Ordered an appetizer. We were still eating it and the waitress was trying to get it away. Fine, ordered a alle vongole. Extremely plain and my friend order a lamb sausage. The sausages from 7-11 or Wholefoods tastes so much better. I have been to many good places and this is not it. This is my first Google review as well. You guys can try it comment on my review.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
María López y Cruz
The worst experience I have ever had. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. The prices are extremely abusive (60 dollars for two bottles of water), the food tastes very bad and is unhygienic. The waiters and especially the supervisor are extremely racist. We should not support racist businesses, they should be closed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
SUSANA LÓPEZ Y CRUZ
The worst experience of my life. From the moment we arrived, the waiter was extremely rude. When he saw that we were Mexicans, he began to treat us extremely disparagingly. He explained the dishes to us as if we knew nothing and pressured us to order many things because he said the portions were very “small.” We asked to speak to the supervisor but he was even more rude. We prefer to retire. 35 dollars for a bottle of water. Ridiculous. DO NOT GO
Everything was perfect. Most delicious Italian food I’ve had in a long time. The service was stellar, pleasant banter and although it was a packed house they never rushed us. Had a delicious chilled cosmo, crispy warm soft bread, mozzarella that melted in my mouth and the special cream rigatoni with peas and ham. My friend loved the Chicken Parm. Hope to be back soon. Outside seating too but inside is so fun.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan
Michael Yannucci
People are rude, manager is a wannabe gangster. The place is a BIG rip-off . Trust me, coming from a first generation italian, do yourself a favor and go to another italian restaurant.
V B
The service is horrible, be an old man is not justified to be rude misogynist and forget the food orders .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Leah Belber
Loud but delicious food! A must do in nyc! Love the old school feel and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zucchini Fries
Ax J.
Just the most delicious chicken parm ever - and such wonderful service. Is it expensive? Yes. But it never disappoints. Ever.
Lorraine Aspromonte
We went to this restaurant for my birthday. They were very nice over the phone when we made a reservation but I was very surprised by the crowded conditions when we arrived- it is actually a pretty space with decent food but the owner crams everybody in there and it’s obvious they like to keep their tables moving because you are rushed Through dinner, your appetizer and entrée have very little space in betweenour waiter Did not let us know of the specials which I heard other people being advised to I did not enjoy my dinner at all. I had people banging up against my chair, and everyone needs to speak so loudly that you can’t hear the conversation at your own table , if the owner took 20 tables out and slow down the service, he’d have a much better restaurant I will not be returning or recommend this restaurant and it’s a shame because he could have a lovely restaurant
Had a great experience. The vibe, service, and the food were amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Birnbaum
My food was very good and the meal was well paced. Basically got a bad table and was getting jostled by the servers and everyone walking by. They really pack it in. Bar tender tried to rip me off for an extra $20 on my bar tab which felt slimy. They fixed the bill, but it definitely left a bad taste after a good meal.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
Greg Roth
As so many others have said in these reviews, do not make the same mistake we did and go to this place. It is hard to figure out what is worse—the food or the most rude, disrespectful, unnecessarily arrogant and incompetent service. Despite making a reservation a week in advance we were rudely told but the maitre’d who is at least thirty years past his prime to wait—after the truly horrific experience I really could not understand how the place was packed but it was. We were screamed at by the waiter who said we cannot order just appetizers as “the meal will come in hours.” The focus clearly is to throw the food as fast as possible to the customers they treat as fools from coming in. The pasta quality is less than what one could get at Olive Garden (I craved the delicious breadsticks they have eating the Sysco catalogue page 17 rolls Elio’s served us) and the chicken parm was literally the quality you could get from a Stouffer’s tv dinner. The claims oraganta was fine. The roasted peppers was clearly out of the jar. The desserts were of the quality of the Sysco catalog.It is hard for me to really regret ever trying a restaurant but Elio’s excelled in that area. STAY AWAY. YOU ARE WARNED!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Olivia Reiter
I had heard about Elio's for years and finally went last night - I'll start with the food which was great. That said, unless you are a regular whose face the incredibly rude & pompous host knows by face, you're going to be treated like a second class citizen. Despite having an 8:15 reservation, we were not seated until 9:20. Our waiter didn't come to our table or give us menus until 10 minutes after we had been seated, not to mention that nobody checked on us throughout the meal. For a $400 meal, you'd expect to have your water glass filled throughout the meal, or to be offered another gin & tonic when your glass is clearly empty - and had been for minutes - but think again.8/10 meal, but -8/10 service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Mario Larrea
The food and service is amazing. The pasta and flavor of their sauces are delicious. The chicken parm is the best I ever had. The average price is $100 per person. Some don’t understand the concept of paying for quality food. Please don’t come back I don’t like to wait for a table.
