We have the opinions of people like you who know the products of El Toro Mexican Restaurant (Restaurant) in Texas.
Nowadays this business gets a rating of 4.2 out of 5 and that rating has been based on 951 reviews.
As you can read, the average of ratings that it reaches is quite good, and it is based on a large number of reviews, so we can think that the evaluation is very faithful. If many people have bothered to leave their feddback when they've done well with the business, it works.
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This Restaurant corresponds to the category of Tex-Mex restaurant.
We’re from out of town. We were promptly seated... server, Terrill, was awesome, very attentive! My hubby had the fish tacos, which were very good & I had tilapia served over grilled veggies on a banana leaf which tasted good. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is the price is a little high for the amount of food. With that being said, the complimentary chips & salsa are delicious & they will refill those. We would eat here again!
Good food. Generous servings: enough to take for lunch the day after.
This is the first time our family has all been together in a long time. The restaurant was crowded so we thought we would wait for a long time. This was not the case. We were seated promptly and Monique was an incredible server and the food was amazing. It made for a perfect evening and excellent memory.
My favorite is Steak Enchiladas, yum...
Delicious! Fresh! Friendly service. We WILL be back!
The best seafood enchiladas ever!! The best go to tex Mex in Palestine tx. If you go get a strawberry margarita and enchiladas... you're welcome in advance.
Expensive food and service!!
Wonderful food and friendly service.
Good food, atmosphere and waitress was very sweet but to long for our for to come out and this was on a Wed...
Amazing food amazing service
We were in Palestine this past weekend for our family reunion & this spot was by our hotel..some of the best mexican food by far..and our waitress was awesome..
Great food and atmosphere, prices are ridiculously high! We would go more often if the prices were not so outrageous.
Great people and good food
Love their remodeling job. Food was excellent.
Best Mexican food I have ever eaten . I had the El Danardo which was chicken smothered in a white wine sauce and topped with shrimp and crawfish. The service was top notch. Walter (Carlie) was our waiter and I have never been more pleased with a restaurant experience. He kept glasses, chips and salsa full, was very attentive and friendly. Management came by our table also and greeted us and ask if we needed any thing. We will return every time we are in the area. This place was clean, friendly, the food was amazing and portions were large. Prices are very similar to other area restaurants.
fajitas where very very tough. We did not like. Had to take her to Mcdonalds after. I really wanted to like this Resturant but will stick with little Mexico.I will say this place is very well run.The staff is very attentive and well managed.
A bit over priced for small portions and very limited menu
My personal choice for traditional style Mexican food served with alcohol. For a more family friendly Tex-Mex, choose Little Mexico. Either way, you’ll love it.
Super good food. I'm glad I don't live near this place, I'd be as big as a house.
Was good & the restaurant was all new & updated. We will go back, prices are great.
Always great food and drinks!! Try the La Familia!! Muy bueno!!
Great food and service
The food was absolutely amazing! Thank you
Good food and great service ! Perfect for larger parties.
Even though they were very busy, the wait was minimal and the food was great, and our service was extremely friendly
Always great food
Top notch way way better then little Mexico but you going to pay for it
Was really great place food was great and service was great.
Food was great. Seating wasn't. Put us on a corner that everyone kept walking through. Will ask for a different table next time. Felt like we we on I-45.
Amazing ahi tuna salad. Must try at least once in your life. Sweet and savory all in one.
Been coming here since I was a kid manage Mauricio runs a well organized team determined to make sure customer s have excellent experience
Not good food but good service
My first time to visit, and I will be going back. My friend and I shared the El Dorado. I definitely recommend trying it. We had great service too. Our server, Kamille, was entertaining & made our visit very welcoming.
OMG one word " Awesome "
Service was good but food lack flavor and didn't taste like Tex mex food. I am a native Texan so I do know Tex mex. The decorate was a little dark.
Great Food, drinks, and service. I highly recommend
Good Texmex chain with decent prices. Was happy to see the chain in the small town.
Good service. Very busy
Food good , service is always top notch.
Amazing food and service, the best El Toro restaurant I have been to as of yet.
Love the green sauce!
Always a good choice for a quick lunch
Texas Top shelf margaritas!! That is all... Order it!
Phenomenal, as usual!! Great service, clean bathrooms, excellent food!!
I love it so much I had a great time and the staff was excellent
Very good food. First time and will not be the last time!
One word ...ok two words GREEN SAUCE!
The food we ordered was very good and the portions were satisfactory.
Our waitress was absolutely perfect at her job her name was something with a C, she had curly blond hair pulled up in a ponytail and blue eyes and told us we was in good hands and she did not disappoint.
Exceptionally good food and okay service
Food was good. Service was okay, I think our server was new. He did try hard though. First time I had been there in a few years. Would go back.
Price - Affordable Food -
Would have given 5 stars had our food not been cold and our waitress Jamie had been a better waitress! Took us 25 minutes to get our ticket! She came to our table 3 times to ask if we would like to to order dessert or if we were ready for our ticket. All 3 times we told her we were ready for our ticket! The table across from us had been done the same way and waiting longer than us, they still didn't have their ticket when we left!
