Local Knowledge Needed

If you want a good steak restaurant your options are:

Dominick's Steakhouse - North Scottsdale
Mastro's City Hall - Old Town Scottsdale
Mastro's - Assorted locations
Flemmings - Assorted locations

In my opinion, which is worth as much as you are paying, the first two would be the better choices. Personally, I really like City Hall and think they do a fantastic job.

Now, if you want a true dining experience for your GF's b-day I would try and get a reservation at Binkley's up in Cave Creek. Not the most convenient location, but it is one of the best restaurants in AZ (again, that is just my opinion). It isn't a steakhouse.

What part of Scottsdale are you going to be in?

 

I would take her to the Sanctuary.

Great resort. Great restaurant and lounge.

Unbelievable atmosphere. She will love it, and they have very friendly parking

 

Flemmings is delicious. Chart house in Scottsdale has some good food. Hillstone is pretty good too. I've had only rib eye steaks at all of those locations.

 

+1 Elements at Sanctuary is outstanding and Chef Beu McMillian does it right! I would also recommend Capital Grill.

 

I like Stockyards near the airport for great steaks but the GF likes Mastros in North Scottsdale

 

I just took my GF to Elements. I had the 5:30 rezo and you get to see the sunset! Amazing meal. After we sat in Jade bar and had a few drinks. Great food, amazing service and fun ppl watching at the bar.

 

The best steakhouse in the greater Phoenix area is Donovan's, at Camelback just west of 32nd street. Hands down beats all the big names in town, of which there are many, which you may choose including Ruth's Chris, Fleming's, Mortons, Mastro's. Eddie Vee's, BLT at the Camelback Inn, J&G at the Phoenician (Vongereichten's place) and Bourbon Steak at the Princess. Dominicks is just simply overpriced and Capital Grille serves second rate Choice meat instead of Prime
Personally for a romantic date there is little in town that beats the restaurant at the Royal Palm on Camelback.

 

Ding. Winner. The hotel side is charming as well.

(Though I've had many a fine meal from Beau at Elements, as well as his predecessor there Chef Charles Wiley, now running Zuzu at the Valley Ho.)


Though I like a good steak, as a result of the resort business here the greater Phoenix area has been blessed with a large number of very fine restaurants capable of delivering so much more.

 

The back road to Prescott up Yarnell Hill is nice and curvy , have lunch in Prescott then on to Jerome through the switch backs and end up in the Red Rocks of Sedona/Oak Creek for dinner and hotel.