Toros Cantina & Gaming

PSA — doesn’t hit any mark. Margaritas pitchers, pre made batches and not sure there is any tequila in them. Salsas bland, no flavor/​spice. Enchiladas pre made, kept in freezer (?), poor taste & odd texture with tortilla. Bean dip is water consistency. Cute interior gets it a point or two, and waitress tried her best, but for sure not returning. Actually got in a bit of trouble choosing this restaurant with the spouse… needs a full overhaul of the menu/​kitchen, sorry.

Best night in a long time! Sat outside and there was a couple of guitar players singing songs we grew up with. Beautiful night, chips and salsa with delicious guacamole (only 5 bucks and enough to share!) Had an Ascada chimichanga, nice heat and enough for 2. Friends had the tacos, got 2 each, can mix with shrimp, beef, chicken and they loved them! Drank the margarita with Grand Marnier and the salt really made it over the top! Highly recommend for a great date nite, no too expensive, and the atmosphere… perfect! I didn’t get our waiters name, but he was so great and laid back, I want to go back tonight!

We came & tried Toros from a Groupon. Server was fantastic! Very fun, energetic, & made great recommendations. He even brought us a sample of pork al pastor, & it was delicious! The chips were less than ok, salsa unimpressive. :(On waiters suggestion, I tried pork chile verde. Hubby tried tacos: carne asada, pork al pastor, veggie. My pork & his tacos were yummy! Especially the veggie taco. Unfortunately the beans & rice were bland.

Great food, the best service by Tony, he made sure to make us feel welcomed! I will certainly come back here, highly recommended

Well I obviously ordered the wrong thing because after looking at the pictures posted on Unilocal it looks like I ate at a different place… the food was terrible. The chips oily with no salt… they serve this soupy bean sauce and a very bland generic salsa «sauce» with the chips turns out the same beans are what they serve with your dinner. After trying some, I asked for that traditional simple cup of soup that you really can’t screw up. When dinner arrived, I requested cheese to maybe thicken the «beans» and add some flavor and it was very fake flavorless cheese! The rice is Uncle Ben’s with frozen vegetables way too many for my taste. This rice did not resemble Spanish rice at all. The only thing I ate was the Shrimp. When I first walked in I thought the place looked great and the manager and server April were very nice people. The bartender just walked around with a scowl and food in her mouth most of time where I was having nothing to do but really observe the place. The three basics I think you expect at any Mexican restaurant whether it be authentic or not are decent beans rice chips and salsa… they need to work on that. As far as the pictures posted here wow I should have looked at those and maybe would have had a better meal. Regardless, I will not eat here again. I hope they invest more in their food products because the location is great

My experience at Toros was great! We had lunch on the patio which had a great ambiance, there was corn hole, jenga, and it was Polaroid Wednesday to get your picture with the mariachi band. I also wanted to mention our waitress Renee was so nice and informative. Last but not least my tuna ceviche salad was amazing!!! This was the perfect way to relax after a day of hiking at Redrock :)

After a wonderful day at red rock canyon my girlfriend and I decided to try out «toros Mexican tavern». As soon as we walked up to the bar I was not greeted and after 10 min the bartender asked me what I wanted! No how are you doing, what would you like to drink or a simple hello. Just a stern look, to me I felt unequal. After my drink I ordered my food with the same nostalgic server. 20 min later my food came, I ordered tacos with rice and beans. Tacos where good but the rice was raw and beans where runny. WTF!!! If you call your selves a Mexican restaurant I would appreciate it if you get the rice and beans right at least since you lack in customer service. Never again coming back here, only reason this place is still open is the location. I rate this place a negative 3 stars.

I can’t even give this place one star, the experinece was so bad. We stopped by for a late lunch (1:30 pm on a Sunday) and while promptly seated, order taken and chips delivered, we were then completely forgotten for the next 45 minutes. Our server disappeared, and another server was nice enough to hunt him down, but the final straw that had us get up and walk out was when our server finally showed up, he had no idea our entrees had never come out. This place probably had good food (the chips and dips were certainly tasty) but the service was a train wreck.

