Elia - San Carlos

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   Therese

   VIP

   San Francisco

   17 reviews

   5.0

   17 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   We had a late lunch on a Saturday afternoon in the outside dining space. Service was attentive, bread with dipping oil and balsamic to start while we checked out the menu. A great choice of Craft Cocktails, the Evil Eye was delicious, Ketel One Peach & Orange Blossom Vodka, Blue Curaçao, Passion Fruit Purée, Lemon Juice and Coconut Syrup. Tzatziki with pita and Crispy Olives were perfect starters before our main course. The Seafood Paella was enough to share with a butterflied lobster tail, prawns, salmon, scallops, mussels, chorizo, tomato, peas, clams in a saffron broth was a perfect combination. The courses were spaced perfectly. The Greek Cheesecake was a work of art served with berries. We look forward to returning with friends and family.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 3, 2025

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

   Everything was delicious until dessert which was disappointing but an overall great experience
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   VIP

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 1, 2025

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

   BEST RESTAURANT EVER! Amazing food, service and vibes!
   

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   Lisa

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

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

   The first thing the hostess said was that we had a 2 hour max to eat at our table. My friend ordered a beet salad that looked like garnish. It had 4 tiny beets with a very small amount of greens (1/4 cup max)drizzled with balsamic. My husband's chicken was dry and my crab cakes tasted like they were from a box in the frozen aisle. We payed top dollar for mediocre food. The noise level was loud. Not sure if we'll go back. On a positive note, our server was very attentive and we all liked him!
   

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   Karstyn

   San Francisco

   26 reviews

   1.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2025

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

   High prices - low class! My wife is vegan so I always check the menu before making a reservation at any restaurant. So after reviewing their menu and seeing a few items my wife could eat I made a reservation for New Years Eve a couple of weeks ago. Last night we were seated and ordered some wine and a cocktail and started to review the food menu. A salad was about the only option we found for a vegan so we asked the waiter for recommendations for a warm main course. He looked completely lost but did say he would ask the chef if there was anything they could do. When he came back he said she could order Dolmas!! If this was a less expensive place I could understand, but if they are trying to be an upscale restaurant in a restaurant saturated market they should put some effort into pleasing their guests. We were also eating early so they were not full yet. We will never return ...
   

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   Karen

   San Francisco

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on December 28, 2024

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

   Fabulous Luncheon. Loved the Lemon soup, combo appetizers, dolma and cocktails!! Will be back!!
   

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   Donato

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 27, 2024

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

   Perfect experience service was top-notch. Food was top-notch very happy with this restaurant.
   

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   Randi

   San Francisco

   13 reviews

   4.0

   13 reviews

   Dined on December 23, 2024

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

   Excellent service Food was very good Live holiday music was very nice but Hoped for Greek music as well. Since some of the music was a soundtrack should have been easy to accomplish.
   

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   San Francisco

   9 reviews

   4.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on December 23, 2024

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

   Lovely first time at Elia, a fantastic addition to the San Carlos dining scene. Ambience is inviting, the food is delicious, and the service is very good. Only drawback was that the noise level was high, which made conversation difficult at times.
   

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    Jordan

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2024

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

    Excellent food, service, and atmosphere. Noise was not an issue as it appears they have made a concerted effort to reduce. Great dinner experience with my family.
    

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