El Torero in Newcastle upon Tyne

Brilliant restaurant in a tucked away part of Newcastle. The food was nice and the man working there was very helpful.

Bread. Salad. 3x prawns. 3 croquets. Small rice, potato. Small lamb dish and small pork dish 3x dates wrappped in bacon and small olive, cheese and ham dish for £61.50. Every dish had lettuce to look bigger. Did not convince me of the value... ;-(

The food was average, the whole place looked like it needed a spruce up and visiting the gents toilets wasn’t a pleasant experience. The drinks were nice and prices quite reasonable. What let the entire experience down was the service or lack of service, we visited on a Saturday afternoon and it wasn’t too busy but still took an eternity to get drinks and dirty plates removed. We won’t be returning!!!

We chose the set menu for two which had a variety of tasty dishes and we felt was very good value. A few things we might not have ordered turned out to be among our favourites. Service attentive and with a smile, despite being busy at times.

Truly wonderful food, a great variety of meat, vegetarian and vegan. The dishes were large and cost much less than we expected. The atmosphere was great, and the staff were friendly and worked quickly. I highly recommend it!

Good selection of tapas as expected. Came here for valentine's and really enjoyed the food and wine

The food here is amazing. Working my way down the Tapas menu! Great location. Great atmosphere. Never disappointed. (The posters are of bullfights, a bit - well - not a good idea and probably will put people off)

Excellent tapas restaurant. First visit in several years and immediately asking why has it taken so long to return? The menu is vast, clearly labelled for dietary requirements and good portions. Every dish we had was delicious. Service is friendly, the venue has retained lots of features of the Victorian building which is lovely and all these elements make a great relaxed dining experience.

Family of 3 shared a mixture of tapas, all tasty, service great…particularly liked the tentacle squid in batter and the albondigas.

I have been to this lovely restaurant quite a few times now and always enjoy my visits. .There is a great choice on the menu with a variety of food to satisfy all tastes in food; whether meat eater or vegetarian. I really enjoy tapas and would rate this restaurant highly. Friendly and attentive staff. A good range of wines, if you like a wee tipple. I will certainly return on my next visit to Newcastle.

Nice food, good portion sizes, good variety of tapas.

Really great experience. Food was good and well priced, service was stellar and the restaurant itself is charming. We’ll definitely be back.

If you are Asian, this is highly recommended. Most of the meals were salty or tasteless. The only thing I enjoyed was alcohol. However, the service was good.

Had a great meal here on Saturday, as part of the Restaurant week. The food came quickly and was lovely, the service was great and the atmosphere overall was also lovely

Lovely food and ambience. Visited on a Saturday night and got seated no problem. All 3 of us got 3 dishes for £15 each to share, the quality of the food was lovely, very flavourful and filling. Would definitely return.

First thing first, the tapas were really good and tasty. There are no faults with the tapas, highly recommended! But I was very disappointed with the paella, because the paella wasn't cooked with the pan but cooked separately then put it inside the pan once it's cooked. There were no crusty parts around the pan, the entire pan was smooth all over, not the traditional Spanish way. In summary, remember to order the tapas but don't order the paella 🥘 - otherwise you will be disappointed!

We visited for lunch in the week before Christmas and took advantage of the three tapas for £14.95 offer. All the food was good. There is a very good wine selection and the service was excellent. It has a large and well decorated interior, which was nice and warm.

Great meal for sharing. Amazing food and the portions are just right. We ended up with lots of plates and finished almost everything. The meatballs were fantastic, the croquettes excellent, and the beers were great, too. Highly recommended.

I’ve been coming to El Torero for over ten years now, and have always had outstanding food and service here. I’d recommend it to anyone visiting Newcastle.

Last minute choice managed to fit us in at short notice lovely atmosphere great staff very food choice of food and great quality 6 of us all enjoyed a great range of food recommend

Food was great. Really authentic and super tasty. We felt sorry for the two young members of staff who were run ragged trying to take orders, serve, run the bar, etc. The big problem with the place is that it's an old building with high ceilings and there was no heating on. They try to take the chill off with some portable electric heaters, but shivering while you eat your food is not great, and obviously the food goes cold more quickly. I'd definitely give it another go, but not during the winter.

