La Mancha Gävle

I tried the grill mix and it was pretty good. It's about 500g of meat with tenderloin, ribs and chicken breast. The chicken and tenderloin were very tender, but nothing special. The ribs were quite delicious with a very caramelized exterior. The dish came with a red wine sauce which complimented the meats very well. All in all a good meal, but I've had better. They accommodated us with a baby stroller but I got the impression that they're not used to that. We weren't offered a baby chair, but neither did we ask for one.

Great place with good service and nice steaks. I will visit again next time I´m in Gävle and can recommend that you try it too. Not overly priced. We had 4 main courses (2 were from the kids menu) and drinks (2 beers and 2 sodas) and it totaled 1200: (I went with the 0.5 kg entrecote). The average adult dish was about 350: . Not bad for beeing in Sweden

A broad menu with plenty to choose from regardless if you want a steak, something lighter, vegetarian or just go for a drink. The owner and kitchen staff were really welcoming, even setup our own private part of the restaurant for our fairly large party. Pricing was fair as well for the quality and quantity of food you get. I only give 4 stars because the waitress that served our party was seemingly not that polite, for starters at least. I think she was under a lot of stress or just had a bad day, cause' she did lighten up as the evening went on non the less I believe you should always act accordingly when you work for a mid to high end restaurant like this one. In the end I can highly recommend La Mancha Steakhouse, it's worth checking out!

THE FOOD The food at this restaurant surely tasted nice and I liked the variation in the menu, however no risks are taken at all either, leaving the experience slightly lack luster. I tasted my fiance's Fajita mix (Pork, beef and shrimp which tasted very nice 5/7. I ordered a ribeye steak, medium rare. When I finally got it after a fairly long (30-45min wait (was to be expected though since the restaurant was packed! The steak was far from the degree of doneness ordered. To me, a steak that is medium rare is mostly pink, with a warm red center (25-50% red . This steak however was barely touched at first it seems, it was rather blue to me. That however is not a big problem, I just asked the employees to fix it, and they helped me rather fast. When the meat was returned to me, it still had a roughly 70% red center. When I told this to the employee who came to check up on me, and this is where my gripe lies, she simply responded that that is the way their medium rare is. I dread to try their rare steak, thinking that it probably is completely raw. This brings the score down from 5 to 4. THE LOCALE Designwise it is dark and rather cosy, with a lot of windows. The decoration itself is not too risque or tacky, except for a rather offensively tacky native American head with feathers and all on one of the walls. The men's restroom unfortunately had a broken toilet lid, which is pretty unsanitary, especially for a restaurant. There were also a few other things that were lacking in the restroom, however these problems alone do not drag down the score. In the dining area on the other hand they had what I suspect was a ventilation fan motor which had rather poor bearings causing there to be a shrill whining noise in the background of our entire 2,5 hour stay. This, while also headache inducing, unfortunately brings the score down to a 3. I imagine that the problems I experienced with the locale are temporary, and will be fixed shortly. The steaks however, if they are going to keep insisting that what they served me was medium rare, I would advise you to go for the medium. I want to give this restaurant a better review, but simply can't unless these problems are fixed. I cannot recommend this place if you want a great steak. However the pricing was very reasonable, to end on a good note.

Good but not standing out. The food is good and tasty, the staff is friendly and service minded, place itself is clean although a bit dark. But it didn't really stand out to me as something I'd definitely come back to, but if you are in the mood for texas/mexican inspired food then it's the place to go.