El Gaucho Portland

• Beef Rib Gigante*
  spicy maple bourbon glaze, chimichurri sauce ~26

  Wicked Shrimp
  sautéed with our custom wicked spice ~18

  Tenderloin Diablo
  sautéed tenderloin tips, cajun cream sauce ~18

  Seared Foie Gras*
  Hudson Valley, 2 oz ~25

  Peruvian Scallops*
  oven roasted, foie gras butter, smoked bacon, bread crumbs ~22

• Dungeness Crab Cocktail
  fresh horseradish, cocktail sauce ~18
  + prawns ~23

  Steak Tartare
  tableside preparation ~23

  Ahi Tuna Tartare
  diced, lightly dressed with soy and lemon ~18

  Fresh Dungeness Crab Cakes
  crispy panko crust, herb aioli, apple fennel slaw ~18

• Plancha de Calamari
  linguiça, lemon chick peas, tomato, saffron aioli ~18

  Steamed Clams
  chorizo, garlic butter, white wine ~16

  Northwest Oysters
  1/2 dozen, fresh, half shell ~18

  Escargot
  classic garlic-herb butter ~14

• French Onion Soup
  hearty, rich, peasant style, bowl ~12

  Spicy Oregon Crab Bisque
  cream, tomato, dungeness crab, bowl ~14

• Classic Wedge Salad
  iceberg, pancetta, egg, tomato, crumbles, kalamata olives, roquefort ~13

  El Gaucho Seafood Louie
  Oregon Dungeness crab, wild Pacific prawns, green goddess, English cucumber, tomato ~26

• Tableside Warm Spinach Salad
  bacon, apple cider brandy vinaigrette, goat cheese, smoked bacon, candied pecans ~15

  Tableside Caesar Salad
  classically made from scratch
  minimum two ~ 15 per person

Steaks & Chops

We proudly serve 28-day dry-aged Niman Ranch All-Natural Prime Certified Angus Beef® and custom-aged Certified Angus Beef® Tenderloin Filets as personally selected by John Tarpoff. Steaks and chops are prepared on our one-of-a-kind charcoal grill in our open exhibition style kitchen.

Served with crimini mushroom cap.

• Baseball Cut Top Sirloin
  12 oz ~42

  Filet Mignon
  8 & 12 oz ~58 / 74

  New York Steak
  14 oz ~68

• Peppercorn New York
  14 oz ~71

  Bone-In New York
  18 oz ~76

  Frenched Rib Chop
  18 oz ~72

• Top Sirloin Diablo
  pacific prawns in our own diablo sauce, yukon gold mashed potatoes ~52

  Steak El Gaucho
  8 oz custom-aged filet mignon, lobster medallions, asparagus, béarnaise sauce ~77

  Filet Medallions Oscar
  two 4 oz filets, fresh dungeness crab, asparagus, béarnaise ~74

Tableside

• Chateaubriand
  An El Gaucho tradition for two! 20 oz center cut of tenderloin
  served with baked potato, asparagus, broiled tomato, cliff sauce ~135

• Flaming Sword Mixed Grill Brochette
  filet mignon, linguiça, red chimichurri, white garlic sauce ~58

• Béarnaise ~5
  Roquefort ~5
  Peppercorn ~5
  Chimichurri ~5
  Bordelaise ~7

• Oscar Style crab, asparagus, béarnaise ~22
  Gaucho Style lobster medallions, asparagus, béarnaise ~22
  North Atlantic Lobster Tail 8-10 oz ~36
  Seared Foie Gras* Hudson Valley, 2 oz ~29

Three fresh seafood selections offered nightly.

