El Churrasco

Mal wieder ein sehr unscheinbares, kleines Restaurant in PdI. Wir hatten heute Lust auf Steaks und wurden vollends zufrieden gestellt. Die Auswahl wird zu Anfang auf einem Wagen präsentiert, so dass man sein Lieblingstück auswählen kann. Unsere Steaks waren echt klasse … Empfehlenswert!

One of our first days in maspalomas and we decided on a steak close to our bungalow. They were the only one in the neighbourhood.
The place is quite big and they take care of keeping a ‘rustic’ feel throughout. We had a table near the window.
The steak we ordered was cooked to perfection and quite big. we ordered the wine that was on the table and were pleasantly surprised. It tasted well and was a reasonable price.
Service and attention was a little scatty, but nothing too bad.
As it is no smoking inside public places I had to go up front near the entrance to smoke. There I met several cats — like you do in GC.
As far as steak restaurants go — it was OK

Sehr schönes Ambiente, guter Service. leider kaltes Fleisch, Garnelen nicht ganz frisch. Für das Essen Note 4. Schade, haben viel mehr erwartet.

Fuer mich ist es das beste Restaurant in Playa del Ingles. Es gibt bestes argentinisches Rindfleisch, das in einem Wagen als «Speisekarte» praesentiert wird. Dazu gibt es frische Pommes oder baked potatoe.
Vorweg unbedingt einen gebackenen Provolone (Kaese) bestellen.
Die Preise sind sehr angemessen, aber nicht guenstig, sehr gute Weine, sehr kompetente und schnelle, freundliche Bedienung. Mit Vorspeise, Apéritif und Wein kann man ca. mit 30 – 40 Euro pro Person rechnen, bekommt aber viel dafuer geboten.
An Wochenenden und spanischen Feiertagen sollte man reservieren.

Do you remember the End Credits of The Flintstones, where Fred and the family pull up in the car outside a burger bar, and the waitress brings out a rack of ribs that looks like it has come from a Brontosaurus? A similar treat is promised at the El Churasco. A charming waitress comes to your table and asks if you would like to see the menu — and then brings to you a metal tray with more meat on it than you have EVER seen in one place in your life! This is the menu!, she smiles: what would you like?
The food at the El Churasco is simple: meat, french fries served cooked fresh and HOT. A side salad — if you need it — though that is highly unlikely. Good red wines ready to be consumed as the sun sets slowly in a rose-​blue sky. Alfresco by choice, but also by desire.
Good food such as this is not cheap, but for a celebratory meal or a fine indulgence, there are few places to match the El Churasco. Enjoy!