Toreros Tapas Restaurant & Bar in Eastbourne

Booked a table here for the evening but then was told we could only order bread because the grill had been turned off. Was nowhere near closing time and ruined our evening.

Food is amazing, really tasty but be prepared to wait. We waited for about 40 minutes between starter and main course and there was only about 6 tables in use

An outstanding restaurant with a fantastic menu. The flavors were unique and delicious, and the presentation was stunning. The staff were attentive and knowledgeable. A top-notch dining experience!

Absolute joke! Booked on the website for 5pm. Arrived and two guys sat outside. We walked inside and said we had a table booked when they walked in to be told they opened at 6…the owners son was very arrogant and phoned someone who said they’d be there in 5 minutes. We sat outside the two guys went to sit inside and at no point came out to say “would you like a drink whilst you wait…?” Walked in and said it was okay we’ll find somewhere to eat. Mentioned not asking about a drink. Met with “Okay mate!” Not as far I could ascertain were even Spanish as every Spaniard I’ve dealt with have been so delightful. AVOID AT ALL ACCOUNTS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE! Shocking!!

First visit and was impressed. Excellent food, not expensive. A lovely atmosphere and great service. Thanks.

I dined there on 3 occasions, each time the food was very good and the staff was very friendly.

My first day here in Eastbourne and it was perfect.

My first day here in England and the meal was perfect and very good

Good tapas food could of been hotter

An authentic Spanish restaurant in Eastbourne. We dined there on Christmas Day several years ago. I recommend it.

Great location with great cuisine and incredibly friendly and entertaining service! Sometimes you run out of table space and it can get noisy as soon as the tables fill up, but it doesn't really detract for me!

Really enjoyed our lunch - excellent food witg great choice of tapas. Friendly and attentive service would definitely recommend.

A little quiet when we visited, but the restaurant was comfortable, with good food and service - could offer more dishes for vegetarians.

Hubby, Teen Son & myself dined here on a Saturday night in August. First impressions were mixed, but as we had booked in advance on the strength of previous reviews, we withheld judgement. We were right to, as the food was fantastic. We like Tapas & have eaten at various establishments, but we all agreed this was these were the best Tapas dishes we'd ever had this far. The lamb/mint dish is particularly good, along with the beef medallions in red wine. The cost was quite reasonable, considering the restaurant's proximity to Eastbourne sea front. The only slight negative was that Service was a little on the slow side as the Restaurant got busier & busier. Overall, this place might not impress much at first glance, but it is well worth a visit for the fantastic food served. Probably best to book in advance at weekends.

Lovely tapas, reasonably priced, great service. Recommended

We had reserved a table as the town was busy due to AirShow. We were greeted cheerfully and given a choice of inside or outside tables. Service throughout was friendly and efficient. The restaurant was busy and there was a short wait for some dishes but considering almost everything is cooked from scratch that wasn’t unreasonable. Our granddaughter loved the mussels and prawns, and we all appreciated the authentic flavours. We shall definitely return!

We had a great experience here! It was extremely busy as hundreds of people were wandering the streets, looking for something to eat between the end of the air show and the beginning of the firework display. Toreros was perfect for the occasion. The staff were hugely energetic and good humoured, the food was delicious and the ambience was buzzing!

Absolutely loved the food the service was excellent. Couldn't fault it!! Would definitely recommend and go again ❤️

Food was disappointing having been to other Spanish tapas

Once again we had an amazing meal at Toreros. The mussels were out of this world! All of the dishes were delicious and the staff are very friendly. Look forward to our next visit

Visited for lunch, had starters followed by paella and sangria all lovely,portions were generous will definitely visit again .Staff were friendly highly recommend

The restaurant needs to improve its service quality and quality and qty of servings.

We came here as a family for an early dinner and across our group, we ordered a range of food from vegan options to chicken, to seafood and paella. The food was beautiful and the staff were friendly and helpful. The portions were generous too. My allergies were well managed too by the helpful chef. We will definitely be back!

