Not so elegant food was bull. We went in on a Friday night at approximately 8:00 p.m. we were told that they were closing at 9:00 p.m. and we felt like we were being rushed because they wanted to get out of there. We ordered two prime rib dinners and the escargot for an appetizer. When the s car go arrived we were excited because we had heard so many great things about the restaurant. The meal started out good and the escargot was absolutely delicious it was served in a dipping sauce with bread and we ate every last drop. Next we were served salad but we're a little disappointed because the lettuce looked old. We picked through our salads and stopped eating them once the soup arrived. They served us cioppino. Which honestly was disappointing. Cioppino is one of my favorite soups. But this cioppino seemed like it had been on the heating pad for too long. It was served with a small solid shrimps that were like rubber. We took one or two bites and decided not to finish the soup. We ordered our prime rib dinner to be cooked medium rare and a baked potato as a side. When we were served our food it was definitely overcooked. The prime rib was cooked more like a steak. In my opinion a prime rib should melt in your mouth. We were actually having to chew to get through the steak. The waitress who was training because it was her first night was very kind. She was trying really hard to do a good job. She offered the box up our food for us and we went home. After thinking about the meal we decided to call the restaurant the next day and let them know that we were disappointed with our food. After all when you spend $160 on a dinner for two people it should be edible. The waitress remembered us and offered to replace our meals. so we decided to go back the following week and give them another chance. When we went in we ordered the potato skins with linguica. The potatoes were extremely dry. They were served with cheese and linguisa only. They could have used some sour cream or something to help with the dryness of the potato. I ordered a lobster thermador and my boyfriend ordered the halibut. The lobster thermidor was extremely overcooked. Lobster is one of my favorite meals and this was rubbery which was a huge disappointment. The fish was also overcooked and very hard. Neither of us finished our meals again. I don't mind paying a good price for a good meal. But it really irks me to pay a good price for overcooked and poor quality food. I don't know if they were just having an off couple of weeks. But it's definitely not worth the price. I appreciate the wait staff but they need to get the cook a thermometer or some more training. The waitress did admit to me that she knew that our steaks were overcooked the first time we came in but she didn't want to say anything. I like to keep my money local. But in this area if I'm going to go for a prime rib dinner I'll definitely go back to Texas Roadhouse in the future.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
brian beauchamp
They have great ribs on Friday.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donna fracolli
Can not say enough great things about the staff and their service! Food is always wonderful and abundant. Always have leftovers.Dietary restrictions: My husband has celiac disease and must have gluten free food. The staff is extremely accommodating!
Delhi's "hidden gem" small restaurant. Great food, not cheap but delicious in 2024.Somehow surviving crazy inflation, $20 minimum wages forced by Sacramento political mafia, and climate change ?
Neil royel
Great food! All our dishes were very well prepared.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Richard Mercado
We don't go there anymore.For years.the plates go smaller and the food doesn't taste the same.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Shanna Taylor
You HAVE to try this place please!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Portuguese Bread
George Suarez
Very friendly staff and off the chain good food but very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: New York Steak
Janae Costa
Had an amazing dinner with large portions. Be prepared for a big meal! The steaks were cooked perfectly. Don't forget to try one of the many dessert options!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House Salad, Steak, Linguica
Shawna Lynn Walsh
209s Best Steakhouse for a reason! If you want great food, and awesome service stop on in.
