Santino's Italian Restaurant, Ruidoso

We just got back from Ruidoso after spending the New Year there. After a horrible experience waiting at Michelena's down the road we ended up here. The service and food were refreshing! The food was good and had good portions and our waitress was the BEST. She was an older woman and treated us excellent, she even talked a little Wii with my 5 year old, he thought it was great. It was a tad bit pricey in comparison to some spots in town, but was totally worth it with the combination of good food, atmosphere, and customer service!! I will definitly come here again!

It is the best Italian restaurant in town. The service was great; the waitress knew her wines and very friendly. It is an upscale restaurant, however, the dress code is very much relaxed which is great in a place like Ruidoso. The atmosphere was really nice, relaxing, down to earth, and sophisticated. We are definetely going back!