The owners are wonderful, the staff are all nice, the drinks are delicious and food is good

Came to Elements on a chilly late November Sunday evening. The outside patio bar was fairly full with people watching Sunday night football, but inside there were only a few other diners. There were overhead heaters around the outside bar but somewhat strangely the door to the main building was kept open and there was no heat inside. Our waitress wore a puffer jacket both inside and outside. Brrrr. When the waitress came around to take our orders, since I had never been here before, I asked her what was the best thing they did, what was their standout menu item. She didn't have an answer and seemed confused. Then she walked across the room and pulled something off the wall and came back to our table. She said these are our specials and proceeded to run down them. Ok, weird since why wouldn't they always go through the specials, and this is also not what I asked. So I asked her again in a different way, what are they known for. She was still confused and then just ran through the regular menu items. Ok, so absolutely no useful guidance on the menu and their food. Anyways, I ordered the steak frites, medium. It came out with absolutely no sear and was rare. Additionally the cut was very fatty, with large chunks of fat on each piece of meat. Yuck. The lady had the 456 cheeseburger and said it was delish. Rating edit: Downgraded from 2 to 1 stars after a nasty case of food poisoning started the next day. read more

.The food was mediocre and even came out cold, the service was painfully slow, and the portions were tiny -- all while the restaurant wasn't even busy. Then they slapped on a mandatory 20% tip as if we should reward their incompetence. read more

3.5 stars. I hate yelp makes us do whole numbers. Started with the crab rangoons. Disappointing. Almost tasted like tuna salad instead of a crab mix. But...the manager came out to ask what we didn't like. So that was nice. Did the mushrooms as well and those seemed to go over better. Happy hour margaritas for $5....fiesty. Definitely worth $5. Two max for me. A had the meatloaf. Sort of disappointed. He said it was overcooked. But liked the potatoes. C had the salmon and she liked it. Risotto was a little "not" creamy...but it was fine. Salmon was good. D had the Rosemary chicken: was also good. Sides of seasonal veggies and mashed potatoes went over well. Philly cheesesteak was okay. Meat was a over done....but the cheese makes it okay. Fries aren't the crispy kind...FYI. But yummy. Jessa was delightful. The place is adorable...great ambiance. I can see this being a great place to hang out. read more

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I was visiting from California. My family and I came in here for dinner for my last night visiting. The food and service were top notch. The venue was beautiful. We sat outside. The band made it even cooler. We each got steak. The land and sea plate was really tasty. The steak was tender and flavorful. I also highly recommend the beef Wellington. read more

Elements By 456 - Beef Wellington - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Gun Barrel City, Texas

Scott and crew do a great job at welcoming their guests especially when we had to change seating due to elderly requirements. Tried the outdoor bar seating first and it was great for me but too sunny for others! The food was very tasty and we had six different dishes. Chicken fried steak is large and very tasty as was crab dish. I would like to see some decoration in the dish presentation as Picture food is a good thing. read more

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Gorgeous patio, friendly staff and amazing food. Couldn't have asked for a better brunch experience.

Great food! Great service! Great patio!! My family and I went for a drive and ended up in Mabank! Can't wait to go back!!

Good food for lunch. Delightful waiter and a great patio for just sitting and having a wonderful conversation. Make it a fun luncheon for you and your guests. read more

Service was great. Food was okay and could have been better. Fish was under cooked and the chicken over cooked. Drinks were good and prices are reasonable. Reservations are not required Check their website for hours of operation. I think they are closed on Tuesday. read more

We had a private birthday party in one area. It was a perfect setting for the party. The table setting was elegant and they allowed us to add our own decorations as well. The staff even asked what type of music we would like playing. The food was delicious and presented well at the buffet that we requested. read more

