El Toro Loco in Edinburgh, City of

A lovely spot but limited options on the menu. We enjoyed a few starters and a cheese sharing plate. Unfortunately the staff were not unwelcoming, not in a rude way just not engaging or bothered. They lost at least 8 guests by not trying to get them to sit down or talking through the menu. A real shame as the food was tasty and offered good value. The downstairs loo is shared with the restaurant next door which meant a few people, from next door, got confused with which venue there were in. Quite funny to watch. In my view, the restaurant could have been fuller if the staff had interacted with people coming in. A real shame as service was good once the staff made an effort.

Well, where to start....... Firstly, this is no longer a Mexican restaurant. The poor waitress told this to everyone who came by! It now has a selection of 'boards' mainly. We were there during the fringe and wanted a small bite to eat. We decided to go for the Caprese salad, described as tomato salad with mozzarella cheese, oregano, basil, rocket and extra virgin olive oil. What arrived was a large ball of mozzarella (the only decent bit of the meal) with 3 miserable slices of tasteless tomato sat on top of mixed leaves from a bag which were brown around the edges. No EVOO or dressing of any sort and no oil or s&p on the table. I asked for some olive oil, lemon juice and s&p. Our waitress was sweet but looked concerned that she might not be able to find such tricky ingredients. She returned with s&p, a slice of lemon and a small amount of oil in a dish which was most certainly NOT EVOO!! The waitress came and asked how it was and I couldn't tell her it was even ok so I talked her through the above but in a kind way, suggesting ways to improve going forward! Give her her due, she was very apologetic and asked if there was anything she could give us to improve our experience there but we were ready to leave. Unfortunately my husband went to pay and accepted getting 10% off the bill!!!! I would have refused to pay for the salad! We eat out loads in Edinburgh and I usually think the food standards are pretty high. This was the worst ever! Hopefully they will learn and at least buy some decent EVOO!!

The best food I had during my entire three weeks in Scotland! I loved the quesadillas. They were seasoned and cooked perfectly and the fries on the side were 👌🏻. Would love to go back and eat here.

Food made with bare hands, no gloves, after folding a load of cardboard boxes

Repas en famille le soir, les serveuses sont très sympathiques et agréables. Les plats sont excellents et les prix sont corrects. Nous recommandons.

closed? we tried going on the 3rd and 4th of april and both days it was closed while on here it said it was open.

Mexicano en plena plaza Grassmarket. Lugar pequeño, con una carta algo pequeña, pero lo que tiene, es muy sabroso. Precios económicos. El inconveniente que tiene es, por lo menos cuando nosotros fuimos, que sólo había una persona, para atender a todos los clientes, y aunque era rápido, no lo era todo lo que precisa el turista que quiere comer algo rápido para proseguir. Otro handicap es que no atiende en mesa. Tienes que levantarte, pedir, esperar, recoger,…en fin

We found that many Edinburgh restaurants are a bit of a joke - either sold out and unavailable, or they "run out of food," which I've never seen happen anywhere else. El Toro ran out of food when we were there and we had to go back to our hotel and find a food delivery option.

We went here so excited for some nice food and we're extremely disappointed. The male worker had an awful attitude and the food was 3/10. The two staff sat giggling and laughing at us as we ate the oily tacos and burritos. Wouldn't recommend, so many nicer food options in the area.

Great Mexican street food in the best part of Edinburgh. Various options of meats + a single veggie option which I think they could expand on a little more. It was fast and easy which is what we were looking for. Great interior design which adds to the atmosphere. I believe it’s fairly low priced considering the quality of the food which was amazing. £7 for a loaded burrito, can’t go wrong. Only reason I took a star off is because we went in two days in a row at different times and they didn’t have meat. The food itself for the price is 5/5

Food was good. Burrito's, Taco' made with various meats of your choice, ranging from beef, pork and chicken. Good street food.

Been here a few times now and every time got served straight away, food was excellent, staff very friendly and price was class for centre of town. No down sides.

Honestly not bad for Mexican food in Scotland. A great eat for anyone missing Tex-Mex.

Delicious Mexican street food. Great value and atmosphere. Order at the counter, find a space, sit down, eat. Yum, yum.

