Toro Toro

Incredible experience. Went to try the Miami Spice menu on a Sunday night with a friend visiting from out of town. Would recommend going at this time, as there was hardly anyone present, if you're looking for a more low-key evening. The food was absolutely stupendous! Absolutely nothing bad to say about a single one of the dishes. This place has one of the best steaks I have ever had at a restaurant. With the current Miami Spice deals it's an absolutely uncontested champion of value for what you get from it.

During our recent stay at the Intercontinental Hotel in Miami, we had the opportunity to dine at Toro Toro on a Saturday night, and it was a pleasant experience. Our evening began in the comfortable lounge area, where we enjoyed a couple of cocktails while watching a college SEC game on a large screen. The combination of sports, bar ambiance, great food, and attentive service made for an enjoyable start. Our server from the lounge also provided excellent service at our dining table. She was knowledgeable about the menu and even brought the head chef to our table for an introduction and to explain some of the dishes. We started our dinner with prawns, octopus, and pork belly, which were all satisfying. However, the highlights were the perfectly cooked filet mignon and the flavorful red snapper, along with a great wine list offering many worldwide options. We ordered a bottle of Medalla Malbec from Argentina, which had a very nice bouquet, medium to full body, dark ruby red color, low tannin, and a slightly dry finish. Our side dishes, including broccolini and lobster mac and cheese (amazing), were also well-prepared and delicious. The dessert options, such as flan, key lime pie, and various cakes, were tempting for those with room for dessert. The overall dining experience at Toro Toro was fantastic, with our high-top dining table and big screen TV adding to the ambiance, especially with the great service and tasty food. We would definitely consider returning on our next trip to Miami.

Yahaira was AMAZING! She recommended the skewer and BOY was she right. I tried the lamb for the first time…YUM! Lobster Mac and cheese? YESSIR! The MASHED POTATOES!? Heaven. I do not like the broccolini/asparagus though, undercooked and rough. Everything else, including Yahsira’s service, was PHENOMENAL. It’s worth eating here to try out! Unique good, unique drinks, great experience! Make sure you leave room in your pocket (pricey, but high quality).

It was a rainy evening and i was staying at the Intercontinental. It was my last of four nights in Miami and I'd had one exceptional Miami Spice dinners (at Gekko) followed by two not nearly as good (Hutong as Zuma). I was enjoying a delicious smoked old fashioned at the bar. I didn't want to leave the hotel in the rain, I wanted steak, and so i decided to try Toro Toro. I sat at the bar. Dinner was three courses. Course one was a tuna tostada. It was pretty. The flavors and textures were good. The textures were good as well. But two things i didn't care for... The tuna flavor was lost amongst everything else, and i really don't like eating in a nicer restaurant with my hands. Course two was a steak. It was a steak, cooked well. Good but not fantastic. Course three was tres leches. It was the best of the three courses. I left full. I would rather try new restaurants than return to Toro Toro. But I'll definitely come back for the old fashioned.

Another amazing dinner date with friends for the first time at this joint. Im going to skip the drinks not because they weren't good but because the food is just amazing here. To start the apps are so delicious and l'Il tell you which ones we liked the most so let me break it down for you.... The lomo saltado empanadas: tender and juicy beef tenderloin with avocado and soy sauce, melted mozzarella. The beef was so flavorful that I almost ordered seconds and everything just melted in my mouth. I guarantee you that when you try these you'd want to place an extra order, that good. Chicharrón de camarones: crispy shrimp, aji Amarillo, avocado and rocoto mint salsa. This tastes almost like a sweet and sour shrimp but crispy. Shrimp perfectly cooked and the crust was just amazing. Chaufa: one of the best chaufa(fried rice) to date. Rice cooked to perfection with chorizo and chicken and good portion. Grilled Octopus: I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that this is the best grilled octopus I've ever tasted. Tender to the core while charred on the outside and sitting on an amazing sauce, this is by far the best grilled octopus in town. It comes with a side of potato salad that is good but unnecessary if you ask me because this octopus needs nothing on the side. Chicken and chorizo croquettes: my wife absolutely enjoyed these croquettes so much she almost didn't share lol. Cheese board: five different cheeses including goat and mamchego with honey and fig jam. Skirt steak: medium well cooked perfectly and tender topped with plum, string potatoes and a delicious salsa verde. Mac and cheese: surprisingly a really delicious Mac and cheese at a Peruvian joint is shocking. La Bomba dessert: amazing presentation and very yummy. Chocolate sphere with berries, Dulce de Leche and strawberry ice cream, almond cookie crumbs, cheese mouse, vanilla and berry sauce all collapsed on the table over a plastic cover and big enough to share between four people. Cortadito cheesecake: least favorite and really nothing special. Having broken down the dishes I have to say that the service was top notch and possibly exceptional compared to other places we've been to. Our waitress was most attentive, friendly, helpful and interactive. Going for the parrillada type dish for two people next time we come here.