We came here on a Thursday night for a more low key, but still refined dinner. The food was great and very reasonably priced. We came here shortly before sunset and the view was spectacular! We both started with salads; for my dad, the beet salad and the Greek salad for me. Our waiter had gave me a heads up after I told him what I wanted that my salad was a pasta salad and there were no greens in it (which isn't what I had in mind). So thankfully, he politely offered to swap the pasta out for romaine which I really appreciated! As for mains, my dad ordered three tacos - chicken, fish and steak and I ordered just the chicken and fish. Our salads and tacos had a beautiful presentation and were delicious. We also both enjoyed glasses of Chardonnay and Sauv. Blanc) with our meal. Overall great experience! read more

What happened to this place? Food used to be excellent. The new Purple corn tortillas are dry and the flavor matches. Too bad, I really liked this place. read more

It is unfortunate that the service is so bad at this place as we like the food and it is our neighborhood go to. I get it that restaurants are hurting to find good talent right now but that isn't an excuse for down right rudeness. The place wasn't that busy yet everyone working there seemed completely overwhelmed and couldn't wait to give us our check and get us out of there. I won't pretend to know what others are going through in their lives but rudeness doesn't help. And consistent rudeness is simply not acceptable. read more

Food was good. Service was awful. Happy hour is not great but you can't beat the view so I guess that's the $10 "happy hour" burger. I can't even begin about the service, other than our waitress forgot everything and should right things down. No time management with her . View is great so I'm sure we'll give it another shot. Hopefully they get the happy hour figured out. read more

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Stopped in for happy hour. Had some great wings and potato skins. My server was so quick great service. This place has such a good vibe. Can't wait to watch some football and try some more food. Btw solid draft selection. read more

Mesquite Grille - Great TV's and comfortable seating - New American Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

OK Food, Over Priced Bar Menu Food was so-so, average at best. The bar was ridiculously overpriced, charging for ice. Yes, you read this right, if you buy a margarita, they will add a few bucks on top for ice. I've never seen that before at any restaurant. I spoke with the manager who had no explanation. I'd like to bring a bag of ice and see if they throw you out. What I'd really like to do is bring a cooler of ice and see if any of the patrons will buy my ice at half price, but I probably would get thrown out. read more

McDowell mountain is the best spot in the neighborhood! Love coming here with friends or family. The food is always great!! Definitely a gem in central Scottsdale. read more

Mesquite Grille - Excellent patio - New American Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

Came in and sat at the bar for lunch. The bartender was great, she recommended the club and it was amazing. Will definitely be returning.

Negative reviews are not my thing, but this establishment seems to have a double standard for women and men. Not impressed at all with the service and frankly, offended read more

Mesquite Grille - New American Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

Service has gone down here. Have lived in area for 10 years and frequented the place. Reading the reviews was if some of the reviewers were with me as they shared the same experience. Started to wonder if I was invisible. Wait staff walks around with eyes pointed to ground as if on purpose to avoid customers. Several staff walked by with no acknowledgement. Finally spoke to a manager who seemed just as overwhelmed as wait staff. Literally waited 26 minutes to finally get someone to take my order. That was after going to bar 3 separate times to ask. You don't get that many chances but I was stuck waiting on others practicing. Appreciated the free water though. Come if you want to just have a seat and look at the views with no service. Perhaps it's BYOB and they haven't informed us. Otherwise can no longer recommend the Mesquite grill. read more

Very nice place for sunset. The food prices are very fair. Kitchen was a little slow, but we weren't in a rush. There were excellent choices! read more

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Terrible service! Sat for 20 mins at the bar for a drink ... I must have been invisible. It wasn't that busy. Bartenders are very young and inexperienced. The manager needs to train them better. Menu is less desirable as well. Too many order places to go to with better service. read more

