The Elbow Room
| 986 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford |
5 oranları
4.80/10.00 |
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+1 860-236-6195 |
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Sandy Grower (07.10.2017 05:11)
Rooftop seating is really fun but the food isn't my favorite. Great cocktails and nice atmosphere though.
Rooftop seating is really fun but the food isn't my favorite. Great cocktails and nice atmosphere though.
Joseph Grogan (18.08.2017 16:39)
On paper, The Elbow Room looks amazing - good beer and cocktail selection, reasonably priced comfort food, two bars, rooftop drinking and dining space. In practice, though, everything fell apart on my two visits.
My first time here I was with a couple of buddies for some drinks in the main bar area. The speed of the service was nothing to write home about, but it wasn't anything that turned us off either. What did turn us off, however, was the fact that despite the bar being relatively empty for a Saturday night (we're talking several vacant bar stools and a couple empty booths), our beers were served in plastic cups and our shots in ketchup containers. That wouldn't be a huge deal if the place were packed and the bartenders running out of glasses, but that wasn't the case and we could plainly see clean pint and shot glasses behind the bar throughout our visit.
For my second visit to The Elbow Room I came with my girlfriend for dinner. We opted to eat in the rooftop dining area, but were somewhat disappointed to be seated next to a wall in the back of the space with no view whatsoever. Still, I couldn't complain about that on its own, considering there was just the two of us. What we did take issue with was the service. We were seated fairly quickly, and our waitress came over to take our drink orders right away. But those drinks didn't arrive for 15 minutes. When they did, our waitress didn't stop to take our orders - she just dropped the two beers off and walked away without a word. She finally came back to take our orders after we'd been seated for nearly half an hour. The food didn't come for at least another 20 minutes, by which point we'd polished off our beers and were ready for refills. Unfortunately, it wasn't our waitress who delivered our food, and the guy who did didn't offer to top off our drinks (no blame on him, that's not his job). In fact, our waitress didn't even make another appearance until we waved her down to ask for boxes for our leftovers. She took another 10 minutes to grab those, and finally asked if we needed more drinks once we had our food all packed up and ready to go. I was hoping to give the girl the benefit of the doubt - maybe there was something going on behind the scenes keeping her from moving quickly. But when we declined refills and asked for the check, she had it to us and processed almost instantly, almost as if she couldn't wait for us to leave. From sitting to standing, we were in the restaurant for almost two hours.
On a positive note, I will say good things about the food. My pulled pork macaroni and cheese was delicious and plentiful, and my girlfriend's grouper fajitas were some of the best she's had. But does the food make up for consistently poor service? I think not.
All-in-all, The Elbow Room left a sour taste in my mouth. I'd be fine coming again for drinks if I'm not looking for something upscale, but I can't say I'll ever eat here again.
On paper, The Elbow Room looks amazing - good beer and cocktail selection, reasonably priced comfort food, two bars, rooftop drinking and dining space. In practice, though, everything fell apart on my two visits.
My first time here I was with a couple of buddies for some drinks in the main bar area. The speed of the service was nothing to write home about, but it wasn't anything that turned us off either. What did turn us off, however, was the fact that despite the bar being relatively empty for a Saturday night (we're talking several vacant bar stools and a couple empty booths), our beers were served in plastic cups and our shots in ketchup containers. That wouldn't be a huge deal if the place were packed and the bartenders running out of glasses, but that wasn't the case and we could plainly see clean pint and shot glasses behind the bar throughout our visit.
