El Gaucho - Original argentinisches Restaurant & Steakhaus in Köln

Great food can only be recommended!!!

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

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..... 👌👌👌👌👌

Wow probably the best steakhouse in NRW

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.

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.

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

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 🤔☺️

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

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

The meat was awesome, but I found the prices to be quite high and you have to pay extra for each side dish

nice place! good service ! good wine ! i recommend to come by

The food is worth the money. Delicious.

The steaks here in particular are world class. Unfortunately the ambience is not very nice.

Füftsteak “Cebolla” mit gedünsteten Zwiebeln - with steamed onions Merlot - 8 Legends España Steak was superb Busy night but service was on time Overall great dining again

Great place to eat !!! The food is amazing we had (tenderloin classic and a rumpsteak with pepper , medium well). They also serve Estrella beer from Spain👍. It is a nice place to have dinner, for sure we will come back ! Keep up the good work 👌

Great place to eat !!! The food is amazing we had (tenderloin classic and a rumpsteak with pepper , medium well). They also serve Estrella beer from Spain👍. It is a nice place to have dinner, for sure we will come back ! Keep up the good work 👌

Underground from start to finish. I have never experienced such a carelessly run restaurant with overpriced food. What a disappointment. Service inattentive and full of displeasure, food not seasoned, completely overpriced, side dishes lukewarm, even the water didn't taste good. Never again.

Absolutely perfect ribeye, the house wine is superb, perfect place to have authentic steaks.

We had beef soup, fried calamari and scampi for starters. All 3 were completely missing. There was no beef to be found in the beef soup, the calamari were unfortunately tasteless. The scampi were tasty but unfortunately not enough for €15 (12 small scampi). My wife had a rump steak and I had a ribeye. To be honest, it was very tasty, but here comes the point: despite being one of the best steak houses in Cologne, the outside was unfortunately too seared, so it tasted bitter due to the roasting. The cooking point was perfect. All in all, the visit wasn't that great. BTW with drinks it was 165€ on the clock ;)

Das war für uns ein sehr schöner Abend. Das Fleisch war perfekt und auf den Punkt gegrillt. Absolute Spitzenqualität ! (Filetsteak Madagascar). Uns hat es auch sehr viel Freude bereitet ( wir saßen am Tresen ) dem jungen Mann hinter der Theke bei seiner Arbeit zuzuschauen. Unglaublich schnell und konzentriert. Solche Mitarbeiter wünscht man sich. Der Mitarbeiter mit den Locken der uns bedient hat war super, sehr aufmerksam und schnell, dabei ungewöhnlich freundlich obwohl viel zu tun war ( das Lokal war brechend voll ). Uns ist nie das Kölsch ausgegangen. Am Ende ist er unserem Taxi noch nachgespurtet weil meine Frau ihr Hany liegen gelassen hatte. Ganz vielen Dank für alles.

Very good steaks cooked to perfection. The Estrella from the barrel tastes nice and cold, fresh and delicious! Price/performance absolutely appropriate. We'd love to come back!

Das beste Steakhaus in ganz Köln. Immer wieder gerne!!!

Wie immer beste Qualität … ein besseres Steak findet man wohl kaum in Köln

Nice atmosphere, had the entrecote with onions, was okay, but nothing special for the hefty price. Unfortunately you are not asked whether it should be medium, friendliness is so-so but you are served quickly. Cassava fried with it was very tasty.

I had a business meal at El Gaucho earlier this week. My work colleague and I had our leftovers packed up and I was surprised to find that only my leftover box was labeled “China”. I had my rum steak packed and I don't see any connection with the country of China. Since I was the only Asian at our table, I was able to put two and two together. At that moment I felt it was very racist, but I didn't say anything because I didn't want to make a fuss in front of our business partners. In hindsight I regret not responding as it was not only rude but also disrespectful. It is unfortunate that such occurrences can affect the overall impression of what might otherwise be a pleasant experience. I will not dine at El Gaucho again and hope that the restaurant takes such incidents seriously and takes appropriate measures to avoid such situations in the future.

We thought we'd go for an Argentinian meal, great steak, you can't go wrong. I have never been turned away so unfriendly as I was in this bar! We came in, were looked at and asked harshly by a sturdy, gray-haired person if we had ordered, we said no. Well, it was half past seven in the evening. A younger colleague had set up a place, the strong man, whose pure listlessness was already visible, then whispered, "You have 1 1/2 hours." Grabbed my wife afterwards and we left. Really good for the image. But if they don't want our money...

The food was good, the steak tasted good but not outstanding as many describe. The price is way too high for what you get.

We had sirloin steak; the meat wasn't medium-cooked as we ordered; it was more on the rare side. However, it had a good taste and was tender. Unfortunately, the Béarnaise sauce was flavorless.

Wir haben Entrecôte bestellt, aber das Fleisch war nicht medium gebraten, wie wir es bestellt hatten; es war eher roh. Es hatte jedoch einen guten Geschmack und war zart. Leider war die Béarnaise-Soße geschmacklos.

It was good, yes, next time Abicim but rolls with aioli on the house inshallah

We ate at El Gaucho on a Saturday evening with a reservation, which was probably necessary, because we were craving delicious steaks... We only ordered fillet steaks (also known as “Lomo”): twice in the 200g version. for €33.60 each and once as 300gr. “Fillet steak Gorgonzola” for €50.40. It should be noted that the prices mentioned "sin guarnición" do not include any side dishes, although there is plenty to choose from. We ordered Yuca Fritas (fried cassava), a Papa asada grande and Papas fritas. Bernaise sauce and cebolla horneada (steamed onions) were also added. To drink there was a highly recommended homemade lemonada "Bahia Blanca" as well as a tasty, good red house wine - served in a carafe. The food didn't take long to arrive and we received three excellently prepared steaks cooked to medium order. All side dishes were sufficient and delicious! As a steak lover, the steaks were really of high quality for me! We left the restaurant well-fed and our wallets relieved with the conclusion that steak lovers are in good hands at El Gaucho. 😉 The attached picture shows my fillet steak "Gorgonzola" with a large baked potato

Ein sehr guter Laden. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich. Das Fleisch ist hervorragend und sehr gut zubereitet. Ich habe mit meinem Bruder einen gemischten Fleischteller für ca. 75 Euro geteilt und es hat uns gesättigt. Ich kann den Laden einfach nur empfehlen wir kommen auf jeden Fall wieder.