EXTREMELY HORRIBLE SERVICE!! We are a group of 5 women that met for dinner. when we arrived at 5:15 pm, there were not a lot of customers in the restaurant. it took our waiter 10 minutes to come over and ask for drink orders, never introducing himself. Once we ordered our food, it was a 1 hour wait to get the food. No explanation from the server or him even stopping by to give an update. we had to flag another server to order another round of drinks. 3 of the dishes that came out and were cold, it took another 20 minutes for the other 2 dishes to come out and they were lukewarm. Again the waiter disappeared and never came back to check how the food was. finally brought the checks, laid them on the table, and said you can figure out who they go to. 20 more minutes before he picks them up, returned them 10 minutes later and 1 of the credit cards was missing, plus some of the change for the one that paid in cash. We will not be back and highly recommend no one else eat there either! read more

Great food! Service is so so...overall my carnita nachos made up for the lack of attentive service. Yummy!!!Beautiful building and decor. Will stop again next time I head south on 75! read more

First impression is good. The beer was cold and the carnitas were great. Service was reserved but good. This place is definitely better than three stars! read more

Very fast service and good food.. The salsa could be a little better, but not bad. Good drinks at a good price. My only complaint is getting sprayed by water on the way in.. Who power washes the up level of the restaurant, over the main entrance during business hours?? read more

El Toro - Beer and tequila baby. That's why you go to Mexican restaurants. - Mexican Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Just perfect! Best choice in the area! I had a great meal and the wait staff were perfect!

Was excited to go back after not having been to a El Toro since before Covid. Being busy does not excuse soggy nachos (like where's the loaded nachos, was meat, cheese, and soggy water chips), soggy watery tacos. Was very disappointed. They cut back on cheese and substituted with lettuce. Bottom of nacho and taco plates were covered in water. Waiter kept forgetting things. And my drink. I didn't even finish it. I wanted a margarita and not get drunk after a few sips. Way too much booze! Made me sick! Only reason I gave 2 stars was for the yummy fried ice cream which they added yummy cherries to. Also when I asked for a box and my check the waiter layed the box on the table opened up then his dirty finger printed check book slapped right on top. Um no not putting my food in that. Had to request a new box. read more

We always come here for the outdoor seating option. Came today after an early movie in Huber. Outdoor seating always open during reasonable weather. Never denied compared to other places on this rd. Excellent service by Luis. Food was very good. My husb will not go anywhere else. read more

To be fair, let me admit that we did not eat here. We didn't eat anything, drink anything or even talk to anyone that works here. We went in to El Toro on a fairly slow Thursday night. We went in to the bar area and sat at a couple of stools facing the bartender, who promptly left. He reappeared several times over the next few minutes, haphazardly looking for something. He then just stopped and started talking to some people. I looked at the guy next to us who laughed and said, "the service ain't exactly... service". We thought we'd have better luck in the dining room. A table overheard us talking about how bad the bar was and as we waited for a hostess, they told us to "just leave. Leave now before it's too late" Ha! I just wanted some basic Mexican food. Not here. Not ever. read more

What a filthy restaurant. The place was almost empty, and it still took over 30 minutes to get served. My chicken fajitas were good, my wife's burritos were way salty, and they delivered beef when she didn't ask for it. The waiter could barely speak English, so maybe that's the problem. Then there was the trash all over the floor through out the place, especially the restroom. The decorating is nice. The place is spacious. But ugh! Not coming here again, though. read more

El Toro - Nobody bothers to clean up. - Mexican Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Very bad customer service! I think they need to hire more servers. Have specific servers at the bar area and certain sections.

