El Gaucho - Original argentinisches Restaurant & Steakhaus in Köln

I had beef fillet with onions and fried potatoes as a side dish. The beef fillet was ok, the fried potatoes were oil potatoes that had nothing to do with FRIED POTATOES.

Great evening, with great and delicious food and very friendly and attentive service! We would love to come back

Enough to enjoy Argentinian steak!

The staff was very friendly and we enjoyed the food excellently. The restaurant is also stylishly and comfortably furnished, which makes the atmosphere particularly pleasant. We are already looking forward to our next visit!

They only have three cuts of meat presented in different ways Therefore, the menu seemed brief to me. Decorated like an Argentine country house. The uniform of the waiter that we had, a Brazilian who changed his mood when we spoke to him in Portuguese...well, they have to check the uniform because he looked like a very poorly dressed gaucho. What we ordered was good except for dessert where we ordered dulce de leche pancakes with cream and they brought anything...check that out too. The food arrived super fast and the reservation system is very good. Thank you 🖖

If the waiter stayed in Argentina he was much better...

My mother and sister had a wonderful evening here. Delicious food and excellent service. The owner even went the extra mile to help with a surprise organized from afar. Truly amazing! Thank you so much, Mr. Santillan and team! My mum and sister ate at El Gaucho today and had a fabulous evening. The food was yummy and the service was excellent. The owner went the extra mile to help with a birthday surprise organized from afar too. What a legend!! Thank you, Here Santillan!

Very inconspicuous from the outside, but inside a great restaurant with character. You can only give 5 stars! Very small point of criticism: please clear the table when everyone is ready (service staff). We will definitely be back 😉

A bit loud but food is perfect!

A restaurant that doesn't live up to the reviews, the main course is acceptable, the side dish is a real joke for the price. The side dish could be confused or compared with a bite, which is really crazy for the price. We expected a lot more from our visit than we saw in the reviews, but we were very disappointed. I would recommend that readers think twice about visiting and perhaps look for an alternative.

The steaks are delicious, nothing more needs to be said. Clear recommendation 💪🏼

This is our first time here. The restaurant has character, the staff is courteous, polite, respectful, charismatic and in a very good mood. The food was more than delicious, the atmosphere was simply great and very relaxed and for the price with food and drinks you definitely can't say anything. We'll definitely come here to eat again. This restaurant is worth every recommendation!!

The rump steak in cognac “al sangre” is highly recommended.

Hi Everyone. Please stay away from this place as far as possible. Unless you want to wait two hours for your food and get something you didn't order (for example, a rare steak instead of medium plus, fries instead of a baked potato). Communication with the kitchen via the waiter is a misunderstanding - you explain that you want a well-done shashlik and you get it raw. In a word, a disaster - I definitely do not recommend it, especially since the owner doesn't care.

A disaster from start to finish! We were four people dining at El Gaucho in Cologne tonight, and the experience was absolutely dreadful. From the very beginning, the service was chaotic: the starters arrived one after the other, forcing us to eat separately. Then, the main courses were served one by one, without any sides, and with obvious cooking mistakes. Drinks were forgotten, as well as the sauces, and despite multiple reminders, we had to insist to finally get them. The service was slow, disorganized, and completely inefficient. After complaining several times, all we got were simple apologies from the waiter, who seemed completely overwhelmed. A disappointing experience from start to finish. If you’re looking for a good restaurant in Cologne, stay away from this one!