Great food, I got the fajitas and my tortillas were like my grandma made them, very authentic and homemade! Service was great and my whole family enjoyed their food. Will definitely return!
The staff has always been very nice. The new renovation is very nice but prices went up AGAIN...and they weren't cheap to begin with. The first time they went up the manager told us it was because the price of beef went up. I guess the second time was to pay for the renovations. Good food but come on, it's Mexican food, the ingredients aren't that expensive. Also, don't get the cheese dip/whiz.
My husband and I went today for lunch, food was great as always. But it's not often that we get a server like the one we got today. Her name was charlie and she was by far the best server we have ever had!! So if u go, I suggest sitting in her section, you won't be disappointed!
Food is amazing, staff friendly
Always my favorite
Always has great food and service. Definitely one place I miss and try to visit whenever in town.
I’ve never been to a Mexican restaurant that would charge you to change the sauce on your enchiladas. All of their cheese enchiladas come with chili sauce and I wanted cheese on top. Ended up ordering tacos☹️
Food overall is good and green sauce very good. But chips almost always taste almost stale. Their to-go chips in bags are far better than normal ones. A little pricey too.
Best Tex Mex restaurant ever!
The remodel made the place look great. The food is amazing.
Pretty good a friend and I ate there 1st time for me. Server nice and but knew little about the menu. Pricy for lunch time prices. I'd eat there again, at different time for different reasons.
Best mexican food in a small town!
Decent food and good service. Has fallen a bit because of corporate meddling.
The service was good in the food was good
They sat us in the booth next to the kitchen, was so tight my "woohaws" laid on the table. Food has lost something.
Whenever I am in Palestine I stop here. Great food and wonderful service. Try the bacon wrapped shrimp.
Friendly service and yummy hot food.
Excellent service from the time you are seated. Clean and remodeled building. Next time we are in Palestine this will be the place to go!
The food is good but we’ve stopped going there because they keep raising the prices. It’s way too expensive!
Good food, even better service.
I dined at the bar. Wait staff was very courteous and professional.
We were promptly sat and our server greeted us quickly. The food was delicious. We only left early because a HUGE table of volleyball girls came in and sat beside us in the small side room.
Our server was amazing. I've gone here several times over the years and it's always been delicious. Margaritas are great as well.
They have greatly changed so much, I don’t mean that in a negative way at all.the food was right on for a Tex-Mex experience.The service was some of the best I’ve had in Palestine Tx.There is better Mexican food in Palestine, yet this is exactly what you go for when you want Tex- Mex food...
Only order the soup dining in.you will not get the same bowl to go. We were told 10 15 minutes it was close to 30. Food is good. I usually do 5 stars unless there is a real issue... half the product just because I got takeout =half the stars.
Food was great. Service wasn't the best. Our server did not seem to be into her job. Her mind seemed to be elsewhere. Had to keep repeating ourselves. Other than that it was great.
My husband and I ordered a very simple order of fajita nachos, a side of guacamole and two glasses of tea. Nachos are considered an appetizer and should not have taken over 30 minutes to get to the table. The waiter was scatterbrained and not very good. The food was good but the service wasn't. Other than being terribly expensive, it was an ok experience.
I love this place great food great service just everything is great there if i could give them a better rating i think it would be off the charts im serious a must go place for great food and the bar is nice
We ate here one time and the food was outstanding! It only gets four stars because our service was a little slow. But in their defense we were a table of 9.
Been here many times and never disappointed great food and good service
Awesome food, great service
Great food and great service! A must when in town
Service was great, food good
Service is great . Food is mediocre at best. El toro has priced themselves out of the market . Go to Mario's !!! Service is just as great and the food is a lot better and half the price.
Wow! We frequent this place often but on Valentine's Day night....when they were the busiest....they we at their BEST. Excellent hostesses, excellent server, and excellent managers! I can't say enough good about our experience tonight! THANK YOU! Oh, and our server was Ranelle! The managers were Juan and Alex. They deserve all the credit! Ranelle was THE BEST!
I used to eat at El Toros five years ago when I used to reside in Palestine. The food tastes exactly the same as it did back then. I do have to say that the prices have been raised. I ate an item from the lunch menu and I observed that most of the lunch entrees were 9 dollars or more. The only complaint that I have is lunch should be more affordable. Other than that.. El Toros has the best enchiladas in East Texas.
Food was great and service was good
Food not bad, but very expensive
Loved the green sauce. Fajitas were great. Chips light and crisp. Super service.
We used take out and no problems our food was good and hot when we got home service was great friendly cost was average all in all good experience
Great service & street tacos were delicious.
Great food but way over priced
Had a great meal & the waitress was fantastic! I will throughly enjoyed my meal.
Been here plenty of times and never had a bad or mediocre meal.
