El Chango in Köln

Amazing food and very tasty steaks. Garlic shrimps very super tasty as well. They give you bread and garlic/krauter butter at the start which is so good and you wanted to come back just for that. Overall a great restaurant and they keep the same unique taste over years.

A cozy restaurant. Some of the tables were a bit close together at the top and there was a lot of decoration :D The employee who assigned us the table was incredibly friendly and in a good mood! The food was really great, steak medium, juicy and tender. The dips with bread were also really tasty. Price/performance ratio is also right, definitely worth a visit!

Great steaks, great service, you may need to book as it’s popular

The owner and personnel are friendly. The food is very tasty and fresh.

Delicious steaks in a rustic atmosphere.

Always a must when I'm in Cologne.

Very good quality - attentive service - cozy atmosphere - authentic

Incredibly great restaurant with meat that is so delicious that you seriously have to ask yourself what you have ever eaten so far. Really a must for all food lovers!

I love this restaurant because the steaks are absolutely top quality and grilled to perfection. All the waiters there are as nice and helpful as you could hope for. This restaurant is an absolute recommendation! Don't be put off, the shop is a bit cluttered, but I think that's part of the charm of the whole thing.

Great service and great steak, everything was great

Based on numerous recommendations, we visited El Chango and reserved a place there. It's very often full, so you probably wouldn't be able to get a table without a reservation. The service was very nice, but I was actually disappointed with the dishes. In my opinion it is not the best steakhouse in Cologne, as some people praise it. I actually prefer something else that is nearby. And I found the prices a bit high. That's why I only give it 3 stars.

Very good steaks.Pretty much the best in Cologne.We've been eating there for many years.Very good

Nice tasty food. I don't think you should skip this restaurant if you are in Cologne. It is located in a side street of the large Heumarkt square - so we have often walked past it without realizing that it is one of the better restaurants in Cologne. Especially if the Brauhaus food comes out of your nose: El Chango is a great option. The steak was super tender, the corn on the cob was grilled really well (I don't think I've ever had it grilled so well & tasty anywhere) and the starters/desserts we had were really great. (Including empanadas, Jamon, piementos, carpaccio - Dulce de Leche & lemon iced cream served in an actual big lemon. Whenever you asked for Pepper - you get this ancient peppermil, which only enhanced the authentic feeling. Amazing. 5 star. And then I'm just talking about the food. The service was also really great, we had a good chat with the server, he was able to serve 75% of our diverse group in their own language, if we had had another Spanish person, that number would have been even higher, a nice extra. I will definitely come back here again. The food was too good, I didn't have time to take pictures.

Para cenar tuvimos sirloin y lomo, las carnes de primera calidad, y cocciòn perfecta, eramos 20 personas y todo llegó al mismo tiempo. Excelente servicio

Simply a gem! Perfect food and service. Nice evening. Thanks!

Great steakhouse, attentive service and great food

Best steak I've eaten in a long time. Buttery tender. Plus great service in a rustic atmosphere. Super recommended.

In one word, magnificent The quality of the hands, the cooking level and the taste are excellent, especially the gambas with sauce are incredibly delicious, highly recommended..

Very tasty, great Meat and side dishes!

Big praise to Mr. Lima and his team! From the food to the service, everything is great! Always my pleasure!

A bad one. Steakhouse as it should be. The meat is high quality, the prices are perfectly reasonable and the service is courteous.

Best steak I have tried in Germany. Good marbling, wonderful and perfect medium cooked meat gives you heaven. The price is quite expensive - but it is worth it. Really! General atmosphere is dark and loud, not the best for the family with baby. No baby diaper change table in men toilet. Staffs are very kind and helpful. I can really recommend here.

El Chango is very beautiful place, you can see how much efforts were done to decorate this place! The food is truly amazing, the meat is soo full of taste and amazingly prepared, the pepper sauce is exceptional and the appetisers sauces and bread that you receive while waiting for your meal is so nice❤️ The service is very friendly and helpful! Definitely will come back again if in Köln!