Great food and friendly staff, one of the best tapas restaurants in the north east

Good quality food of good sized portions and at a good price.....a little rustic but part of its charm. Drink prices are good too

This was honestly a really strange experience for a tapas restaurant. We entered and after sitting for 15 minutes without menus or drinks we joked that it was a very authentic led back Spanish restaurant after all. Yet once we ordered all 10 tapas, with the exception of 1, arrived at the same time which I've never experienced before. Some where delicious, others a bit stale and some tasted bought in. The croquettes where so heavy and dense that I couldn't even finish one, the rice tasted delicious, fresh and packed full of flavour, the bread was on the turn. The food came that quickly that we never even got the glass of red wine we wanted. Strange all round with a mixture of food and service.

Great food, just like eating in Spain. Friendly, helpful staff. It was a quiet night but still felt good as the music and staff were lovely and authentic.

First time here and woukd return. A very extensive menu and the place was very busy so glad we booked. Food quality was very good and most of it definitely seemed homemade which is always a bonus. Had 4 dishes each as we were quite hungry but 3 would be enough. Service after the meal was a slight let down as had to wait a good 25 minutes for plates to be cleared

Service non existent we got seated and then no one came back to give us menus we had to go look for someone. It was like a loud school food hall and food wasn't great. We found a hair in our food too. Wouldn't recommend.

Amazing food! Great with sangria and friends! One of my favourite restaurants.

Very good food and wine and excellent service at a reasonable price. We were looking for an interesting restaurant and this caught our eye as my wife had never eaten at a Spanish restaurant - she was impressed!

Fabulous restaurant we dine here often absolutely lovely as always.....thanks again we will be back

Always incredible food and service here

Heerlijk spaans restaurant, met redelijke prijzen. Eigenlijk alleen maar bezocht door lokalen. Wat mij de indicatie geeft dat er een goede prijs kwaliteit verhouding is. Affijn wij hebben er heerlijk gegeten en gedronken. Aanrader als je toch in Newcastle bent.

Terrible restaurant, customer service is horrendous, from entering to leaving the staff weren't interested

I have been a customer of this business for many years and have always enjoyed the food. Tonight was no different, but the service on this occasion was non existent. The member of staff who served us has the appearance of a child who had just dropped his ice cream. After the food came to the table we were ignored completely, not once did he check on us even though the restaurant was virtually empty. After finishing our tapas we thought that we'd have coffee and a dessert, but we gave up waiting for service, I went to the bar and paid the bill, needless to say I didn't leave a tip.

The restaurant was very quiet, being Monday, but the food was excellent. The tapas deal for 3 dishes was very good value. Service pleasant and efficient. We had 9 tapas between the three of us and they were all very good. The house white was good too. Really enjoyed it.

First visit here for a friend’s birthday. There was a large number of us but the food came quickly and was delicious. Lovely staff as well.

excellent food, fast service, very cozy place, very close to the river area, next to the castle. Quality food and a wide variety of dishes. extensive wine list and extensive wine list

Some dishes great, some not good. A huge place & not many seated when we went but service was quite slow, waited about 15 minutes for our drink! Food came soon after ordering though. Prawns, chicken in Sherry cream sauce & aubergine with honey were lovely, rice dish, calamari & potatoes bravas were overcooked & dry.

Decepcionado por la calidad de la comida. Quisimos ir en contra de los malos reviews, pero acabaron siendo un poco verdad. Las croquetas de jamón, no sabían a nada. Falta de sazón, sal, pimienta, nada. Todas las croquetas recalentadas, y muy aguadas. Para nada crujientes. Parece que las recalentado en aceite templado. La paella, razón por la que fuimos. Decepcionante, no todos camarones fueron limpiados apropiadamente, y afectó al sabor del arroz. Las ostras lo mejor de ese platillo, pero bastante mal platillo. Las patatas bravas, lo mejor. En cuestión del servicio, bastante promedio.

