Little Elm Restaurant — Restaurant in Tías

The saddest thing about this place, is that the owners are seriously considering retiring. They're willing to sell and also hope that the new owners will keep on the staff. If they do sell and the staff is not retained this would be a huge loss to the strip, and a sad day for the little Elm. If Hubby ever wins the lotto he would seriously consider buying this restaurant. And then forcing the staff to stay on. I'm not sure if this constitutes as slavery, but for Lanzarote it would be worth it. The staff is unbelievably friendly and really put some thought and effort behind their meals. A shout out to the main front of house servers Gary and Julie, friendly and always willing to have the chat. They have really gone for proper good old-fashioned English food. It absolutely shows in every dish that they make. But the biggest thing for Lanzarote is that this place is 100% consistent. A lot of cafes and restaurants on the strip can be great one day and absolutely terrible the next. Not here, the little Elm is consistently great all day every day. However there are a problems, the biggest is the size and the short opening hours. And completely understandable as it's a small place with a big heart. On the two days that we visited, we were very lucky to be seated both times. Hubby and Wifey recommend not only visiting every day of your holiday, but to also book a week in advance for every day. This place is always packed to the gills. Normally you would try Spanish food when visiting a Spanish country. However this place offers a fantastic taste of home and the quality is outstanding. On a first night wifey went with the chicken liver pate and the steak pie mains. Hubby went with the barbecue ribs and wings and the oven-bake cod mains. All of these dishes were Moorish, filling, and a slice of home on a plate. A real testament to the chef, who I believe is Kerry. The steak pie was fantastic, and also homemade, the steak was absolutely so tender and delicious in its own gravy. The cod risotto was so creamy and the fish so delicious. Hubby also enjoyed the lager Victoria Malaga. Which was a different choice offered to the other lagers on the strip. Highly recommend. If there is one day you must visit, wifey and hubby recommend a Sunday. Where the option of a roast is available. That's why we had to return for the second day so we could try that. Wifey tried the fried lamb's liver with bacon and onion. She couldn't stop talking about it. Hubby doesn't like offal, but even he had to admit that it was absolutely delicious. Especially in its onion and gravy sauce with mash. But for hubby, the real joy was the Sunday roast. Hubby went for beef, but was told that a combination of all of the meats are available on the same plate. However that just felt a little bit too greedy. And a proper Sunday roast should always be beef. It was fantastic, and especially the roast potatoes. As often restaurants will deep fat fry and cheat the roast potatoes. The little Elm does not cheat, maybe not the healthiest choice, but by God these roast potatoes, and this roast dinner was so full of flavours. We even tried some desserts afterwards. So delicious as we stuffed ourselves full of apple pie and bread and butter pudding. Our eyes ordered, our taste buds enjoyed, and our bursting to the brim stomachs complained afterwards. We certainly needed a siesta, a moment to catch our second wind. We've spoken to other people on the strip. All say the same thing about the little Elm that consistency is right up there and you'll get a great meal. Everybody you'll talk to...

We visited the Little Elm July 2022 and were bitterly disappointed by our experience. We had read the reviews and wanted to visit the restaurant for a long time but it’s always been fully booked. This time we decided to book before leaving the UK and were lucky enough to get a table. We arrived on time however our table wasn’t ready so we had to wait on a balcony with lots of youngsters smoking cigarettes from the club next door which I have to say wasn’t a pleasant experience. Eventually our table was ready and our drinks order was taken 5 mins later and drinks delivered promptly. We waited and waited for our food order to be taken and became frustrated as we could see and hear the waitresses laughing and talking. It was also frustrating when a couple came in 15 mins after us and had their food order taken before us. Another couple expressed their frustration as they were left waiting a long time for their bill and did acknowledge the service had been very poor that evening. Eventually our waitress came over and confessed she had forgotten about us and we eventually had our food order taken. The starters were of average quality squid and baked brie with nothing exciting about either dish. The main course was steak pie with chips that were clearly dry and over cooked. The slow roasted belly pork was just awful as it was dry, hard and the dish inedible. The green beans were also tough and difficult to chew / eat. The waitress did agree the pork was “tough” and offered us free drinks and took the main meals off the bill however the evening was already ruined and a total disappointment and at that point we just wanted to leave. Sadly the little elm is memorable for all the wrong reasons, I left hungry and I cannot fathom how this restaurant has such positive reviews. It was an awful dining experience from start to finish. The waitresses seemed completely disinterested and disingenuous to paying customers to ensure they had a positive dining experience. They seemed more concerned that the restaurant was closing that evening for a holiday. If you are running a 5* restaurant then the food, dining experience and staff need to reflect this, tonight the little elm fell far short in all areas. I have been coming to PDC for 20 years this is by far the worst meal and dining experience I have ever encountered. There are so many restaurants in PDC that have attentive and dedicated staff which offer a much better dining experience with top quality freshly cooked food and deserve to have your custom. Unfortunately despite there being similar reviews complaining about the inattentive staff and poorly cooked pork (over cooked) the owners have adopted a rude and arrogant stance by not accepting customer feedback. My overall view is this restaurant thinks it’s 5* and has become complacent I doubt it’ll be in the top 5 PDC restaurants next year with the current attitude of the owners. Save your hard earned money and...

Very Dissatisfied. After making a booking on line and being told the only time available for the restaurant would be 6pm. (We would of liked to book a table for 8pm). We spent 2 hours having dinner and we was the only diners in the restaurant apart from 1 other table of two. The restaurant had no other bookings for the whole of the evening. After asking about the situation, we was told the restaurant had changed hands and this is how the booking system works. The owner only offers a early table first. Having restaurants and bars ourselves, we have never heard of this system before. We made the booking as we had read such good reviews, and assumed all other times were fully booked. Julia the waitress was very good and gave great service, the starters were good, and would of highly reccomended the slow cooked belly pork. The Pimms Royal was undrinkable and the special Beef Wellington was small and over cooked. Unfortunately the evening we was all looking forward to was ruined by having to be...