Very disappointed in my meal. I ordered a classic taco salad and when it arrived it was full of liquid, I kid you not, it was almost like a soup! I called the server showed her the plate with all of the liquids and she said that was typical when they put the beans and the cheese And it all melts!! She actually said sorry and walked away It is the only Mexican restaurant I have ever been in with a taco salad that terrible! New pair ofwhen I checked out the gentleman at the cash register never asked me how my meal was or if I enjoyed it just processed my check There were so many other restaurants on the street I can't believe I chose this one! I would not go back again because I did not feel the food was quality and I certainly did not feel the service cared about my experience $15 later I needed a McDonald's hamburger read more

Stopped here for a quick dinner on a business trip. The chips and salsa were both fresh. I had the arroz con carne deluxe with shrimp, steak and chicken. I have no idea what's in the white cheese sauce but it's phenomenal. I'd put that shit on everything! Great service and 22oz Miller lites were 1.99. Doesn't get any better! read more

The Yelp rating was almost 5 stars here and a massive banner inside says it was voted best Mexican in Dayton, OH so I expected much more. I am no expert on Mexican fare but our food was just OK, I doubt it could have been 'the best' in the city. However this place did have some positives going for it: it's very close to the I75 so it's a convenient food stop for a hot meal if you're on a long road trip, cheap, friendly service, lots of menu options and clean bathrooms. read more

El Toro - Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Shitty service. They all laugh and speak Spanish to one another when they mess up your order. Very disrespectful and negative energy. If you want your food done right and friendly service DO NOT GO HERE!! read more

On a strip with multiple places to choose from I'm glad I chose El Toro. The people there were super nice and gave fast friendly service. I had polio Loco which was grilled chicken covered in chopped chorizo sausage covered in white cheddar sauce. served with rice, lettuce, tomato, flour tortillas and guacamole "The white cheddar sauce is like crack especially when you dip your chips in it" The food was well seasoned and not bland or overly salted it was just right. If you're ever in the area and have a taste for Mexican this is a place to try. read more

El Toro - Pollo loco - Mexican Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Had chili Colorado which was very good. Frozen margarita was ample. Service was a little slow but we weren't in a hurry. Overall a better than average Mexican place. read more

Food overall was just not good and margarita was the worst I've ever had. A lot better Mexican places than this one. I normally don't do reviews but this was a waste of money. read more

The food here is okay, I have ate better Mexican food. The tacos tastes like street tacos but it is missing the authenticity of a "street taco", it is not tasty to eat the left overs. read more

Let me start off by saying I'm from California and this was definitely NOT like food from home. I ordered chicken and beef tacos, meat didn't have much seasoning and the shells were like hard store bought shells you buy at a grocery store. The chips and salsa weren't great either. Salsa tasted like it came out of a jar and the chips were hard and thick as hell. Rice and beans were the only thing mediocre. Lastly our waitress was not attentive, she hardly came to our table, instead she kept engaging with her coworkers and a party of people eating, not sure if she was tending to them but it looked more like she knew them so she kept chit chatting. We shouldn't have to keep asking for more items such as water, napkins, another drink etc. Seemed like a lot of the employees were just engaging in alot of talk amongst each other. Don't bother coming here, I can make the dish I had better at home. The only tasty thing about my dinner was my date. El Joe read more

Big cold beers and friendly staff serving some decent food. Best place on the Miller Ln Strip by far! read more

Food was good, service was decent, great dinner specials. I gave it 3 stars because I sat at the bar, and witnessed a lot of patrons struggling/waiting a long time to get a drink. I realize that it was a busy dinner shift, but they had at least 7 people rotating behind the bar. Although my food/drink was served quick, it did take a while to flag someone down to get my bill. The gentleman that served me didn't write my order down, so he asked me what I had after the meal. Once the server took my bill (and VISA card), he were gone for a long time. It was so long that I began to question what they were doing with my VISA card (at least 20 minutes). I'm paranoid about fraud, so I cancelled my card when I got back to my hotel. I have no complaints about the food, it was delicious, but service could use some attention. If I visit this area in the future, and feel like Mexican food, I'll bring cash. read more

Great service with quick delivery of food! Great drink specials weekdays 2:30-6. Excellent attitude from waitress and waiters! Would recommend read more

Went to el toro expecting at most average taco but what they brought out is much much much worse. The chicken was literally flavorless boiled chicken. It was so awful I couldn't finish from my second bite. So I decided to move in to the beef tacos and big shocker the taco shells were so cheap when I took a bite out of the taco it fell apart Completely. I was disappointed that flavorless beef landed on my beans because now I can't finish them. read more

