El Gaucho - Original argentinisches Restaurant & Steakhaus in Köln

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. 👌

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.

It wasn't the last time I was here.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Wow probably the best steakhouse in NRW

Great food can only be recommended!!!

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..... 👌👌👌👌👌

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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!

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.❤️🧚‍♀️

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 🤔☺️

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

very nice staff. Meat is absolute madness. Gladly again.

I think that was the best steak I've ever been served anywhere. Thank you, I'll be happy to come back.

Begrüssung ok - Service schnell aber ohne ein freundliches Wort oder nachfragen - Essen gut

Perfect meat cooked to perfection. It was a wonderful evening!

A traditional Argentinian steakhouse, as we know it locally or can imagine it. The steak was delicious, grilled just right. Highly recommended.

Very unfriendly staff, we didn't enjoy our time there at all, really, haven't seen worse some time now. We even felt uneasy at some times. And we paid 300. Food was OK, nothing exceptional.

It's one of the nicest steak houses I have been to It's expensive ,but the quality is high

The food, the waiters and the ambience are simply great! Plus point, there is the best beer in the world, great fun ❤️

good food, genuin argentine meats. Highly recommended for meat lovers.

Alles top !! Wir waren sehr zufrieden. Gerade das Personal und das Essen waren top

El Servicio y la atencion espectacular la comida muy buena

Es ist und bleibt jedesmal ein Genusserlebnis. Ich weis nicht ob es besseres Fleisch gibt, aber ich kann es mir nicht vorstellen. Einfach nur perfekt

Wir waren zu sechst und ich hatte eingeladen. Die Steaks, Beilagen und die Getränke haben uns nicht überzeugt. Dabei sind Steaks ja recht einfach zuzubereiten. Die pisco sour fand ich sehr klein, teuer und vor allem habe ich das woanders deutlich besser bekommen. Wir fanden den Besuch enttäuschend.

Super tasty steaks and side dishes. Good price-performance ratio

Gutes Essen, guter Service Kann man sehr empfehlen

In fact we were disappointed, prices were way too high and absolutely nothing special. I think there are better things to find in Cologne.

Es war wie immer ein Genuss. Herrlich saftiges Steak mit leckeren Röstaromen und sehr würziger roter Sauce. Ich komme wieder.

Essen war super und Steaks medium - wie geordert. Sehr gut war auch das Chimichurri

Best steakhouse in Cologne. A restaurant with tradition and authentic furnishings, meat directly from Argentina and delicious wines. Absolute recommendation!

Very tasty food, rustic atmosphere!

Unfortunately also totally disappointed with the restaurant. I can only recommend everyone not to eat there if you want rum or dry meat. It's also quite expensive and not all that inviting.

No price-performance ratio, the meat was so tough, the onions and fried potatoes unfortunately didn't appeal to us. Went to the restaurant with a lot more hopes. This is a current opinion and hopefully not a permanent situation. With a lot of respect for the work but unfortunately it didn't work out today.

Es gibt nur wenige Steakrestaurants, die diese Qualität erreichen. Die Preise sind angemessen, denn Service am Tisch, Atmosphäre, leckeres Essen und unglaublich tolle Steaks sind ihren Preis zu 100% wert. Es war nicht das letzte Mal, dass ich dort Essen war. Lohnt sich und ich möchte auch andere Speisen und Drinks probieren.

Very good steaks and nice service. Only price is on the high side.

It is an amazing, Authentic Argentinian Steak House with excellent service and a great atmosphere. I ordered the Empanadas, and the LOMO steak is highly highly recommended with the side of Mushrooms and baked potatoes.

There has NOT been a better place for FIRST CLASS STEAKS in Cologne for decades. I've been kidnapped there since I was 4 years old and that quickly adds up to 53 years. Love this place AND ESPECIALLY the steaks...

Wie immer sehr lecker I always like to dine here for steak dinner

Rekommenderar inte denna restaurang. Empanadas som serverades var frysta och friterade. Mörk bruna och fortfarande frysta inuti. Dessa skall köras i ugn. Väldigt dåliga. Beställde entrecôte som var sådär. Beställde medium rear och fick medium. Grönsakerna till varmrätten är som vanligt i Tyskland överkokta. Servitören fanns bara där vid servering och avdukning. Vid betalning begärde han 15% i dricks! Det bästa med denna middag var en flaska vin från Argentina som man just fått in och som ägaren själv kom med efter mina önskemål om ett riktigt gott vin. Kommer inte tillbaks.

The best steakhouse in Cologne. Excellently good. Great meat, super nice service and a very nice atmosphere thanks to great long-standing employees. Thank you for the lovely evening.

Staff exceptionally friendly, fillet not 100% good .. otherwise no complaints

Quite nice food, but expensive related with the quality of the meat. Two pieces of sausages 13€, come on guys.

Unglaublich gutes Fleisch. Ich hatte Rinderfilet !

Price performance was unfortunately not satisfactory. The food was tasty, but not great. It was a snack bar atmosphere and the service was unfriendly. For a meal between 40-60 euros, even a small piece of herb butter is charged 2.80 extra. My expectations were much higher and in retrospect it was very disappointing for me. I'm happy to pay the above-mentioned price range per person for good food, but then I also expect good service accordingly.