Glad I came across toros! Stopped by on break from work. Nice bartender, great chips n dip! Loving it!

My wife and I have been talking about going to Toros for dinner for quite sometime. Lat night (Thursday) we took our partner and his son (from Holland) there for dinner.
For a Thursday night there were quite a few customers there but we were seated right away. Let the experience begin!
Our server, Rene, was very pleasant and very accommodating and the food… wow! This was the best Mexican food I think we have ever had. Starting with the presentation and ending with the unending flavors of each dish. Chef Ricky’s knowledge of cooking everything properly and knowing «what works» spice wise is unsurpassed!
We will defiantly be back for more!

The food and service is wonderful! The manager was very accomidating to helping our birthday party!!!

I went here at about 11:00pm on a Sunday night because most regular restaurants were closed or about to close.
The restaurant is VERY dark inside but I enjoyed the music that was played there — your traditional top pop hits.
I was given the late night menu which consisted of several types of tacos a la carte and fajitas. After reading other Unilocal reviews with the issue of food being just warm and not hot, I thought that getting the chicken/​beef fajitas would ensure the best chances of getting my food hot.
Since it was slow, the food came out fast. The
Fajitas come with the fideo soup with noodles and it was just warm, not at all hot. Right behind it however the fajitas were already out and came with 3 corn tortillas. They do charge for extra tortillas here, but the 3 that come with the entrée simply aren’t enough.
The portion was pretty good and enough for two people. The rice and beans plate was very nice. At this point I ask for chips and salsa again as I had asked for it earlier. The green salsa especially is excellent. The red salsa definitely tasted fresh though.
In all, the experience was good. It isn’t a place that would be my first choice on any given night, but if you select your food wisely, you should come out with a decent experience.

I was lured here by their $ 20 match play text offer!
This place has been on my radar for years and I was excited to finally check it out. The bartender who signed me up for their gaming club was helpful, and after my guava margarita was in place, I was ready for some big winning! They have a cool selection of margs and the guava had a nice flavor and was nicely garnished. After getting the $ 20 match play, I asked if they had any other promos and she mentioned they used to have a match play promo after earning 1,000 points. They have some different poker games I’ve not played before and I won $ 160 so this was a great first visit!
The décor is standard cantina with outside seating available as well. Happy hour is advertised as daily from 4 – 6, and I wasn’t informed of the happy hour by staff, but I did my research. I may have ordered some $ 3 tacos as I arrived shortly before 4, so perhaps next time. The vibe was more poker bar than restaurant and the music was pretty loud. I believe it’s nonsmoking which is a plus for sure.

Food and staff was awesome! New favorite Mexican place! Chips were amazing. Had beef fajitas.

OK, so my burrito (which was cold) came with French fries. What?!? That’s awful. The $ 6 margarita was awful. They don’t have tostadas. At a Mexican food place. Also, the happy hour doesn’t include margaritas. This place was terrible. The only reason I gave it 2 starts was my wife enjoyed her veggie tacos.

Very impressed. Delicious chips and salsa. Amazing lettuce wrapped tacos. My whole family was satisfied and happy with the service and food

Great food and service. They have a good selection of draft beer. Their food is terrific. Starting with the chips, and trio of sauces. We got shrimp ceviche to start. Fantastic recommendation by our server. Then went for the combo plate, where you get to chose from other plates a combine the best sounding things (3, 4, or 5 items). Their relleno is unique in a great way. I grew up in California and then moved to Texas. Toro’s twist on Mexican is better than any I’ve had.

The chips and bean dip were good, although the red and green «salsas» were bad. They were not salsa. The red salsa tasted kind of like barbecue sauce and bacon. The tomato soup was very good. Our entrees were disappointing. My husband had the green Chile relleno and said that it was the only time he had ever ordered that dish somewhere and did not enjoy it. I had the cheese enchiladas and was also very disappointing. The enchiladas were smothered in the so-​called red salsa, and they were stuffed with an unusual cheese not typically used in Mexican dishes. The accompanying beans and rice were odd. The rice was dyed green and the refried beans were actually pureed black beans. They tasted OK, but it all looked unappetizing. The service from the staff was good, as was the atmosphere, but the food just wasn’t very good.