El Toro - I should've gone to Taco Bell....... - Mexican Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Friendly staff. Food is good. I had the fatija salad with steak. It came with grilled green peppers and onions. They added two slices of tomatoes, white cheese and scoops of sour cream. Free chips as an appetizer. Only reason not five stars was the portion seems very small and the steak sparse. read more

El Toro - Steak fajita salad - Mexican Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Our waiter Alfredo was the most impatient waiter I have ever been waited on by. He was very rude. Did not listen while we ordered & he forgot one of our children's drinks & food order. He actually interrupted my husband & told him to wait when he was trying to explain what we needed. He took our credit cards to pay our bills & forgot he had them so we had to remind him to bring them back. NEVER GOING BACK!!! read more

El Toro - Our waiter - Mexican Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Service was terrible, food was mediocre, cleanliness was an after thought. Staff was at the bar drinking. Will never be back.

First, the menu cards given were dirty. All menu card had either piece of tortilla chips or salsa stuck to it and was all sticky. Second, we ordered our food with very specific instructions not to include any meat, seafood, beef or egg in the food. We told food should be vegetarian. The server confirmed to this. When we got the food, it had egg in it. I was confused and had another bite and it tasted something different and the server told it is an egg. We were shocked and asked the server and confirmed that it is egg since this dish cannot be prepared with egg and he told so casually that just remove the egg and eat the food. I explained to him that we are vegetarians, we have never eaten any meat/egg because of some religious beliefs. The server was ignorant and we had to call the manager. We were so pissed off and told clearly that we cannot eat the food here since now we are not sure whether other food has egg or not. We clearly told Manager that we cannot eat the food and we will not pay the bill. We could have paid the bill for the item which did not contain any egg but Manager was extremely rude, he threatened us that he will call Police and asked us that get out of the restaurant and never come back. Please avoid this chain of restaurant. Total unprofessional and have no idea of a restaurant business. Shameless Manager read more

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Visiting family in Dayton, my cousin suggested this place! I wasn't at all disappointed, starting with the warm chips and salsa, delicious! I had a combination plate which was very tasty and the $4 margaritas, that's enough to make me go back! read more

I took the family tonight as I've done on numerous occasions. Tonight, we were seated as usual and our drinks were delivered (2 sodas, and an unsweet tea). Fifteen minutes later, still waiting to place our dinner order, we decided we wouldn't be served so we left. I stopped at the cash register to pay for our drinks and was charged $9.50 for 2 sodas and the unsweet tea. No apologies, no nothing except 4bits change from my $10.00. They lost a frequent customer tonight. read more

Run.....Away! The drinks were strong enough to be flammable...truly terrible and undrinkable. The food was edible but really very basic, bland, and poor quality. The service was swift though as I was constantly asked if I needed anything. In fact, I was startled a couple times as servers literally sprinted past my table and up the stairs to help other customers. Finally, the manager on duty saw me writing this review and hovered over me (I guess trying to intimidate me into not doing it) while he deflected my polite criticisms. Anyway, it was bad enough for me to write my very first yelp review so at least I can say...you were warned lol! read more

ME This particular restaurant leaves a lot to be desired. First, we had reservations which were made in person, then they confirmed the reservation over the phone the day prior to our visit. However, the day of our event, when we got there, they didnt have a reservation for us. Mind u, the reason we were so diligent about the reservation was because we had potentially 20 in our party. In their defense, they were able to put tables together and accomodate us in time for our crowd to arrive. Secondly, though our waiter was pleasant, the service was lacking. We had Asked for chips n salsa, we received plenty of chips, but no salsa. Sadly, the people who had made the reservations didnt receive their dinner--there was another person who ordeed the same dish and the waiter only ordered 1 meal. Third and very important to me, the restrooms were atrocious!!! There was paper all over the place, the trash cans were overflowing. The cleaning system was broken off the wall. One of the men in our group also complained that the mens room was equally as dirty. As there is a location closer to our home that is much better all arond, we will probably just stick with that location. read more

