salt cellar

what a waste. i took my wife there for her 50th birthday last night. this is where she wanted to go. we have been talking about coming here for the last 10 years since we moved to the valley. we had always heard mixed reviews. well, let me tell you i don't know how they stay in business.
i had the halibut, and for a small piece was extremely overpriced. the escargot for apps. was o.k. my wife had the crabcakes which she said was o.k. but a little burnt on the outside. she had the beef wellington for dinner. the meat was overooked and bland. the pastry fell apart as soon as you cut into it. the potatoes were cold and the veggies were hard. aside from the fact that they placed us at the worst table at place and there was no light to see the menu. i had to pullout my phone and use my flashlight to see what to order and what i was eating.
needless to say we will never be back. i would rather have flushed the money down the toilet. that would have been more fun.

went this evening and had a more than terrible experience. ws really looking forward to a great night for our anniversarymaria was able to get us a reservation at the last minute. thanks. arrived and was seated. ordered drinks with my husband. martinis. only one was brought. asked for blue cheese stuffed olives. they didn't have them but we're able to bring us the cheese (charged us) and the olives. we could stuff them ourselves. had 2 orders of rockefeller. average. then salad. one came with mushrooms (soggy) the other none. but the other had some of the core of the lettuce and some brown lettuce. told tim the waiter. not too concernedmain courses arrive. florida grouper and fried lobster with grits and a small filet. grouper rubbery but then raw in the middle. manager tells me they don't cook their fish all the way. at this point i'm done. was offered a replacement but declined. asked for the bill. grouper removed. gave payment to server who then responds. oh i see it's your anniversary. are you sure you don't want desert? leaving restaurant one of the hosts asked how it was and i said terrible and he chuckled and i said "no seriously " terrible. no one was even concerned. on drive home my husband tells me his lobster was overcooked and no seasoning on the filet. he never uses salt and pepper out but did tonight. one of the worst meals ever.
if you are reading this and thinking of going. think 2 or 3 or even 20 times before going there. bad food. bad service. no customer service

last night, pere and i had dinner at the salt cellar in scottsdale, before heading off to see the touring cirque du soleil show corteo. because the show started at 8, we figured we would need to do an early dinner, sometime around 5:30. normally i don't l

my husband & i were in town for a wedding and heard tons of great reviews., including 2 couples we met on the way in. the food on it's own would rank, at best, 2 on a scale of 10. first let me say, we have no problem dropping money on dinner. the scallops had good flavor but the dish was poorly executed. the shrimp was good, but the cocktail sauce was too hot (the intensity was in line with a quality hot wing, not shrimp). the wellington was ok, but the sauce sat long enough to have a film on it and ruin the puff pastry. as for the baked stuffed lobster, not only was it over cooked to the point of mush, but the ritz cracker stuffing, was suspiciously similar in taste to a quasi gingerbread / cornbread stuffing and there were no scallops in it, as promised in the description. it was the most poorly executed baked lobster ever. when the waiter was notified, we were offered dessert, really? cause that makes up for a $45 dinner that would have been better prepared by hellen keller. the server was incompetent , at best. i have had vastly superior meals at red lobster for less than half the cost. on a bright note, the wine was good and not outlandish in cost.

don’t hesitate! we read the reviews and were skeptical but happy we disregarded them. food was fantastic and the service was spot on. go and enjoy!!!

i have been here several times and love it! there waitstaff is always on point, the drinks are amazing! the food is old school and lacking spice that makes clients brag... but i continue to go regularly because it's honest and good, unpretentious but still soul-warming meals in every dish

best place to get a seafood meal in az, hands down! very pricey, but well worth the money. it's also a very interesting venue, it's obvious why it's been around as long as it has. a real scottsdale classic.

mixed bag. interesting place. unique, because it's underground. that said, it's cramped, and not as posh as the prices would suggest.
best part of our meal was the bacon dashi clams appetizer. big bowl, four shared.
wife said her lemon caper halibut was very good. i had the stuffed, baked lobster. claws were good, interior meat was overcooked, rubbery, inedible. baked potato was....a baked potato.
overall, we enjoyed being there. would we go back? not so much for the food!

food..........c
service.......b
ambience....b+ (unique)
value...........c-

we had an enjoyable experience. service was top notch. steamed mussels on appetizer list were delicious and plentiful (24 by my count). the only disappointment was the bread basket. we suspect the bread was stored in the frig. it would have been better for the bread to have been warmed. entrees were execellent.

my grandparents came into town from florida and wanted to go to dinner. their absolute favorite food is seafood and being that they live in a place where great seafood is available everywhere, i wanted to take them someplace that would not disappoint. anytime i have ever asked anyone where to get good seafood at in arizona, the answer has always been the salt cellar.

