Ella Dining Room and Bar

Name: Ella Dining Room and Bar
Address: 1131 K Street, Sacramento, CA, United States, 95814
Telephone: (916) 443-3772
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.7

4.7

4424 Reviews

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

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Located in America's Farm to Fork Capital. In the heart of Downtown, the family behind The Kitchen and Selland's Market Café brings you the region’s most relaxed and elegant destination, Ella Dining Room and Bar. Ella offers warm, welcoming ambiance in an inspiring space that evokes effortless European rustic luxury. The environment is modern yet timeless, dramatic yet comforting. Ella brings together the finest quality ingredients from this bountiful region to create authentic and honest fine food that nourishes body and soul. Chef and Owner Randall Selland and family invite you to savor the joys of friends, family, and great food and wine. Service is gracious and refined. Ella has signature handcrafted cocktails, an eclectic and impressive wine list, and a fresh seafood bar. We specialize in Private Parties. Perfect for business lunches, celebration dinners, and everyday enjoyment. Walking distance from Convention Center, Capitol, theaters, and hotels.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 16, 2022

May 2022

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Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

7:00 PM

Experiences are available.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Californian
Hours of operation
Lunch
Mon–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri 3:00 pm–6:00 pm
Dinner
Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(916) 443-3772
Website
http://www.elladiningroomandbar.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Rob Lind
Private party facilities
Zagat rated, Ella is Sacramento's most-lauded dining destination, with award-winning design and service, and clean, seasonal farm-to-table cuisine. Ella is perfect for all events, offering small and large party spaces, private dining, Chef's Tables and Cocktail Party space. See our OT reviews!
Private party contact
Nicole Desmond: (916) 443-3772

Location
1131 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Neighborhood
Sacramento
Cross street
12th Street (Corner of 12th and K Street)
Parking details
Valet Parking is $10. Ample street parking at night, and 4 public parking garages within 2 blocks of Ella. Just blocks from Golden 1 Center, Convention Center, Community Center Theater, Crest Theater, Kimpton Sawyer Hotel, Hyatt Hotel, Sheraton Hotel, Citizen Hotel and Capitol.
Public transit
Cathedral Square Lite Rail stop 100 yards. Bus stops one block in either direction from K Street.
Entertainment
Dine with us before the show and you can leave your car with our valet. This is a great way to avoid the long waits in the crowded parking garages at the theater.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

Broadway Series Tootsie Pre-Theatre Menu
$65.00 per person
May 17 - May 21, 2022
Enjoy a showstopping dinner before Tootsie. Ella is offering a special 3 Course Dinner Menu for Pre Theatre Diners (reservations between 5-6pm only) Please visit our website to view a sample menu! www.elladiningroomandbar.com

Popular dishes

Hog Island Oysters on the Half Shell*
Cocktail Sauce and Jalapeño-Lime Mignonette
- Half Dozen$22.00
Steak Tartare*$18.00
Torn Garlic Popovers, French Mustard Dressing, Farm Egg
Wood Roasted Artichoke Hearts$14.00
Garlic Aioli, Barigoule, Fines Herbes, Crispy Carrots
Bruschetta$17.00
Di Stefano Burrata, English Peas, Prosciutto, Preserved Meyer Lemon, Grilled Sourdough
Grilled Asparagus$12.00
Sauce Gribiche, Cured Yolk, Parmesan
Artisan Cheese Board$22.00
Seasonal Preserves, Honeycomb, Marinated Olives, Crostini

Soups, Salads and Sandwiches

Artichoke Potato Leek Soup$12.00
Smoked Trout Roe, Artichoke Chips, Crème Fraîche
Coal Roasted Beet Salad$18.00
Strawberry, Whipped Goat Cheese, Fava Beans, Green Garlic
Ella Caesar Salad*$16.00
Hearts of Romaine, Soft Egg, White Anchovy, Herb Breadcrumbs
Ella Burger*$19.00
Smoked Bacon, Roasted Onion, Gruyere or Cheddar, Parsley Fries
Coriander Crusted Ahi Tuna Salad$24.00
Haricot Verts, Roasted Tomato, New Potatoes, Olives, Tarragon Vinaigrette
Chef's Salad$16.00
Mixed Baby Lettuces, California Avocado, Pt. Reyes Blue Cheese, Cucumber, Radish, Lemon-Buttermilk Dressing

Entrees

Wood Fired Flat Iron*$45.00
Thyme Roasted Mushrooms, Grilled Asparagus, Pearl Onions, Watercress, Bordelaise
Pan Roasted King Salmon*$42.00
Crushed Fingerlings, Bloomsdale Spinach, Meyer Lemon, Dill Creme Fraiche, Pine Nut Relish
Spring Vegetable Risotto$32.00
Wood Roasted Nantes, Lamb Chopper Cheese, Green Garlic Pistou
Crispy Fried Half Chicken$29.00
Roasted Garlic, Fried Herbs, Housemade Hot Sauce, Lemon Wedge