Nuestra noche en El Gaucho fue absolutamente terrible. Desde el principio, el servicio estaba alarmantemente desorganizado: 30 minutos de espera solo para conseguir nuestras bebidas, y eso fue después de tres recordatorios! Cuando finalmente llegaron los entrantes, solo nos dieron cuchillos, lo que nos obligó a comer con los dedos porque el restaurante claramente carece de personal. Por si fuera poco, habíamos pedido un melón con jamón italiano, pero el melón estaba completamente inmaduro y no era comestible. Luego vinieron los platos fuertes, y las cosas empeoraron. Para un restaurante especializado en carne, esto fue una desgracia: ni un solo plato se cocinó a la temperatura correcta. Los ingredientes pueden ser decentes, pero si no sabes cocinar la carne correctamente, no deberías estar en este negocio. En cuanto a las salsas, nos dijeron: “No elijas ninguna, te la ofreceremos”. Al final, tuvimos que comer sin salsas. Además, los platos se servían en un orden completamente caótico: primero dos, luego otro y finalmente el último, lo que significa que uno de nosotros tenía que comer solo. La falta de personal es dolorosamente obvia, y el propietario solo se molesta en intervenir cuando levanta la voz. Totalmente inaceptable. Este restaurante no merece su clasificación actual. ¡Evite a toda costa!

A disastrous experience at El Gaucho Our evening at El Gaucho was absolutely dreadful. From the very beginning, the service was alarmingly disorganized: 30 minutes of waiting just to get our drinks, and that was after three reminders! When the starters finally arrived, we were only given knives, forcing us to eat with our fingers because the restaurant clearly lacks staff. To make matters worse, we had ordered a melon with Italian ham, but the melon was completely unripe and inedible. Then came the main courses, and things only got worse. For a restaurant that specializes in meat, this was a disgrace: not a single dish was cooked to the correct temperature. The ingredients may be decent, but if you don’t know how to cook meat properly, you shouldn’t be in this business. As for the sauces, we were told, “Don’t choose any, we’ll offer them to you.” In the end, we had to eat without any sauces at all. On top of that, the dishes were served in a completely chaotic order: first two, then another, and finally the last one—meaning one of us had to eat alone. The lack of staff is painfully obvious, and the owner only bothers to intervene when you raise your voice. Totally unacceptable. This restaurant does not deserve its current rating. Avoid at all costs!

Food was delicious. Meat really well prepared. Smooth operation. Just lacks some atmosphere.

La comida y bebida es muy buena, pero la misma calidad se puede encontrar en otros lugares por mucho menos de la mitad del precio. El Gaucho no ofrece nada que justifique sus precios. El servicio es amable. Pero demasiado. Lo encontramos - poniendo, incluso intrusivo.

Top Restaurant einwandfreier und aufmerksamer Service und super gute Steaks. Immer wieder gerne

Typical Argentinean atmosphere. Eating here is a lot of fun! Recommended!

Sehr schönes Restaurant. Top Bedienung und Kellner. Essen Mega Lecker.

Steaks still great, side dishes only below average, staff very friendly and quick, toilets need to be renovated! Meat prices are quite ambitious...

Great. For me the best steak in Cologne. Very attentive and unobtrusive service. Rustic but stylish atmosphere!! The meat is a dream! Go!

The meal was excellent. 300g beef fillet classic. Very tender and juicy. The tomato and onion salad was also first class.

Kurz und knapp bringt es bei El Gaucho in Köln auf den Punkt. "Super-Steaks, Super-Food, und Super-Drinks". Ich war gestern erstmalig in Köln und habe auf die Empfehlung meiner Kölner Freunde gehört. Danke für die freundliche Bedienung.

Were there with a group. Food was really great, unfortunately the service wasn't. There were drinks at the beginning, during and after eating nobody has received an order for drinks. Probably the table had to be released again.

Unser Besuch im El Gaucho wird uns noch lange in Erinnerung bleiben – es fühlte sich tatsächlich wie ein kleiner Urlaub in Argentinien an. Das hervorragende, hausgemachte Essen, der schnelle und freundliche Service sowie das charmant rustikale Ambiente haben uns begeistert. Wir sind gekommen, um die Steaks und den argentinischen Wein zu genießen, und wurden in keiner Weise enttäuscht. Vielen Dank für diesen wunderbaren Abend – es hat sich definitiv gelohnt!