Excellent place Very delicious food with a lot of flavor and excellent service The atmosphere is ideal to go with family or on a date. You can talk and have a pleasant moment

We had dinner from here Yesterday and the food was delicious. We ordered empanadas and Shrimps Ajillo as starters and rumpsteak with and without mushroom cream sauce as main. All the dishes were so good. They serve bread with a chilli based dip and herb butter first as a starter and those dip and butter was really good. Talk about the steaks, we both ordered medium rare and it was so juicy and tender. The service was really good as well, the staff were really attentive and helpful. They patiently spent time with you to select the best dish for you.

We were there on a very hot day, so it was almost unbearable inside. The air conditioning worked and the ceiling fans only distributed the warm air around the room. We waited 1.75 hours for the starter, and after another half hour the main course arrived. The meat was okay, unfortunately a bit dry and in the restaurant a little further than desired. Service was nice, but hardly cleared dishes and glasses. The ambience is absolutely out of date. I definitely don't have to go there again.

We ordered a sirloin and fillet stake. I tried both, they were cooked perfectly as requested and was some of the best steak I’ve ever eaten.

Best cooked Steaks Ever! Plus most flavoursome cuts. Steak is sll about the chef; he’s got it! Everything cooked to perfection, and great service too.

Good quality food. Friendly and courteous staff. Only the furnishings are a bit old. Gladly again!

Slightly higher prices but also extremely tasty.

3 of us went to el Chango, restaurant was quiet but it was Sunday night, we all had the 220g steak which was cooked to perfection and we said we hadn’t had such a good steak for a long time, house wine was superb, definitely recommend

Wir kennen jetzt das El Chango seit etwa 30 Jahren und wurden noch niemals entäuscht, Steaks immer Spitzenqualität, Salatsauce zum Niederknien, Sangria göttlich, Personal freundlich, was will man mehr

Beef was cooked well, the chicken was too dry and the whipped cream sauce too thin. You must order vegetables separately. All in all, just adequate, but too expensive for what you get. Why do these types of restaurants always have to have that old furniture from the 80s? We don't understand that....

Essen bestellt, 30 Minuten später wurde gesagt das es ein Gericht nicht mehr gibt. Dann über 1 h auf das Essen gewartet. Geschmack gut aber über teuert.

Super tasty fillet. Very good quality.

My advice to my future Turkish friends I ordered a steak myself and it was a really soft, juicy meat that was rare and it was very delicious. There are 2 sauces as sauce, the red one is very delicious, the pepper sauce is delicious, the other one is butter with sauce. Beautiful

This is exactly how I imagine a traditional experience with very high quality food!

Meat is great. The champion sauce is not recommended. Canned champions and too watery. Bernaise not homemade. Waited over an hour for the food even though it was still empty.

Very nice atmosphere with really loving interior design. The steaks were perfect and exactly as ordered. The charcoal grill gives it a very good aroma. The side dishes were also very tasty and filled me up well.

Argentinian restaurant in the center of Cologne, roasted meat with a lot of fat, vegetables not fresh. Argentinian restaurant in downtown Cologne, fried meat with a lot of fat, vegetables not fresh.

Argentinian restaurant in the center of Cologne, Roasted meat (lots of fat), vegetables not fresh,. We ordered a roast potato and they gave us a boiled potato wrapped in aluminum foil. .We were surprised by a bill of more than 60 euros.

There is good meat here straight from the charcoal grill, we were satisfied! We've eaten here three times in total. The service was good, the food was delicious. Our steaks were grilled perfectly! But I think the prices are a bit too high in one place or another. The atmosphere is rustic and authentic. Some of the tables are a bit small and the table leg gets in the way when sitting.

it is delicious! The owner is very kind! The atmosphere inside the restaurant is also great! There weren't many people at lunch. So it was good.

