by Y L. on 3 stars because its A-OK! I love this breakfast spot/internet cafe/next to the Olympic club parking garage/euro student watching/$3 mojito lounge... because there's so many elements. Every time I'm there, I wonder what it really wants to be when it grows up.
by Martin S. on I had a great time here, I never sang before. The bartender was very friendly unlike the one at Bump and even introduced me to other people sitting around me.
by Blair Cabanilla on I "celebrated" my birthday here back in Feb of 08.... The party they were hosting that night offered free admission to everyone before midnight, that 12:00am right? Well, I brought a group of 19 friends to the venue by 11:15pm.. We drove from Suffolk during a rainstorm. When we'd got there, no one was on line so we lined up along the velvet. I spoke to a girl with the guestlist(s) who made all of my friends line up on the other side of the door - the "guestlist" line. (Does it make a difference if there's no one on either line?) Well, it turns out that when you reserve a guestlist, only your FIRST 10 friends are allowed in for free, girl or guy. They dont discriminate, that's nice. They brought friends, 11-19, in and were charging a $20 cover. But wait... it's f.r.e.e. before midnight because the party they were hosting offered free admission AND it's my BIRTHDAY!!? (the actual day, no less). As if that were not enough, I was being roughed up for trying to follow the guestlist girl who told me to come with her. I asked for a manager, they asked me to pay a cover. I was reserved a 2'x2' sized table for my 19 friends and provided a 1L bottle of champagne for me to pour into 8 glasses. Needless to say, a few people sacrificed their share because Element did not have any more glasses and I didnt have any more champagne. I'm not some B&T brat expecting king-like service, but the way my party and I were handled deems nothing less than damnation for Element. Cherry on my sundae: My car was ticketed across the street from the venue, so avoid parking your car along the walkway island. They ticket vehicles AFTER midnight-6am because traffic congestion is a serious issue in LES during the middle of the night.
