Redzep Ferati El Toro Steakhaus in Bochum

As always, super delicious steaks. Salad dressing was delicious.

It was a little bit salty. Also I forgot to tell them I want my steak medium well and I think it's better if they ask. But everything else was perfect 👌

The service... top-notch, The food... world-class. Highly recommended.

Whether you choose steak, fish, or turkey, you're sure to enjoy! All the meats we tried were delicious. The sides can be a little disappointing (steamed potatoes, etc.), but that's not the main point.

Very cozy restaurant. Great and always attentive service. Generous portions and a wide selection!

Unfortunately, things have deteriorated dramatically. If I can do better at home, I should reconsider a house like this. And the prices are now abysmal.

Very good food. Great steak. Friendly staff.

Like 30 years ago, but still very tasty.

Always a delight 😋 Thank you for the friendly service and the excellent steaks. Today was another delight 🙏👍😎

I've enjoyed coming here for decades.

The food was delicious. The ambiance is incredibly beautiful, and the staff is super friendly. I highly recommend the cream of mushroom sauce with turkey strips.

Das schlechteste Essen seit langem.Habe Cordon Blue bestellt und leider mit bestelltem Gericht hat das Essen nichts zu tun.Das Fleisch hart ,voll mit Öl noch,wie TK Ware.Beilage war Tiefkühlkost,alles nicht gewürzt.Nur Stück Tomate war frisch.Nie wieder El Torro Bochum.

We have been there twice. Good steak for your price. Friendly staff. The food we had was good warm and delicious 😋 There is no parking place for this restaurant but there is a parking place close by most of the time there is a place available. Give a try you won't regret

World's best steak ever...I've been eating my 300g pepper fillet there for 45 years...always top-notch...can't understand some of the negative reviews at all...!!!

World-class service, world-class food, and a great atmosphere at a reasonable price. The atmosphere: A very cool atmosphere, super sleazy but absolutely appropriate, and you feel very comfortable. The service: We were served by an older man who was extremely thoughtful, friendly, and attentive. He gave us excellent advice, regularly asking us if everything was okay and if there was anything he could do for us. We haven't seen such great service in a long time. The food: The entrecôte was super delicious, buttery soft, and cooked to perfection. I also ordered croquettes and béarnaise sauce, and everything was delicious and arrived super quickly. My companion had a sirloin steak with croquettes and a salad. She also ordered herb butter and was also very satisfied. The only criticism is that you have to order everything separately if you don't use the menu. Recommendation: Pay attention to the menu; you can usually get everything together and save a few euros. Value for money: The price/performance ratio was really excellent. We paid around €55.00 per person for two people including drinks, which I'm happy to pay for the good food and outstanding service. The restaurant is highly recommended, and I'll definitely come back if I want to eat a great piece of meat. Many thanks also to the elderly gentleman who gave us a wonderful evening with his service.

Von der Bedienung bis zum Essen einfach klasse! Super Steak zum guten Preis. Sehr viele leckere hausgemachte Saucen. Auch die Schnecken sind sehr lecker. Ich werde auf jeden Fall wieder hin.

Bad, cheap food. A bad Croatian restaurant that wants to be a steakhouse but can't.

The food was very bad. This isn't Spanish. El toro hahahaha. The medium steak was cooked well. The burger patty wasn't cooked well. Disgusting. No one should eat here. They have no idea.

Canned and frozen vegetables. Not contemporary. Pork tenderloins are cheap heads. Meat was cooked through "even though ordered differently". Can happen, but not acceptable for the price. Seating furniture has stains. Feeling good is difficult. Unfortunately not worth another visit.

Sehr freundlicher Service, SENSATIONELLES FILETSTEAK, perfekter Gargrad, gute Beilagen, Preis absolut angemessen. Gerne wieder.

We were there today and were thrilled. Very nice restaurant, very friendly service. The food was all freshly prepared and very tasty. Highly recommended

Food was very good but a bit expensive. Just for the 3 fillets. The herb butter is very, very cool. Staff top

Classic steakhouse with history in Bochum. Clear recommendation, great service, rustic atmosphere and really tasty steaks. I'd love to come back.

As always, excellent food and super friendly service.

Good food in a rustic atmosphere.

