Coup Des Tartes is like a restaurant out of another city...certainly not what you run into so often in Phoenix. Cozy. Quaint. Romantic. The building itself is used so well. When is the last time you were in a house more than 50 years old?
Now onto the food. We started with a shared salad. Tossed greens, mingled with raspberries, pecans, red onions and apples is FANTASTIC! You must spear each morsel and savor each bite. It is that good. Even better is the warm grilled cheeselette on top. For the main course I had gnocchi and my husband had lamb shank. Both were incredible. It was actually fun to eat them because the flavors were so subtle and unique.
Finally, onto the coup. We selected a tarte with pumpkin and each bite was sooo good. We already know what we will have next time. The next visit is already in the works. Was it pricey? Yes and no. $78 for two before tip (we had great service). This is certainly a bargain for a meal that we remember each bite! Next time we will BYOB and maybe our corkscrew. The wine drinkers around us struggled. They were either inexperienced as openers or just needed a better corkscrew.