We came to Toros mid day on a Saturday to use a Groupon. The place was semi full at the bar (maybe ¾ full) and had about 3 other tables. Other than the bar, the rest of the seating was high 4 top tables with bar chairs. The overall feel was stripmall. There wasn’t much in the way of Mexican décor. A few pieces here and there and a Dia de los Muertos couple prop at the «hostess stand». We sat quickly and our server was there before we could even get to page 2 of the menu. We opted for a couple margaritas while we decided on our food. The drinks were a bit sweet, but tasty. Right amount of salt and enough tequila to taste.
I went with the Chili Verde and the wife did the Chili Rellenos. I have had Chili Verde in quite a few places as it is one of my favorites. This one was a little weak in the meat department, but the tomatillo influence was definitely there. It comes with a cilantro pesto type rice and black beans. The crispy onions seemed a bit weird, but it’s just a garnish. In the end, I mixed it all together in a bowl and added the salsa and beans from the chips on the table. Not too bad, but I was still seeking meat. Overall, it was good, just not fabulous. Pricing is on par was most other places, so no worries there.
According to my better half, the rellenos were good. They were filled well, cooked great and tasty. She and I had worked on the chips and salsa quite a bit, so she opted for eating one chili and taking the rest home. I know she enjoyed the second one that night (as I finished what I had brought home). Again, price was right on target as most other places.
Overall, Toros is a good place to come to. The food is tasty, the service quick and courteous and the drinks pretty good. Check for any coupons that may be out there.

Went to Toros after Red Rock to eat and watch some football. We had chicken nachos and each oder two tacos. Chose Carne asada, chicken tinga, and pork pastor. The pork was the bomb, should’ve got two of those instead of tinga. The oil was old and the chicken was fried corn tortillas, not good. The nachos and pork pastor made up for that. The staff and atmosphere is very friendly, our waitress was Diana, super nice and friendly. Diana did offer to get another chicken taco for us to make it right, we were full, so didn’t take her up on the offer. It was nice she was empowered to fix it!!. Thanks Diana, we will be back, because of great servers like you and fun atmosphere.

Such a nice restaurant! We randomly found this place on our way back to Mandalay Bay from Red Rock. We were sick of the overpriced and crowded restaurants on the strip, and I’m so glad that we stopped in. The food was awesome — a big plate of chips to start, with free bean dip, guacamole and salsa verde. We were full after just the chips. Our taco plates were pretty big and really delicious (the shrimp taco was my favorite). Service was exceptional, too. Our waiter was really friendly and attentive. There was a little mix up with our order, which he fixed right away and with no charge. The restaurant itself is really pretty (the bathrooms especially, as weird as that sounds). We’d definitely come back if we were in the area!

Great food. Great staff! Shawne Kelly gave me good luck! Won a little money and had some great drinks! Ask for Shawne next time your there! I went late so I’m guessing late shift is his.

Very sweet bartender! Didn’t catch her name but she’s blonde and Does ladies night every Tuesday and you get a free gift if you’re a female. Love this place. It’s very trendy inside and it’s always a fun environment… Although I do wish they’d switch up their music once and a while. But regardless awesome place to hang.

Dusty is great. Always a funny story and the drinks are amazing. Get the protein bowl with chicken.

So I’m writing this review after sitting here for 30 minutes with a menu in front of me and no one has bothered to even take our drink order. We are in plain site but no one even came to check on us.
They are not even busy at all. Several people came after us and got service but they ignored us — probably because we weren’t a big party.
So after having time to consider their overpriced food I will go somewhere else and actively tell people not to go here. Before leaving I went in and told the wait staff we would be leaving because we didn’t receive any service and they were hardly even concerned — read rude.
At least I got to eat a basket of their gross greasy chips for free. We won’t be back here or to their equally overpriced and meagerly less than average sister restaurant John Cutter. If you want overpriced greasy bar food don’t miss John Cutter!

