06/05/08

Good Food, GREAT SERVICE!

by Foodenthusiast122

I was a little unsure about trying John Henry's after reading the previous review, but I'm glad I didn't let that person sway me. The food is very good, great portions and good prices. Giovanni was our server and he was EXCELLENT!!! Five Star service all the way!!! I recommend this establishment, you won't be disappointed!

11/10/07

Can I Give Less Than One Star??

by synetrics

There's something going on with these reviews. I have a feeling they were written by the owner or someone with an interest in this place. I flew in from out of town the other day to visit family and my mother and I were in the area so we stopped by to get a drink and a bite to eat.

We grabbed a table in the bar area, the Suns were playing and there were only a couple people in there. It took ten minutes before someone came to take our drink order. The drinks came out quick and strong...but here's the thing: we had our order ready when the server brought the drinks, however she pretty much tossed them on our table as she was passing, spilling quite a bit...and not even noticing it because she was already gone. she didn't ask about food or anything else. ok, another ten minutes pass and I have to go track down our server....umm, 'can we order food?'. "yeah, I'll be right over". five minutes later she shows up...bread...salad...steak skewers...ravioli...hmmm...no rice available...ok...how about just a burger instead of steak skewers? can you bring out some bbq with that...no, we don't have that. so five minutes pass and we get another fly by of oil and vinegar. Good, we're hungry and thinking the food is on it's way...ten minutes later...nothing. I catch her blazing by and ask about the bread and salad. ummm...the bread is till cooking we're told. Finally, everything arrives pretty much at once. The 'french bread' tastes like crisped wonder bread, the burger is a hockey puck that tastes like cardboard, the ravioli is 5 pieces of flavorless slimy pasta that looks like it came out the wrong side of a bird. The music was obnoxious in it's inconsistency and ranged from Mary J blige to 80's pop.

For them trying to represent this as a higher scale restaurant the service and food quality falls vastly short of a Burger King drive through visit. At least there, you get it your way, right away.

• Pros: Strong Drinks to drown out everything else...
• Cons: Service, Food, Ambience

06/02/07

Great Steaks and overall experience

by rmhunt

John Henry's is a great restaurant to go to for casual elegance without the premium you have to pay at many of the restaurants in Scottsdale. The menu is excellent - steaks especially - and the service is attentive and accommodating. You won't be disappointed if you are looking to take the in-laws out for a nice dinner or to meet up with friends in the bar.

• Pros: Atmosphere and food