The Bourbon Cellar - Scottsdale

We hit this restaurant every time we are in town! One of our local favorites. The bourbon selection is incredible and the food is awesome too! The servers are always friendly and welcoming as is the owner! Penelope is a plus.

Too expensive! I never give bad reviews, but that must be said. Ordered a bone in Steak, the market price was and it was $165! It was okay until it started to have a really bad smell of it that we couldn't eat it anymore. The group had a salad, the steak and drinks that totaled over $300. Too expensive for a sports bar! I wish they had told us the price before, learned our lesson.

Every bite was great had the pork ribs appetizer and bourbon Mac and cheese appy both amazing finally a place in Scottsdale that can make a good rib! Burger was big and juicy. Highly recommend

Stats show that my reviews have been read 330,000 times. And in all my reviews I believe I have awarded five stars perhaps four times. So when I give this place five stars it's because I really want you to try it! So, the owner is a (very proud) Veteran turned businessman in the food service industry. He is a hard working guy with great ideas on the customer experience. He also owns a local butcher shop and this is his source for these grass fed USDA Prime cuts. You see that Prime! His price for a nice piece of prime is ten dollars below all the nearby steak houses charge for Choice! And their meats come from the back of a Sysco truck, which is not the case at the Bourbon Cellar. And with his connections this includes fresh fish. And this is a scratch kitchen, which is common enough in the greater Phoenix area that I don't know why anyone would go out to a serious dinner anywhere but a scratch kitchen. Nice bar with a few high tops. Nice patio areas with a water feature. The place is clearly geared for people to enjoy outdoor dining. No I still don't like non chain restaurants being located in strip malls, but I have to accept this is the norm in the area. But it also means you can find a parking space, and do some walking around, maybe get some chores done. Staff are exceptional, tell Autumn hello for me. She is clearly a disciple of the place and sings its praises with great eloquence. Just walk inside and inhale the kitchen scents will drive you to order something. Bring an apatite because this is not a place that sends you home hungry. Even something simple like a lunchtime Ruben will feed a family. Go for it!

We hate checking Bourbon Cellar as a star, as the support of veterans is one of the reasons we decided to go. Our waitress, Tiffany, was absolutely perfect, made great drinks and could not sweeter us or a better server. But my Market Price Filet Mignon was so hard and filled with hard connective tissue I couldn't even cut it through with the generous steak knife, provided I couldn't eat it. We never sent back a fillet, but almost $40 for a very hard piece of meat was unreasonable. Tiffany called the owner after a second fillet had exactly the same problem, we finally asked him to be taken off our bill. Owner told her NO how we tried. The only reason we had kitchen a second attempt is to give them the advantage of doubt, according to their proposal of substitution, to think a fuke. But when the second fillet was as hard, we finally asked for it to be deducted from the bill and paid for pages. When the owner refused flat, we thanked our server to insure them, it was not their fault, paid for it being tilted accordingly, and left. We were simply disappointed at what a very special meal should be. In all fairness, my husband's act was acceptable. Not particularly delicate, but acceptable, definitely not filled with hard connective tissue. I think the owner has to trust his diners more. We would never have returned a file if not a reason. How could he not know. It's not funny. It was sad as it was.