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| - I want to start this review with a disclaimer about myself - I do not like to push negativity into the world; I'm not an internet troll, and if I dislike an establishment, I will - 99% of the time - give it a 2nd chance. But this experience was so negative, I had to be honest.
My husband and I arrived on a Friday around 6 - past happy hour, and before dinner hour really gets rolling. No reservation, but I mean, see above... It was not busy. I wanted a seat on the patio to enjoy the views and sunset and they brought us out to a weird cramped seat in the corner with no views, so I requested another table that was more out in the open. It was reserved... as well as (apparently) everything else outside, so we were seated inside. Still... big windows, wide open doors, it was fine. I just wanted a glass of wine with a view, it had been a tough week. The first (of many MANY people) to approach us was the "serving assistant" (really??) asking what kind of water we wanted - sparkling or "house filtered" ... so, tap water? Sure, we'll have that, thanks. Typically I would have laughed this off because it's just so silly! But I was already annoyed by their inability to give 2 people a decent outdoor seat on a mostly unoccupied patio, so I found that having a serving assistant was A BIT pretentious. Now, this is NOT a white tablecloth kind of place, the pretension was unwarranted. The servers are in cowboy boots and plaid shirts. I realize it's the Four Seasons, I get it. But it's the bar, not their main dining room. Take it down a notch so people can relax!
The server himself was lovely, helpful, friendly, etc. everything you want in a server. No complaints there. A 3rd person delivered our drinks. Another assistant or runner? Who knows. So many bodies. The wine list was not spectacular - I would have expected much more from the ostentatious show the staff was providing. The white wines are only CA domestic; not a single New Zealand Sav Blanc to be found. Fine. Red it is - you can't really mess up a California red. It was only OK. Disappointing.
So, on to the food. At this point we decided we would try one appetizer and make a stay-or-go decision from that. We ordered the chili dip and it was not great. Maybe something Chili's would serve. Tasty but way too greasy. I liked the chicharrone chips they served with it but my husband did not. Overall, thumbs down.
In addition to the server and 2 assistants who came by, 2 other bussers were ALL OVER clearing our plates and glasses, before anything was really finished. Now I'm steaming. All I wanted was a nice place with a view to have a glass of wine with my husband and discuss the week and family events. We could barely talk about the food much less family events, with all the COMPLETELY UNECSSARY interruptions. Certainly, we felt rushed to vacate their table, but at that point I was more than happy to oblige.
I'm very generous with my reviews, and not stingy with the stars - I don't demand a lot, but when it's one thing after another, the entire experience is ruined. There are way too many beautiful patios-with-views establishments in Scottsdale to waste our time on this one. We won't be back here.
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