Toro Kitchen + Bar

Prior to this visit, I had only ever been to Toro happy hour for sangria pitchers and tapas. This time, we decided to have a full dinner and I'm so glad we did!Our dinner experience was perfect from beginning to end. We came around 5 PM on a Friday and had the whole restaurant to ourselves. We started with wine and a cheeseboard. The cheeseboard was unique and flavorful, each cheese was cut up and soaked in oil and seasoning. We really enjoyed it!Next we had the solomillo, which was to die for. It was grilled tenderloin complimented by grilled onions and shishito peppers. So tasty-- I'm craving this as I type. Last, we had the signature paella which didn't disappoint. Great flavor and a good portion for two if you get appetizers. My only complaint is that while the shrimps were attempted to be deveined, there was still about half of the vein still remaining. Next time I plan on trying the solomillo and chistorra paella. We will be back soon!

My mom and her family are from Spain. Cindi and I go to Spain every summer for 3-5 months. When I'm back in San Antonio.... and I get that Espana craving, we go to Toro Kitchen downtown. They have several locations now. Some of the places have "spin offs" of tapas and the meals. Toro keeps it real. Sangria, Spanish beer, liquor 43, Spanish wines, the hanging hog legs (yes hog legs) and ask them to demonstrate the Porron for you - Ole, A Spanish wine drinking vessel. Service always super, and if it's a special night you can ask for the private window room, great ambiance. TIP try the 43 on the rocks, it's a sipper. Also, good with coke. In Spain they also put in Coffee.... ask them about the 43 and coffee ON FIRE!Second tip, the Paella takes 20-35 minutes to make, just keep that in mind when you are ordering. On point seafood Paella and few other styles.

This place was very yummy ! The food was great, we had appetizers, delicious wine, and paella. There was also live music during our dinner which was super nice, it was perfect for a date night ! The only thing is I thought it was a bit overpriced for the portions --especially the appetizers. our server was great !

Nice location nestled downtown .. Street and city parking. We sat at the bar for happy hour ... thoroughly enjoyed the mezal margarita and coconut mijotos. The bartender was helpful and efficient. We tried several tapas ... the fried goat cheese and the steak bites were very tasty!!! The goat cheese was drizzled with honey, and the steak bites were tender. The stuffed sweet red peppers was little boring as the filling needed more flavor.Cant wait to go back.

Friendly waitress. Spanish tapas is def not a San Antonio, TX places one would associate with. But we've been to Spain and like tapas & paellas. Also wanted our little kiddo and grandma to try something different. All the tapas were super salty. Paellas was very good. Would've given them 4 stars, except the minor subpar experience in which we were asked: "you want more bread to soak up those sauces" and we said: "oh yeah, sure". Not expecting that they would actually charge us for it.

We went on a week night when there was almost nobody there. The food was decent, just okay. The service at the bar was just crazy bad. The level of disinterest in our experience as the bartender and waiters sat around eating pizza next to us at the bar was laughable. However, I was happy because I didn't have to tip them so it saved me like $20 so no harm done.

I had such high hopes for Toro Kitchen + Bar but it seems through a series of mishaps it became a less than stellar experience. To start off some of the positives were it was easy and convenient to make a reservation through the Yelp app. Also the drinks here are top-notch. I enjoyed a Manhattan and my husband loved his mojito. It was a busy Saturday evening and we were seated outside. It was a beautiful night and there was a live band playing in the courtyard across from us. We ordered right away since we had Gov't Mule tickets next-door at the Espee and knew it would take awhile for the Paella to be prepared. What we didn't anticipate was an hour and a half and that included waiting for our appetizer. We ordered the Queso al Horno and after 45 min our waitress came out and told us they still haven't started our appetizer and would we like another choice on the house. I thought that a nice gesture and we ordered the Panela 43. It was ok but cheese was cold like it was sitting out for too long. I do understand a busy Saturday night things can get hectic but nothing other than the drinks were right. Finally after 90 min our paella came out with our original appetizer. Why did it take 90 min for a cheese appetizer to come out is beyond me and other than our server coming over once to say things were taking longer we were pretty much ignored. It was busy but it wasn't slammed. There were still empty tables outside that sat empty the entire time we were there. The Queso al Horno was a disappointment. Instead of crustini breads that come with it we got like 5 paper thin crackers which could barely hold or scoop the cheese. Unfortunately the main dish, the paella ended up being the worst part. Salty to the point it ruined the flavor of the rice and seasoning. The portion was laughable. 2 shrimp? 2 small mussels? A few sausage pieces the size and thickness of dimes? For $40? I've been to Spain twice and paella is loaded with goodies and the flavors complement each other. I've never walked away from a meal with paella hungry until tonight. Also no crustini or breads came with our paella which seemed to be standard for everyone else. I don't know if we forgotten but I'm not willing to try again. There's too many other choice in San Antonio and nothing at Toro other than the drinks wowed me.

Cool vibe, loved the music and low lighting. The menu offers a lot with vegetarian, pescatarian options. We ordered a few tapas from their HH menu and a pitcher of sangria. The papas bravas were crispy and had a nice salsa to dip in. We also had the pulpo frituro (fried octopus) not on HH and didn't think it was worth the price. It was pretty chewy. We ordered a classic paella, which comes with chorizo, chicken, shrimp, mussels. I DID enjoy however, it is very salty so just be prepared for that. We sat in the "private" wine room after making a reservation for our anniversary. Servers came in 5+ times grabbing bottles, reaching over us, and one even almost dropped one on our table and just giggled and walked away awkwardly. It's definitely a weird set up. Our server was nice, attentive, and apologetic that we had so many interruptions.. we prob won't request a private area next time since it was probably the opposite of private and quite annoying that people were reaching over our heads for bottles for other customers lol

Ambiance is great! Service was good. We didn't have time to wait on the guitarist that was setting up. Next time we will make reservations for later.

Great cocktails, excellent customer service and food. Perfect ambience and we loved the licor 43 room