Food is alright. Some things are better than others. I recommend the lamb stew, ham croquetas, and the ibero ham. Meatballs are okay, tortilla is very very dry. Competition is stiff for Spanish tapas places in Newcastle. Staff is friendly

Best place in Newcastle for Spanish tapas. Authentic Spanish restaurant. Tried a couple of others for Tapas, but they never touch El Torero

Drop by for an early dinner. £14.75 for 3 tapas before 5pm is definitely worth it! Good quality food and decent portion as well. Good atmosphere and friendly staff! Very happy customer :)

Lovely food and staff there was a 3 for £15 offer at the time. Would recommend

Great restaurant Food lovely A little piece of Spain in the toon

Great food, great atmosphere, great prices. We'll definitely be back soon!

Had walked around Newcastle on Tyne for an hour looking for a place for supper and happened upon this place. We had no reservation but they found a spot for us. Everyone was very friendly and efficient. The food was delicious, the Sangria thirst-quenching. Fabulous experience for us visiting from Montreal. One of the highlights of our visit. Ola!

Quite possibly the worst tapas I've ever had. I could have got better from Iceland. The staff are good but this is no better than fast food. Tables were dirty and shoes stuck to the floor. Low cost and reflected in the quality.

Quite possibly the worst tapas I've ever had. I could have got better from Iceland. The staff are good but this is no better than fast food. Tables were dirty and shoes stuck to the floor. Low cost and reflected in the quality.

Visited this place with work colleagues and enjoyed the food. The lady who took the order was absolutely brilliant with the recommendations and even remember what each person had ordered very clearly. The ambience is too dark, all of us had to turn on mobile phone flashlights to read the menu which was very awkward. Taking off 1 start from the review for this.

Good tapas on the 3 tapas for a fixed price deal. However, the wooden chairs may be typical of Spain they are not comfortable and are a problem that would stop me from returning.

Authentic Spanish tapas restaurant. Good sized portions, well prepared and very tasty. Very reasonably priced and a nice atmosphere. 🤩

I'm from Valencia, Spain and I must say I enjoyed every tapa in El Torero. I highly recommend the berenjenas a la miel, patatas al infierno, tortilla española, pan con alioli. The paella wasn't the original one (valenciana) but it was very nice :) Lovely food and good service. The girl from Madrid (waitress) did a good job 👍 I'll go again once I'm back in the UK.

Delicious Spanish food. I especially enjoyed the berenjena frita con miel. Very friendly service. Highly recommend

Gluten free options on the menu aren't there. My whole family were excited to see so many GF options. We ordered 7 dishes and a bottle of wine. A 7 dishes were labelled gf on the menu. The waitress didn't ask if we had any allergies, so when she finished writing our order down, I checked they were GF. She pointed to one potato dish and said no it wasn't GF. So we agreed to order the other 6 dishes. The first dish came and was tasty. Slowly after 3 more dishes came, all the meat/chicken dishes. We waited for the other two which were rice based, nothing came. Noone came over for us to ask where our other dishes were. A young tall lad was throwing other people's plates onto tables without even a smile and our waitress had disappeared. We ate the meat dishes, drunk the wine and decided to call it a night. The waitress appeared so we asked for the bill, which came quickly. Checked we hadn't been charged for the other missing dishes, fortunately not. Didn't bother leaving a tip as service was invisible. What we did eat was nice, but we weren't very full and stopped at a pub for crisps a bit later on. The meal and wine was £60. I felt disappointed that the place that looked so buzzing and potentially had a great menu for GF folk, could be so lacklustre and for want of a better word, decitful. Why put gf choices on a menu then not be able to produce them. Very worrying. Fortunately none of our party was ill, so the gf food we did have had no gluten. I won't be going back

I visited with my friend last night (Friday April 28th). She had never had a Spanish meal experience before. I booked El Torrero as I have had good experiences at this restaurant in the past, what on earth has happened??? I was embarrassed by the...

Visited on a cold January day .. lovely and warm when stepped in from the street. A young lady welcomed us, letting us choose our table and gave menus. We went for six tapas between the two of us, together with drinks of a glass...

