The Elephant Bar has been one of our family favorites for many years. We come at least twice a month to enjoy the unique global menu and to try many of the new dishes. We have never been disappointed until last night. The service was still excellent but the menus have taken a completely different turn. #1, the boards that the menus are on are too big, heavy, and hard to handle, #2, the menu now shows that the restaurant has moved to mostly American type dishes (steaks, fries, the other usual fare that can be found in any other restaurant. # 3, the portions were very small and the food preparation was well below par. #4, many of the favorites are no longer on the menu and have been replaced by burger and fries (again, that type of food can be had anywhere). We were very disappointed by the experience and decided to write to see if this menu is a trial or is this the direction the restaurant is going? We would be saddened to see it lower its standards to try and be like everyone else. If this is the future then yesterday would be the last time we will visit the Elephant Bar. Thank you.