Amazing steak, was all cooked perfectly to order. Sides were also good, chips and vegetables were included with the fillet steak and a peppercorn sauce. House red was a nice malbec.
Nikki Watts
Great meal, fantastic steak.Mushroom starter was a bit dissapointing but everything else was great. Lovely espresso martinis, worth booking as it is a busy
stefanie611
A very lovely restaurant, great food and prices, very delicious and good quality meat, customer service was fantastic, highly recommended, 10/10, will visit again. Many thanks
James K
Arrived here unexpectedly because Il Paradiso a couple of doors away wouldn’t close their no folding doors on a chilly early evening. We decamped here and we’re warmly greeted into a beautifully presented ambient space and seated in the window where it was nice and warm. Service was a little slow considering we were the only occupants and with a concert to attend we skipped starters which on another occasion we might have tried. A good selection. We opted to try steaks and my wife the chicken skewers. These were delicious and served also with a jacket and salad. The fillet steak was given a good rating served with jacket potato garlic mayo and pepper sauce. 2 8 oz sirloins cooked differently arrived. The medium with truffle and Parmesan chips was tender and given a good rating. Mine was meant to be medium rare but sadly was more a medium. The blue cheese sauce was flavoursome and complemented the steak well. My steak was not the tenderest but as part of a group of 4 it was the only blemish. Service was again slow when we needed to leave 2 hours in. Needs some work but they’re doing most things right
Hev Clegg
Had a fantastic evening, tonight.The food, the service were brilliant.Would definitely recommend you try here ?
721debrap
Lovely cosy restaurant. Excellent food, portion sizes were really good. Staff very friendly and extremely efficient. Would definitely return if we’re in York again
Viv50
We popped in without a booking, we were lucky and they fitted us in to their already busy restaurant, lovely young waiter explained how my dish would be cooked as I wasn’t sure what the sauce was, pleased we decided to give starters a miss as portions were big. Both our mains were cooked perfectly but we couldn’t finish them. This restaurant is a little gem, all of the staff were friendly and a credit to the restaurant and the ambience was just right. The meal was reasonably priced and this small steakhouse is one we will definitely return to.
TTL231
This was a great find just on the outskirts of the town centre and about a 30 second walk from our hotel. I'm not one for writing lengthy reviews so here it is in a nutshell - the steak was delicious and just melted in your mouth, the jacket potato gorgeously fluffy and the service polite and efficient. Couldn't find fault with anything.
Jayne Beilby-White
So disappointed, to be disappointed.. we have friends that come here on a regular basis, so were excited to try. We ate early, so the restaurant was very quiet, no problem with that, staff were lovely, very friendly, but the food ☹ We didn’t have starters as I have a very small appetite, between us we had a steak, cooked well, nice sauce, but arrived on the plate, just a steak, no salad as expected. Ribs, nice portion, but very dry, chicken skewers, with only 4 pieces of chicken & the sauce didn’t arrive, good job I have a small appetite.
Lesley H
We booked El Gaucho for our first night in York. Delicious Steak and Lamb Chops with the best Cocktails (Cuba Libre and Espresso Martini) I've ever had mixed by the lovely Anabelle. The staff in this restaurant go above and beyond for their clientele.
Fantastic evening, food was amazing with good portion sizes. We all had starters and main courses. Great atmosphere and really kind and polite staff who were very attentive.
aamria1
Whenever we come to York we always try to have a meal in El Gaucho. The family-run atmosphere and absolutely amazing food makes us come back every time. Everything about this place we enjoy, the drinks, the service, and most importantly the steak!
Richard H
A lovely little independent steakhouse!! I went with my wife for food on a Monday night and the place was full. Luckily we had pre booked! Couldn't fault a thing. I had a fillet and my wife had a T bone and they were up there with the best steaks we have ever had. Staff were great and the price was very reasonable. Give it a go, you won't be disappointed!
Emilie_K15
Terrible experience. Celebration meal with my husband on Saturday night 22 July at 6pm. My husbands fillet steak was full of sinu and fat. He could not eat most of this. When the waiter came to collect the plates we explained this. When we came to pay I explained that there was a problem with my husbands steak. He said that because he had eaten it there was nothing he could do and he should have sent it back and they would have cooked another. I explained that it was a special occasion and my husband and I wanted to eat together. I also pointed out that he had left most of the steak. The waiter was unsympathetic and really quite rude. We have been here a number of times for dinner on special occasions and always enjoyed our experience. We won’t be going back. I had the salmon which was not fresh at all!
Marek Gregory
Couple of days away with the other half and looked for a steak house, this was the first one to come up on a search, local to where we were staying so so was good. Service was very good, attentive and with a smile, ordered the ribs for starters (2 ribs arrived) and they were very tasty so no complaints. For a main I ordered the mixed grill, this arrived in a timely manner, enough meat and cooked to what was requested, I also ordered the malbec sauce. Ok so what's my issue, £7 for two ribs, yes they were nice but the price!!! The main? The steak was nice but just nice nothing exceptional, the malbec sauce was absolutely tasteless, £110 for two starters two mains and a bottle of wine. Would I go again? Yes but I think I would scrutinise the menu more.
