Elli's Great American Restaurant
1250 S Main St, Salinas
(831) 759-8455
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Exceeded expectations on all fronts. Nice!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went for breakfast and had to come back for Dinner!
Everything was delicious! Had pizza and wings for dinner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went there today for lunch, and after being seated, I waited for 20 minutes, and never saw a waitress! I walked out!
Service: 1
Easy, delicious breakfast. Our server was lovely and kind and we have absolutely zero complaints. Our meals arrived very quickly and our toddler loved his eggs, fruit and orange juice. We were passing through town and wanted something local and easy and they delivered. Would definitely stop in again if passing through town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We bring our dog and sit on the nice semi-outdoor patio. The service is great!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ellie's us to amazing. Great food, great service, just all around excellent. Not on this night, August 23, 2025. I went in with my to granddaughters. They were tired and grumpy and hungry, it was almost 1900 hrs. Our first order off the kids menu would serve breakfast items and The artichoke pasta for myself were not available. I was also told they didn’t have zero calorie sweetener when clearly there was on another table. We left and drove to Casa de Fruta. Always good.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Large portions, decent ammount of options for all food types. Service was good and attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The manager Karla is extremely rude and unprofessional with a serious attitude problem. I was trying to place an order to-go and received the most absolutely worst customer service from her I have ever received in my life! She was rushing me. She was very snarky when I asked questions about the desserts. She kept walking away and not coming back to the front counter for long periods of time. I was in the middle of trying to add desserts to my order and she kept asking me if I was “done yet?”, and acted like it was so hard and arduous for her to finish taking my order. I asked her why she was treating me so rude, and she would roll her eyes like a child and gave me no answer. There were three other parties that walked in and ended up leaving after hearing and seeing what was happening to me. She refused to give me her name when I asked, or any information on how I could contact someone higher than her to tell them about my experience. Finally, another employee that heard and saw everything from the back, and apologized for the way she was treating me and told me that she is “always like that with everyone”, and said that she even treats them that way, too. I feel bad for the other employees that have to deal with her for even longer periods of time, compared to the 55 minutes it took for her to complete my order. I’ve been going to Elli”s for years and never seen her before, so she might be new. Now, because of Karla, I will never go back, and neither will anyone in my family that I just told about my awful experience. They are so upset. She should not be working in customer service if she is going to be treating people the way she treated me. I hope someone that works up higher than her reads this review and does something about this.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Incredible dining experience with the most personable waitress you’ll ever meet. She makes you feel like she’s been waiting for you all day and is happy you’ve finally arrived. Even without hovering, she’s there when you need her. (Tip her well—she’ll earn it!)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered the chicken enchiladas thru Uber Eats. This is the 2nd time there was NO sauce on the enchiladas. They were dry and tasteless. No sour creme either. I would think for $22 they would get the order straight. When I went in to order and asked for the sauce I got it.
Food: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Expect to wait especially on weekends but Great service and the food is really good bug portions as well! They have a big variety of desserts but I haven’t tried them.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, I love their homemade waffles.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always great food and service. Delicious drinks, eats and deserts!
Good sandwich
Great waitress! Food was delicious and much more than I could eat. I got a flatbread salad and the flatbread was wonderfully and perfectly cooked! Great meal!
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