We tried the new menu tonight and all was delicious. My cheeseburger was dome perfectly medium rare as I requested and the waffle fries were crisp and hot. Hus had the quesadilla with Pork and raved.... Great pork filling and lots of cheese. Best of all...all day Sunday is happy hour so both our selections were inexpensive. AND the Dallas Cowboys in the big screen are winning! A perfect meal. read more

It's been a bit since I've dined here. Stopped in and pleasantly surprised to see they have a new HH menu. Had the wings and the potato skins, loved them both. The service was positive and attentive. I will definitely return, maybe for lunch. read more

Unfortunately I did not check with my fellow Yelpers before eating here after a fun round of golf. Shameful that such a beautiful restaurant serves SLOP! We ordered medium well burgers and it was served BURNED BEEF jerky style on a bun...A piece of paper might have been more flavorful. COME ON PHIL MICKELSON...you should be mindful of what your name is associated with...when you CARE IT SHOWS! I'm ready to submit this place to Chef Ramsay for a Kitchen Nightmare episode. read more

I have one thing to say. LIA. I just moved to the area. I read the reviews and didn't know what to expect. Here's the 411-- the food is fine. It's not going to blow your socks off but it's good. The atmosphere is great. Our server- LIA, was/is phenomenal. I was a waitress for years, I'm a foodie, been there - done that. LIA, is the best server you'll ever encounter. Aside from fantastic Lia, the other servers are also amazing. All these reviews about service are out dated. I promise you won't be disappointed!!! read more

The Mesquite Grille is the restaurant at the McDowell Mountain Ranch Golf Course. My husband and I stopped by for lunch on a Thursday recently and were pleasantly surprised. The main entrance is a humungous wooden door that is beautiful and surprisingly not heavy. The inside is decorated with other wooden accents and looks how I would imagine a golf club restaurant to look. Swanky yet down to earth with some Sonoran touches. Since it was a beautiful fall afternoon, we choose to sit on the patio where we were able to overlook the greens and watch golfers practice their swing. Our waitress was quick to arrive and take our drink orders. The menu is on the simple side and nothing too fancy. My husband opted to go with their burger and onion rings. The waitress advised that they weren't traditional onion rings so much as a shoestring version. I ordered the mahi mahi tacos and asked if the regular fries or sweet potato fries were better. The waitress said both were good and offered to do a split of both. That sounded good so I agreed. We didn't have to wait very long for our food, it arrived rather quickly. My husband enjoyed his burger and the onion "rings" were good as well. They were thicker than shoestring, but not traditional rings - more like half rings and plenty of them. My tacos were outstanding. They came with a side of guacamole and salsa, so I could top them as I pleased. The mahi mahi was delicious and seasoned well. Even my husband was a little jealous. The sweet potato fries were much better than the regular fries - the regular fries were thick cut and not very crispy. (If you've read any of my previous reviews, you'll know I'm a stickler on French fries and how I like mine.) Overall, it was an enjoyable lunch. The food and service were good, the patio was nice to sit at, and best of all, the restaurant is really close to both work and home. We'll definitely be back. read more

We were in a golf tournament on Saturday with 60 other golfers. After we finished, we headed to the restaurant for lunch. To our surprise, there were no servers to be seen. I went up to the bar and there was only one bartender and i told him where we were sitting and he said he'd get us a menu. After about ten minutes, one of us got up and retreived them. Another 10 minutes went by and no server. We waited until the results were announced and still no server. So we went someplace else for lunch. You would think that with a large group, they would be well staffed. They lost a lot of business that day. read more

Went here for Easter brunch. $45 per person and the service was terrible. It was almost like a hotel style buffet with a little that of above average food. Our server was slow and nonexistent toward the end. I would not recommend this place for any event. Asked for water about 4 times and never got any. read more

Wow. What a beautiful place and amazing service from Sheree!! I just wanted to stay and hangout with her actually!! Amazing wine selection and great food though, will be back ASAP!! read more

Mesquite Grille - New American Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

