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| - I really wanted to give them 5 Stars as the staff was friendly and we need more great restaurants in Carefree, but I can't (YET) for the following reasons:
I ordered a Margarita, and was told they had a blender. Server came back and said, "No blender, can't make a frozen margarita". Ok, they've only been open two weeks and their staff hasn't been trained yet, I can live without a frozen margarita.
So I ordered a mojito, as mojitos are my favorite. When it was served, it looked good but unfortunately it was undrinkable. Without a doubt the worst mojito ever, and I can't even call it a mojito as it was so sour I had my server taste it so she could confirm. I didn't order a remake as clearly the bartender does not know how to make a mojito. Again, maybe the bartender is still in training?
Sent it back and ordered Santa Barbara Chardonnay. Excellent wine. Highly recommended. No training needed to pour wine into a glass!
On to the food:
I specifically came for the lobster bisque. It was good as promised, with chunks of lobster meat. My partner ordered the minestrone. Very tasty.
2nd course: beef tenderloin carpaccio with "greens". I had to do a double take as there was literally one teeny tiny piece of micro green (the size of a quarter) in the center of the plate as a decoration and no bread was offered OR served. HUGE disappointment. The meat was tender (no complaints there) but if the owner or chef is reading this review they need to visit The Scottsdale Quarter and order the beef carpaccio at Brio. I've NEVER tasted carpaccio as fabulous as Brio's and they serve it with parmesan toasts and plenty of greens, which is the way carpaccio should be served!
3rd course: tandoori chicken. 4 small pieces of chicken (2" long) best described as tasteless. My first bite was crunchy and I thought for a minute that I was eating a shrimp, but then I realized it was RAW chicken so I quickly spit it out. However, the other 3 pieces were cooked through, so I did not complain.
My biggest complaint, which I DID mention to my server: the tables are too low. (At first I thought maybe the bench seat was the problem, but I also tried sitting in a chair and still the table was too low) Sitting for an hour was very uncomfortable. I was totally hunched over my food and someone needs to rectify this issue otherwise no one is going to want to sit downstairs. In fact, we were the only diners downstairs. Perhaps the upstairs bar and the high top tables on the patio are more comfortable?
Bottom line: we left hungry and disappointed. Because it is located next door to a cigar bar, the aroma of cigar smoke as you enter and exit is not an ideal situation.
NOTE: we did not smell the cigar smoke downstairs but outside on the front and back patios you can definitely smell cigars. So if they don't raise the height of the tables so you can sit comfortably inside, then I don't know how they are going to make it. Tapas bars are tricky. When you are spending a lot of money for a little bit of food you need to have something special to lure customers in. The atmosphere is funky cool and the piped in music is retro fun but the food needs some work. Again, it's only been two weeks so I'm hopeful they will get the kinks worked out while I get the kinks worked out of my back from hunching over my food. LOL
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