Food is stellar. The bathrooms are not. Service was great. The macaroni and cheese I will dream about. The floors are sticky pretty much in every room downstairs. I would order to go but probably not eat in again. read more

Went here with a group of 16 on a Friday evening. Had made reservations and they were accommodating. Needed separate checks and that was no problem. Staff was very slow to wait on us. Took all our orders individually, however most of the orders came to us with multiple problems, from missing items to completely wrong orders. Didn't bring the salads and soups until the same time as the meal and never once came back to check on us and refill drinks or water. Although we had 16 the rest of the restaurant was nearly empty. The food was ok, but Very disappointed in the service. Highly doubtful I'll ever return. read more

Went here for dinner and a show. Called and made reservations. Dinner was okay, over priced bar food , but was okay. Service was extremely slow. Looked like one waitress for the whole place, so it wasn't her fault. Dinner dragged on for 11/2hrs by the time we got the bill, long enough for our seats for the show were no longer available!!! Not real happy! A very pricey bar meal and no show!!!!! Really disappointed and can't say I'd go back or recommend! read more

Hands down worst establishment in W.Hartford and surrounding areas for that matter! Service was so bad, we walked out after waiting almost an hour for our drinks to get to our table! There were 6 people in the entire restaurant, mind blowing!! Way too many good restaurants to waste your time or money at the Elbow Room! read more

Would not recommend. Service was terrible and the food was sub par. Went with friends from out of state for a night out and it was a huge disappointment. read more

Guys I know it has been a while, and I know that we joke around a lot. But, this is no laughing matter. This was the worst dining experience we have ever had and we've been all across Connecticut and Vermont (Yes two states no explanation). Ok seriously guys, WHO WAS OUR SERVER? Can we hit their vape? (Who? anyone of the blonde teenagers from downstairs) When our food came it smelt Miami Mint. Let's paint the picture. My Girlfriend 21 Female Skinny (Single?) had not eaten all day!!!!!!! Lord knows she was PISSED. We head over to our usual bartaco Hi John! and begin worrying it might be a long wait for this delicious food... that we hold so dearly. Tensions were high, stomachs were grumbling. We swallowed our pride and headed over to an American joint cant be that bad right? WRONG. SO SO WRONG! Immediately we are brought up to the roof top, thought it would be something romantic to rekindle our spark. Guess what, WRONG AGAIN. We're gonna need two cokes, oh wait where is our server? Greening out in the bathroom. Ok this part is actually real, ok real starts now! Cause seriously someone needs to answer for this so after this it is all 100% real. 30 minutes go by, no water no waiter no NOTHING. We are starving at this point so my lovely and brave boyfriend went to the bartender (maybe a local behind the bar) We couldnt tell who was working there. seemed like the attire was just tight and all black (vape in hand) We didnt need to add this part whatever. We HATE YOU Ok BOOM we "placed" our order, or so we thought. ONE HOUR GOES BY, NOTHING, NOBODY HAS TALKED TO US AND WE HAVE TALKED TO EVERYBODY. Trying to get answer if this place is self-serve or not. Once again, my boyfriend is forced to CONFRONT the staff about this. He passes the COMPLETELY EMPTY DINING ROOM (photo attached) and asks a server where our Turkey and Cali Burger are they say 10 minutes. We say ok cool. LIESSSSSSSSSSUH, 20 MINUTES GO BY. I am forced to go down again, lowkey got steps in probably burned off the burger. They do the same shpeal, Ok guys whats going ??? the cook comes out the kicthen, the severs lowkey called backup, he says, to our face, "how did you want that burger." We reply at our table. (Ok we didnt say that but would that eat down?) anyways, no but seriously, what do you mean (no justin) you havent even placed that shit on the grill??? at this point, we're contemplating things. Horrible horrible things. I take a deep breath a server FINALLY comes up two steaming plates! We practically leap out of our seats to keep her from going back downstairs. She shrugs this ain't for you she says... We fall to our knees... at this point we would have ate anything. FINALLY, OUR BURGERS ARE ARRIVING! What is this? Tater tots? WE DIDNT ORDER TATER TOTS, BUT AT THIS POINT WE COULD REALLY CARE LESS. DROP THE BURGER AND LEEEEEEEAVE. JK WE NEED KETCHUP MAYONNAISE AND NAPKINS! GET ON THAT STAT! She comes back, one napkin for us to share, at this point we are basically shooing her away, she was a stranger to us not like our friends at bartaco. Lets make this short and sweet we put that food down in 4 minutes, lowkey lack luster food. We wanted to get out of there as soon as possible. The food was free we'll be honest, but it still doesn't seem right. I think we need compensation for just experiencing the roof top bar with all those Noah Khans. If you want to make this right we are thinking 50 dollars in cash. No store credit please. (Consider firing everyone working October 19th 2024 8-10PM) Except the bar tender he was pretty cool. Thanks for listening! read more

