Rio Alto Authentic Mexican Food

So amazing! most menus are gf, including the elements from the friier. their adanadas were so good! very recommended!

We stopped in While passing through. The first problem was we didn't specify ice tea and when he brought hot tea we had to send it back. Then the guy said they didn't have unsweetened tea so we said ok sweet tea. The tea didn't look like what we have in the South (Florida) but it was good. We ordered guacamole and soft tacos. The salsa and chips we not what we expected either. The chips were very hard and very small serving. The guacamole was ok and the tacos were ok. In the South USA we get a good serving of salsa and more chips than you can eat. He NEVER came back to refill my tea or even ask if there was anything he could get. Awful SERVICE Food was ok just not like we usually get in the southern states.

My husband and I travel almost across Alberta a few times a year to see family. Sometimes we get lazy with the journey and stop somewhere quick or on the hwy, but today we weren't in any hurry and wanted to try someplace new and we lucked out big time! We stopped at Rio Alto after reading some great reviews on Yelp. All the reviews spoke of authentic Mexican cuisine and they are spot on! The food is all made in house from scratch with so much love you can actually taste it. The owner is so friendly and loves sharing stories about his home and his food! He even humored us with practicing some Spanish were terrible but he gave some good pointers too! The food service was quite fast but a bit slower to have our dishes cleared/ order dessert but all well worth any wait time! They also seemed a bit shorter on staff we blamed Covid. There were also quite a few pick up orders that came and went while we were there too! We will definitely be back and highly reccomend checking this place out!

We were very happy with our experience here. The food was really good we got amigas enchiladas and the impossible cake. Yum! Order dessert. They all sounded delicious. Really friendly staff. Would come back here.

This is real deal Mexican food, in High River of all places! Today I had the Alhambra special, which came with a side salad. It was absolutely delicious and was a large portion. The chips here are also incredible the definitely homemade. I've eaten here a few times now and it's worth the drive from Calgary.