Galpao Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse - San Diego

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   Nhei

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall, I had an exceptional experience with great service and delicious food. However, I did encounter a pricing discrepancy. I called twice—once a week before and again over the weekend—to confirm the Monday lunch price. Both a lady and a gentleman assured me it was $55 per person, even on that Monday holiday. Yet, I was charged $75 per person, citing the holiday rate. Despite this mix-up, I really enjoyed my visit!
   

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   Jeff

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall enjoyed Galpao Gaucho. It was an extremely busy night we were there, so the service was a little off. The salad bar was a bit weak compared to the many other Brazilian steakhouses I’ve gone to.
   

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   Lisa

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Very busy. We had 5:45 reservation. Immediately a server came to take our drink order and informed us we could start at the salad bar. Took 30+ minutes to get initial drinks and our server never came back to take additional drink orders or dessert. We asks someone else if they could help with drinks and we ended up just asking for the check and went elsewhere for additional drinks and dessert.
   

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   Ellyn

   VIP

   San Diego

   41 reviews

   5.0

   41 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First time here and it will not be the last! Awesome service, very delicious food and dessert! Great selection of meats, veggies and salads! Wait staff very attentive to our needs and the price was right!
   

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   Ann

   Central Coast

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We tried this restaurant for the first time on Valentine’s Day. We had experienced a Brazilian steakhouse before, but this one was absolutely the BEST! Everything we tried was cooked to perfection. The service was also excellent, even on such a busy night. We definitely will go back!
   

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   joel

   San Diego

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   I was able to get last minute reservations for Valentine’s Day and it was packed but got through all of the meats they provided. Overall wonderful time for dinner with my wife. I would recommend this spot to anyone
   

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   RIGO

   San Diego

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   First time visiting Galpao Gaucho, everything was super excellent and we'll definitely be back. Rogelio did a fantastic job!!
   

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   Neil

   Toronto

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 9 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were there for lunch and both had only the salad bar so I can't comment on the main attraction, being the meat. The salad bar was okay with a fair amount of choice and the food was fine but not exceptional. Just not remotely worth $36 per person in our view. Very nice place with excellent service. Maybe would return to try the other offerings, but would not return for the salad bar.
   

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   Louis

   San Diego

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 8 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This place exceeded my expectations and I would highly recommend to anyone. The quality of the meats, the salad bar all top notch.
   

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    Linda

    VIP

    San Diego

    83 reviews

    2.0

    83 reviews

    Dined on 5 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5

    We had very high expectations for our dinner. Unfortunately, we were VERY DISAPPOINTED!! It’s a beautiful restaurant. Cocktails were very good. After choosing a bottle of wine, we were told they didn’t have it. The steaks were delivered in huge chunks instead of delicious slices from the traditional sword from grilling. The beef was mediocre at best. Best thing was grilled pineapple. We will not be returning.
    

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