The food, service and drinks were amazing. The ambiance was nice and they even had vegan options :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terri Hansen
We had an early dinner reservation tonight for a birthday dinner. We arrived early and were seated right away. Being a Tuesday it was quieter. The service we received was 5 stars. Vanessa was fantastic, every need was met before we even knew we needed it! Cocktails and mocktails were very tasty. Highly recommend a mezcal ceaser! We shared many many plates and enjoyed the quiet restaurant we basically had to ourselves. Some favourite were the hummus, Elma pide and the lamb. Top notch all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Elma Pide, Hummus Dip
Jackie Asher
What a beautiful atmosphere for a special occasion. This was a top notch experience in dining. Our server Vanessa explained how the dishes are served as they are prepared, so there seems to be food arriving at a pretty decent pace. Every plate was prepared artistically, we ordered 10 different dishes and every one was absolutely delicious. Such an array of flavors! Vanessa is fantastic, she checked in on us often, and was just so genuinely kind. All 8 of us were raving about the experience later in the evening. I would 100 percent recommend Elma if you are looking for a great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kaitlin Wiebe
Every time we have been to Elma, we have had exceptional food and service. The servers are usually very knowledgeable about the menu, have recommendations, and are genuinely friendly. The food is deliberately prepared, unique, and flavourful. The cocktails are also great and you can never go wrong with some Turkish tea. It's our favorite special outing spot in Penticton.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nick H
Great culinary experience if you want amazing Turkish inspired food. If you want an dining experience that you'd expect from a highly rated restaurant in Vancouver in a small city come here. I've been here for dinner 7 or 8 times and the service is always top notch from the front of house staff. The servers know the menu really well, explain the flavors and guide you along, a bit of a lost art these days. Highly recommend Elma's!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
m a
amazing food and service!! i would like to say i was with leanne and lindsay’s party, and completely disagree with their points of view. i highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for a stylish tapas bar with delicious food. sorry again for their behaviour!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Willimus
Omg the food is amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lindsey Desimone
Went to Elma for a friends birthday. Reservations were made but unfortunately two of the party couldn't make it last minute. The person seating was quite annoyed when we said there could be two less stating they could have booked that table for someone else. The server could have explained the service process to the entire table. She only took complete orders from half the table so starters were served before the whole table had finished ordering. We ended up with half the table finished while the other half was still waiting for their mains. The server wouldn't take my husband's order for another drink until I returned from the washroom and had to tell her he'd like another drink because she completely ignored him. She was also very sidetracked by the fact that she knew one of our party, notnpaying attention to anyone else. The food was tasty but portions were small. I found that the menu was very lamb heavy and as someone who doesn't like lamb that left few options that I was interested in.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Leanne O'Grady
I have never been more confused and frustrated by a dinner out in my life. We went as a group of 7 for a birthday. We did not get to eat together. All the food came out at such drastically different times. My main came out 15 minutes before anyone else's appies even came. Then my appie came out last as other peoples mains were coming out. She took half the tables dinner order but not the other half. When I asked what was happening she said the food comes out sporadically and not all at once. I asked how my main came out before anyone's appies and she said she thought i was having 2 appetizers. She offered to take it back and bring it out when other mains come out but at that point I was so confused, frustrated and disappointed. The restaurant was SO loud and insanely hot and smokey to the point the bartender was wearing a fan in her cleavage. I asked for my food and the bill so I could leave. Will never go back Will never recommend. Was a huge disappointment for what was an amazing day.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Alex Popa
Enough said!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Halloumi, Elma Pide, Green Hummus, Hummus Dip
Wow! A beautiful restaurant with a nice atmosphere. The welcome, the service and the food, everything was perfect. The waitress was really friendly, she took the time to explain the menu to us. We will definitely come back. Well done to the whole team.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Himanshu Chotwani
We tried the labneh mezzeh, pide and Adana kabap. Loved the kebap 10/10. Everything was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Adana Lamb Kebab
Gina Trinh
Fantastic!!! So enjoyable! Everything is on point, and the food is excellent, in particular the grilled calamari was one of the standout dishes ive had in a long time! Kudos team.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sinem Pehlivan
The best place I have ever been to. The food was delicious, and the staff was very friendly. I would love to be there again. Who knows, maybe in the summer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matt Prescott
Elma is setting the bar. Both dining rooms are beautiful. The service was excellent and I would never tire of a menu like that. Can’t wait to go back.
