Ellina

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   Camille

   VIP

   Dallas

   5 reviews

   2.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Cozy vibe but extremely overpriced and deceptive menu. We enjoyed the atmosphere and received good service early before the restaurant was busy. As it filled up, service became very inattentive. Cocktails were very good albeit quite expensive. Biggest complaint was the food felt like a bait and switch. The “prawn” pasta was served with what were clearly medium sized deshelled shrimp. When we asked the waitress you could tell she felt uncomfortable saying they were headless prawns and just repeated the line “this is what we serve.” You could tell this complaint had been made before. “Pancetta” pasta was served with what was clearly diner grade cheap piece of thin, greasy bacon sitting on top as the “pancetta.” It felt insulting as a customer to be served food so egregiously misrepresented. I never write reviews, but this place needed to be called out.
   

   EllinaResponded 2 days ago

   Camille, Accusing a business of using deceptive practices is an extremely aggressive claim, particularly when you are wrong. We ABSOLUTELY do not use bacon in the black pepper fettuccini. Unlike classic dishes like amatriciana and carbonara, where the pancetta is cubed and retains a chewy texture, we slice ours thinly on a meat slicer and then bake it pressed between 2 sheets so it doesn't curl up and gets crispy and flat. Did you not notice the circular shape? Big clue right there. Truly shocked your discerning palate could not differentiate between the two, as bacon is much smokier. Secondly, we use prawns or U10 shrimp on the gnochetti, depending on quality and availability. In the 9 years it has been a best seller on the menu, you are the first to take issue. Happy Holidays!
   

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   Tina

   VIP

   Salt Lake City

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Busy,nice interior. Atmosphere is ok,but quality of food and price for this 🫣👎 at least we had good service
   

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   Debbie

   VIP

   Tahoe

   20 reviews

   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love Ellina. The food is wonderful as always. Love the atmosphere. Owner always works with you to find a good time that works for everyone. I would never go to Aspen without going to Ellina.
   

   EllinaResponded 2 days ago

   Thanks so much Debbie, we truly appreciate your support over the years!
   

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   Richard

   San Francisco

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   I had the tuna tartar and it was delicious. The octopus salad was excellent as well. Generally, the service was good, but they never came back to pour the wine, we had to do that.
   

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   Bethany

   Dallas

   19 reviews

   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very quaint bar and dining area. We sat at the bar on a Saturday night around 6:30PM. Duncan and a second bartender were absolutely amazing. Both very personable and made excellent drinks and recommendations. We are longer dining individuals and appreciate the no rush. Coming from Dallas and both sort of foodies so we order a lot, just to try. We had the buratta, calamari, beef short rib, spinach bolognese, apple crisp, and an affogato which were all excellent. The short rib was moist and tender and the bolognese was hearty and plenty with great flavor. When we come back to Aspen, we will be dining here again. The hosts were also great!
   

   EllinaResponded 2 days ago

   Thank you so much, we really appreciate the kind words. We work so hard to make the dining experience memorable, and reviews like this make it all worth it!
   

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   Dylan

   Omaha

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious food great birthday date night. Would go back again!
   

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   Michelle

   VIP

   Orange County

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious meal ! We ordered the short ribs, and rigatoni pasta with eggplant and Italian sausage. It was delicious. Service was great. Noise was a bit loud but as expected. The ambience was very nice. Highly recommend. 
   

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   Veronics

   VIP

   Las Vegas

   11 reviews

   5.0

   11 reviews

   Dined on December 15, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Impeccable service! Superb food! The salmon with green mole & farro are absolutely delicious 😋. We need an Ellina in Las Vegas!
   

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   annette

   VIP

   New York City

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on October 5, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   First time visiting and very impressed with atmosphere, food and presentations. Also, excellent service and lovely wine selections.
   

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    Michael

    Washington DC

    37 reviews

    5.0

    37 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great meal with family while in town. Service and food were excellent
    

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