I waiver between a 2.5 and a 3 which is a shame because we really liked the food but experienced horrible service.
We called in advance and was told to come on over... but the were told there might not be a table because of so many reservations... I shot back with a "if we had known the person we talked to was not truthful about open tables we would have gone elsewhere" ... the girl made some excuse about not working the front and not knowing the situation.... was it my sweatshirt that indicated we should go elsewhere? or was there something else similar to the old couple who kept staring at us during dinner that we were unaware of that isn't acceptable in Scottsdale? No tables my ass... we were promptly seated once the hostess came....
*irritation level rising...did we make a mistake and should we have gone elsewhere?*
So strike one
Highlight: two drunk men taking 6 roses out of the bin.. handing a seventh to me (which I put back) and saying they had girls to impress.
After the whole seating deal we settled on the following:
There was no asking if we wanted appetizers or beverages like at other tables.... she just asked if we were ready to order
*well... point of no return*
I got the crab stuffed dover sole with green chili mac n cheese and the acorn squash. The BF got the halibut with the acorn squash and the garlic mashed potatoes.... (each entree comes with two sides of your choice)
The halibut was unevenly cooked so perfect in some parts and overcooked in others. Other than that... he liked his mash and squash. The stuffed sole was perfectly cooked and the green chili mac in cheese was okay.. it was creamy but not a lot of kick... the pasta was also well cooked (not soft and mushy). The acorn squash was like candy... it had some walnuts, cranberry sauce and cinnamon.
The servings are huge but there is little detail to presentation. The three portions of sole were different sizes, the panko was slightly burned and the portions were not all the way breaded. If you don't care about stuff like that then awesome.. if you are a stickler and a firm believer if a place that tries to have a classy atmosphere but doesn't it is disappointing... you will be irritated.
The gooey golden cake was something mentioned on several reviews so we ordered it......
Strike two...
The waitress gave us the bill sans cake right after we ordered.... we asked if we did not make ourselves clear when we ordered... she (again) apologized... usually that stuff is comp'd when there are so many party fouls.. we got charged... for us no biggie..we had already gotten a lasting impression.
Overall the gooey cake... I recommend passing. It is okay... the carmel sauce on it is decent but it is nothing memorable.
Food is 3-4 stars
Service was a 1.5-2 (at least at our table.. everyone else seemed to be getting great service with a smile.... perhaps next time I should wear my gucci heals and bebe dress)
For our two entrees, 1 iced tea and the dessert it came out to around 73.00 bucks.
This is my first "fail" here in Az. The reviews thus far on yelp have steered me right...because the food was overall good in flavor... it was not a total loss.