AQUA by El Gaucho

Lori M

Went here for my birthday. They had a birthday card waiting for me at the table. Very friendly staff who made our dining experience fun and lovely. Very upscale without the stuffy vibe at some restaurants. The food was amazing! I wish I lived closer because I’d be here all the time.

Yuchen Zhang

I know I am going against the grain here but I just found my dinner here to be OK. Views: Can't be beat. Love watching the sunset over the water and the lighting is just so nice. I bet when it's warmer, it's even better to sit outside right next to the water. Service: Spectacular. I can tell after 10 mins that there is definitely some sort of water policy where they are not allowed to have the water line in a glass to go down past like a cm. After every sip we took, the water was filled immediately. It's like they swoop in out of nowhere with that water refill. Our waiter was great, patient and gave us some recommendations. Food: This is where all the disappointment lies. Soy Calamari - flavors were food. Wished it was not soggy and more crispy. Filet Mignon - Asked for it to be medium rare and it was perfectly cooked on the inside for sure but that's where the goodness stops. There was no sear on the outside and there was no seasoning. We definitely had to season it ourselves with more salt and pepper to make it taste better. The sear was definitely missed. Disappointing. Scallops - came with butternut squash ravioli and apple butter - should've predicted that the whole dish was going to be sweet and one note. Couldn't even enjoy the delicious scallops that I had been craving for. Needed another layer of flavor there for sure. Crab Mac & Cheese - heavy and drenched in cream. Again, there was no flavor - just cream. Needed seasoning and something to balance the heaviness. We basically took the crab meat off the top and left most of the mac and cheese. I also found the dish to be on the colder side, not actually cold but just luke warm which is not great for such a heavy creamy dish. Brussels - better of the 2 sides we got. The flavors were much more enjoyable for this and much needed to break up the blandness of everything else. Bread Pudding with Ice cream - again, just not very good. The caramel was the best part and that was soon eaten and everything that was left was just bland. The bread pudding was also luke warm, didn't melt the ice cream on top at all..... For the price tag, honestly, I am very disappointed in this dining experience. A previous reviewer mentioned the blandness and the palate was made for older people and that resonated with me too..... everything was one note and had a lack of seasoning. Nothing was "bad" I guess but everything was just "meh."

Jessica Durney

Best fine dining experience I've had in a very long time. Our server Bob was fun, super competent, and knowledgeable. Cocktails were fun and generously poured. Wine list has a bunch of great local wines! And the food was absolutely phenomenal -- we had miso black cod, scallops, and yellow fin tuna for dinner and everything was absolutely perfect. Great holiday decor made this the perfect new years eve dinner spot for a fancy night out.

Ana Lucia Varon Ocampo

Came here to have dinner at sunset. Sunset was beautiful. The service here is exceptional. I'm very thankful that they had a vegetarian dish. The risotto was delicious. My husband had the ribeye and he said it was good. They also have half sides, which is nice if you want different sides but not a ton of food.