The price-performance ratio is not right here. Very expensive! Because of the prices, I wanted to take the cheap vegetable pan and asked if it was gluten-free. At first it said yes, then suddenly "no" and the waiter talked me into a small piece of meat for €33, which had no side dishes, sauce, onions or butter. A potato with herb butter also had to be bought for €5.50. And then of course you would like to have something to drink. Too expensive! The something you get isn't presented pretty on the plate either. The waiter comes to the table very often, is very friendly and the store is focused on sales. The ambience is rustic and outdated, but still cozy. The toilet is not appropriate for the expensive store and needs to be more modern and comfortable. I was there with a large group and we all thought it was too expensive.

The atmosphere is cozy with chairs that are quite out of place that don't invite you to linger! Food that had already been served to the guest and was served incorrectly was passed to the next guest after a short stop at the counter! The waitress preferred to chat with his counter guests rather than provide new drinks! In contrast to the starters and side dishes, steaks were worth their price!

Not bad, but too expensive. I was hoping for more. Everyone's flesh was over the point. Too bad

Il mangiare benissimo Ambiente 100 Attenzione 100 Locale 100 Antipasto 100 A tutto quello che potesti chiedere do un 100

Price-performance ratio not at all satisfactory. The meat is way too overpriced for what it is. The potato was tasty but that was it for me. The waiter was very nice. I wouldn't come anymore, but I'd rather buy some meat and do it myself.

During a business trip, we had dinner. It was really tasty. I reduced one star because the steak plate didn't have a side dish. I had to order and pay for the side dish myself.

The restaurant lives up to its reputation: the best meat in Cologne! Tender and delicious grilled. I can definitely recommend the Bernaise sauce with the steak, it is homemade and absolutely delicious. The food is incredibly good, you can tell the quality, so eating out is really fun. The service is also wonderful. Our waiter Kris was incredibly nice, accommodating and does his job with passion. Perfect host. 👌

Wie ja immer: Sehr guter "Speiss und Trank". Gerne wieder, bis zum nächsten Mal.

A bit noisy, buy great steaks, good wine selection, and very decent service

Very good service and perfect steaks. Gladly again...

My wife in the clinic on the ring - so I had to get fed alone. Because of the proximity, I ended up in "El Gaucho". Since everything was full, I was allowed to sit at the counter. Apart from the very nice conversation with the "boss" (because he welcomes the guests here), the meat and salad were very good. This is what a steak should taste like! It was worth every penny. Because it was so good, I went back the next day to see if the quality was a flash in the pan the first time... No, everything was great again this time. The only drawback was that Monday is a day of rest and the spoiled guest has to have a blessing before he gets his fill.

Everything used to be better. Visited you again after years. But somehow it's not like it used to be. Pablo's service was attentive as always. But the starter looked absolutely loveless. Look Look at that, unfortunately in my opinion it doesn't work at all, absolutely loveless as it looks. Bread and chimichurri were available at the next table, which we seriously asked for. The steak was delicious, the potato was the same. It will be a while until next time for us.

It wasn't the last time I was here.

Preferably zero. We've never experienced anything like this - the food at the table was completely mixed up or completely wrong. When we asked for mayo with the fries, we had to wait longer than 1 1/2 hours and ask several times until we got tired of it. And in which lockal do I have to wait 1/2 hour for a simple bottle of water. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. No recommendation at this time The owner should put a lot of effort into his concept and his staff!

Garpunkte beu allen Gästen nicht erreicht. Steaks waren gut, aber nicht überragend. Daher nur 4 Sterne. Preis Leistung könnte besser sein.

Very tasty steak, unusual side dishes and very good service! I was thrilled with the quality of the meat and would love to come back! The dessert was also very tasty and recommended.

The quality of the steak was very good and tasty. The fries and salad were overpriced and bad. Unfortunately the quality has declined.

The best Argentinian steak in the city, super tasty and hot from the charcoal grill. Although everything is a little old, the store has a nice, familiar atmosphere, which is 100% due to the role of the service crew.