i want to start off by saying the service staff in every aspect was stellar. we showed up with one more person than we had anticipated and the hostesses were quick to make the last minute accommodation. the ladies in your bar were so sweet, and our server was amazing.

in regards to the food, my sister and i ordered oysters on the half shell, which were the best we have ever had. my mom got the crab stuffed shrimp and really enjoyed it. my sister and i also split the crab legs and filet. unfortunately, this is where things take a different direction. crab legs were great, but the medium filet was not seasoned at all and was chewy. my fifteen year old son got the filet and shrimp. he liked the shrimp, but said the steak was not good, and he usually likes, and will pretty much eat everything with no complaints. my grandfather's fish was overcooked, and my grandmother's fried shrimp was soggy. we had cold veggies on our plates that tasted like they were warm at one time, but had sat out for quite awhile.

let me just say, money is not the issue here. our bill was 317 dollars after tip, for an average of about 53 dollars per person. totally reasonable for a great meal. when it comes to amazing food, service and atmosphere i would pay double that. i do realize this is a seafood restaurant, however for the amount of money that is being charged i would expect to leave feeling that everything was amazing. i originally thought about going to the keg which is similarly priced. i have ordered different steak and seafood dishes there many times and each time said to my husband, "oh my god. i loved every part of that dinner!" however, i wanted to take my grandparents to a local restaurant and not a chain restaurant that they could go to anytime in florida. after hearing the great things about this restaurant, i decided to take a chance and go here instead. i was honestly so surprisingly disappointed and to be frank, embarrassed that i suggested it. it was just, eh. everyone left saying "it was ok, but not great." my mom and sister who also live here said it was totally not what they had expected.

i did not want to tell the server about this in front of my whole family when he asked how everything was, not to mention we were in a hurry and could not have had our dinners remade at that time had they offered. so i decided to return home and email the manager. in her response she just proceeded to tell me that the issue is their food supplier and not the preparation. she made absolutely no attempts to regain our service. i would have given this restaurant at least three stars but after receiving her reply bumped it down to a 1.

2nd time around. it had been a while since we visited the salt cellar. on this occasion, we had a reservation at 5pm and arrived early for the happy hour.

we were the excited first ones in, we were greeted kindly and made our way downstairs to the bar. ordered a couple drinks and appetizers, the oysters and shrimp cocktail. the small bar was filling up quickly! we got our appetizers (our preference is small oysters, these are huge and only option), they were good? just wish there was more of a selection. second appetizer, shrimp cocktail. the cocktail sauce was the best thing of the night! they were good, but one wasn't cleaned properly and another had a strange black mark on it. i'll add the lemon had a bad mark on the peel. just unappealing. we didn't complain, the bartender was great, maybe a little overwhelmed at how busy it was. so...$60 later, we're off to dinner.

off to our table, be warned those with claustrophobia, this dining room is small! very attentive waiter, we ordered our meals, enjoyed the bland salads. the bread is great! we ordered the stuffed lobster and filet with crab leg. lobster not impressive, filet is a 1/4 inch thick with no seasoning whatsoever, crab leg good. broccoli cold, with something that i thought was hollondaise, but it was a weird, white, cold something stuck to it. our favorite things were the rice and baked potato. so, dinner was around $150 with a cheap bottle of wine.

our opinion, no, we won't be back here again. the staff is great! the nostalgia is there, the food just isn't. i'm not sure if they cater to a crowd who doesn't like taste in their food? and if the owners believe in quality or just have plain pride in the food served? we'll go to king fish or flemings instead.

excellent. first visit and it was outstanding!! very quiet different experience. not a sports bar. i had the blackened halibut. my wife had the stuffed shrimp. timing from the server was perfect. food was outstanding. can only hope the next visit will be that good.

we were here on vacation and came here based on reviews. two of us had the ribeye steak. the worst we've ever had. dry and tough. our wives had lobster and filet mignon. the lobster was tough(over cooked) and filet taste-less. absolutely worst meal for the money. do not recommend this place.

we had dinner there last week. as always it was awesome. started out with the crab cakes and steamers. i had steak and lobster and my boyfriend had crab legs which the server cracked open for us. we have always had a great time dining here and the food has always been great. the servers are always very friendly. this is definitely one of our favorite places to go for special occasions.

i have dined at the salt cellar about 30 times. four of us went to dinner and had a couple entrees, dinner, and dessert. the service,foor, and drinks were all amazing. have the yako tuna, halibut with lemon caper butter or crab legs. all wonderfully prepared. all of the servers are nice and professional, the atmosphere is romantic, and the food awesome. keep up the great work salt cellar and we will keep coming back.