children in-tow & all seemed to be enjoying themselves, even the parents! LOL!

  • Josette Myrick

We like to come here because it's close to home. Came today, Saturday afternoon during the state fair, clearly not busy. Sat outside with our dog and was handed menus right away. A female waitress walked by several times would not make eye contact, finally after 15-20 minutes an exasperated young man comes to our table rolls his eyes and says "either she or I will help you, but the girl is supposed to tell us" he clearly was not happy to be at work. I replied "are you not going to at least take our drink order?" By now he was walking away, clearly not interested in taking our order. My husband at this time was fed up and said "let's just go" I looked at the red shirt wearing man and say "are you going to just let us leave and not help us?!" He literally shrugged his shoulders and couldn't care less. We asked to speak to the manager and he was very nice and apologetic, offered to buy our lunch and reluctantly we sat back down. A few seconds later we decided to leave and told the Manager who again, was very nice that the vibe was not right and we were going to leave. First of all, their food is not even that good and half the menu is blacked out. We went to Holy Cow burger and it was delicious and the wait staff clearly knows what they're doing.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 1
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • William Ogle

I left here so angry. My girlfriend and I ordered two burgers and two guava ciders. The sever had zero menu knowledge, this alone being very frustrating. The server asked us what temperature that we wanted the burgers. We asked for them Medium. They took over ten minutes to get our food. That was the first sign that the burgers would be overcooked. We were the only customers eating at the time. The burgers were beyond overcooked. The buns were hard, the “seasoned fries” were not seasoned. While waiting for the food, we witnessed the bartender blowing his nose and cleaning his nose with a paper towel, then he wiped his beard with his hands and then never washed his hands. We sent the food back and the bill came back for two guava ciders was over 20 dollars. They never asked to fix the food. A manager never came to try to smooth it over. Not one bit of customer service or trying to improve the kitchen at all. I doubt this place will last long.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20

  • JT

First of all there were a BUNCH of flies inside the restaurant. Second, I ordered my burger cooked medium and it was more than well done. The burger was so dry as was the bacon that it came with. Third, the service was a little slow. Waitress didn't check on us til the end of the meal, so I couldn't show her what the inside of my burger looked like. Their sidewinder fries are delicious, though! Hands down the best thing about our visit. Update: 09/04/21 I never learn. Husband wanted to eat there again and burger was just as disgusting because it was SO. DRIED. OUT!! Ordered it medium and it was more than well done. No more sidewinder fries, apparently, as we got previously frozen fries that were yuk. No wonder it was not busy. Their food sucks.

  • Taylor Wong

I don't usually put bad reviews but we sat down at the patio outside because we had our dog with us. 3 servers stopped to say hi and to talk to our dog but none of them ever took our order or even acknowledged us. We waited about 20 minutes and then decided to quietly leave. As soon as we got up the busser came and wiped the table down. UPDATED REVIEW I went ahead and updated my review to 5 stars because the manager, Akio, reached out and was willing to remedy the situation. We decided to dine here again and we are glad that we did. Our experience was the complete opposite of our last experience and our waitress, Brittney, was amazing! Best brussel sprouts and sunset in town. We will definitely be coming back.

  • Miguel Villalpando

My wife and I wanted to try someplace new and this place was awesome! The hostess greeted us and very attentive. We decided to sit at the bar and Turpin was awesome and genuine! He was knowledgeable in tequilas and he built a good rapport with us! We ordered the green chile cheese tater tots and were delicious as they sound. Turpin recommended the Diablo sauce because we asked for something spicier and it did it's job. Enjoyed the sweat and flavor ;) Thanks for the great experience and Turpin, thanks for running my left behind debit card out to the car when we were leaving. Will be back most definitely. Thanks all! Great crew!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

  • SPB

My friend and I went today for lunch. I ordered the fish 'n chips, as I had been here a couple of months ago, and a friend had ordered this and said it was very good. It had looked really good and the fish portions were huge. What I got today were two VERY small pieces of fish that were a little dry. I also ordered the onion rings, and they were very dry and inedible. My friend ordered the turkey wrap, and she enjoyed her meal. I was going to mention this to our waitress, but it was understaffed, and she didn't have time to ask how our meals were.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 1
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3