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We stopped in here for lunch the other day to have a quick light lunch before we went to the movies on the other side of town. I have to admit we were in a bit of rush and showed up a few minutes before opening. Our friend praised this place all morning so we went. When you walk in the foyer watch out for a small step, about one inch high. I stumbled on it and almost fell flat on my butt before I caught myself. Mishap number one adverted. We were seated at a great seat by the window, given ice waters and told that we were early (about ten minutes) and no one could take our order until the kitchen opened. HUH?.....Whatever. Then the friend who suggested this place realized that there was a chip in the rim of his glass. This was mishap number two and it got me to wonder if their onsuran read more

Came here with my boyfriend and had another lovely experience!! It was my 2nd or 3rd visit and we just loved the ambiance and the people watching and the drinks and the food. Must say... the drinks were strong and I can't quite remember exactly what I consumed but that's the way it goes sometimes ... ;) read more

The Elbow Room - Sports Bars Near Me - West Hartford, Connecticut

We came with a large group for dinner and had a reservation (called a few weeks in advance) but they had no record of the reservation -- not a great start. They were, however, able to accommodate our large party without a wait so that was good. The service was incredibly slow. The waiter brought out everyones drinks one at a time. It was almost comical, we were wondering if they don't have serving trays? Another down side is that the drinks/cocktails don't have prices listed on the menu. I absolutely hate when restaurant menus don't have prices. I tried the cuban sandwich and it was pretty good. The sweet potato fries were also good. Again though, each person's meal was brought out one at a time -- very odd. Lastly, we were seated near the kitchen and they don't have the best air circulation so it was extremely stuffy and borderline smoky the whole time -- would advise sitting farthest away from the kitchen as possible. Once we finally signed the checks, everyone was excited to leave to get fresh air outside. Overall, the food wasn't bad but the service, ambience and undisclosed cocktail prices have me leaving Elbow Room with 2 stars. read more

The Elbow Room - Cuban sandwich and sweet potato fries - Sports Bars Near Me - West Hartford, Connecticut

The elbow room has always been a big staple in WEHA in my opinion. If your out going out for the night, its always one of the main places you stop by. Sat out on the upper deck recently and everything was cool. Our bartenders were very friendly and our drinks came out really good. Thats all you really can ask for at a good bar, bartenders who are inviting and make you want to keep coming back. I definitely would advise going here for drinks instead of food after seeing a few recent reviews. read more

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This was my first and last time I ordered a salmon plate and the salmon was under cooked . Very disappointed with this. There is only one bathroom and my grandson peed on him self because there was a line at the door, the waitress was rude and never came to the table to refill any of our drinks. And we were told she couldn't separate the check. I watched as the server was at every other table which we were the only black family there, and we had to go find her. Racist place read more

The Elbow Room - I asked for a child's high chair and this is what the hostess wiped down. Very disgusting - Sports Bars Near Me - West Hartford, Connecticut

If you are looking for a casual bar scene, this is your place. Large varieties of beers and great bar food. The roof top is so fun and the vibes are cool. The bartenders here will make you feel like family! They know how to provide excellent and friendly service, and I loved my espresso martini!! It gets a little bit of party spot on the weekends late night so keep that in mind. The girls and I had a great time and the music was fun! read more