Very nice place. Good food and fair prices. I had a full burrito, guacamole and a beer for 13£

Nice enough, but nothing exciting. Good Mexican food.

Decent quick mexican food. Pretty solid for Edinburgh!

Wir haben einen Burrito bestellt. Er war sehr lecker und die Kellnerin war äußerst freundlich .

Tasty! Simple. Quick. Good. Recommend.

Location carina, vicina al centro... Prezzo molto accessibile.

Fair burrito, meat was only warm but the rice was stone cold in the filling, found it strange as used to having hot fillings, so not to my taste unfortunately, portion size was good but tight on the meat, packed with the cheaper ingredients, however the prices were keen....

Per gli standard scozzesi economico... e non è "cucina" tradizionale inglese.

Don't usually give reviews but will make exception for this place... Absolutely the WORST customer service I've ever had in any Edinburgh eatery!! Walked in at 12.35 lunchtime yesterday 26 Aug 2022 with 3 friends hungry and ready to spend our cash! The place was empty apart from four members of staff all standing behind the counter 2 of them stuffing their faces with food and the other two looking blankly into space ! We stood Infront of them at the counter and not one of them greeted us or acknowledged us ... Just cramming food in their faces and staring gormlessly through us.... In the end I said hi and asked if they were actually open one of them gave me a one word begrudging 'yeah'.... So we then waited for them to offer us some service but no they carried on chowing down on their food and disinterestedly ignoring us.... Again I made contact and asked 'how this works, do we sit, do we order at counter?' The girl just pointed up and said 'read that'.... At that point I said actually no we're not staying here we'll eat somewhere the staff are actually going to interact with the customers, I told them their customer service stank...there was no customer service no greeting no acknowledgement no interest we seemed to be a massive inconvenience as they grazed on food and did absolutely nothing.at which point one of them said are you serious to which I said totally.... You guys had totally ignored us since we walked in, no effort to welcome us or ask how you could help us...totally not interested...yet u were shocked when we said we're not staying and why!! 100% worst customer service I've had in a very long time...really hope who ever owns this place reads this because your staff are ruining your business and totally taking the p√$$ out of you and wanting paid for doing sweet FA !!! 🤬🤬🤬

Tasty tacos at a reasonable price considering it's location. My go to cafe when I'm next in Edinburgh.

Absolute gem of a place, an unexpected find. Also, very reasonable prices.

I was craving some Mexican food when I came across el toro. I ordered a couple of tacos and wasn't very impressed. Have had way better Mexican food.But the staff was friendly and kind and the service was quick.

While we were there we were pretty surprised - low prices, looked like decent place on a nice location. It wasn’t the cleanest place but kinda fine. Food looked good although a bit soggy. But a few hours later both me and my partner couldn’t get out of the toilet. Not sure if it was the low quality of the food there or the fact nobody is using gloves and they had dirty hands.. we were there yesterday my stomach is still really upset from that dinner. 😩 In my opinion avoid the place. Or get just the chips and drinks. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Hard to get Mexican wrong, but they managed here. Ice cold salsa, room temperature meat, unenthusiastically slipped into a tortilla

No food safety and very poor hygiene by the two guys. One was scratching his back, touching his nose etc and then serving the food, folding burritos no gloves etc. Food was old, spoiled and overpriced. Very dissapointed

They were very friendly and the burrito was excellent 😍 dog friendly, we even asked for an extra cucumber for our lovely puppy and they served it’s so nicely 😋

Atravieso Edinburgh y está cerrado. Deben cuidar esta cara del negocio. Los horarios en Google que no son reales perjudican a los usuarios de google

Americans in Edinburgh looking high and low for Mexican food - look no further - el Toro Loco’s got you! Flavorful, seasoned meats and great vegetarian option. If we lived here we’d be regulars.

Económico. Burrito enorme 😂 muy rico 😍✨

Min kæreste og jeg var der til frokost. Vi havde brug for noget hurtigt og lækkert, da vi var blevet godt sultne efter en lang formiddag med byvandring. El Toro Loco lokkede os ind med sit røde og mexicanske ydre. Vi bestilte begge en classic burrito med chipotle chicken. Der var ikke en finger at sætte på smag og bestemt heller ikke på prisen. Vil anbefale som forkoststed.