• Canadian Lobster Tail
  lemon beurre blanc ~75

  Grilled Alaskan Halibut
  creamed nettles, preserved lemon saffron sauce ~56

• Diver Sea Scallops
  sweet corn, brussels sprouts, smoked bacon, apple cider vin blanc, Oregon hazelnuts ~54

  Roasted Jumbo Gulf Prawns
  dungeness crab, miso ginger sauce, shiitake and herb salad ~48

• Ahi Tuna
  grilled, sashimi grade, soy reduction, miso glaze, pickled ginger, wasabi ~56

• El Gaucho Fried Chicken
  chimichurri-marinated, caramelized onion gravy, St. John’s salad ~36

• Columbia River Reserve Oregon
  Rack of Lamb
  all-natural, hazelnut crust, merlot demi-glace, broiled tomato, asparagus ~56

• Gaucho Mac & Coastal Cheddar Cheese
  bread crumb topping ~12

  Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
  buttery, velvety ~10 / + lobster ~24

  Crispy Brussels Sprouts
  fried, smoked bacon, beurre blanc ~13

• Scalloped Potatoes
  a hint of spice ~11

  Roasted Sweet Corn
  chipotle honey butter ~12

  Steamed Broccoli
  lemon butter, sea salt ~8

• Sautéed Spinach
  chili’s, lemon, garlic ~8

  Asparagus
  lemon beurre blanc ~12

  Tableside Baked Potato
  russet, butter, sharp cheddar cheese sauce, scallions, fluffed tableside ~8

We strive to provide our guests the highest level of service and quality when it comes to wine, our courteous and knowledgeable sommelier is always at the ready with a pairing suggestion. Our wine list includes well-known labels as well as wines from smaller, family-owned vintners. We have an extensive selection of wines by the glass as well as an ever-changing wine list, so even the most dedicated aficionados can expect to find new and exciting wines each time they dine with us.

For our guests wishing to enjoy that special bottle from their own cellar, you are welcome to do so. There is a corkage charge of $30 per 750 ML bottle with a limit of one bottle for every two people. For larger groups with multiple bottles, please inquire within the restaurant. Captain service and crystal stemware will be provided. Please contact us at 503-227-8794 for information.

• Mississippi Mud Cake
  warm chocolate cake, espresso and kentucky bourbon, madagascar vanilla bean ice cream ~12

  Crème Brûlée
  seasonal fruit coulis ~8

• Irish Cream Bread Pudding
  bourbon caramel, chocolate, madagascar vanilla bean ice cream ~12

  Homemade Cheesecake
  new york style with seasonal fruit coulis ~10

• Robert’s Lemon Cake
  lemon mousse, blackberry sauce ~10

  Sorbet
  olympic mountain magic berry ~8

• Bananas Foster
  (for 2 or more) ~14 per person

• Cherries Jubilee
  (for 2 or more) ~14 per person

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• 319 Burger
  Niman Ranch All-Natural Certified Angus Beef® aged cheddar & Niman Ranch All-Natural bacon ~14

  Costilla Gigante
  spicy El Gaucho BBQ sauce, chimichurri ~23

  Halibut Fish & Chips*
  house made tartar sauce ~16

  Pomme Frites
  truffle aioli ~6

• Tenderloin Diablo
  sautéed tenderloin tips finished in a cajun style cream sauce ~12

  Steak Frites
  All-Natural Certified Angus Beef® top sirloin, béarnaise, house-cut fries ~18

  Gaucho Mixed Green Salad
  Dijon vinaigrette, candied walnuts & Fuji apples ~6

• Happy Hour Beverages

  Ginger Cosmo ~8
  Cuke Gin Drop ~8
  El Diablo ~8
  319 Old Fashioned ~8

  Red or White Wine ~7
  Premium Red or
  Sparkling Wine ~10
  Select Beer ~5

• Strawless
  El Gaucho Portland and many area restaurants have chosen to go strawless. If you would like a straw, please ask. Sometimes a beverage tastes better through a straw, that’s okay! We are trying to reduce one cocktail at a time. “It’s only one straw,” said eight million people.
  #refusesingleuse #stopsucking #saynotoplastic #plasticsucks #refusethestraw ~priceless

  Big Top
  This three ring circus features bourbon barreled Big Gin, Aperol and sweet vermouth performing over ice with an orange peel. Step right up, and be the ringmaster of your own circus. A cocktail fit for a king. ~15

  True Sazerac
  The Phylloxera outbreak of the mid 1800’s changed the Sazerac as we now know it. Back in the day it featured cognac. So, we step back in time to the early 1800’s with this old timey combo of Hennessy VSOP, Pechaud Bitters, an Herbsaint wash, chilled and served neat with a lemon peel. A true classic revisited. ~19

