Elysium

7.8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  8     

Been a few times here. As with all restaurants, it can vary on waiting times for food and quality of service from staff. I think this restaurant is excellent and I will accept that it's not always the same each time I go and I still recommend it to friends or colleagues or anyone dining in the spot.

May 14, 2012 

7.3 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  7      Service  7      Value  7     

We wanted something light, before the cinema, so ordered the antipasto platter. This was excellent, and excellent value. A few slices of just grilled chorizo, a generous amount of finely sliced cured meat, some cheese, small dishes of capsicum and olives, best of all, sufficient warm bread. We ordered two glasses of well priced red wine. The only disappointment was the lacklustre coffee.

Mar 26, 2012 

2 Not Recommended

Food  2      Ambience  2      Service  2      Value  2     

I was so disappointed to have wasted a rare night out at Elysium. I was so looking forward to it as I enjoyed the food at the old venue and it looks great. We ordered shared dips with turkish bread the dips were tiny (the waitress said one portion was enough for 3 people) half of the bread was ok and half was completely dried up and flat.

For main 4 of us ordered the scotch steak which was so thin. The roast potatoes were tasteless and boring. The service was slow and un-enthusiastic. The waitress was friendly, just didn't seem to know much about the menu. I think the meals were totally overpriced, for the quality. I definitely will not be back as I think the quality of eateries is really good in the spot and would go elsewhere.

Feb 28, 2012 

8 Recommended

Food  9      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  7     

We have just visited Elysium in their new spot, er, at The Spot. It's not as intimate as the old location, but the food was still really nice, service friendly (not always prompt but fine), good wine list and I would still recommend it for a nice night out. We'll be back.

Jan 06, 2012 

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  7     

Elysium is a great place to take your girl. Be it a first date or 20th anniversary. The food is high quality, not the kind of stuff you'd normally make at home, and you dont have to wait forever for it to get on your plate. It's also features a bar with a good selection of bevrages so you can continue having a chat with the mrs after the meal. Only downside was a really loud old man sitting near us, not their fault. In the end it was a good find, one of the best in the spot.

Jul 07, 2011 

10 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

Fantastic! We went with 6 people and only had an hour before our movie. The food came out quickly, all at the same time and it was delicious! Great food, excellent service for such a busy restaurant, and reasonably priced for really delicious food. We will definitely be back next time we go to the spot. Really recommend this!

Jun 05, 2011 

8 Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  8      Service  8      Value  8     

I really like it here, we live locally and have been twice. First time we went we sat in the wine bar and had a caraf of red wine which is a great idea, 2 and half glasses for price of two and an excellent antipasto platter to share before a movie, (oh and my husband had a $5 bottle of peroni!). We got 3 types of meat, grilled veggies, cheese and bread, it was a perfect and tasty sharing plate.

We decided to go back another night for dinner, I had a mushroom risotto as entree which was delicious, no cream too which I love and well cooked (al-dente), my husband had the scallops which looked amazing on the plate but he didn't even give me the chance to try, he assured me they were also delicious though.

Waited a reasonable amount of time for our mains considering it was a busy night but we were happy to sit there and enjoy our $30 bottle of wine. The mains came out, I had the lamb and my husband the steak, the only complaint I can make about this course was that the vegetables we ordered as a side were a bit on the soft side. The meals, however, were really tasty, no complaints there.

I was reading another comment before, the one about the portion sizes being small and it is just crazy. Personally, they are just right, we are not Americans and we don't need to be stuffed to the brim with a giant plate of food that most people just leave anyway to get thrown away (which really annoys me).
Service was friendly enough.

All in all I will go back again and this place is just as good as the rest of them at the spot, it's worth a try.

May 29, 2011 

9 Highly Recommended

Food  8      Ambience  9      Service  10      Value  9     

I went to the new Elysium at The Spot and was absolutely blown away by the new set up. The open kitchen is a nice touch and the bi-fold windows creates a great ambience of an evening. To top it off the drink prices are great value.

As for the food, nothing has changed the, same Elysium, new location, wonderful. Bring back the pork belly. Can't wait for the wood-fired pizzas.

May 23, 2011 

4 Below Average

Food  7      Ambience  5      Service  2      Value  2     

Try elsewhere in The Spot. Looked nice from the outside, but the small mindedness of the senior staff really took the gloss off what ought to have been a nice night. We were celebrating a birthday, and were told a cover of $2.50 per person would be levied if we brought our own cake. Fair enough if the restaurant would supply a plate and fork per person. However, they did not do so, nor offer. So we ate the cake with our fingers and used our dirty serviettes as plates.

Prices were fair value, but the menu was limiting, especially for vegetarians.
Duck pie was nice, as was the steak and the zucchini flowers. However, the service was ordinary and, therefore, the evening was functional, but underwhelming. Try elsewhere in The Spot. Disappointing.

May 21, 2011 

10 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  10      Service  10      Value  10     

We Love Elysium! The food is always lovely and service is always friendly. Will definately recommend the 'new' Elysium to friends.

May 17, 2011