“ The sun is shining on another beautiful day in New Mexico. Join Tom Neiman and Jim Tritten as they report on a trip to southwestern Colorado and what you can expect at two great eating establishments within a short drive of Durango: the Absolute Bakery & Cafe in Mancos and the James Ranch Grill north of Durango. Just click on the following YouTube link and watch our report (hint: humor included at no extra charge): https://youtu.be/cMSvvbL5TFQ ”

“ Great grab and go options for the amazing hikes in this area. We tried the breakfast burritos, blackberry scone, blueberry lemon bar, cookies...and everything was delicious. Staff is very nice as well. ”

“ We've had several breakfast and lunch items, all of them delicious. We make sure to have at least one meal here anytime we are in Mancos. for the food. I find the cookies to be too dry for my taste, although this seems to be fairly typical for high elevation bakeries. I would skip most of the pastries, aside from the bars. The Key Lime Raspberry bar is particularly good. ”

“ Cute place in a cute little town this is always a must stop when we're in Mancos. Very busy place so you'll need to wait for a table. I had the Mesa Verde Stack which was much bigger than my fat gut and delicious. The wife had the veggie burrito which she enjoyed and she is a wonderful cook herself so hard to please. This place is a gem! ”

“ We stopped at absolute on our way to the national park and I'm so glad we did! We took some wraps and sandwiches to go and ate them at the top of a mountain! This place was super busy and it took awhile to get our food (which was totally fine and expected). The food was really tasty. I had the ginger wrap and enjoyed it. They also had some nice baked goods, which is always great. Definitely check them out! ”

“ Have you ever had one of those mornings when you just want a cinnamon roll? You know, a big, gooey cinnamon roll, smothered in that white stuff, sweet and warm, maybe a little drizzle of melted butter just to give it a little salt? Now imagine that you're 760 miles from home, you've been camping in a trailer with your family for the last 31 days and 9000 miles, you have no idea if there's a bakery or a grocery store nearby, but dammit, you still want that cinnamon roll... Well lucky for us, on the last stop of our trip in Mesa Verde national park, the nearby town of Mancos A cute little Absolute bakery. A little counter, a glass case full of sweet things, and they were more than happy to put together a bag of cinnamon rolls for me and my kids before they even were out of their bunkbeds in the trailer. I heated them up in the small oven in our camper, and that delightful smell of cinnamon roll woke everybody up before we enjoyed a long, sugar charged day in the national park. If you're in town or just passing through during business hours, this place is definitely worth getting off the highway making a stop, and dropping an anti-Jackson on delicious carbs. The menu showed some larger breakfast entrée type things, but I didn't spend a lot of time thinking about it. Because cinnamon rolls. Sometimes, that's all you really need. ”

“ Great stop on the way to or from Mesa verde. Delicious breakfast sandwiches and fantastic dessert bars. You can even call and order ahead. Highly recommended! ”