El Torito - Monterey

El Torito - Monterey reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Janice VIP

   Sacramento53 reviews

   3.0

   Dined today

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Waited forever to get our drinks. Then took a super long time to get our food…..they forgot my tortillas for my fajitas….took a long time to get the tortillas….then it was flour instead of the corn tortillas I had asked for….i just ate the flour tortillas. No apologies given for the long wait or missing items. The waitress did not smile at all or say much. On the plus side, the receptionist was really nice and cheerful and got us a window seat. The food was decent.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco1 review

   5.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food, value and exceptional view. We were impressed with our experience.. Highly recommended
   

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   Jeni

   Sacramento1 review

   2.0

   Dined on March 13, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I ate at El Torito at least 5-10 years ago when I came with my sister. We made a reservation a week prior and were taken right back as soon as we walked in and put next to a window facing the ocean as requested. Our waitress was good, came over immediately and took our drink orders and gave us time to chose our meals. What wasn’t great was the fact that when I got my meal the entree was not fresh and both beans and rice were ice cold. I ate some of my entree and tried to eat the others but just couldn’t. The restaurant was beautiful and my waitress was good, unfortunately I just could not have eaten the food if I tried.
   

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   Miles

   Central Coast9 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on March 10, 2025

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Had a terrible experience Food was not even warm Everyone els at my table didn’t want to complain but I didn’t want to eat cold meat
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Tahoe2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 2, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Wasn’t good but they were busy so maybe that has something to do with it but food was not good at all. Food looked like it had just been thrown on a plate and the taste was not good. Server was cool though. Not her fault the food is gross. If the server wasn’t cool this would be 1 star. Pretty view from our table. I’ll just get chipotle and eat it on the beach next time though.
   

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   Michelle

   San Francisco13 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great views of Monterey Bay. Easy parking - gated lot validated by check-in table, good Mexican food - we had bacon wrapped shrimp appetizer, fajitas and tacos. Too many chips and salsa. We will definitely be back.
   

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   Anitra

   Central Coast1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   everytime im in monterey, its a must to go to El Torito for sunday brunch! I miss their Chili verde and pozole is to die for, bring the tradition pork pozole…. thats my favorite! service is always attentive and great! I wish it was dog friendly, our time was cut short for that reason!
   

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   Michael

   Central Coast3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Having Reservations got there and taken right in had to wait a few minutes for a window table to become avail was not more than a few mins and we went right in. Great staff Lucero was our Waitress great service and food was great we go there often for dinner this was the first time we did the Brunch will repeat. lots of different food to choose from and great customer service
   

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   Gloria

   Central Coast1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Came to El torito from Madera CA ,I was told why go there u can have Mexican food anywhere anytime ,go have seafood ,I am so glad El torito was only choice let me tell you the food is so good beyond delicious so much to choose from try Sunday brunch buffet it will not disappoint by any means so much variety, it's very clean and omg the staff the cooks waiters waitresses hostess ,all great people make you really feel like your at the best place because you really are, Thank you El Torito we will definitely be back , This place is all around 10 out of 10 THIS RESTAURANT IS A MUST HAVE !
   

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    JoAnn

    Tahoe4 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on February 23, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1

    It sucked I don’t know why we gave them a second chance
    

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