Terrible experience! I left before my starter arrived!! I did wait 20 minutes before I left! Only myself and a table of 4 in the building! Front of house staff are very rude and uncooperative!!

Visited El Torero on 13/01/23 with family. There were 4 of us & we shared 10 tapas dishes (In hindsight 8 would have done). Was quite difficult deciding what dishes we wanted (since there is so much choice at El Torero). Each dish was around...

I’ve been wanting to try Spanish food for ages, so me and my partner decided to visit during restaurant week. I had thought we’d be getting fresh, rich and flavourful food, but I felt like most of it probably came from iceland. Even the bread...

2 years ago I gave this restaurant 5 stars. Went yesterday and feel let down. We had fried aubergines - layer of batter (not like before) it was greasy. Had deep fried prawns agai very greasy, partner had pork in blue cheese which she said...

This Spanish tapas restaurant is located in a spacious, characterful building. We visited on a very cold day in December and were pleased to find that it was well heated. We enjoyed all the dishes, and in particular the Iberica ham, and also the dates....

Staff fantastic. Food delicious and fresh full of flavour. Great gluten free options. If I was on death row and was ordering my last meal it would be a bucket of ham and chicken croquettes from here. So light and fluffy like eating a cloud.

Big parties watch out....... We were told upon initial booking, and twice over phone , that we could have the tapas special deal for a party of 10 adults and 4 small children. I confirmed this again 4 days prior to our reservation date and...

Assuming CV-19 related staff problems, the service was glacial. But nobody there acknowledged it. When we managed to order our food it arrived promptly and was excellent. A selection of really tasty tapas dishes with nothing that we didn't like. The beer menu was spartan...

Went on our anniversary due to good reviews. Good service on arrival and cheap set menu deal. Food arrived quick within 10 minutes of ordering but luke warm. Battered prawns still had whole intestine lines still within and partial shells allover, rest of meal lacking...

We really enjoyed our visit,quality tapas food cooked with flavour and Taste,the garlic prawns are a must,,we are looking forward to our next visit.

Lovely food at great price. Came here for my partners birthday. We had a great selection. Really lovely Tapas and fantastic value for money. Highlight was my soy fried chicken.

Good range of freshly-cooked dishes. Interesting interior. Reasonable prices. Don't order too much extra bread because the food is filling.

So we went here for lunch today, the service was poor and the waitress slow. The food was average and the food heavily coated in garlic. Certainly better tapas in Newcastle.

Visited on a Saturday evening after the football. Our second visit, so we took the precaution of making a booking on the previous day. Good idea: it was very busy, with people being turned away. The reception was excellent, we were taken to our table,...

Tapas was superb and unusually all the allergy information clearly indicated on the menu. We had 3 cold and 3 hot dishes all of which were excellent, but the ambiance suffered because we were the only customers at 2.pm on a Friday afternoon! If I...

Great menu to chose from, friendly staff all at a fair price. Nice to see they don’t auto add a service charge. Good location near all the pubs etc

Disappointing visit to El Torero over restaurant week. Service is quite minimal and you get served by lots of different people. They did not check to see if we wanted extra drinks when our glasses were empty. We also did not get asked how the...

Loved El Torero - a little taste of Spain in the middle of Newcastle - who knew! Very authentic decor / environment and the food and wine was tasty and affordable. We were lazy and went for the set menu which was far too much...

The food here is just lovely and I feel value for money. Interior is a little tired, but has quite an authentic feel. Staff are very friendly, however its hard to get a second/third drink sometimes....

A beautiful restaurant tucked away next to the old castle. Very friendly staff, delicious food and fantastic sangria. Will certainly return if I find myself in Newcastle again.

If you can handle a very steep hill, this restaurant is worth a visit. We had an early dinner and got a discount off our tapas of one cold dish and five hot dishes. The food looked and tasted very authentic as did the look...

Gambas al pil-pil is just what i needed after a long day at work, wifey went for the vegan Ensalada mixta, It was nice overall, the food was piping hot too. No compliants only praise.

