Elements

Cailin Przybylski

Unforgettable experience. Food was next-level delicious. Service was phenomenal, all of the staff was very in sync with one another, and with the diners; timing of the courses was perfect. I found the chefs to be very attentive and invested in our enjoyment of the food as well as the presentation.

john callf

Could so easily have been 5 stars. Let's start with the basics, for a set menu with a good bottle of wine you are paying 250USD. No problem if everything is top notch. So firstly the room you are sitting in feels like a canteen, the wallpaper may have been very popular in the 80s and the spotlights a little too harsh, but that was nothing compared to the dirty bashed up table they sit you down at, seriously I would not have picked this table up from the side of the street on a Princeton Monday morning. Then the water comes, and it's fizzy and filtered apparently but we couldn't drink it as it tasted bracken and chlorinated no bottled choices which is fair enough but we couldn't drink the water. Now onto the reason why you come to a restaurant, the food. The amuse bouche were stunning, beautifully balanced and tasty, next was the the linguine, spoiled by over salting the sauce, no other taste but salt. Tried the amazing Japanese squid, again over salty, such a shame as the quality of the squid was amazing. Then the meat. The meats were excellent but the accompanying sauces and especially spinach were dominated by salt.We left the plate half eaten, such a shame. Dessert was very nice. Overall a very hit and miss experience. Convinced though that this was down to the person tasting the plates having a too higher tolerance for the level of salt needed to balance the food out, such a shame as this could have been another 5 star (which I gave last year) experience.

Joe Reese

We’ve lived in Princeton for eight years, but only tried this restaurant for the first time last night. I suppose we were worried that it wouldn’t live up to the hype because some other fine dining establishments in princeton are often let downs when it comes to the quality of their food. But Elements Princeton is the real deal. As good as any of the internationally lauded multi course tasting menu restaurants that we’ve been to. And we’ve been to them all over the world! One of the most fantastic culinary experiences we’ve had in a long time. Thank you Elements! The staff was so knowledgeable attentive. If there’s one thing they could could improve on would be to warm-up the decor a tad. It’s beautiful and tasteful, but a bit corporate feeling for my liking, but that’s just my personal opinion. Overall fantastic experience!

Eric VanArtsdalen

Chef’s tasting menu with the wine pairing. Excellent service and food. Will return.