El Toreo - Roanoke

It pains me to write this review as this used to be the best Mexican restaurant in Roanoke. It is still very clean, with friendly staff and great chips and salsa, but the once great lunch buffet has been worse every time I go there despite the increased price. This last time (yesterday) they did not even have soft shell tortillas or cheese quesadillas. Thanks for the memories but sad to see how far it has fallen.

Daughter and I went for the lunch buffet on 3/14/24. Between eating and chatting we were there a little over an hour. The buffet is $12.99/person before taxes and tip. All the sauce bins were empty except one. At least 50% or more of the hot entrees were empty and never refilled. Pointed this out to an employee who seemed to make a.valient effort to restock the buffet but it also seemed like the kitchen and management simply didn't care. Not the experience at this location we are accustomed to. Definitely not worth $12.99+ for what was.available. Will go again for lunch but will be scoping out the buffet completeness before sitting down.

Excellent tasting food, limited English from our server, limited confidence in GF understanding, but had no problems. Great food in a colorful family Mexican restaurant.

Their dinners are really good, much more enjoyable than the lunch buffet. Not digging lunch, but later in the day it is not crowded or noisy.

Attractive decor, quick seating, and food delivery. Descent queso dip. Decent pricing on the happy hour jumbo margarita, but it tasted far too alcoholic with barely a hint of lime.We've been to two other local Mexican restaurants and are still searching for a.good margarita in this area of southern Roanoke.