El Gaucho
9 people recommendvia r/askportland, r/PortlandOR10 comments cited below
What people say, in short
El Gaucho draws repeated recommendations for steak in downtown Portland. One visitor praises the tableside service, while another remembers an especially enjoyable steak. An individual commenter also mentions lobster bisque mashed potatoes. Some diners find the meal costly. One compares the experience to large steakhouse chains, while another found a visit merely average for the price.
Address
El Gaucho Portland, 319 SW Broadway, Portland, OR 97205
At a glance
- Price
- Premium
- Signature dishes
- Steak, Lobster bisque mashed potatoes
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/SolomonGrumpy in r/askportland · Aug 2026value
Says El Gaucho is excellent though very pricey, above Ruth's Chris.
- Recommendsu/rdifa in r/askportland · Aug 2026taste
Says the lobster bisque mashed potatoes at El Gaucho are very good.
- Recommendsu/Wazu_Wiseman in r/askportland · Aug 2026
Reports a dining companion preferring El Gaucho to RingSide.
- Mixedu/elicotham in r/askportland · Aug 2026
Compares it to chain steakhouses like Morton's and Ruth's Chris.
- Recommendsu/Verbull710 in r/PortlandOR · Feb 2024taste
Still thinks about that steak years later.
- Recommendsu/cametoparty420 in r/askportland · Dec 2023service
Recommends El Gaucho steakhouse for tableside service and downtown location.
- Recommendsu/Thick_Ad_1874 in r/askportland · Aug 2026
Names El Gaucho emphatically as the answer.
- Recommendsu/steelydanny22222 in r/askportland · Aug 2026taste
Says the restaurant is well run and the steaks are superb.
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- Recommendsu/StonerKitturk in r/askportland · Aug 2026
Gives their opinion recommending El Gaucho.
- Recommendsu/InsomniaTroll in r/askportland · Aug 2026
Recommends El Gaucho or Ruth's Chris, plus Laurelhurst Market for local.
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