Excellent service food was great pricing very affordable. I mentioned to the waitress I felt it was little rice on my order. And she when back and served me more at no cost. Glass water was refilled without asking and that to me is a big plus

I’ve been here twice now, both times with friends and our kids. We love sitting outside and letting them run around and play.
The kids meals are tasty and only $ 5 or $ 6. Since they are pretty large portions, it’s enough food for us to share a meal with them… Score!
There are lots of specialty cocktail options, beer, and wine. It’s a nice place to sit, talk, and enjoy an adult beverage… or two!
The servers are attentive, the food comes out quick, no complaints on customer service here!

I’m coming back again! The food was great (done by Chef Ricky) service was excellent given by Laura and the margaritas were delicious. Laura took the time to explain the menu. Was extremely welcoming and knew what she was doing! Chef Ricky we will be back to try your great food! It’s a 30 min drive but well worth it!!! :)

Had the taco plate combo $ 13. Loved it. My kids ordered from the kids menu. Cheese quesadilla with fries. Corona Light draft beer is a major plus. Complimentary chips, salsa and bean dip were great. Will be back for many more meals.

Stopped on the way back from Red Rock and wow amazing food for just running across it roadside
Bathrooms exceptionally clean
Big booths. Nice décor. Super friendly service
I had the taco salad with steak so yummy
My husband had three tacos he said the they were all great and different but the chicken one was in a super good sauce
The rice was really flavorful
Awesome!

Very happy with this place. Our server Diena was really good.
We had a party of ten. Six kids four adults all with different orders. Our server got it perfect.
The food was really good. Value was much better than then expected.
I didn’t care for the choice of music in the background or the gaming at its he bar.
Restaurant was very clean.
We will visit again next year when we are in town. I do recommend this place.

Please save yourself time and money! This place is terrible. We wish we would have read the reviews before going!
At first walk up we thought the place was promising with some live music outside, walk in, and there’s no host to greet us, we kinda stood around waiting until what I think was a server directed us.
Our server seemed nice enough to start with and even took some time to try and fix the wobbly table.
We were served the chips and salsas to start, they weren’t all that bad, really the chips saved
Our Server offered us the guac as a starter… yea yuck, it tastes prepackaged and old. They try saving it by dousing it with a crap load of lemon but we’re not fooled, this is not fresh!
We let the server know we wanted to send it back as it didn’t taste fresh, if you’ve ever had an avocado or guac that is starting to brown and isn’t fresh you know the EXACT flavor I’m referring to. Instead of apologizing and taking the dish away she proceeded to inform us that we were the first to ever complain about the guac.
At this point we are really concerned about the quality of the food but we’re hopeful.
My husband had the tacos, I had the carne Asada cheese fries and my sister had the ceviche and 1 taco.
When the food came out we realized this was definitely not an authentic place and more so a tex-​mex place — really though that would be a compliment to what we were served.
Taco plate– tortillas were cold and stale. Meat was chewy, rice was not Mexican, it was green for god sake.
Carne Asada fries— I could get better fries at a high school football game. These were loaded with what seemed like cheese whiz, old pico de gallo, sour cream and of course the gross guac the server offered to make sure wouldn’t be on any of our dishes.
Ceviche — again NOT Mexican and NOT FRESH. It had this weird blackish grey color to it. And the flavor was lacking.
At this point the server should have came by to check on us and make sure the food came out as expected (without the guac as she herself had offered) but 20min later we still hadn’t seen her.
My husband had one taco, I had a small section of the fries and my sister had a few bites of the ceviche, we decided this just really wasn’t something we could consume or pay for. Our server finally came to check on us we let her know we weren’t happy with the food. Again she proceeded to inform us that their food has a lot of flavor and clearly we can’t handle all the flavors. WHO TALKS TO CUSTOMERS THIS WAY? After a few more comments about how this is her favorite food and the chef is Mexican she offered to get the GM over. He took over 10min to come and speak with us, we let him know we weren’t happy with the food. Apparently he doesn’t even know what his own dishes look like or didn’t take the time to find out what we had been served in those 10 min because he responded to my husband with «well you don’t like the food but you didn’t even touch yours, but yea ok»
We let him know we had all actually tried our food, my husband had a taco as well as some meat from the other 2 tacos. It wasn’t good. We offered to pay for the margarita and the taco but he refused and told us we could go.
I don’t know how long this place has been open, but with food that bad and the terrible service to go with it I don’t know how this place expects to make it. I’d assume what’s keeping them afloat is the bar.