  • Jen ChaNe

Best fish and chips I’ve ever had. I’m always leery of ordering fish and chips at restaurants because they’re typically too greasy. But Neighbors makes them amazing. They’re huge and really crispy. A dessert I’ve never heard of… funnel cake fries. These sweet little fries are delicious, sweet, and come with a chocolate, caramel, and/or strawberry drizzle. They’re sooo good!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Kid-friendliness
We went for a 5 year old birthday dinner and had a toddler, infant, and 7 year old in tow. The ENTIRE restaurant sang happy birthday! There’s a decent kids menu and staff if very friendly.

  • Gillian Sullivan

I GIVE THIS PLACE A YEAR AT MOST IF GM ISN'T FIRED IMMEDIATELY! I USE TO LOVE IT HERE!! THE NEW GM MILINIA SIMONE HAS RUINED IT!!! IT IS RUN SO POORLY NOW AND THEY DON'T CARE...GM IS UNREACHABLE AND STAFF JUST HAVE EXCUSES...ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE....THEY HAVE LOST ME AS A CUSTOMER AND MY FAMILY (7 IN TOTAL) I WILL NEVER CELEBRATE ANOTHER BIRTHDAY HERE...THE GM HAS TO TAKE THE BLAME...THEIR FOOD IS ALMOST NEVER PREPARED RIGHT IF IT GETS PREPARED AT ALL. AND YOU NEVER GET AN APOLOGY...JUST ATTITUDE AND EXCUSED... I USE TO GIVE 5 STARS AND NOW WOULD GIVE NEGATIVE STARS IF I COULD. SUCH A SHAME BECAUSE THEY ARE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOW WILL CLOSE.

  • Florencita Abeyta

First time coming here from Rio Rancho because of the reviews being positive. We got seated and given 2 menus for 3 people, so no biggie we just shared. It's wasn't busy, and 3 employees stood in a huddle talking to same guy that seated us. No one came to take our drink order or acknowledge us despite us trying to get their attention and let them know we still haven't been helped. Food looked good but we will never know how it was. After 15 minutes of waiting for help, we got up and left because we were thirty and hungry, and judging by the wait, we would probably have not received our food timely either.
Service
Dine in
Service: 1

  • Brice N

On a Tuesday We had blue cheese burger and chicken sandwich with seasoned fries. Phoenix was our awesome waitress who checked on us frequently. Burger was moist and tasty, chicken was the perfect crispness. The fries were spicy, which we loved. Beer is a smidgen over priced compared to other bars. Update: still fantastic, Jordan was our waitress this time and awesome. They were super busy because it was Friday. My daughter had chicken sandwich and it was 1/3 of plate huge. I had the BBQ king and salad.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Features
No mask required.

  • Robert Petterborg

This was our go-to for carryout burgers during COVID, and we loved it. Prices were decent and it was really close. Really great food at reasonable prices until something changed a few months ago. No idea what drove the changes, but prices are 50-75% higher, our favorite menu items are gone, and what's left is bland, depressing, and overpriced. We tried it twice in the last couple months and they couldn't even be bothered to season or fry their fries completely either time.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3

  • Amanda Griego

You know, it would be a lot better if you all had drink and food specials throughout the week. Lately, it's been a hit n miss! We love hanging out in the patio. The upgrade took a while to complete, add a few heaters and the atmosphere will be awesome! We love the outside but when it comes to the cooler being down and hot beer, it's a must you let your customers know that before ordering! I think we will stay away for a while...
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3
Parking space
Plenty of parking

  • Melanie Baca

Not happy with the new menu changes, and the quality of food has decreased since management has changed. We are super bummed! We have been coming here for years, as it’s right down the road from our house. So sad to see other bad reviews as well! Please bring the GM back who truly made this place our favorite spot! I wish I knew his name! He cleaned tables, deliver food, and made sure everything was on point. I’m not sure if he ever took a day off because we always saw him there! Bring him back!!!!!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$50–100

  • Brandy Chapman

Me and My husband love to try different places to eat. This evening we had the pleasure of trying Neighbors Bar and Grill. We placed an online order for pick-up. I had the Crispy chicken sandwich with Buffalo sauce, and with garlic Parmesan fries. My husband ordered the Buffalo Bleu sandwich with Greek fries. We also ordered an appetizer…which was the spring rolls. All was absolutely delicious! We highly recommend these choices. Thank you Neighbors Bar and Grill for an outstanding food service for first timers!

