Ellie’s Tavern

Visiting from upstate NY, just moved to the east coast from San Diego. Absolutely loved everything, the chicken tenders and Bloody Mary's are excellent. Seating upstairs was great, had a bar on both floors. Music was rad. To the waiter who spilled some sauce on me, I literally have NO issue and you were so incredibly kind. Thank you :)

I was put off by my first visit to Cardinal after the ownership change, but I really enjoy the ambience and menu, and have to say in the times I've gone since then, I've always had good service and food and thankfully haven't encountered the super rude server from that visit again.Must tries are the wonton dip and funion dip with housemade chips-so good!

Ellie's is such a cute neighborhood spot! I love the drinks and food that are always changing. The outdoor area is super cute and I loved their Christmas decor! My one suggestion is that I wish they served the corn dip hot in the winter because it would be sooooooo good to warm people up. In the summer, keep it chilled! The pomegranate martinis with gin was very delicious. The shoestring fries are some of my fave in the city!! The flatbread I got with sous vide egg was interesting- I don't know if I am a sous vide texture lover but the pizza was really good besides that! The service was pretty fast for a busy night. Great for date night or chillen with friends! This was my first time sitting upstairs and it was awesome to see how many TVs they had and how they play hockey games! Will def be back for a game watch one day.

We loved checking out this cute upscale dive bar. The interior is warm and welcoming. Still had some Christmas decor up which was fun! The food was good and there was A LOT!!! The beer yummy. I really wanted a beanie because my goddaughter's name is Ellie and I just love a beanie. They didn't have any left. I joked if one of the servers would sell me the one she was wearing and she did!!!! That's amazing service. Thank you!!! We will be back the next time we are in town.

Went here for trivia on Wednesday night and it was all decorated for Christmas - very cute and festive. The staff were amazing, super attentive,and friendly. The menu has a ton of variety and isn't just "bar food" so it seems there is something for all to enjoy!

Stopped in for brunch and so glad we did. The breakfast egg dip was perfect. Service was great! We will definitely return

Love this place 1 the owners are always on site most of the time making sure day to day things are taken care of. 2 they love animals which is a big thing for me. 3 their food is always changing and gives me something to rush to during the week makes me put on pants for

Date night!!!! We've wanted to explore some restaurants we discovered along our evening walks and settled on Ellie's for tonight. We completely forgot it was an O's night. This place has lots of cool O's focused menu items for game nights. Our server was very personable as was the entire staff. Multiple people took the time to check in and make sure we were enjoying our experience. While it was super loud because of the game, this is definitely a place we'd revisit. Now on to the food: the Thai salad was delicious. Definitely opens the nasal passage which is not a bad thing for a gal struggling with pollen and allergies. Fries... a little salty and I LOVED it. It came with some type of spicy ketchup which I wasn't a fan of but thank goodness for regular ketchup on the table. The vegan curry was also a bit salty but good with a good level of spice. The grilled Romaine could have come off the grill 30 seconds earlier and they could have used a little less dressing but I was still excited and enjoy it. The parm shavings were clutch. I added salmon to the dish. I requested well, but the salmon came to the table only slightly kissed by heat and swimming on the inside. I guess he didn't hear the request. Overall top notch spot with outside and upstairs seating. A definite spot to visit.

I loved Cardinal Tavern and was sad to hear it closed, but I am so happy to see another thriving business in that beautiful space. We were driving somewhere else for a Friday lunch, but we saw the new signage and open windows and had to stop. The servers were friendly, but admittedly service was a little slow for there being four people in the restaurant at the time. It was a gorgeous day and we were happy to wait, and thankfully the food was worth it. The crab rangoon is deconstructed with fried wonton chips. The rangoon comes in a very hot skillet and was so yummy, the chips were great too. This is a pretty filling app, we didn't finish (even though we wanted to) so we could save room for the sandwiches and...We were so glad we did! The blackened salmon sandwich was fantastic, and I really loved the Caesar dressing. The burger was indeed a Classic Burger, it was perfect and extremely tasty. Loved our lunch here and we can't wait to come back and try the other eats on the menu.

great food, great service, great bartenders.. great ownership.. they make u feel like family