Massive impudence. We're here for a moment at the CSD street festival. Wanted to have something (a lot) to drink, but were sent back into the cloudburst even though the shop was empty. Otherwise no customer would have come. 20 people were sent away with us; each of us would have liked to make some sales. The innkeeper probably doesn't want to earn anything that way. There are other good restaurants in Cologne, but it's better not to go here.

A lovely find. This place is an excellent place to go for a delicious steak. Sauces are available and you can order a delicious 'melt in your mouth' baked potato to go with your steak. You will have to use Google Lens to translate your menu as they didn't have an English option.

I have never eaten a steak like this in my life. The best steak I have eaten. Also we ordered tomate salad with onion and corn. They were awesome too. I have just one negative comment. Ambiance was really nice but place was hot a bit.

Top steaks, great service, great ambience. We would like to come again!

Nice host, nice atmosphere but the food was mediocre and the price was way too high. A bit overrated.

Very tasty food and a nice restaurant. The owners approached the design of the room with love. All the details have been thought out, and a large collection of antiques has been assembled. Even the restrooms in the Argentinian style. But still, the food is the main highlight here. The meat is unsurpassed, the wine is excellent, desserts - finally a wide selection, but be careful, after a hearty meal there is absolutely no room for dessert. Pleasant service - just a big thank you to the waiters for the atmosphere. 100% recommend

Both the food and the service were wonderful. The place and the music are very nice. The waiters Diancarlos and Míchel are very polite. More than recommended the loin

Very nice restaurant with very good meat. You can try it with closed eyes.

BEST STEAK :) They definitely have the BEST fillet steak here. The meat is on point and therefore an absolute must go to El Chango when you are in Cologne. To be on the safe side, reserve a table in advance. We are already looking forward to the next visit :)))

Superb food, the service was just right and the atmosphere cosy and lively at the same time. A real gem.

Very nice reception.. Incredibly good cuisine... Great service.. What more do you want.. Many thanks 🥰 We'll be back... no question

We visited this restaurant to enjoy the steak. We ordered the medium rare steaks and was so good.

The food is unmatched, the service is great and the place is charming. It is the best restaurant I have been able to visit in Germany. I will return without a doubt

First-class food, friendly service and authentic ambience. We recommend

You like meat? You have to try this place ✨✨✨

Nice people serving you, it's nice to be treated warmly, it's like being among friends. I was there in August of last year and when I found the ticket I remembered that I didn't leave a review and that it will be saved that way. If I go to Cologne again, I will definitely visit them.

Good steak, a little slow service, but the food and atmosphere were worth it.

Very tasty and everyone was very friendly!! Thank you.

So I can fully recommend El Chango. I was invited to dinner and was looking forward to a good meal in a rustic atmosphere and that's exactly what I got. The starter soup was delicious and very plentiful, the bread and the homemade dips were also great. The main course was of course the star and the steak including the baked potato were on point, extremely tender and really, really tasty. There was also delicious red wine and delicious Kölsch. Of course, all of this has its price, but in return you get really high-quality food. There was also a really friendly, rustic atmosphere and a really nice and courteous waitress. Therefore, I give it 5/5 stars in all respects and a clear recommendation - even if not for the smallest budget. 😁😁😁👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

We ate different dishes with 5 people. My turkey steak with vegetables included canned peas and carrots and a few potato slices as side vegetables. Unfortunately, my husband's medium steak was still completely raw. After returning it, we had the same grilled rump steak with the cold sauce. The meat tasted good, but at 50 euros for the dish it is unfortunately disappointing to eat the steak with cold sauce and cold fried onions. The other 3 people's dishes were okay (salad, meat skewer). We won't be coming back and wouldn't recommend it.

Good surprise !! Typical decor! Warm and pleasant welcome! Excellent meat!! Thank you sir for your welcome!