Absolute disaster. I didn't reach the desired cooking point, I mentioned this to the service, and then it became rude and rude. If I, as a guest, am asked about the cooking level, the steak should be cooked the way the guest wanted it, otherwise you can save yourself the question. If I as a guest politely criticize the cooking level, as a host you should react in a friendly and understanding manner and try to resolve the situation professionally. Unfortunately, the last visits had nothing to do with the good quality of the past few years. That was my last visit. Too bad!

You simply get the best steak here! I wouldn't eat meat anywhere else in Bochum and the surrounding area. The friendly staff always makes you feel comfortable!

For me the best steakhouse ever!! The entrecote is awesome!

Beste Steaks vom Grill.!!!!!!!!! Service Top. Kein Schickimicki. Jederzeit wieder. Konstant seit meiner Jugend. Danke.

Not recommended! Rude on the phone. You're in town on business and you can't say exactly when you're going to eat within 30 minutes. This is an impossibility in this restaurant, as the guest is given a maximum of 90 minutes before the table has to be cleared. Conveyor belt flair greets you!

There were 4 of us and we got our table on time. The staff was slightly stressed but not unfriendly, unfortunately there was some criticism of the food, some of the vegetables were still cold and didn't suit me personally (it's a shame that it isn't on the menu otherwise I would have canceled it straight away because). so it ended up in the trash) Croquettes compared to the portion of fries is really small. When I asked for cucumber salad instead of normal salad, I actually only got half a sliced ​​cucumber, so some green salad with it would have been nice. Otherwise I have to say it was a great atmosphere.

The steak was delicious and the service was very friendly and accommodating.

We just had dinner there with 10 people, I am very disappointed. I had the mix plate and the beef meatball was raw (not pink but raw). I pointed this out to the waiter and all he got was a “did you like it?” Who eats raw beef please? So it went back to the kitchen untouched, which was a shame. Our main course came very late, which isn't a bad thing in itself, but when you're asked to vacate the table, since 2 hours have passed, that's a bit cheeky. Our neighbor's table came at the same time as us and was allowed to have dessert, but we didn't have enough time because the next guests were already waiting for our table.

Still great! Still the best steakhouse in Bochum!

Met up with friends for dinner. Waiter was unfriendly and as in the previous review we were told from the start that we had to hand over the table on time. Too bad our reservation was 30 minutes longer than the time we were supposed to leave. The espresso round on the house doesn't help either. The steaks were good. The store won't see me again because I want to be treated properly as a guest. After all, this is a business that thrives on its guests and not the other way around. Guys, find a steakhouse where you are welcome as guests.

Steakhouse - had a grill mix plate. The meat was very good, the minced steak wasn't really my thing. Fries were okay, so I wished they had a different quality for the prices. Still tasty and nice service staff

Best steak in the world 🌎 Best Papa Assada in the world 🗺️ Best waiters in the world 🌎 ♾️/10 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Bochums bekanntes Steakhaus mit Fleisch aus Argentinien. Sehr lecker.

I was there recently. The food was really delicious. But the waiters are unfriendly and that's a real shame because the food tastes good. But with waiters like that, the restaurant isn't doing itself any favors. It's also very noisy there and you have to speak very loudly to be understood.

Unfortunately it's no longer what it used to be. The meat was somehow dry, the frozen vegetables - well... And the fries - that's it... Very unfortunate. Compared to last year, the grill plate for 2 had significantly more on it...

We had our Christmas dinner as a group yesterday. The table was reserved well in advance. After two hours, we were told several times in a very short space of time that we had to leave now. Because the table is still reserved. The waiter's behavior was “neutral.” The older person, possibly the boss, didn't even give us time to pay at the table. Not recommended

The restaurant is really good and the steak quality is great. These are really good organic products: you can't compare them with supermarket products.

Best steakhouse in Bochum at Bermuda3eck Great service, very good food If you like to eat good beef, this is the place for you. Price and quality match. In Bochum... In my opinion the best steak restaurant. The service is very good and friendly. The restaurant is also very busy... which speaks for the restaurant. (reserve a table) With best wishes, Alex A.

Wonderful. My favorite steakhouse. High quality that has been relied on for many decades. My favorite, the 300 gr. Fillet, with croquettes and a tablespoon of Toro salad. Super.

