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2505 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98121

206-728-1337

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Cuisine(s): Pacific Northwest, Steakhouse

Hours: Sun 5pm-11pm, Mon-Sat 5pm-1am

Price: $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit
Features: Takeout, Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Wheelchair Accessible, Business Dining, Multi-Level, Coat Check

Serving: Dinner, Late Night

Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Accepted, Recommended

Parking: Valet

Description

If you show up at El Gaucho without a special occasion to celebrate, you'll mystify the staff. "And what brings you to El Gaucho?," a server asks as he offers an escorting arm to a bathroom-bound guest. Perhaps its the zaniness of the darkly-lit room, which looks like a cut-rate Tropicana Club stage set. Or perhaps you're drawn by the flaming beef torches bolero-clad servers hustle across the dance floor. The overpriced steaks are plain and the sides are wildly inconsistent, but El Gaucho offers a singular experience that always closes with a complimentary dessert basket of fresh fruit and a hunk of blue cheese.

El Gaucho Happy Hour

Daily

It’s hard to believe that when El Gaucho first opened in Seattle more than 50 years ago, it was a blue-collar restaurant where celebrities mingled ...
Daniel Davison

7:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.
Paul Richardson

6:00 p.m. every Mon., Sun.

: Sun & Mon: 6pm – 10pm.

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Dinner Menu

Starters

$13.00

Escargot
classic garlic-herb butter

$17.00

1/2 Dozen Fresh Northwest Oysters
half shell

$18.00

Gaucho Baby Back Ribs
half rack in our housemade savory bbq sauce

$19.00

Pancetta Wrapped Jumbo Prawns
grilled and topped with scallion pesto

$12.00

Pan-seared Oysters
six fresh yearling oysters lightly seared, tartar

$16.00

Ahi Tuna Tartare
diced, lightly dressed with soy and lemon, served with capers, diced onion, poached pears, pine nuts, serrano and habanero chilies

$18.00

Wicked Shrimp
sautéed with our custom wicked spice

$19.00

Oysters Rockefeller
fresh oysters baked with spinach and hollandaise

Sirloin $23.00
Filet $38.00

Steak Tartare
classic tableside preparation

$23.00

Prawn And Crab Cocktail
fresh horseradish and cilantro cocktail sauce

$18.00

Tenderloin Diablo
tenderloin tips sautéed in cajun style cream sauce

$12.00

Steamed Clams
white wine butter sauce

$18.00

Dungeness Crab Cocktail
fresh horseradish and cilantro cocktail sauce

$18.00

Diver Sea Scallops
lemon beurre blanc

$75.00

Iced Shellfish
maine lobster, dungeness crab, prawns, oysters, mignonette, cocktail sauce

$17.00

Fresh Dungeness Crab Cakes
lightly sautéed with roasted red pepper pesto

Soup & Salad

Bowl $9.00

Creamy Clam Chowder
new england style

Bowl $9.00

French Onion Soup
hearty, rich, peasant style

$11.00

Classic Wedge Salad
iceberg, bacon, tomato, olives, roquefort crumbles, roquefort dressing

$12.00

Gaucho Salad
roquefort dressing with shrimp

$12.00

Tableside Caesar Salad
classically made from scratch (minimum of two)

$15.00

Salad 410
balsamic vinaigrette with crab and shrimp tossed tableside

Entrees - Steaks & Chops
We Proudly Serve Custom 28-day Dry-aged Certified Angus Beef Brand Prime And Certified Angus Beef Brand Steaks As Personally Recommended By John Tarpoff. Steaks And Chops Are Prepared On Our Custom Charcoal Grill In Our Open Exhibition Style Kitchen. Served With Crimini Mushroom Cap

8 Oz $45.00
12 Oz $62.00

Filet Mignon
lean, tender

14 Oz $65.00

New York Steak
beautifully marbled, excellent flavor

18 Oz $68.00

Frenched Rib Chop
generously marbled, rich flavor

14 Oz $68.00

Peppercorn New York
encrusted with peppercorns, peppercorn demi glace

12 Oz $37.00
Roquefort $39.00

Baseball Cut Top Sirloin
lean, flavorful

18 Oz $74.00

Bone-in New York
tender, flavorful

Entrees - Carved Tableside
We Proudly Serve Custom 28-day Dry-aged Certified Angus Beef Brand Prime And Certified Angus Beef Brand Steaks As Personally Recommended By John Tarpoff. Steaks And Chops Are Prepared On Our Custom Charcoal Grill In Our Open Exhibition Style Kitchen. Served With Baked Potato, Asparagus And Broiled Tomato For Two

20 Oz $125.00

Chateaubriand

24 Oz $85.00

Chateau Of Sirloin

34 Oz $142.00

Porterhouse

Entrees - Specialties
We Proudly Serve Custom 28-day Dry-aged Certified Angus Beef Brand Prime And Certified Angus Beef Brand Steaks As Personally Recommended By John Tarpoff. Steaks And Chops Are Prepared On Our Custom Charcoal Grill In Our Open Exhibition Style Kitchen

