Desert Pony Tavern

7965 E Cavasson Blvd, Scottsdale
(480) 648-1500

Recent Reviews

The food was very good but we were expecting this place to better capitalize on the views of the mountains to the east. I would have put the restaurant on the top floor where guests would linger because of the views, spend a lot on cocktails and food, not on the ground floor where the views are cut off by a stone wall. I had made a reservation because it was my friend's birthday we were celebrating but we were the only table there at noon, followed by two more in the nearly 2 hours we were there. Oh, and the CBD drinks on their website menu are no longer offered. Little bit picky things but the 2 things we went there for were the views and CBD drinks.

Eric

Been here two weeks in a row for breakfast. I was lucky to have Najia as my waitress both times. Quality service and the food was also bomb. Will certainly be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

So we just live right up the street from this hotel bar. We've been wanting to try it for a while we had heard they had live music Thursday , Friday , Saturday and wanted to check it out. We got there at 5:30. We did have a reservation, but the bummer thing was- the live music was out in the hotel lobby not in the restaurant. This is just a hotel bar. Lots of people in the bar mostly hotel guests a big convention was going on so it was pretty busy. They only have one glass of Chardonnay on sale at happy hour. I think it was seven dollars and it was some of wine on tap. No Sauvignon Blanc or red wines on happy hour. They have a few desert pony tavern cocktails for three dollars off but I didn't try any of those . My husband had a Guinness and it was nine dollars. We ordered the olives they were not on happy hour and just an FYI there's enough olives for a party of 12. We ended up taking them home. We also had the Jalapeño vegetable hummus plate. It didn't taste like jalapeño in anyway, but it was delicious and big . Lots of hummus, carrots, cucumbers, little tomatoes, radishes, celery, pita bread, very good value for the money. 

William Sowle

Friendly service and good food. A nice selection of bourbons and whiskey.

Sean Fehrenbacher

This place is amazing. Glad I didn’t have to leave the hotel to find good food and good service.My server was nothing short of amazing. The entire staff is super kind Htet specifically. Knowledgeable as well. Will eat here even if I’m not staying at the hotel in the future !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rob Barney

Food was amazing, don’t skip the cheesecake!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheesecake with Orange & Strawberry Marmalade

Emma G.

food and service was good, pretty atmosphere. definitely recommend sitting outside with the fire

David Mailloux

Get the smoked old fashion, you won’t regret it! A great take on an old classic. Street tacos were great as well.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Taco, Tiramisu

Schincat

This is a good hotel restaurant. The portion size of the salads we ordered were enormous and we could have easily split one between us. The menu ranges from healthy to the usual fare. Service was excellent. It is a nice place to go to eat.

Kerry Levin

Service in the evening was very good. The server at lunch next day was pretty bad. Didn't get my order right twice and never came back to check on me.Chef put black pepper all over the Caesar salad at lunch time.. Didn't ask if I wanted any... Was brought out to me with it already on...Vegetarian options: Salads mostly. Grilled cheese. Mac N cheese.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Sean McIntosh

Looked great but staff was so rude I decided to leave before even ordering.

Chris W.

We squeezed in at the bar for some drinks and ended up staying for their nachos and a good burger. Great smoked old fashioned options for anyone's taste. The nachos were amazing. Cool indoor/outdoor space by the bar. Bartenders were very efficient

Excellent place to eat if you're staying at the hotel, even if it's for more than just a few days. Great selection for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and the bar service offers a wide variety of specialty drinks including some very creative locally themed mocktail. Service is fast and very personable. Would definitely eat there again!

John B.

We heard about this place and decided to stop by on the way home. What a good idea that turned out to be. I thought it was a lobby bar, but it is way beyond that. Great open air classy-casual kind of crowd. Pretty place. Service is top-notch. Drinks are great and the real topper is the food. We got the quesadilla to share and it is so filling it became dinner. Lots of shredded chicken in sauce and more than enough for two people. The server was chatting with us and I mentioned that I had never heard of their bacon caramel corn--so he grabbed us a sample. Very unique combo of the caramel corn you grew up with and good old bacon mixed in. Really good (although I am not normally a caramel corn fan). The topper was the to go order we decided to get for later snacking at home--the chopped salad. Full of flavor and shredded salmon and once again, a huge portion. Do yourself a favor and check it out. Great for a date-night or just a very nice go-to experience.

Y3193GOjohnb

This is the Hilton Lobby Bar. But it is in a world of its own. Mostly outdoors and tucked away from the hotel. But, not only is the ambience really unusually nice, the drinks and food are great and very reasonably priced. It has a resort/comfortable vibe that is quite nice. We went for drinks on the way home, and lo and behold the bar also had all of its TVs on football games! The Quesadilla is great for two and the Chopped Salad was so good we took it home. We, as locals, will definitely be going back.

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