Simply awesome for 35 years. Always great 🤗 Almost 40 years old and always happy 😍 otherwise you wouldn't be from Drolshagen 😋🍺

The food was delicious, sitting at the table with 10 people was way too tight and there was hardly any space, otherwise it was great.

Very friendly staff and super delicious food. The atmosphere is cozy. I'd love to come back :)

Got a table on a Tuesday at short notice. Food was very high quality.

Unfortunately not as good as before. We have been a regular customer for years, but the quality, especially in the service area, has really deteriorated. Price-performance is simply no longer right. I found the dripping air conditioning and quick processing to be very annoying. When I was told that the air conditioning was dripping on my arm, I received the answer: "It's just water..." Nothing changed about the situation that evening. At least nothing dripped on the food. When asked about the menu, the answer was "yes, go ahead.." Such answers are unacceptable to me for this type of restaurant. Combined with the price, no longer recommended. Food was okay, unfortunately the meat was just too cooked this time. Miss the old days of the restaurant.. :(

The best steaks in town. There’s no need to say more 😋

Nice, fast and the food is really worth every cent.

Impressive, it starts with the nice staff and continues with the great food. We will meet again!

Best steak 20 years same quality cutters who have no terase

Quaint 1a steakhouse, with charcoal grilled steaks (good quality meat) and a large selection. We have been eating here regularly for 20 years and the quality is always consistently high.

You can go, but it's not outstanding!

Was a wonderful visit to El Torro. Steak to perfection.

Very good steaks. Had an entrecote with foil potatoes. The meat was medium medium and tasted excellent. The herb butter was also great. Reasonably priced. The service was also great. So all in all a good steak restaurant.

Very tasty, friendly staff. Always my pleasure!

I often visited the steakhouse "El Toro" with my family many years ago, and I was even more pleased to visit this established institution in the heart of Bochum with my friend on our anniversary - after she expressed the wish to have a really good one again to eat steak. What struck me as particularly positive was that nothing had changed in the decoration and therefore in the cozy and stylistic ambience. We received a very friendly welcome upon our arrival. Although we had made a reservation in advance, this would not have been necessary that evening as the restaurant was relatively empty. Nevertheless, I recommend everyone to make a reservation, as the "El Toro" has always been well attended in the past - and for good reason. The food is excellent: you can immediately tell that there are real professionals at work here who know their craft, because every piece of meat is grilled to perfection. The portion sizes are also optimally chosen so that you are well satisfied without feeling overloaded. For anyone looking for parking when arriving, I recommend the P8 car park at Konrad-Adenauer-Platz. Here - just like in the restaurant - you can pay conveniently with a card or contactless with your smartphone. It was ideal for our anniversary that it was a little quieter that evening so that we could fully enjoy both the food and our evening together. Nevertheless, I hope for the operators that this was an exception and that the restaurant continues to be well attended so that it will remain with us in the future. We are already looking forward to our next visit to “El Toro”.

A great evening with wonderful food and an incredibly great waiter who knew and was able to explain every dish on the menu. We'll be back👍👍👍

Staff is super friendly and accommodating. The food was very tasty and the quality of the meat was top. I had the entrecote and my husband had the beef fillet and they were both very tender and juicy. We'll definitely be back.

We were here this afternoon (1:30 p.m.). My wife had a 300g entrecote, I had a 200g fillet steak, medium-rare (much too small, my own mistake!!), each with baked potato/cream fresh. It wasn't cheap, but it was AWESOME!!! Fantastic quality, superbly prepared, with our own, incredibly tasty steak sauce, perfect service. The only drawback: parking situation, but easily accessible with ÖVP or: if you look, you will find! We will definitely come back after our vacation.

It has diminished significantly. Mushrooms from the jar and frozen vegetables on the platter for 2 people. The meat was grilled dry. The cheese platter and Parma ham as a starter were out of proportion to the price for me. I used to enjoy eating there. I don't think I'll be back.

Extremely good grilled dishes in a nice, if somewhat old-fashioned, atmosphere and very friendly staff.