In jedweder Hinsicht top: Die Mitarbeiter, die ein gut eingespieltes festes Team bilden, sind aufmerksam, herzlich und serviceorientiert. Das hausgemachte Chimichurri, das vorm Essen zum Brot gereicht wird, ist so lecker, dass man sich allein davon gerne schon sattessen möchte und sich zwingen muss, aufzuhören, damit man das Hauptgericht noch schafft. Was sich mehr als lohnt: Qualitativ hochwertiges Fleisch, meisterhaft zubereitet. Alles perfekt, ich gehe dort regelmäßig mit Freunden essen, und alle sind begeistert und kommen gerne wieder.

El Gaucho is not just another steakhouse. El Gaucho is THE steakhouse in Cologne. The quality of the meat is incredible and the atmosphere invites you to linger. Definitely a culinary highlight of this city.

Essen und Getränke wie immer sehr gut. Gerne wieder.

Great food can only be recommended!!!

Wow probably the best steakhouse in NRW

I can only recommend the restaurant, the food is very tasty. The ambience is a dream, with friendly service, as if you were in Argentina. One of my favorite restaurants. Convince yourself..... 👌👌👌👌👌

Das erste mal dort gewesen und total Begeistert. Fantastisches, perfekt zubereitetes Steak. Die Qualität des Fleischs hat mich wirklich überzeugt

Unfortunately, the store doesn't stand out in any way, so it's completely mediocre. As we know, there are plenty of alternatives.

The food is solid, but way(!) too expensive! Not worth the hype.

Das Fleisch war auf den Punkt gegart. Perfekter Abend mit Freunden.

Als Neubürger von Köln musste ich als Steakliebhaber nicht lange suchen, um mein neues Lieblingsrestaurant für Fleisch in Köln zu finden. Tatsächlich gab es am Wochenende einen richtigen Fleischkick mit Aha-Erlebnis. Argentinien kann Steaks wirklich gut. Schnelle und nette Kellner in gemütlicher Atmosphäre bei abgemessenen Preisen. Beim Rausgehen habe ich schon für das nächste Date mit dem Parrillero El Gaucho reserviert. Mein Tipp: Rumpsteak mit grünem Pfeffer, Folienkartoffel + Quilmes-Bier. Das macht mich glücklich. Kleiner Wermutstropfen gab es aber schon, den ich wohne in Flittard und leider nicht in der Kölner City.

Honest restaurant. Very tasty steak and at a fair price. Very attentive and nice service. Drinks and wine list is also sufficiently extensive. The meat was exactly how I wanted it. Strong recommendation if you are looking for a good steak in Cologne.

Visited with my brother during an overnight stay in cologne, fancied a steak and was very happy with the choice. Rustic Argentinian steakhouse with a very good selection of steaks. Had a magnificent fillet steak and a 'few' very nice beers. Really good friendly service and excellent food and drink. Can't go wrong if you want a steak in Cologne.

Die Steaks sind wirklich toll, das ist außer Diskussion. Die Pommes waren dagegen sehr trocken und der Spinat den wir bestellten, wenig angemacht. Aber was wir wirklich sehr schlecht fanden, war die Enge. Eine sehr dichte Bestuhlung. Wir waren zu zweit und saßen an einem winzigen Tisch. Wie alle die zu zweit waren. Das Ambiente lässt zu wünschen übrig. 130.- € für 2 kleine Steaks mit Pommes und Spinat und jeder 3 Softgetränke ist für so ein Ambiente sehr teuer. Es war mal schön ein anderes Steakhaus kennenzulernen, aber das war es auch.

Best steaks in Cologne, been a guest there for 20 years.

Wie immer ein herausragendes Steak und auch die Vorspeise war lecker! Preis/Leistung ist aber leider am oberen Limit.

Very delicious, good service, great wine! Noisy, but still comfortable.

Stale. Dusting would be strongly recommended. Wardrobe messy. Chaotic. The waiter was very attentive. The boss clearly gave the impression that he doesn't really care what "extra requests" guests have. Zero accommodating. Sirloin steak sold out when the store opens. Overall, I'm appalled at how, as a host, you have such a lack of interest in your guests and communicate this clearly. I won't come back. It only gets two stars thanks to the friendliness of the waiter.

Best quality steaks in Cologne. Lively and friendly staff, who speak Spanish!