Ein Rumpsteak mit gleichem Gewicht, aber dickem Fettrand und zwei querverlaufenden Gefäßen kostet 15 Euro mehr als ein Hüftsteak. Ohne Beilage. Dazu kommt eine Beilage mit ca. 5 Euro. Der Service war ok, die Teller wurden kaum nach Beenden des Essens weggezogen, das Beilagenbrot schon während des Essens. Die Ambiente ist nicht vorhanden, weil jedes Gespräch vom Nachbartisch mithörbar ist Ein Laden der sicherlich dank der Touris weiter überlebt.

It looked almost closed when walking by, close to dark windows, big dark door which looked like the back entrance. Food wasn't bad but just expensive for what it was. Place looked like it could use a scrub and a makeover.

We visited the restaurant on 20-03-2024 with my coleagues and customer - partner of our company. Unfortunately a mouse was walking around and of course we informed the waitress and he told that he already informed the manager. The worst thing is that the owner (or the responsible employee) could only apologise for the issue mentioning that due to the high temperature the door was opened and so the mouse appeared. When we asked for the bill of course we payed the whole amount (aprox 180€) and they apologise for once more. Too bad for their behaviour and reaction to customers that suggested the restaurant to visitors from Greece more than 1 time. I believe that we will never suggest or visit the restaurant again.

We visited the restaurant on 20-03-2024 with my coleagues and customer - partner of our company. Unfortunately a mouse was walking around and the worst thing is that the owner (or the responsible employee) could only apologise for the issue mentioning that due to the high temperature the door was opened and so the mouse appeared. Too bad for their behaviour and reaction to customers that suggested the restaurant to visitors from Greece more than 1 time.

The meat was excellent. Bread with spread as a free starter.

El Chango has been a top address for good steaks for years. Inconspicuous from the outside, with plenty of decoration and rustic furnishings inside. No matter whether it's hip, rump steak or fillet, the steaks are simply great. Prices are high but still reasonable. Absolute recommendation, but to be on the safe side it's better to make a reservation.

The best fillet. Excellent. Side dishes are great.

Only recommended for steaks. Definitely very tasty and perfectly prepared. There are deductions here because the conditions do not speak German. Otherwise great.

Great traditional Argentinean Restaurant. Quiet, well decorated and wide menu. RECOMMENDED Very delicious empanadas from northern Argentina.

We were very pleased with the food. The environment was also very nice. Interest and concern were also at a sufficient level.

Gleich anfangs muss ich bemerken, daß wir zu Ramon und Marcello schon seit über 30 Jahren regelmässig zum Essen gehen. Wenn andere Gäste sich hier auch darüber auslassen, daß das Lokal mal eine Renovierung nötig hätte, so ist das Ansichtssache. Wir mögen diesen authentischen Stil, den man im übrigen nicht mehr überall so findet. Gegen das Essen ist grundsätzlich nichts zu sagen. Hier ist der, der gerne gutes Fleisch isst, bestens aufgehoben. Wir hatten in all den langen Jahren noch nie Anlaß zu Beschwerden. Vorspeisen und Desserts sind ebenfalls von sehr guter Qualität. Der Service ist jederzeit freundlich, kompetent und auch zack. Toiletten sind sauber und gepflegt. Aufgrund der guten Lage in der Altstadt und vieler Stammgäste ist das Restaurant meistens ausgebucht. Ohne Reservierung kann man damit rechnen keinen Platz zu bekommen. Wir bleiben auf jeden Fall Fans vom El Chango.

Does what it promises! Even though it was fully booked, the nice gentleman at the entrance arranged a table for us. Food great! I'll come back when I'm in Cologne.

Classic Argentinian restaurant with real wood-grilled meat. Rustic ambience in Gaucho style. Selection of drinks and side dishes rather limited. Steaks, skewers or ribs but with a good selection and the result is right. Very good rump steak grilled to perfection with a smokey aroma. For a restaurant in Cologne's "Tourizone" very good food at reasonable prices.

Beautiful, cozy atmosphere. It's more like eating with friends at a barbecue party.

Solid steakhouse with some patina. Good standard, you know what you're getting.

Food is actually good, but overpriced. It all got ruined when I saw small mice running into the grill area / kitchen.