I had some delicious tapas here today! Our group had a wide variety of tapas and paella and everything was lovely. The staff were friendly and the chef came and spoke to me to make sure they dealt with my allergies correctly. The vegan and gluten free food they made for me was wonderful! The portions were generous too. We will definitely be back and would thoroughly recommend it.

Great food , great company , great atmosphere, couldn't ask for more . Good table service . Located just a short walk from the seafront .

had a very nice time with the family here, the seafood tapas had sardinas and swordfish both was fresh and well cooked, same with the chicken tapas pollo combo deep fried chicken breast,

Very nice food, we had paella valenciana and it was delicious! We also had some tapas it was also great

Was here on Friday night and the place was soo busy love everything about this restaurant. The tapas are amazing and very enjoyable. Definitely coming back.

Leckeres Essen, preislich schon recht hoch.

Food was delicious but I completely lost my appetite when the third jug of sangria arrived with a cockroach floating on top! When we finally managed to get a waiter to come over he apologised, removed the jug and glasses quickly and gave us another jug. However his apology was brief. The manager said nothing when he came to ask if we wanted more food. I asked if he realised we had had a cockroach in the sangria and he said Yes that’s never happened before. That was all. I would have apologised profusely and said the meal was on the house. When we got the bill they had taken off the third jug of sangria. We told them we felt they shouldn’t charge us for any of the sangria so they took it off the bill but to be honest I would have expected them not to charge us at all. It completely ruined the meal for me.

Food was excellent. It was near the end of the evening but we weren't rushed or even felt that we should be .

Worst experience ever. We ordered one of the menu because they said it was more than enough for 3 people, turns out it wasn't enough even for two. Everything was without flavour, tasted like nothing so we raised a complaint to one of the waiters who replied: "what am I supposed to do with this food now? Bring it home?" while the other one took it personal and started accusing us of wanting to eat for free. How is that even possible if we left everything? Rude and arrogant, he didn't want to let us go, acting as he was the justice, threatening us that he would have humiliated us in front of everyone and he called the police that probably laughed at him. We ended up leaving an amount that covered what we actually ate and drank on the table and left. I am a manager in a restaurant and if I speak or act with my customers the same way he did with us, the company I work for would rip my contract in my face and kick me out.

Amazing restaurant! The staff were so helpful and happy. The food was incredible! So much choice we ordered so many things and all of them were delicious! Can’t wait to visit again!

Restaurant smelled of rotting bins and there were a lot of flies. Food was overpriced, a bit over cooked and portions were small. Paid £16 for a jug of sangria which tasted like it had zero alcohol in it, juice cheap juice. Spanish music would have been nice instead of the slipknot style hard rock stuff. Won’t return.

We had a great meal. The food was excellent very relaxed and good service.

Lovely food but is a bit pricey. Very laid back service but also friendly. Atmosphere would be better with some Spanish music and maybe slightly different decor. Definitely worth a visit - the food is very good.

A very atmospheric restaurant with a family run feeling. It's like being away on holiday!! Super food, thoughtful, friendly, attentive service!!!

Absolutely fabulous seafood paella!!! Yes, you have to wait for it, but it's worth it.

Never known a restaurant shut at 8 still won’t be going back

So so so so nice over there! Service was excellent, we felt like home! Our children were warmly welcomed and served! The tapas were simply heaven on earth! Gambas in garlic, calamari, patatas bravas with homemade mojo rojo sauce, spanish beer (estrella) and fresh margarita in jugs

While wandering around the city, I stumbled upon a nice restaurant and had a great time enjoying their tapas, especially the prawn tapas. The service was good too.

Super yummy tapas lunch. Meat so tender and tasty. Service was friendly and attentive

Very delicious food! My partner and I loved it

Had a lovely birthday meal at torero’s! First time we’ve been in ages and the food was so good, the rest of my family’s first time & they loved it. Would recommend!

