Ellwood Steak And Fish House - DeKalb

So my fiancé and I wanted to try Ellwood as we’ve lived here for 7 years and never went in and honestly, probably not again for a long time. The atmosphere was calm and cozy which we enjoyed. However our food and service were average at best. We were the only customers in the building for about thirty minutes and our server barely came by. She was nice but after putting our order in it was long waiting for anything. If it was busy I understand but since we were the only two it was kind of frustrating. It did not help when other customers arrived they were getting greeted instantly and helped while we had to sit and wait. We got our drinks and my Strawberry Smash was about 85% bourbon and 15% the mixes so it was not that good. The french onion soup and calamari were fantastic and the bread was nice as well. However the main courses were mediocre. The fries were fantastic but the bacon cheeseburger was bland. My fiancés Mediterranean chicken was okay, mostly oily. For the price I was expecting a little more than what we got. It has its perks but honestly not worth the price.

Nice place. Service was good. We unfortunately made reservations online, not knowing they don't use that system anymore, but they were able to get us in any way. Had an issue with an undercooked meal, but they replaced it right away.

Prices are ridiculous now. The New York strip was 20 dollars the first time I went here about a year ago. Now it is doubled and now is 41 dollars. Also I felt uncomfortable by how many times our table was approached by several different people

First time being here was great, we felt welcomed and the food was some of the best I’ve ever had. However, I cannot say the same for my second visit. I’ve dined here with my girlfriend both times and our most recent visit left us feeling ostracized. Numerous staff members kept checking on us too many times compared to other people dining. I could not help but feel this was because they thought we were going to dine and dash due to not being dressed as formally as the others. At some point during our stay the staff even closed the door, most likely to ensure we wouldn’t leave without paying. We also noticed that when they served bread to other diners, our table was repeatedly skipped. My girlfriend was upset about this as she is a big fan of the bread.

This used to be our weekly spot but sadly since the new ownership took over the quality of the food has diminished. It is readily apparent that they are now using less quality meat products (lamb chops used to be so tender and are now like beef jerky to chew) and still have raised prices significantly since the previous owners left. We grew tired of see the prices go up and food quality go down and will not be returning.