Sides

Mixed Baby Lettuces$10.00
Tarragon Vinaigrette
Caramelized Sunchokes$13.00
Roasted Mushrooms, Bacon Lardons, Black Garlic, Sunflower Seeds
French Fried Potatoes$7.00
Parsley, Sea Salt

What 4,424 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.7Service
4.7Ambience
4.3Value

Noise • Moderate

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Sacramento / Sacramento Valley
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
2 reviews
vip
2.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall2food2service5ambience2
Food was great except the tenderloin. I have never chewed so hard in my life. Really poor quality piece of mean. I love this place and would expect better.
SR
StevenR
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall1food1service1ambience5
Server didn't put our order in before the kitchen closed. No concession. Left hungry and disappointed. Plenty of other choices out there.
d
danes
Washington DC
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 3 days ago
overall3food5service2ambience4
The hostess refused to sit me and my friend until the third person walked in. He was parking and I wanted to get some wine open and visit with my friend. The table was empty and it's absolutely inexcusable. The hostess of Thursday night should be fired.
Q
Quag
Sacramento
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Wonderful food and service. Unfortunately they are pouring water ad lib in the middle of a drought
L
Lana
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
We want there for my husbands birthday! The staff and food was extremely good.
JK
JulieK
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
My husband and I had a wonderful evening at Ella for my birthday. The food was devine and the service was superb. Could not have had a better dinner out in Sacramento. Thank you!!!
HR
HeidiR
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always a great dinner. Excellent service and great food.
BG
BonnieG
Exclusive
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
The service was top notch and everything we tried was delicious. This restaurant is a great place for very special occasions. It is pricey but worth it!
DG
DaisyG
San Francisco
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 7 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Superior food and service! Highly recommend this lovely restaurant for a delicious meal.
S
Smith
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service, makes the BEST craft mojitos you’ll ever have with sessional fruit. Food is wonderful and the dining room is very lovely
JS
JonathanS
Sacramento
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The service was great. The food was great. We were seated outside and it was a bit louder than I would have preferred.
NF
NotFoodSnob
Washington DC
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall5food4service5ambience4
Really great experience overall. Food was good and reasonably priced in my opinion (not overly expensive for what it was). Service was excellent.
L
Laura
San Francisco
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Friendly, efficient service with delicious food! We loved everything we had from the cocktail, bone marrow and roasted artichokes to the ahi, salmon and fried chicken. Great place to celebrate special occasions!
EK
ErimK
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was a beautiful experience! The food were delicious and the service was great!
D
Debster
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 6, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food and service. I’d like to see more Chardonnay choices by the glass Very good!!
JB
JuliaB
Sacramento
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I and my friend had a wonderful lunch at Ella. We ate on the patio which was a bit noisy due to construction and light rail. I very much liked the brushetta and the ahi tuna salad.
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Dunguness crab scotch egg appetizer was amazing. Ther food was great and the service was incredible
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sammie
Portland
37 reviews
vip
5.0
37 reviews
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Lovely Birthday dinner. Everything was perfect from the appetizers to desert. Loved the asparagus especially, and the tenderloin was cooked to perfect pinkness. The sides of Yukon Gold roasted potatoes were addictive. The sobet that was my desert, hit just the right spot. The service was attentive as always, I’m so happy this restaurant weathered the pandemic and has reopened.
AR
AmandaR
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 5, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Everyone was attentive from the moment we arrived. Great place to celebrate a special moment!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on May 4, 2022
overall2food3service1ambience3
Awful service and it took an hour to get appetizers at lunch time. So disappointing!
CB
ClintB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Loved it and going again tonight! The service was fantastic and the food quality was amazing.
T
Thomas
Sacramento
23 reviews
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on May 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great experience - outstanding food and our waiter, James made the evening perfect. His food recommendations were spot on and this was clearly a fantastic dining experience.
TK
TheKoj
San Diego
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall3food5service2ambience5
Nice place, great ambience. Excellent food. Bar can get a bit loud. Service was not super as our food took inordinately long to come through, and our waiter was not quite helpful with drink choices/recommendations and descriptions of the menu items. All in all, a fairly nice place and experience
JH
JoshH
Sacramento
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
Great food and overall experience.
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing drinks, food and service.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Phoenix
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall4food2service5ambience5
Ordered oysters and then bone marrow for appetizer. Oysters were amazing and shucked perfectly. Got the bone marrow, which I had before but my husband had not, and that the main thing I talked up to him about what he was going to experience. There was hardly any marrow at all - I couldn’t believe it. We could barely scrape enough to out the tiniest piece on the crostini. I’ve had it here before, so that’s what I was expecting. My husband had lobster carbonara and one of the pieces of lobster (2 large pieces) was so chewy. My fried chicken just ‘ok’ - again, not how it previously was. Our server was amazing though. I’m not a picky person, so it is rare for me to write a ‘not the best’ review, but it was our anniversary and I told my husband and this would be one the best meals he had. Disappointed.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Sacramento
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Quality food, perfect service, and a beautiful experience!
C
Coty
Sacramento
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 29, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Service was outstanding!!! Staff was friendly and on top of their game.
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 29, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, friendly staff. All around a solid dinner spot.
MD
MarkD
Sacramento
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 28, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The staff were friendly, food and atmosphere was great!
U
Unity
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
As always, Ella's staff and food were absolutely top notch! Ingredients tasted fresh and the flavors combined by the chef and his team created a truly delectable dining experience!! Would like the wine to be a little more generous as it fell just shy of the fullest width of the glass. Overall though, anyone interested in a delightful culinary experience (and who is willing pay a little more to appreciate a great chef's talents) should make a point to visit Ella's when in Sacramento.
SS
SitaS
San Francisco
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on April 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was fabulous. Crab scotch egg was a huge stand out must try!
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on April 24, 2022
overall3food4service4ambience4
Had a late reservation and a lot of items sold out as well as all the desserts.
HY
HYOHE
San Francisco
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on April 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our server was so polite and kind. Apologized delayed service and half of desserts were sold out caused by the ultra busy day. Food was really good, properly prepared. I loved whole experience there.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Sacramento
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on April 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We enjoyed the Pre-theater prixe fixe menu which included a soup or salad, entree (chicken, salmon, vegetarian risotto, or wagyu beef), and chocolate hazelnut crunch. We have a nut allergy in our party so the dessert was substituted with 2 scoops of ice cream or sorbet. We had a 5:45pm reservation and we were out the door at 7:15pm in time for our show.
J
James
San Francisco
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on April 24, 2022
overall2food2service2ambience3
Every course of our food was served partially warm, if not completely cold. I could see paying $50 a person for the whole meal, but $160? Waste of money and should be taken off the Michelin website.
S
Seniorfoodie
Sacramento
140 reviews
vip
5.0
140 reviews
Dined on April 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic! So glad it’s back…
JL
JimL
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food and service, no rush at all, great experience.
d
deniser
Sacramento
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on April 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
My favorite Sacramento restaurant was lovely as usual.
KC
KevinC
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on April 21, 2022
overall3food1service5ambience3
Service was impeccable. Both waitstaff and busers. Very expensive. $250. For 2 people with 4 cocktails, 1 appetizer, 1 salad, 2 entree, 1 dessert. $300 with tip. My steak was to be cooked medium and was blood rare(cool to inside touch) I returned it to be cooked further. My wife’s fish was fine. She ate her dinner and mine entree was returned about 15 minutes AFTER she had completed her dinner. Unacceptable. Will not return. Extremely overrated.

