el gaucho

dinner at el gaucho tonight. we started with atableside caesar salad which was incredible. the dressing was beyond perfect, probably the best i've ever had. for my entrée i had a 18oz
bone-in ny strip, cooked to medium rare. i also had a crimini and shiitake risotto and baked brussel sprouts with a balsamic reduction. service was great, food was great, making for an overall great experience worthy of a great rating.

great atomsphere. been to couple of fancy restaurants. so far this one has lived up to the hype. normally i enjoy a great steak, have been to the metro grill in seattle, ruth chris, daniel's broiler, rock salt, jaks grill disappointed with el gaucho. came here for an anniversary dinner. the atmosphere here is amazing! made my dinner reservations and the staff was great. hostess was attentive, waiter was helpful and gave us personal attention. just was not that impressed. we got an intimatetablethat was close to the piano. i sat so close to my neighbor that i honestly could have taken my fork and eaten off their plate. i thought the food was okay, really felt like i was paying for the atmosphere more than the quality if the food. i had ordered a bone-in new york. the hubs ordered pepercorn new york. the food was okay didn't think the food was as good as daniel's broiler. all in all you really pay for the atmosphere. i think i would come back if they had some specials on groupon or livingsocial. i've had better steaks at daniel's broiler, the met, and even jaks grill in west seattle.

hello all! i was one of th.... hello all!
i was one of the regular guest at el gaucho, i'm talking about like 1 a week at least. overall experience was great, food, drinks, service, until one receptionist kept referring to my girlfriend as a couple, to the point where it would be really embarrassing and awkward...i made a comment that we are friends (2 girls can't be friends?) and all the time during my online opentablereservation i was writting comments about dinner with girlfriend or friend. i email the manager, explaining him the situation but got no response, i called him and just wanted to ask him to talk to redemption person and tell her not to call us a couple. he didn't even apologize or me any signs of carring. as i was talking to him, he wanted to bring "an issue" that a server complained about me not tipping them....first of all i didn't tip them for a reason, becouse service was terrible... and i had to send my food back (steak was rare after i ordered well done, food was salty to the point where you want to spit it out), server didn't show any interest in us or desire of being there...i didn't say any of this to the manager and he kept going about how important the tips are and i absolutely have to tip them, i didn't have to do anything but pay for my food and leave. i though it was really unprofessional of him and i will talk to somebody else...also one more thing i'm a member of their relevance club and had about $100 from last year...well after speaking to the manager and brining these issues that money was gone, as of exact same day. go wonder. i canceled my reservations for el gaucho tacoma tonight and i will never go there again, i wouldn't be surprise if they spit in my drink becouse i didn't tip for terrible service.
sorry guys but one more little but annoying thing, they brought me got tea, with one tea bag, i was asking for more and they jut kept brining me got water, but no tea...
completely disappointing

happy hour. tonight we went to el gaucho for the first time. the setting is classy with a piano sitting at the corner beside the bar. live performance enhances the dining experience. for starter, the blueberry lemondrop was delicious and i was glad that i ordered it.

what sets el gaucho's escargot from others is the roasted garlic. the seasoning is perfect to accommodate the escargot. although the garlic may be overwhelming for some, the escargot is still the best i have ever had. the mixed greens could use some variation of color instead of just green. however, the dressing tastes just right and so is the amount.

the fried calamari is tender and not rubbery nor fishy. however, the batter isn't crispy either. overall, the fried calamari is decent. the insane truffle soup is divine. the mushroom is tasty and the soup itself is creamy to the right texture. the tuna tartare is fresh and flavorful with assorted accommodation. the surf and turf fettuccine has a kick with it and yet another delicious dish. the tenderloin tip could use some more seasoning. ours only came with two prawns.

we ended the night with the cherry jubilee. thetableside preparation was entertaining and the desert itself is very memorable. the only drawback was the cherries being not so fresh.

great food & romantic atmosphere. yes pricey but worth every cent. steak great and atmosphere outrageous! lots oftableside items. wonderful experience!

try the bone-in ribeye and you're hooked. kind of the old 50's feel with rich customer service. excellent side dishes to go along with the aged meat products. great wine list. if needed, go next door for fondue dessert.

12/1/15
came here with my middle son for his birthday. amazing service and food.tableside caesar seems like a gimmick but great flavors. the frenched ribeye is amazing as always.
joshua eiland