Elro Pizza + Crudo

We had a reservation after work one evening and several members were running a bit late, staff was so friendly and didn't rush for us to order or make a fuss about our whole party not arriving on time. Instead, they were accommodating, checked in when they needed to, and made it a very pleasant and welcoming experience. Kudos! Elro Pizza and Crudo is located in a little neighborhood in Montrose. A small house converted into a restaurant. At first thought, you're thinking pizza and Crudo?! That doesn't go well together!! Well whatever you previously thought, erase it! In fact, do more than erase it, come try it for yourself! Each dish not only compliments each other but the flavor combinations were spectacular! I enjoyed everything we ordered, enough so that we ordered a second round of all the crudos cause they were that amazing! That and we were a party of 6, so things disappeared quite quickly.Snapper Crudo - loved the flavors! It was one of the favorites of the night! 5/5Mushroom Pizzza came in a close second! Smoky mushrooms, melty cheese and a perfect Neapolitan crust. 5/5Pacific Striped Bass Crudo - coconut milk goodness! Chopped pieces of fish, I prefer the larger cuts but this one works for what it was. 4/5Chorizo Pizza - we have a friend who is currently dairy intolerant so we requested this pizza without cheese along with the Sausage Pizza and they both had such amazing depth of flavors in the tomato sauce and toppings alone, they were both equally as delicious without cheese. 5/5My least favorite pie of the night was the Guanciale, only because I didn't taste the bold flavors like I did the other dishes we ordered that night. 2/5Vegan Caesar Salad was delish. Fresh crispy romaine is always important and you probably wouldn't even realize it was vegan! 4/5Spicy cucumbers were delicious. Olives were a great unexpected addition. 4/5Maraschino cherry soft serve with a magic chocolate shell.. good but wish there was more magic shell, some chunks of maraschino cherries and more of the cherry flavor in the soft serve. 4/5Tita-Miso - their take on a tiramisu. I found it a bit soft, not enough espresso flavors and the lady fingers weee finely crunched up on top. 2/5Lastly the Panna Cotta, it was very mild flavors and honestly was a bit loose and not as set as I would like a Panna cotta to be. 2/5Overall, fantastic atmosphere. There's mostly a good size deck with picnic tables and smaller tables. The inside is very small but decorated nicely, wallpaper was a bit whimsical! Service was wonderful. There's some cool color changing lights outside at night. Come prepared with mosquito spray cause I got eaten alive! Pizza and crudo were fantastic and I've been trying to go back since we left! In a neighborhood but there's a parking lot kitty corner to the restaurant, which makes a potentially difficult parking situation easy! 110% would be back very very soon! Loved it!

Such a cute new place here in Houston!!! I loved this spot and will definitely be back to try more. I'm obsessed with the vibes inside & the beautiful curated decor. The staff was wonderful & helped with all the recommendations. We LOVED the snapper crudo, the cilantro gave such a great finishing flavor with zero fishy taste. Unfortunately, the reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars was due to an overwhelming fishy taste from the salmon crudo. I wanted to love it so much and the citrus + dill was so great, but very fishy after taste. Maybe just a bad batch! The mortadella pizza was phenomenal. Crust was cooked to perfection with some crisp and still that soft inside dough. The pistachio pesto was so full of flavor & really added a great flavor profile. Loved the fresh mortadella!!! Will certainly be back to try more & dessert!

Why did I wait so long to come to Chef Terrence Gallivan's new restaurant, especially as I am such a big fan of Houston's legendary Pass & Provisions? I truly haven't found another pizza place I love since the first time I tasted the Uni and Guanciale Pizza at P&P. Coming here feels like reuniting with old friends; there are so many things to catch up on, and we are so excited to explore the choices offered.Vanessa took charge and ordered the Sausage Pizza, opting for a more traditional and simple reintroduction. I was not disappointed at all since the pizza has all the signature characteristics of the old place: complex, creative, and superbly executed. Nothing else matters if the pizza doesn't build on the basic foundation of superior dough, and Elro has the best crust in town with its dough made from sourdough; anything else just doesn't hit the spot for me.The ingredients used are reminiscent of the creativity at P&P: flavorful flannel sausage that's made in-house, rapini that adds green, texture, and a tad bit of bitterness, pickled Fresno chiles that provide a little kick and sourness, and Scamorza, which has a slightly richer flavor than Mozzarella. All these elements are delightfully blended into a canvas of flavors and textures that go beyond the usual savoriness. I'm totally satisfied with the pizza and looking forward to trying another one whenever we have cravings.Just like P&P, the dessert is deceptively simple but exciting. We went with Maraschino Soft Serve, which has the most interesting subdued cherry flavor and goes so well with the Dark Chocolate Magic Shell with Hazelnuts. All elements complement each other fantastically, providing a satisfying conclusion to an amazing lunch.I am an admitted P&P fanboy, so my opinion is obviously biased. Yet, all the factors I appreciated about the old restaurant can be found here at this charming, secret-garden, cozy dining spot. We enjoyed our meal on the patio in this early spring weather, taking in the relaxing Montrose vibe. A measure of a good restaurant is how eager we are to come back again, and Elro definitely is a neighborhood gem that deserves high praise and regular visits.

