Right on Indian School Rd. a block east of Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale, sits Tommy V's, an attractive building filled with attentive friendly staff and ownership. We had reservations for four at 6PM on a Saturday and the place was about half full. Within an hour it was full! That's when I noticed the noise level was rather high with laughter and conversations. This was an attractive and fun environment.
It was my wife's birthday and several waiters and the owner congratulated her more than several times, a nice touch. My wife ordered decaf herbal tea and 4 different kinds were brought to the table. Much has been said about their wine list but none of us ordered any alcoholic drinks. It was an upscale environment with white linen tablecloths and attractive silverware.
We started with appetizers, the fried calamari (not the most tender, but flavorful and a good sized portion) and crab cakes (extremely flavorful and attractive to the eye).
We had Shrimp Risotto (creamy and delicious with lots of shrimp on top), Manila Clams Linguine Roasted Garlic, White Wine, Fresh Herb Sauce (a good amount of clams, a few still in the shell, tasty but not wonderful, with well cooked pasta), Chicken Piccata (a bit overcooked, lots of capers in a tart sauce, pleasant tasting but not great, small piece of breast cutlet, with a side of penne rigate in a tomato sauce that was a bit dry and didn't have much flavor), and Seared Pacific Red Snapper, Creamy Polenta & Asparagus with Mushrooms, Red Pepper in Tomato Sauce ( an excellent dish, pretty, tasty, good sized portion of well cooked snapper), one of our better dishes. Next time I wouldn't order the calamari, chicken piccata, and the clam linguine. They brought my wife a slice of what looked and tasted like French Silk Pie with a little candle in it (no charge), a nice touch. It was delicious!
We will give them another try, I would rate them between 3 1/2 and 4 stars.