Element 47

The food was very good and so was our waitress. Enjoyed the rib eye, crab cakes and the three cheese ravioli. Chicken was also delicious.
Great service

I am completely appalled by the way we were treated here after stopping by for a drink the other day and will never step foot in this restaurant again.
Our group of three walked into the restaurant looking for a nice, new place to have apres drinks. Apparently we made the mistake of wearing our ski clothes while everyone else was dressed to the nines in their fur coats and fancy designer boots. The manager (or server — I’m not sure) pretty much ignored us while we waited for a table as he continued his long conversation with two very attractive women. He held up his finger and said «I’ll be right with you» and finally sat us at the one dirty table with no place settings after about 5 minutes. As we were being seated he mentioned that the menu was extremely limited that day — just pizza and pasta type dishes. We told him that was fine as we just wanted a drink anyways.
He went back to his conversation without giving us a menu or attempting to accommodate us at all. We immediately felt unwanted and questioned our decision. I finally asked for a menu the next time the server walked by us without acknowledging our presence. The menu he finally gave us was several pages long — so it didn’t exactly appear to be «limited.»
We were still confused as to what drinks they offered for apres since we were only given a wine list and asked the server (oh how I wish I knew his name but he had an accent, maybe French) for a drink menu. We explained that we were craving a hot cocktail and he seriously responded with «what’s a hot cocktail?» At this point, we knew we were not welcome (as I’m sure this is a common request) but still felt the need to give him some examples of warm whisky or hot chocolate drinks with peppermint schnapps or kalhua. He looked appalled and said that they did not have those types of drinks, which we still found odd considering that’s it’s a ski in ski out restaurant in Aspen that’s known for their customer service.
Naturally we were a bit speechless and told him we would be going somewhere else and he did not attempt to stop us. At that point we realized that our money was no good there and decided to find a much less pretentious spot where we would be treated with courtesy and respect.

We held my girlfriends bridal shower here. Such wonderful service. Delish food and staff was super helpful and accommodating. We will definitely be back again!

Good all around. Not great but a solid good. Ambiance was nice (had an upscale feel) staff was friendly, food is were it went from great to good… of the three of us dining had to send back one steak because medium rare wasn’t medium rare, and the other two plates were semi-​cold when they arrived.
I’d try them again, but this time just wasn’t a 5 star experience.

Like many others — one of the more memorable dining experiences I’ve had. The last time I was there was about 7 years ago, I had an infant in tow, and they were as welcoming and professional as if I had come from Guide Michelin or Wine Spectator. Last night I came in my running shoes and jeans and it was the same excellent service and food as 7 years ago — the consistency and quality over the years is remarkable. Like others, we took advantage of the $ 47 mud season deal, and again, they treated us like regulars — topping off our wine, explaining the dishes, and sending us home with a little box of petit fours. I don’t know how this isn’t consistently the best-​rated restaurant in Aspen.

Excellent food and service thanks to Lauren and Iain! Totally recommend this restaurant especially the 3 for $ 47 special during October and November as portions were huge and delicious!

One of the more memorable and incredible dining experiences I’ve had, even for Aspen. Right now there’s an incredible deal for $ 47: appetizer + entrée + any dessert + glass of wine or pint of beer.
For appetizers, we tried the crab cakes (perfectly crisp and meaty) and the ravioli (delicious egg mixed in with the pasta and tasty spinach).
On to entrées, we had the bass and steak. Although the bass was perfectly cooked, it was lacking a bit of flavor and depth. However, the steak was decadent, perfectly cooked, and extremely tasty.
Lastly, the desserts really, really sealed the deal. We tried almost all of them (showed in pictures) and they were all incredible. The ones that stood out were the sweet bites assortment and the strawberry shortcake.
Ideally located, you must come at least once! Service was excellent.

Great location — at the bottom of the gondola in Aspen.
Great patio — partial sun and partial shade.
Great food — their lobster roll was really yummy! Not quite New England quality but overall really good.
Extensive wine list with a few reasonably priced options.
Pricey — a glass of diet coke was $ 4.50ish with tax and they didn’t refill my glass. It was Aspen, so I suppose they’re on par with their competition.
Their salads are really small for what you get and how much they charge you.
It’s worth stopping here but is by no means a MUST in Aspen.

Quiet, hidden little get away located in the center lobby of Little Nell. We had a very patient server who made even our dog feel welcome (Amanda). The food was flavorful, well presented and fairly priced at about $ 20 per person. Such a relaxing lunch, I really enjoyed myself.
Thanks!

You’ll pay for the pleasure, but hard to beat the food, wine and service here. Best of the best in Aspen. We’ll be back.

This is clearly among America’s finest places to dine. We make it a point to eat here regularly. The new chef is very creative with respect to presentation, and the food remains tasty and perfectly seasoned. The service is incredible; the staff is very personable. All in all, one cannot say enough about this fine restaurant. A great dining experience.

Wow! Amazing service and the Carte Blanche was one of the, no, THE best meal I’ve had in at least a decade. Thank you Chef, thank you very much!

