El Gaucho - Tacoma

Name: El Gaucho - Tacoma
Address: 2119 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA, United States, 98402
Telephone: (253) 272-1510
Price range: $50 and over
Rating: 4.7

4.7

1081 Reviews

$50 and over

Steak

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Great for fine wines

Named as “the definitive steakhouse in the country,” El Gaucho’s award-winning menu features 28-Day Dry-Aged Niman Ranch All-Natural Certified Angus Beef® Brand Prime steaks and custom aged Certified Angus Beef® brand tenderloin filets, ribs, pork, poultry and the freshest seafood, all prepared to perfection over an open bed of glowing coals in an exhibition-style kitchen. Our extensive wine list is award-winning, and happy hour menu is widely recognized as one of Tacoma's best. Live music is offered nightly.
El Gaucho is the Northwest’s steakhouse legacy focused on old-school, tableside service. We revel in helping guests create a night to remember.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Steak, American, Steakhouse
Hours of Operation
Happy Hour Mon, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Tue–Fri 4:00 pm–6:00 pm Tue–Sat 9:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Phone number
(253) 272-1510
Website
http://www.elgaucho.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Jose DeJesus Boites
Private party facilities
Private Dining at El Gaucho is a memorable occasion. Our beautiful and unique private dining rooms in Tacoma include five private dining rooms to fit the most intimate affair to swanky receptions for up to 150 guests.
Private party contact
Holly Bero: (253) 272-4424

Location
2119 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402
Neighbourhood
Tacoma
Cross Street
Between S 21st & S 23rd Streets
Parking details
Valet parking is available on the Northwest side of our building.
Entertainment
Live piano music seven days a week.
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 1,081 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.7

4.7 based on all time ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.6Ambience
2.1Value

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1,081 Reviews

S
Scott
Seattle
49 reviews
5.0
49 reviews
Dined on April 8, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Dining at El Gaucho is a special experience! We were celebrating our 39th wedding anniversary and It was so fun to treat ourselves to a fine dining opportunity where the drinks, appetizers, entrees, sommalier, desserts, and even napkins exceed your expectations. Even the pianist added an extra flair! Great job, Chef and entire wait staff, especially Erin C.! Well done! A brilliant evening!
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PacificNW
Vancouver
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on April 7, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Meet all our expectations and more. Could ask for better service and our meal was cooked exactly as we wanted. Portions were amazing and the fact we couldn’t fit anymore food in our stomachs and left with leftovers, was great. Highly recommend to anyone wanting a great meal.
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TomB
Seattle
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on April 1, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great Service once again
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JDG953
Seattle
31 reviews
5.0
31 reviews
Dined on March 25, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
As always the food and service were superb.
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JerryJ
VIP
Seattle
29 reviews
2.0
29 reviews
Dined on March 25, 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Food was excellent. Atmosphere was wonderful. My issue was the wine list. El Gaucho charges 2-3 times the retail cost for a bottle of wine on average. So I brought my own bottle and was happy to pay the corkage fee of $30. The captain poured the bottle into the decanter and I never saw him again. No one ever refilled our glasses vice for myself. Then they had the decency to charge me both tax and the mandatory 20% service fee on my initial corkage fee. The value of the wine list and the service you don’t receive if you bring in a bottle coupled with the cost gets an F- from me. Outside of that the food and cocktails were lovely.
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ClaireLumiere
Seattle
6 reviews
2.0
6 reviews
Dined on March 21, 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
They have been much better. Server was three different people!
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DivineK
Seattle
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on March 18, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We love going to this El Gaucho location in Tacoma. Food, service and ambiance is just great!
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JenH
Richmond
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on March 18, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
For the money, do not bother. A $30 salad is just a plate full of goopy dressing. $27 to add on an inedible salt-bomb of crab and bernaise. Same goes for the overdone peppercorn addition. I suppose they think that because they’re charging you a car payment for a steak, they should overdo the accoutrements. Steak was cooked perfectly. Go for that, don’t bother with anything else. Our poor server kept getting pushed out of the way while trying to prepare our table side appetizers. If you are going to include service fees, choreograph your staff.
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JohnM
Seattle
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on March 16, 2018
1. Overall 2
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
An otherwise perfect evening was ruined with a unannounced "living wage charge" added to the bill, no doubt in solidarity with those idiots in Seattle. I have loved the quality of El Gaucho since I first discovered it decades ago, but this "living wage" crap just ruins it for me. Why can't they just bury it in the menu prices like any other business? They could have lied to me and preserved one of the areas best fine dining experiences, I mean, I'm going there because it's cheap. No additional tip for a great service staff, please enjoy that "living wage." Great restaurant, horrible policy.
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MarkW
Seattle
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on March 16, 2018
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great place overall, a bit pricey. I have never gotton a buzz, nether have my friends on their drinks. My favorite is blueberry lemon drops , but no more for us. We rarely drink and pay good money for high end liquor but never a buzz from the drinks there. Im sorry to focus on a negitive but when your paying 2 to 5 hundred and bring a guest i expect to not be shorted on my drinks.
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2119 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402

Additional information

Cross Street
Between S 21st & S 23rd Streets
Neighbourhood
Tacoma
Hours of Operation
Happy Hour Mon, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Tue–Fri 4:00 pm–6:00 pm Tue–Sat 9:00 pm–12:00 am Sat 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Steak, American, Steakhouse
Dining style
Fine Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Valet parking is available on the Northwest side of our building.
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Jose DeJesus Boites
Entertainment
Live piano music seven days a week.
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.elgaucho.com/
Phone number
(253) 272-1510
Private party facilities
Private Dining at El Gaucho is a memorable occasion. Our beautiful and unique private dining rooms in Tacoma include five private dining rooms to fit the most intimate affair to swanky receptions for up to 150 guests.
Private party contact
Holly Bero: (253) 272-4424

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