Como siempre la comida y el servicio muy bueno,, los precios un poco caro pero hoy en día donde quiera es así,, si quieres cenar bien tienes que aflojar el bolsillo 🤔☺️

The best steaks!🤗🥰 Many thanks to the waiter, excellent service!💐 Thanks to you, we spent a wonderful evening in a pleasant atmosphere with delicious food and excellent service.👍👍👍 We wish you much success and many visitors.❤️🧚‍♀️

Nice dine again, each time the steak was prepared according to my request

Food was very tasty. The waiter was unfriendly at the beginning because I had to ask several times which cola drink was being sold (Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Fritz-Cola). The answer was always Cola. Unfortunately the restaurant does not have air conditioning and was very hot that day.

The ambience is a bit old in my opinion, which can also be described as quaint. Tables for two people are a bit small, but that's due to the large plates for the portions, so that's a positive thing. Very friendly staff. Steaks are great. One was more through than medium, but would have been exchanged. Price-performance is okay, you even get Quilmes 🍺🍺🍺🍺

ich hatte schon vom Gaucho in Köln gehört und waren sehr gespannt. Ich wurde nicht enttäuscht, denn das Steak war perfekt. Überrascht war ich über das ganze leckere und kreative drumherum. Ich empfehle als Vorspeise unbedingt die hausgemachten Empanadas, ob mit Fleisch oder vegetarisch, ... beides noch nie so genossen. Nachspeise Dulce Membrillo mit Käse … und pappsatten schönen Abend …

Very tasty food, great service, a very successful evening.

Wonderful food... to HOT inside... the boys had a fan pointed at himself. The rest of us were sweating in the heat. Candel at the tables while adding to the atmosphere also added heat to the room. steaks were perfectly cooked. The sides were good but not big enough to share, so plan on ordering your own side. The salads were enough for 2 to share. Three at our table had the special mushroom cover steaks... they found the mushrooms were a bit salty for their taste.

Das Restaurant ist eine klare Empfehlung. Tolles Essen super netter und guter Service. Sowohl die Karte als auch die Zubereitung hebt sich deutlich von irgendwelchen 08 15 Steakhäusern ab.

Das Essen ist top und hat ein gutes Preis Leistungs Verhältnis. Leider haben sie keine Klimaanlage, wodurch es sehr warm war.

Das beste Steakhouse weit und breit! Immer wieder sehr gute Qualität des Fleisches! Service auch sehr gut!

Very good foof. The steakes here are amazing, the wine is good alao. It is a good choice for dinner if younare in Cologne ! 👍

Sehr leckere gute argentinische Steaks Freundlicher Service

The meats were great, soft and tender. The restaurant has a real experience on meat. Empanadas was great crunchy and warm. Desserts can be passed. Thank you

Qualität der Steak ist sehr gut. wir waren nicht zum ersten Mal hier.

The sirloin steak with fried manjok & homemade lemonade was extremely tasty and is highly recommended.

The best meat, well cocked, and with that special Argentinian flavor. The stuff also friendly and helpful

Ich mag kein Steak, bis gestern. Es war fantastisch!!!!! Fleisch perfekt gegrillt, zart wie Butter, appetitlich angerichtet, exzellente Beratung, tip top Service.

So the restaurant is bottom drawer, in a very bad area. You don't understand the waiter at all, I have no idea whether he doesn't speak German or has a speech impediment! The bread you get beforehand is not suitable for consumption, something disgusting and dry and this disgusting mess with what they call the sauce for the bread!!! Since I have diabetes, I asked for whole grain bread! There isn't one, I was told!!! I had to wait over 40 minutes for my steak and I ate it rear! The steak that came out was grayish on the inside and was still ice cold inside! When I asked the boss, he said that's how it is at Rear, it must still be ice cold inside, I eat a lot of steak but I've never had anything like that presented to me before. I don't recommend this restaurant to anyone who relies on high quality! The prices do not correspond to the quality of the house, staff and chef...

