My wife and I had an amazing dining experience last night from start to finish for our first time in this amazing restaurant. The ambience, staff, food and drinks were outstanding! The pre dinner cocktails were a perfect start. My wife had the Pure Bliss and I had the Spritz. I felt like I was back in Italy sipping on this refreshing aperitif! Marcellino's home made fresh pasta was nothing short of outstanding. My wife had the Strachetti w truffles and sausage and I had the tortoloni stuffed w filet. Ridiculously good. The home made Tartufo accompanied w an espresso martini was the perfect ending to a perfect night. Our servers Daniel and Mike were excellent as were our bus boys who were pleasant and attentive. Expect to pay but originally being from NYC we are used to these prices. I never mind paying when you have such an amazing date night experience! Grazie mille Marcellino! We will definitely be back.

positive

so, i was gung-ho for the level 9 spiciness. nate talked me into the level 8. after the apetizer plate, i was sweating so bad that they sent out a thai iced tea just to help. this was spicy nirvana. the drunken soft shell crab is easy top five of all food experiences. the cherry on top of my las vegas sundae........

positive

C'mon... Add some lights. Even the waitresses had to use their cell phones to check the ID's. Good beer selection, but it was overshadowed by no light. (is that even possible?)

negative

This is a conditional two-star review that might get upgraded later if conditions warrant, as I'm told by our Scottsdale hosts who have eaten here numerous times that this is not the ordinary state of affairs. But after expressly warning our waitress about one of our party's extreme cilantro allergy -- she will go into anaphylaxis -- the kitchen turned out an appetizer with just that on it. Inattentive, slow service, and the bill came back wrong, too. In their favor, the manager gave us coupons off for a future visit, which helped smooth things over, and the food was quite tasty when it finally arrived. Worth trying again on a better night.
negative