+ Great atmosphere, you immediately feel at home. + Friendly staff, + Free bread basket with herb butter and a tomato cream as a starter - super tasty and really great, it doesn't come around too often anymore. - The meat (beef fillet) was very tasty, but could have been grilled a little longer for medium rare. Unfortunately it was very bloody in the middle.

Filet war dieses Mal leider nicht so gut vom Stück her, überlappend und auch die Garstufe wieder nicht getroffen, Medium bestellt, Medium Rare bekommen. Preise deutlich angezogen, Preis-Leistung passt hier nicht mehr 100%ig. Beilagenauswahl schwach - keine Pommes, keine Kroketten, nur eine Ofenkartoffel. Salate nicht empfehlenswert. Schade!

First of all, the atmosphere is quite nice - you can feel the Latin American spirit Their meat is simply magnificent. I highly recommend Gorgonzola sauce. We tried a beer specific to Argentina and we give it full marks. Among the desserts, I recommend the one specific to Argentina, although I can't remember its name.

A very typical place if you are looking for something Latin in Colonia. The facilities themselves are old, small and not very comfortable. It is true that I went at peak times because it was a fair and the place was packed. I am not an expert in meat but I would say that the menu is correct and very Argentine, so if you like this type of cuisine you will enjoy it here. Large and well cooked dishes. The atmosphere is pleasant although it is not very noisy due to the small size of the place. For a Spanish standard of living, a little expensive (the owner told us that there have been changes in the VAT applicable in hospitality to some foods and that has caused increases not carried out due to commercial policy). Recommended I would say.

Dîner dans ce bel établissement argentain. La viande est délicieuse et très bien cuite. Le vin to et bon marché sans compter la pomme de terre fondante...à faire pour une expérience carnée.

Das Beste am Essen war der Maiskolben - der war from Grill und heiß. Das Fleisch war ein lauwarmes, traurig ausschauendes graues Souvide gegartes Stück mit 4 Pseudo-Grillstreifen. Auf der Karte steht ja extra, dass jedes Stück Fleisch vom Grill kommt - nun ja, die Stücke der anderen wurden auch augenscheinlich auf dem Grill gegart. Ein immens lauter Raum in dem man sich anbrüllen muß statt sich unterhalten zu können, Servicepersonal das wirklich freundlich ist, allerdings völlig überfordert und nicht ausreichend deutsch oder englischsprachig - war an sich ein schöner Abend mit den Kollegen, leider nur am falschen Ort. Keine Empfehlung.

Great place for dinner! Delicious steaks and shashliks, as well as a nice atmosphere, friendly service and pleasant music, but it's better to make a reservation, because many people appreciate this place.

Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und zuvorkommend - nicht immer so aufmerksam, aber wir sind nicht verdurstet 😉. Die Steaks, die Filets auf dem Punkt. Immer wieder gerne.

Staff were very helpful, my flight was delayed and they accommodated changing times of my booking. The food was amazing the best steak I've ever had honestly. Would recommend booking as on a Monday not many other restaurants are open.

Buen sitio de comida Argentina cerca del Rin. La carne a la brasa muy buena y el carpaccio también. La atención genial.

Immer eine Bank für super Steaks. Netter und aufmerksamer Service. Manchmal wartet man zwei Minuten länger auf ein neues Kölsch, aber absolut im Rahmen. Der Salat El Chango vorab ist hier ein Muss. Das Filet mit grünem Pfeffer (Madagascar) und Sc. Bernaise ist ebenfalls eine Welt. Die Sauberkeit im Lokal lässt etwas zu wünschen übrig. Man darf einfach nicht so genau schauen

Excelente todo, la atencion, la comida, el postre, el lugar. Todo 10 puntos. Muchas gracias por hacerme sentir como en mi propio pais.

