El Torito - San Leandro

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

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   Teresita VIP

   San Francisco Bay Area33 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   We love El Torito! Happy to be seated at our favorite server’s section Jennifer. She is always smiling and polite always accommodating our needs such as lemon ice water and extra napkins. Those minor details are paramount to the the dining experience. Her service alone was nothing short of exceptional! The food is on point as usual. Our dinner reservation proved to be on time in spite of grad celebrations etc. All in all we love dining at El Torito’s! Jennifer is an exceptional asset to your team!
   

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   Susan

   San Francisco Bay Area5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 24, 2025

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

   We had a very nice lunch with friends. Servers were very helpful. They didn’t rush us out.
   

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   Sheila Ann

   San Francisco Bay Area42 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 19, 2025

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

   Review for El Torito: I’ve been a loyal fan of El Torito for years, always looking forward to their delicious Mexican cuisine. Unfortunately, my most recent visit left me disappointed. The quality of the food was still decent, but it was hard to fully enjoy it because of a few issues that really impacted the experience. Service was noticeably slow and lacked the attentiveness I’ve come to expect. Even worse, there were gnats flying around, which made it uncomfortable to eat and raised questions about cleanliness. I really hope El Torito can get back to the great standards they were known for. I want to keep coming back, but improvements are definitely needed.
   

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   David

   San Francisco Bay Area1 review

   3.0

   Dined on May 18, 2025

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

   Waiter was very friendly and professional but we didn’t receive napkins or forks with our appetizers and the wait time for our entrees were over an hour. It also took awhile to get forks and napkins with that as well.
   

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   Melina

   San Francisco Bay Area1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 18, 2025

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

   We were there to celebrate a birthday and it was amazing. The food was so fresh and delicious. They had a mariachi and they were So good. Price was worth it.
   

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   Diane

   San Francisco Bay Area2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 12, 2025

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

   The staff sat all 10 of us in a semi private area. It was very nice. We enjoyed our drinks and meal. The service was friendly. The food was hot. The chips continue to come out. We were hungry so we could have eaten sooner but we did have a large group. The birthday celebration by the staff was nice. We will return.
   

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   Sheri VIP

   San Francisco Bay Area11 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

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

   I will preface this with the fact that it was Mothers Day and we should always give grace to resturants. The food was great, the staff kept their cool and stayed friendly. Hard part is we had to wait 45 mins past our reservation. I guess they overbooked but it was hard to keep everyone happy when they were hungry. So whatever can be done to make sure that doesn’t happen next year should be considered.
   

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   Camisha

   San Francisco Bay Area1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

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

   Great mothers day brunch. Food remained full and fresh. Service was great. Was very busy but was seated fairly quickly and had a great server.
   

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   Yolanda

   San Francisco Bay Area1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

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

   1st time and loved it. Pancakes and Birria tacos were my fav. They had a band - that was wonderful. host and waiter/manager were the best.
   

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    Areli

    Unspecified1 review

    4.0

    Dined on May 10, 2025

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

    We made reservations for 12:30pm but did not get seated until 1:20pm
    

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