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| - Finding the address is easy (just follow 7th Street), finding the restaurant a little trickier as you have to drive past the entrance to the hotel first and not be tempted to nab one of the open parking spots - you've got a ways to go yet. Keep ascending and eventually, when your car has almost given out on you, you'll find Different Point of View.
Valet was free and friendly. Up one flight of stairs and you'll find yourself in the bar. Up one more flight of stairs and you'll find the restaurant.
Décor is classy, but a little dated. Of course, not many people will be looking at the furniture when they see the view. A floor to ceiling glass window facing south, with downtown Phoenix in the distance. We were lucky enough to get one of the tables by the window as we had an earlier reservation (6:30) in order to see the sunset. There is a patio outside which would be a great location to sit and watch the sun go down, if only it wasn't 110 outside!
The wine list is very good, and expansive. There seems to be something for everyone, from multiple thousand dollar bottles of Premier Cru Bordeauxs to more affordable domestic wines. The only comment I would make is that there wasn't as much variety in the by-the-glass selection.
In addition the the regular menu, they offer a three course prix fixe deal for $40 - select the options that are printed in red and the selections were surprisingly good. The second prix fixe option is the Chef's choice seven course meal for $79pp with the option to add a wine pairing for an additional $29pp. The table next to ours had the Chef's choice and it seemed to be a great deal. We weren't that hungry and the OH wasn't drinking, so we chose the 3-course menu.
For apps the OH ordered the watermelon salad, which was good, but a little boring. A slice of seared watermelon and some mustard greens or rape. I ordered the lobster bisque and thought it was excellent, but would have liked to have seen some lobster meat instead of everything being puréed. It had a great flavour.
For entrées I had the daily addition, which tonight was Beef Short Ribs - delectable, melt in your mouth, amazing. She ordered the Trout which was perfectly cooked and served on a bed of shrimp and enoki mushrooms.
Dessert was Classic Tahitian Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee and Chocolate Turtle. They were both good, but the crème brulee was in a league of it's own. You can see why it is their signature dessert!
Service was very good and my water glass was never close to empty. Luis was our server and he told us he had worked there for 11 years, he said there were other servers who had worked there for much longer. His service was very professional, although a little pandering at times.
Summary - This is a great place for a date night. It's romantic, the service is good, the food very good and the view spectacular. You should go.
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