A friend of mine from Michigan was in town and it's the day of one of the biggest U of M games this year! Little did I know The Elbow Room was a Michigan bar! That's nice to know! That just means they are a strong supporter of Michigan sports so they show all of the games there and serve as a safe haven for fans to watch them there. Atmosphere/Appearance: I've been to West Hartford's center many, many times and I always spot this place. It's one of the only bars with a nice rooftop to hang out on. I always told myself I'd get there one day, but after more than 3 years in Connecticut I still hadn't payed a visit. This place sits right at the apex of a 3-way intersection between LaSalle Street and Farmington Avenue. It was a Saturday and a little cooler out so the rooftop wasn't available so I hung out with my friend in the bar. It was nicely decorated, very mature and quite classy. Service: I couldn't remember the servers name, but she was awesome, friendly, sweet, kind and took great care of us. All our drinks came out quickly, our waters stayed full and we had everything that we needed. Food: We split an order of the Grand Slam Wings. That just means there are 24 of them. I was able to split the sauces down the middle between Nuclear Buffalo and Cajun. I was told the Nuclear Buffalo was supposed to be crazy hot, but nnnaaahhh. Vince and I looked at each other and was like, this ain't even that hot fam. We still smashed. Lol. The wings were very good, but with so many wing spots on my radar I wouldn't go out of the way to come have these. I'd order them again, just wouldn't go hunting for these. Feel me? Value: $24.95 for 24 wings. That's not bad! Granted, you have to buy 24 wings to get that kind of deal. The wing prices go in a weird pattern. 6 (A Single) is $6.95, 12 (A Double) is $13.95 and 18 (A Triple) is $20.95. It's just an odd pattern, but whatever! Lol. These are decent prices for wings, especially in Connecticut. This is a nice hangout spot, especially on Michigan game days. I never made it over to the dining room and frankly, I don't have much interest, but maybe if there were a Groupon or something I could be coaxed into it! Lol. Since becoming a grown-up and discovering money-saving methods such as happy hours, daily specials and Groupons, my money determines where I go. Lol. read more

The Elbow Room - Grand Slam Wings w/Cajun and Nuclear Buffalo - Sports Bars Near Me - West Hartford, Connecticut

By far the worst bar in West Hartford. Room temperature beers on more than one occasion and incredibly overpriced drinks. Food is garbage and the service sucks. The rooftop looks thrown together and not maintained. The entire place is dirty, especially the bathrooms. It's a shame because they have the best location in town. If someone put the slightest amount of effort into the place it would be great. read more

So they are re-open now for dine in. At per CT/CDC, you dont need a mask if you are fully vaccinated. I went here with a group of about 10-15 for an after work "happy hour." The upstairs was closed because it was so hot which was a good idea. We got there at about 4pm. The menus were all on RFID but the taps had no prices. The tap list was out of date and 2 of the 4 beers I wanted to try were not available. The staff was friendly enough and was accommodating of our pretty large party. But the bar top was a little sticky and worn. There were big indents in the brick wall were TVs used to be. Some of the food we ordered was just fine, nothing different or innovative (chicken fingers, brussel sprouts, etc). Especially considering that they do NOT offer happy hour at the moment, not sure its worth it. read more

The Elbow Room - a bar with a lot of liquor - Sports Bars Near Me - West Hartford, Connecticut

Astoundingly slow service with a mediocre quality of food as an outcome. Our entire party was disappointed by the experience and while entirely edible, this location leaves an exceptional amount to be desired. There are so many other places to go in West Hartford, and this one is definitely off of the list. read more

I went out for drinks with colleagues after work. After spending about $80 on drinks there was a tussle in a distant corner soon after the staff kindly instructed us to " get the f out" this cannot be the way they treat their customers.... Even during adverse occurrences read more

Where do I start! The minimal menu. That after half of the meals were done, we were told the pasta for 2 of the meals still needed to be made? How about that there was no toilet paper just napkins in the bathroom and the toilet was clogged? No I know, the side of tots they forgot to make, we watched sit in the pass for 15mins. The waitress finally came back on the floor and we grabbed her attention for her to say "oh, I thought I already came them to you." My burger was dry and I had to pay extra for cheese. Needless to say they will never see me again read more

I work in West Hartford and have not been to the Elbow room so I thought we would give it a try. We arrived at 5:20 and were only one of two tables downstairs that was seated. We placed our order at 5:30. The order was two Cobb salads. Nothing fancy. By 6 o'clock however nothing had come out. No explanation had been provided as to where our food was. They were not busy and there were three people working that were visible in the chef area. There were a total of six guests in the restaurant, two of them were us. There was literally more staff than guests at this point. The one other table ordered, had their food and their bill within the time that we were waiting for our salads. At 6:15, I went to the counter to tell her that it had been 45 minutes since we placed her order for two salads and at that point we were just going to leave. She asked us if we wanted to change our order "to go" (and still keep waiting because at this point, they still were not done )And I said "no," we would prefer to leave and go elsewhere. I make Cobb salads at home and it is typically a 10 Minute (if that) meal. I asked if there was a manager available and she said there was no one on duty. I asked if she had the managers contact information, and she left - came back about four minutes later and just told me to go to their website. Just a frustrating experience. We ended up going down the street to Briccos and we were seated, ordered and had our dinner in front of us within 20 minutes there. I could certainly understand this level of service if they were packed, but if you only have two tables seated and three people cooking, I can't understand why it would take 45 minutes to put together a salad. if there was a legitimate reason for this delay, someone should have come over and communicated that to us but that was not done. As mentioned, I work in WH and had this been a nice place I would take clients here for lunch but I will certainly not be returning. read more

