Best Historic Restaurants in Phoenix

When you walk through the gates you feel like you’re in Europe. We were immediately greeted upon walking in. Once seated we were quickly given menus and met our servers. They went through the menus (wine, cocktail, caviar, and the different courses) with great detail. We chose 2 cocktails and the four courses. My partner and I ordered all the courses so we could try everything. I chose the rack of lamb and he chose the surf and turf as the final course. Everything was fantastic. The dishes were cooked to perfection and packed with unique flavors. We finished off with the pear creme brûlée for dessert, which was very good, but the four course meal was definitely the star of the show. We had a wonderful evening, and we would highly recommend for a special occasion to treat yourself at Cafe Monarch.

We joined them for Christmas lunch. Delicious food, excellent friendly service. So nice to relax and let someone else stress about the meal. My daughter commented, "I love the stress free mom for Christmas". Thank you!

My sister, Mom, and I went to the Chart House for the Christmas Day menu. In addition to a choice of soup or salad, there was a really nice variety of entrée selections, plus three desserts to choose from.  My sister had the lobster bisque and the filet mignon with mashed potatoes. I also had the lobster bisque (delicious w/actual lobster bits!) and ordered the seared Chilean Seabass served on top of lobster risotto. My mom had the Ceasar salad and the prime rib with mashed potatoes. Every dish was delicious, not too salty, and the seasoning was just right. We all opted for the chocolate lava cake, which was served with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, toffee bits, and chocolate sauce on top. It was absolutely delicious! The low noise level inside was really appreciated, dining at a restaurant with an elderly person, who has trouble hearing, is always a challenge. We didn’t have any issue hearing each other during our dinner. Overall, this was such a pleasant experience and I am so happy we decided on the Chart House for our Christmas lunch.

Food for five persons were very good with great services and hospitality.We ate our dinner at five pm and the outdoor dining area were pretty dark as there are no ceiling lights but do have small table LED light lamps and under bench lighting. Some of us had hard hard time reading the menus with low lights but was managed somehow. We will go there again with better daylights.

Our server was excellent and very attentive and helpful. Starting with the chips, salsa and guacamole were all wonderful!!Everyone was happy with their meals also. My only complaint, which is minor there was a bit of crunch or uncooked rice in my serving. We were inside in a small back room that got pretty warm. There was no ceiling fan to help cool it down. Upon going to the rest room I found the front of the restaurant very comfortable. Love sitting outside but it was too hot.