Reviews for El Toro Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Lakewood, WA

Family favorite since 1992! I used to go here as a child and now I bring my children. Great memories. Still my GO-TO for Mexican... food. So very delicious. Loyal. Thank you El Toro. We love you. Read more

I had the tortilla soup. It was decent. I had a margarita, had them make it with mezcal instead. It was tasty and it was a good... size. My mom absolutely loves this place. I'll come back, gladly. Read more

The happy hour food is delicious, well-priced and plentiful! Even the drinks are the cheapest around! Staff is attentive and... friendly. Wendy in the bar is an awesome employee, attentive, thoughtful. Give hard working woman a raise! Read more

So I came in there today to get some food quick and I was totally impressed. I did not specify that I wanted it to go my bad but... it looks like they remade it and it was perfect. I didn?t expect the extra effort on some thing so small I was just thinkingthey would Put it in a to go order. They are super and I really appreciate the effort. The bartenders are also awesome andprovide good conversation Read more

Bar area was nice, plenty of seating. Food was tasty, cherry donut was a little overdone. Service was great. Happy hour prices... and deals are good. Read more

I got a lot of food for the price! I had no clue I was getting that much, and it tasted really good. The steak quesadilla entre... was so tremendous. I took a picture of the food container (minus the lettuce, guacamole, and sour cream container) next to aKeurig machine so viewers could see how big the takeout amount is. Read more

The best fish tacos to ever grace my mouth with their presence. I'm not kidding, the BEST. Everyone working was incredibly... friendly and the restaurant looked nice and was very clean. I'll definitely be coming back! Read more

Funny, this is is second time I've visited this charming family-style Mexican Restaurant just off of the I-5 (actually on... Pacific Highway SW) in Lakewood, WA. Both times I stopped here, was because the I-5 was so backed up, Google maps rerouted me toavoid it from exit 127, WA512 to Gravelly Lake Dr, 3 miles down the road. Both times also, when viewing the I-5 from PacificHighway SW from where it is visible again, I made the decision to wait it out a little, and pulled into the parking lot of ElToro instead. Both times I have been delighted I made that decision. It's not merely that it was better than sitting inbumper-to-bumper traffic on a poorly maintained piece of American infrastructure, it's truly a pleasant place, with friendlystaff, and good food. This time when I was seated, the server asked if I'd like something to drink, and I said a margarita, butwith his tequila, nothing out of the well. She replied with a smile and said "on the rocks with salt?" To which I replied, "ifcourse." I liked it when a server doesn't miss a beat like that. She's brought back a very well made to shelf margarita. Iordered the Green Chile Burrito. It was very good. The green chile was flavorful without being overly spicy hot, and was justenough to help me face the I-5 again, about an hour later. Next time I'll do here regardless of the traffic on the I-5, just tohave a good meal, in a nice restaurant, with friendly people. Read more