Elemental Cider Co. — Restaurant in Arlington

Horrible management and ownership. Went in with a large group, spent $1000 or more on food and drinks. We had children with us, and gave a cake to someone who’s birthday it was. Our group got profiled and we were treated like peasants. Someone who was clean and sober had brought their own beverage to enjoy instead of purchasing alcohol and we smoked in an area we were directed to smoke in. The children were told to not come inside, even though it’s family friendly supposedly. There were other children inside and the ones from our group specifically were not allowed in. we got harassed multiple times about smoking where we were told was okay to smoke. They were upset about us bringing a cake in without prior approval which we didn’t know about so that they could charge us $25 or more to just cut it. They profiled us and called the police telling them they had 20 open tabs and wanted us to pay and get out. Police showed up and determined that the open tabs were other patrons and no one from our group. This is hands down one of the worst restaurants experiences I’ve had and I encourage no one to support this type of behavior and avoid this restaurant....

Decided to go on an adventure to try a new place, and we were not disappointed with the experience. Elemental Cider brews several different flavors of Cider on site. We tried the blood orange, Creamsicle and apple crisp. We were not disappointed with flavor or portions. In addition to their own brewed ciders, they had a large selection of other beverages to choose from. Their food menu provided a nice array of appetizer foods, including salads. We were able to see them hand making pizzas for another table. We chose the pound of chicken wings each, trying both the garlic and Buffalo styles we were not disappointed. The atmosphere was a large open area with room for plenty of people, the 21 and over area had games including darts, pool table and corn hole to be enjoyed. What I was expecting to be a quick adventure out to eat, turned into a nice afternoon distraction with family. Best of all I got to take a growler to go so I could enjoy some Cider later. I suggest your first time there use your GPS as it is a bit off the beaten path by the Arlington Airport but easy to find if you know...

I have been going to Elemental since they first opened a few years ago. I was excited to have some GOOD food in Arlington since it's close to where I live and good food is hard to come by. Their wood-fired pizza was amazing that first year and I told all of my friends to go there. I used to also get one of their salads and they used to use greens other than iceberg. My wife and I went there tonight and were so disappointed at the food. Change is always happening at Elemental. The staff is always changing, the cooks are always changing which results in the quality of food and service always changing. They now serve iceberg lettuce for their salads and the pizzas are super salty and overdosed with cheese. I want to support local restaurants but it's hard when it seems that quality of food slowly takes a back seat. They still have a great selection of their cider, which is nice to enjoy on tap. We will still get growlers to go of...