Very good Spanish tapas, delicious calamari

Excellent bank holiday lunch, great mussels in a creamy sauce you want to eat the plate excellent

Lovely tasty food here! We had tapas between 4 adults, the waiter recommended 12 dishes for us which was the perfect amount. Reasonably priced and the sangria was nice too. Would eat here again.

Low quality food reheated by bored dudes on their phones. My partner has just had to pull into services to find a loo in some hurry. You join the dots.

This has become mine and my husbands go too place when we have an evening. The food is authentic and super tasty, the staff are a love bunch. In last night and even though it was a very quiet monday evening, there was still a nice atmosphere. Cant wait to go back again.

Service and food was excellent even though we arrived as they were closed but owner served us and cooked. Highly recommended.

Prijs kwaliteit verhouding was redelijk. Gastvrij personeel.

Not a place I'd visit again. Only nice dish we had was the Spanish potato omelette. Apart from that it was below standard.

Rushed Service and food did nothing to make me want to return. Not really sure how it claims to have a Spanish theme. Don't like giving poor reviews so may have been just a bad day. It did seem somewhat understaffed so maybe that was the problem .

AVOID IF YOU CAN! EXPENCIVE AND TASTELESS FOOD Worst tapas I ever had. First sangria is nothing like sangria but fuzzy lemonade with wine and old fruits. The colour is strange as well. Food is aweful, very cheap but they are selling overpriced. We had beef, chicken, potatoes bravas, mushrooms, churico, spinach and cheese, paella. Not even one dish was good. Tasteless, without salt and seasoning. Paella is instant rice with some frozen mussels hardly to find in that rice. I wouldn't recommend in worst nightmares. After everything they charge you for bread and oil which we didn't order. WORST RESTAURANT I EVER BEEN.

The worst restaurant I have ever been to. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE! Red flag #1 - None of the staff speak a word of Spanish, run by Romanians who do not understand Spanish food. Red flag #2 - The sangria we ordered to drink was so bad, cloudy, tasteless. Cheapest wine and shop bought cheap lemonade no doubt. Should have left at that point. The food was an insult to Tapas, all 7 dishes we ordered were bland, cheap, strange tasting. This is the kind of place where everything is about getting the cheapest ingredients in. The Paella was just bland rice with a few mussels thrown in, chicken dishes that tasted like doner kebab, the chorizo was not chorizo but cheap salami. They will also try to con you for 5 slices of tesco tiger loaf, charging £4.95 for that with some oil to dip in. Will be contacting trading standards for them to investigate this criminal enterprise.

What a find, love the food here. The kebabs, prawns, potatoes and wine is lovely

great tapas especially Garlic Prawns which were the best I have tasted service friendly

Ordered paella. Was not good, definitely not Spanish paella! Barely any chicken or chorizo. Dry rice, not paella rice. Very expensive for not a nice lunch. Disappointing, would not recommend.

Wouldn't recommend, portions where bland, dry and tasted nothing like "authentic" Spanish food, paella for "2" came in the smallest dish definitely not for sharing and tasted nothing like a paella. Very overpriced for what you get. Wouldn't recommend to anyone.

Great food but the wait was too long

First time faced a racism in a restaurant and very rude behaviour by the person in charge.

Worst customer service the person the restaurant is very much rude and kind of racist as he has given us a corner for 3 in a table designated for 2 and when we refused he just asked us to get out. Worst experience in terms of customer service. I felt people shouldn't be considered in terms of skin color

Extremely rude and worst customer service we ever had in UK.Person in charge of the restaurant showed racial discrimination to us and we had to literally leave.

It’s nothing like Spanish tapas and I am so sorry to state it. I don’t think that this place has return customers. Price is fine as you agree with the price in a menu when making an order , don’t like it don’t order but food itself has no taste , paella should not event be called that, it a dry rice bawl. It’s a shame really as I would love to like it.

