June 15, 2010
With the first day of summer just around the corner, El Gaucho is celebrating its second summer in Downtown Bellevue with new and expanded lunch and happy hour menus. The updated menus offer diversity and a lighter fare, broadening the options for salads, sandwiches, and vegetarian entrees. El Gaucho also showcases an amazing selection of Certified Angus Beef® Prime steaks and the freshest Northwest seafood with private dining rooms for luncheon groups of 8-50. Don’t worry, longstanding favorites—such as the El Gaucho Grilled Medallions of Tenderloin Sandwich, Ahi Tuna Salad and Mac and Coastal Cheddar—remain. These will be joined by soon-to-be new favorites including:
Portobello Burger—balsamic-marinated grilled portobello, tomato, onion, garlic truffle aioli on a focaccia bun ($12)
Rock Shrimp & Goat Cheese Flatbread—red pepper pesto and spinach ($12)
Northwest Garden Flatbread – organic tomato sauce, roasted artichoke hearts, mushrooms, fontina, herb salad ($10)
Tandoori Chicken Salad—curried yogurt chicken, mango, coconut, slivered almonds, with coriander-lime vinaigrette ($16)
Grilled Prawns – scampi butter, seasonal vegetable ($18)
The happy hour menu will also be expanded to include more sharable plates:
Prosciutto Wrapped Prawns — chipotle honey butter ($2 each)
Warm Artichoke Relish—with garlic crostini ($4)
Steamed Spring Asparagus—with prosciutto truffle butter ($4)
Sweet & Spicy Habañero Shrimp – with lotus chips ($4)
Fried Chick Peas, Spinach & Chorizo – with fresh herbs ($4)
El Gaucho’s happy hour is offered from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and Sunday from 5:00 p.m. to close. They also offer a “Brokers Happy Hour” from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. In addition to the featuring food items there are also wine, beer and cocktail specials. Check out Bellevue Local Table’s complete happy hour listings here.
A quick note from El Gaucho Bellevue - We thank our loyal patrons and the Bellevue Downtown Association for your support since opening in November 2008. The team is honored to have won the recent Haute Picks contest in the Best Power Lunch category, and greatly appreciates your votes.