I've been eating here for over 30 years. The quality is always good. The salad dressing is a highlight for me. The recipe is just as searched online as the Dönninghaus sauce (everyone in Bochum knows what I mean). What can you say about the store, it's been around for 50 years, if there was anything bad there it would have been closed long ago. Never experienced staff as unfriendly. I don't even know how much praise I should give out. Oh, something negative: since Covid there has been savings on tablecloths and beer mats. So the tables are always wet (where the glass is). The ambience is also getting old

We had the El Torro special platter for 2 people. There were cans of champions and frozen vegetables on it, which unfortunately didn't look tasty. The beef fillet was very tasty, the pork fillets were rather dry. Coleslaw, fries and rice were delicious. Too bad we were disappointed.

Delicious food, big recommendation 🐷❤️

que pobre que no o publica sus precios. no hace daño mostrar lo que se ofrece. un poco mas de animo porfa. una vez cuando saben de repente voy

Food highly recommended and service great

The best steakhouse in the entire Ruhr area. Great and friendly service, and then the food.....super super 😋 like it's been 50 years. Every year for my birthday 🎂, my wife and I go there to eat. I'm already looking forward to November again. Thanks 😊 EL Toro

Food is top. Service very confident, friendly and accommodating. The ambience is rustic, I would describe it as well-kept and “outdated”. Price-performance ratio a bit too expensive.

Quaint restaurant. Here you have to reserve a table in advance, otherwise it will be difficult. The service is great. The food is also very good. The prices are steep but the quality is also good. We will come back

We othered the mixed grill plate for two. It comes with pairing sauces and both taste great. I'm surprised by the variety of meats and all taste amazing. The quantity was very generous and hard to finish by 2 people so we took the rest home. Lovely service too! I'm intolerant to dairy and everything was dairy-free.

You can see a lot here. Graffiti, crowds, people in cosplays (Dokomi time). We came here to eat with the fear of not getting a table. But no way! There was little going on. I think it was the owner who was waiting for us at the door and when asked if there was a table for 4, he said: Sure, choose one. It's sad for what's on offer here. The food is very good. Very quick service. And very friendly ones too. As soon as my drink was empty I was immediately asked for another glass. I would like to say again that there is a good cooperation between price and performance.

Das " Jubiläums-Menue " war der Hammer. Vorspeise, Hauptgericht und Dessert waren erstklassig. Hinzu kommt eine unaufdringliche aber aufmerksame Bedienung. Das Intertieur hat sich in den letzten Jahren kaum verändert. Die Rinderfelle auf den Sitzen sind sehr robust und werden auch die nächsten Jahre noch überleben. Ansonsten: Ein Steak-Haus, das ich guten Gewissens weiterempfehlen kann. Bon Appetito.

Immer wieder ein Hochgenuss hier zu speisen, so so lecker und die netten Mitarbeiter, machen den Aufenthalt noch dazu besonders. Danke, es war wieder wunderschön und ausgezeichnet lecker.

I have been visiting El Toro for over 30 years now. From day one, the service was always very friendly and accommodating (including my special requests regarding the sauces). The food is always very good, the only place where I order well because the meat still remains tender. The ambience may be a bit old, but it is still cozy. For me, the quality of the food and service is more important than chic, modern furnishings. Yesterday I asked for the first time and found out that you can purchase the absolutely delicious salad dressing to make at home. For me it is one of the best restaurants in Bochum and cannot be compared with the cheap shops directly in the Bermuda Triangle.

Very good food. We have the pepper fillet with fries - taste so good. And nice place even it’s old. The menu it’s a lot of steaks, but the also have fish.

Not cheap, but worth it. Very tasty and good quality of food. There are homemade special sauses.

We visited the restaurant on a Sunday lunchtime. In fact, little has changed in this restaurant in 50 years. Anyone who likes steaks will come back again and again. Even in the absence of alternatives. My steak had a very good taste because it was charcoal grilled. However, the quality of the meat was average. The salad was tasty but there was way too much dressing on it. The service is professional, friendly and polite. Of course this is not a gourmet restaurant either. But the prices are quite reasonable. Nevertheless, if you like steak, you can hardly avoid El Toro if you want to eat it in Bochum.

