Ella Social

Great place to stop by for lunch / dinner. I love their jazz music .. so cool and relaxing. Food was very good, I had avocado toast w French fries ! It was challenging to eat as it's pretty full, but once you get into it you can feel the texture and combos of different amazing flavors! Wine list? Excellent! Good price and good options to choose from. They have lunch menu with daily soup choice! I will definitely stop by again Thank you for amazing stuff who let me to try wine and help to choose favorite blends of Cabernet.

8 years later and the food is still good. Though I have to say I forgot I came all those years ago. This time I came for lunch. They have lunch special for $23 where you can chose a soup/salad, two sides, and an entree. Note the skirt steak is a $8 add on. Entree options for the lunch special were- Lemon chicken- Agave Glazed Salmon- Albondigas - sliced beef-lam meatballs in marina sauce- Skirt SteakThe place was empty when we showed up around noon but it was packed by the time we left! I'm wondering (and so are the other guests), how everyone is out to lunch!

I went to this place a good while back as per most of my recent reviews. The staff were good giving recommendations such as wine and stuff and some others had some wine but I didn't have anything to drink. The inside is nice and the seats were comfortable. I got the Coliflor Con Almendras for $15 with roasted cauliflower, parmesan, thyme, olive oil, white wine, and marcona almonds to start which was pretty good. I would have preferred the cauliflower be roasted a bit more to more texture as in general I prefer cauliflower to be roasted almost to a burnt like texture instead of very lightly like here. There was a lot of parmesan also so it was a tad salty as well. I was surprised how many almonds were mixed in which added a satisfying crunch. Others liked it also.As I was in a group where everyone ordered separately, we did not share the rest of the dishes which probably would have worked better here as it's a tapas place but people gave bites of their appetizers. I remember trying the (Patatas) Bravas which are $13 which had hand-cut potatoes, salsa brava, and smoked paprika which was pretty tasty and doused with said sauce which had a good kick as expected. Another person had the Pa Amb Tomàquet which is the Catalonian name for Pan Con Tomate for $13 with tomato, oregano, and olive oil on white baguette which they liked.As I wanted something more substantial, my main dish was The MOAB or Mother of All Burgers for $25 consisting of 100% organic grass-fed sirloin, sumac, grilled red onion, cognac sauteed mushrooms, beef steak tomato, mozzarella, B&B pickles, and chipotle aioli served with French Fries. The burger had a good sized patty (I would say half a pound or so) and the toppings were nice from the cheese to the excellent mushrooms as well as the thick piece of tomato. I remember asking for medium rare and unfortunately it was a bit more on the medium well side but the cheese helped make it juicier. The fries were fine as they could have been more crispy but were well salted and the aioli was nice to dip the fries in.We didn't bother with dessert as people had to go. The food was alright. Everything was good enough but had faults with the best dish being the bravas with the burger falling a bit behind. Mid/low 3.

Has good food and nice for a large group. We tried a lot of items but we really liked the brussel sprouts, octopus, tuna tartar, and the cauliflower. Not pictured, lamb meatballs, mushrooms, mussels, and chicken. The chicken strips were literally thin chicken cutlets cut into strips which we didn't mind, I liked how thin they were. But any kid looking for chicken tenders would be disappointed. The sangria was really good, recommend getting a pitcher for the table. Overall for the price, location and service, it was good.

Great lunch specials here. Dishes were creatively prepared and plentifully plated. Very nice service too.

Good place for tapas with friends, we were able to try various options. Also a cute dining area outside that's protected from the weather. The bravas were so good with the sauce over them, cauliflower was okay as it wasn't super flavorful. They also accidentally sent out two cauliflower when we only ordered one so I hope they didn't charge us extra but I didn't pay the bill. We also got the octopus which was cooked well. We were a group of 6 so most portions worked out for us. Drinks were quite strong with the espresso martini being a bit large volume.

3.5 stars rounded down to 3. I frequent Columbus Avenue around 72nd street a lot and this restaurant always looked super crowded. I finally decided to satisfy my curiosity by coming here for brunch while I was in the area doing errands. I was able to get a table by myself immediately and ordered the Norwegians benedict. When it came out, I must say I was pleasantly surprised with the portion size for $23 in Manhattan. Like I was expecting it to be less food, but instead I felt like they gave more food than I was expecting, which I was so happy about. The dish itself tasted great, I loved the gooeyness of the poached eggs (I think I got mild food poisoning from this though so maybe it was too gooey lol). I liked that their ketchup bottles are kept refrigerated before use. Also, this restaurant has TWO bathrooms that have toilet seat covers! A rarity in NYC. Overall it has a great location and good bang for your buck in terms of quelling your hunger. However, I wasn't impressed enough to the point where I would be eager to come back anytime soon. But at the very least I am glad that I tried it to see what's up.

Really great tapas place in Upper West Side. I came close to closing time since I was coming from the airport so the place was empty but the waiter was really nice about it. All the food we got was delicious. We got mostly a mix of seafood items, the arroz, shrimp, and octopus. The tomato bread was also good. The sangria was yummy too and not too sweet.

Great service, warm environment, tasty brunch items and actually good coffee! Pleased with our experience here after AMNH, and best of all, it didn't break the bank.

I was searching for a place to hang out with friends " girls night out" type of thing and came across this place. The place was really cute, not too big but it was comfortable.We ordered the appetizer : boquerones (white sardines), croquetas as well as the burger for savory food and for dessert we tried the cream catalana and flourless chocolate cake.The food was ok in general with pretty presentation. I found that the price was a bit expensive considering the portion of the food. The service was good though, everyone was super nice and friendly.