Why 5 stars? Because we loved everything about the experience. --- --- ---We have been on a little bit of a pizza kick when we venture into the city lately and have had some really good experiences. Elro was no exception.First off, the vibe and decor here is top notch. I want to hire the person who did this to come to my house and mirror everything. But more importantly, I need the chef to come live at my house and prepare all of my meals. That's a service Elro offers, right?We started off with the Sourdough Bruschetta with Prosciutto. I really enjoyed it, but there was a subtle hint of lemon involved and I think it would have been perfection without that. 4.5 stars.The wife really wanted to try the Arancini. It's not something I'm ever dying to order, but I thought it was pretty great, despite not being a big fan of the dish overall. 4 stars.The Mushroom Pizza was a delight. It's very heavy on the mushroom flavor, which we were down for. Regardless of which pizza you order, the dough is what separates Elro from the rest. It's somehow crispy on the outside but smooth like butter on the inside. Some of the best pizza dough that I've ever had, honestly. 5 stars.We ordered the Mozzarella Pizza for our son, but also so that we could have a second pizza to share amongst ourselves too. I went back and forth several times on if I liked the mushroom or the mozzarella better. Ultimately, they were an ideal pairing to alternate slices with. Again, the dough is from the God's. 5 stars.We finished with the Tiramisu, which was definitely the most unique version of this dish that I have ever seen. Honestly, it hardly had any resemblance to actual tiramisu, but the bottom line is that it we really enjoyed it. 4.5 stars.We have great food, friendly service and loved the vibe of this place. Home run all around!

We were really excited to try Elro, because it featured two of our favorite foods: pizza and crudo! We've driven by several times, so we've also seen their nice patio and flagged it as a place to come back when the weather is nice out. We tried to figure out if their patio is dog friendly - but unfortunately it wasn't written anywhere or mentioned in any of the reviews, and they don't appear to have a phone number to reach them. So we figured most Houston patios are dog friendly and we took our pup. Turns out they're not. Apparently they're waiting for some permitting to allow dogs. So that was a bummer.We dropped our pup off at home and came back. They have great parking which is caddycorner to the restaurant. We got seats in the Jewel Bar, which was nice. The restaurant has a nice, cozy atmosphere inside. We got a couple of cocktails, which were decent. We then got the sourdough bruschetta. I really like whipped ricotta, but we thought this was pretty average. It has cold pickled veggies on top, which just gave it a weird taste. Probably would be better if the ricotta wasn't topped on the bread because it's pretty messy to eat too. We got the smoked kampachi, which was good. Tasted fresh and the pumpkin seeds and the squash were a different taste than we have had. Would have liked it to be a bit more flavorful though.We shared the mushroom pizza, which was okay but nothing to write home about. It had an interesting Smokey flavor and the rosemary was a nice touch, but overall just fine. We were hoping we could split two pizzas half-and-half, but they won't do that.Lastly got the Tira-miso, since we love tiramisu. It was interesting, but mostly just felt like eating a bunch of mousse rather than tiramisu.Service was okay - our waitress was friendly and attentive, but picked up drinks before we were done with them. Altogether, an okay an experience and likely won't be back.

From beginning to end this was a great experience. The patio is perfect for a nice day but the interior is gorgeous as well. I had the jungleland and it was delicious to drink. We started with the scotch eggs and they're fantastic! We had the sausage pizza and added hot honey and it's great as well. We ended with the tiramisu dessert and it's a must try. Id love to come back if ever in the area.

This place was great. We are visiting Houston for the weekend and we were taking our dog for a walk in this neighbourhood and passed by. We came back later for dinner and it was the perfect weather to sit out on the patio. Our server was very attentive and the food was delicious. We had the scotch egg to start which is usually made with pork or beef but it tasted like fish but was very good. Then we had the sausage pizza and it was traditional brick oven Italian style the flavours were so good. I had the river cocktail and hubby had jungle land (all the cocktails were named after Bruce Springsteen songs), both were good. The inside looked nice and the patio was super cute with lights and benches. I would recommend if in the area.

My friend's had been on a sardine kick and also not eating red meat. I saw they had an app with fishies, I'm sorry - bouquerones, and suggested we come here. The chef from former Pass and Provisions runs this spot and I had read articles pre-opening hyping Elro up so I was excited. This was back in August so patio was still HOT, but such good vibes. We didn't have a rez + it was so busy for lunch, we were able to snag a cozy corner table and had a great waitress. We shared a bunch of stuff and had no complaints. Get the soft serve Nothing about this meal has made me crave it or wanna come back necessarily, but this review reminds me I should go back for a round #2

Yummm... my first 5 star rating in a while. Cute bungalow converted into a small restaurant. Not a ton of seating inside so made a reso if you can. They also have a nice bar, and lots of outdoor patio space. Service was good and the drinks were too. Really nice decor. Food came out freakishly fast! Chorizo pizza and Mortadella pizza = delicious. Snapper crudo = delicious. Sourdough bruschetta = delicious. Oysters = delicious but pricey. Tiramisu = delicious. Blue berry pana cotta = meh. Will be coming back!!

Fun, casual pizza spot. I recommend getting a few pies and sharing. The mortadella one was the best, followed by the regular mozzarella, followed by tomato. The arancini were good too. Service is fast and friendly, and the vibe is great. Only thing is everything comes out as it's made so pizza was served before apps.Overall I really liked this spot and you can tell the food is quality.