El Gaucho Steakhouse a Favorite Business Stop
Business Travelers and Solo Travelers Love Seattle Steakhouse
Oct 20, 2008
The Inn at El Gaucho, featuring an 18-suite inn and a famed Seattle steakhouse, brings stylized dining to solo travelers in the beautiful Belltown district. The inn and restaurant are part of the Unique Inns group, an exceptional group of highly-rated inns in British Columbia, California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The El Gaucho Steakhouse provides high-end comfort food to solo travelers and business travelers visiting Seattle. Reservations for the restaurant at the Inn at El Gaucho are strongly suggested. Parking is provided by the Belltown restaurant for a fee, or free on the streets after 7 pm during the week.
What to Order at the Seattle Steakhouse
There’s a sense of ceremony to all of the Seattle steakhouse’s food preparations and services. Choose from an array of 28-day dry-aged certified Angus beef® prime steaks at the Inn at El Gaucho restaurant. The array of steaks available at the Seattle steakhouse should satisfy any hungry business traveler. A suggested menu for dinner at the El Gaucho Steakhouse might include:
- The Dungeness Crab Cocktail, with a satisfying mound of crab and a house remoulade, is the perfect opener to a meal at the Seattle steakhouse.
- The Gaucho Salad, a blend of mixed greens, Roquefort dressing and shrimp is a tasty starter from the Belltown Inn’s menu. For an alternative, the Caesar salad preparation dazzles like a synchronized dance.
- Order the Chateaubriand and if you’re traveling in Seattle solo, ask the server at the Belltown restaurant if they can do the Chateaubriand set-up with a filet instead of the traditional 24-ounce cut of tenderloin. Mark, the charming and knowledgeable server, suggested this arrangement for this business traveler and it worked nicely. The maître d' prepares the Chateaubriand sauce tableside with many a flourish and the end result is tart and tasty.
- Fruit and Roquefort cheese top off every meal at this Belltown restaurant. Served after the main course and before the dessert, the server recommended a bit of Roquefort with a bit of pear and a snippet of date. It helps clear out any remaining wine and prepares Seattle business travelers for dessert.
- Burnt cream is an egg-laden crème brûlée that’s the perfect ending to a meal at the Belltown Inn.
Seattle Business Travelers and Solo Travelers
The service at the Seattle steakhouse was four stars, the atmosphere was both lively and muted. Solo travel in Seattle seems brighter by candlelight and the Inn at El Gaucho came through with ambience aplenty and no-pressure dining. Lone diners often feel awkward and out of place, but this business traveler felt quite comfortable on her own at the Inn at El Gaucho. A piano player and dim lighting helped the oversized Seattle restaurant seem smaller and lent intimacy to conversation and dining.
Recommended for Seattle business travelers looking for a top-notch steakhouse in Belltown: The El Gaucho Steakhouse, 2505 1st Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98121 (206) 728-1337
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