Virkelig hyggelig lille restaurant. Maden (burrito) var mega god og med en masse fyld. Specielt godt til den lave pris (6£ for en "normal" str.)! Deres drikkevare udvalg var dog ikke super spændende...

Very average. Some of the things seem authentic and with lots of flavor, while others are bland and boring. Nice and polite service. Terrible music. If you like to different hot sauces they have a huge selection!

Staff smelled the beans then put them on our burritos.... Chips were crumpled little bits and stale. They shouldn't have been served to us.

Food was decent, standard American idea of Mexican food. The portions were large. The young lady that was there was efficient but a bit on the slower side. Over all good

After one burritos you are full but they are good!

The food was banging & the two girls working were doing a fab job!! There were loads of customers, some of whom were very impatient, yet they kept their cool & provided a great service!! Hope they’re doing okay after what was probably a very stressful shift!!

We returned to toro loco having visited several times before This occasion the service was very slow even though there were only 4 people waiting when we got our food , beef taco and quesadilla, they were not as hot as we thought they should be We ate both meals , but when we returned home we were both vomited during the night Not the usual standard for this place We had not eaten anything else together that day And my wife said she noticed her chicken was warm in places and cold in others , a disaster waiting to happen

Great service and highly recommend the chicken burrito!

Mexican street food is some of our favourites and it didn't disappoint. Food was full of flavour and delicious, and considerably cheaper than the rest of the street, even when eating in, which was a bonus. The staff were really friendly and polite. Restaurant decor was good fun as well. Highly recommend.

Ordered delivery and the burrito was so good and filling. Well priced and lovely food! Recommend :)

Absolute gem of a place on the grassmarket. The staff were lovely, really helpful and added to the space feeling really chilled out. Best burrito I've had in ages and really great prices too. We loved the extensive range of hot sauces too. Thank you so much. 💓

Unexpectedly they had amazing tacos with corn tortilla and Cactus!!! A massive selection of spicy sauces that you can try and all the Mexican vibe!

Terrible attempt at Mexican food!! We’re from California where Mexican food is done properly and we’re convinced whoever created this food has either never had Mexican food or has forgotten what it should taste like. There wasn’t a slight hint of cumin, chili powder or chipotle (in a chipotle chicken burrito!). They used plain white rice that wasn’t seasoned at all and a bleached pinto bean?? Truly, the only thing that tasted good was our Corona. The staff was super friendly and helpful, though. They were awesome— just wish the flavors attempted to be so as well!

Great Service and good food, fairly priced. We loved the vegetarian chili burrito!

Locale molto simpatico che si affaccia su una piazzetta molto tranquilla al centro di Edimburgo. Perfetto per una pausa, a prezzi contenuti. Ottimo il burrito !

Love the Sangria from Reza and the tapas is showstoping. Thanks for the great memories, I recommend.

This is the first time I've been to a Mexican restaurant in the UK that actually tastes right! Great job to this restaurant!

good veggie options, friendly staff and service was great, not slow at all and didn’t feel rushed when ordering even though it’s a small place. Big selection of hot sauces to use too. Went back twice whilst we stayed in Edinburgh we enjoyed it that much

Really tasty food, good portion size, cheap!

Bad experience. Me and my friend were searching for a restaurant after going to the market nearby and we came across this one. We asked if we can use the toilet facilities before ordering and the guy that was at the front guided us to the toilet. Midway the lady that was working there started complaining very loudly for some reason to the guy that guided us. We finished up very nicely but then when we were about to go up to order she started making us really uncomfortable then when we thanked her she kissed her teeth and started cleaning loudly which threw up off and made up choose another restaurant.

First visit here was amazing and we where excited to go back. However, the service was incredibly slow and the atmosphere was so flat the second time. Food was good but not as hot as it could be. Shame really.

