Eleve was overpriced for a grocery-anchored strip mall location - especially since it didn't seem at all great in any particular way. The service was mostly good, but the server dropped several hints throughout the evening about his tip - probably because we were using a discount certificate.\r
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The wine list was very limited, and the server could only recommend the two most expensive bottles on the list. The food was good, but often too rich for what I would have perceived, such as with the chicken breast dish that had butter in everything. And the richness of the food wasn't really any consolation for the disappointing ambience because it was really just gourmet comfort food. Also, the cotton hand towels in the bathroom were not properly clean, and we received a piece of silverware with food debris on it - both red flags in my mind that the staff is not as concerned with the overall guest experience as they should be. And to top it off, the chef and server could be easily heard in the open kitchen, discussing how terrible Friday evenings are because of all the walk-in business.\r
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Eleve succeeded in turning me off from becoming a regular. With so many restaurants in the area, I couldn't possibly recommend this one to others. It was absolutely not worth the $55 per person. If you are willing to spend that much on dinner, why not step it up and go somewhere that is truly ""great"".....
Pros: We were the first table, and the server let us in early
Cons: We could have done far better for the price
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