Elephant Bar Restaurant

Went there yesterday and I have been deathly sick ever since. Don’t eat the salmon sushi. Went there for lunch and I haven’t been able to eat anything since. So sick!!!

It’s been awhile since we met friends there so we decided to go back for a family birthday celebration. What happened to the menu?! I’m the only vegetarian in the group, but really, only one option now, and that’s a Gardenburger I can buy at any grocer? Where’s the pad thai I loved? The great salads? The waitress points out I can get tofu in place of meat, but $ 13 for tofu in orange sauce with rice? So I ordered 3 sides. The side salad was a disappointing iceberg lettuce with shredded cheese and a few chunks of watery tomatoes. The mixed vegetables mixed nearly raw carrot slices and steamed squash. OK, the mac and cheese was a yummy indulgence of calories without nutritional benefit. I’ll give points to the Asti Moscato and the wonton sundae for the birthday person. Otherwise … meh.

HORRRRIBLE!!! Went to a retirement party for a co-​worker. Large party of 25 people. They started out with three servers working our tables, but that dwindled down to 1 and ½ servers. Three of us NEVER GOT OUR ORDERS and no server even noticed or cared. Worst service we have seen in years. We had to BEG to get them to bring our food. And when they did — the quality was fair at best. We complained vehemently to the manager, and she graciously comp’d us on our meal — FOOD ONLY!!! We still had to pay for our drinks, which were barely ever refilled. OHHH — and Jungle Collada or whatever ever it was, had ZERO, ZIP, NADA alcohol in it!!! All I can say is this — Everyone that extolls the virtues of this place either has pathetically low expectations these days (as we are taught to expect that), or they are a shill commenter for this dive. Go somewhere else people, and learn to demand better.

Kayleigh is amazing! If we come back it will be for her only! Her menu knowledge is endless and her recommendations are on point ! GIVE THIS LADY A RAISE!

Love this place. The service was great; the food was great we had garlic chicken Alfredo and Marcu salmon shrimp and noodle soup delish. Plus did I mention the service was spectacular and the drinks were good. We had jungle colada and elephant bar Margarita. YUM

Visited here on a Monday. The place was practically empty and we received very good service. The atmosphere made us feel like we were on an African Safari. The food was very good as well. I ordered the garlic chicken Alfredo while my girlfriend ordered the lettuce chicken wrap. The chicken wrap included two sauces, one of which was pretty spicy so watch out! Over all it was a very good experience and I would recommend it to others.

First time in to the restaurant. Took five minutes to be seated. It was busy but not so busy that there was a wait… except for us. Seated and realized this was not a place to have a conversation with my friends. The people in the kitchen were yelling at each other. The register was behind us and the wait staff would holler at another server to help them or they were hurrying to get to the station before someone else.
Our server was Andres and he rushed us the entire time. He asked for our food order when we placed our drink order. He brought us the bill before we were done eating. We wanted dessert and he just kept rushing us. It was so strange because it wasn’t like they needed to turn over tables, there were plenty of empty tables.
I don’t think we’ll be back

Love this place. Crispy Teriyaki chicken is really good. Burgers are good too. Dessert was strawberry shortcake. Yum yum. I’ve never had a bad meal here

We came here on a whim and for the first and last time and won’t be back. The food temps were fine. Not complaining about that. What I will complain about is the quality of the ribeye, mashed potatoes and baked potato. The ribeye seemed like Denny’s quality meat (cheap) and extremely over priced. Also seemed OLD. The potatoes (mashed and baked) were OLD. The service was fine. I must tell you the place was empty and now I know why. Will NOT be back. EVER.
What would Gordon Ramsey do? Shut this place down and give it a complete make over.

I come with my coworker every other week as we are creatures of habit. Unfortunately our last experience didn’t start off so great as we found ourself arriving before the lunch crowd, but one of the last ones to get served. The good thing is the manager recognized the situation before we escalated in frustration and explained what happen regarding the delay (new cooks). They valued us and that was important… Along with a gift card to return… Been back twice since and still plan to return.

Our order arrived relatively speedy. The server was nice, providing five star service. What was especially nice was the availability of tables — on a Friday night; a payday night no less. Probably because everyone was over at the Firebirds Wood Fired Grill LOL
However, the Elephant Bar was good! I had the orange Peel Chicken and it was delicious!

Ok I have to say this place is pretty good at first glance. I am not sure if this is a local chain or just local.
It has a cool jungle feel that matches it’s name. The menu is two sided half American half world flare.
I was seated in the bar which can be hit or miss but I have to say the bartender was friendly and stayed on top of her tables.
I ordered a White whiskey old fashioned that was strong and tasty. Not the best I have ever had but good none the less.
Ordered pot roast with a side of extra veggies. I skipped lunch so I needed something extra ha.
I would come here and recommend it. Nice people, fair prices and good drinks and food

I was always a big fan of the elephant bar, they had such a variety and so many good dishes to choose from. I’m not sure if they had to do budget cuts or what but I went there for mine and my sister’s birthday and kind of disappointed. They completely changed the menu, they’re so big they look like you’re holding a giant clipboard like a coach at a football game. And completely different dishes, wasn’t a fan of the new food. I miss the coconut and pineapple shrimp mmmm!