The food is quite good here but the service is terrible. The servers are nice but they are way understaffed in the kitchen and on the floor. 45+ minute waits once you've ordered are more the norm than the exception. It's a shame the service and overall restaurant management is so poor because we like the food. Today is especially bad which is surprising since it's not too busy. We've waited over 45 minutes with no food in site. Our kids are getting restless so we've decide to get up and leave hungry and frustrated. Hopefully they read these reviews and get their act together. Understaffed and slow seem to be a common theme. read more

Mesquite Grille - It's been over 45 since we ordered. This happens every time. Ugh. - New American Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

I have lived in McDowell Mountain Ranch for the past 20+ years. I have never had such terrible service. The manager literally walked up to me and took half of my order and walked away. The next think I know he is taking other people's orders. What kind of customer service is this? If I'm Phil Mickelson, I would be horrified at the way that my employees handled a customer. I understand that customer service isn't what it once was in years' past, but I don't understand how it could get so bad. If they can't handle the amount of patrons, they should schedule more people to work. read more

You know how sometimes you REALLY want to like a restaurant, even before going there? That's how I felt about the Mesquite Grille, since it's located about 2 minutes from our home here at McDowell Mountain Ranch. Walking in the door the setting was upscale comfortable and quiet. A TV was showing soccer over the bar, and we opted for the booths (the place was nearly empty on a Tuesday night). For the appetizer, I had the iceberg wedge, as this is one of my favorite salads, however, this had to be one of the smallest wedges I've seen. It was topped with a blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumbles, and two small tomato wedges, a very austere version compared to other versions I've had. This was followed by the green pork chile taco entree. Despite coming to the table on a hot plate, in a small, hot metal kettle, the chile itself was surprisingly only mildly warm. This could be overlooked, but it was about as bland as food as I've ever eaten. I ate it straight out of the kettle, and it was like eating... nothing. The chile was supplemented by three soft tacos, cabbage, and salsa for toppings. A very forgettable meal. On a more positive note, though, the taco entree came with a side order of french fries (?), an unusual combination, but the fries were hot and crunchy. Yum! I may go back again in a while, but my hopes for a close-by neighborhood eatery were dashed with my first visit. Sigh. read more

I was so disappointed on my last visit. My favorite bartender (Hawley) was replaced by an older man his service was awful and he was not friendly. I have been coming to the Mesquite Grill for a long time. My husband and I used to sit at the bar and Hawley and Heather were so friendly and knew just what we wanted. The changes they have made on their menu and their staff have not been positive. The venue has so much potential but seems to be poorly managed. Such a shame. You would think that a restaurant that Phil Mickelson owns would have better food and staff. I don't think we will be coming back again. read more

Food.....8+ Service ..10 Ambiance. 10 Prices........8 Brought some out of towners here for lunch and we all agreed that it was a nice spot. I'd read some reviews that were not promising, but more frequent ones that sounded encouraging. Everyone liked their lunch and the service was terrific. I'll be back, and I expect it will become a regular for us. Having lunch there this Tuesday with two friends. read more

Beautiful restaurant set in a beautiful backdrop, but unfortunately the service was pretty bad tonight. Not sure if the server was overwhelmed or what, but it took him over 15 minutes to come take our initial drink orders, and then they were wrong. It just went downhill from there. The food was delicious, it's just a shame that they didn't have more staff on for one of the busiest nights of the week. read more

Mesquite Grille - New American Near Me - Scottsdale, Arizona

Food is great, the service is terrible. We were dumped for a large party. It took 20 before someone took a our orders. It took another 20 min after we ate to have someone, not our original server, to ask to see if we wanted anything else. Then it took 30 minutes to get the check. .again another server. Terrible terrible terrible. read more

Come here for ambiance: crazy beautiful golf course views, outdoor corn hole, big screen TVs for sports lovers, good live music & wrap-around bar. Great place to bring the kids & let them run around outside while parents chat. I feel happy every time I come here. Food is consistently good but nothing gourmet. I LOVE the Cobb salad. read more