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Ella Dining Room and Bar is rated 4.7 stars by 4424 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

May 16, 2022

May 2022

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

7:00 PM

Experiences are available.

1131 K Street Sacramento, CA 95814

Additional information

Cross street
12th Street (Corner of 12th and K Street)
Neighborhood
Sacramento
Hours of operation
Lunch
Mon–Fri 11:30 am–2:00 pm
Happy Hour
Mon–Fri 3:00 pm–6:00 pm
Dinner
Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Californian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Valet Parking is $10. Ample street parking at night, and 4 public parking garages within 2 blocks of Ella. Just blocks from Golden 1 Center, Convention Center, Community Center Theater, Crest Theater, Kimpton Sawyer Hotel, Hyatt Hotel, Sheraton Hotel, Citizen Hotel and Capitol.
Public transit
Cathedral Square Lite Rail stop 100 yards. Bus stops one block in either direction from K Street.
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Executive chef
Rob Lind
Entertainment
Dine with us before the show and you can leave your car with our valet. This is a great way to avoid the long waits in the crowded parking garages at the theater.
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.elladiningroomandbar.com/
Phone number
(916) 443-3772
Private party facilities
Zagat rated, Ella is Sacramento's most-lauded dining destination, with award-winning design and service, and clean, seasonal farm-to-table cuisine. Ella is perfect for all events, offering small and large party spaces, private dining, Chef's Tables and Cocktail Party space. See our OT reviews!
Private party contact
Nicole Desmond: (916) 443-3772

Ella Dining Room and Bar

Make a reservation

Additional information

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Broadway Series Tootsie Pre-Theatre Menu

Steak Tartare

Fried Chicken

Wood Fired Bone Marrow

Small Plates

Hog Island Oysters on the Half Shell*

Steak Tartare*$18.00

Wood Roasted Artichoke Hearts$14.00

Bruschetta$17.00

Grilled Asparagus$12.00

Artisan Cheese Board$22.00

Soups, Salads and Sandwiches

Artichoke Potato Leek Soup$12.00

Coal Roasted Beet Salad$18.00

Ella Caesar Salad*$16.00

Ella Burger*$19.00

Coriander Crusted Ahi Tuna Salad$24.00

Chef's Salad$16.00

Entrees

Wood Fired Flat Iron*$45.00

Pan Roasted King Salmon*$42.00

Spring Vegetable Risotto$32.00

Crispy Fried Half Chicken$29.00

Sides

Mixed Baby Lettuces$10.00

Caramelized Sunchokes$13.00

French Fried Potatoes$7.00

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