Food and ambience was good, despite being a Monday evening. Service could be better. Cafe Con Licor worked well instead of a dessert :)

Visited with my husband whilst visiting Newcastle. We had the set menus as we were not sure what to order. We enjoyed this very much. Thank you Marie for your attentive and friendly service..

Høy musikk forstyrrer samtalen over bordet. Vi bestilte en ferdig meny for to. Kyllingen var skikkelig tørr og potetene var...

Wow!! This place was amazing for authentic Spanish food. The inside is a little old but more in line with a old authentic Spanish restaurant. Only downside is the floors and very sticky. The menu is very large which is good and the wine list...

I went before COVID and it was great. Amazing food and hospitality. All I can say is, it must have changed hands. The food was poor. Not worth the money and definitely nothing like you'd get in Spain, unless Wetherspoons have opened up in Spain....

We stopped here for dinner at the recommendation of a friend. It was near closing time, but they let us in and treated us very well despite their delay in being done working for the night! My friend and I shared numerous tapas and red...

My wife and I always keep this for something to take us away on special days, excellent food, service and settings. Great part of our beautiful city local to the quay side and big market. We will always go again

I visited el torero last night for a meal and some drinks with my friends and was absolutely amazed by good the hole experience was. The menu was fantastic, with lots of choice and the sangria was to die for! I’d definitely recommend the crispy...

We visited here for the first time prior to a concert yesterday and it did not disappoint. It was very busy but the staff were very efficient and friendly. We ordered the tapas,-meatballs, garlic prawns in white wine sauce, potatoes with green peppers and onion,...

Me and my partner visited El Terero for the first time last night. We arrived at the restaurant at 5pm and were the only two in but the restaurant was pretty much full by the time we were leaving a couple of hours later. The...

The food here was excellent. There is a huge choice and I was very pleased with how GF was clearly shown on the menu. We ordered 14 dishes between 4 of us. The service was diabolical - we waited 45 minutes for two dishes then...

Nice interior and quick service. 50% of the dishes were competent, one was way over salted and the rest were bland and tasteless. When mentioning this to the waitress, she just repeated what I had said - and that was it! Hope she mentioned it...

Not impressed we ordered a set Tapas meal of the menu which mainly consisted of bread and salad. For £18.50 pp it was not worth it at all.

Went on a Sunday night and about 3/4 tables were filled so didn’t have to wait. The food was tasty although paella was served a bit cold. The best was the pork cheeks. There were two waitresses covering the floor and they were friendly. Overall...

From the authentic look of the interior to the beautiful flavours of the Mediterranean, this place has it all. Staff were exceptionally friendly and nothing was too much trouble. Food was outstanding and I will certainly be returning & recommending.

First visit to student grandchild at Newcastle Uni deserved a decent meal, especially as she is in love with Spanish. So on a windswept Saturday night in February (avoiding hordes of underdressed Geordies) we ate at El Torero, a tapas restaurant in the city centre....

Surprised to find a tapas restaurant like this in the centre of Newcastle, a little dated but the service was excellent. We had a set menu for £17.95 which was delicious and great value for money we add a couple of extra dishes which we...

Poor service,long wait,food came in dribs and drab and in the end we cancelled remaining dishes. Waiter/waitress kept saying that there was a staff shortage but we watched several other groups enter and eat and be gone before we recieved any food. Asked for a...

This restaurant is fantastic, it is definitely a must-try. It had a great vibe and an authentic Spanish feel to it, and the food tasted so fresh and was really tasty. The staff were really lovely and helpful too. The menu had so much choice...

Had a really enjoyable evening at El Torero. We shared 7/8 tapas between 2 of us, and we thoroughly enjoyed all the choices we made. Friendly staff, great value for money, lovely homemade sangria! I especially appreciated the staff member who very kindly squeezed us...

We've been before to El Torero but came back for the first time in years. We had about 8 tapas dishes in total between 2 of us. A mix of prawns, paella, beef stew, squid rings and others were all very nice but the must...

First time attending and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The restaurant has a nice authentic feel, rather than another chain! Thankfully we booked as it was really busy. Whilst we had a slight mishap with one of the dishes not arriving, it was rectified very quickly....