Casa Julián Tolosa

Awards

OAD

European Casual Restaurants 2021, 9

All OAD European Casual in Tolosa All OAD European Casual in Spain

Chef

Matías Gorrotxategi

Cuisine

Asador - Steak

• 2020
• 2019
• 2018

Dinner at Casa Julián

on 29 Jun 2020

by Margaret Lam

(SWIPE FOR MORE PICS) Chuleta from @casajulian1951 . My reaction. First bite 😱 Second Bite 😱😱 Finished the first piece 🤯🤯🤯 Had another part 😭😭😭 Tears of Joy. That is how an exceptional steak should be. Head completely filled with expressions “Daxn this is so freaking good 🤤🤤🤤” It has more meat chew than the steak I had at Askua in Valencia (which is a fantastic steak restaurant that I would recommend), but not a tough kind of chew (from very old... More

(SWIPE FOR MORE PICS) Chuleta from @casajulian1951 . My reaction. First bite 😱 Second Bite 😱😱 Finished the first piece 🤯🤯🤯 Had another part 😭😭😭 Tears of Joy. That is how an exceptional steak should be. Head completely filled with expressions “Daxn this is so freaking good 🤤🤤🤤” It has more meat chew than the steak I had at Askua in Valencia (which is a fantastic steak restaurant that I would recommend), but not a tough kind of chew (from very old cow like Epeleta) rather a meaty kind of chew. Great amount of beef flavor, not aged cheesy flavor like at Cajoan.
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Being a little geeky you can see the rim of the steaks. There was no grey rim around and it was a expertly charred surface then -> medium rare meat, very even in red color (pic 2-4). They cut away most of the fat except a little attached to the bone and those fat were also well grilled and tasty. Even the meat attached to the bone was all edible (in a lot of places the meat was not cooked enough and hard to eat) and with even more flavor.
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And lastly, not too salty at all. It was perfectly seasoned that you need no extra salt but also not overly salty. Just so so tasty. We were so full but I couldn’t resist forking for extra. Master Matías Gorrochategui (pic 5) was there, chilling and drinking beer the whole time overseeing the grilling action. This kind of master who has the knowledge and power to control the scene for just being there, you know why he is a legend.
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Now that I just posted about one of the best two steaks I had last year, I felt like I savored it again. I would never forget that steak 🥩.
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Who served the other best steak for me last year? 😎

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9 / 10

Lunch at Casa Julián de Tolosa

on 02 Aug 2019

by Gerhard Huber

Arguably the best asador in the world. Simmenthal vs Holstein.
This time the clear winner was:
Simmenthal

9 / 10

Lunch at Casa Julián de Tolosa

on 20 Sep 2018

by Gerhard Huber

Back in Tolosa for another wonderful Holstein.

8 / 10

Lunch at Casa Julián de Tolosa

on 08 Jul 2018

by Gerhard Huber

One of the best asadores in the north of Spain. They only serve old dairy cows from Germany, Holstein or Simmenthal, between 8 and 11 years old.
The meat gets grilled very close to the fire and comes out in perfection. It is absolutely worth the short trip to Tolosa.