Muy delicioso buena atención y limpieza

pequeñito y no con muy buena pinta,pero me sorprendió la cantidad de comida y el sabor. muy bueno repetiría. tanto los burritos como las quesadillas super sabrosas. por ponerle un pero, la Margarita no tiene mucho sabor. muy interesante la cantidad de botes de salsas picantes que puedes probar

Stopped in for a quick bite while on our bus tour. Absolutely loved this place - food was delicious, not expensive and the girl working was great! Also, the portion was huge! I’d highly recommend.

With vegetarian options. Good food and acceptable prices. The employee was extremely nice. Felt warm and welcome

Staff were amazing and the margs were delish. I’ll be back ! 10/10 x

Overcooked, tasteless, utterly disappointing. Won't be back.

Really nice food, friendly staff and great value.

Fantastic Mexican street food. Huge portions and fantastic value for money.

Amazing! Was a cold wet day and was in desperate need of hot food! Food was delicious and very well priced! Will definitely return.

Pretty terrible food. I can safely say that I am not the only person to say that. The tacos weren't too good, were cold and runny, impossible to eat. I can't imagine how this could be better at any point - just a low quality restaurant for tourists

One * is still too much for this place. Worst customer service we faced in the city. The staff calling me “buddy” and talking to me like we were friends.. and no, he wasn't trying to be friendly. Not even willing to explain the menu or what they were serving. Acting annoyed when I asked for tissues(as ofc they didn't provide with the meal)and commenting out loud with their friends in the shop, while his shift, the clients! Food also disgusting. I would never come back and not recommend it.

As a long time customer I was very much looking forward to a burrito. I arrived at 21:08 on a Saturday night, given the 22:00 closing time advertised online, and was told not very pleasantly that they had closed early due to lack of business. Given that I was about to provide business, this was not only disappointing but a little insulting, and I left hungry. Two stars reflective of the quality of the food from my previous visits, otherwise it would be blacklisted for general lack of customer awareness.

The food was delicious! Reasonably priced and the staff are really friendly! Would recommend 10/10!!

It has amazing price and food. Also has a bus stop infrastructure of the hotel so it's very easy to get to Edinburgh.

Really friendly staff and great food.

I have concluded that Edinburgh is severely lacking in the Mexican cuisine scene. Whilst the ingredients themselves were decent, I nearly cried when the guacamole, sour cream, and salsa were cooked into my quesadilla. Incredibly sad. Also, the menu online is out of date. There are only premixed frozen margaritas on the menu, despite a healthy selection of tequila. Some fresh limes and authentic salsa would do this place wonders. My boyfriend, who has not had nearly enough Mexican food in his lifetime, would like it to be known that he still enjoyed his tacos.

The person who prepared our tacos was super kind and fast. Unfortunately, the tacos were not good, the salsa was very cold and wasn’t tasty (tasted like jar salsa). Meat was kind of tough. Didn’t taste Mexican, sorry 😔

Fresh food, cute shop, kind staff. Recommended.

Amazing Mexican food, had the loaded burrito and absolutely loved it. Great staff and atmosphere.

Small Mexican street food place. I had a naked burrito with the pulled pork and spicy salsa. Very tasty.

I live Mexican food, so I always try Mexican restaurants when I can and this one was not on my top anything list. Plain rice, meat and beans had no flavour and the margaritas were extremely salty. Definitely not worth a repeat visit from me. Service was quick and friendly though.

We were hoping for some tasty Mexican street food as that was the impression from outside. Unfortunately food was awful, tasteless and runny salsa, cold rice and meat in our burritos. Girl working there was nice but seemed to be new to it as very slow. On top of that weren't wearing gloves when preparing food and rolling burritos. We were watching her for a bit after and no sign of washing hands between customers and after handling cash. Very disappointed.

Very slow service, food was good though

Good food, good price and friendly staff

Went in on Friday evening about 7pm and joined the queue. Two couples left the queue and walked out, I should have done the same but there was only a couple of people in front now. Stood waiting for 20 minutes in the deadly silent cramped space. The staff were pleasant but not nearly I'm a rush, maybe some music would kick them into gear. They seemed to only process one item on the order at a time regardless of the fact there were two of them and two presses. Unsurprisingly the food was mediocre at best.

