ELIS WINE BAR & RESTAURANT

1012 Amsterdam Ave, New York
(212) 222-2055

Recent Reviews

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Fatima Abdumaminova

Oh my god, this place is amazing food is incredible l love the atmosphere staff is very friendly l love the Oysters tuna steak mushroom pay.

Pretty Girl

The drinks were fantastic — strong, well-balanced, and beautifully presented.As for the food, every dish we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with care. The menu had a great variety of options, from small plates to full entrées. Definitely a place I’ll be coming back to. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a fun night out with great food and drinks!

Claire Estimebrezeau

Great place to visit. Very intimate and the ambiance is amazing as well. The owners Arthur and Ellis are also very friendly people.

Will visit again

Sara Arcila

Wow! What a discovery! Beyond our expectations! Please try the Branzino Filet which will blow your mind! If you want to continue getting surprised, try the amazing lamb chops, sako tuna tartar, the angus steak and don’t stop there, so many more we got to try by doing a degustation group menu which finished with a surprising sweet touch!
Looking forward to come here soon and get spoiled by this amazing team! Thank you!

Jackson Rand

I was so happy to find this treat of a restaurant. We sat on the patio on a summer evening drinking nice wine and a selection of dishes chosen by the owner Elis. The lamb and Branzino were especially memorable.
And to finish it off we were treated to the panna cotta, which I would recommend. Looking forward to coming back!

Justin Langendoen

Fantastic food and wine. Elis is a fantastic host and the staff was diligent and friendly.

Martine Plante

Wow! Everything was really perfect. Impeccable service. The food was excellent and our group of 10 was served like kings! I highly recommend! Thank you for the great meal and the great evening!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Meagan Eldridge

A great neighbourhood bar with friendly staff and owner! Also great happy hour.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wine Bar

Vivian Belenky

Overpriced

Leahley Alawi

Great for a bottle of lambrusco.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Y Sukardi

I love going here for happy hour, and also for dinner. The food and drinks are delicious, and reasonably priced. And the staff are friendly and very attentive. ????????????

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wine Bar, Fried Calamari, Salad, Lamb Chops, Greek Salad, Tiramisu, Bruschetta, Rack of Lamb

Rafael Gonzalez

Came here last night with a few friends, definitely a nice place to have a few drinks. Very lively and the owner Elis is very charismatic and attentive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tiramisu

Diane Baker

Like others, I'm ambivalent about posting bcz I selfishly don't want Eli's to get too popular for easy seating, but it's our neighborhood favorite. The dollar oysters for happy hour are my passion; the fried baby artichokes, with their sauce are crisp and soft. The owner is a lovely man, overseeing everything with grace and efficiency. The motto os, Love is the way," and it comes true here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wine Bar, Fried Calamari, Lamb Sliders, Lamb Chops, Crispy Artichokes

Elizabeth Marino

The food was fine, nothing to write home about. We were seated at 5.30pm. Our server let us know she was not usually on service staff, she usually "runs music" for the restaurant. We placed our order probably around 5.40pm. We ordered 3 glasses of wine, 1 beer, 2 apps, and 4 mains. The drinks and apps came out quickly. Then started the waiting game for our main course. We had an event to get to and ideally wanted to leave by 6.30pm. We were never checked on. I had to wave down the server to ask about our meal. No apology, she only said "well we're really busy right now." It's a Friday night...if you can't handle people eating at your restaurant on a weekend, maybe don't seat so many people. Aside from that, I've been at way busier restaurants where the food comes out in a timely manner. We had to ask after our food multiple times and explain that we had an event to go to. We kept hearing "two more minutes." We NEVER got an apology from the staff. We then had to scarf down our food. Willing to bet they completely forgot about our order and started making it after we first inquired. Do not waste your time (literally). There are so many amazing restaurants in the neighborhood with much better service. The worst/most astounding part was that we never even got an apology!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Adrien Sion

Place was nice but it is more a restaurant that a wine bar in the summer - you can only sit outside if you are going to also get food. Food was good but the beef tartare had a lot of mustard and tasted pretty much only of mustard.

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