ケルンにあるアルゼンチンレストラン。 料理名は全く分からんけど、皆美味かった。特に緑のディプソース？が美味かった。

Buon ristorante con braceria, qualità in linea con i prezzi

Die besten Steaks ever in rustikalem Ambiente, sehr freundliches Personal. Top!

Wir waren zwischen den Jahren im Lokal El Chango essen. Der Service spricht kein Deutsch und kann die Gerichte nicht richtig den Gästen zuordnen. Der Gargrad nahezu aller Steaks war nicht getroffen und im Lokal laufen sowohl oben als auch unten überall Mäuse herum sobald es leerer wird. Auf Nachfrage zeigte der Restaurant keinerlei Einsicht, stellt komplett alles was bestellt wurde in Rechnung und bringt nur Ausflüchte hervor - bitte dort nicht essen gehen, wenn euch eure Gesundheit am Herzen liegt! Das Gesundheitsamt der Stadt Köln ist bereits informiert.

Waren zu zehnt im El Chango - leider war die Hälfte der Steaks nicht wie bestellt gegart. Auch mach teilweisen zurückgehen lassen kam es nicht korrekt zurück. Wenig Einsicht vom Küchenchef. Die Salate und Vorspeisen ohnehin kein angemessenes Niveau zu dem Preis, aber dafür ist man auch nicht hier. Die herumlaufenden Mäuse lassen wir sonst unerwähnt.

Fleisch super daher noch drei Sterne. Mäuse im Obergeschoss laufen zwischen den Beinen und fühlen sich ungestört. Das ist nicht ein Zeichen für ein sauberes Haus sondern fürs Veterinäramt.

Ich kann die guten Bewertungen nicht nachvollziehen. Ich habe ein Medium Steak bestellt und musste es 2 Mal zurückgehen lassen, weil es englisch serviert wurde. In einem sogenannten Steakhouse, wo Steak braten das täglich Brot ist, kann man wohl erwarten dass es im ersten Versuch klappt. Geschmacklich war es ok, aber auch nicht überragend.

Im Rahmen eines Weihnachtsmarkt-Besuches sind wir in dieses nahe dem Heumarkt gelegenen argentinische Steakhaus eingekehrt. Die Wahl fiel auf dieses Haus insbesondere wegen der Berücksichtigung von Glutenunverträglichkeiten in der Zubereitung. Zur Öffnungszeit um 18 Uhr hatten wir tel. einen Tisch bestellt. Die Fleischauswahl auf der Speisekarte ist ausreichend, die Preisgestaltung durchweg hochpreisig! Die Auswahl der Beilagen ist leider sehr beschränkt. Grundsätzlich geht es wohl hauptsächlich um den Verkauf von Folienkartoffeln. Nach unserer Bestellung haben wir 70 Minuten (!) auf unser Essen warten müssen. ich hatte ein Filetsteak bestellt, das ich in vielen anderen Restaurants schon sehr viel besser zubereitet erlebt habe. Sowohl das Steak als auch die Folienkartoffel waren fast gar nicht gewürzt. Zum Nachwürzen fanden sich auf dem Tisch Salz- und Pfefferstreuer. In einem Steakrestaurant hätte ich allerdings eine Pfeffermühle erwartet. Service/Bedienung waren durchaus in Ordnung. Sprachlich nicht immer auf deutsch oder spanisch eingerichtet. Englisch half aus. Die Krönung war dann der Gang zur Herrentoilette. Die altbackene Ausstattung ist hier an anderer Stelle schon thematisiert worden. Stil spielt hier aber eher keine Rolle. Vielmehr hat mich die Tatsache überrascht, dass das Waschbecken nicht zu benutzen war. Mit einem handgeschriebenen Zettel "defekt" wurde darauf aufmerksam gemacht. Und dieser Defekt bestand offenkundig nicht erst seit diesem Tag. Für ein Restaurant empfinde ich das schon als Unding, sich nach dem Toilettengang nicht die Hände waschen zu können. Feuchttücher und Papierhandtücher hätte hier zumindest eine gangbare Übergangslösung geschaffen. SCHADE