If you're looking for a fun place to catch up with friends or bar-hop in West Hartford than this is perfect. It's got your regular bar-food & drinks, but what most people don't know is they do stand-up in the basement! The shows are a lot of fun, and it's a great way to support local talent. They run an open-mic every Thursday night too! read more

Passing through to kill time and catch a KC game. The service for this place is 100% from the moment of my phone call to find out if I can watch the game here. Staff is really friendly. Place is VERY clean. I had a honey whiskey cider and their pretzel. Really good! Would stop on here again if I'm in the neighborhood. read more

Don't go! When we walked in at 6pm, our reservation time the Staff was sitting in booths on their phones ! Place was dirty and sticky you could tell nothing has been cleaned in a long time. We decided to stay, food was ify. Open mic night was awful! The talent was either wasted or talking about committing suicide. read more

Rooftop was very crowded and people at the bar were extremely roundly and obnoxious, bumping into our table as we were eating dinner. Food was mediocre, missing the goat cheese in my salad as advertised in the menu. There was also a hair in my salad that was sent back to be remade but I waited a good 15 minutes for my new salad, still missing the goat cheese. I would not recommend coming here or even to the rooftop unless you're planning on getting obnoxiously drunk with your friends who are still stuck in your college days. read more

Met friends on the rooftop for a late lunch/early dinner. The atmosphere and service was fabulous. Price point was very good and the food was visually appealing and delicious! read more

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The food was average and the waiters downstairs were friendly. However the rooftop area is the worst. We were asked by a waitress to leave our table many times in the most rude and aggressive way possible. Although there were several tables open she told me and my friend to leave our small table in the corner. The bar service was also unbearable. We waited 30 mins for them to even notice that we wanted drinks. We tasted the worst pina colado and left it after 2 sips. I don't think it is the employees fault, I think the management needs to change. The restaurant has a lot of potential but it is a true mess that needs to be avoided currently. read more

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Our experience here has been a roller coaster, from mediocre to just not good. Overall, we had a great time here because of the company, but that's essentially where it ended. For appetizers, we started with chicken wings, the Damn Good! Clams, and the Deep Fried Calamari. The chicken wings weren't bad. The meat was tender and the sauces good. The Clams were only okay; they were pretty small and I didn't notice the presence of the corn or pancetta, just the sausages. The taste was not as good as how the menu made it sound. The batter of the calamari was cold and not very crispy. For entrees I got the pot roast. There's A LOT of meat in this dish, I'll give them that. Poking it with a fork, the meat felt tender. However it was dry and after the first two bites, I knew I wasn't going to want to finish the whole thing. Also, not a fan of the julienne vegetables. They tasted closer to thin strips of raw carrots. I would prefer to have all the vegetables slow cooked with the pot roast. The others ordered the tuna burger and the blackened grouper tacos. I didn't try their food, but they all said it was just okay. Our waitress was really nice and got our food out very promptly. However, our water glasses never got filled. On paper, all of their menu items looked delicious. A lot of potential here, but most of the dishes we had lacked execution and flavor. read more

The Elbow Room - Damn Good! Clams - Sports Bars Near Me - West Hartford, Connecticut

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This place used to be the spot. But things change. Ordered the Buffalo cauliflower and it was not crispy. Very soggy. The appetizer was brought out with the meals. What a joke. Ordered a Buffalo chicken pizza flat bread and the one I get from Walmart is way better. Would not go back to this shit whole. Better off ordering Dominoes. read more

Came here after dinner for a drink with my coworkers. Service was pretty slow. They only had one individual at the bar. To their credit I'm sure they didn't expect 20 people to be walking in at one time on a Wednesday. They only had one bartender, which was fine. she made the best of it, and it wasn't terribly slow. The one complaint I have is that all of the beer seemed little flat even though they had a good selection. I thought maybe I ordered a beer that wasn't as popular and might've went a little flat but I tried other ones and they were all generally the same. read more

We were a large group, but we called weeks ahead so they knew we were coming. Nevertheless they had a new waitress for our table. That was a problem. We waited over an hour for our drinks. So they lost out because we really would have had more than one beer apiece. The food was ok, but fries were cold. All I all a lousy night, three hours for dinner. Not recommended. read more

