Elias Corner — Restaurant in New York

We had a great meal at Elias Corner! The place is very nice and cozy, but also intimate if you're thinking about a cute date spot - like your neighborhood best family restaurant. We came here with our friends whom we haven't seen in a long while and were super happy with our dinner! Service was great - waitress was super patient in explaining how the ordering works (you order up front where you can see the seafood and veggie selections based on the daily menu), and what was on the menu (super impressive that she knew everything from memory).

Food wise - seafood in general were all very fresh and grilled to perfection. The flavors were not super salty and are flavorful enough for you to appreciate the freshness and quality of the raw ingredients. I especially liked the grilled calamari - I am usually not a super big fan of fried calamari, so these grilled ones are awesome. The grilled octopus came next and was very flavorful and tender. For our main seafood, we ordered whole fish with bone - one black sea bass and one brazino - personally I liked the branzino more because it has more fat in the meat, so was softer in texture. I forgot to take a picture of the Tzatziki sauce but it was really good too! Goes really well with the bread on the house. I also really liked the Loukoumades (basically fried dough balls with syrup and cinnamon powder) that we had for dessert.

Drinkwise - we ordered a pint (half a bottle) of chardonnay, and it went really well with the seafood. Strongly recommend if you don't have any dietary restrictions. The owner of the restaurant was super nice and patient in explaining the drink selections for us.

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First of all I am not Greek, However thanks to my good Greek friends I do understand when two waiters utter the word ξένο while looking right at me thinking I don't understand. Stupid I am not! I got very strange looks during my visit and was made to feel unwelcome. Is this because I ain't Greek?? Maybe that's why I didn't even get bread and olives served like everyone else? I also only got 1 glass of water. Waiters all stood by looking right at my table while they talked amongst themselves and never refilled my glass. When the food came it was very good, so hence the 2 stars and not one. 2 red flags are there is NO Menu and it's cash only. That should have been my indicator. You final bill is an unpleasant surprise when youre done eating being that you don't have any idea what anything costs! That in itself is just ridiculous! I have eaten at a few Greek eateries in the area and Never have I experienced such poor table service. Maybe next time I should wear a Greek soccer Jersey and the table service would improve! Lastly, the parking lot is a joke! You can literally only fit like maybe 10 cars in there! Like I said the food is wonderful, but the hospitality needs major work. P.S. I am from a Mediterranean country too, so it's not like we're that different from Greece however when you dine at almost any restaurant serving cuisine from my country, seldom are you made to feel the way I did here. I'm sorry to write so much but this all needed to be said to truly explain to you my...

I came here for a late dinner on a weekday and the place was crowded. The servers seemed over worked and bit annoyed. Our waitress came up to our table and was like what are you having? I was very confused since this was my first visit and hadn't read all the reviews on how this place doesn't have a menu. After I told the waitress I didn't know what they offer since this was my first time she sort of brush us off and told us to have the Greek salad. I said sure but what else do you have since I like to know all my options before I make up my mind. We ended up getting the Greek salad and grilled octopus. I have to say both were delicious and I'm so glad she was pushing the Greek salad since it was amazing. Now it was time to order our entrees and the same deal had to pulled teeth to get a list of what they had. FYI they only sell fish and most come whole unless you ask for it to be filet which I did. I got the branzino and asked them to filet it which they did and still brought me the head which I guess I could have deal without but since the fish was so delicious I didn't mind. Part of joy of going to a Greek restaurant is having some lemon potatoes since I adore them but she told us they had run out so we just got some grilled mix veggies. I missed the potatoes but the veggies were done to perfection. Not sure if they had dessert because she never offered us any. Overall the food here its amazing if you are a fish lover but doesn't expect...