Restaraunt Review - Gauchos

I'm reviewing Gauchos restaraunt in London. The restaraunt is situated in the Bell Yard, which incidently was once the Bank of England's gold holding vaults. It's a perfectly apt place, because the food and service is pure gold.

Gauchos is laid out over three floors, with low lighted ambience and very friendly staff. You can tell immediately that it's a very classy place - apparently it's mainly used by business people as a venue, with the upstairs being reserved only for those who have a few more pennies in their pocket than the average Joe.

With all round leather, chrome, marble and a sense of the western in the cowhide cover walls, the restaraunt exudes a sense of comfort and chic and puts you at ease immediately. There's also an in house DJ, providing the chilled out electronica sound track to your meal.

Gauchos is famous for its steaks, and I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into one. Much to my pleasure I discovered we would be eating off of a set menu which included not only one but four steaks - rib eye, fillet, sirloin and rump. Heaven.

For my starter I had king scallop with coconut, red onion, chilli and mango. It was beautifully creamy and warm, the hints of mango and especially the coconut complementing the dish nicely.

My main course was the star of the show. We were presented with the steaks periodically, along with a plate full of veg, spinach and pureéd sweetcorn in a dried spaghetti wrap. The steaks did not disappoint. All cooked to perfection, perfectly tender and juicy, I could definately see why Gauchos is famous for it's steaks.

The service was first class, the staff were all very friendly without being over the top, and we recieved a bottle of free champagne because there was a slight delay with the table.

All in all, I would definately reccomend this restaraunt to anyone who's ever in London. It's top class service with delicious food and also very good value for money.

RP