Best Casual Restaurants in Marana

The newly redecorated and rebranded La Luz restaurant at the Westin La Paloma resort has elevated food and the dishes were all executed well. We had the sea bass, organic chicken and pork loin for entrees, the bruschetta and ceasar salad as starters and chocolate cake and coffee for dessert. We sat outside and the service as excellent despite the servers having to travel all the way over to the fireplace area. The cocktails were new and delicious with interesting takes on some old favorites like the manhattan and margarita.

The inventive menu met every expectation that the rave reviews I read here and elsewhere created. It was very stimulating to a jaded palette, the dishes by every turn inspired in conception and flavorful in execution. As the restaurant does not publish its perhaps daily changing menu, I can’t properly name my dishes. The mushroom tart came with (for a mere $7 supplement) generous lashings of OR black truffle. The albacore crudo was the best raw tuna dish I’ve had this year, with shavings of raw turnip providing an unexpected but brilliant counterpoint. Their Sonoran spin on beef carpaccio should be recorded in a published recipe. I’ve never seen squash sorbet on a menu—with candied orange zest, it made for a refreshing ending. My server was highly professional and well informed about menu and wine pairings. She graciously brought a gift dish when one of mine not mentioned here disappointed me. Finally, the prices here are a bargain for fine dining at this level. A great exemplar of Tucson’s culinary scene.

They have changed the menu and got rid of a lot of things including cocktails and appetizers I use to order from here. The menu is now very limited. The serve was not good. Our waiter did not offer us water when we sat down. He did not come and check on us. We had to keep flagging him down.

Really enjoyed the Christmas Eve pre fix. Lovely evening. Great service! Charming place.

The ricotta toast is still one of our very favorite dishes in Tucson! My rigatoni was equally delicious, great dinner!