Elyse - San Jose

Good restaurant for a date night decoration is very nice and has some romantic lighting. Salad Nikoise was a large part and super tasty. The braided short ribs were so delicate that they fell from the bone and reminded us of the Vietnamese beef stew. 100% recommend this place!

After a long search for a place to eat, i was able to convince my gf to give this place a second chance. We ordered wine and an appetizer to start. The appetizer came out on time and was delicious. When we ordered our dinner they did not tell us of the long wait. We waited close to an hour for our food to arrive. Dinner was absolutely disgusting. My gf ordered the filet mignon but instead got some cubed steak cuts with a lot of fat and tendons. It was definitely NOT filet mignon. I ordered the rib eye steak and instead received a burnt coal skirt steak. Overall impression is that elyse masquerades as an upscale bistro but serves low quality vietnamese cuisine. I should've listen to my gf when she said the food quality is not that great but I insisted on going there. Never again. Rather go to the many other Vietnamese spots and spend way less.

Took my husband here for his birthday dinner. The food was quite good, everything tasted really good. Especially the brussel sprout salad. Really enjoyed the decorations and overall ambiance, but what stood out the most was the service. Very friendly and attentive staff that were focused on making sure you had a nice evening. I highly recommend trying Elyse for any occasion.

Being generous here w 3 stars. They were literally out of half of their beers. Their appetizers and main entrees were ok w extremely small portions. The best part of the whole meal was the cocktails and desserts. Would Not return, was worth a try I suppose.

With three small kids we don’t go out that often. Today we bit the bullet and went for dinner. It was fantastic! The ambience the friendly staff, the outstanding food (try the shrimp and chicken starters). The tuna salad was great and I could go on and on!!