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Fried chickpeas are served for guests to nibble on while they peruse the extensive selection of tapas. The menu features both traditional and fusion-inspired dishes, creating a confluence of fresh Oregon and...
citysearch.com - expert review - 11/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went there tonight for the first time on a date night with my wife. Showed up at 5:30 and was seated immediately. Food was flat out incredible. Spicy fritters, bacon wrapped dates, grilled scallops,…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We went at 5Pm on Thursday and had no wait at all. Plus no one else had a wait for the next hour. It's definitely not like tapas in Spain (more complex and much more expensive). The room is quite loud…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Toro Bravo is one of those consistent pleasers that I know I can always rely on when out-of-towners descend on my kitchen and all they can find is beer, a full spice rack, and frozen spinach. Service…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went with my ma and pa and sig oth for Pappy's day...we waited only 30 minutes at 8:00 PM on a Sunday. We were seated in the very center of the hiply decorated locale. The place was buzzing with…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A friend and I went to Portland last weekend mostly to eat and hang out. This place had been recommended to me on Fodor's travel forum but our dinner plans were for Montage where old Seattle-ite…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to hang out. Go early or late - or you'll be waiting for a table for at least a glass or two of wine. And, you'll need to be nice to the hostess if it's busy...she can get a little short…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food was spectacular and while I do not claim to be a foody by any means I just want to say that it is worth any crowd, yuppies or no yuppies, and wait time, and also worth the money (reasonable!)…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came here on a Sunday and got seated at the bar because all the tables were occupied. Great staff; everyone is very friendly. I was not disappointed with one dish. I do have to mention that the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went here recently. I now totally get it. We had to wait about 15 minutes, but drank some sangria, chatted with others -- when we were seated, we were comped for our wait with a fried anchovy and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Portland needs more casual dining that actually has GOOD food, and Toro Bravo fills the bill. Styled after the delicious "pub grub" of Spain, there is a two-page menu that changes often. Highlights…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I just have to say this. I have eaten (and cooked) at some of the finest restaurants in this country. EAT HERE! Flawless Food. PS. If you think the lamb is gamey it means you don't like lamb, That's…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I consider myself a foodie and have had the opportunity to travel to many places domestic and international, and I'm going to go ahead and list Toro Bravo as my favourite restaurant in the Portland,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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After reading the article in Portland Monthly about Toro Bravo, I had to try it. Anyone who complained about the food or service is crazy! Everything was excellent (sherried chicken liver mousse, squid ink...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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Last night my son and I sat in front of the kitchen and experienced some of the best service I've ever had anywhere. We were promptly seated by one young lady, then served with aplomb by another, who...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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Ok, so I will give it to them, the food is good. The service however, leaves ALOT to be desired. I'm in the service industry as well, and when people come into my place of business I do my best to make them...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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As noted, the wait here was brutal. We waited nearly an hour and half to get seated on a Thursday. Luckily the waitstaff will call your phone, so you can go have some drinks down at Wonder in the mean time....
citysearch.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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My favorite place now -- it definitely deserves Portland Monthly's award of best Portland restaurant! The only negative is that they don't take reservations, because unless you're standing outside when they...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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We drove across town and were disappointed. They are definitely trying and do a decent job and tapas, but most things we had (after waiting forever) were underwhelming, some wierd flavor combinations, not...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
In a word: meh. The service was good, but the food was not of the "knock your socks off" quality that I was expecting. All I've heard about Toro Bravo has been positive buzz, so I went in expecting…
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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The buzz in town is big right now. The lines are super long (a full 1 3/4 hrs wait for a table for two for us tonight.) The place is packed. The food was .....mediocre, at best, after we had come to our senses...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a pretty low class mofo. So take my word with a grain of salt. Anyone who knows me, understands how I feel about Tapas, so I'll spare you that rundown. Here's what I will say... tasty...oh yeah,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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OK, so we had to wait a while, but at least there was a cozy (read: not for the clausterphobic) waiting area where we enjoyed delicious cocktails. I had a blood.orange/vanilla vodka drink that was delish and...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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My husband and I went there on a Thursday night, we got there about 6:40pm and were told there was a 40 minute wait. The hostess recommended the bar next door to wait and have a drink and to check back in 30...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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The wait described in so many reviews is real. The waiting area is seemingly comfortable, but becomes claustrophobic, especially as the wait staff urges you to order more with no space to put it. An hour wait...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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The food at Toro Bravo was excellent, and the hostess as well as the servers were courteous and attentive. The portion sizes were appropriate to tapas, and our party of five enjoyed the opportunity to sample a...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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If you are truly a northwestern foodie you have to try this place. My husband and I have been dining all along the west coast for 27 years now and currently this is one of our favorites places to eat. Hubby...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
food=love..this place is love=food! tapas=small dish. eat these:
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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Over the last six months I have heard so much about this place and was really excited to eat there. Word is that you need to make reservations for a week night because there can be up to an hour and a half...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
we got there at 5:15 and there was a hour wait already. impressive! we opted to eat and sit at the waiting area which worked fine for us.
