Review: The Gaucho Grill

[terriem]

To celebrate Rick's birthday, on Thursday a group of us visited the Gaucho Grill in Piccadilly. It's quite an impressive restaurant, though not for any faint-hearted vegetarians. Whilst trying to traverse a huge staircase, I was first struck by how dark it was and wondered what they were trying to hide. I think they were just going for atmosphere, but it made reading the complicated concertina menu a bit tricky. The food was delicious. I had empanadas to start with and despite realising that they were mini-Cornish pasties masquerading as exotic South American food, enjoyed them very much. Main course was a medium rare steak, which was juicy and tender and delicious and accompanied by some lovely asparagus, mushrooms and spinach, all liberally piled with lashings of garlic. The wine was good, the service quick and efficient and the company excellent. A very nice place, though they should really turn up the lights and consider getting some new cow-hide for the chairs. Definitely a place for when you want to treat yourself to a lavish evening out.

Comments

Steak

[kletus.livejournal.com]

Hey Terriem! How much did your steak cost? It sounds like a good place to go.

Re: Steak

[terriem.livejournal.com]

Hey! It is a bit of a pricy place - menu here: http://www.gaucho-grill.com/menus/food_argentine_steaks.html. Mine was the mid-size sirloin at £13.50. Then add veg, sauce etc - adding the extras costs a bit. Like I say, worth it if you've got a bit of cash to splash about.

Re: Steak

[kletus.livejournal.com]

Looks great, I love steak.

[cantinera.livejournal.com]

Mmm... Empanadas. I grew up on those. Never connected the similarity to pasties till you mentioned it.

Was the food worth the lavish prices?

[rickbot.livejournal.com]

Definitely.

[terriem.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think so - it was all very delicious. Not something I'd do all the time, but good for a special occasion.

[kletus.livejournal.com]

Would it be possible to invent a special occasion next time I come to London? We could have 'International Phrogbeau Day' or something? I think I would enjoy eating this food.

[terriem.livejournal.com]

Don't see why not. We don't even have to invent a special occasion - a visit from you is always momentous!

[kletus.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks!

[groan.livejournal.com]

I've eaten at the Gaucho in Docklands a few times and the steaks are consistently good: sensibly sized, too. I daresay a more authentic Argentinian experience would be to serve up half a cow, but thankfully they don't go to those extremes :-)