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El Torito Irvine - El Torito - Irvine, Irvine, CA

El Torito - Irvine

4.1
4.1
327 Reviews
$30 and under
Mexican

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2 people
19:00
Booked 13 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Great for brunch
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for groups
The authority in great Mexican food for more than 65 years. Offering a memorable experience to make each guest feel like family.

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00 Fri 11:00–23:00 Sat 08:00–23:00 Sun 09:00–22:00
  • Phone number
    (949) 833-8230
  • Website
    https://www.eltorito.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    Bring the flavor of El Torito to your office or off-site event! We can accommodate groups from 10 to 10,000 and everything in between!
  • Private party facilities
    Show your friends, family, and co-workers how to throw a real party with El Torito. Book one of our rooms, patios, or semi-private dining areas for your next celebration, event, or meeting.

Experiences

  • Christmas

    25 Dec 2024 only
    Join us on Christmas Day! Enjoy a Tri-Tip & Ham All-You-Can-Eat buffet featuring bottomless mimosas from 9am - 2pm for $39.50 Adults/$13.50 Kids, and all your EL Torito favorites from our main menu from 2pm - 8pm. Plus, $6 Drink Specials all day.
    Christmas photo

Menu

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What 327 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.1
4.1 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.1Service
  • 3.8Ambience
  • 3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

Diners' Choice Awards

  • Orange County

    Great for brunch

  • South Orange County

    Great for brunch

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
El Torito in Irvine offers a lively atmosphere, especially during happy hour, praised for its "super tasty" food and "outstanding" service. While brunch and holiday buffets have received mixed reviews, the restaurant shines with its "great value" offerings and accommodating staff. Notable mentions include excellent servers like Hector and Yaneth, who enhance the dining experience with their attentiveness.

327 Reviews

  1. Beth

    VIP

    Los Angeles

    50 reviews

    4.0

    50 reviews

    Dined on 6 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Great service & thoughtful service by gentleman bartender - quality of food not so much.

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  2. Richard

    Central Coast

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 29 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Went there for Thanksgiving dinner with my daughter. The Turkey was excellent, as well as the rest of everything we tasted. The drinks were also very good. The service was prompt and efficient. Only minor thing was the ran out of salsa in at the buffet, Otherwise very satisfied.

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  3. Mary

    Orange County

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 November 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Terrible experience. Worst buffet we have ever been to. Sadly for my mom, who is 94 years old, we had to wait outside in the cold, my mom with her walker, for almost an hour. our reservation was for 5:15 pm, so it wasn't super late in the evening. The hostess had no idea what she was doing, couldn't find my reservation, which I showed her on my phone, and confused our party with another. She also said she had no booth available, which I had requested, and tried to seat us at a very noisy, small table. A waiter had to run over and tell her that the booth behind the table was empty. Horrible noise, screaming kids everywhere, a lumpy, sagging booth that hurt our mom's back, and worst of all- they were out of turkey, ham, stuffing, and desserts, serving only literally about one bite each of turkey and ham. No stuffing for any of us. No flan. No custard. Just terrible. We will never go back there for a holiday buffet again. The only good thing about the evening was our drinks waiter, Hector, who I would give 5 stars to. He was always there, and very attentive. Thank you, Hector. A huge BOO for everything else about the evening. :(

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  4. Teresa

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 29 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a very nice family Thanksgiving Dinner at El Torito in Irvine. The Mexican food selections were excellent! Great service for a very busy day.

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  5. William

    Hawaii

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 28 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Great value for Thanksgiving buffet at $39 pp. Mashed potatoes, stuffing, ham and yams were great. Turkey was super dry. It was a treat to have Mexican food (including made to order tacos), salad and desserts available. Place was packed and we had to wait 30 minutes even though we had a reservation at 3:30pm. With some buffets going for $200, small inconvenience I suppose.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Got on really quickly food thanksgiving food was good so was the Mexican

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  7. Kelly

    Orange County

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 28 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    I’ve always loved your Sunday brunch , so going for thanksgiving I was wondering. It was so great !!!! I’ll totally do it again. Not crowded. Staff was so so nice !! Thank you for making it a great holiday!!!🦃🦃

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  8. Ricardo

    San Francisco

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on 26 October 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Food took long to arrive and came wrong. After aguing with the waiter he ackowledge the erro. Took long again and the food came cold and tasteless. Will not go again there.

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  9. Nathielle

    VIP

    Tahoe

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 1 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing happy hour deals! Delicious food and drinks.

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  10. Matt

    Los Angeles

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on 24 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Tasty lunch with excellent service and a nice outdoor table

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FAQs

El Torito - Irvine offers delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. El Torito - Irvine also offers takeaway which you can order by calling the restaurant at (949) 833-8230.

El Torito - Irvine is rated 4.1 stars by 327 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
19:00
Booked 13 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for El Torito - Irvine

18512 Mac Arthur Blvd., Irvine, CA 92612

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Area
    Irvine
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00 Fri 11:00–23:00 Sat 08:00–23:00 Sun 09:00–22:00
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Mexican
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Patio/Outdoor Dining
  • Website
    https://www.eltorito.com/
  • Phone number
    (949) 833-8230
  • Catering
    Bring the flavor of El Torito to your office or off-site event! We can accommodate groups from 10 to 10,000 and everything in between!
  • Private party facilities
    Show your friends, family, and co-workers how to throw a real party with El Torito. Book one of our rooms, patios, or semi-private dining areas for your next celebration, event, or meeting.
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