Elia Authentic Greek Taverna

It’s all about the food. Oddly, the one thing that isn’t amazing is the Souvlaki. It’s almost always tough and chewy, HOWEVER, the rest of the menu is modern, authentic,fresh Greek food prepared and seasoned very well. With the possible exception of Milo’s, it’s the best Greek in the city!

The service my party and experienced was horrible. It took 15 minutes to even get water or our drink orders. It took another 10 minutes for them to take our order. 45 minutes to get our food and one person didn't even get their plate. We had to bring it to their attention and even then, they didn't believe us when it was clear that one person didn't have a plate of food in front of them. There was a man at the host desk who turns out to be the manager. The whole night he just sat at the host desk and just watched how bad the service was but continued not to do anything about it. Horrible management and horrible service. I'm surprised this restaurant has gotten so many good reviews.

Real food, real tasty- were we in Greece?So I was craving healthy Mediterranean seafood. Found this place in a Shopping Center in Summerlin and glad I did! The atmosphere is elegant but casual. Simple, clean, nice with pleasant traditional music playing. Our waiter Ezekiel was friendly but unassuming and easy to talk with. We ordered the Saganaki- pan fried cheese- and it was great! Crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside. With a squeeze of lemon. Our Horatiki salad was perfect, fresh tomatoes, olives onions, green peppers and a few cucumbers- could have been more of the cukes- but light and cocoon a mild oil and vinegar dressing. We ordered the Bronzino under salt and served table side was a hit. Moist white flesh with olive oil and lemon really satisfying and healthy! I enjoyed a Stella and my wife gushed over the Athena specialty cocktail. We finished our meal with some firm fresh Greek yogurt and honey and walnuts. Truly a find in the harsh desert climate- our Greek oasis. But we were not alone- the place was filled so the energy was flowing.Did anything miss? I must say we were both pleasantly surprised Elia’s was a hit. Maybe a touch more Air Conditioning would have made us stay for a Greek coffee. We are excited to return. Yasou!

Last night was our first time at Elia Authentic Greek Taverna. The restaurant is beautiful, the food is good, and the service was good. I had the meatball appetizer and the Souvlaki. The desert was good too. I wish the bread had been a little tastier.

This was the first time we ate at Elia’s and it was fabulous! Tina was terrific! Her recommendations were spot on. We will be back and bring more friends!