wildflower

we had a free night for dinner and i heard from someone through twitter thatwildflowerwas a good spot so we decided to give it a try. i can’t think of anything about it i didn’t really enjoy.

half-price-wine tuesdays!. we haven't been towildflowerin probably 4 or 5 years. it hasn't changed - and that's a good thing. the meals are imaginative and well executed - not flawless, but having trained as a chef i can be nit-picky.

our great surprise for this visit was "half price wine" on tuesdays. i've never encountered this in a restaurant before. the wine list is diverse but not "precious" (you can spend $150, but you can't spend $1500). we ended up with a wonderful $50 bottle from argentina which at a net of $23 was a steal and complemented a couple of fine steaks.

we were also pleased with portion sizes - not that we choose fine-dining restaurants based on the size of their plates - but we were pleased that a calamari appy was sufficient for three.

recommended.

huge disappointment. i had not been towildflowerfor a couple of years. we decided to go there for a birthday dinner. in my opinion, this place has really gone down hill. the food was just ok but not nearly as good as it has been in the past. we started with the calamari. the actual calamari were good but you had to search through all the arugula to find them - way too much arugula. i had the salmon and was terribly disappointed by the heavy mascarpone sauce which totally overwhelmed the salmon and heirloom tomatoes - not a good combination at all. my fellow diner had the scallops which i tasted. they were ok but i can tell you that i have had much better scallops at another restaurant just up oracle. the atmosphere and furnishings were shabby. this used to be a chic and friendly white table cloth establishment with great food - no longer the case. i won't be going back.

excellence. we travel from out of state andwildfloweris always a must stop for us. the food is excellent, the atmosphere is casual, relaxed, and charismatic. gary and ben do an excellent job of running the establishment and the service is outstanding. we had the good fortune of having super beautiful jordan as our server. she actually made dinner that much more enjoyable. she was adept at the menu, got to know all at our table, and we never had to ask for anything. and i'm a sucker for slender beauties with dark hair and blue eyes.wildfloweralways has great ambiance, great food, and great looking servers. a must stop for an enjoyable dining experience.

great place for fine dining. my husband and i attendedwildfloweron valentines day and were very disappointed. the tables were too close and the set menu was very limited. for my birthday this month, i wanted to try it again and give the restaurant another shot since we always hear nothing but great things about it. justin was our server and he was great. very attentive and knew the menu very well. we will definitely be back and ben, one of the managers, assured us that the way they were going to handle valentines day next year will be completely different.

over the past several years,wildflowerhas undergone some changes both with the interior of the restaurant and with the menu. it's the latter that has been the most disappointing. they've done away with their best cocktail--the wildflower--as well as with their farmers salad, pulled pork sandwich, and hamburger. they've replaced these dishes with a mishmash of items that don't really make sense or taste that great. i recently had the chicken tacos which were soggy and flavorless except for a strong burnt flavor. this used to be one of my favorite tucson restaurants but i suspect in an effort to cut costs, this restaurant has sacrificed the quality of its food and "reinvented" itself by substituting inferior tasting/quality food. after patronizing this place for many years, i think i'm finally done with this place.

special.wildfloweris perfect. a true gem. they are always batting .1000- birthday dinner plans+wildflower= one happy man.

not one to order twice.. i had my doubts when i first walked intowildflowerand saw the menu (zero meatless entrees). but we stayed and ordered some appetizers. when the very nice waitress came back to inform us that the chef did not like the look of the artichoke hearts so he would not be serving them tonight i knew we were in for a good meal. the asparagus bruschetta was so incredibly, deliciously, perfect that i ended up ordering another for my entree. everyone in my family was very happy with their meals also. then came dessert...the butterscotch pot de creme and the brownie that accompanies it was literally the most delicious dessert i have ever had in my entire life. i will be returning towildflowerwhen i go back to tucson even if it is just for an appetizer and a dessert.

great food, great staff, you'll come again and again. i simply love wildflower. my wife and i will periodically go for a lunch date, and have celebrated several anniversaries here because they take care of us so well. the staff is always extreamly friendly and accomidating - we have even made special requests to the head chef who has made custom order soups when he has the right ingredients.

food is excellent, some seasonal affairs, some traditional favorites - often plays on comfort food without getting too modern. i don't find the prices too much more that other sit down lunch places, and i have never left feeling hungry, the proportions are always filling.

the new layout / decoration is sharp and makes the space flow much better and has a brigher, airy feeling. with all this said, it is not necessarily a place to bring the kids. they are able to accomidate, but there is not a specific kids menu, and we usually just escape by ourselves.

givewildflowera shot - you will not be disappointed!