El Toreno Mexican Bar & Grill

The best Mexican restaurant at Smith Mountain lake.... The food is always great. The service is awesome.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The service was top-notch. And the food was excellent. Large portions. I totally recommend that you give these folks a try. I don't think that you will regret it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Border Burrito

Great food & service every time we visit!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Arroz Con Pollo ACP with Tomatoes Mushrooms and Zucchini, Taco

Very friendly and good food

Parking: It's a little small

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak A la Tampiqueña

Arrived before 9pm Aug 9th. We normally love this place, but last night was not typical at all. We frequent this restaurant and normally it’s very good. Normally the chips & salsa bar are great, last night the chips were so stale they were chewy and the salsa bar was almost empty, with the exception of the very hot stuff. Our dinners themselves were fine, took a while, but good. We never received our bill and even went to go get our own to
go container. When we went to leave, after waiting for the bill, and never receiving it, the girl at the counter said “oh, I have your bill right here”. We had been sitting waiting for the bill. Again, normally good but really disappointed in last night experience.

I have been a customer here since they first came to the lake and always enjoyed it until the past couple of years. We stopped going after the food quality went down and we had also ordered margaritas during one visit and they tasted like fruit juice (no hint of tequila), we told the waitress and she offered to bring us each a shot of tequila to add to them, which would have been fine, but we were charged for the margaritas and the shots also. We decided to give them another try over the past several months and all was good for a couple times. Then last time we were there, we told the waitress that we would be away from the table for a few minutes and to leave our food that we would be back. We returned less than 5 minutes later and they had cleared our table, over half of our food, drinks and our keys. We tried it again tonight and specifically told the waitress not to touch our table that we would be back in a couple minutes...came back and they had taken our food, drinks and keys AGAIN!!! We will not be returning again.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

My go to spot for mexican food. I recommend everyone to come here for real authentic mexican food. The food is amazing , my absolute favorite in the area. 10/10 ??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was absolutely amazing!!! I hate to add this but the service was awful!! Wasn't business but took forever to check on us, would be sitting in a booth talking. Didn't bring more chips when we ran out and took forever to get my credit card back! I had to get up and ask for it. Again, the food was the best all the way around and for any of the other places in that area. But I am very unsure about returning and dining in. Very lucky my boyfriend left I tip because I wouldn't have.

Waitress made amazing accommodations. She made us margaritas and adjusted my meal according to my dietary needs. Super appreciative!!! ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

First visit and certainly not my last. Went today for lunch and had an ACP with pineapple. It was very delicious. They additionally have a pick-your-own sauce area for chips at no extra charge. They even have the lunch menu items available all day for only a buck fifty more. What a steal! Service was excellent and so was the food.

Highly recommend!

Vegetarian options: Large vegetarian menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Texas Fajitas, Fajitas

Read the reviews and decided to try. It lived up to its billing. Great margaritas— especially the ?️ spicy! The salsa bar is great. Their chips are perfect. Queso is good too. I am a vegetarian and so am always on the lookout for places offering more than one little thing for me. Their menu has a large vegetarian section. I ordered the veg quesadilla. It was fantastic — full of lots of fresh veggies and thankfully not covered with oil, which is a common occurrence I’ve found. The tortilla of the quesadilla was unlike any I’ve had — seemed homemade. Nothing about this establishment felt like heated up frozen stuff. Seems a local favorite too. Our server was so friendly and attentive!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Great Salsa Bar, Quesadilla, Chips and Salsa

Vegetarian options: There’s a section with vegetarian options.

Parking: Parking lots had many open spots.

Kid-friendliness: Has a great kids menu with Mexican and American options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Great Salsa Bar, Quesadilla, Burrito, Chips and Salsa

This is a typical style mexican restaurant with a great esthetic. The food is fantastic and at a great price. They have a salsa bar, which is really great for customers to have variety. This was fantastic and the servers are kind and answer questions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Oldest Mexican in the area... Great service , wonderful family owned...crowded on thurs

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food good prices good-sized recommend eating here

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4