  • Daniel Estrada

Had lunch Saturday afternoon. Little greasy for me I don't take foods with a lot of grease well but it was good. Server was nice. Nice crowd felt safe. People minded their business. For sure the atmosphere is nothing like Effing Bar.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Classic Burger
Parking space
Plenty of parking
Parking options
Free parking lot

  • krystol martinez

We called a month in advance and were told that they would accommodate a party of 24 and when we showed up no one knew anything about it. They sat us outside with one heater and said they didn’t have propane. Literally froze to death outside. The management and wait staff were not sympathetic and advised us that if we didn’t want to be cold we can leave. We would never recommend this place to anyone.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 1

  • Thor Peterson

Food ordered was pretty good. BLT was really good, not shy with the amount of bacon they use. Mac burger was good just unreasonably huge and difficult to eat. Deep fried pickles were perfect crisp. Not a fan of a neutral Buffalo sauce, they mellow it out with some sweetness.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Features
Dine in: Yes
Outdoor seating: Yes
Takeout: Yes
Delivery: No
Curbside pickup: No

  • Brooke W

We've become regulars recently as the location can't be beat if you live on the westside, the food is consistently good, and they have great drink options/prices. The patio is spacious with a pretty unobstructed view of the Sandias. We always get good service, but Sandy is fantastic. She's always friendly and personable with great recommendations. Check out the brunch on the weekends!

  • T

I used to love this place but the Food has really gone down since the change in management. Not only did they get rid of their best foods on the menus but the quality of the food has gone down drastically. Unfortunately I won’t be returning anymore.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 1
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4

  • Ashley Resendiz

Enjoyed my time there a great place to get a beer and some food and just hang out with friends especially the view! Linda was so polite and an outstanding person! Would love to have her again! Would Recommend this place to other friends and family!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Other
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

  • Brian Halona

I ordered the Da'Islander burger, seasoned fries, fried pickles and Red Iron Red IPA...let me just say that I felt it would be a sin for me to put that delicious burger down, glad I had a spare hand to chug on the iron red IPA...the flavors seemed to be all vying for first...the best part of it all the outstanding service provided by Megan, many thanks to you Megan A+++

  • Phelgming Phelgming

Overpriced food that, even if it were cheaper, is medicore. Spend less money on better food elsewhere. Gets two stars because I didn't spit my food out and haven't gotten food poisoning (yet). Edit: Changed my review to one star because I threw up and had diarhea all night. DO NOT EAT THE FOOD HERE.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 1

  • Jerred Neal

Sorry for the one star review. Looks lovely. The hostess said we can take a seat. So we did. Sat for about 10-15 minutes no one came by and greeted our table with menus or service. Just kept walking by. Bartender had only 3 seats taken and the others on the floor had 2 tables. Might give it another try again. We shall see.
Service: 1

  • Bonna Hughes

This used to be our “go to” place. Since new ownership it’s gone downhill. Limited menu and awful service. The male Bartender is rude and arrogant. The wait staff are slow and don’t seem to know what is going on. No one seems to like working there. Too bad really, it used to be great!
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3

  • Heather M

OMG! So good! I had the BBQ King burger and my husband had the Cheetos burger. Burgers were huge, insanely tasty and made with top quality ingredients. The fries were very good too. So impressed by quality and flavor. We greedily ate our entire meal but swore to split one next time. Can’t wait to try another menu item next time. More

  • David Schuster

Great food and great service! I have visited a half dozen times and always been glad I went. Grilled turkey and avocado sandwich today, made perfectly. A great draft beer selection, I had two IPAs today. Spacious patio and they get serious on game days...
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30

  • uberbatman

Not worth it. Got a bacon/blue cheese burger with tots. Food came out, tots were cold. Bacon was raw. Took a good 5minutes for the server to come back around. Told her about the bacon, she got it recooked, but now obviously the burger was cold. Just an all around mess. Drinks were pretty terrible too, especially for the price.

