The food was delicious, excellent selection of meats/cuts and waitstaff was quick to assist and fulfill any particular meat request. The salad bar was less than the selection at the more well-known Scottsdale alternative, would not get your hopes up if you were planning the salad bar only option.
Here is why I still prefer the other place:
- The former Elephant Bar decor is still very much a part of the ambiance. The waving fans on the ceiling, the giraffe print above the bar, the table layout. It feels incomplete.
- The back half of the restaurant is blocked off with a large curtain. I believe they intend this to be for large groups but it looks out of place and had some lookie-loos peering behind the curtain.
- I heard the chime every time the oven timer rang and the view from my table was right into the dish-washing station. I am thankful for the job they do, being a former dish-washer myself, but it distracted from the experience.
There is something to be said about going into Scottsdale and getting a better ambiance for the price you are paying.