Elements is a place that has me kinda confused with it's identity. Once inside you see the bar/lounge. It's comfy to kinda tight spaced. Immediately to the left the dining area appears like a fine dining restaurant. White tablecloths, wine glasses on the tables. But on the tabletops are brown wrapping paper. If you don't have a budget to change and clean white table clothes either top them with glass or better yet just get rid of them. Also devoid of any condiments like salt and pepper. Just an unlit candle holder.
Only 2 tables served during my visit but it's a holiday and I like less distractions... the design of the place makes any bar talk audible throughout the place; also sounds from the kitchen. The server was a one woman show and very good at menu description, attentiveness and personality. The menu has some nice appetizers on it including scallops and calamari but i try to keep to a budget of $25 for 1 person. I ordered the day's soup which was Cream of Broccoli Asparagus. The server warned me it didn't have chunks as she liked it and she was right; it was a puree, sadly. Good taste and consistency but deserved more. For an entree I chose the Elements Jambalaya dish. It was good but at $19 it should stand out. The portion was fine, there were enough shrimp but they are med. sized; They should use fewer but jumbo sized to make it look impressive. It has grilled chicken and that was great... but it also said to have sausage and I found none in the dish. The rice and sauce mixture seemed sort of off. something about the rice. I like long grain and some wild rice mixed in but this was closer to a risotto. Not the "dirty rice" on the menu. At $12 more this dish should not lose out to a Popeye's.
It was only one visit, I'll give it another try before I form a solid opinion but I'd make some changes to the place.
1. Ditch the table clothes and wine glasses on tables. Go with nice placemats on wood, maybe with pictures of the feature dishes to build expectations.
2. Get rid of that dividing half wall between the dining and bar. Makes the place look more open and serves no function. The bar has a good vibe while the dining looks "snooty".
3. Re evaluate the dishes, price point and their look. The place wasn't slammed, you had the time to impress and you didn't.