El Torito - Pasadena

Everyone was really nice. Seated quickly and service was great

A server who thinks she runs the place not even a sup or mgr. Has a really shifty attitude and is rude. I've been to that location twice might be the last

Love happy hour is til 9 PM.. appetizers and drinks are delicious!!!!

If it wasn't for having to wait for 22 minutes with a reservation, the dining experience at El Toro was fantastic. Our food server, Arlette, was very friendly, efficient and accommodating. When the food was prepared incorrectly, she was right on top of having it corrected. Thanks to her, having to wait 22 minutes to be seated and having food orders prepared incorrectly, she made up for everything! The shrimp and fish tacos were excellent!

The buffet food is nothing special. I won't be back. Service was slow but the servers were doing the best they could. I wish the outdoor seating by the front door was more social distanced from the customers waiting at the front door. They should improve the congestion in this area.

Great service, great food. Loved the happy hour deals.

The good side is there are ample tables. The downside is service is not very good, and some of the waitstaff downright belligerent. Too bad there are so few choices these days; this place really doesn't deserve the business it gets.

The remodel looks nice and pleasant. I was pleased with the service.

There were too many customer for your workers to properly attend to us. It was anxiety inducing to try to catch a server as they ran by. They weren’t rude. On the contrary, the management simply didn’t schedule enough staff.

The Sunday Brunch was amazing. I felt very comfortable and safe eating at El Torito. I would just recommend that the waiters and waitresses check in with their tables more often. Our waitress disappeared for long periods of time. I had to get up from my table twice to go find her to get assistance at our table. Other wise, it was amazing!

The restaurant was quite busy and we waited about 10 minutes past our reservation time. With a gentle reminder that I was still waiting, they seated my friend and me in a good spot inside but near the big, open windows to the side patio. Cool and airy and comfortable. Our server was wonderful, even though we could see she was busy, so patience was needed on our part. And hers because it took forever to decide what to order. Very lively atmosphere. Not a place (at least at that time) for a quiet dinner. Being that we have been shut inside more often due to COVID, it was fun to be among people and hear the hustle and bustle of the servers, and customers talking/laughing. The food was excellent. We were there until past closing time, and never felt rushed. It was my first time going there and I was pleasantly surprised.

Made the reservation thru open table, arrived and checked in sat and waited. 2 other parties came in gave their names and they were call just after they sat down. The host had not put us in the list to be called , I had to tell them we were waiting and because of this mistake we missed the brunch menu.

The outdoor seating at the Cantina is very comfortable even on the hottest day. At the COVID-19 environment, only outdoor seating restaurants are opened, this is the most comfortable one I have experienced so far.

Attentive server, good food and safe environment. Patio wasn't too warm and they had portable AC units to help with the heat.

Mexican songs in a Mexican restaurant . You kidding me ?

I had a fantastic outdoor time here. My crispy taco was perfection:

We had a great experience. Love the patio seating and food was delicious!! We will definitely be back to this location.

Fantastic brunch.... I love the newly remodeled restaurant! The open patio is beautiful and so nice on a beautiful day! Great food, service and ambience!

This was not outside seating and probably violates state law - it was seating in the bar with the windows all open. Additionally, there was really no social distancing at all because people were walking in between the tables and constantly walking around us - which made up pretty upset and the staff told us that we had to live with it.

They have remodeled the entire restaurant. The outdoor patio area is very nice. It's very spacious and the tables are a generous 6 feet apart. The service and food were delicious. It was nice being able to dine out and feel safe during COVID 19 in a new and comfortable environment! I would highly recommend going here. I think it'd be fun just to come for Happy hour and enjoy the new patio!

It had been a while since we had eaten at El Torito. Food in the past has been somewhat poor in taste, during the last several years. However, on this visit, we found the food to be excellent. My Baja Combo meal was excellent, with the bacon wrapped shrimp, fish taco and shrimp enchilada, all excellent. My wife ordered the macho Combo, and also found it excellent, although she did experience gas later. The restaurants adherence to Covid-19 guidelines were also excellent, as far as we could tell. It was one of the few restaurants open on July 4, given the only serving outside rules, and being a holiday.

Hope this means I am getting credit for this reservation. We got more food for the price. Great food.

Celebrated my grandson's 21st birthday and he was very happy with everything. We will be back again.

I can say that the food was good and the service was also. I just did not like having to go to an outside bathroom to wash my hands.

Good food. Great value.

Went on a Friday night for some comfort Mexican food. Seated in a good booth, orders taken quickly, and food came quickly. Husband's fajita special was large and good; I had the Friday AYCE fish taco special, which was also good. The problem was the service after the food arrived. Our server disappeared and never asked if I wanted more tacos until after my husband had already packed up his leftovers! We had to bother another server for salsa for the fajitas and tacos. SO, never got the AYCE deal. Finally, got home to find out El Torito never reported to Open Table that we made the reservation, but instead got snarky email about us not showing up. Had to respond to that.
Overall, would not return to El Torito. Too many other good Mexican places in the Pasadena area!

It was very cold inside the restaurant. Had to keep jacket on. Food was so so.the Buffett wasn't worth the cost. I would have rather ordered off the menu. Would not go again for Christmas.

This was our first visit to El Torito's Christmas buffet and we were extremely pleased. There was an excellent variety of deliciously-prepared food, attractively presented, and it was a pleasant surprise that each selection was labeled.

The waiter/server was outstanding -- pleasant, professional, and courteous. He seemed to be very happy to be there.

People at an adjacent table requested that the music be turned down, which made the experience even more pleasant. We actually held conversations without shouting at each other.

We'll be back!!

A rib roast would have elevated the experience.

Service was bad. The cocktails were good, the food had no flavor. The grilled chicken salad was served with no dressing had to wait a long time to finally get it. It took an extremely long time to get the fish tacos delivered to the table.

Came for brunch. Great selections. The bartender also waited on tables so the refills were a little slow.

Great place to eat; we wish it was closer to home!

The meal was especially tasty that evening and my guests thoroughly enjoyed their Margaritas!

The place is kind of dirty and run down

The waiter was super nice and accommodating, i didn't get his name but he was great. So so was the man in the front and the manager

The Restaurant itself needs a face lift, other than that we were very pleased.

Very good food; and our service was top notch excellent. Would recommend this restaurant to anybody for any purpose -- general dining, special event, group....

It took 20 min for someone to bring the taco chips and take our order. Loud rock music playing in a Mexican restaurant. Food was overcooked

The table was ready when we arrived, and we were graciously received and served. The food was excellent with huge portions. Our waitress was attentive throughout our meal, refilling glasses, and bringing our check at a good time. Our table was situated in the lounge area where the noise level was high making conversation difficult.

Food was awful. We ordered the combo fajitas and the steak was so low quality that you could literally chew the meat till dooms day. The chicken was ok. The salsa is all tomatoes and no peppers. My son ordered the chicken wings and they arrived boneless and completely soggy. It was a disaster being g mothers day and all. The waiter was so busy he forgot at least 3 items and we kept having to remind him. Honestly I will never eat at this restaurant again. This place used to be good but they must have a new chef because the current one isn't working out.