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| - Adorable, intimate ambience- check! Absolutely superb, attentive service-check! Out of this world seafood- che.....errr, sorry Salt Cellar, as much as I wanted to love and was excited to try you, you left some to be desired.
At the suggestions of many close friends whose taste i'm usually aligned with, I decided this would be my "special occassion" pick for my bf's bday. The allure of this place is certainly that its uniquely underground and not a chain. You feel as if you are going on a fun, mini trek while heading downstairs to the dining area. Certainly had no probs with the past reviewers comments on noise levels or stuffy air. Salt Cellar is quite small, with limited, close-together seating and a surprisingly stocked bar which houses a great Happy hr I hear. I would suggest asking for a reservation on the "raised" corner booths if I were to return.
The hostess was extremely helpful when I snuck away to order my bf a complimentary bday dessert (you can choose any of the menus offerings) and our waitress was one of the best servers I've had in a long time. Not only did she help us by extensively describing dishes, but she continually checked up on us. We were shocked at the cheap prices of the wine-by-the glasses, yet it all made sense when she brought over some of the smallest glasses that should be allowed to be qualified as wine glases.
Entrees are served with bread, a dinner salad and veggies, and our main course came out lightning fast (is this always a good thing? i think not) I went with the Australian Barramundi w/ Spicy Avocado Vinaigrette ($35), a white fish the waitress desc. as similar to a halibut. And I gotta say, I thought the point of paying extra $ in AZ for seafood was bc its flown in fresh weekly....but holy moly fishy flavor. I wouldn't regard this as a great catch. We were told diners always had a prob with the oily vinaigrette that would separate atop the fish, so they began serving it on the side. This sauce is quite a strong, but good flavor.
My bf ordered one of the more pricier dishes on the menu - Baked Stuffed Lobster. The stuffing of scallops and crabmeat was ehhh and the overall size of this meal was lacking (altho. we couldve upgraded). The one thing I liked was that you could add an affordable side-order of King Crab Legs to any meal...This dish was certainly better than the Barramundi.
Lastly, our flourless choco cake was below par. The consistency almost was as if it was undercooked, and needed a fruit or raspberry sauce to offset its taste. I am curious to try their Kahlua topped, Banana gelato wafer...
Overall, I did enjoy my experience here. Will I be comin back for more and ravin to all my friends about it? Naw. But I can't hate on you Salt Celler, afterall, we are in AZ :)
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