Q: Wow, what a downer for my only chance to eat out in Phoenix. Here on business with many colleagues, the choice was made to eat at Alexi's since it was an extremely short drive to the hotel where we were staying. Our party consisted of 8 adults who were all extremely hungry and ready to place our orders after waiting for a table for a short period of time..not more than 15 minutes. For a Monday night, I must say that the place was pretty packed. The server was a very kind, sweet man who came across as quick, but lagged terribly with everything. I am thinking it could have well been the delay inside the kitchen--not him...as again, he was pretty efficient. We ordered some appetizers of caprese = good, and fried calamari = ok. Their bread that they provide = okay--nothing extraordinary. Most of us were ready to order quite quickly, but the food just took absolutely forever. We probably started eating our food around 8:30pm, after being there for more than an hour munching on our appetizers which were devoured in seconds and sipping on our beverages. The food all in all, everyone said was mediocre and regretted what they ordered. The steak was dry, my colleague said, the sauce was too heavy and drowning the food, another said, and so on... One colleague left her nearly full plate behind and said that the taste was off from what she was expecting. I ordered the chicken marsala which was really good actually, but just way too much sauce...You couldn't even taste the chicken--just sauce! For a hungry bunch of out-of-towners, Alexi's was certainly nothing special. I probably wouldn't recommend this place to anyone coming to downtown Phoenix...business or pleasure. I gave them two stars because the server was very cordial and the servers overall gave a nice impression.

A: negative

Q: Wolfgang Puck is an epicurean whore. At some point I think he must have been a good chef, but now he slaps his name on a turd, plates it, and it sells for $60. His restaurants are becoming parodies of themselves. I knew it was all over when I saw the Wolfgang Puck quick bites in the airport. As someone else said, this place is like an upscale Applebees. Convenient location and the name draws people in, but the food is overpriced for its quality. If you want great food in the MGM go over to Nob Hill. If you want to save some dollars go to the buffet.

A: negative

Q: I'm not a big fan of this place cause the price is too much for a basic milk tea (almost 4$)!!!! The milk tea is too sweet too. The setting is nice though, as there are quite a bit of tables for everyone. Nice decorations with their wide assortment of tea on the shelves for display. I'll take Quickly over this anytime.

A: negative

Q: Worse than before. Overpriced, and HORRIBLE service. When a group says "We're really thirsty. Could you please bring water while we look at the menu?" You'd better frickin' BRING IT! Our waiter was pushy, rude, and S...L...O...W... When we said that we weren't interested in hearing the specials, he read them anyway. He constantly tried to upsell us. Every order placed was followed by a pause, and "Well, you know what would be really good...?" followed by a big description of a more expensive item or an add-on. The desperately needed water took almost twenty minutes to get to our table. The table next to us, who was seated at least five minutes after us, received their water, drinks, and first course before we even got our water. Do I sound like I'm obsessing about water? In the desert, dehydration is no joke, and it's indicative of the quality (bad - very very bad) of service that we received. The sushi was good, but not great. The main courses were simple but extremely expensive. All sides were extra. We spent about $250 for three people on very basic food and a glass of wine each. Never again. Never never never.

A:
negative