El Torito - Monterey

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

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   Andrea

   Central Coast2 reviews

   1.0

   Dined today

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

   Our reservation was for 7:45. Didn’t get seated until 8:45. Our drinks took 25 minutes to get to the table. Food took another 45 minutes. Once we had the food the waiter completely disappeared. Not a pleasant experience.
   

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   Heather VIP

   Central Coast8 reviews

   1.0

   Dined today

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

   First, we chose this place due to them having their own parking lot as we had an elderly family member with us. The lot was full, so we had to park up the street and walk down. Then, our reservation wasn't ready. We were fifth on the list. (Why make a reservation?) Once seated, it took us 45 minutes before a server came for us to place our orders. An hour after ordering, our food finally arrived. All except for my sister's meal. They told her they ran out of fish! She refused to order another dish, as she didn't want to wait another hour to get her meal. They didn't offer to comp her beverage or a free dessert. The waitstaff acted as though, "This is how things are here, so too bad if you aren't happy." We are locals and had brought our mom and sister who were visiting from out-of-town for Mother's Day. Worst experience for our mom's day possible. I was so embarrassed. Sadly, we will not dine here again.
   

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   Stephanie

   Central Coast1 review

   1.0

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Awful. Food was flavorless. Nobody finished their meal cause it was gross. sodas taste like bleach. $220 worth of food brought home to feed the dogs. 🐶
   

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   Adam VIP

   San Francisco14 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   I have been coming here for years. Not sure what happened today. Butt……… Waitress was rude. Didn’t take order right. Drinks were all watered down. Got the wrong food. Guacamole made in front us was gross came out of dirty jars didn’t eat it at all”. Hope it’s not like this when I go back. You only get 2 strikes with me!
   

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   Maria VIP

   Central Coast13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 3, 2025

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

   Saturday morning breakfast is the best. Carne asada could be better. Ask for Cres for the best service.
   

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   Larry

   Las Vegas2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 25, 2025

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

   Great place for the money with a gorgeous view of the bay.
   

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   Drew VIP

   Central Coast53 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

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

   We made a reservation for 3:15 using the application and arrived at 3:05 to be told that our reservation was actually for 4pm. I showed them the app that said 3:15, and they said that they would 'try to get us a table'. Shortly afterwards, I got an email saying that my reservation had been 'modified' to 4pm. They seated us shortly afterwards, and there was no lack of tables. There were probably 10 open tables where they seated us.... And it just went downhill from there. Our server was friendly enough, but she seemed to be overwhelmed and service was slow. The food tasted OK (with one exception) but came out lukewarm. The nachos came out cold with barely any cheese on them -- and the cheese that was there didn't melt because they were cold. We will definitely not be going back.
   

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   Margaret

   Central Coast1 review

   4.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

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

   Especially enjoyed our table by the window and having Wendy as our server. It was pretty noisy and kind of chaotic though, being Easter and all, but the food was delicious and we all ate too much!
   

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   Haydee VIP

   San Diego32 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

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

   We had to wait longer for drinks today, server didn’t come to us till after we had food already and we waited about 5 min to get up and get food . but other than that, the food was amazing. The menu was great. Happy Easter.
   

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    Janice VIP

    Portland1 review

    2.0

    Dined on April 19, 2025

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

    I don't remember having more mediocre service or Mexican food in recent years
    

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