$58.00

Filet Medallions Oscar
two 4 oz filets, finished with fresh dungeness crab, béarnaise, asparagus

$36.00

Original El Gaucho Baby Back Ribs
housemade savory bbq sauce

$56.00

Steak El Gaucho
12 oz baseball cut top sirloin, maine lobster medallions, asparagus

$52.00

Anderson Ranch Natural Rack Of Lamb
hazelnut crust, merlot demi glace, asparagus, broiled tomoto

$72.00

Surf And Turf
6 oz filet and 1/2 lb maine lobster tail

Entrees - Flaming Swords From The Rotisserie
We Proudly Serve Custom 28-day Dry-aged Certified Angus Beef Brand Prime And Certified Angus Beef Brand Steaks As Personally Recommended By John Tarpoff. Steaks And Chops Are Prepared On Our Custom Charcoal Grill In Our Open Exhibition Style Kitchen

$45.00

Brochette Of Tenderloin
crimini, béarnaise

$34.00

Shish Kabob Of Anderson Ranch Lamb
mixed peppers, onions, spanish sauce

Entrees - Saute
We Proudly Serve Custom 28-day Dry-aged Certified Angus Beef Brand Prime And Certified Angus Beef Brand Steaks As Personally Recommended By John Tarpoff. Steaks And Chops Are Prepared On Our Custom Charcoal Grill In Our Open Exhibition Style Kitchen

$26.00

Oven Crisped Chicken
on a bed of mushroom, corn ragout

$38.00

Chicken El Gaucho
lobster medallions, béarnaise, asparagus

$21.00

Crimini And Shiitake Risotto
grilled vegetable brochette with mushrooms, tomato and peppers

$24.00

Pan -seared Oysters
one dozen fresh yearling oysters

Entrees - Seafood & Pasta
We Proudly Serve Custom 28-day Dry-aged Certified Angus Beef Brand Prime And Certified Angus Beef Brand Steaks As Personally Recommended By John Tarpoff. Steaks And Chops Are Prepared On Our Custom Charcoal Grill In Our Open Exhibition Style Kitchen

One Pound $98.00

Australian Lobster Tail

One $49.00
Two $98.00

Barents Sea King Crab Legs
beurre blanc

$36.00

Diver Sea Scallops Linguine
fresh herb, garlic lemon beurre blanc

$42.00

Stuffed West African Jumbo Prawn
dungeness crab, shrimp, basil, fontina, roasted piquillo pepper coulis

$38.00

Grilled Prawn And Diver Sea Scallops Linguine
fresh herb, garlic lemon beurre blanc

Three Fresh Fish Nightly

$38.00

Seafood Fettuccine
fresh dungeness crab, scallops, bay shrimp, prawns, salmon, white fish

$32.00

Warm Seafood Caesar
fresh dungeness crab, scallops, bay shrimp, prawns, salmon, white fish

Shareable Sides

$9.00

Norigold Mashed Potatoes
buttery, velvety

$9.00

Sw Scalloped Potatoes
creamy with a hint of spice

$8.00

Skillet Hashbrowns
sautéed fresh to order

$9.00

Crimini And Shiitake Risotto

$24.00

Lobster Mashed Potatoes
maine lobster

$12.00

Gaucho Mac And Coastal Cheddar Cheese
simply irresistible crisp bread crumb topping

$11.00

Roasted Sweet Corn
fire roasted and sliced off the cob, chipotle honey butter

$12.00

Asparagus
drizzled lemon beurre blanc

$8.00

Sauteed Spinach
extra virgin olive oil, hint of lemon

$8.00

Steamed Broccoli
drizzled lemon beurre blanc

$11.00

Grilled Portobello Mushroom
crimini juice

$7.00

The Full Gaucho Baked Potato
russet potato with butter, ny sharp cheddar cheese sauce, cracked pepper and scallions, fluffed tableside

Tableside Flambe

Per Person $10.00

Bananas Foster
for 2 or more

Per Person $9.00

Cherries Jubilee
for 2 or more

Dessert

$8.00

Root Beer Or Cream Soda Float
madagascar vanilla ice cream and boylan soda

$8.00

Burnt Cream
classic

$8.00

Chocolate Bourbon Cake
caramel sauce, candied pecans

$8.00

Chocolate Ganache
bittersweet chocolate, white caramel

$8.00

Granny Smith & Fuji Apple Tart
a la mode

$8.00

Banana Bread Pudding
crème anglaise

$8.00

Homemade Cheesecake
strawberry coulis

$14.00

Forbidden Sundae
brown butter chocolate chip cookies, bourbon caramel, chocolate ganache, candied almonds, wipped cream

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El Gaucho

2505 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98121

206-728-1337

Description

Daily

7:00 p.m. every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat.

6:00 p.m. every Mon., Sun.

By Hanna Raskin | Mon, April 30, 2012

By Jay Friedman | Thu, September 29, 2011

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By Laura Onstot | Wed, October 03, 2007