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    Toro Place Cafe

    4.0 (245 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 1:30 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Bleu bacon burger
    Monty H.

    Indoor and outdoor seating right between Monterey and Salinas. Perfect stop, came here after hiking at Toro park and grabbed a burger - portion was decent especially for the price. If you're hungry would recommend doubling the patties (at least one burger is a double) but everything tasted great especially the potato salad, and again, was kinda shocked at how decent the prices were just outside of Monterey. Will be back!

    Tuna Melt With French Fries.
    Michael H.

    So Here We Are At Toro Place Cafe Again, We Haven't Been Here For Awhile Even The Owner Said "Where Have You Been..??" So I Ordered The Pork Chop With Scrambled Eggs And Cheese Sourdough Toast, And Hash Browns..!! Cassandra Is Having The Tuna Melt With Fries And Water . And My Fiancée Ordered The Skirt Steak With Eggs, Hash Browns, With Eggs Over Medium.

    Denise A.

    Service here was great! They seems to know what they're doing and the cat is the best waiter. The fries are delicious and their burger is filling. Would love to come back to this cute cafe.

    Chilaquiles and scrambled eggs.
    Sheila P.

    Small cafe for breakfast and lunch. EST 1956. Looks like an old gas station/ market. Taken back when times may have been a bit simpler. I was greeted kindly and seated it has a very quaint feel and very clean. They have a board with morning specials as well as full breakfast menu. I ordered from the specials. Chilaquiles & eggs. It was served with beans and sour cream on the side. The chips were well dressed and the eggs fluffy and cooked perfectly. I ordered mild as I wasn't sure on heat level. I would probably go to medium next time just to up the heat level a bit. Chips were still crispy and slowly some soften up from heat of the eggs and sauce an onions. It was perfectly balanced and one of the best I've had. Coffee is fresh and hot and a nice medium blend with cream or flavor creamers on the side. Will definitely be back to try other items on the menu. They advertise best burgers. So will have to give that a try. Picked up a fresh house made cinnamon roll for tomorrow!

    Amy W.

    Well, first off, apologies for no photo of MY meal (I took photos of my husband's and my sister in laws , but I will paint a picture with words. I ordered the linguisa, eggs over easy, hashbrowns, and a biscuit. You do not see linguisa on menus very often, and it used to be a childhood favorite of mine, so I could not resist. It did not disappoint. Everything was tasty and satisfying. The biscuit was the fluffy kind, I prefer the crispy kind. Do not come here if you are in a rush though. The service is friendly and kind, but definitely on the slow side. It is the kind of place where you settle in, sip your coffee, and enjoy a leisurely breakfast. Worth the wait if you have the time.

    chicken fried steak with eggs and gravy
    Vivian L.

    Toro Place Cafe was a very average brunch place. Parking was pretty rough/awkward during 11:15am on a Saturday, but we managed since the place is located right next to the highway. We were seated very quickly outside on the patio which was very nice! It was a cloudy day and a bit cold outside, but only one of the outdoor heaters was working, out of the ~5 they had :( Service was not great but not horrible. When they served our food, they forgot to give me my side of fruit. We also asked for hot sauce (which every other table except us) and I think they forgot. We ended up asking another waitress after finally managing to flag them down and she quickly brought out my fruits (yum) & hot sauce. I was halfway done with my food though which kinda sucked because I was hungry and hot sauce is a necessity with my eggs! The chicken fried steak reminded of the free lunches I got in middle school It didn't seem like anything special to me-- just a fried slab of underseasoned chicken. I think I made a mistake choosing this, but my friend who got the eggs benedict said it was really good! He finished in 6 bites!!! Toro Place Cafe is a decent brunch spot but I didn't feel like it was anything special. I see a lot of folks bringing and pets here, which is pretty cool and nice. I also really enjoyed the patio but I wish the heaters worked or wished I came on a sunnier day. Thank you to the staff here that worked really hard to attend to my table! I imagine they were short staffed during the time I came.

    Cecille M.

    I've been here before with a group of friends and we had a horrible service experience so i haven't given it a thought again, but today my friends insisted that we give it another chance and we did. The foods that we ordered are just okay, it's not something that you would go back to over and over, it's a cute little cafe that needs some good aesthetics, the bathroom is clean though. I must say that service is still the same as last time that we went. They need to up their game on the service.

    Mushroom burger
    Josh L.

    We stopped by for lunch on a Saturday and we were thrilled with our order. I had the grilled chicken club and spouse had the mushroom burger. We enjoyed the patio dining and the food was terrific! If you are on Hwy 68 the Toro Cafe is a must stop!

    Guillermo R.

    Decent roadhouse cafe. I hear the cinnamon buns are amazing but always sold out by the time I arrive. Great meeting spot to carb up before hiking Ft Ord or a nice lunch spot after an epic hike. Good and solid diner. Friendly staff.

    Chicken fried steak
    Rak C.

    Good food good staff Its out of nowhere But worth a try!! If youre playing golf around here Eat your breakfast here! Very good!!!

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    Great for breakfast or lunch...can't go wrong with their burgers...love everything. Just remember, they get busy..

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