Mission At the Bell Restaurant

This place is DA BOMB! Authentic — -full bar — not too expensive — friggin’ delicious — -friendly service…5 STARS!

The best vegan burrito in town. If you want they also have vegan chili. Full bar. Cozy atmosphere.

Amazing food and an outstanding staff. Try the burritos, you will not be sorry!!! The house margaritas are so yummy! Two will get you feeling good! A must try place when in Trinidad! !!

One time I had lunch there and it was OK — just OK.
The prices are a little higher.
The ambiance bothers me. It’s on the bottom floor with little to no windows. It feels like a dungeon down there.
I don’t know… I read some of the raving reviews and I just don’t «get it». I give it a 3.

They have fideo! It’s really good, too. In fact, everything we had was delicious. House margaritas were more expensive than we expected, but Trinidad is also just unusually expensive. Highly recommended!

Um yah where are you… no answer on phone etc… out of business? We looked for you-​not there. We called and number not available. Food must not have been that good.

The food is fantastic. If you’re passing through Trinidad, you must stop at Mission at the Bell. Mission is dishing up fresh, homemade, legitimate Mexican fare. It pains me that this place isn’t in Denver or Santa Fe — it could double its prices and its tables would be packed every Friday and Saturday night. As it is, Trinidad is crazy-​lucky to have this gem in the bottom floor of the unassuming Bell Block building.
I highly recommend the Bell trio, which will involve you having the best chile relleno of your life, accompanied by a tamale and enchilada and smothered in plate-​licking red chili. Let’s talk more about the chile relleno. A giant relleno, perfectly fried, crispy, not greasy, and stuffed with happiness. As a connoisseur of Mexican combo plates, I find that the chile relleno is often the filler, forgotten, ugly step-​child of the combo plate. At Mission, the chile is the star, boasting tender chile flesh and some sort of flavored crack they’ve stuffed inside. Having said that, the tamale and enchilada were divine. Nothing was frozen — everything was fresh. The entire plate was covered in flavorful and spicy red chili and topped with a fresh scoop of guacamole.
The interior of Mission is humble and comfortable: old booths and banquet seating reminiscent of your cousin’s wedding. But seriously, who cares. The food and the liquor are plentiful and the service is superb. Get thee to Mission. NOW.
P. S. I’ve reviewed the two lower reviews on this restaurant and suspect they were written by those with substandard palettes («improve the salsa by making it more like pico de gallo») and some person who couldn’t handle his order of extra-​spicy.

After a long search for a decent plate of Mexican food, My fiancée and I have found it. This place is great. The salsa was flavorful and went great with all the food and not just the chips. My fiancée ordered a mild chicken burrito and I ordered a mild beef and bean chalupa. The food came hot, fresh, and perfectly prepared. We ate every bite! If you like spice they have three levels to choose from. We plan to go back.
Also don’t forget to try the house margarita! Yumm!

This is absolutely my favorite Mexican food restaurant of all time, and I’ve tried a lot of places. The green chili is amazing, but be prepared for a lot of spice. I usually like hot chili, but their hot is too hot for me, so I go with medium instead.
All of their food is positively amazing and I’d highly recommend this place to anyone looking for good Mexican food, or just looking for a place to eat in Trinidad.
Service is great and very fast.

I like this place. In fact, I think that it is better than Tequila’s off the Interstate. Tequilas gives a good amount of food, but the taste is so-​so. But here at the Mission, the large combo plates are big and the tastes are real good. You can order mild, medium or spicy. Order mild or you will get the spice rack and some more chiles put into your meal. They also serve Mexican beer, which goes well with the combo plates. The place is not cheap, but the food is worth it. The problem is that this good restaurant is located on the bottom floor of the Bell Block building. There is a sign outside, but the few people who walk the streets don’t see the restaurant on the main floor.

I am too gringo for this place. Don’t get me wrong, the food is great, it is just too spicy for me. I ordered a mild burrito, and my mouth was on fire. I must have gone through 6 glasses of iced tea (good tea) trying to put out the fire.
If you like your Mexican food spicy, this is the place for you.

Had lunch with a very large group today. The staff was very attentive and the food was fine. It seems as though it is a bit of a challenge to find any beer on draught in this town. So wondering if it has something to do with liquor laws in Colorado. Anyway… That would defintely be a way to add 1 star to the rating. Another suggestion is to improve the salsa by making it more like pico de gallo. Regardless, this is an okay place for lunch.