Was on a business trip in Scottsdale and a colleague and I decided to go off the beaten path for dinner and stumbled upon Venues.
The first thing I noticed was the fantastic art all around the restaurant (I only wish I could afford to buy some). It gave the place a nice warm feeling. I'm definitely big on atmosphere and this place really got it right.
But let's be honest the atmosphere only does so much for a place...what really matters is the food and needless to say I was not disappointed. We shared the calamari for an appetizer and it was so nice and lightly breaded and fried and not chewy (I hate chewy calamari!!!).
I decided on the seafood linguine which was nice and light with al dente pasta but the real star of the night was the pork chop that my colleague ordered...I don't know what they did to it but I think it might have been the best pork chop I've ever had and the apple chutney really complemented it well.
Overall, fairly priced, great atmosphere, good service and amazing pork chops!! Would definitely recommend it.