This was our first visit to Virtu and to Arizona. We booked a reservation based on the many positive reviews and we were surprisingly disappointed. Here's why.
Upon arriving the hostess was less then welcoming. As we waited for her to clean our table we went to the bar to order a drink while we waited. The bartenders were slow to attend to our arrival considering how small the bar is. Once we received our drinks we noticed our table was now set and the hostess was less than interested in seeing us seated so we sat ourselves.
The dining room is small, cozy BUT it was filled with smoke with the smoke detectors blaring. A pregnant women was fanning herself and asked for the doors to be open for fresh air. There was no apologies of any kind and no resolve.
The menu was small in choice but creative. They are less than accommodating for any food allergy or adjustments to the menu and this is noted politely in small font at the bottom of the menu. Both my husband and I are gluten and lactose so our choices were few and far between. We both ordered the octopus for our starter and it was by far the best octopus we have tasted. The scallop dish was tasty but too salty for my tastebuds and the duck was tasty but unfulfilling. The prices for the mains were not worth it.
Now for the wine. Their website prided themselves on their wine list but choices by the glass are minimal at best. We were sadly unimpressed.
The saviour of the night was our server Taylor. She was extremely informative, pleasant and helpful.
Unfortunately our next visit to Arizona will not have this restaurant on our visitation list.