Each room is themed - we were in the Jetson's room, and each room has its own hot spring tub - very large tubs.
Very clean and worth a visit - you can also soak in the tubs as a visitor daily from 12-6.
For breakfast I recommend the Happy Belly Deli. Its a greasy spoon that's not so greasy. Just your basic breakfast fare, but fast, friendly and filled with talkative locals.
For dinner we ate at Bella Luca Café. Let me take my snob hat off and say that this was a very good meal. Slightly piqued classic Italian and pizza - everything was prepared well and generous portions. But, for any regular readers, you'll know this isn't really my thing. I find classic Italian to be unimaginative and boring. However, I can guarantee that this will be your best dinner selection if you visit. For an appetizer we had aranciani - fried risotto balls.
Our table had the eggplant Parmesan and filet, but I opted for the scallops on risotto. Very classically prepared and just al dente enough. The server said their scallops are flown in twice a week which as a restaurant owner I think is slightly inaccurate. My guess is that their Sysco truck delivers twice a week and these most likely come in frozen. Either way, they were good.
We were so stuffed from pre-dinner apps in the hotel that we all split a creme brulée which was adequat if not large.
So I obviously did not fully take off my snob hat. Really, you'll like this place, but don't go expecting a gourmet meal. And don't take my word for it - they're listed with Fodor, Frommers and Wine Spectator, so they have a nice backing.
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Great to see your blog on Truth or Consequences; glad you enjoyed our town for the most part and hope you'll come back soon! I was curious after reading your review, so I checked with the owners of cafe BellaLuca, and seems the waiter spoke the truth - the scallops most definitely ARE flown in twice a week (and then transported down I-25 to BellaLuca in T or C). Chef Byron said that they order their products from small businesses (family-owned if possible) - and - no offense to Sysco, but you'll never see one of their trucks idling in the BellaLuca parking lot! So those scallops really were as fresh as they tasted! Hope to make it to your restaurant next time we're in Silver City. Thanks again for the great article. Ruanna Waldrum, T or C
Thanks Ranner. We'd love to see you next time you're in town. Good to hear about BL's buying policies. And on the Sysco side note, I used to be the most prolific anti-Sysco poster on eGullet. Over the past couple of years I've learned that they balance their mass market crap with state buying programs and the Chef X line, both of which are much higher quality. Now I hold my criticism of Sysco and just suggest folks do their homework when buying from any distributor.
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