Amazing steak, was all cooked perfectly to order. Sides were also good, chips and vegetables were included with the fillet steak and a peppercorn sauce. House red was a nice malbec.
Great meal, fantastic steak.Mushroom starter was a bit dissapointing but everything else was great. Lovely espresso martinis, worth booking as it is a busy
A very lovely restaurant, great food and prices, very delicious and good quality meat, customer service was fantastic, highly recommended, 10/10, will visit again. Many thanks
Arrived here unexpectedly because Il Paradiso a couple of doors away wouldn’t close their no folding doors on a chilly early evening. We decamped here and we’re warmly greeted into a beautifully presented ambient space and seated in the window where it was nice and warm. Service was a little slow considering we were the only occupants and with a concert to attend we skipped starters which on another occasion we might have tried. A good selection. We opted to try steaks and my wife the chicken skewers. These were delicious and served also with a jacket and salad. The fillet steak was given a good rating served with jacket potato garlic mayo and pepper sauce. 2 8 oz sirloins cooked differently arrived. The medium with truffle and Parmesan chips was tender and given a good rating. Mine was meant to be medium rare but sadly was more a medium. The blue cheese sauce was flavoursome and complemented the steak well. My steak was not the tenderest but as part of a group of 4 it was the only blemish. Service was again slow when we needed to leave 2 hours in. Needs some work but they’re doing most things right
Had a fantastic evening, tonight.The food, the service were brilliant.Would definitely recommend you try here ?
Lovely cosy restaurant. Excellent food, portion sizes were really good. Staff very friendly and extremely efficient. Would definitely return if we’re in York again
We popped in without a booking, we were lucky and they fitted us in to their already busy restaurant, lovely young waiter explained how my dish would be cooked as I wasn’t sure what the sauce was, pleased we decided to give starters a miss as portions were big. Both our mains were cooked perfectly but we couldn’t finish them. This restaurant is a little gem, all of the staff were friendly and a credit to the restaurant and the ambience was just right. The meal was reasonably priced and this small steakhouse is one we will definitely return to.
This was a great find just on the outskirts of the town centre and about a 30 second walk from our hotel. I'm not one for writing lengthy reviews so here it is in a nutshell - the steak was delicious and just melted in your mouth, the jacket potato gorgeously fluffy and the service polite and efficient. Couldn't find fault with anything.
So disappointed, to be disappointed.. we have friends that come here on a regular basis, so were excited to try. We ate early, so the restaurant was very quiet, no problem with that, staff were lovely, very friendly, but the food ☹ We didn’t have starters as I have a very small appetite, between us we had a steak, cooked well, nice sauce, but arrived on the plate, just a steak, no salad as expected. Ribs, nice portion, but very dry, chicken skewers, with only 4 pieces of chicken & the sauce didn’t arrive, good job I have a small appetite.
We booked El Gaucho for our first night in York. Delicious Steak and Lamb Chops with the best Cocktails (Cuba Libre and Espresso Martini) I've ever had mixed by the lovely Anabelle. The staff in this restaurant go above and beyond for their clientele.
Restaurantji Recommends
Fantastic evening, food was amazing with good portion sizes. We all had starters and main courses. Great atmosphere and really kind and polite staff who were very attentive.
Whenever we come to York we always try to have a meal in El Gaucho. The family-run atmosphere and absolutely amazing food makes us come back every time. Everything about this place we enjoy, the drinks, the service, and most importantly the steak!
A lovely little independent steakhouse!! I went with my wife for food on a Monday night and the place was full. Luckily we had pre booked! Couldn't fault a thing. I had a fillet and my wife had a T bone and they were up there with the best steaks we have ever had. Staff were great and the price was very reasonable. Give it a go, you won't be disappointed!
Terrible experience. Celebration meal with my husband on Saturday night 22 July at 6pm. My husbands fillet steak was full of sinu and fat. He could not eat most of this. When the waiter came to collect the plates we explained this. When we came to pay I explained that there was a problem with my husbands steak. He said that because he had eaten it there was nothing he could do and he should have sent it back and they would have cooked another. I explained that it was a special occasion and my husband and I wanted to eat together. I also pointed out that he had left most of the steak. The waiter was unsympathetic and really quite rude. We have been here a number of times for dinner on special occasions and always enjoyed our experience. We won’t be going back. I had the salmon which was not fresh at all!
Couple of days away with the other half and looked for a steak house, this was the first one to come up on a search, local to where we were staying so so was good. Service was very good, attentive and with a smile, ordered the ribs for starters (2 ribs arrived) and they were very tasty so no complaints. For a main I ordered the mixed grill, this arrived in a timely manner, enough meat and cooked to what was requested, I also ordered the malbec sauce. Ok so what's my issue, £7 for two ribs, yes they were nice but the price!!! The main? The steak was nice but just nice nothing exceptional, the malbec sauce was absolutely tasteless, £110 for two starters two mains and a bottle of wine. Would I go again? Yes but I think I would scrutinise the menu more.