Best Restaurants for Local Ingredients in Central Scottsdale

We were celebrating our anniversary and it couldn’t have been better. When we arrived there was an anniversary card on our table signed by everyone. We started with a crab cake and a bowl of butternut squash soup with a duck confit ravioli. Both were delicious. For the main courses I am very excited that right now Osso bucco is back on the menu. It is one of my all time favorites. There was a grouper special that was incredible. For dessert we finished with chocolate bread pudding and had dark chocolate blueberry ice cream. Fantastic and highly recommend this restaurant. It is our favorite in Phoenix.

We chose to have Christmas dinner at Mowry & Cotton because they offered extensive ala carte choices in addition to an appealing fixed price menu. Everyone enjoyed the dishes they ordered, and portions were so generous that leftovers had to be boxed and taken home. Accessibility was a factor for the oldest member of our group, so were seated on the main level. A ramp provided easy access to the lower level of the dining room and the outdoor patio seating. This was our first visit to Mowry & Cotton. We all agreed that we would return to sample non-holiday brunch, lunch and dinner options ... and we look forward to dining on the patio.

J&G is our favorite place for special occasions. Third time there this year. They were overrun on Christmas Eve. The bar area was woefully understaffed. Our table was ready 30 minutes late. But our server Jeff was fantastic and made up for the very rough start in the bar. And they comped our drinks from the bar without prompting. The bar server is great - but he was alone with full dinner tables set up for Christmas Eve and a crush of folks waiting for tables. I felt sorry for him. Jeff told us that it was the busiest he’s ever seen it in 11 years. Management should have seen this coming. It the food was great and we enjoyed ourselves. We will be back.

Enjoyed our Christmas Eve dinner. Though they were busy service was timely and well paced. Our out of town family thoroughly enjoyed everything. Ordered several apps - delicious turnip cakes, steamed dumplings and curry cakes. Great cocktails also! Respectable martinis. Crispy chicken & green beans, Pad Ke Mao, and spicy beef short ribs entrees. Generous portions, that we even took some home. Definitely will be back!

We went to W & W with our family of 7 after church on Christmas Eve and could not have had a better experience! The service provided by Tammy was beyond amazing! She was attentive and very helpful in offering suggestions! Most importantly, she was kind and gracious to the three small children at our table. We will come back not only for the food and ambience, but also for Tammy’s service. Happy new year!