Usually stop by once a year. There are good things about it but seems like the bad is starting to outweigh the good. First they should really stop labeling and marketing this as some unique Italian food festival. Yes there are some Italian food vendors but don't really expect some special authentic Italian foods. Just call it what it is a fair/carnival with some food vendors stop trying to make it sound like more than what it really is. As most have said they are getting pretty ridiculous with the prices. Just for two people your looking at 50 bucks minimum between the $9 entrance fee each(ridiculous) and a small snack (not even the full meals). Also please stop with the animals it's borderline cruelty. Especially the part where kids ride the ponies. Literally chained to something that walks around in a 3 ft circle where I have personally witnessed the handlers getting rough with them when they try to stop or don't move fast. Some positives were the beefed up security after the punk kids caused all the problems last time around. Bands were decent for the most part and they have a vendor near the stage with reasonably priced drinks that were pretty strong. I really enjoyed it the first few times I visited and still somewhat do but they need to keep it fresh to keep return guests.
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I went here specifically for a caramel apple craving...the apples were just okay. The caramel isn't consistent---it's really dark in color on some of the apples and really light tan color on others. They need to heat the caramel to an exact temperature every single time to get it perfect. It's not a Disneyland Caramel Apple but it did help my sweet tooth. I also order 1/2 pound of chocolate walnut fudge. The fudge was very dry and basically crumbled and turned mostly into dust. Apples 2.5/5 Fudge 1/5 Friendly 5/5
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My husband and I went to Elements two weeks ago for date night. It was our second time, our first visit being over 3 years ago. We couldn't get a table then and ate at the bar, food was pretty good. I made reservations, excited to have an adult night at such a beautiful setting. We got there and the restaurant was 1/3 full. The good- Like I said, beautiful setting, nice and romantic. I had two drinks (while ridiculously expensive) they were very good. We had a great time talking and enjoying each other company. Mind you, we moved here from NYC so I know expensive drinks but $15.00? And I'm no lush but I didn't found them to be bigger than drinks at other bars. The bad- Well, unfortunately everything else. Our waitress was nice but forgetful and absent minded. She offered to split our salad and didn't and forgot about our truffle mac & cheese order until we reminded her. The food- I was so heartbroken b/c we really enjoyed dining out and fine dining and it was such a let down. Our appetizers were average. My husband had the spinach casserole and I had the crab cake , which was the size of a half dollar. We then shared a salad which was OK but I think it's hard to mess up salad. And our entrees..... I had the monk fish wellington. The monk fish was luke warm and very bland and the vegetables too salty. My husband had the short ribs and again, bland. We both love mac & cheese so we decided to wait for it. Our waitress came twice to tell us they were making it. When it came it was super hot but....it was crunchy!!! Some of it was al dente but mostly it was uncooked. I was still waiting for something to be: wow, this is delicious so silly me ordered dessert, salt caramel panna cotta. Once again, disappointed. It was merely ok. At least they didn't charged us the mac & cheese. We decided not to complaint. My husband asked me if the food ruined my evening and thankfully it didn't, so we decided to just let it go. But let me tell you, that was one expensive "let it go". Maybe it was just a night off, which worries me a bit considering that the restaurant was practically empty.
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Stop with the great reviews. Lets put aside the extremely slow service (it was only 6PM and the restaurant was about 40% full) and the screw up with the salads and forgetting an entree., Everyone has a bad night. So lets just focus on the food. Its just too much mediocre fare. Chicken pot pie.. just mashed potatoes with a boring gravy with more potatoes. Meatloaf - not that much flavor and again with the mashed potatoes. The salad was limp and not that cold.. not fresh. The waffles are waffles... the chicken is fried chicken. I just don't see the amazement. So - once for the experience. But if you want a tasty meal, just turn around and go to Johnny Rockets - a simply burger will make you happier - trust me.
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