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My first review on Yelp has to be my newest Fave, Toro Bravo. First, not only is it conveniently located in my neighborhood (like you care, but I do--I can friggin walk home!), but seriously…
yelp.com - user review - 01/31/2008
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i have now been here three times. the first in september, then in november and most recently over the holidays. while the wait times have gotten progressively longer, the food has only gotten better! my last...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is crowded for a reason. John Gorham, a veteran of the Portland food scene, now has his own place to do it his way and it ROCKS. It's a fact , PDX is an early food town. On a Thursday…
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2008
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I gave this place three tries but now they're out. Everytime long wait with very rude waitstaff. Inconsistent food - very surprised from what I keep reading and an overall mediocre experience everytime. Keep...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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Ok, I have been here several times and I have had GREAT! food each time. The steak is the best and so was everything we ordered. Great wait person, she was helpful and made great recomendations. I was treated...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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We all know there's a wait, so go at an off hour. We got there at 5:30 on a Tuesday and were seated immediately, but it was out the door by 6:00 PM. Not a good place to plan on showing up with no reservation...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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So I don't have a lot of experience with "Tapas" but I would hope that it is not like this everywhere. We waited 45 minutes late on a Tuesday night. Actually, we tried to go on a Friday but when we got there...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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Went during the week and was disappointed with the service, the glassware (sorry, I need a stem on my wine glass) and the flavors. I've been to Spain and not very authentic. Seems like the hype has gone to...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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The manager of this restaurant is both rude and unprofessional. Word of advice to those who make reservations.....if you make your reservation for 5 pm (the time they open) you will have to stand outside in...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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The place is packed, so maybe I don't have enough of a Portland palate, but I've been to Spain a couple of times and this is not not the second coming. Luckily we had a group of 7, so we could make a...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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I'd heard so much good stuff about this place I didn't mind the 45 minute wait, or the rushed and harried staff, I just wanted to try some of the good food. And I suppose it did taste pretty good...all two...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Bravo, Toro, Bravo! I stepped into Toro Bravo off of the still-in-gentrification-process N. Russell St. It was surprisingly quiet for 9:45pm on a Saturday night. I felt like I was stepping into a San…
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I first arrived they told us that it would be a 1.5~2 hour wait for 6 of us. There was NO WAY that any food is worth 1.5~2 hour wait....but something happened and they were able to get us in…
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2007
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sure the wait is long. i've gone and it's been no wait and then i've gone and there has been a 2 hour wait, but each time i was quoted a time, it' s been right on the money or shorter. it's up to you whether...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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Long long LONG wait. I understand that this place is en vogue right now, but the food and service are merely good, it's too expensive, and we had to wait almost TWO HOURS to get in. This didn't end up being...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is a new restaurant in the new NE Portland, i.e. more yuppies. I went with a party of 6, glad i called beforehand because there was an hour wait. The wait was fine as I read about calling ahead…
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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I went to Toro Bravo a few months ago, and feel a little rusty on the details. But reading the two other reviews that are up for them, I thought I would put in my two cents to defend them. We called ahead for...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
| | | | C Every time I see Toro Bravo on Yelp, I want to go and | |_ O-/ | | O check it out. But I never did.
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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Smileyj06: pay attention - ever heard the saying "you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover"? Maybe you should try not judging a vegetable by it's name... What is the Singing Pig Farm? www.singingpigfarm dot...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was our 3rd attempt at trying to go to Toro Bravo, and finally we were able to get a table in a reasonable amount of time. Most of our wait times in the past were 2 hours or more (i'm too…
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As much as people complain about waiting for a table, apparently they misjudged its popularity to its great food. I highly recommend this place for a nice double date or a good parent-visiting place.…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
highlighted in portland monthly as one of 2007's best of... i am sorry to say that i beg to differ. a rude and snippy hostess, less-than-ordinary bar protocol, and a ridiculously long wait time…
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dios Mio! You don't even know how amazing this restaurant is, do you? You don't even know! Maybe you know...they've been getting a ton of press lately. One of them dang weeklies voted them best…
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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My boyfriend and I decided to try this place out last night. We had to wait about 40 minutes, little surprising for a Wednesday evening. I didn't care for the hostess too much, she was stern about not letting...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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This is the best tapas I have tried in Portland. I went on my birthday with a few people and we tried almost everything on the menu. All the food was seasoned perfectly, seasonal, and in nice portions.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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we've been tapas addicts for a long time and our first visit to toro bravo was a real treat. we had a party of six and once we got seated the service and the food were outstanding. we probably ordered 20...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Toro Bravo far exceeded my expectations. This newish tapas bar snuggled up next to the Wonder Ballroom is classy and refined, and their menu even more so. Having spent a good chunk of time in Espana…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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Checked out this place before a show and glad I did. Super good food. I'll come here again as the tapas are amazing.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2007
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I was apprehensive. Hot new tapas restaurant, that description could easily mark doom. But wow! The white sangria was amazing, and since I went with four people I got to try a lot of dishes, and they were each...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/01/2007
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Unlike some tapas joints in town the food tastes reasonably good (scallops definitely recommended) but the overall experience was less than we had hoped. The fritters were small and oddly cheesy but at least...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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I thought this place was fantastic. The previous reviewer ("Although I had never had tapas before") seemed to miss the point. My take on this was that it was "authentic" tapas with NW ingredients to keep it...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/31/2007
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This is a new restaurant in the new NE Portland, i.e. more yuppies. I went with a party of 6, glad i called beforehand because there was an hour wait. The wait was fine as I read about calling ahead by a...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/14/2007
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We just had a wonderful experience at Toro Bravo last night. They don't take reservations, so we called ahead and put our names on the wait list. Apparently everyone was having a great time, so there was still...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2007
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When my husband and I heard a tapas bar opened in our area, we were excited as we have been looking for delicious small plates since our fave (bar pastiche) closed. Toro bravo is in the secret society ballroom...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So having returned from 2 months traveling around (and consequently) eating in Espana I was eager to try this Spanish tapas restaurant. It was not what I expected in terms of Spanish cuisine, although…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2007
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