Juan was a consummate professional. This is proper old school Spanish food. Like going back in time but not stale in any way. Menu is extensive and classic in the sense the dish titles say it all - no flowery ingredient descriptions needed. Perfect temperature and seasoning of classic dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Chen
Great tasting food, friendly and helpful service. The baked snapper with house special sauce was good, albeit a bit salty. The restaurant does not allow us to open our own wines, so we ordered 3 bottles from the expansive wine list. Overall a memorable dinning experience. Will come back for sure. The setting and decor is along the classic and traditional theme.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Daniel
Great tasting food, friendly and helpful service. The baked snapper with house special sauce was good, albeit a bit salty. The restaurant does not allow us to open our own wines, so we ordered 3 bottles from the expansive wine list. Overall a memorable dinning experience. Will come back for sure. The setting and decor is along the classic and traditional theme.
Kevin C
A portal to another time with phenomenal service and high class old timey vibes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
John Grebe
Very beautiful restaurant with plenty of space, excellent service, and great food. Waiters and management were very kind to our large group and we will certainly plan a trip back.Kid-friendliness: They do not have high chairs/booster seats and there is nice decor within reach of small children but management was so kind to our 2 toddlers and went out of their way to interact with them and bring them sliced fruit to keep them entertained.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Members of our book club went to the Morgan Library for a tour after reading The Personal Librarian. Afterwards, we sauntered over to Toledo for lunch. What an amazing experience. We sat at a very large square table and were treated like royalty. The food was fabulous and the wait staff superb. I highly recommend Toledo.
Consistently excellent quality food. We love the garlic soup, house specialty baked snapper, lobster tails and delicious desserts. We always make time whenever in town to enjoy this restaurant. Highly recommend
barbara moore
My friend is elderly and likes a quiet restaurant with table covers which are now few and far between in NYC. We had dined here back before 2000 and decided to try it again for our holiday meal. Just perfect! The food was wonderful and service was excellent. Thanks for a memorable dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
SP1964
I love this place. Found it with Open Table a few months ago. I have gone back 3 more times. Excellent food. Wonderful staff. Quiet place for business or pleasure. I highly recommend.
diner4ever
Dined here with two friends the other night and it was a mixed bag. We didn't understand why they were rushing us to order two minutes after we sat down when the place was almost empty. We barely ordered cocktails and they were pressing us to order dinner and we hadn't even looked at the menu. When we did order, everything came out so quickly like they want to get us out as fast as possible. All the food was very good but instead of leaving what we ordered on the table, they served us everything and took away the serving dishes. We ordered garlic shrimp but since they didn't leave the serving dish, we didn't get to enjoy the sauce left on the plate with some bread. Ditto for the paella and the Mariscada with green sauce. I wish the service was more relaxed but don't think I will go back anytime soon.
My second favorite class in college was public speaking. My favorite assignment in said class was to talk about anything I wanted for 10 minutes. I chose to talk about bananas. There is only one type of banana that is commercially sold, the Cavendish. Since there is only one main type of banana, one disease that does not get along with our good old friend the Cavendish could wipe out nearly the whole population of bananas. This is what is happening now. Bananas are going extinct. If we could cross breed the Cavendish with another type of banana, then this new banana could have the genetic resistance to fight the new disease. But! Most Cavendish bananas do not have seeds, and you need seeds to cross breed (only 1 in 12,000 Cavendish bananas have a seed). In an effort to try and get ahold of a Cavendish banana which could cross-breed, scientists are crushing thousands of bananas in an attempt to find some seeds. To showcase this during my speech, I took a towel out of my backpack, laid the towel on the floor, and took out a ziploc bag with a banana. I looked around the room, and jumped on the banana, crushing it for everyone to see. Unfortunately, there was no seed to be found in my banana.Given that I am unable to solve the problem of bananas going extinct, I thought I might as well enjoy the glorious banana fruit while I still can. And that is certainly what I did at Toledo. The grey sole with bananas and hollaindaise sauce immediately caught my eye as I peered through the menu. My parents said “David, don’t get that”, but I got it anyways. I’m such a rebel.After an adequate amount of time in between order time and delivery time, the waiter came and lowered the plate in front of me. At first, I was confused, the bananas were nowhere to be found! But I soon realized they have been browned through cooking. I realize I am giving an incredible amount of detail right now without even telling you how the fish dish tasted! It was lovely. I have never had such a beautiful sweet fish before. It made me think, “why don’t we put bananas on everything!” I was beyond satisfied.At the end of my banana speech I said “Now the story of the banana is much more interesting than you probably imagined. Just as you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, don’t judge a banana by its peel” (for additional dramatic flare, at this moment I also brought an additional banana out of my backpack and unpeeled it while I said this line)Don’t judge a book by its cover, and don’t judge a grey sole by its banana.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Garywasthere
Everything was great. Loved the whole experience. The restaurant & servers were classy & very professional. The old world charm was enchanting. The food lived up to what we had expected, tastefully terrific. A little pricey but it was expected. We will be back.
It’s a 5* restaurant, but food had issues.Main courses were excellent, but did not ring especially Spanish.Went for lunch so could be a contributing factor, but the complimentary items are all off, the bread was served with butter and was decent, the potatoes seemed to be cooked in old oil, and the rice was a little off as well. These are easy enough to ignore as you did not come to this place for these items, but just adds a element that takes away from the overall experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
JeffreyG
Usually Toledo is quite good, excellent, in fact. This time the food was not warm, had obviously been reheated from previous cooking, was oily and underseasoned. When entrees are between 40 and 50 each, they should be absolutely delicious, hot and made to order. I love Toledo, but this evening was an expensive disappointment.
