The Rails

The Rails is a restaurant in Clovis, New Mexico, located at 221 West 1st Street. It serves dinner Tuesday through Thursday from 5:00pm to 8:45pm, Friday and Saturday from 4:00pm to 9:30pm, and Sunday brunch from 9:30am to 1:00pm, and is closed on Mondays. The kitchen offers gluten free and dairy free options, and guests are asked to alert their server to any special dietary restrictions.

The restaurant occupies a former railway station built in 1907, the oldest building in Clovis, and its story is tied to Fred Harvey, who pioneered a dining experience built on excellent service and fresh meals. The menu reflects more than a century of agriculture and ranching in the area, with starters such as crispy pork dumplings, baked brie wrapped in phyllo with berry compote, beef rillettes, crab cake, and classic steak tartare. Salads include a caprese with mozzarella, basil pesto and balsamic reduction, a signature Caesar with house croutons and Parmesan dressing, and a New Mexico harvest salad with candied nuts, strawberries, beets and goat cheese. House specialties include beef cheeks with Merlot jus and truffle mash, blackened salmon with lemon butter cream sauce, and chicken a la king.

The Rails sits on West 1st Street, with East 1st Street about a tenth of a mile away and West Grand Avenue and North Main Street each roughly two tenths of a mile off. The Clovis Police Department is about two tenths of a mile away, and the courthouse is about three tenths of a mile from the restaurant.

The Rails holds a rating of 4.40. Guests have written about staff who never disappoint, Valentine's menus with steak, and an atmosphere with live music; one reviewer called the steak the best she has ever had and praised the salmon as well.

For a meal in a building that has stood in Clovis since 1907, The Rails pairs a menu drawn from the region's ranching and agricultural roots with the surroundings of the city's oldest structure.