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Toro

1704 Washington St, Boston, MA | Map it  

02118 42.337201 -71.076100

(617) 536-4300 | View Website

  • Hours

    Mon-Thu 12pm-2pm, 5:30pm-10:15pm Fri 12pm-2pm, 5:30pm-11:45pm Sat 5pm-11:45pm Sun 10:30am-2:30pm, 5pm-10:15pm
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Features

Neighborhoods:
Harrison Lenox, South End
Price:
$$
Cuisine:
Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates
Categories:
Restaurants

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Restaurant Special Features:
Dine At The Bar, Bar Scene, People Watching, Notable Wine List, Late Night Dining, Brunch
Payment Methods:
MasterCard, Discover, Visa, American Express
Catering Services:
Restaurant Management

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Review Highlights

ambiance
96%
“We loved the atmosphere.”
dessert
66%
“Every tapas we tried was amazing, and the waitress was so nice and flexible, at the end we asked if we could sit at the bar for our desert and coffee and she was extremely accomodating.”
drinks
89%
“We tried this amazing little place for the first time, and we had a fantastic night which started with delicious red wine.”
food quality
90%
“the food was great.”
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menu variety
92%
“The menu choices are vast and the food is quite tasty and the prices aren't bad at all.”
overall
100%
“great place to go and have a drink and hang out, have a few tapas.”
return potential
100%
“Overall it was a good experience for me and I would definitely go back again.”
service
69%
“Excellent ambiance, in a lively setting with friendly service.”
value
80%
“Great food that is inexpensive”
wait time
42%
“Overrated, slow service & undercooked food” View Less

Reviews for Toro

HeavyD

Member since May, 2011 View Profile
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Joined 1 year ago
5.0
May 14, 2011

excellent. everything was great, special drinks too. dates and corn are a must - everything else was killer

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craazybeans

Member since Aug, 2010 View Profile
2Reviews
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Joined 2 years ago
4.0
August 05, 2010

Loved the corn.. I went for my boyfriend's birthday so of course I did my research before. We chose around 7 or 8 tapas for just us two to get a satisfying meal plus a dessert. The order of tapas served was according to how heavy of flavors the each were. Since all the rave was about the grilled corn, we definitely had to order it and....it was amazing. I've also never had corn with cheese so maybe that had something to do with my shockedness. Nevertheless it was great. We were also laughing at one of the waiters because the whole time, we felt like he came out of nowhere and spoke in this hushed tone in our ears haha.

If I remember correctly we had the sea salted peppers, pan con tomate, oysters with the lemon foam (one of my faves), ensalada, cod fritters (also fave), smoked duck drummettes (loved the flavor of sauce), potatoes (kinda dry), cauliflower, and grilled corn.

The only con was that there was no where to put my jacket because I was seated at one of the middle tables. I had to sit on my jacket and didn't really like that people were brushing over it everytime they had to pass by because the restaurant's cramped. If I weren't anal about that, I would've given 5 stars. But the food definitely makes up for that.

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TBella

Member since Feb, 2010 View Profile
12Reviews
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Joined 2 years ago
4.0
February 23, 2010

Best for RW. I love Restaurant Week. It's a smidge of an addiction. I'll book 3-5 ressies each of the weeks, and more often than not, I'll go to all of them. I love a bargain, what can I say? Toro is the BEST deal for Restaurant Week.

Reasons?

1. You order off the real menu. No scraping the bottom of the freezer case, just cuz it's cheapo week. The ENTIRE menu, too. Not just these 4 options. The whole. Darn. Thing.

2. The more people you go with, the more tapas you order. Go with a group of 3? Choose 1 app, 8 tapas, 1 dessert each. I was with a party of 5, I think we got something insane like 18 choices. Whatever it was, we were rolling out of there.

3. Fanastic wine list. Try something crazy. Also, the waitstaff is really helpful in this regard.

4. The food is amazing. Ken Oringer doesn't mess around. I endorse the "weird stuff", aka tripe, beef heart, etc. Weird stuff is good, especially in tapas. Give it a try. Short list of faves: Ham-wrapped dates; corazon a la plancha; corn on the cob with aioli & cotija; Lengua with lentils... I really could go on and on.

One bummer... there's usually a wait, even with a ressie. But once you're seated, it doesn't really matter.

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FreeFoodBoston

Member since Feb, 2010 View Profile
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Joined 2 years ago
4.0
February 19, 2010

Order the corn. Go in the summer.. Had a lovely Saturday night dinner here a while back. It was a beautiful summer night so we were lucky to get a table outside. For three meat eaters and one vegetarian (me), we got hummus--very good; maiz asado--it's true what everyone else says, it's AMAZING; tortilla de zucca--good, texture not stellar, but not bad; roasted cauliflower--really good; chickpeas with chorizo and swiss chard--good; the following meat/fish dishes were all good according to my dining companions: braised short rib, tuna tartare, grass fed beef heart, shrimp, anchovies. The churros con chocolate were disappointing I must say. But a cheese plate, complete with candied walnuts, guava paste, and fruit, was fantastic. The service was very pleasant and attentive. That corn though, I'm gonna remember that for a while.

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LoverofSpas

Member since Jul, 2008 View Profile
3Reviews
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Joined 4 years ago
5.0
November 25, 2009

Perfect night out. I've been to Toro 15 or more time. Never been disapointed- never. I've taken friends- people I work with- family....they've all fallen in love the same way I have. Perfect cocktails and wonderful food...married with a great feeling spot!!!

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