Gauchos Damstraat, Amsterdam

South America produces the worlds best beef. I´ve not yet travelled there, but I have enjoyed the most wonderful Argentinian steaks in Amsterdam. The city has many Argentinian and Uraguayan steak houses. My favourite is the daddy of them all, Gaucho´s. Its rough hewn wooden booths and black and white cow hide seats have been copied by scores of lesser competitors, many of whom also duplicate their menu word for word. That´s an indication of just how good Gaucho´s is. There are at least six branches of Gaucho´s in Amsterdam, including one just off Dam square in Dam Straat, but I am going to do ... more

Open for lunch and dinner.Choose the weight and type of steak you want.There are chicken, ribs and a few other things on the menu. Reasonable selection of good priced wine, mainly from Chile and Argentine. Clean and spaciouse dinning area. Toilets also clean, are downstairs , so not very suitable for custumers who have walking difficulties. As the kitchen is open at the side of the dinning area you can watch the chef at work. There seems to be a turner-over of staff as Ive never seen the same waiter twice! Last time I had lunch, I went for the 350 gram fillet steak, cooked medium, which is the ... more