El Gordo Restaurant in Jonkoping

Name: El Gordo
Address: Lillsjoraden 12, Jonkoping, Sweden
Telephone: 4636190010
Rating: 3.9

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El Gordo

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#165 From 292 in Jonkoping

7.7

368 Review

Ambience

7.7/10

Food

7.7/10

Interior

7.7/10

Prices

7.7/10

Service

7.7/10

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Price & Cuisine

$$ Mediterranean , European , Spanish

Establishment type

Restaurant

Dietary Restrictions

Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan, Gluten Free

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+4636190010

Lillsjoraden 12, Jonkoping, Sweden

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Walking near Jonkopings Lans Museum, visit this restaurant. Taste the menu of Spanish cuisine at El Gordo. At this place, guests may try perfectly cooked prawns, spanish tapas and steaks. You will be served tasty halva. A lot of visitors order good wine, Sangria or beer. This spot offers great latte among its drinks. It's easy to find this restaurant due to its convenient location. Many reviewers find the staff well-trained. If you want to experience fast service, you should go to El Gordo. Tasty meals at fair prices are provided here. The pleasant atmosphere makes a positive impression on visitors. But people rate this place below average on Google.

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Tony Kehlhofer

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6 months ago

Jönköping is s sleepy little town in south central Sweden and we spent the night there on a recent road trip. It was late (nearly 10pm…) but we found El Gordo and a fantastic waiter who went above and beyond to accommodate us. He let us sample some wine, got our food order in just before the kitchen closed and he was just as friendly and engaging as could be. The Vespertino red (Tempranillo) was outstanding. The pimentos de padron a little bulky and seedy. The patatas bravas were good and the cheese plate excellent. A very solid place and beautifully decorated inside. Outdoor seating on a pedestrian lakefront path was very nice. Service Dine in Meal type Other Price per person kr 200–300 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4

Marija Rusaka

3 years ago

Great tapas restaurant! Situated in city center near lake this nice restaurant highly recommended for all tapas lovers. This place have friendly and helpful staff, impressive interior with some kind of industrial design and delicious food! Some of tapas was absolutely perfect for example beets with goat cheese, grilled lamb-racks and gambas. We definitely enjoyed our dinner and will come back!

Efrem Efre

WoW 😳 what a great 😌 feeling to enjoy 😉 dinner 🍽 at El Gordo Spanish restaurant.... First of all, staff was really nice 👍 helpful, friendly and polite this thing makes me feel excited. Food was really delicious 😋 😋 and Spanish red wine 🍷 it was really tasty 😋 Atmosphere was really awesome 🤩 quite and great harmony. View from lake is really awesome and beautiful... Is not far from central station 🚉 and not far from city center. I recommend this place to everyone who live in Jönköping, and also i recommend this place to everyone who will visit Jönköping city. Definitely i will visit again! Congratulations to chef 👨‍🍳 & staff Best wishes also for owners.

Matej Tratnik

A year ago

Personel very nice. They find a table although the restaurant vas full. Food delicious, nice ambient in the city center near the lake. Nice view, together with great vine and food created pleasant experiance. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person kr 500–600 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Matteo Costa

3 months ago

Overpriced for what it is. We were in 7 and had to wait around an hour for the first plates to arrive at the table. 3 of us got a steak, was supposed to be medium but was "well cooked", 2 of us got ribs that looked 70% fat and 30% bones, the rest got tapas with barely nothing in them. The dishes are very small, which wouldn't be an issue if only there was any interesting preparation to them. Not worth it, at all. This place is fine if you are into aperitivos, not dining. But even then... There are much better options in Jonkoping. Staff is ok, minus the delays in the orders, vibe is ok, but I'd rather go to a normal wine bar and get some snacks there at these prices and kitchen times. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person kr 200–300 Food: 1 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 3

Ausra Stravinskaite

4 years ago

This place unexpectedly welcomed me in Jönköping!Wanted to go for some food,but waitress welcomed with nice suggestion!Even lunch was almost over,man and woman waitress was not mentioning that and welcomed very friendly with food!Salads was so good!!!A lot fresh and tasty variety!Prepared without any problems vegetarian risotto.With lots of chanterelles.Next day I invited my colleagues and they were also amazed by food,service and price!High quality restaurant with super good food with good prices!Today I haven't doubts where I will have lunch!Came to my favorite El Gordo restaurant and man waiter again prepared veggie food-totally special for me!And then he suggested to try gnocchi! I was full already:)But he asked cook to prepare for me to try!So after huge amount of salads,of vegetarian main meal,he brought present-gnocchi with chanterelles and vegetables!Taste was amazing!!!!Then got desert-chocolate cake!!!! I thought I will explode of so much food,but I could't say NO for such hospitality and so good food!!!And especially waitress who was so friendly with me!!!!Pitty I don't know his name...But if you go there-you will see immediately this special man who is very friendly and helpful!!!!Thank you El Gordo and thank you for everything!!!!!!!!!!!Totally happy!!!!!!

Monika Thompson

A month ago

No atmosphere, noise, food didn’t taste much at all. Big disappointment. Friendly staff. Way overpriced Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person kr 300–400 Food: 1 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 1

Juraj Konečný

Definitelly one of the best pastas I had ever are served as Sunday special for a budget price. Wonderfull and professional service - a must go in JKPG.

Anup Banerjee

5 months ago

Good place, the food was okay, and a bit expensive. It can get super crowded, for instance during the weekends. Perhaps, pre-booking would be a good idea. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person kr 400–500 Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4

Per Enström

Mostly good food, had to send back one dish that wasn't as advertised. Few servers available, hard to get service from time to time. Good location.