Glen-Ella Springs Restaurant
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
Popular dishes
Beef Tenderloin*
Grilled to order topped with sautéed mushrooms, demi-glace, mushroom risotto cake, & seasonal vegetables
12 reviews
Rack of New Zealand Lamb*
Herb-crusted rack of New Zealand lamb with a demiglace, maple and brown sugar sweet potatoes, & seasonal vegetables
6 reviews
Rainbow Trout
Pecan crusted boneless filet, jasmine rice & carrots sautéed in a toasted walnut butter
5 reviews
Glen Ella is always a top-notch dining experience.
Cauliflower soup and pichtashio chicken excellent.... salmon not very good
This is our favorite place for special occasions! The food is delicious and the atmosphere so relaxing!!
Food, Service and ambiance were absolutely amazing!!
Lovely experience!! Great food! Great service! Romantic atmosphere. Wish we had come a long time ago!!
Lamb chops were burnt and chicken wasn’t as good as before. Do you have a new cook?
Thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience at Glen-Ella Springs. I had the special which was Corvina fish with risotto. My friend had the rainbow trout. We all had enough leftovers to take home. Atmosphere is very relaxing and quaint.
There's probably few places like it in NE Georgia, for a good meal in a handsome comfortable setting. My wife was underwhelmed, however, by her Trout entree. She found it to be too simple, along with the rice accompaniment. Sorry, it was dull.
Wonderful waitress and very knowledgeable. Great evening!!
Absolutely fantastic place to enjoy a great dining experience. The crab cake appetizer and lamb entree were outstanding.
Always great food and service. We had the salmon and prime rib - both great choices. Thank you!
Loved our date night at Glen-Ella.
For more than 20 years, we've been visiting the inn to celebrate special occasions. This time, it was wonderful to experience polished and professional service from our daughter.
Thank you, Ed and Luci, for your thoughtful and steadfast care of this remarkable property.
– Bill and Lane Gresham
Food was divine.
Cute spot, but food wasn’t the best. Not terrible, but not what I was expecting
Consistently great food in a warm, historic setting. Server was very cordial and attentive. Beautiful evening out during the Christmas/New Year season.
Love this restaurant you cannot go wrong here. Great food, great service and great location
Everything was perfect: the place, the service and the food are execellent.
This makes 21 plus years coming here to celebrate special occasions and Glen Ella Springs has never failed to impress.
Certainly out of the way as we had to drive a couple of miles down a rough dirt road and thru a standing pool of water, but worth the drive as the food and atmosphere was outstanding.
We had a wonderful anniversary dinner at Glen Ella. The beef tenderloin was perfectly cooked and the risotto cake was one of the best things I have eaten at a restaurant in some time. Fantastic and we hope to return again soon.
The food is absolutely outstanding. My wife had steak and I had trout. The wine prices were reasonable. The food prices were high, but not exrremely so. The only negative was that it took an hour for us to get our food after we had ordered, even though we had a reservation. The reason that was given was that a group of six (who did not have a reservation) had arrive just before we did.
The ambiance was perfect and the food was delicious. Crabcake appetizer came out piping hot, the salad was cold and flavorful, and the pecan crusted trout was cooked wonderully. My husband had the tenderloin and loved every bite. We were full, but still had dessert and so glad we did. Amazing! Our server was friendly and helpful. Just an overall satisfying meal and dining experience.
Combined with our stay at the historic Glen-Ella Springs Inn, dinner two of our evenings while there was a very enjoyable experience. The service was prompt, friendly, and courteous. Although the menu is limited, there are chef’s specials each evening for a little more variety. The food always came out hot and nicely presented.
We had heard great things about the restaurant but could never seem to get a reservation. Now we know why it’s so popular. It was so delicious and the surroundings were fairy tale like. We can’t wait to go back now.
Amazing food, friendly service. Highly recommend this restaurant!
We stayed at the Glen-Ella Springs Inn and Restaurant for a week. It was the best vacation ever. Beautiful location, beautifully run. The food was absolutely amazing. Not only the main dish but the sauces and vegetables were incredible. So many flavors and they went together perfectly. Can't wait to go back (too bad it's a nine hour drive from our home)
Wonderful dinner, service, and environment. Beautiful setting.
It has been quite a while since my husband and I enjoyed a meal prepared, presented, and served this well. Everything about the dining experience was delivered with intentional yet understated sophistication, from the coziness of the room, to the background music, to the plating of the dishes and ultimately the excellent taste of the meal. We like trying a number of dishes so we were glad sharing was permitted. So we started with delicious lump crab cakes and a special salad and finished with beef tenderloin. My husband had never had a risotto patty that good before. For me, kudos go to the grilled beef tenderloin which was the right level of rare and tender. We had planned to finish with the molten chocolate cake, but the portions were too generous, even split, that we had to throw down the napkin and sigh with great satisfaction - no more!! Well done and thank you for your hospitality!
Wonderful dinner, excellent service and great ambiance next to the fireplace on a cool evening. Glen-Ella is a little off the beaten track but don't let the gravel road deter you. Road not recommended for low slung vehicles. Leave the Vette at home and take the jeep. Make sure get good driving instructions as navigation can be a challenge especially after dark.
Food and service
we’re OK but nothing special. Other Clarkesville and Clayton options are much better.
We love Glen Ella, especially dinning on the patio. The gardens and grounds are beautiful, the food is great and the service is fantastic.
We have dined here several times, the food and service are consistently outstanding! Seating on the terrace is lovely overlooking the garden. They honor reservations and special requests.
What a special meal this was - intimate, scenic and delicious! We were seated at the most perfect table, with a front row view of the beautiful garden. Our server was very attentive and the food was great - some of the best crab cakes I've ever had! Reasonable prices overall for the quality of food, especially the bottles of wine.
The food and ambience was great. They gave us the choice to sit inside or out. The menu and wine/beer selection has enough great choices for anyone. Loved it
-Worth the drive for this high caliber of food. Excellent
Beautiful old building with lots of great history. Owner and his wife are friendly courteous and so nice. We will be back staying for the weekend as soon as we can! Thank you for everything! It was perfect!
Wonderful dinner! Great menu and fantastic service.
Always a favorite! Wonderful food, beautiful setting.
The food was outstanding. Service was great even during this crazy time. We always enjoy dining here whenever we are up this way.
Outdoor garden seating is lovely. Glenn Ella is a northeast GA go to for us. We appreciated their sensitivity to Concerns guests might have over COVID-19 spread.
FAQs
Glen-Ella Springs Restaurant is rated 4.7 stars by 518 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.