I didn’t get any of my food how I ordered it. It takes a very long time to get the food, the water, and even to pay your bill. Not recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
MAGOO (Magoo)
Prime rib was cold... a lackluster meal. There was dust accumulated above by the light.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
ab6485
We celebrated my father in law Luis’s 70th birthday today. Most of us had the prime rib special and it was delicious. We had Portuguese beans and bread in one course. We also had salad with blue cheese dressing. I ordered my prime rib medium rare with mashed potatoes. Luis had a root beer float with a birthday candle. This place is amazing!! My first time ever eating here. This is a MUST when traveling between Turlock and Livingston. We live 25 minutes north in Modesto and made the short trip here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Dylina
Small quaint steak house in a small town but don't let that fool you. The taste is BIG. I would put the Elegant Bull up against any of the bigger fancier steak houses even over the hill in the bay area. The staff is very attentive and the food is delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Lobster, Lobster
Angela Fatino
Went for dinner last night for our first time and what a gem! The dining room was a little too fancy for us so we ate at the back bar. Misty waited on us and made a great Old Fashioned and then one course at a time brought us delicious food. The bacon-wrapped filet was cooked to perfection. The cioppino soup had a wonderful broth. Everything was perfect and we can’t wait to go back to try some seafood dishes!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup and Homemade Bread, Linguica
Not so elegant food was bull. We went in on a Friday night at approximately 8:00 p.m. we were told that they were closing at 9:00 p.m. and we felt like we were being rushed because they wanted to get out of there. We ordered two prime rib dinners and the escargot for an appetizer. When the s car go arrived we were excited because we had heard so many great things about the restaurant. The meal started out good and the escargot was absolutely delicious it was served in a dipping sauce with bread and we ate every last drop. Next we were served salad but we're a little disappointed because the lettuce looked old. We picked through our salads and stopped eating them once the soup arrived. They served us cioppino. Which honestly was disappointing. Cioppino is one of my favorite soups. But this cioppino seemed like it had been on the heating pad for too long. It was served with a small solid shrimps that were like rubber. We took one or two bites and decided not to finish the soup. We ordered our prime rib dinner to be cooked medium rare and a baked potato as a side. When we were served our food it was definitely overcooked. The prime rib was cooked more like a steak. In my opinion a prime rib should melt in your mouth. We were actually having to chew to get through the steak. The waitress who was training because it was her first night was very kind. She was trying really hard to do a good job. She offered the box up our food for us and we went home. After thinking about the meal we decided to call the restaurant the next day and let them know that we were disappointed with our food. After all when you spend $160 on a dinner for two people it should be edible. The waitress remembered us and offered to replace our meals. so we decided to go back the following week and give them another chance. When we went in we ordered the potato skins with linguica. The potatoes were extremely dry. They were served with cheese and linguisa only. They could have used some sour cream or something to help with the dryness of the potato. I ordered a lobster thermador and my boyfriend ordered the halibut. The lobster thermidor was extremely overcooked. Lobster is one of my favorite meals and this was rubbery which was a huge disappointment. The fish was also overcooked and very hard. Neither of us finished our meals again. I don't mind paying a good price for a good meal. But it really irks me to pay a good price for overcooked and poor quality food. I don't know if they were just having an off couple of weeks. But it's definitely not worth the price. I appreciate the wait staff but they need to get the cook a thermometer or some more training. The waitress did admit to me that she knew that our steaks were overcooked the first time we came in but she didn't want to say anything. I like to keep my money local. But in this area if I'm going to go for a prime rib dinner I'll definitely go back to Texas Roadhouse in the future.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
They have great ribs on Friday.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Can not say enough great things about the staff and their service! Food is always wonderful and abundant. Always have leftovers.Dietary restrictions: My husband has celiac disease and must have gluten free food. The staff is extremely accommodating!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Root Beer Float, Potato Skins, Steak, Brownie Sundae
Delhi's "hidden gem" small restaurant. Great food, not cheap but delicious in 2024.Somehow surviving crazy inflation, $20 minimum wages forced by Sacramento political mafia, and climate change ?
Great food! All our dishes were very well prepared.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We don't go there anymore.For years.the plates go smaller and the food doesn't taste the same.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
You HAVE to try this place please!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Portuguese Bread
Very friendly staff and off the chain good food but very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: New York Steak
Had an amazing dinner with large portions. Be prepared for a big meal! The steaks were cooked perfectly. Don't forget to try one of the many dessert options!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: House Salad, Steak, Linguica
209s Best Steakhouse for a reason! If you want great food, and awesome service stop on in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala, Frog Legs, Steak, Portuguese Beans, Portuguese Bread
Restaurantji Recommends
I didn’t get any of my food how I ordered it. It takes a very long time to get the food, the water, and even to pay your bill. Not recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 1
Prime rib was cold... a lackluster meal. There was dust accumulated above by the light.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
We celebrated my father in law Luis’s 70th birthday today. Most of us had the prime rib special and it was delicious. We had Portuguese beans and bread in one course. We also had salad with blue cheese dressing. I ordered my prime rib medium rare with mashed potatoes. Luis had a root beer float with a birthday candle. This place is amazing!! My first time ever eating here. This is a MUST when traveling between Turlock and Livingston. We live 25 minutes north in Modesto and made the short trip here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Small quaint steak house in a small town but don't let that fool you. The taste is BIG. I would put the Elegant Bull up against any of the bigger fancier steak houses even over the hill in the bay area. The staff is very attentive and the food is delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak and Lobster, Lobster
Went for dinner last night for our first time and what a gem! The dining room was a little too fancy for us so we ate at the back bar. Misty waited on us and made a great Old Fashioned and then one course at a time brought us delicious food. The bacon-wrapped filet was cooked to perfection. The cioppino soup had a wonderful broth. Everything was perfect and we can’t wait to go back to try some seafood dishes!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup and Homemade Bread, Linguica