Came here thinking it was still a tapas restaurant, it’s not, it’s now a full mexican restaurant and bar. Food was ok, nothing spectacular, at least the tortilla chips and green sauce were the highlights as it was different mexican food than what i am normally used to. it was unique that the beans were black beans and that the rice seemed more like spanish rice even though the waitress stated that toros is mexican now.
This must be a good place to watch sports games as they had football jersey’s all over.

1.5 stars: but let’s be honest, those stars are all for the food. The food here is delicious, well prepared, and would make for a great and affordable lunch, dinner, or HH. Whether it’s the taco plate or the chicken enchiladas (go with the red chili sauce; the green couldn’t be more mild), you’ll be in good shape eating here.
That being said, the service was absolutely horrible. It’s a Sunday afternoon, and there are four parties outside and about four inside. Two servers, one bartender, one busser. Still took ten minutes after seating for the server to come to take a drink order. We then ordered drinks and a side of a guacamole to have in advance, which came out right away… But no chips. We ask the busser for chips and she says she’ll be right back. 10 minutes go by. Ask the other server: she says she has to get our server to help us out. 8 more minutes. Finally one of us just go back to the server and ask for chips to eat the guacamole with.
What was really obvious and kind of pathetic in the above scenario is that the servers and bussers aren’t working together; they seem to be competing. And when that competition ruins a good meal, it encourages me to advise others not to waste their time there.

I watched this place sit idle during the Great Recession and then was so pleased to see something going in there when the economy improved. Toros Spanish Kitchen & Gaming is a good addition to the small shopping center.
We stopped last night and had dinner. I had looked over the menu online but I wanted to look at theirs in house as there were other items than the tapas I’d seen online. Our server brought iced tea. We had to wait a bit to catch the server’s eye to get some Sweet ‘n Low but eventually we got it.
The complimentary toasted slices of bread were nice. I used it more for a pusher than anything else.
I ordered three items to start_​an order of sautéed mushrooms in garlic and sherry wine, gnocchi with shrimp in a garlic cream sauce (I thought I’d be able to sneak the shrimp past my wife), and last, an order of croquetas with ham, cream cheese, and béchamel.
The winner of the trio was the gnocchi with shrimp. When my wife got to the one shrimp I hadn’t been able to screen out with the spoon, that was all for her. Score for me – I finished the dish. The gnocchi were soft and the shrimp, although small, were good. It was a nice combination. Next, the garlic mushrooms were really good. Sautéed nicely in garlic and sherry, the mushrooms were very good. The disappointing dish for me was the croquetas. They were very light and had hardly and body to them yet it was difficult to pick them up. They broke in half. There was not a béchamel sauce but a marinara like sauce.
We decided not to order more. The three dishes were filling – well almost. We ordered the chocolate lava cake. It takes 15 minutes to make (the menu states this clearly so if you’re in a hurry, order early). The lava cake was rich chocolate cake with chocolate sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. A nice way to end a good dinner.
Service was spotty. Our server seemed to be nowhere in sight for much of the time while the server who had the tables on each side of us seemed to be at those tables all the time and the place was not that crowded. During dinner, the owner came around to ask how things were and the personal touch is always appreciated. It’s also very good business. The spotty service kept me from giving Toros four stars.
I thought the pricing was very fair. If you subtract the desert we had from the bill, the total would equal about what I paid for 1 person at another tapas place and I left hungry. Two of us ate for the same coast and we left without feeling hunger.
We need to come back and try some of the other dishes. I also need to come back with some friends and without my wife. There are items I’d like to try from the menu that she won’t eat! Her loss. Time for a UYE?