Ich esse nicht so viel Fleisch und wenn Rindfleisch, dann am liebsten im El Gaucho Köln. In vielen Restaurants stehen auf den Speisekarten keine Gewichte zu den Steaks und man bestellt blind die Katze im Sack und bekommt häufig nur ein kleines Steak und dann stimmt der Preis auch nicht mehr. El Gaucho gibt das Gewicht vorher an, und man bekommt auch das bestellte. Fair, denn dann stimmt auch der Preis für frisches argentinisches Steak vom Grill in Bio-Qualität. Woanders gibt es gefrorene aufgetautes Fleisch mit unbekannter Herkunft oder fertige kleine Burger. Das ist natürlich Geschmacksache, aber nichts für mich.

The best steak ever, if you want that authentic 1971 steakhouse atmosphere this is the place, slightly kitsch but all the better for that, friendly service.

Good... Too bad, there's no cream for the sauces.

Wer nach Authentizität sucht, ist hier genau richtig. Hier gibt es nicht nur Super-Steaks vom Grill oder echt tolle argentinische Weine. Ich empfehle die südamerikanischen Logdrinks auszuprobieren, von denen ich vorher nicht wusste, dass es sie gibt … sehr lecker … Meine Freundin hatte ein kleines Filet + Folienkartoffel und ich ein Rumpsteak + Yuca. Alles zu einem fairen und angemessenen Preis. Ein gute Tipp jeden jeden Urlaub in Köln. Einmalig. ...

The restaurant is cozy. We were sitting outside. The food was very good. Especially the meat. We ordered beef fillet. The side dishes were also very good. First of all there was bread with a very tasty dip. For us the price-performance ratio was right and we can recommend the restaurant.

Number 1 for us for years. Top 👍

Original atmosphere with many pictures of celebrities who have already eaten there. The lamps are a bit too dark. Steaks were very good and the gaucho chipottle was very flavorful. Yummy.

Tasty steak and very friendly staff.

Besser geht es nicht! Köln hat viele gute Restaurants, doch der krönende Abschluss unserer Städtereise war das El Gaucho. Steaks auf dem Punkt, klasse Wein und fantasievolle südamerikanische Spezialitäten und Drinks. Es war ein wunderschöner Abend bei freundlichen und schnellen Service. Bei unserem nächsten besuch in Köln fangen wir mit dem El Gaucho an, die Stadt zu erkunden. … Guter Startpunkt!

War das ein toller Aufenthalt mit unglaublich gutem Essen und tollem Service. Wir kommen gerne wieder 😊

Such unfriendly staff. At the beginning I would like to say that I also work in the catering industry, so I understand a lot of things. But : There were 5 waiters in the restaurant, the restaurant wasn't full and we had to wait a long time from the start. Towards the end the waiter became more and more unfriendly and wasn't at our table anywhere. The bill was slammed on the table and then the waiter left again. Since there were several of us, we wanted to pay separately, but this was also answered with annoyance and we had to wait a long time again. When paying, the waiter slammed the change on the table and people shouted at you if you didn't have the right amount of money. In the end you were asked to pay by card because he preferred that. It wasn't full in the restaurant and there weren't too few staff, they stood around more than everything else. The food was okay, but nothing special.

Es ist jedes Mal einfach unvergleichlich lecker. Wirklich top!

The food was good, but overpriced.

Wer in Köln ein sehr gutes und hochwertiges Steak mit originalen Argentinischen Beilagen essen möchte, sollte zu El Gaucho gehen. Preislich schon etwas teurer, aber dafür auch extrem hohe und gute Qualität. Sehr zu empfehlen.

The food is really fantastic! The starters are delicious, BUT: The Gran Bife de Lomo tastes like you're in the best restaurant in Buenos Aires, really incredible. If you haven't tried this, you're missing out.

I food would have been top notch it were not for the fact they made me so sick not long after eating there today. I ordered their Vegan Mushrooms, a Beef Empanada and a Sirloin Steak with Broccoli. Something had butter on it. I'm guessing they finish their beef with butter. This is a trick most kitchens use when they have sub par Meats. I'm so allergic to butter. I was sick for hours while on holiday in Köln.