So I had the grandparents (From England) and my mom in Town for the weekend. It was the last night before they left so I was looking for a good go to spot with moderate prices. When in doubt, I Yelped it out!
I came across St. Francis on Top 50 hottest restaurants in Phoenix. I looked over the reviews and was won over. The menu looked great, it was different from the standard OId Town Scottsdale scene we had done for the past three nights so I was sold.
As we arrived I was impressed right off the bat by the building. It has a unique modern look with a very open feel. It is a two storied restaurant that probably fits around 75 people on each floor.
When we arrived I went with a fellow Yelper recommendation with the Meyers Lemonade. It was somewhat refreshing but the Honey was a little over powering for my taste.
For apps we order the Corn Chowder and the Goat Cheese to share. I always back and forth on Goat Cheese it's kind of like when you go on a date and it only goes ok you could live without seeing them again or you could see them again (kind of a stretch analogy I apologize) Regardless this Goat Cheese was out of this world. It was perfect melted temperature accented with basil and various with ingredients. The Corn Chowder was also very good. It was very light and not very filling which made it great as an app.
The table pretty much covered all the entrees ordering the Pot Roast, Cioppino, Roasted Chicken, Salmon Salad and finally I ordered the Hangar Steak. Everyone was very pleased with their meal. The Cioppino had a little Bobby Flay type spice to it so just a heads up. My Hangar Steak was awesome cooked perfectly and a good size.
Finally to top off the fat kid meal dessert. Now I am like many fellow yelpers and never order dessert....that's a lie I look at the dessert menu more than the entree menu. Now with my Grandparents are from England so they thought they would give their expert opinion on the Sticky Toffee Pudding. Much to my surprise they have it the thumbs up. It we a perfect temp, size, taste and the accent of the vanilla ice cream was perfect.
Now after writing a novel why did this only get four stars from me? Unfortunately the service wasn't the best. Our server acted like this was his first serving job. He just forgot a number of the basics we constantly needed to ask for i.e. spoons for soup, water and steak knives with dinner.
In the end I will come back to St. Francis without question!