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zabelle
zabelle
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Elements

  • August 25, 2007
  • Rated 5 of 5 by zabelle from Portland, Connecticut
Elements

Located in a former factory building, this restaurant is as upscale and sophisticated as any you would find in Boston or New York. We were amazed and delighted. I didn’t just happen upon this restaurant, I did my homework and it jumped out at me as the best choice in the area. I was not disappointed.

We arrived at 4:30pm. The restaurant opens at 5pm but the bar is open at 4pm so we sat down at a table to get a drink while we were waiting for them to open. Our drinks were served with homemade potato chips which were a foreshadowing of the excellent food we would receive later in the restaurant. The bar is backed up by glass blocks which give it an open feel, they don’t go all the way to the ceiling. The ceiling is wood beams with hanging copper lights, it still has the ambiance of a factory building just better and brighter.

We began our meal with a basket of homemade bread and dipping oil. We know it was homemade because we saw it coming out of the oven. The staff puts on quite a show tossing the bread from the oven with a wooden paddle to another server who caught it and placed it on a shelf. There was a whole line of these fresh beauties.

We were very surprised to find that they had a children’s menu and are very child friendly. It only had three items on it but given what kids usually eat they had covered all their bases. Brandon ordered the chicken fingers which are served with fries and the tiniest of baby green beans.

I ordered an Element salad and the red curry mussels. Al ordered the steak and fries. We decided to share an order of calamari. I know I have said this before but yet again I think I may have just eaten the best calamari ever. Great breading, tender texture, and the best roasted red pepper aioli. If I had any complaint it would be that there were more tentacles than rings but these tentacles were so good and so tender that I ate them without hesitation.

The salad came first and was simple, with a maple vinaigrette dressing but the local produce make it so fresh you notice the difference.

The meals just blew us away. The mussels were tiny but so tender and tasty that I wished I had twice as many to eat. The red curry sauce was divine and thank goodness they gave me two pieces of toasted sourdough bread so I could soak it up. Al’s steak was cooked exactly as ordered and when I asked his comment was “perfect”, that says it all. Make sure you try their fries, they are excellent.

Brandon had chocolate gelato for dessert served in an edible cone bowl. It was yummy. We loved Elements. The food was outstanding, the service was flawless and the prices were right on. Five stars from me!

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