Ellie's Table at The Boardwalk — Restaurant in Irvine

If you're visiting the Boardwalk, a luxury office complex on Jamboree and Dupont, an unexpected surprise awaits at Ellie's Table.

Inside the corner of the first floor of the Boardwalk sits Ellie's, surrounded with floor-to-ceiling windows. While the location is modern chic to fit the office aesthetic, the baked and food offerings feel home-made with a professional touch. When you walk in, you're always greeted with a smile and the folks there are happy to provide suggestions or explain their menu.

You've got fantastic cookies and other baked sweets on one end. The peanut butter cookie is sweet and savory perfection, and their European Coffee Cake is a fluffy, crumbly dream centered with a dollop of rich cream.

And you've got savory foods, which include little palm-sized sandwiches ranging from $3.50-4.50. They are a perfect few bites for a smaller lunch or a hearty snack. My favorite off-menu go-to is their bacon, egg, and cheese (you can also swap the bacon for sausage) palm sandwich. It's under $5, filling, and made fresh. So good!

There are heartier options like large sandwiches, mini burritos, salads, and even a whole chilaquiles dish if you're in the mood for more. And of course, they've got an assortment of caffeinated beverages to get you in focus for work or a meeting, including fun seasonal-flavored or specialty lattes like the Churro Latte.

Seems like they may validate parking based on others' experience. If you want to visit, you can also park at a nearby plaza (there is one across the street). If you work around the area, even better! Make it extra special by enjoying the beautiful, spacious outdoor seating area while you're there. You will be glad...

Really good:

chilaquiles (salsa verde on the side so it doesn’t soak the chips) Tri tip sandwich BLT chili relleno quiche

Good: vegetable focaccia sandwich sausage breakfast burrito Ellie’s burger (would be better if there wasn’t as much “stuff” on it. It’s a great burger but adding too many toppings start detracting from what’s already great. Maybe one less patty too). club sandwich - too much meat to bread ratio. Reuben - it was tasty but the meat tasted slightly gamy and there was too much thousand island sauce which ended up soaking the bread and making it soft.

Ok: broccoli salad quinoa vegetable soup palm tuna sandwich Palm corned beef sandwich

When there’s not a wait the service is quick. If there’s a line of 5-6 people it can take a while to get your food. Overall a convenient...

In January, Ellie’s Table came through for me in one hour to cater a meeting for 58 people for one of my attorneys at the Boardwalk. The attendees raved about the food and asked me to order again for this same meeting the next month in February for 61 people. This time I ordered a couple of days before the scheduled meeting, and Samantha McLaughlin assisted me with the order. She was so helpful in making suggestions since the last time was last minute ordering. She even helped me set up the food since it was in the meeting rooms right across the lobby. I highly recommend Ellie’s Table and will most definitely use them again for...