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The only reason this place gets two stars is for the Ambiance my wife likes to come here otherwise in my opinion The Bar and Kitchen are totally mismanaged food is mediocre at best service is awful and employees are coming off entitled. read more

Came in last Saturday with my husband for some live music and drinks and we had such a lovely time! The prices are reasonable, the food was prompt, and the service was remarkable. Our server, Megan, was attentive but not intrusive and made sure all of our requests were met and with a smile. She definitely made our experience that much better. Can't wait to stop back in again and try some more of the yummy food and hope to have Megan serve us again. Definitely recommend to all who are looking for a relaxed atmosphere with wonderful waitstaff. read more

Love this restaurant. Great food and even better atmosphere. Get there early to sit on their gorgeous patio!

Very disappointed in this restaurant. Party of 8, and most of the food was mediocre. One meal was wrong-burger ordered without jalapenos had them, and salmon was very dry. Apology for salmon and credit for the dinner, but nothing for the jalapenos. Service was poor as well. Will not be returning. Corn bread was good and surroundings were very nice. read more

Great spot right on the golf course. They have an excellent happy hour on both food and drink. Their regular menu is also very good. They get busy in the early evenings for happy hour especially on Thursdays and Fridays. Definitely worth coming out getting some food and drink and looking at the beautiful views. read more

The Mesquite Grill has to be one of the worst run restaurants I have ever consistently experienced. Food quality fair at best. Service non existent at best. Now here is the perverbial straw that broke the camel's back. What restaurant goes 10 days in a row without air conditioning in June in Arizona? Answer, this one. Don't you think Phil Mickelson, who is financially commited to this golf course restaurant, can afford a new AC unit? At this restaurant, the customer gets a double bogey. read more

We were there for a Sunday afternoon lunch and the service was super slow because they only had one person serving the entire patio. Management seems to miss the fact that on a fine Sunday afternoon people would want to be dining on the patio. Otherwise why would you only have one person running around trying to serve so many tables? read more

The location is beautiful!! My husband and I went to dinner last night and everything was going well. Our server was super nice. However we noticed the blond bartender talking horrible about a group of people sitting at another table. We saw the whole thing go down and the bartender is in the wrong. She was mean! My husband and I were shocked how horrible she was treating customers. It ruined our night and we will not be coming back here. read more

Start with pro's. Food was good as usual! Location is immaculate as the sunset here is a prime spot. Bartender was very quick from what we could see, but we didn't order from the bar. Cook was very apologetic from the inaccuracy of the order and removed that meal off the bill. Which brings me to the cons.. Cons: Server was slow paced and forgetful. Took about 15 minutes to order our drinks then food. (Traditionally customers order drinks, then a few minutes later order food, but not at the same time as each other) food came out ONE HOUR later and one of the three meals were not what we ordered. Took an additional 10 minutes for the correct plate. Server also asked if my girl wanted a refill of water, (she said yes please) but never returned with a glass or a refill. I am very disappointed in the turnout of this evening because I talked the place up so much to my girl and sadly it was a bad choice. read more

WOW. What a great experience! We came in on a Sunday evening to experience ALL-DAY Happy Hour, Live Music from the incredible Ryan Sims, and one of the most beautiful views in Scottsdale. The food and drinks were outstanding, as was the service. I can't wait to return for another night of music at sunset. read more

Outstanding halibut special last night! Very tender cut perfectly grilled. I would have given 5 stars but it needed something else besides 5 very small spears of asparagus on the side. Knowledgable wait staff. I took a friend visiting from Kansas City to enjoy the beautiful patio view looking out over the city lights. This has to be one of the best patio views in North Scottsdale. Very talented vocalist playing acoustic guitar. A lovely way to spend a relaxing evening. A best kept secret, but please share! read more

Horrible service! Management needs to pay attention to lack of people to do the job. This is an incredible location. Gorgeous restaurant, good food, with no people working. read more