  Ruby
  You know her, you love her, you can’t live without her. This University of Puget Sound Junior is also an El Gaucho classic. Citrus vodka, fresh lemon and a splash of Chambord are shaken and served up with a powdered sugar rim. Say hello, she may have seated you! ~15

  Fiddy-Fiddy
  Simple math: 50% Tanqueray Ten plus 50% Dolin Dry Vermouth, perfectly chilled and served up with 2 olives and a lemon twist, equal 110% deliciousness. ~16

  C.O.W. (Cocktail of the Week)
  Fairly unique, occasionally tropical, mostly fun and always inventive. Go ahead… have a COW! ~13

• Red Ryder
  Nobody walks by this sharp, well dressed 6th grader without a double take. This combination of Sauza Hornitos, Pama (pomegranate liqueur) and fresh grapefruit will make you stop and enjoy the ride. We love him! You will too. ~14

  Tahitian Honey Bee
  This Trader Vic’s original features fresh lemon. a squeeze of honey, a dash of Fee Brothers bitters and Mt. Gay Eclipse rum, shake it, serve it up, drink it, and keep the ghost alive. ~14

  Beso Del Diablo
  Your angel may be sitting across from you, or it may be the devil’s kiss. El Jimador Blanco, fresh grapefruit, pineapple juice & Matthew’s Habanero “juice” is shaken and served up with a sugared rim. Flip a coin, heads-angel, tails-devil, either way you can’t lose. ~15

  Beg to Differ
  Ardbeg Uigeadail, a splash of cream sherry, Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate Bitters, a dash of Riff coffee and egg white are shaken and served up with a Bada Bing. Some may say we’re ruining a great single malt, I beg to differ. ~25

  Blacknail
  Imagine, if you will, your bartender expertly puts ice into an empty glass, adds a shot of Johnnie Walker Black, a splash of Drambuie and a dash of Cherry Heering, stirs earnestly, pinches an orange peel to finish and gently places this unique creation in front of you, leans forward and says gimme all your money or I’ll call your mother. ~15

  Irwin’s Mule
  Portland has changed a lot since your first Moscow mule, in a copper mug, in this building, fifty years ago. El Gaucho’s Copper mug (in the same historic building) features Belvedere vodka, Cock’n Bull ginger beer and fresh lime. Rich history and an eye toward the future, let’s keep Portland “Special” ~14

El Gaucho Portland Herradura Double Barrel Reposado

We proudly present a unique, hand blended tequila by Herradura’s own Master Taster Ruben Aceves and the staff here at El Gaucho Portland. Enjoy this complex, one of a kind tequila, “EGPT” neat, on an ice ball, as a margarita, or as one of these El Gaucho originals. Read about our trip to Mexico »

• Jalisco Spritz
  A hot day in Jalisco deserves a refreshing cooler. We offer this combo of EGPT, fresh muddled strawberries and cucumber shaken, served tall and topped with sparkling rosé to our hot guests here, who can’t make it south of the border. ~18

  99 Pesos
  This cocktail says hello and watch your back. EGPT, a squeeze of Cocktail Punk smoked orange bitters, a dash of Octomore, muddled sugar and Bada Bing cherry are mixed and served over ice. 99 pesos may not seem like a lot, but a smoky casino in Guadalajara usually takes more than it gives. ~19

  Cuco
  Cuco is not a common mule. In fact Cuco is a donkey, a very happy donkey delivering Herradura to thirsty guests at the distillery. This donkey is no common mule, EGPT, fresh lime, ginger beer and tamarind will make any ordinary mule jealous. ~18

• Bee Sting
  Put on a pair of shorts and move your neighbor’s bee hive in your car. This little road trip is the inspiration behind a unique cocktail. EGPT is featured alongside honey, a dash of Fee Brothers Aztec Chocolate Bitters, a splash of Averna, and a drop of habanero juice, roll up the windows, agitate and serve over ice. ~18

  Arnold Paloma
  With all due respect to Mr. Palmer, this refreshing beverage combo is way better. We tee this cocktail off with ice tea, fresh grapefruit, squeeze of lemon, torn mint and EGPT. Arnie always had a better short game. ~18