Elephant Bar Happy Hour Review

Elephant Bar has always been one of those places I go and don't know what to order. But I've finally got my favorite combination! Macadamia Nut Crusted Mahi Mahi and OH! I don't remember the name right now. It's a champagne cocktail with passion fruit puree and St. Germain. SO GOOD. Of course the champagne cocktail wasn't on the Happy Hour Menu, so I settled for the Olu Passion Mai Tai instead.

The Happy Hour at Elephant Bar goes from Monday - Friday 3-7 PM and seven days a week from 9 PM-close. They have dishes from $3-6 and drinks from $2-5. Their dishes aren't anything special--nothing really stands out that I would order. It's more of like a "oh I'm drinking, I should have something to snack on" menu. The drink menu has all the classics--mai tais, martinis, lemon drops, beer, and martinis. All the drinks I've tried are tasty, but I'm not sitting at home craving them again (which I totally do for Fat's. Their gladiator drop shot is AMAZING).
Here's the menu: http://www.elephantbar.com/HappyHour/HappyHour.aspx

The chicken teriyaki wasn't very special and the chicken was a little dry. I wouldn't recommend this dish.

Hardwood Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Rice Bowl, part of the "Lighter Side" menu. $9.95

I could rave on and on about the dish below. The fish is SO meaty and the macadamia nuts add just the right amount of toast and crunch. I usually don't eat anything with mangoes in it, but the mango salsa served with this adds a good amount of fresh to the meal. Eating the entire meal alone is guaranteed to make you full but not uncomfortably stuffed. I shared half this time, and I left the restaurant wanting just a little more.

Macadamia nut crusted Mahi Mahi with your choice of brown or white rice and mango salsa $15.25

 I didn't really care for the garlic noodles either. The picture below is a half-portion, so you do get a generous amount of noodles, shrimp, and chicken (additional), but the entire dish is too salty. I really like my noodles hot, but this was just warm and ehhhh...

Garlic Noodles with Wok Seared Shrimp $12.95

 Delicious mai tai! It wasn't too sweet and it wasn't too strong. The only drawback with the Elephant Bar happy hour is that it's only available at the bar. You can't get the happy hour price if you order at the table. For $4, it's worth a try!

Olu Passion Mai Tai $4 during Happy Hour

This thing is strong! It's my first long island, so I'm not sure what it's really supposed to taste like, but man, had I ordered this for myself, I would have had a nice buzz going. The drink itself is very refreshing, and I can definitely taste the green tea notes.

Long Island Iced Tea $4 during Happy Hour