
08/29/2025
SHARING THE SUMMER BISTRO MENU AT TOROTE RESTAURANT. We had friends visiting from southern California and they wanted to try a great local restaurant. We decided to visit Torote Restaurant in Valle del Sol in the ranch country in the back of El Tezal. The restaurant has two levels, the main level surrounding a pool and the upper lounge. The upper level has amazing views of Lands End, the marina, the mountains and the sunset. The hostess asked if we had a reservation and we chose to go to a table upstairs.
Victor Garrido, the chef and one of the owners has done an amazing job refreshing the menu and catering to the local residents and tourists. The latest change to the menu was to create a Summer Bistro menu that reduced the size of the portions (and the price) so that you could choose any appetizer, vegetarian or vegan dish or main course from several options for the same price. By the way, the portions are still not small and we decided to order a number of things from each of the groups of the menu to have a four-course meal, essentially served family style. Our server provided us with a plate with three different salsas in dishes if we wanted to add a little spice to our choices.
Selecting from the Appetizers, we ordered the Beef Barbacoa Flautas, served with shrimp and tomatilla ceviche and the Guacamole with Charred Steak and grilled corn tostadas. Placed in the middle of the table, each of us dug into these appetizers. The flavors were amazing. The small pieces of steak delicious and the guacamole and avocado sauce with the ceviche on the flautas terrific. Brooke loved the spices and almost licked the bowls clean.
For the second course, we all shared the Citrus Segments and Strawberry Salad served with a variety of greens in a honey lemon vinaigrette dressing. The fruits were fresh and juicy, and the dressing excellent.
For the third course, after negotiations we chose four different entrées - the Butter Roasted Shrimp on lemon and lobster orzo; the Adobo Grilled Chicken on a cucumber, radish and yoghurt salad; the Grilled Beef Tenderloin over a cauliflower purée and; the slow roasted Short Rib Barbacoa enchiladas. Once again, everyone had the opportunity to taste all of the dishes that while reduced portions from the overall menu were not small (e.g., chicken 5.2 oz, beef tenderloin 4.5 oz, three large shrimp) with great additions on the plates. Each of the dishes was excellent. By the end of the evening, there was not a thing left on any of the plates.
Finally, the table decided to have churros with two scoops of coffee gelato for dessert. I abstained because of my diet, but they looked great.
The sunset was beautiful. We had brought our own wine as there is no corkage fee until the end of September. As the restaurant lit up as did the town of Cabo San Lucas, the atmosphere was incredible. The service was impeccable as was the food - flavor, portions, presentation. Torote is definitely a place to go to enjoy a leisurely meal in a great atmosphere.
For more information about Torote at Valle de Sol visit their website at https://valledelsolcabo.com/torote or visit them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/toroterestaurant or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/toroterestaurant/