Went here before a movie on Thursday night. Not very busy in the restaurant. Had a couple drinks and shared appetizers. Ordered off the bar/​happy hour menu. We haven’t been here in a while and I thought happy hour ends at 7 PM but I guess recently they change that. Bummer! Happy hour now ends at 6 PM and the menu has changed slightly but still pretty good. Appetizers and drinks were very good. On Mondays Mai tai’s are half off. Will be coming in for that. If management is reading this my only suggestion is happy hour should end at 7 PM —- 6 PM is way too early for this area

It’s been quite a few years since I’ve been here. Food looked at beautiful as ever. Went here with all of my in town family, which is 14 people. Mom picked up the check.
Had the shrimp and chicken Jambalaya. It was spicy and about $ 15. Can’t believe this was about 1100 calories. And this was some of their lower end caloric foods. My son had some chicken alfredo which had near 2000 calories. I think that was around $ 11 – 12. My husband had the Philly Cheesesteak. It was good and about 900 calories and around $ 10 – 11. He said the Philly Cheesesteak at the rodeo we went to in February was better, though. My daughter Paremesan Chicken & Shrimp Pasta, which was about $ 15. This had probably around 1600 calories.
In our party of 14, it was my mom and 4 of her children and our kids. The food looked beautiful. The service was good.
The only reason for the 4 star instead of 5, which I would give it a 4.5 star if I could is most of the foods were very high calories. I suppose you could eat ½, so it would be nice if it weren’t so high in calories. Or, maybe other restaurants have that same caloric portions, but just don’t say?
Okay, I’ll change it to a 5 star instead. If I want low calories or less fat, I’ll go somewhere else. Service was really good, though. Nice ambiance.
Lastly, my sister did get the battered fish and parmesan chips and that only had 900 calories. My jambalaya had more calories than her fried plate. Go figure.

My parents and I used to patron here quite frequently, but we had not been here in awhile. We came in on a lark after learning about the music festival in Tempe and deciding not to pay $ 10 for parking to eat at Rula Bula, our first choice.
We came in and were handed a thin, laminated menu, a far-​cry from the book they used to have. Immediately, we knew things had changed. Elephant Bar has always suffered from an identity crisis, and I always found their menu long-​winded and muddled. Limiting the menu could be good, if they cut the right things.
Looking through it, I could tell that the identity crisis continues, but we decided to stay and give it a try. We ordered the parmesan green beans for an appetizer, which was excellent. We had asparagus prepared in a similar way at Longhorn, but these were better. The sweet chili sauce that comes with it is very good. Five stars.
My mom and I ordered the lettuce wraps, and my dad ordered a burger with caramelized onion, pear and blue cheese. My dad’s burger was excellent. It was well-​cooked and flavorful. My mom and I were both disappointed with the lettuce wraps. They had an «off» flavor and lacked texture. We doctored them the best we could, dumping the tamarind sauce all top, mixing in the mango salsa and even asking for limes to boost the acid level. We lathered on peanut sauce and sprinkled salt, but it still managed to taste bland and uninspiring.
We each ate half, but our server could see we were dissatisfied. She offered to get us something else, but we declined. The manager came over and offered us a complimentary dessert, which was excellent. She helped us for the rest of our visit and was very pleasant.
Even though the visit was not what we had remembered and there were some lows, overall most of our food was tasty and the service was excellent. I would recommend with fine print: avoid the lettuce wraps.

Great service! For a table of about 12 for a retirement luncheon the servers topped off all drinks at a consistent and frequent basis. Rare to find these days. Maybe it helps that a couple loyal guests knew the manager and have been always kind. The manager greeted the locals and the rest of the team with smiles and laughs. Always good to see a manager interact with his customers for a short moment.
Before ordering the sever asked if we wanted separate checks or one bill and someone on our group made the executive decision to go with one bill. 2 servers started asking each person for their order.
Their menu items show calories per entrée. It is rather daunting that my decision for selecting a plate had changed when I saw that the garlic Alfredo pasta was around 1840 calories! Sheesh I believe that’s roughly almost a day’s worth of caloric consumption for a lady my size! I’m not a person to count calories on what I consume but that number was too astounding for me to even order it. Sadly, i didn’t choose it and went with their chimichurri garden burger– which was half the calories. The «bad fried» parts was the fried onion strings and my choice of fries. (Other choice is salad). Kind of defeats my choosing this instead of the Alfredo pasta. Oh well. The garden burger was pretty decent. I’m a firm believer of trying new foods.
At the end of the lunch we received our check. Everyone contributed equal payment which was easy and painless.

We used to like it so much more than what it has become. It seems as though the corporate folks can’t help but cut the menu down each and every time we come without paying any attention to what is popular versus what is a menu staple. It’s a large part of why we don’t come hardly at all anymore. Maybe it’s time we just stop entirely?
Elephant Bar was someplace we used to recommend highly. No more. Such a shame, too.
Despite the menu having been pared down significantly, the quality of the food is just as good as ever. That’s about the only thing that saves them in my book.

Parmesan crusted green beans: YES
Potstickers: decent. (I’m usually not a potsticker fan so don’t take it personal)
Service: good
Feeling like you’re dining in a jungle: YES!
I ordered the honey shrimp dish with friend rice. Enough for plenty of leftovers and very delicious.

Service is excellent and the restaurant is clean. Waitress and manager were very attentive. The appetizer is average. We ordered Lettuce wraps and it was plain. We also ordered steak for dinner and it was a bit over cooked. Meat was tough and probably will not ordered it again. Their drinks, however, is absolutely delicious.