Back again to celebrate birthday, end of school year, Mother’s and Father’s Day. Just fantastic. Ate outside as the sun set. It was all just fantastic.
Spouse had a salad that looked like it was mostly flowers; she and my daughter both had duck. I had crab cakes (Maryland represent) and chicken.
Daughter had a tiny scoop (seriously, a tablespoon) of blackberry ice cream for dessert, very good, but tiny.
They had a 2:1 wine deal (actually, half off on the second one) going, so we had a white Graves Ch. Corbonnieux to start and then a red Cote de Beaune Pernand — Vergelesses, both of which were fantastic. We decided not to go for the Methuselah of Vosne Romanee for $ 52,000. The sommelier was very helpful in maximizing the value/​cost. Wine list is 92 pages long, and they believe they have the strongest Burgundy selection in the country — I’ve not seen better, but neither does my opinion matter much in such things. Best or not, it’s amazing.
I’d think that they might rate a Michelin star. Just fantastic, and reliably so. Expensive but probably worth it.

Element 47 presents a bit of a conundrum to a reviewer. Man, the food really is good. It is universally flavorful, perfectly prepared and presented, uses excellent ingredients — there is nothing at all to complain about. I’m not sure what genre they say they serve, but something along the lines of Novelle makes sense to me.
Here’s the problem: it is the most expensive restaurant I’ve eaten at in years. For the prices charged, even in A$pen, the experience should be transcendent. Not great. Not excellent. Magical. It is great. It is excellent. It falls short of magical, though, in almost every respect.
The room, to start with, is designer stark, with muted colors and angular lines dominating. It feels cold. Maybe its the lighting, but I don’t read it as artsy. Just empty.
The service: really hard to complain about. Again, if this were a $$$ restaurant and not a $$$$$$, I’d have been very satisfied. Everyone was friendly and attentive, and there were no real mishaps. Nonetheless, when we wanted help, it was not instantly forthcoming — it took sometimes a couple of minutes. And when we ordered oysters and did not specify either of the two offered preparations, maybe someone could have confirmed which one we wanted? No big deal; what we got was excellent. And Nick the sommelier is really on top of his game, so I leave him entirely out of my criticism. But the service is excellent, where it should be perfect.
The food: My chicken was really nice — deboned and juicy, with great simple sauce and some nice sides. The oysters were fresh and the seafoam and pickled onion prep was interesting. My wife’s filet was tender cooked exactly as she likes it, but maybe should have been sauced — it was a bit plain. Everything I tasted was really good. Just not special or particularly memorable.
The star of the show is the wine list. Wow. I love burgundies, and the temptation to blow the price of a used SUV on a bottle or Leroy or DRC or Lignier Grand Cru is pretty compelling. Fortunately there was a $ 100 Leroy Borgogne on the menu — lower appellations from great producers (particularly Leroy) are often bargains, and always better than average. This was a 2000 and did not disappoint. As I said, Nick, who’s worked every time I’ve been there, was excellent, as knowledgeable as anyone I’ve come across. Talk to him before you order, tell him what you want, and he’ll find you something special.
So overall, a really nice dinner in what turns out to be a very expensive hotel dining room. One might hope that it were more ambitious than that, that it strove to provide a transcendent culinary experience. It does succeed in providing a really excellent one, but at these prices, that’s only worth 4 stars, not 5.

After a long flight I just needed to relax with a cool light beer and meal.
Nick at a elements 47 made the excellent recommendations with the Colorado kolsch and a hearty colliflower tortellini with shaved truffles and hon shimeji mushrooms.
Exquisite.
Never thought a vegetarian option could have so much richness.

For lunch, get the lamb French dip. It was amazing! Dinner is exquisite as well… the hot chocolate with a huge homemade marshmallow is beyond rich and creamy and very dangerous!

foie gras donuts. five stars. maine lobster benedict. amazing. lamb burger. yumtastic. very very pricey but worth the splurge if you’re in aspen since it’s inside aspen’s «only 5 star 5 diamond property.» that said, on a super crowded x-​games weekend where everything had a huge line and immense wait, we walked right in here and got seated and served right away by a friendly server. super classy.

Went to dinner here tonight. Very disappointed, service was lacking. Restaurant was not very busy still they didn’t seem to have their act together. Knew that it was going to be high priced, therefore I would expect much more delicious food. Many other places in Aspen. I think offer better quality and better value. I know it’s in the Little Nell and maybe that’s why they get away with it

I think Unilocal needs to add another $ to this restaurant — extreme megabucks to eat here. That said… it was definitely delicious.
We (again) chose to sit outside, but not before grabbing a drink at the bar and giving a polite smile/​nod to Tony Bennett, who was performing in town and having dinner here that evening.
The menu was simple, and most of us opted for a small and a large plate. Portion sizes are on the small side, but as with any restaurant of this caliber, as the price goes up the portion sizes go down. Not necessarily a bad thing — if they came out with a Cheesecake Factory sized dinner I would probably have been thrown off a bit.
At this point of the trip I was meated-​out, so I went for a salad (paonia farms lettuce) and the halibut. Both were good — but next time, after seeing some other meals floating around, I would have gone full blast and opted for the nettle tagliatelle & the wagyu cut.
Great meal, extremely pricey. This was a company dinner, so my pocket didn’t take a hit, but given the choice I would have a very hard time justifying what would end up being a $ 250 meal for two.

My wife and I stayed at The Little Nell for our wedding and honeymoon in June, 2014. The staff at Element 47 overextended themselves at every turn. From our cake, to our wedding reception. We met with the pastry chef, the head chef, and the sommelier. Each had an element of excitement to add to our most special celebration.
They waited on us wether we were dining or just passing through. I cannot speak highly enough of the wonderful team who made us feel at home all week.
Needless to say, when the staff care about their customers as these guys do the food quality is superior to anything you might find elsewhere in Aspen.
Did I mention it was just the 2 of us (zero guests)? …still, we were made to feel like complete rockstars. Thank you.