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| - The boy and I came here to check the place out, mostly because of a Groupon deal for 2 flights of beer or wine and a cheese plate and I don't think we will be back.
First impressions were good, cute place loved the décor, the wall paper, and the decorate tin ceilings. We got there at 5 PM on a Friday and it was pretty empty but the place was packed by 6 PM. I appreciated the extended happy hour time (3-7 PM) but the value wasn't there. A few dollars off Apps and $2 off wine doesn't necessarily make me "happy". I was impressed with the beer selection but not by the patrons, holy Real Housewives of the Ahwatukee Foothills!
Overall, there were some hiccups with our visit. I understand that Groupon uses stock photos but what I paid for and what we got was very lackluster. The photo showed 2 sets of 6 tasting glasses, turns out you get 3, 3 oz pours of either beer or wine. You can pick your tastings, which was a nice touch, but 3 vs 6 is a big difference. The Meat and Cheese plate was skimpy as well. The plate consisted of 3 meats and 3 cheeses with the cheese portion being fair, but the meat selection was 3 thin slices per meat. The cheese selection was nice, but all 3 were flavored cheeses and you didn't get to pick. There were 2 strawberries cut in 4ths, a handful of grapes, and 2 pieces of toast to round out the board. Groupon said this deal (2 flights, meat/cheese board) was worth $48 but it was barely worth $20.
There were other missteps with the food, not sure if it was the kitchen or our server's fault. There was no printed beer list, just a chalkboard up on the wall. Novel idea but the boy had to get up to see the offerings, then had to get up again to look when the server came to take his order because he had forgotten already. I ordered a few HH items and the wedge salad and the boy went for the surf and turf. All of our food came out at once, the apps with the entrée which was a rookie move. Like I said, not sure if this was the server or the kitchen's choosing. I also had issue with my wine pour. After the flight I got 2 regular glasses of wine. One was brought to me in a carafe, ok I get it a measured pour but a few min later I saw another server taking a wine glass to another table that was poured at the bar and was at least 1-2 oz more than what I got. What gives?
The food itself was just ok. Like a previous review, the salmon for the Bruschetta was dry and lacked flavor. The boy liked his surf and turf but I thought it lacked seasoning, the potatoes were bland and the scallops needed something more to make them pop. The filet was a nice cut, it was so tender I was able to cut it with my butter knife.
Over all, the concept was nice but the execution was missing in several areas. When I think about our experience all I can say is, "It's Ahwatukee".
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