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Restaurants, French Restaurants, Thai Restaurants
Restaurant Management, $$, Brunch, Romantic Dining
Eric Lagrange, chef and owner of the Elephant, launched his Thai-French bistro in June 1997 in East Village. Four months of travel in Thailand inspired him to open the Elephant, inflecting its Thai menus with his native French cuisine. Dubbed by reviewers "Yong Downtown," a nod to Jean-Georges Vongerichten's celebrated midtown restaurant, The Elephant has enjoyed critical success since it opened. The Elephant's French-Thai cuisine, prepared with the finest ingredients and made to match a variety of palates and appetites will leave everyone satisfied and looking forward to their next visit to the Elephant!! Come celebrate life at the Elephant with exotic flavors, specialty drinks, and great company! Be sure not to miss the best Happy Hour in the East Village Sun-Thurs 5:30-8:00PM.
The food and service were excellent. Great location and very nice aesthetics, everything you would expect for a Thai Bistro in the East Village. This is a great place to bring a date or a group of friends. Be sure to try the leechy martini!
Pros: Inexpensive, Great Food, Wonderful Atmosphere
Posted 10/06/02
being there ten times allways loved it, very good food, great drinks, good music ( sometimes too loud...) good service on slow nights. If you do not like it please stay away it is so crowded alredy
Pros: great food, great drink, great ambiance
Cons: crowded
Posted 10/01/02
We were asked if we wanted desert and said no; but were waiting for an appetizer (one party was still hungry) and were told that would take 10 minutes. Two minutes later, the waitress said we NEED the table, you can not have the appetizer that you ordered. I have NEVER had such AWFUL SERVICE anywhere. The food was OK, the portions were small, and the above speaks for the service (also the waitress woudl fill your water one inch, rather than the whole way)
Posted 08/12/02
the food here is excellent and imaginative. you can save some cash by splitting the very filling appetizers. it is absurdly crowded on the weekend.
Posted 08/04/02
Guys, I have been going there for a while now and have never! been disappointed with the food. It is fantastic what they bring on the table. It is very nicely decorated and tastes great.
But....the dinner in two shifts is really going too far. it is so crowded and you either can be there before 7 pm or after 9:30 pm for a "dinner-shift". I alsways have to remind my friends that they only take Amex or cash, which is not very convenient.
The food brings me back again and again...maybe I will go for in the future for a lunner (lunch/dinner) in the middle of the afternoon to avoid the crowds.
Pros: Value
Cons: Crowded
Posted 07/24/02
It's always good to get here before 7pm for dinner and attentive service. I've been here once a year for the past 5 and it's still good! The Spicy Fries eaten with ketchup and hot sauce is my fave. Crab Cakes with the only real green papaya salad I can find in the city is savory. In addition, the Curry Chicken was cooked just right in a light broth. However, I felt the Pad Thai was too salty even after I added the lime. The shrimp in it was plentiful and plump though!
Posted 06/26/02
I can only imagine that the positive reviews herin are made by owners and staff or this restaurant. it is, by far, the worst place i have ever been to in NYC (and that includes the KFC on 2nd Avenue!!)- RUDE and nonexistant service, orders were prepared ignoring special dietary requests, bill was messed up and purse was stolen. This place sucks.
Pros: location
Cons: service, chef, crowded
Posted 06/17/02
Deals at lunch (including thai beef salad) and fries worth talking about.
Posted 05/19/02
"When we girlfriend told me the address I really had my doubts. ..."