This was one of the worst experiences I've had in dining. There were only two of us, and the restaurant was practically empty. It took them 10 minutes to send someone with menus, and another 15 minutes to order. In the meantime, 3 people came in after us, ordered, and had their food before they even came back to get our order. After that, 40 minutes later, I asked where our food was. After all, I was just having a Cobb salad and the other person was having a sandwich. I won't wait 40 minutes for that. I got his attention and cancelled our order. Really, really bad service. read more

We got there at 5:15 - it wasn't busy - and it took about 20 minutes for someone to take our drink order. There seemed to be 2 guys covering the deck. Neither bussed a single table - they routinely walked past tables full of dishes. Once we finally got our food/drinks no one asked how it was and we were nearly done with our meals before the bartender finally came over to see if we wanted another round. As for the food - the nachos were just ok. The cheese was grainy. The pretzel was good. The creamy pesto pasta didn't have any shrimp. The fajita bowl was good. The fried chicken sandwich had too much going on. The pulled pork sandwich was good. We'd consider going back for drinks but not for the food. And we certainly won't expect good service (though the waitress that took care of us at the end was better than the waiter we started with!). read more

10/10 recommend this restaurant! It was so delicious & the service was great. They have a nice patio in front & upstairs on the rooftop! We sat inside & it was very nice & spacious. read more

The Elbow Room - Cobb Salad & Royal Treatment Cocktail - Sports Bars Near Me - West Hartford, Connecticut

Kelly was a very attentive bartender and me and my friends had a lovely time with her. Hunter was also great and we enjoyed the drinks!

The three stars are absolutely for the rooftop deck, the drinks, and the service. I got the watermelon cosmo which was very yummy and I loved the view and the vibe on the rooftop. The food is bad. Point blank period. This is the second time I've came here and both times the food was below average. Ordered calamari, nachos, and chips with gorgonzola sauce. The chips tasted like cardboard and when you added the sauce they tasted like cardboard covered in dirt.... absolutely horrible. We each ate two chips.. the first one to try and the second one to make sure the first one wasn't just a really bad one. The calamari was average and the nachos were ok. There are so many other better places to get food in the area. read more

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Could not finish our sandwiches. Turkey burgers solid as hockey pucks and no. Fun ambiance, but eat elsewhere. That bad.

I took my daughter for a comedy show at the Elbow room to cheer her up this weekend b/c we're going through a hard time at home. The place was pretty dead only 10 people counting the two of us, and about 6 comedians. None of the comedians were funny and on top of that one of the comedians was picking on me b/c I didn't laugh. When he asked me why, I said b/c you guys are not funny. He asked where is your husband, I answered in the hospital, and his answered was "probably b/c you stabbed him. " Then, he kept saying that probably I was a racist! I thought his comments were of very poor taste since my husband was in the hospital having a tumor removed. I've been to many comedy shows, but never to this place. I regret wasting my money going. Neither my daughter nor I thought that any of comedians were funny. I definitely never coming back to this place. The bartender, and the people working there were very nice and friendly. read more

Beer ordered was not close to what was ordered . Manager came over and said maybe the lines need to be cleaned ? Served warm as well as the other non beer drinks... nachos came .. pulled pork completely dry . Restaurant was dirty from doors windows and bathroom. I'm out read more

BEWARE of the upstairs women bartender. She was extremely rude and didn't serve my friends for some reason. We all walked out and complained to the front desk and they responded, "minimum wage, minimum service". What a place. read more

The last time I was at the elbow room was back in 2013 at a bachelorette party, so this time Saturday I was able to take in more details. They weren't super busy so we were seated immediately, which was nice. I was disappointed to find that the drink I wanted wasn't available so I ordered the strawberry fields drink instead. It was ok, but I don't think I'd order it again. I ordered the veggie burger for dinner and was a bit disappointed. The salad that came with it didn't have any garnishing and the veggie burger was pretty tasteless. It definitely could do with some garlic or onion or something flavorful. I did have a few bites of my husband's Mac and cheese with pulled pork and that was delicious, so maybe if we go back I'll try that instead of trying to get something a little more healthy. read more

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Terrible experience... the best thing about elbow room is leaving elbow room. The service was terrible, waiter were rude. I'm almost positive my waiter was on drugs. The drinks are insanely overpriced. I wouldn't go back to elbow room if I was about to die of dehydration. It's actually that bad. Please do not subject yourself to this. Whoever is reading this... you're better than elbow room read more