Ordered an appetizer. We were still eating it and the waitress was trying to get it away. Fine, ordered a alle vongole. Extremely plain and my friend order a lamb sausage. The sausages from 7-11 or Wholefoods tastes so much better. I have been to many good places and this is not it. This is my first Google review as well. You guys can try it comment on my review.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 2
The worst experience I have ever had. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. The prices are extremely abusive (60 dollars for two bottles of water), the food tastes very bad and is unhygienic. The waiters and especially the supervisor are extremely racist. We should not support racist businesses, they should be closed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The worst experience of my life. From the moment we arrived, the waiter was extremely rude. When he saw that we were Mexicans, he began to treat us extremely disparagingly. He explained the dishes to us as if we knew nothing and pressured us to order many things because he said the portions were very “small.” We asked to speak to the supervisor but he was even more rude. We prefer to retire. 35 dollars for a bottle of water. Ridiculous. DO NOT GO
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Chicken parm = 12/10Atmosphere = 12/10Everything else = 7/10Recommend = Yes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan, Stuffed Mushrooms, Chicken Parmigiana
Everything was perfect. Most delicious Italian food I’ve had in a long time. The service was stellar, pleasant banter and although it was a packed house they never rushed us. Had a delicious chilled cosmo, crispy warm soft bread, mozzarella that melted in my mouth and the special cream rigatoni with peas and ham. My friend loved the Chicken Parm. Hope to be back soon. Outside seating too but inside is so fun.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan
People are rude, manager is a wannabe gangster. The place is a BIG rip-off . Trust me, coming from a first generation italian, do yourself a favor and go to another italian restaurant.
The service is horrible, be an old man is not justified to be rude misogynist and forget the food orders .
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Loud but delicious food! A must do in nyc! Love the old school feel and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zucchini Fries
Just the most delicious chicken parm ever - and such wonderful service. Is it expensive? Yes. But it never disappoints. Ever.
We went to this restaurant for my birthday. They were very nice over the phone when we made a reservation but I was very surprised by the crowded conditions when we arrived- it is actually a pretty space with decent food but the owner crams everybody in there and it’s obvious they like to keep their tables moving because you are rushed Through dinner, your appetizer and entrée have very little space in betweenour waiter Did not let us know of the specials which I heard other people being advised to I did not enjoy my dinner at all. I had people banging up against my chair, and everyone needs to speak so loudly that you can’t hear the conversation at your own table , if the owner took 20 tables out and slow down the service, he’d have a much better restaurant I will not be returning or recommend this restaurant and it’s a shame because he could have a lovely restaurant
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Had a great experience. The vibe, service, and the food were amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My food was very good and the meal was well paced. Basically got a bad table and was getting jostled by the servers and everyone walking by. They really pack it in. Bar tender tried to rip me off for an extra $20 on my bar tab which felt slimy. They fixed the bill, but it definitely left a bad taste after a good meal.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 2
As so many others have said in these reviews, do not make the same mistake we did and go to this place. It is hard to figure out what is worse—the food or the most rude, disrespectful, unnecessarily arrogant and incompetent service. Despite making a reservation a week in advance we were rudely told but the maitre’d who is at least thirty years past his prime to wait—after the truly horrific experience I really could not understand how the place was packed but it was. We were screamed at by the waiter who said we cannot order just appetizers as “the meal will come in hours.” The focus clearly is to throw the food as fast as possible to the customers they treat as fools from coming in. The pasta quality is less than what one could get at Olive Garden (I craved the delicious breadsticks they have eating the Sysco catalogue page 17 rolls Elio’s served us) and the chicken parm was literally the quality you could get from a Stouffer’s tv dinner. The claims oraganta was fine. The roasted peppers was clearly out of the jar. The desserts were of the quality of the Sysco catalog.It is hard for me to really regret ever trying a restaurant but Elio’s excelled in that area. STAY AWAY. YOU ARE WARNED!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
I had heard about Elio's for years and finally went last night - I'll start with the food which was great. That said, unless you are a regular whose face the incredibly rude & pompous host knows by face, you're going to be treated like a second class citizen. Despite having an 8:15 reservation, we were not seated until 9:20. Our waiter didn't come to our table or give us menus until 10 minutes after we had been seated, not to mention that nobody checked on us throughout the meal. For a $400 meal, you'd expect to have your water glass filled throughout the meal, or to be offered another gin & tonic when your glass is clearly empty - and had been for minutes - but think again.8/10 meal, but -8/10 service.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
The food and service is amazing. The pasta and flavor of their sauces are delicious. The chicken parm is the best I ever had. The average price is $100 per person. Some don’t understand the concept of paying for quality food. Please don’t come back I don’t like to wait for a table.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana