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| - I had brunch with my family on the patio at El Chorro this morning, and I was quite disappointed with this landmark restaurant. We sat on the patio - which was absolutely beautiful (and the reason this rating gets any stars!) and had an amazing view of Camelback Mountain. There was also a fair amount of heaters and fireplaces, so it would be nice to sit out there in colder weather, too.
It was pretty fun to people watch here - everyone was so expensive looking! And, at 23, I think I was the youngest person there by a solid 15 years.
The service here was extremely sub-par, especially considering the prices they charge. We were greeted with a "you have reservations, don't you?!" No, we don't. And now you just made us feel like we did something wrong by not making them - even though there was plenty of seating! We were seated right away, regardless.
And, it goes downhill from there. The waiter was unfamiliar with the menu and had to have us point to several items on the menu. The bus staff that brought us our food had quite a hard time reading the ticket that told them who ordered what, it would have been much faster to ask, "who had the french toast?!" I was brought the wrong dish, and when it came out the second time, the eggs weren't cooked how I asked. It took a good 15 minutes to get our credit card back from the waiter after we had given it to him to pay. I tried to give the staff a little credit, because this place is brand new - but you think in this economy they could hire some experienced wait staff!
I thought the prices were ridiculous - $6 for a side of 2 eggs?! $13 for a fruit bowl!? Ouch.
As much I would like to come back for drinks on the patio at sunset, I don't think I can justify dealing with the staff and prices again.
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