Elizabeth's An American Bistro

We had a 6 PM reservation Saturday, 20th July 2024. Four of us, we ordered drinks. It was 20 minutes before the drinks arrived. I ordered iced tea, it was another 10 minutes for the sugar to arrive. We had a salad and I ordered the clams with the shrimp appetizer, which I may say was absolutely delicious. But the time that it did take was out of place. Our dinner again we waited we waited we waited. My dear friend, and I ordered the cheeseburger with french fries and I’ve had cheeseburger and french fries in the past for lunch. The cheeseburger and the french fries if I may say was room temperature. I did not enjoy it, we been to your establishes many many times over the years. We’ve always enjoyed ourselves here, but there is a constant wait for the drinks. There is a constant wait for the appetizers and for the dinners. You have to work on this. The server girl was out of this world. She was fabulous friendly , you couldn’t have hired a more friendly server. , you couldn’t have hired a more friendly server. There is one thing I like to bring up the iced tea I believe $3.25. Back I ordered a refill and you charge $3.25. By myself native in New York City, my friend, the majority for life in Houston, Texas, and my other friend majority of her life in Buffalo New York. We all reside in Williamsport , Pa . Your establishment is equal to establishments in Manhattan and other major cities across our nation. We don’t have any restaurant in the town of Williamsport that can hold a candle to your establishment. I’ve been to the best restaurants in Manhattan and not the best restaurants in Manhattan they never charge For soft drinks or iced teas or lemonades for refill. That is a negative. Thank you very much.

Two caveats: I expect a lot out of Elizabeth’s, and I did not order thoughtfully. I tried the egg-free Caesar dressing. It was not for me, but probably no egg-free Caesar dressing is for me. I like real egg, lots of fresh lemon juice, and the salty-fishy shock of anchovies. My bad. I tried the soup of the day, which was a seafood chowder. It was hot back on the patio, but I nonetheless ordered hot soup. Genius. A vichyssoise would have been perfect. The olive-oil bread was fantastic. The Sauvignon Blanc had a really strong note of pear going on, and I liked that a lot. The courtyard/patio is charming, but some large oscillating fans would help over the lunch hour. I’m definitely going to try it again.

Food was excellent. However, we both ordered cold platters and soup and it took forever to get our food. Forever to pay. Overall time there for lunch; over 1 1/2 hours. Plan accordingly

If you find yourself near this restaurant, be sure to stop by. The food is among the best you'll find anywhere.

For vegetarians, the tofu curry dish looked absolutely tempting. And if Main Street is busy, there’s plenty of parking available just around the block from the restaurant—so no worries there!