The food, service and drinks were amazing. The ambiance was nice and they even had vegan options :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had an early dinner reservation tonight for a birthday dinner. We arrived early and were seated right away. Being a Tuesday it was quieter. The service we received was 5 stars. Vanessa was fantastic, every need was met before we even knew we needed it! Cocktails and mocktails were very tasty. Highly recommend a mezcal ceaser!
We shared many many plates and enjoyed the quiet restaurant we basically had to ourselves. Some favourite were the hummus, Elma pide and the lamb. Top notch all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Elma Pide, Hummus Dip
What a beautiful atmosphere for a special occasion. This was a top notch experience in dining. Our server Vanessa explained how the dishes are served as they are prepared, so there seems to be food arriving at a pretty decent pace. Every plate was prepared artistically, we ordered 10 different dishes and every one was absolutely delicious. Such an array of flavors! Vanessa is fantastic, she checked in on us often, and was just so genuinely kind. All 8 of us were raving about the experience later in the evening. I would 100 percent recommend Elma if you are looking for a great experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Every time we have been to Elma, we have had exceptional food and service. The servers are usually very knowledgeable about the menu, have recommendations, and are genuinely friendly. The food is deliberately prepared, unique, and flavourful. The cocktails are also great and you can never go wrong with some Turkish tea. It's our favorite special outing spot in Penticton.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great culinary experience if you want amazing Turkish inspired food. If you want an dining experience that you'd expect from a highly rated restaurant in Vancouver in a small city come here. I've been here for dinner 7 or 8 times and the service is always top notch from the front of house staff. The servers know the menu really well, explain the flavors and guide you along, a bit of a lost art these days. Highly recommend Elma's!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
amazing food and service!! i would like to say i was with leanne and lindsay’s party, and completely disagree with their points of view. i highly recommend this restaurant for anyone looking for a stylish tapas bar with delicious food. sorry again for their behaviour!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Omg the food is amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went to Elma for a friends birthday. Reservations were made but unfortunately two of the party couldn't make it last minute. The person seating was quite annoyed when we said there could be two less stating they could have booked that table for someone else.
The server could have explained the service process to the entire table. She only took complete orders from half the table so starters were served before the whole table had finished ordering. We ended up with half the table finished while the other half was still waiting for their mains. The server wouldn't take my husband's order for another drink until I returned from the washroom and had to tell her he'd like another drink because she completely ignored him. She was also very sidetracked by the fact that she knew one of our party, notnpaying attention to anyone else.
The food was tasty but portions were small. I found that the menu was very lamb heavy and as someone who doesn't like lamb that left few options that I was interested in.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
I have never been more confused and frustrated by a dinner out in my life. We went as a group of 7 for a birthday. We did not get to eat together. All the food came out at such drastically different times. My main came out 15 minutes before anyone else's appies even came. Then my appie came out last as other peoples mains were coming out. She took half the tables dinner order but not the other half. When I asked what was happening she said the food comes out sporadically and not all at once. I asked how my main came out before anyone's appies and she said she thought i was having 2 appetizers. She offered to take it back and bring it out when other mains come out but at that point I was so confused, frustrated and disappointed. The restaurant was SO loud and insanely hot and smokey to the point the bartender was wearing a fan in her cleavage. I asked for my food and the bill so I could leave. Will never go back Will never recommend. Was a huge disappointment for what was an amazing day.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Enough said!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Halloumi, Elma Pide, Green Hummus, Hummus Dip
Restaurantji Recommends
Wow! A beautiful restaurant with a nice atmosphere. The welcome, the service and the food, everything was perfect. The waitress was really friendly, she took the time to explain the menu to us. We will definitely come back. Well done to the whole team.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We tried the labneh mezzeh, pide and Adana kabap. Loved the kebap 10/10. Everything was amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Adana Lamb Kebab
Fantastic!!! So enjoyable! Everything is on point, and the food is excellent, in particular the grilled calamari was one of the standout dishes ive had in a long time! Kudos team.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best place I have ever been to. The food was delicious, and the staff was very friendly.
I would love to be there again. Who knows, maybe in the summer.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elma is setting the bar. Both dining rooms are beautiful. The service was excellent and I would never tire of a menu like that. Can’t wait to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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