Elo's Italian - Alexandria

The host/manager was fantastic! with gas friendship over and over. the food was a little bland, but overall good. in the evening of the trivia (service) there was a bit loud. server lacked personality and hospitality, but overall good experience.

An all-time favorite, and a local place I'm glad to support. The food is always delicious, the service is outstanding and the overall atmosphere is welcoming and homey.

Great Italian food. From the calamari and charcuterie platter for appetizers to the gnocchi and risotto for dinner everything was delicious. Add to that their friendly service and you have a delightful neighborhood restaurant.

We made an 8:15 reservation on a Friday evening, but it was pretty evident that the restaurant was not interested in having new customers at that hour (we sat outside because we brought our dogs). The food was fine the burrata was very good, but both of our entrees (spaghetti pomodoro and the squid ink tagliatelle) were under seasoned. Dessert was quite good (doughnuts). We sat for awhile after 10:00 to finish our bottle of wine (having paid), but the staff turned the lights out on us and left us in the dark with no warning, which is NEVER done (I worked in fine dining for six years). Two plus hours for a three course meal with a bottle of wine and one other drink is not an unreasonable time frame if you don't want people lingering you should either adjust your hours or stop seating earlier (although shutting up shop at 9:00 on a Friday night is...a choice). It wasn't our first visit to Elo's, but it will probably be our last. Easy to see why there were only a few tables eating on a pleasant Friday evening at what should be a better restaurant than it is. I would add that the patio has a nice enough ambience but the interior of the restaurant is way too brightly lit for the average diner to feel most comfortable.

Food was delicious. A few things I would adjust but overall, wonderful restaurant!