
El Leño Steakhouse Bar & Grill
640 Grier Ave, Elizabeth, NJ 07202
About El Leño Steakhouse Bar & Grill - steak house in Elizabeth, New Jersey
Customer Review Summary
El Leño Steakhouse Bar & Grill offers delicious Uruguayan cuisine, especially praised for its tender steaks and authentic flavors. Many reviewers highlight the quality of the food, including well-prepared sides and inventive dishes. The atmosphere is inviting, with good music and a family-friendly environment, making it suitable for all ages. Service has room for improvement; some guests experienced delays in seating and orders despite good staff politeness. Parking can be challenging due to its busy location, but it’s manageable with patience. Overall, patrons recommend the restaurant for its food and enjoyable dining experience, despite some service and parking concerns.
Key Features
Service options
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Fast service
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Great dessert
- Great wine list
- Sports
Popular for
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
- Alcohol
- All you can eat
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Happy hour food
- Hard liquor
- Late-night food
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Wine
Dining options
- Brunch
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
Amenities
- Bar onsite
- Restroom
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cozy
- Romantic
- Trendy
Crowd
- Groups
- Tourists
Planning
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Accepts reservations
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Children
- Good for kids
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Parking
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
Customer Reviews
Rating Distribution
EMELIN CORADO
My first time eating Uruguayan cuisine. Food was Great!!! Best steak I have ever had!!! Steak was so juicy even when I asked for a well done one. Customer service needs a bit of improvement. We waited to be seated even if they had open tables. As soon as we ordered the drinks they wanted to know what we were going to order leaving us no time to look at the menu even as a first time customer. Other than that, I would 100% recommend this place.
Ru Vel
1st time . Absolutely amazing all the way around !!! Madoros , Tostones, Beans 🫘, rice , chimi sauce all cooked to perfection... !!!!! Can't wait to come back!! Gonna make time to come back . Want to self-love with food !! Come here!!
Elaine Anderson
True authentic Uruguayan food. Prepared on an open parilla. The meat is all well prepared and tender. Wonderful atmosphere and even better service. This place makes you feel like you are part of a family.
Nancy Gonzalez
Easily one of the best restaurants I've been to. The staff is great, it is a great family friendly environment, I was able to bring my baby when he was a month old. The music isn't too loud neither is the general chatter of the guests. the owner likes to greet the tables and makes sure everything is good. The food is amazing. Everything I have tried so far I absolutely love. The flavors are spot on. The meat is so tender and delicious, the pastas are amazing, the desserts are stupendous and the drinks are great, Alex makes good drinks. It is a great price for the quality and quantity. The service is fast and great. Can get crowded and have a bit of a wait but totally worth it. Will continue going back many more times.
Nickole D
Firstly parking is a bit tough because it's in a busy residential area with tons of other restaurants. If your patient and willing to drive around then you'll be fine. The restaurant is small and cute, we were seated as we walked in. Food is pretty good and portion sizes are great. Servers are polite and attentive. What I didn't like is that they automatically add 18% gratuity to your bill, a tip should be optional and not mandatory.
francheska
I recently went to have dinner at "El Leño Steakhouse Bar & Grill", The restaurant offers inventive takes on traditional Uruguayan cuisine, including parrillada. The ambiance was calming and ok with a somewhat historic building and antique decor. On the other hand, the service was not that great, They have tables available for us to seat, but we still had to wait a lot to be seated. One of the reasons could have been the lack of waitresses/personnel. I recommend that they hire a food runner. Other than that, the food was delicious and is was worth the wait and awkwardness.
Rich Caterson
Great food and great appetizers and price. My wife and I are there Valentine's Day. Only drawback is parking. Had to park a block away. But will definitely return
Carlos Velez-rengifo
Food was really good and great staff
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