Food was ok, but staff touched food with their hands without using any gloves or sanitizing them. I ordered tacos, and, according to the menu, they were supposed to be filled with meat and beans, but I had to pay for meat separately and didn't get any beans.

Nice little place. Tacos 🌮 were good.

Pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff, but overall the food was not very tasty (we tried several tacos as well as nachos). It would do the trick as comfort food after a few pints nearby, but I would not recommend to anyone looking for traditional Mexican food.

Quesadilla wasn't very good. And it was highly concerning that the counter worker taking and serving orders was clearly ill, with fits of uncontrollable coughing.

I visit this place every time I visit Edinburgh… I really love the Tacos here, great food, great staff, very helpful and patient and you can’t go wrong with a cheeky frozen Mary before my trip home. Love this place 👌🏼

A big portion of over priced tasteless rubbish, quiet for a reason I soon realised. This wasn't street food but sat in tubs waiting to be slopped into a burrito that it poured out like soup. On the one hand the two cocktails we had were good but there was only one type of 4 actually avaliable. Note to management this type of food needs lots of spice and flavour, looks like you ran out of that as well as the alcohol. Staff pleasant though but they did recommend the food....

Ate there twice over a few days. First time ordered online, paid for various extras and found that barely any of them had been added once we got home to eat (no lettuce, no tortilla chips, wrong beans, no salsa). Not ideal, but the food tasted excellent and we let it slide. Decided to go in and order the second time. Still missing lots of their ingredients (maybe brexit supply issues?). I told them I had a milk allergy, but was concerned that a bit of cheese ended up in my burrito and it was clear that it was a complete mess behind the counter. These things happen, so again, let it slide. However, all in all, I would summarise that the food is really delicious, but it's a toss up as to which ingredients are in stock and if you do decide to order online, expect to get mildly ripped off if they don't have a certain ingredient on the day.

Average food, fair prices, but I wouldn't come back. Not sure why but the ladies that made my burrito didn't use any gloves ... and she did the same with all orders before me too and didn't wash her hands after.. I wanted to question it but the service was so slow that after waiting for our turn for 15 mins I just was hungry and didn't want to tell anything anymore, just decided not to come back. We ordered burritos and tacos, on the menu it said that tacos come with beans and slow cooked beef, however, in reality the filling for tacos was exactly the same as for burritos - what is the sense of trying different things then? Food was okay, but i guess you don't need to go somewhere to eat this kind of tacos, nothing special. Don't recommend this place to anyone.

Nice staff, good pricing. Quesadillas were great. The tacos weren't crispy and tasted stale, therefore the 3*.

The food was really nice..however at the time of our visit, they had no tequila or corona’s which is buzzard for a Mexican place

Small restaurant. But best staff and so best service. Best burritos in town. So DON'T MISS IT.

The food was of average standard, which can be understood since this is a budget restaurant. The person taking my order made each individual dish as I was placing my order- wouldn't it be better to take the full order, make the food and have all dishes ready at the same time? However, the worst part was trying to get enough napkins for the four of us. Were we supposed to share paper serviettes? I wouldn't recommend this place, which I guess won't matter, since it's in the Grassmarket and they'll never be short of customers.

Brilliant, cheap food. Lovely, friendly staff.

Awesome burrito! We came from Oxfordshire in England and there’s a burrito chain where we’re from called Mission Burrito, but after having there, I can’t quite decide if this one is even better! We’ll definitely go back again!

Small little Tequila & food bar There Tequila slushies are super tasty The staff are friendly and accommodating They have indoor and outdoor seating

My family and I happened upon El Toro Loco on a visit to Edinburgh today. The food was utterly amazing, so tasty and fresh, the woman who served us was great with us and made sure we were fed well. We will be back on our next visit.

On the plus side the food was nice although the Nacho sides were way too small. In terms of feedback, I'm afraid the staff seemed disinterested and failed in some of the basics of customer service.

We chose this place to enjoy some Mexican food. The decor was amazing but the menu was confusing and the quantities rather small. Drink choices were also limited. Its a diner with some Mexican decorations

I bought a loaded burrito that was was smaller than the regular size one. The burrito was cold and the rice was hard. It used to be a good place to eat, now it's just awful.

Really loved their tacos. Must try them.