The night before Thanksgiving is when restaurants can get a little busy because nobody wants to cook. I had recently purchased a card that allows you to receive one free meal with purchase of one at 29 restaurants in Arizona. You are allowed to used the BOGO deal two times at each place. My boyfriend and I did not bother looking at reviews or anything of that sort. We picked a place out of the list and it happened to be this place. I called and made a reservation because the instructions are the card are to do so. I believe the lady on the phone is also the hostess at the restaurant and she was super friendly. When we got to the restaurant, my boyfriend wanted to just get a drink and then leave because there was only two other tables there. I convinced him to stay and order a meal but now I sort of regret that decision.
I'm giving it three stars because the service was decent and I hate giving a bad review based on one experience. Honestly, I would give it 1 and a half if I could. There was one server running around, one hostess, and I believe one busboy (that did not really speak much English). We shared the AZ Chopped Salad which was just okay and then I ordered the Sea Bass and my boyfriend ordered the filet mignon. Both of us were disappointed with our meal and did not even eat half of our dishes. The fish was over seasoned and then topped off with some sort of picata. The arancini that came with my dish was cold and tasteless even though it sat in a dish of tomato sauce. The steak had some sort of "beer maple" reduction and to simply put it, it was BBQ sauce. Who puts BBQ sauce on filet mignon? The busboy asked if we wanted any boxes for our food and we said no. He didn't ask if we enjoyed it or not. I had a glass of wine and my boyfriend had a martini. Our table was next to their breakfast buffet set-up and I bet you it is probably better than the dinner. It's going to take a lot more than a new chef and a new menu to bring in more than a few tables a night of people who are 65+ years old. There is potential but I doubt the hotel will do anything because it's good enough for mediocre hotel room service.
Two meals, one salad, and two drinks. With our BOGO card and gratuity added, it was a $93 meal that we pushed around our plates. With so many great restaurants on that restaurant list, I was surprised this one made it on there.