Juan was a consummate professional. This is proper old school Spanish food. Like going back in time but not stale in any way. Menu is extensive and classic in the sense the dish titles say it all - no flowery ingredient descriptions needed. Perfect temperature and seasoning of classic dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great tasting food, friendly and helpful service. The baked snapper with house special sauce was good, albeit a bit salty. The restaurant does not allow us to open our own wines, so we ordered 3 bottles from the expansive wine list. Overall a memorable dinning experience. Will come back for sure. The setting and decor is along the classic and traditional theme.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great tasting food, friendly and helpful service. The baked snapper with house special sauce was good, albeit a bit salty. The restaurant does not allow us to open our own wines, so we ordered 3 bottles from the expansive wine list. Overall a memorable dinning experience. Will come back for sure. The setting and decor is along the classic and traditional theme.
A portal to another time with phenomenal service and high class old timey vibes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Very beautiful restaurant with plenty of space, excellent service, and great food. Waiters and management were very kind to our large group and we will certainly plan a trip back.Kid-friendliness: They do not have high chairs/booster seats and there is nice decor within reach of small children but management was so kind to our 2 toddlers and went out of their way to interact with them and bring them sliced fruit to keep them entertained.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Members of our book club went to the Morgan Library for a tour after reading The Personal Librarian. Afterwards, we sauntered over to Toledo for lunch. What an amazing experience. We sat at a very large square table and were treated like royalty. The food was fabulous and the wait staff superb. I highly recommend Toledo.
Consistently excellent quality food. We love the garlic soup, house specialty baked snapper, lobster tails and delicious desserts. We always make time whenever in town to enjoy this restaurant. Highly recommend
My friend is elderly and likes a quiet restaurant with table covers which are now few and far between in NYC. We had dined here back before 2000 and decided to try it again for our holiday meal. Just perfect! The food was wonderful and service was excellent. Thanks for a memorable dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this place. Found it with Open Table a few months ago. I have gone back 3 more times. Excellent food. Wonderful staff. Quiet place for business or pleasure. I highly recommend.
Dined here with two friends the other night and it was a mixed bag. We didn't understand why they were rushing us to order two minutes after we sat down when the place was almost empty. We barely ordered cocktails and they were pressing us to order dinner and we hadn't even looked at the menu. When we did order, everything came out so quickly like they want to get us out as fast as possible. All the food was very good but instead of leaving what we ordered on the table, they served us everything and took away the serving dishes. We ordered garlic shrimp but since they didn't leave the serving dish, we didn't get to enjoy the sauce left on the plate with some bread. Ditto for the paella and the Mariscada with green sauce. I wish the service was more relaxed but don't think I will go back anytime soon.
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My second favorite class in college was public speaking. My favorite assignment in said class was to talk about anything I wanted for 10 minutes. I chose to talk about bananas. There is only one type of banana that is commercially sold, the Cavendish. Since there is only one main type of banana, one disease that does not get along with our good old friend the Cavendish could wipe out nearly the whole population of bananas. This is what is happening now. Bananas are going extinct. If we could cross breed the Cavendish with another type of banana, then this new banana could have the genetic resistance to fight the new disease. But! Most Cavendish bananas do not have seeds, and you need seeds to cross breed (only 1 in 12,000 Cavendish bananas have a seed). In an effort to try and get ahold of a Cavendish banana which could cross-breed, scientists are crushing thousands of bananas in an attempt to find some seeds. To showcase this during my speech, I took a towel out of my backpack, laid the towel on the floor, and took out a ziploc bag with a banana. I looked around the room, and jumped on the banana, crushing it for everyone to see. Unfortunately, there was no seed to be found in my banana.Given that I am unable to solve the problem of bananas going extinct, I thought I might as well enjoy the glorious banana fruit while I still can. And that is certainly what I did at Toledo. The grey sole with bananas and hollaindaise sauce immediately caught my eye as I peered through the menu. My parents said “David, don’t get that”, but I got it anyways. I’m such a rebel.After an adequate amount of time in between order time and delivery time, the waiter came and lowered the plate in front of me. At first, I was confused, the bananas were nowhere to be found! But I soon realized they have been browned through cooking. I realize I am giving an incredible amount of detail right now without even telling you how the fish dish tasted! It was lovely. I have never had such a beautiful sweet fish before. It made me think, “why don’t we put bananas on everything!” I was beyond satisfied.At the end of my banana speech I said “Now the story of the banana is much more interesting than you probably imagined. Just as you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, don’t judge a banana by its peel” (for additional dramatic flare, at this moment I also brought an additional banana out of my backpack and unpeeled it while I said this line)Don’t judge a book by its cover, and don’t judge a grey sole by its banana.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was great. Loved the whole experience. The restaurant & servers were classy & very professional. The old world charm was enchanting. The food lived up to what we had expected, tastefully terrific. A little pricey but it was expected. We will be back.
Old school Spanish at its best.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Flan, Paella Valenciana, Fried Potatoes
It’s a 5* restaurant, but food had issues.Main courses were excellent, but did not ring especially Spanish.Went for lunch so could be a contributing factor, but the complimentary items are all off, the bread was served with butter and was decent, the potatoes seemed to be cooked in old oil, and the rice was a little off as well. These are easy enough to ignore as you did not come to this place for these items, but just adds a element that takes away from the overall experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Usually Toledo is quite good, excellent, in fact. This time the food was not warm, had obviously been reheated from previous cooking, was oily and underseasoned. When entrees are between 40 and 50 each, they should be absolutely delicious, hot and made to order. I love Toledo, but this evening was an expensive disappointment.