We enjoyed a birthday celebration a La Vaca last weekend. We liked the phone call asking us to come…read morea bit later than our booking, it gave us more time to wander through the sunny streets of Sheffield ... Sunny?! Oh my, at last, Summer might have arrived! All the meat from the grill was delicious..hot and smoky. Ribs were a great way to start the meal alongside excellent chips, a stuffed red pepper on the side and creamy coleslaw. All delicious. The rib eye was the best choice with the rump disappointingly being on the wrong side of tough.... Too full for dessert but perfectly happy we left La Vaca in search of a late night drink.... A good night out!

You have to love a restaurant called the cow... you have to. I have walked past it a couple times…read moreand actually never knew what it was called or what kind of food they served. All I remember is that when I walk by to grab lunch, there are freshly baked baguettes on one of the tables. One of my staff suggested it, so when it was time for date night, I suggested the one to Mr. Snarky. It wasn't full when we arrived, but there were a lot of reservations, including a very lively, all-blokes Christmas dinner happening in the other room. The offered us a choice of two tables, one that they would need back at 7:30 (it was 6:30) or one that was free all night. The unfortunate part about the available table was that it was right next to the door, but the lovely part was being able to watch the grill master at work. I wasn't going to order a starter as I had just been to the pub with some work colleagues, where we had some nibbles with our drinks, but I saw these mini-skewers... so I may have impulsively ordered some. It was a bit difficult to decide because everything looked really good (we could see it going past our table) and we didn't want to over order... like we nearly always do. So I ordered the 8oz Sirloin while Mr. Snarky had the 12oz Sirloin. We decided on two sides (they suggest 2 to 3 sides for two): potato wedges with cheese and a green salad. The bring some bread around (yes, the lovely baguettes I see on the table when I walk past) with some salsa. I would have called it Pico de Gallo, but it tasted like they used a bit of vinegar instead of lime juice... it was still lovely and great on the bread. While we were waiting, about four different staff came over to take our order... and the one that did take our order seemed to struggle in getting everything correct. Because of this, if we could give half stars, I would give a 4.5, but I guess it is better than the wait staff ignoring you. Our little skewers with chorizo, cubes of tender beef, and red onion came over and they were lovely! I highly suggest eating a bit of chorizo with a bit of the beef... flavor explosion! There were three, so we each had one and split the last one. The steak comes out on a plate of its own, while the sides come in little round terra cotta dishes. So it may not look gourmet, but it certainly tastes wonderful. Our steaks were so tender and very well seasoned... not too salty and allowed the natural flavor of the steak to be the star of the show. The green salad was a nice side because it was lightly dressed with olive oil and lemon, so it was refreshing and light. And the wedges... there were crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, although in my opinion, they didn't need the cheese :). It really was the right amount of food because when dessert came around we didn't say no. When our waiter told us the cheesecake of the day, Lemon and Lime, and also said it was his favourite, I changed my mind to have cheesecake, while Mr. Snarky changed his mind from cheesecake to the brownie. The cheesecake was divine! I've not had a cheesecake this good in awhile... it was rich, but so light! I am definitely going to look up The Heavenly Cheescake Co... where they get their cheesecakes from :). Overall, it was a great dinner and next time I want to try their ceviche!

This is a decent place to eat, wasn't the best steak I've had but okish. The mash was perfect but…read morethe rice was a little bland, expecting a little more flavour.. The vibe was lively and it was really busy so had to wait to get a seat. I went with the Mrs and a friend who couldn't finish their plate, I would say have you have to have a have a big appetite before heading into this place. All in all, average is the best place to describe it, I would go again if I'm around the area again and just fancy a steak. Not a place a would rave about.

Well if there is one thing lacking in my profile it is meat at it's purist. So I guessed I should…read morehit a steak and grill and find out what I'm missing. Roll up the Old George. I kind of feel I should wear cowboy boots and rock up with a mysterious grey between my legs but I'm guessing that isn't appropriate for Garforth. However, we are talking meat here and grilled. Pure and simple. With that in mind I went for a light starter and fish and cheese feature quite highly. The main event has to be well the mains though. It's steak or meat just the way you like it. That's not excluded vegetarians. You can have a stilton and mushroom burger or try the veggie special of the day. In fact I went for the stilton and mushroom burger and it met my seal of approval. Good stuff so far. Don't forget to save some room for the sweets too but only if you like more American themed ones. How about some brownie, apple pie or New York cheese cake. I better stop dribbling now or I'll get carted away by the funny police. To add to it's appeal the price won't set you back an American airfare either so there really are plenty of reasons to have high noon here.

I am asking the reader to help me out here. I need you answer two questions in your head and hold…read moreonto those answers as you read this review. Firstly would you expect Christmas in a restaurant to be busier than normal? Secondly, what would you expect a STEAK house to specialise in and sell lots of? I attended this restaurant with some work colleagues for a Christmas meal. All was well and we were seated in reasonable time and allowed allowed time to peruse the rather satisfactory menu. The problems started when we ordered, they had been busier than usual and didn't have any steak! A member of staff explained that they had had to send a delivery of steak back because it was substandard (hang on, they boast in the menu that they source their steak from carefully approved farms to maintain a high standard). I was told that they had some fillet steak left but that it was reserved for more expensive meals so rather than just paying extra for the fillet steak I would have to order a complete set meal costing rather a lot. We settled for what ever we could find on the menu within our budgets. To be fair the staff were pleasant and helpful in most ways and were not to blame for the mismanagement. At a later date, and after further complaints, we were given vouchers to use if we would return for another meal. We did this and were able to sample the steak which was as excellent a steak as I have experienced.

Daddy burger was to to good to explain so so filling I can't say it was yummy milkshake was great…read moreI can't say the words

Decent food - would have been ever better if they hadn't left it on the hot pass for 15 minsread more