The Elan Catering and Events

Had our work holiday party here two years in a row. The room for the hall was nice, I can’t say the food is amazing. Russian style menu but I’ve certainly had better. We had a great party so I didn’t eat as much. Toward the end they took all the plates but left some food– makes sense. We had the smaller room this year and it was certainly much nicer. I would give this place 3.5 stars.

Love this place!!! i had my child’s first birthday here, the food was excellent, the décor is gorgeous! the staff went over & beyond what I expected & the price is unbeatable. I cannot wait to have another party here in the future, they are very professional, helpful & really thorough. i would HIGHLY recommend the Élan.

I had my daughter’s Engagement party (Brunch) at the Élan on Sunday, November 22, 2015. I can not begin to tell you how wonderful this place is!!! The food was delicious, staff was amazing they could not do enough for you, no matter what you asked for they did it with a smile. Stephen our MATRE D was outstanding from start to finish. Ari the owner was wonderful to work with setting up the event he could not have been nicer. I forgot to mention how beautiful the place was… I can go on and on.
I give the Élan 10 stars!!!
You will not be disappointed.
Peggy G.

The Élan provided us with the greatest engagement party we could have imagined! Staff, food, and presentation was absolutely wonderful could not have asked for a better place to have spent our wonderful day with family and friends !

What a horrible experience at élan. Peter the great, my foot. The manager is a sneaky little twerp. Promises that he will never ever deliver. Dishonest to the core. Prejudice against people. I don’t know how the owner puts up with him.
Stay away!!!

My fiancé and I threw a brunch for members of our wedding party recently. I want to say that the service was amazing! I mean from the moment that we showed up, till the very end of our event, we were catered to. We chose to bring our own cupcakes from our favorite local bakery, Maria one of our two servers noticed that I was fiddling around with a way to set them up on the dessert table. Without hesitation she recommended some stands that they had in the back. She brought out several options for me to look at and I honestly was thrilled, compared to the stands the shop gave me, these were amazing! Ari and his team were amazingly attentive; they checked in with us and provided a celebrity experience. Maria and Frantz, our second server, were truly a pleasure to work with. In all my moving about I forgot to eat and Maria definitely took notice and made me two plates with a variety of options (the French toast was to die for!) The event surpassed my expectations. Everyone loved the food, which was well prepared and well presented. Just to add a note, we’re also having our wedding there in a few months and this just reaffirmed our confidence in the fact that we made the right choice in choosing The Élan! We can’t wait for our big day; I think we’re in perfect hands!

Was not happy with service. Attended wedding last weekend — Bridal party was not taken care at all.
Food was not as promised.

I do a lot of events with my photo booth business in the NY and NJ area and by far The Élan has the best wait staff, banquet management and over all customer service. I hope to come back really soon #ffphotobooth13

I have been to the Élan in Lodi several times in the last couple of years. Peter the great (that used to be in Nutley) and the Élan have joined together as one establishment called the Élan. My experience with this restaurant has been great from the start. The food selection is vast for catered events – you can practically get whatever you want. If you are looking for a small party of 4 to 15 for a birthday, anniversary or get together with friends, this is the place to go. For small parties, the selection, quantity, and quality are all balanced well. You can either go ala-​carte and choose a few cold and hot appetizers and one main course or select a prefixed package. Either way we never are able to finish our meals completely. That is typical for a large quantity low quality establishment but not the case here. The quality is very good and fresh. The décor is exquisite. The service us top notch. The waiters are very attentive to the customers requests. Location is very good – right off of 46 west. Plenty of parking. You can go valet or park yourself. Finally you can BYOB – which I prefer. They have several rooms to accomodate multiple parties – from small to large weddings. You also get live entertainment. Typically you will hear russian, polish and Ukrainian songs and ofcourse some American club music. I rarely rate any restaurant a 1 or 5 as no one place stands out so much but this place deserves a 5

I had an absolutely amazing experience. I worked directly with Lisa F to plan my twin sisters surprise Bridal Shower. Lisa is incredibly accommodating and is willing to sit down and discuss table/​bar/​food layout, food menu, timeline and anything to fit your needs and desires.
We used the top floor room with the skylight, normally used for wedding vows. We had a full brunch buffet spread with our personal requests and choices including but not limited to pasta, chicken, frittatas, bacon, potatoes, and all the different types of croissants, bagels and danishes you could think of! The food was terrific. My family is also very very Italian and a tough crowd when it comes to food, they were VERY impressed.
The service was also incredibly impressive and had all the guests talking. The Bar tender made sure to go up to any guest with a low drink and ask if they’d like another. Anytime a guest got up from their seat they found their napkin folded neatly in their place when they came back. It was truly a 5 star service. The room was beautiful, food was outstanding, and overall experience was one for the books!
My family has been to many many events similar to this one, showers, baby showers, christenings… you name it. All in all, they have not seen a place with such level of service and accommodation as this one. They have all personally reached out to me to let me know how much they enjoyed themselves.
Looking forward to using this venue and recommending it to family and friends in the future!
Will post some pictures soon!

These guys were great. My wife just had a baby shower there. LIsa and Ari were very helpful throughout the process that i used to whittle it down to them.
Because I don’t live in the area and lead a pretty hectic existence, everything I did was over the phone and email. They were very accommodating and were eager to please. They sent documents and photos quickly and answered every single conceivable question that i had.
When the day of the event came, i heard from my wife’s girlfriends that the staff including LIsa were up to a level of competence and aid that they had never seen before. And my wife and her friends are women who’ve done and been at dozens of showers and events in the past 5 years.
Everyone loved the food. the short ribs were out of this world and tender and tasty. I also chose a tilapia – one person who never eats fish had four pieces! From start to finish, I am so glad that I chose The Élan for this event.
All-​in-​all, it was an experiences that greatly exceeded our expectations. I am planning on having our child’s baptism here when the times comes.

I actually went there to pick up my mom from a christmas party and went inside for a hour. I’m sure glad I did! They fed us soooo much! Everything was awesome! In my hour thereI had sampled the caviar, Salmon, baby lamb, stuffed chicken, filet mignon, and numeruos other dishes! The food just kept coming… For dessert there were was really good fruit and I mean really good I ate strawberry that was the size a baseball almost and it was so delicious! The waitstaff there is great as are the bartenders. The hall itself is beautiful. It’s more for weddings then anything else I would say. Huge dance floor and lovely décor. I would even consider looking into having my wedding there one day!

We attended a Baptism Reception party here. The Cheese and Fruit selection at the reception were good but the pitas were rock hard. The wine was decent.
Inside the dining room was spacious and the tables were decorated to occasion. The buffet was good and bad. The french beans were not cooked enough, but honestly thats the way I like it, so I went back for seconds. Potatoes were cooked perfectly, crispy but not oily but were over salted. Chicken was dry, beef was good. Salmon was delicious. Staff was very attentive. Not much more to say.