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    Eli's On the Hill

    3.4 (200 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican
    Closed 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Terri D.

    Another great meal last night to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday. We started with the Nashville Chicken Sliders for us and Tuscan Meatballs for the kids as appetizers. Both were great. I had a chicken sandwich that came on a focaccia. The sandwich was delicious, but difficult to maneuver. I think a softer brioche would of been a better pairing to get a handle on it. My husband liked his chicken cheesesteak and the kids liked their meals as well. The waitress could have been a tinge more attentive as she always seemed to be nowhere to be found when we needed her, but all in all, it was a good time.

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    Tyler D.

    Seasonal/Holiday Drinks are always excellent. The Philly steak eggrolls are the best, in the surrounding area. Every place else's are subpar. Avocado Salad with crispy chicken is great, vodka sauce is decent. Service is decent, depending on your waiter/bartender and also what time of day you go. Nicole is my favorite bartender, always on point, very friendly & never misses a beat. Not a bad spot for a quick bite or drink during lunch hours.

    They claim this is a Margarita. It's not.
    Nicole B.

    Honestly? I hope I never have to eat here again. Eating out at restaurants like Eli's really crushes my will to live. I would rather not eat at all than to eat at a restaurant with completely mediocre/not good food. Eating out is my primary (potentially only) "leisure activity." For me the place does not need to be fancy. The service does not need to be exceptional in any way. But the food needs to be delicious and the vibe needs to be good. Eli's fails on both these. Here's what happened: we all met up at a nearby restaurant that turned out to be randomly closed (??) and so we just drove down The Hill a bit and went to Eli's. I definitely got out voted on that choice. Oh well. I say that to say I never would have chosen to eat at Eli's. But there we were, so I ordered us a sampling of their appetizers: Fried mozzarella, Street Corn Brussels (bore zero resemblance to any kind of street corn), Nachos, Spinach Artichoke Dip (wow, terrible), Local Tomato Bruschetta (I would bet someone actual money those were NOT local tomatoes and I'm pretty sure they bought the bread at Big Y), Point Judith Calamari. The fried mozzarella and calamari were pretty good and the marinara was not half bad! The other stuff? Bad bar food. Like real bad. The nachos were a travesty. I think we can all agree that nachos should not be "rocket science." However, throwing some jar, white cheese sauce, pickled onion and jalapeños and a few diced tomatoes on top of a pile of tortilla chips is NOT nachos. Eli's nachos is the kind of food that actually makes me angry. As in: the NERVE to serve up something an 8 yr old could have thrown together and then charge money for it. Gordon Ramsey would lose his mind over these things. I tried everything. One bite in was as far as I got. I then ordered the fish and chips and asked for the parmesan truffle fries instead of the Old Bay fries. I ordered a side Caesar Salad. The Caesar was the best thing I had. It was actually totally good. I should have just gotten a full sized Caesar, maybe added some shrimp and called it a day! But noooooo, I had to try fish and chips. To be fair, the fish and chips were FAR BETTER than any of those appetizers. (I'd have to recommend skipping all appetizers.) The mistake I made was asking for the parm truffle fries. Because all they did was sprinkle some sort of parm truffle seasoning all over the plate. And it wasn't good. That was my fault. Because Eli's fries are actually good. Which you're thinking is not a big deal. But it is. A lot of places serve fries. Not a lot of them are good. The fish was nice and flaky, fried crispy on the outside, cooked all the way through. It was perfectly fine. It was not better than perfectly fine. I do not want "perfectly fine" to be the highest praise I give to a meal I am eating in a restaurant. And yet we pressed on and tried some desserts. I have no idea why. We ordered the beignets, the peanut butter pie and the chocolate chip cookies and milk cake. Obviously, these are all premade desserts bought from some food supply company. The cake was awful. The peanut butter pie was pretty good for premade food service dessert. I have no idea why the little deep friend rectangles of what appeared to be pastry dough were called beignets. They weren't beignets. Maybe most people can't tell the difference?? Ugh. Everyone working at Eli's was very nice. But it was still kind of a struggle to get water, to get the eaten food plates cleared before adding more food to the table, to get the to go containers, etc etc. Hopefully I will not be back. This is not the kind of dining out experience I can recommend to anyone.

    Eli's Eggroll Sampler
    Allison C.

    This was our first time eating at the Eli's in Branford, but we've visited the one in Hamden a few times so we knew the food was going to be great! The eggroll sampler is a must, and they just have some of the best American comfort foods on the menu. Obsessed with the loaded croquettes and burger we had which came with fried provolone and and vodka sauce! The eggplant parm was a gorgeous stack, the Mac & Jack was super flavorful, and the spinach and artichoke dip was great too. They have a great selection of drinks to choose from, and they even had some new seasonal ones on there like the pumpkin spice margarita. The food came out quickly - we were in and out within an hour and were very impressed by that! Everything was clean, and the staff was attentive.

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    Jennifer E.

    We stopped in for a snack on a Saturday evening. It was surprisingly quiet at 6pm. The manager greeted us as we walked in and asked where we preferred to sit. We sat at a high top in the bar. People around us were a bit loud and rowdy, but it is a bar. Our server greeted us promptly and took drink orders. We ordered 2 appetizers, the steak rolls, and the provolone fritta. They arrived very quickly. The steak rolls are always delicious! I love the sauce on top, and they are crispy. The provolone came in 2 huge pieces. It was hot and crisp, and the sipping sauce was perfect. If we were already full, we would have love to try something else. Their menu seemed to have lots of new items. We will be back soon!

    Buffet Style Set Up

    As a former employee of Hamden, I had used Eli's in Hamden for many of my events in the past. I was aware of their great food and service, but never was I prepared for the type of service that I received at Eli's in Branford. Everything was perfect. I had dropped off my centerpieces and the tables were set for my invitees. We were having a memorial for my sister and I got so many compliments on the way things turned out. From the ambience to the food to the service to the accessibility of the room, Just everything! The food was delicious and we had more than enough! Thank you again

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    service and food was great for our small celebration in their upstairs area. Everything was done perfectly.

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    forgot my mashed potatoes and gave me fries then proceeded to make racist comments because of my skin color and then kicked me out

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