lucky_bee
RBF expert
They must have seen this thread. They have added some domestic beers.
hopefully they secure their employees' webpages too! 
Elements
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hopefully they secure their employees' webpages too! 
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
Went on their 2nd day open for a luncheon. We had about 20 people in our party. Everyone else seemed to like the food. I'm the oddball who was not overly impressed.
I ordered a salad and it was okay. They ruined it by putting bleu cheese crumbles on it. The salad normally comes with bleu cheese dressing. I asked to change that to ranch because I literally despise bleu cheese. The cashier (we had to order and pay at the same time) giggled and said she understood. No, she did not. If she had she would have put on the ticket that I hated bleu cheese and I would not have had to dig through crumbles of it.. However, the produce in the salad was great. As far as the service, it was okay. You can tell that they are a new establishment. They gave us markers (corks and shot glasses) to alert the waiter on what we ordered. I thought the markers were a clever idea, but a tad on the tacky side. Then again, so is having to order and pay at a cash register when you walk in the door. We had a beef, chicken, or fish choice. Yet, the servers still had issues serving the food to the right people.
I will be honest. I am not crazy about the layout. They are trying to be a high-end restaurant. Their inventory room is in the middle of the restaurant. Boxes of food, wine, and canned goods are sitting out in the open. I found this rather tacky, even for a low-end restaurant.
With all of this being said, my biggest peeve is that they had an employee meeting during this luncheon. For 20 minutes we could not find a server to help us.
If you need coffee with your meal, be prepared to pay $7 for French coffee that you can see through.
Their obnoxiously huge bathroom doors need to go too. They do not have a lot of seating and they have so much wasted space with those massive bathrooms. Seems odd to me that a business would design a layout like that.
I hope they get their stuff together. Everyone else raved about their food and I'm hoping that they'll make it. I love to see local businesses thrive.
I ordered a salad and it was okay. They ruined it by putting bleu cheese crumbles on it. The salad normally comes with bleu cheese dressing. I asked to change that to ranch because I literally despise bleu cheese. The cashier (we had to order and pay at the same time) giggled and said she understood. No, she did not. If she had she would have put on the ticket that I hated bleu cheese and I would not have had to dig through crumbles of it.
. However, the produce in the salad was great. As far as the service, it was okay. You can tell that they are a new establishment. They gave us markers (corks and shot glasses) to alert the waiter on what we ordered. I thought the markers were a clever idea, but a tad on the tacky side. Then again, so is having to order and pay at a cash register when you walk in the door. We had a beef, chicken, or fish choice. Yet, the servers still had issues serving the food to the right people. I will be honest. I am not crazy about the layout. They are trying to be a high-end restaurant. Their inventory room is in the middle of the restaurant. Boxes of food, wine, and canned goods are sitting out in the open. I found this rather tacky, even for a low-end restaurant.
With all of this being said, my biggest peeve is that they had an employee meeting during this luncheon. For 20 minutes we could not find a server to help us.
If you need coffee with your meal, be prepared to pay $7 for French coffee that you can see through.
Their obnoxiously huge bathroom doors need to go too. They do not have a lot of seating and they have so much wasted space with those massive bathrooms. Seems odd to me that a business would design a layout like that.
I hope they get their stuff together. Everyone else raved about their food and I'm hoping that they'll make it. I love to see local businesses thrive.
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migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
I went last week for Happy Hour and wasn't "happy". I couldn't get service to save my soul, but I had a young lady behind the bar leaning up against a counter not doing anything staring at everybody at the bar with an attitude. They had prices on their beers ($10) and prices on some drafts ($5), but no prices on the drink menu itself. And when an individual I was with ordered a rum and coke, he was told he had to order off the drink menu or he couldn't get it. So he ordered a Cubre Libre. Seriously. Another individual was disappointed that they didn't carry Grey Goose.
Layout's exactly the same as it was before in reference to Sockgirl's post.
I just had a disappointing experience from an old Happy Hour place. Unless things change, I doubt they'll continue to get Happy Hour business as people experience things like that. Maybe that's what they want, but I would think they wouldn't want to lose any bar business. IMHO, there are plenty of places to go for Happy Hour without breaking the bank and that has more of a selection.
There are many nice eateries in St Mary's and Calvert without the false superiority complex. I have no plans nor desire to eat at Elements. I'd rather give my money to The Front Porch or Bistro Belle Maison or just about any other place.
Layout's exactly the same as it was before in reference to Sockgirl's post.
I just had a disappointing experience from an old Happy Hour place. Unless things change, I doubt they'll continue to get Happy Hour business as people experience things like that. Maybe that's what they want, but I would think they wouldn't want to lose any bar business. IMHO, there are plenty of places to go for Happy Hour without breaking the bank and that has more of a selection.
There are many nice eateries in St Mary's and Calvert without the false superiority complex. I have no plans nor desire to eat at Elements. I'd rather give my money to The Front Porch or Bistro Belle Maison or just about any other place.
Chris0nllyn
Well-Known Member
Has anyone been here recently?
lovinmaryland
Well-Known Member
Chris0nllyn
Well-Known Member
That's disappointing.
Based on your review and others on Yelp (thanks for the reminder that's a thing
) I think we'll save the trip tonight. Maybe hit up Jerry's Place instead.
With that said, I wouldn't go out of my way to go there for dinner.
libertytyranny
Dream Stealer
The drinks there are awesome. The Cherry mule is so good! They used to have duck fat fries which were AMAZING served with this parmesean aoili which tastes like heaven..however the last time I went the fries def did not taste at all like they did before. Im willing to give them the benefit that it was an off night. The cheese sandwich and the chorizo one are delicious and the pizza is pretty tasty. My dinner companions were not fond of the soups they had, but their salads are great..you can get as dressing the parmasean dipping sauce that comes with the fries..super good. Overall we usually have a decent meal there and it isnt too terribly expensive. I think its worth it to go have a simple meal and a good drink.