Tellawi Lounge — Restaurant in Fresno

A small place in the shopping center next to Maroo Sushi, this lounge (more like a pub) is quaintly tucked in the corner of Fresno Breakfast House. While it attempts to create a loungy atmosphere with lighting, it is still just a bar.

Drinks, even on Happy hour are rather pricey, but quite delicious nevertheless. For a cocktail, Happy hour takes of only $1. On a Wednesday night, the bar had a few patrons, mostly older male folks, chatting by the bar. There are tables with bar-height chairs around the perimeter of the bar. Because of the small size of the place, everything feels close together. On a busy night, this place could get packed easily and quickly. They have a karaoke night on Sundays.

Overall, I would not be back just because of the price of drinks, especially for Fresno. My cocktail with tax on Happy...

Disappointing overall. The decor is great, that’s where it stops. My drink tasted fine, but the bartender, tho very nice, didn’t seem to be fully trained on the food service side (offering full menu, how items are prepared, etc). Brussel sprouts claim to be roasted, they were not, they were pan fried & mostly raw (we were told owner didn’t want to roast anymore because of waste??); zucchini was thickly batter dipped to hide thin slices; chicken skewers tasted ok, but reminded me of Costco frozen. I don’t see customers swarming unless ownership makes...

I had a good time with my family at the banquet hall. We were all there for a wedding reception. The servers were great, the food was good, albeit a bit more salt than I'd like, the bread they served was delicious and I ate too much of it. They even cut the cake up for us, so none of us non professionals mucked it up. The door separating the bar from the banquet hall is just a sliding door I believe and that allows quite a bit of sound to travel back and forth. The bathrooms were spacious and clean. I thoroughly enjoyed...