The food was outstanding, as usual, but the service can be hit and miss. Today, we were seated in the bar area, our glasses were empty for half of the meal, salsa was empty for a while, and it took quite a while to get the check.
The food is good but they got real good drink if you know what I mean
Very good place to get Mexico food they are good on there prices.
Great food and service as always
First of all, it was freezing inside the restaraunt. We asked that they turn down the air, they obliged but only for about 10 minutes. I ordered the Bandito enchiladas plate. One of my enchiladas was a little cold in the middle. Overall, the food is OK, but it's overpriced. You can get better food at a lower price at a little place in Grapeland called Las Rosa's.
Great food, love what I ordered kind of pricey
Had a party of 11 and Charlie did a great job with all of us. I had the Laredo plate and liked it for the variety.
They have renovated, nothing really new on the menu but the customers are paying the awful renovation in alot higher prices, some 50-70% higher.
Good food and atmosphere.
Best Mexican food in Palestine TX. Food is great service is great.
Great margarita and very tasty fajita's
Very good food very nice waiters wait time was very short 10/10 for everything
Very good food
We frequent El Toro a lot when in Texas. Good food, generally good service. However, Friday evenings you should skip. Arrived before 6:00 pm and ordered a round of Margaritas for table. Took over 30 minutes to receive them and a bit longer for food. The waitress was obviously struggling, so no biggie, we can be patient. But! Was charged full price for happy hour drinks, with no response as of yet from restaurant. Still tipped the girl well, but really? That is a substantial difference in total. Update-NO ONE ever called back. Absolutely never going back.
We were seated, fifteen minus later our drink order had not even been taken. Looked for a server but when we couldn't easily find one we left
The manager Mr. Juan was very kind and attentive. He was very polite and friendly just like his waitress. Katie was going to college to study in the medical field. Awesome waitress...the food came out sizzling hot and it was delicious. Thank you for a great experience...
First time of slow service. Had to ask for more chips. Long wait for food, and never got water refilled Had to ask for flatware/napkin. Barmaid was waiting our table (booth in front of the bar) rather than regular waitstaff. Beef fajitas with shrimp brochette had more onions and peppers than beef. Like 25-30% less than we are used to. Tortillas brought out 10 minutes before food. Had to ask for fresh ones. New manager started today. We love El Toro, but noticed today that something was a bit off.
Service was awesome, food was great but we were right by kitchen and it was so noisy!!
Enjoyed it, food and service was very good
Love the food. Been here many times and everything I have tried is delicious. If you like tortilla soup then you need to try theirs!
The chicken enchiladas covered in queso are amazing and so are the quesadillas
Great place they give discount for military and seniors. Good is always great and service is great.
Great teasting food and their green sauce is a must have
I ordered the pasta diablo and was magnificent. The presentation was superb and the flavors were outstanding. I was concerned about it being too spicy but it was the perfect amount of spicy that makes you want more.
Large group and wait staff was excellent
Love the service and the location of this place. Great food too!
Came here on a Sunday late evening. Food was good. Service was good. Food was fresh and didn't take to long to get there. Was impressed will come back.
As always, friendly service , GREAT food and reasonable prices.
Good food and good service.
By Far the Best Mexican Restraunt in Palestine Texas
They now charge for cheese for Fajitas and also there kids menu is no longer a coloring page. They seem to becoming more stingy on everything. I am very disappointed on the changes.
Best fajitas in town, nice atmosphere, always friendly service
The best - drive 2.5 hours to eat here. Becoming a bit too pricey! That does not stop my craving for a Laredo dinner!
Very friendly staff and traditional mexican food I like the stuffed avocado with a side of Queso the best around East Texas . Home made chips and salsa.
Always delicious Mexican food Freshest chips and salsa
The food and service was great, kami was an awesome bartender....
Amazing fajita's and a damn good margarita
Best Green Sauce around.
If you like good Tex-Mex, you will like El Toro's, no bull.
Love the food and service was good so was the atmosphere.
One of THE best restaurants in East Texas. I had the stuffed avacodo this trip and it was amazing. This was my second trip and will not be my last. The chips and salsa was homemade and never ended, but seriously the one thing that amazed me was the clean restroom..... Something I never see anymore. Top notch place and service.
I like there vittle schnipshins
Great place for alone or group meals. Food is very good, moderate price great service
Great food and service!
Great food, great staff and a wonderful atmosphere
Don't want to even go into it. Go somewhere else !
Not bad but seemed very mediocre quality. Service was good. Food was salty and seemed very commercialized. Not very impressed, really.
I like it best place in town Good allwajrvon It's nice you have your privacy you
Excellent food and service
Had an amazing experience, staff was incredibly professional and environment was extremely fun. Our waitress was incredibly polite and very accommodating. Definitely a 5* experience.
Very very nice waitress, great service. The food was good, as was the red white and blue margarita. If you're discriminating with Mexican food, this would be tex-tex-mex. But nothing wrong with that.