I really wanted to love this place. Really. I'm a huge fan of Chef Porter's. Loved Tapino. Big Foodie. I was super excited when I saw the Bastille Day menu, so we called a couple of friends to join us. Made reservations and arrived on time. Had to wait 10 minutes to be seated; ok. No problem. Waited ANOTHER 20 minutes for someone to bring us water and take our orders.
We were STARVING. We arrived hungry. We all opted for the prix fix menu, with the upgraded wine parings. Our first course took 20 minutes to arrive, after we placed our order. (so, now we've been waiting 50 minutes before our 1st bite of food). The 1st wine paring was a solid 7 minutes behind. Next course; wine came out 1st. White wine; nice and chilled. Might have stayed cold if it wasn't july in Scottsdale, and we were waiting for our 2nd course to be served. Which arrived about 15 minutes after the wine did. After the second course, we asked the waiter "aren't these supposed to be wine parings? " We'd like our wine with our food, please.
I understand french service is supposed to be paced out, but 25-30 minutes between courses is just a little too long.
Now we were paying $30 for upgraded wine parings. Each one of these was about a 2 oz pour. Not being able to enjoy these with my food was a major disappointment. We could debate whether the upgraded wines was really worth it at all; I don't think so.
The food was excellent. High quality, great flavor, lovingly prepared. The service was horrific.