Got around to trying out Elements for the first time last night and I was really impressed. Seating is indoor and outdoor, with a full restaurant menu inside and bar menu outside. On the weekends, there is live music on the patio as well. We sat outside at a small table and were greeted promptly by our server. Drinks were very reasonable, with mid tier vodka and soda running around seven bucks and specialty cocktails in the neighborhood of fifteen. I didn't look to see what beer is going for but I'm sure it was also pretty well priced. Had the crab puff app and appreciated the large size of each wrapper. The slaw bed it came on was okay, but the crab wrappers themselves were large and flavorful. Would absolutely order again. The star of the night was the open fire-grilled ribeye special. For fifty dollars, they offered a &14-oz ribeye, corn on the cob and loaded mashed potatoes. The ribeye was not thick but not puny paper thin either, a necessity when using open flame. Too thick and it would be hard to get the centers cooked adequately, too thin and it would be hard to not overcook. This cut was a great thickness for its open fire application and a very generous size. While ribeyes must have some little pockets of fat due to the cut and to protect the meat during cooking, it wasn't overly fatty and there wasn't a lot of "trim" or inedible pieces either. I'd estimate about 12 ounces were completely edible, which is a really good ratio for that type of ribeye cut. The exterior char and flavor of the steak reminded me of the way my grandpa; a cattleman, grilled steaks. Very nostalgic, very tasty. Perfect dark sear on the exterior, good medium rare with some chewiness in the middle. The fat renders so beautifully when cooked over a charcoal or wood fire, leaving little crispy fat pockets at the ends and melt in your mouth tender bites of meat nestled against it. I was a very happy camper eating my steak last night and barely even had room to try the sides. The corn was fine, nothing standout but nothing bad. The loaded mashed potatoes were super yummy and I look forward to ordering them again with other dishes. All in all, a wonderful evening and it came in at $100 for two of us: Two drinks and a glass of tea each, the appetizer and one steak special, which we split. Very in line with other upscale lounge type dining establishments or when ordering steak at any nicer restaurant. Pair it with attentive but not overbearing service (including a table visit by the grill master to check on how we liked the steak) and I'm completely satisfied with the experience. Final note, ambiance of the patio was stellar. There was an acoustic guitar player singing a variety of 90s country and Texas country music and he didn't have his amp/audio set so loud that it overwhelms attempts at conversation, but was loud enough to hear clearly at the back of the patio. So many places get that part so very wrong and ruin an otherwise nice setting. Looking forward to supporting this unique establishment as much as possible. We need more places like this out here, and especially on this side of the lake. read more

Elements By 456 - Open flame ribeye special - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Gun Barrel City, Texas

Great food (chef knows what he's doing!) and very friendly service. This is a good place to keep in mind.

Best outdoor bar and patio, great drinks and atmosphere. Food is delicious, service is great! read more

Elements By 456 - Outdoor bar. - Cocktail Bars Near Me - Gun Barrel City, Texas

Food was extremely disappointing. Shrimp scampi pasta tasted like paste and my wife's chicken Alfredo was terrible. They comped our meals but I will never go here again. Owner should stop walking around the bar and pay attention to this place. Worst meal I've had in 30 years at the lake. read more

Great outdoor bar and the bar inside is comfortable. The food is good as is the service.

The new owners have taken this place to an awesome level!! The food was fantastic!! The burgers are beyond great ,along with appetizers ( we had pretzel bites and the cheese curds) and we had the strawberry goat cheese salad. Our server Jill was just wonderful! The atmosphere, the decor and the outside patio makes this now our go place! read more

Great lunch and service. We will for sure try dinner next. I'm glad I finally tried it since some reviews were dodgy and we had a great experience. read more

I had a great surprise party for my husband's 75th birthday at Elements last night. Thank you to Cathy and her staff for great food, drinks and beautiful set up...more than I anticipated! Staff were all very sweet and attentive. Nice to have a place to go on Monday's! Keep up the good work...and thanks so much again! Joanne read more

at the lake in Gun Barrel City. Ate dinner here. Had such a lovely time...Megan took great care of us and had a great dinner and a fun time! read more

Staff is nice even under stress. I was hoping to have a better experience. Was told that two servers called in and most of the staff were catering to a large group. I don't know if I will try them again. Yet, I'm wandering, if under better circumstances if it would be better. Was there for around 40 minutes before our drinks were served. Took 20 before someone even took our drink orders. Had to stop another server to even get another drink, at that time we went ahead and placed our orders since it took another 30ish minutes to be acknowledged. Our second round of drinks took over 45 minutes to get to us. Shortly after our drinks were served our food came out. I wish that I had ordered something different. For the price I paid for a Philly steak sandwich it was really dry and seemed cheaply made. For $7 down the road, Kamman's Exxon Philly is much better. Others with me seemed to be happy with their food. The burger was good, I tried my wife's. But, I've had better burgers for much cheaper. There was no wow factor to the burger, just a basic burger you can get at any dine in restaurant. After our food was served we didn't get any more service other than our plates picked up and they brought more plates for our dessert. After sitting another hour we finally asked for our check that we never got. Ended up stopping another server to tell them that we were going to walk around to check out the place. Went to the bar area to listen to the guy sing and was basically not acknowledged for the rest of our time there. Had to then go to the checkout counter to pay and leave. We would have probably ordered several more dinks But, the time for service was just too long. read more

Don't waste your $ on this place. Food has not been good. I've been more than once. And both times it took 20 min just to get a drink. It was dead. Not to mention the drink warm. It probably sat. read more

The most amazing steak and atmosphere. . We will be back! We had the smoked steak and it was out of this world!

Great outside bar. TV's to watch game. Tuna bites were awesome. Great menu awesome vibe. Worth the trip.