Best Restaurants with Bar Seating in Central Phoenix

Great food, excellent service and a beautiful setting with lots of room to run around for our grandkids.

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.

Classy atmosphere in Cesars Republic hotel, impeccable service with coordinated plate service by the staff. Three of us started with the arugula salad with crispy prancetta and candied lemons…yum, and the Lemon pizza…fantastic! For entrees the table had the Signature Lemon Spaghetti with shrimp…wow, the Nodi Marini Ala Vodka with a mild arrabbiatta sauce, and the Pan Seared Salmon on a bed of artichokes olives and capers…awesome!. Nice bar and outdoor seating area. Overall, a little pricey but service, food quality, and venue helped to build the value.

We celebrated my husband’s birthday on Christmas Eve. Everything was wonderful. We had the branzino fish. It was prepared exceptional. Our waitress was very efficient and endearing. The last thing I would mention is the noise level. So many restaurants in Scottsdale play very loud music which brings up the level of sound to make it unable to talk to someone sitting right next to you. Ocean 44 was perfect. We could slightly hear the music but enjoyed talking to each other

Much improved, better ticket time , better presentation, better follow from staff. Needs sound damping in ceiling and HVAC blows to much air on booths.