By Susie Timm, Chief Operating Foodie

Arizona Restaurant Week Review: Bourbon Steak at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

ARW Special:

$39/person for three-course dinner.

First Course (choice of):

• Roasted Lobster and Corn Bisque
• Day Boat Scallops
• Endive Salad with Blue Cheese, Pomegranates, Bosc Pears and Pecans

Second Course (choice of):

• Kobe Flat Iron Steak
• Petaluma Farms Chicken Breast
• Alaskan Halibut

Third Course (choice of):

• Banana Panna Cotta
• Seasonal Berry Parfait with Frozen Fage Yogurt
• Macallan 18 Year Butterscotch Pot de Creme

Highlights of the meal:

As I’ve written in other reviews of Bourbon Steak, I simply love this place. The food is incredible. Each dish is more impressive than the last.

We sampled a taste of everything on the Arizona Restaurant Week menu. The roasted lobster and corn bisque had a strong corn flavor and somehow managed to be sweet, salty and spicy. It had a lovely fall flavor profile filled with spicy apples.

Lobster and Corn Bisque

We enjoyed the scallops with cauliflower and fava bean succotash, almonds and light passion fruit vinaigrette.  The endive salad was earthy and “crazy good” as my husband described it. The blue cheese really made the flavors pop.

Scallops with Passionfruit juice

For the entrée course the standout for me was the Kobe Flat Iron Steak. It had a magnificent charcoal flavor and I could have cut it with a butter knife, it was that tender. My husband enjoyed the halibut that was served over wild arugula and basis coulis with pickled pearl onion and tomato water. The chicken breast was tender and the bacon Brussels sprouts were a perfect salty side dish to offset the sweetness of the squash puree.

Kobe Flat Iron Steak

For dessert, we enjoyed the banana panna cotta with its rich, caramelized bananas, and the delicious beignets served with a butterscotch pot de crème. The very best dessert however was the berry parfait with frozen Fage yogurt. It took yogurt to a whole new level for me.

The BEST yogurt parfait anywhere

We really didn’t want to stop eating any of the dishes we were presented with. Everything had strong flavor profiles and exquisite preparation.

The sommelier came by our table and paired a variety of wines (not on the ARW list) with our meal. From a Chardonnay from Burgundy to at 2000 Vita Nova Reservatum, all the wine pairings made the evening even more special.

Disappointments:

Call me Polly Anna if you wish, but I truly heart Bourbon Steak. My only disappointment is that I didn’t have more than one stomach available to eat every bite.

Best Part of the Value:

As a meal for restaurant week, I would order the lobster/corn bisque, the Kobe steak and the berry parfait. The value is incredible as all the ingredients are top notch and incredibly fresh. As a matter of fact, I am going to book a dinner during ARW at Bourbon Steak just to taste this menu again.

Service/Ambiance:

Our server Nick was passionate about food as he described each detail with a glint of happiness in his eyes. He was prompt and executed the service flawlessly. The ambiance at Bourbon Steak is sleek and refined. As is the food.

Bourbon Steak at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess

7575 E Princess Dr.

Scottsdale, Az 85255

480-513-6002

Monday-Saturday, 5:30-10:00 PM

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