El Torito - San Leandro

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   Liliana

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   Mala atención para el presio q paga uno la mesera tarda oras en venir para ver irme ala mesa y servir me la mimosas en casi dos horas que estuve ahí solo me sirvió 2 y aunque tenía reservación tardaron bastante en darme la mesa
   

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   La Ron

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   Food was tasty and hot, but the service was lacking
   

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   Cynthia

   VIP

   San Francisco

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on February 16, 2025

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

   The food is fantastic! Traditional authentic Mexican food with everything you would want. I go at least once per month
   

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   Abraham

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Took 45 min for food to get to the table and server wasn’t attentive
   

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   Jasmine

   Central Coast

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   We were coming from the valley to have a Valentine’s Day dinner after seeing their 3-Course dinner option for two. Seemed like a great deal and we loved coming here the first time so a great incentive to come back. We made our reservations for 7:00 initially but we were running late so decided to switch our reservation to 7:45 so we didn’t arrive late (we ended up getting there at 7:15). Long story short, we should’ve kept our original reservation because we ended up waiting for an hour and didn’t sit down at our table until 8:30. Granted it was very busy for the holiday but it seemed like they were overbooked. Everyone was running everywhere, our server god bless her, she did her best with the amount of people there. We didn’t leave until 10pm and that was because we asked for our check right after our entree came out. Listen we love the food here and the ambience. But next Valentine’s Day I would skip coming later in the evening if you have plans afterwards. You will be there for at least 3+ hrs. Any other day, DEFINITELY get the raspberry margarita blended.
   

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   Neal

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

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

   Fabulous 3 course Valentines meal. We took home more than we ate. Good value.
   

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   Janai

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 2, 2025

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

   Staff was amazing. Our waitress was attentive to and sweet. The hostess was extremely helpful. Love it there
   

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   Albert

   San Francisco

   18 reviews

   3.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on January 25, 2025

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

   The restaurant is old and a bit dingy. There was a portable air conditioner being used to blow in air. It was placed against a wall with a vent hose going up about 9 ft. The carpet was well worn and the walls looked dull. Our server was very good to us. The food was okay. The chips came out warm and the salsa was fine. We ordered chicken fajitas and a combination plate. The chicken fajitas were dry. The taco on the combination plate tasted burned because the tortilla was deep fried overcooked. The enchilada was lacking in cheese and looked like it was mostly sauce. The beef portions in both the taco and enchilada were disappointing. The chile relleno was the tastiest item. The rice and beans were average. The deep fried ice cream was a single scoop and we finished it up quickly. Overall, the deep fried foods tasted over cooked and lacked flavor. If it hadn’t been for the gift card we would not have dined at El Torito. The price value was average, but the specials were a better value.
   

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   Love

   San Francisco

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on January 5, 2025

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

   The birria is better than when we had it 3 days ago. Should have more selected wines. I feel bad for our waiter. She was alone.
   

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    Sheila Ann

    San Francisco

    41 reviews

    4.0

    41 reviews

    Dined on January 5, 2025

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

    It was a good experience overall. Our server was amazing. The food was good and fresh. A couple people working could use some customer service skills. My wife had some plastic in her food and I witnessed a lady digging in the food with her hands but hey it’s a buffet. Can’t control everyone. Overall it was good.
    

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