Had a wonderful dinner at the new Argentinean restaurant, Gaucho Steak, in Montclair, but it has closed.
Co-owners and chefs Jorge Rodriguez and Alex Garcia hail from Gotham's Chimichurri Grill and Calle Ocho respectively.
I loved this place. Unfortunately since Gaucho opened they have not been able to maintain the initial high level of service and food quality. Seems to be hit and miss.
Gaucho Steak Has Closed
The Decor is warm and comfortable, Jorge, one of the owners, is a charming guy.
The Argentinean cuisine is inspired, had the scallop cerviche, calamari and tamale appetizers. All delicious.
Also enjoyed the skirt steak with perfect chimichurri sauce and the beef tenderloin on a tomato tart and a side of creamy swiss chard.
The wine, a nice Argentinean Malbec from Amanti.
We will be back.
Gaucho Steak Argentinean Grill
340 Bloomfield Ave.
Montclair 973.233.1520
Another option for Argentinean is:
Chimichurri Grill
North Bergen, NJ 07047
201-453-2345
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Oh my gosh, I am so sorry that this place closed up! Uruguayan grain-fed beef, flown in daily, couldn't be topped (at least not locally). Gaucho's space was taken by a fine new Italian place, though, called Gencarelli's - which has nice food and a lovely dining grotto.
Posted by: Bill Courson | 03/20/2009 at 12:07
I asked my vegetarian husband to take me to a steak dinner for my birthday...and we chose Gaucho. We had a GREAT experience. Not only was my steak delicious, but there were several things for my husband to eat. The white bean dip and bread they put on your table are incredible without being too filling, and the panqueques for dessert - oh my! Our service was terrific and we left feeling full and happy.
Posted by: becky | 05/15/2007 at 10:16
Gaucho restaurant in Montclair no words to discribe how poor everything is ICE COLD FOOD 90% negative comments,maybe never RETURN( we are in the restaurant bussiness ) good luck
Posted by: raul berrio | 01/14/2007 at 12:57
Very disappointed…arrived on-time for our reservations and sat at the table for 45 minutes before a waitress came over to take our order (and we were a group of 4 and only given 2 menus). The first thing that the waitress told us was that four or five menu items were no longer available because they ran out! At 8:15 on a Saturday night?? Poor planning. ONE empanada as an appetizer for $9…come on!!! Water was never refilled!! Server never came by the table to see if we needed anything! I asked for my steak to be cooked medium and it was still mooing!! Sent it back and had to wait even longer to eat! Almost all clams in the paella were closed!! Dessert was the best part of the meal. After sitting at the table for three hours listening to the chef yell at his staff we decided that we would not be returning. Food was not bad but unfortunately the service was TERRIBLE!!!
Posted by: M B | 01/13/2007 at 23:57
If you want a very authentic argentine dining experience, go to La Fusta on Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen
Posted by: tom waldman | 12/19/2006 at 13:07
Me and my girlfriend were really looking forward to try Gaucho. She is Argentinian and a very good Argentinian grill are hard to find around here. So, we stopped by around 7:30pm last Saturday evening and the place didnt look full. We get at the door and the hostess tells us they are sorry, but reservations only. We saw a bunch of tables open and she said they were for reserved for people coming later. Anyway, we had no choice but to leave.
Is this place usually reservations recommended?
We didnt have any reservations for any place in Montclair, so we walked up and down Bloomfield Ave, Church, and Fullerton deciding where to go eat. Usually on Sat nights I never make reservations any place in Montclair and always find a table, but places were packced last Sat! I wanted to try out "Trattoria Rustica" but not a seat available. We ended up at "Adiwann", the middle eastern place. Not what I had in mind, but that was the only place we could get in on Sat night.
Posted by: dan | 11/14/2006 at 13:39