Eating at CAU in Wimbledon

Not long ago we were invited to CAU in Wimbledon to have a lovely lunch. I just want to say that this invitation happened before all the latest news about CAU restaurants closing happened. We were not aware of this and we feel terribly sad that this has happened as we had an amazing time and the food was delicious!

CAU is part of Gaucho Group. I am not sure if you have heard of Gaucho restaurants before but they offer premium Argentinian dining with a quirky decoration. The food is fantastic there. CAU has 22 restaurants around the UK and they also offer Argentinian food. They are supposed to be a more casual dining experience.

Of course, I cannot deny the fact that due to Gaucho Group going into administration, CAU restaurants now will need to be closed in order to save the group but searching about it more, I noticed that the idea is to be able to save them all if they find a buyer. But the main purpose is to keep the Gaucho restaurants up and running as they are profitable. It is just sad to see that they might have to close them for good.

There is not much more I can say about these upsetting news but at least I can show you why I think CAU restaurants shouldn’t be close and I wish someone can buy them and help them to survive.

Wimbledon Decoration

We were asked to choose a chain which was near as well as convenient to us. That is why we chose Wimbledon. We decided to go driving as it was easier for us to do that than using public transport. That day we had the hottest and sunniest day and everything was looking much better that way. The day we went was the day before Wimbledon was going to start so you can imagine how pretty the windows and streets were! We have never been to Wimbledon at this time of the year so we were all so excited to see that.

CAU is located right in the Wimbledon Village in their high street. I must say that it couldn’t be better located! It has a great good looking facade and it was very inviting.

As soon as we arrived we were guided to our table which was a lovely booth. We, of course, got the opportunity that we were together and took a family picture. The decoration was lovely! I really liked all the little details. It was really nice!

Drinks

They asked us what we wanted for our drinks and I really wanted to order something different, I went for a Shaker. It was Strawberry Pavlova (Strawberries and Amaretto blended with Vanilla Ice Cream and topped with Crunchy Meringue). It was DELICIOUS! I wouldn’t normally order something like that because it felt like if I was having a dessert but I really loved it! Nick ordered a glass of wine and the girls ordered lemonade.

Starters

For our starters, Nick and I decided to share our choices, so we ordered Chorizo Empanada and “Burnt” Tomato Bruschetta. They were both really nice and tasty but my favourite was the empanada. I love empanadas. We have similar ones in Peru so I knew it was going to be good.

The girls got a cute starter. They brought them cucumber sticks and tomato together with a hoummous dip. The girls loved that they made a happy face with it. They both ate the hoummous with the cucumber but unfortunately, they didn’t want to eat the tomatoes. What a shame! I have some work to do with them, LOL.

Mains

They offered us a set menu which was 3 courses for £16. One of the options for this set menu was the Buenos Aires Reuben which is the one I ordered. It is grilled salt beef, Monterrey jack cheese, gherkin & house coleslaw served in toasted ciabatta with chunky chips.

Nick, of course, opted for the steak so he ordered a Tapa de Cuadril 180g served with thin chips. He loved it. I asked him to let me try it too and the meat was so tasty and perfectly done! I am very fussy about meat so it has to be done perfectly for me to like it and this one was really good!

The girls both chose burgers with chips from the kid’s menu. The portions were actually quite big so I knew they wouldn’t be able to finish. They loved it but I was right, they didn’t finish it all.

Desserts

And last we ordered our desserts. We definitely left the best for last because we got a feast for our desserts, LOL. We all have a sweet tooth so we ordered four different desserts for all to share.

So we got the following desserts:

Cornflake Sundae
Tempting layers of cornflake flavoured ice cream, cornflakes, crumbled chocolate blondie & dulce de leche.

Dippy Doughnut Sticks
3 churros & dulce de leche

Marshmallow Twizzlers
6 fluffy marshmallows dipped in chocolate & rolled in white cocoa nibs

Dulce de Leche Pancake
Vanilla ice cream & caramel sauce

They were all delicious! My favourite was the churros. Nick and Sienna loved the pancake. Bella also liked the churros the best.

Our Thoughts

Overall, we had a great time. We really enjoyed our meal and we are sad that CAU might be closed for good. Let’s hope they manage to survive so we can still enjoy their food.

*Disclosure: we were invited to try the CAU’s food for the purpose of this review. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks for stopping by,

Love you all ❤️

Franca  💋

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