Mega Service. Tolle Beratung und exzellentes Essen.

Unaufmerksame Bedienung, katastrophale Paella!

OVERPRICED...small portions.....flavourless...felt like a fast food restaurant...totally dissapointment and would not recommend or go there again

The Paella at this restaurant was superb! Staff were courteous and there was a pleasant lunchtime atmosphere.

First came here when we came to Eastbourne five years ago and just had to come back for their delicious tapas. Staff are exceedingly friendly and would recommend without hesitation.

Suggested to come here for dinner with a friend as I had been before twice with an ex girlfriend back in 2019. Ordered a seafood paella costing £30 for two people. We got given two little plates and an absolute joke of a portion of paella. We were shocked! Once we asked the miserable waiter about the portion size he said it has been as such for the 10 years he has worked there, however I have ordered the paella one of the previous times I dinned at this restaurant and it was enough for two people and even took a small left over box home. This time we left starving and feeling so annoyed and stupid for having been completely mugged off for such a pathetic meal. Pure robbery Never again

The food wasn’t good enough for the price, very poor quality

Lovely place with great food. The staff are lovely and helpful. Recommended a dish for our little son which he loved. Definitely eat here if you can, the food is very tasty. The beef was super tasty and melt-in-your-mouth soft. The piri chicken had a good level of spice to it. The paella was flavoursome.

Very friendly service from the start to finish, food was amazing we had to order more! Must visit!! Thank you so much 👏👏👏

As per usual we were v disorganised and had not booked. It was the Friday of the Bank holiday jubilee weekend, despite being v busy they fitted us in. Food smelt and tasted so good, they were lovely with the kids and we had a lovely relaxed meal. Thank you.

Best tapas you can find in Eastbourne, friendly staff overall a very good experience !

Tasty dishes with lots of choices for vegetarians.

Poor service recommend to avoid

Tried this restaurant because I really fancied a paella and I regretted that I didn’t go for a fish and chips instead. The waiter placed the cutlery on the table without giving as any tissue. At least they were all polite. And then the food came. Worst ever paella I’ve tried. Don’t recommend.

Horrible atention, the owner of the place wanted us to rent an apartment and he talks to us all the time about it. the paella was reheated, it had been in the fridge for at least a month. Very high price, I would never return in my life. Sing the Argentinians Horrible atención el dueño del lugar queria que le alquilamos un departamento y nos hablo todo el tiempo de eso. la paella era recanlentada, tenia por lo menos un mes en la heladera. precio muy elevado, no volveria jamas en la vida. firman los Argentinos 12-01-22

Nice friendly staff and nice tapas. Lots of options and delivered quickly. Estrella on draught, lovely spot in the sunshine. Go here, it's good.

GO! food and service is fantastic. We had 6 tapas for the 2 of us, perfect. Lighting could be a bit dimmer as quite bright and stark, but a great evening. Thank you

Great tapas really enjoyed the food, friendly staff, if you like Spanish food then definitely worth a visit.

Lovely varied menu, fab meal, helpful staff who are more than happy to advise on choices if you are unsure , a real 'find' whilst we were in the area

Aunt bessies frozen potatoes, uncle bens rice for paella and chewy untasty beef. Definitely not Spanish food!

Nice tapas!... Definitely will return when in Eastbourne

Visited with my husband during a road trip. I had the best paella ever! Authentic and so much seafood in it. The staff were wonderful, Spanish natives who knew how to cook well. Simple yet clean and cozy environment Will visit again.

The food was delicious have a tapas set meal for 2 and there was more than enough food. The staff were very friendly and had a lovely atmosphere. Will definitely be returning ☺️

Toreros is an unassuming looking tapas restaurant - but the food is tasty and filling and reasonably priced. The night we went the service was prompt and efficient.

