Matador Ballard

5410 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle
(206) 297-2855

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Thomas Nast

Great food, friendly staff! Highly recommend the HUGE happy hour nachos. It was a bit steamy inside, though, and I wound up sweating like a stuck pig

Marco Fernandez

Its so hot in the restaurant, they have AC, but they won't run it until it gets too hot outside.

Thomas Goodland

Ballard an West Seattle icons. Miss the ol location in Ballard. Good watering hole for pre-funk'in!! Salsa is outstanding.

Sophia Palmer

Got happy hour at the bar and it was so yummy. Jesus P was the bartender and made our experience great!

Jake Knoth

Leo was great. Get the ribeye tacos, you’ll be glad you did!!

Daniel Bascom

Good service and food. Happy hour 4-6 has really good deals on food, but no drink specials.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sara Younger

The fajita flavor was awesome but the tortillas ruined it. They were stale. Gotta have exceptional tortillas for the dish ! I asked for corn tortillas to go with my fajitas and they were hard and tough so it ruined the dish. Asked for some flour to try and save it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Lauren

Amazing food! Vegan and vegetarian options, but they don’t bring out the complimentary chips and salsa ??‍♀️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

jeriel williams

Leaving this review to say I’m thankful for the service I get at matador. Bri , specifically is the person I see and tell myself tonight the decision to eat at matador is worth it. Great service from everyone. But Bri takes the experience to another level. High knowledgeable of the menu and beverages. I’m thankful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christina L

Love Matador Happy Hour!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Victoria Plumage

Loved the taco bar!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jim Collins

Food is always good at The Matador. And Karen, our server, far exceeded our expectations. She was professional , friendly, and far more attentive than servers at restaurants costing three times as much,. Great experience!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Carnitas Nachos Grande

Bryant Ferguson

So sick of this place being understaffed and closing the kitchen early while we wait to be seated.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

David Hudson

If I was Simon Cowell I’d be sending the rice and beans to Hollywood.

Vegetarian options: Rice and beans

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Side Rice & Beans

Corlynn Messer

I would give this a five star rating if based only on the carnatas. Best ive ever had and i have ordered them at numerous places throughout the years. If only i had ordered it this time! My son got the carnatas and i got the carne asada with the rib eye. I was sorely disappointed and ate little. The meat was chewy and the corn frozen. My son gave me a piece of the very generous portion of his braised pork however so all was well. We took home so much food it likely fed him for days. The service was excellent and the drinks were good.

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