Hello Yelpers ,
Ok... So you know how we all watch those food tv shows like CHECK PLEASE Arizona and the food always looks amazing and their service is impeccable???
I guess the only way to get that amazing food and impeccable service is to be a critic for a food show!
Of course when cameras go into a restaurant everything is going to look and taste great... Unless you have cameras rolling... It is my opinion that you GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!
I made a reservation to celebrate my friends birthday for Sunday morning.
I told the girl it was a celebration and she assured me it was noted and will be acknowledged.
Arriving first, I AGAIN reminded the hostess about the birthday and again she assured me it was noted.
Friends arrived and as we looked at the specials my friends told me how they have been to the BLUE ADOBE in Scottsdale and therefore she was able to make recommendations.
I was prepared for bad service as the reviews made that clear...
The server arrived acting like she was working in some 50's diner where inappropriate behavior was acceptable.. As she rushed us thru ordering ... She referred to one of us as "stripes"... Yes... She was wearing a striped shirt... But REALLY?
If that wasent UNPROFESSIONAL enough after taking our order she put our bill in the table....
We just ordered.... Who puts the bill on the table before you eat??
Who was this woman and why is she working there?
We ordered a lobster dip which took quite a while to get it and when we did we all just looked at eachother..
It was in a tiny bowl and was liquidy and had a cheese hunk of stuff just clumped in the middle...
My friend orders this all the time at the Scottsdale location and said at the other location it is served on a black hot plate and the serving is twice what we got..
Did I mention this dip is $10.00!!!!!
We returned it as we all agreed it was pretty gross.
Our server was obviously perturbed and her actions made this clear.
The restaurant was fairly empty so I am not sure why we could never find her.
We ordered the lazy tacos which were good... Not great...
Chili rellanos which is deep fried not in an egg wash but the cheese was hot and good.
I ordered the chili rellanos burger... MEDIUM RARE. ... Which needless to say was served well done, I had no choice but to ask them to make another... Just can't eat well done meat.
When they brought the new burger it was done just fine but the fries were from the first order and served cold!!! REALLY?
I do have to say the burger had a wonderful flavor
Nothing tasted the same as Scottsdale location so we asked the server if they are same owner .
One server said SCOTTSDALE LOCATION IS A KNOCK OFF" of theirs??
We didn't have to worry about getting the check because it daunted us all thru our meal sitting there on the a table.
We paid and asked for change for a twenty and the server brought no singles!!
REALLY?? Did she really think she deserved a $10 tip on a $40 dollar bill?? NOT!!
I had told the birthday girl that I made them aware of her birthday 3 times!!!
So we decided if her birthday was acknowledged we would tip 20% ... If not 15%
Of course nobody did anything!
I never would have gone to this restaurant if I had not seen it on CHECK PLEASE.
And we will NEVER be back!
I hope the owner of this restaurants actually reads these reviews to better their business because they lost our business!
If you are going to try BLUE ADOBE... GO TO THE SCOTTSDALE LOCATION for the best service and better tasting food.. Same menu and price.
Wherever you go or whatever you do, remember to smile and enjoy... You only live once!
Bon Appetite'