How can you have a tapas restaurant that does not have croquetas, jamon iberico, or chorizo (that isn't beef)? Staff polite and friendly, food experience was not great. Prawns were over cooked. Disappointing, as read some reviews before and thought it would be good. As soon as we saw the menu, we were disappointed. As someone before mentioned, those good reviewers have probably not experienced authentic tapas.

This place is well worth a visit! Been here several times and ALWAYS amazing food and service! Sergio and his team are very attentive! Come, try, enjoy!! :)

Great Spanish food and wine, attentive and friendly service.

We had a lovely meal here on a quiet Tuesday night. It's hard to get enough veggies when dining out but we had a couple of seafood dishes and several vegetarian tapas between the two of us, which were all very tasty. Be warned, though, the Spanish tortilla is enormous! The roasted veg with a big slice of goat's cheese is delicious, especially the little green roasted peppers (padron peppers?) I explained I have an intolerance to tomatoes, so I'm not sure if they changed the recipe specially for us but, if they did, it was seamless, with none of that air of disapproval that you sometimes get. We also had a nice bottle of cava and the creme catalan - well, we had been very healthy with all that veg!

My husband and I went to Eastbourne last summer. We were at night searching for a restaurant to have dinner, but eveything was closed apart from Toreros, which was about to close. We're grateful that they decided to stay open for us to have dinner. We had a good time. The staff was friendly, the service was quick and the food we had was overall good even though the owners and staff members aren't spanish. I just wish the prices were less expensive.

Had a lovely, reasonably-priced meal at Toreros this week. Hard to choose our favourites but the prawns in garlic, chicken ti-tin & the pimentos were all wonderful. Meatballs were fab too!

On a short trip with my wife and son…walked by this place and decided to give it a go.What a mistake.Friendly enough staff but the food was dreadful.We decided on the set menu.9 tapas dishes priced at £19.95 per head.Hugely overpriced.For our money we received.Salad, 1 piece garlic bread, 1 meat ball, 1 1/2 bite sized piece of chicken in sauce, two types of potato with sauce (most definitely frozen roast spuds), garlic mushrooms , 3 calamari rings….and microwaved uncle Ben’s rice.Shocking. Not worth it at all for the money, and it’s seriously not even authentic food.You could knock that lit up at home for £2 a head tops.So, food and two pints for me, 2 glasses of wine for her and 1 coke for junior just cost £90.Should have gone for a curry.Disappointed and feel completely stung.

The staff don't speak Spanish, the rice is £5.50 and it's a tiny portion, and is below uncle Ben's microwaveable packets level. The tap water is below average tap water too. The beef was in quite a nice sauce though so I enjoyed eating; and the food is clean (healthy) so if you really need to eat a clean meal of meat and rice then it's ok. But for £12 oof. Whatever you do, don't get the batatas bravas.

We visited Eastbourne for a romantic getaway and popped into Toreros for an evening meal. The food was fab - pan catalan, swordfish tapas, mushrooms in white wine tapas, butter beans tapas and spinach tapas were absolutely delicious. All the food was freshly cooked and packed with wonderful flavours. So, if you're looking for a scrumptious meal in Eastbourne, Toreros IS definitely the place to go - very friendly and welcoming staff and a great, relaxed atmosphere - highly recommended - 5 stars across the board. Jacquelyn and Chris - London - 28/10/21

We visited as a family of 4 and had a great time! The staff were friendly and helpful, the menu had lots of variety for both meat and vege diets and the atmosphere was great. Certainly one of the best tapas meals I’ve had, the butter beans were amazing! We will be back!

Ate here at lunchtime a few weeks ago - chose the combined menu as a special treat so quite expensive. Nothing was fresh food, really bland or seemed to be tinned or processed. Not even served hot. Spanish cooking is amazing if done well but depends on the quality of the ingredients. This was so disappointing for us and such a waste of money.

We came here as a party of seven for our son’s 24th birthday. The staff are lovely and very friendly. The service was great and the food was yummy. Thanks, we will be back. 😊