For my second visit to The Elbow Room I came with my girlfriend for dinner. We opted to eat in the rooftop dining area, but were somewhat disappointed to be seated next to a wall in the back of the space with no view whatsoever. Still, I couldn't complain about that on its own, considering there was just the two of us. What we did take issue with was the service. We were seated fairly quickly, and our waitress came over to take our drink orders right away. But those drinks didn't arrive for 15 minutes. When they did, our waitress didn't stop to take our orders - she just dropped the two beers off and walked away without a word. She finally came back to take our orders after we'd been seated for nearly half an hour. The food didn't come for at least another 20 minutes, by which point we'd polished off our beers and were ready for refills. Unfortunately, it wasn't our waitress who delivered our food, and the guy who did didn't offer to top off our drinks (no blame on him, that's not his job). In fact, our waitress didn't even make another appearance until we waved her down to ask for boxes for our leftovers. She took another 10 minutes to grab those, and finally asked if we needed more drinks once we had our food all packed up and ready to go. I was hoping to give the girl the benefit of the doubt - maybe there was something going on behind the scenes keeping her from moving quickly. But when we declined refills and asked for the check, she had it to us and processed almost instantly, almost as if she couldn't wait for us to leave. From sitting to standing, we were in the restaurant for almost two hours.
On a positive note, I will say good things about the food. My pulled pork macaroni and cheese was delicious and plentiful, and my girlfriend's grouper fajitas were some of the best she's had. But does the food make up for consistently poor service? I think not.
All-in-all, The Elbow Room left a sour taste in my mouth. I'd be fine coming again for drinks if I'm not looking for something upscale, but I can't say I'll ever eat here again.
Michelle Mckenney (15.07.2017 18:38)
If I could give it no stars I would. The food was so gross. We walked in and it smelled like a swimming pool. We should have taken that as a warning and left. My husband and I had the nachos with chicken. The chicken did not taste right. It tasted like it was starting to go bad and it smelled like bleach! We sent it back. This seemed to set the tone for the rest of dinner. The burger my husband ordered was stone cold. I used to love the fried oyster salad but not anymore! No flavor. All you could taste was the spinach which was soaked in the dressing, and they forgot my goat cheese. We will not be back!
If I could give it no stars I would. The food was so gross. We walked in and it smelled like a swimming pool. We should have taken that as a warning and left. My husband and I had the nachos with chicken. The chicken did not taste right. It tasted like it was starting to go bad and it smelled like bleach! We sent it back. This seemed to set the tone for the rest of dinner. The burger my husband ordered was stone cold. I used to love the fried oyster salad but not anymore! No flavor. All you could taste was the spinach which was soaked in the dressing, and they forgot my goat cheese. We will not be back!
William Hamilton (03.07.2017 07:00)
They are big dog lovers here, brought water and cooked chicken out and fed the dog, no charge! It's also a great little lively area with nice outdoor seating. We had the linguini and the tacos; both were very good. I'd go back just for the ambiance.
They are big dog lovers here, brought water and cooked chicken out and fed the dog, no charge! It's also a great little lively area with nice outdoor seating. We had the linguini and the tacos; both were very good. I'd go back just for the ambiance.
Sophia Lily (27.06.2017 21:47)
DO NOT ORDER FOOD HERE.
Bar drinks were great! But that is all the place is good for.
It took 15 minutes to get our drinks (waitress was so young and exhausted from the stairs).
Our food took an hour and 15 minutes ! And it was awful!!! The side salad was literally just lettuce- and she forgot the dressing. Poor dear.
The fajita was a pitifully small portion size and tasted like an entire tub of salt was dropped in the sauce. Horrible!
The environment is terrific- so inviting. But seriously people- do not order food. Just get your drinks, chill on the roof and be happy.
DO NOT ORDER FOOD HERE.
Bar drinks were great! But that is all the place is good for.
It took 15 minutes to get our drinks (waitress was so young and exhausted from the stairs).
Our food took an hour and 15 minutes ! And it was awful!!! The side salad was literally just lettuce- and she forgot the dressing. Poor dear.
The fajita was a pitifully small portion size and tasted like an entire tub of salt was dropped in the sauce. Horrible!
The environment is terrific- so inviting. But seriously people- do not order food. Just get your drinks, chill on the roof and be happy.
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