I'm going to start with the positive; sat at the bar and the service was great. The restaurant is big and decor is nice. Now for the rest...the food. Fish tacos were just okay. I can't even put my finger on what was wrong. Just okay. Chips and salsa tasted great! On occasion I would get a hint of a smell of sewage, could be why things didn't taste right. We were sitting close to the restroom being at the bar, but still. Not good. There was music coming over the intercoms but then there was a door open at the end of the bar that had blasting music coming inside. Horrible. I posted a video. read more

Tried this restaurant based on the reviews....salsa was fresh and very good. Service was superb, our server refilled our drinks promptly. I had the vegetarian quesadilla, which was very good. My husband had a chicken burrito that he said was very good. The downfall was the chile rellenos...the pepper was still crunchy and tasted as if it were dipped in plain flour....very little flavor. Will try this place again, hopefully next time the chile rellenos will be better. ( hope the restaurant reads these reviews) read more

The restaurant is located on a road with many food choices. Upon reading other Yelp reviews we decided to try. Service was very good combined with the cocktails. My wife had the Cadillac Margarita and I had the El Toro. Salsa arrived as soon as we sat down and was very good. We tried an order of Guac and it was also fresh with just the right amount of spice. My wife had fajitas which were served very hot as they should be. I had the burrito deluxe which I would order again. Great spot to hit when in Dayton. read more

In town for a convention and staying down the street, we decided to stop here for dinner. The restaurant is very well set up, and our waiter was quick to get us drinks - Margaritas were very good and strong. We ordered a combo and fajitas texanos and before we could blink the food was at our table. The potions were huge, and the price was very reasonable. I'll come back again!! read more

I made the mistake of ordering the taco salad. $11 for a small shell, very little cheese, a small piece of tomato, a pile of lettuce, and shredded beef. The beef had evidently been held in some sort of liquid and the whole bottom of my shell was full of the liquid. Taco Bell makes a much larger, more appetizing taco salad for half the price. Put the El Toro taco salad and the Taco Bell taco salad side by side and Taco Bell would win on presentation, quality and taste. I do not plan on ever going back again. Too many other restaurants to choose from. read more

Food was super fast and delicious. I had the fajitas del mar and my boyfriend had the fajitas texanas. Both were very good and had nice big shrimp. Chips and salsa were fresh and tasty! read more

My friend took her grandson to this location for his birthday .A waiter at the restaurant thought it would be funny to shove whip cream in a 10 year old boys face because it was his birthday.. The problem was this boy has food allergies and he had been told twice the boy has allergies to dairy. He ended up at Childrens Hospital having to be treated. When contacted the manager blew them off and did not see how they should be held responsible for the hospital bill and no apology for it happening. read more

Absolutely the worst "mexican" food I have ever had. My husband ordered (for pick up) the Baja fish taco fish platter (3 tacos), one chili relleno, chicken nachos, and the combo plate with chicken enchiladas & a chicken burrito for me, him, and a friend. When he got home, I commented that it seemed like they gave him a ton of food but he said the woman who bagged it for him said he checked and it was 'all there'. So, what we got was: * two things of rice with a bunch of steamed vegetables * two orders of the Baja fish tacos - the most disgusting fish I have EVER tasted. It tasted like dirt and I couldn't even finish one. The toppings on the tacos were bland and gross * 3 chicken "enchiladas" - basically 3 tortillas with a tiny portion of chicken rolled into each one. My husband said they weren't very good and the white sauce on it was really gross and he only ate one and a couple bites of rice * chicken nachos with fajita style veggies on it - this was the only semi-edible food we received. It would have tasted kind of good if all the chips weren't completely soggy. They were completely covered in a liquid cheese sauce which tasted like it came out of a can. What we did not receive: * chicken burrito * chili relleno * good food I cannot understand how they messed up our order so badly and served such disgusting food. If anybody is in the mood for some terrible food, we have a TON left over! read more

I tried to pick a good non-chain restaurant nearby and found El Toro. I had a surprisingly delicious Pescado con Camarones. Just great flavor and on a hot plate that kept the meal hot until I was done. Nice touch! The staff at the bar was bored but functional, so no problems there. read more