My wife and I enjoyed an evening with some dear friends, El Gaucho was our steakhouse of choice. We had 7:30 reservations (we arrived on time) and were seated with less than a five minute wait. Regrettably, we were seated within 8 feet of the guitar band and had difficulty converseing due to the noise. Our sever (#10012 Garner) was polite but curt. He seemed very full of himself and his employer. [Garner, We are the customer spending $500-$700 on dinner, A few courtesy chuckles might be in order] \r
The food was very good, Not Great. The steak El Gaucho was perfectly cooked but tough. The lobster medallions were over cooked. The fillet was terriffic in every way. Sides were okay. I probably would look elsewhere next time we decide to go out for a highend dinner with friends. Also cigar scent wafted in regularly (not offensive to us but would be to some).\r
Cherries Jubilee was excellent! The fruit plate was a nice touch. great blue cheese.\r
It seems lik a coin toss but not worth the $$$$
Pros: steaks are good (not great) and dessert was very tasty.
Cons: loud atmosphere, stuffy server. not enough smiles.
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