I have not dined at the Estate House, but I did sit at the bar in their lounge upstairs from the fine dining restaurant. I have to say that this place is beautiful. Dark wood lounge with pianist and I felt I was back in NYC. They have a outdoor patio in both the front and back of the lounge. The place has been beautifully decorated. At the bar, the bartenders are very very nice and helpful....Melanie is great! She is helpful and very knowledgeable about the drink menu, as well as the other bartenders. The cocktail menu is extensive with different types of liquors not seen here in Scottsdale. I was able to meet the beverage manager, Bill, who also is the manager at Canal and FoodBar who was the genius behind these delicious concoctions!
I started with the Lychee Martini that had blue cheese stuffed figs...I know weird right...but DELICIOUS!!! This cocktail had fig infused liquor...just very yummy! My friend had a cocktail with one of my favorite liquors called St. Germine Eldelflower (I actually like this with Champagne)...it also very very yummy!!!
We had a few noshes...The cheese platter which was nice, it was small and I feel that it did not vary on their selection of cheeses. We had the mussels and the tuna tartare. Mussels were great and the tartara was in fact very good, but it had a lot of big pieces of raw onion (not a fan of raw onion) but it was great.
Then for "dessert" I had their Banana Foster cocktail....They muddle caramelized bananas for the drink...This was like drinking heaven. My friend had the Tuscan Sidecar...not a bourbon fan myself, the drink was very tasty.
What amazed me about the bar was there large selection of unique liquors and how many different garnishes they had for the drinks.
I would recommend this lounge for a night cap or to just sit in the large couches and relax to the sound of the piano.
**Update** Went on another night to try yet another martini...So I had the Pear martini. Again, Delicious!! Not sweet. Very fresh!! And it was nice out so we sat on the outdoor patio. So beautiful!