  • happy cutters vlogs

First time in Albuquerque this spot was near my airbnb and thought I would check them out and when I got my burger I had to eat it with a fork and knife because it was so greasy and the meat is not fresh frozen meat and terrible cook. Beer was flat. Jon taffer needs to rip this place a new one

  • Samantha cruz

Friendly waitstaff, good cider and food! I tried a flight if ciders, my favorite one was lemon and watermelon. I also ordered the veggie burger and it was very good. I would definitely recommend checking this spot out. They also have a very nice patio!

  • Jerry Tighe

Good service, good food. A very nice neighborhood establishment to relax and meet with friends and enjoy a brew.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Nicholas Encinias

Neighbors by far is one of my favorite places to go! The staff and servers are exemplary plus karaoke on Wednesday is fun!! Try Sandy's Pumpkin-head drink, which is the next best thing to sitting in a sweater watching the autumn leaves fall!!

  • Reception CAFS

Went there on Wednesday for a sandwich, drink and karaoke and was sooooo excited to see my favorite waitress/bartender Phoenix. She is absolutely wonderful at what she does. I always request to sit in her section when she is working. She is

  • Gillian Sullivan

NEW GM IS ABSENT AND APPARENTLY HAS NO CLUS WHAT SHE IS DOING AND CURRENT STAFF SEEMS NO BETTER!! WHERE IS THE OWNER?!?! I WOULD BE EMBARRASSED AND SINCE I WAS ONE OF THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS WHO LIVES CLOSE ENOUGH TO WALK HERE I WOULD KNOW!

  • Hilary Mallak

We haven’t been here in a while because during covid service was hard. We came today because people said it was better. Everything seemed ok but we ordered drinks and needed a few min for the food. Well a table of 6 was sat next to us and

  • Danise Kean

Disrespectful to doordash workers having wait 12 minutes after pickup time and they kept saying it will be right out any minute I was on a role till this place take up my time to make money. If I knew that it would take that long I would

  • Maria Chavez

2019 - I'm so sad to say that my favorite place has gone way downhill. This was my and my husband's favorite place to go for date night. We 2 months ago and the food and service was terrible. There was only 4 tables sat inside and 3

  • Joseph Santa Ana

Went and had my fantasy football draft there with a few other guys. Nice open dining room. Ordered the buffalo Bleu burger which was good, fries were really basic. Buddy ordered the nachos which was a huge plate and was pretty good.

  • Nina !

They had many beers to choose from and I liked my whole flight! The chili and beer cheese burger was delicious (not green chili). Our server (Eve?) Was nice and came to the table just the right amount of times :)

  • thomas clifton

Love this place. They have almost 100 beers on tap. The bartenders are wonderful and the food is great. There is nothing I dislike about Neighbors.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Anne Kemerling

Great fish sandwich amazing beers on tap. So many of them!!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

  • Jerrica Harness

Great atmosphere and breakfast. I’ve visited here two weekends in a row and was pleased both times. Enjoyed my mimosas and their new drink Talia’s Pink Panther. Will definitely be back!

  • Arianna Chavez

Great food and fun karaoke on Wednesdays! Our server Meagan and bartender Sandy were awesome. Sandy made me a drink called the pumpkin head and it was delicious!

  • Thomas Rebecca Dunaway

ABSOLUTELY awesome food. Neighbors did not let us down! Dude with the cool hair (the chef) was friendly and has great taste in food. Good customer service.

  • R

It was good, potentially a new place to watch sports, but when it came for sauces for the chicken strips, no sweet and hot options are available.

  • Allen

I had the blood orange cider, with Brussel sprouts Bacon and Feta cheese OMG wow!
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3

  • Kriti Sub

Great service! Food was delicious, just the turkey melt bread had alottt of butter. We live nearby, we will definitely be back again!

  • keith pappi7

Service staff very good. Food ok. But goshdamn they should give every customer a fly swatter..flies were thick, disgusting. More

  • Sarah Payan

The food was really good and the staff were all friendly! I will definitely come back here next time I'm in town.

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