To my surprise, I was invited here yesterday at lunchtime due to my upcoming retirement. A dark restaurant with old furnishings in the style of the 80s, not exactly cozy. Food was very tasty (even if you weren't asked about the doneness of the steak) - but clearly overpriced! After the meal we ordered drinks. Another order after that was rejected - "we have lunch break". My conclusion: Too expensive for what you get, there are better alternatives!

Ordered a platter and a ribeye with chimichurri and green sauce. as always very tasty. The frozen vegetables and sideboard could be modernized a bit in terms of the plate. Unfortunately, service forgot 1-2 small orders. he wanted to remember it instead of writing it down.

An outdated steakhouse that apparently only lives on the reviews left years ago! Back then, Argentinian beef was all the rage, but now people use regional meat - the meat is still flown in here! Plus prices like in ancient Rome, even in tourist hotspots like Munich or similar, it's cheaper than here in the Bochum restaurant. An ice cream with warm chocolate sauce for €10.50, a small beer for €3.50, a large beer for €5.50. I was already disappointed 20 years ago and I have to say that nothing has changed!

Have already been here 5 times, when Bochum comes up then El Toro is simply a must, the food is incredibly good, the taste is simply explosions, the service is top notch, the atmosphere is very cozy

Very nice atmosphere and very nice staff... but We ordered a grill plate for 2 for €59. (in hindsight “big mistake”) maybe. It was already too late for the kitchen.... 22.15 Canned mushrooms, frozen vegetables, meat was, well, the fries were good and the salad was very tasty. I was very disappointed, maybe. We really had ordered the wrong thing. Conclusion... the grill plate is definitely not recommended!

Good service! Delicious beer and tasty entrecote. A bit warm, and unfortunately no music. We had no mold on the cheese as the other review said. (We also had no cheese, maybe that plays a role?)

Yesterday evening we were there again for some time. When everything becomes more expensive everywhere, El Toro is even more expensive. They've gone completely crazy. No more sets or cutlery on the tables. Zero decoration and no desire from the waiter. Despite renovations, toilets still stink of manure. Worn seat covers complete the whole thing. After 2 hours you should clear the space for other guests. As long as we did, we didn't feel like waiting for the waiter, who didn't even come to the table to ask about any requests. So just get out of there. The steak was great, only the price and the overall package is minus six The place won't get our money anymore

Rustic is a definition of stuck in the 80s. Apart from the steak, which was good, the side dishes were all convenience products, which are prepared foods, meaning cooked, washed, peeled or seasoned. You can expect fresh food for €33. Paid the lesson again.

Always 1A quality and great service! And the Argentinian salad with the beetroot dressing was very tasty…

Unfortunately the food was inedible!

We have certainly been regular customers there for 30 years. Remaining consistent, friendly service and excellent meat!

The last three visits were no longer convincing. During the three visits there was always a complaint about a fillet steak. Tough, well done or raw like from the meat counter. Plus the huge price increase. Unfortunately, after all these years, no longer the restaurant of our choice.

Best steaks with rustic charm. We've been coming to El Toro for decades and have never been disappointed. The quality of the meat is second to none, the prices are reasonable and the staff is always extremely attentive and polite. If you're looking for really good meat dishes, you'll find them here! The restaurant is furnished in a rustic style with dark wood and cowhide benches; a reservation is always recommended due to its size and popularity.

Rustic steakhouse. Meat quality is good. Attentive service. Overall ok.

We had the platter for 2 people (€66) and steak (€35). The platter was served with mushrooms, vegetable rice, fries and meat. It looked like it had just been slapped on. Without love. The mushrooms were from a jar, the vegetables from the freezer, just bad for the price. I won't eat here anymore. Meat was ok, but I've eaten better. Very unfortunate. Can't understand the good reviews.

After a long time we went to my favorite steakhouse again. Unfortunately, the prices have risen so significantly that we quickly lost our appetite. You should pay over 6 euros for fried onions... Overall, if you put together a fillet steak (200 g), you can quickly reach over 50 euros including 2 side dishes. So the performance is still right here, but unfortunately the price is no longer good!

Food was okay, unfortunately my steak was grilled a little past the point.

Been going there for 40 years and it's consistently perfect!

A great place to eat excellent meat dishes. The staff is attentive and friendly. Gladly again.

Super delicious food, very friendly staff and a nice cozy cowboy atmosphere.