I enjoyed my visit to Avalon this weekend. The restaurant itself is beautiful Walking up you are greeted by a very unique spiral fountain. This place looked very trendy, but not like they were trying too hard. The staff here was friendly and we were seated right away on a Friday night, so that is always a plus. We started with a bottle of wine and an order of the calamari. I was slightly let down by the seasoning of the calamari. It needed a bit more salt. The sauce was very well done. I must say that the fresh baked bread here is pretty damn amazing. I really hate filling up on bread before dinner but I couldn't help myself. It was crusty and yet soft inside. The cranberry/rosemary butter was fantastic.
As for the main course, I ordered the lamb two ways. It came with rack of lamb and a lamb T bone. Both lambs were cooked perfectly and the green peppercorn demi was very fitting. I really enjoyed the goat cheese tart. I also sampled the scallop plate. They were seared perfectly, I just think the plate was a little small for an entree dish.
We also order a side of the potato gratin with lardons. Both of us are huge bacon fans, and this dish was a let down. The potatoes were not cooked all the way through and we were searching for the lardons. However when we mentioned this to our server he quickly took care of it and it was removed from our bill.
This was a cute restaurant and I think that if you are in Scottsdale you should stop by.