Desert Pony Tavern

Love love love! The breakfast buffet'Great place! Clean and great serviceI loved everything about this place great 5/5

Located inside of the Hilton Cavasson hotel isDesert Pony Tavern.We ate here a couple of times to take advantage of an employee rate, so I think it's safe to say I got a good estimation of how most of their food is.Interior: open-air restaurant. The layout is a bit weird: you walk in and the middle is just space, while the bar (with a tv) flanks the left side and tables to the right; there are some outdoor (like by the pool) tables as well. Decor is definitely a Desert Pony, with their 80's stained mirrors, horsey paintings, and use of wood, but with a modern flair. Most of our time here, the service was good. Nothing exceptional and nothing terrible (we had different servers each time we went). As far as food, here are our ratings:Get it: - Buffalo wings. Nicely cooked, crispy skin and fairly juicy interior. Comes with different sauces (Buffalo which tastes like Franks, bbq, and chipotle). Came with celery and huge, awkwardly cut carrots. Always awkward and large. lol.- Poblano hummus: omg. This was amazing. It may be a little too "bright" for some, but I loved it. Sprinkled with pumpkin seeds and served with (sometimes bitter) watermelon radishes, naan, cucumber, celery, and more awkward carrots. It was so good I forgot to take photos, not once, but twice.- fish and chips: these were really large, moist, flaky, and breaded pieces, and done so well! Fries were meh.Comme ci comme ca: - Grilled vegetable board. It is served antipasto. That was not stated in the menu description. It was good though, with some balsamic glaze and fresh cheese (forgot what kind...parm?)- Onion rings. Nicely breaded and most were not oily. Some were a little overcooked, but I like the burnt parts.- Crimson salad: seared salmon was nice (add on). The salad was ok. Too much blue cheese. Lettuce was a little wilty.Don't waste your money:- Enchiladas breakfast casserole (?). Not noteworthy. - Clam chowder. Very basic. On the watery side. All I could taste was thyme and bacon. - Breakfast coffee: think airplane coffeeWe are not alcohol drinkers, so we cannot comment on that, though they had a nice looking shelf and some mocktails too.Overall, even without the discount, it was a good experience and I would be come back for specific things. A lot of hotel restaurants don't always make the mark, but for the most part, Desert Pony Tavern has.

Didn't realize this restaurant is part of the Hilton hotel. Pleasantly surprised by the food. Fish and chips were cooked to perfection. Fried chicken wrap tasted fresh (lettuce wasn't wilted). Hubby ordered the fish and chips and said the cod was cooked perfectly (not too much breading) served with a smoky remoulde sauce. Fries were seasoned perfectly! Service was good, was very chill, relaxing atmosphere

Located in the North Scottsdale Hilton is this hidden gem. I stayed at the hotel for a few days and decided to try the onsite restaurant multiple times. It was not busy at all and one person seemed to host, take the order and serve the food. The food was delicious and I enjoyed everything I tried. The quesadilla with chicken yummy and was the best of all the dishes. The nacho, was huge and should be shared. The wings were also tasty too. The salad was ok but not a top choice. The hummus is a very big portion and can be shared. I visited 2 times. Once for lunch, which was very quiet, and in the evening there was a singer which changed the vibe completely, but not necessarily for the best. This is a great place and I plan to visit when in the area.

Happy Hour! Nice selections. Great atmosphere - sat outside on the patio for happy hour. Enjoyed the wings tossed in bourbon bbq sauce. The artichoke dip was good too with the pitas.

I had high hopes for this place since it had good reviews on Yelp, google, and open table, however I don't know why. This is getting a 1 star... know that it's NOT due to the food.... It's due to the service and incorrect advertisement.To start, the hostess should have called in sick this day. We had a reservation at 11 and she acted like we were just a bunch of drunk colleges spring breakers coming in. The website said they had all day brunch. This was not the case! It ended at 11 am... and we were very disappointed. The waiter sat two parts of our party at separate times, 10 minutes apart. When the second half of the table sat down he immediately asked for a drinks. We hadn't even looked at the menu or drink menu yet! He was just trying to rush us through the service .Also he brought out two of the same appetizers. When we told him we only ordered one he said that they just split one onto two plates. After viewing pics we think he was just trying to charge us for two... I will say the food was good! But overall I would only go here if staying at this hotel as a last resort. I'd recommend going across the street to Pitch!

I was not expecting a lot from a restaurant in a hotel but was pleasantly surprised. We got multiple apps and they were huge! Loves the selection of stuff and drinks. On the higher price point but you do get a lot and everything tasted amazing as well! It's hard to get 5 stars from me but the staff and food definitely deserve it. Just be cautious when charging to your room as I did have someone else's charge on my room as well as my original charge.

The Desert Pony Tavern is located in the North Scottsdale Hilton in Cavasson. This is a Southwest Style Gastropub that also offers breakfast, happy hour and an all day menu but entrees are served after 5pm.We started out by sharing the Four Peaks Beer Fondue. It took a long time to prepare and we found out fast that training is a serious problem for this restaurant. Our fondue plate came out without the pears. That means that nobody is supervising or expediting, it also means that the cook didn't know how the plate should be and it also means that the server wasn't trained properly on the menu or she would have known that the pears were missing.......anyways...The cheese fondue taste mainly like melted processed American cheese so if you are good with that then you will like it. the plate also came with sausage that was over cooked and dry. We mentioned the missing pears and some pear slices were brought out and were very good.My husband tried the Tavern Stack Burger with onion rings. The burger had a few problems. It came out with an orange colored sauce on it that isn't mentioned in its description. Our server thought it might be thousand Island sauce? Other problem was that he asked for a medium-rare burger and got a medium-well dry burger.........The onion rings were heavily battered and the oil tasted very old.On the bright side the native chopped salad was excellent. Everything about it was fresh and delicious.Our server was cheerful and as helpful as possible. She even brought out a second beverage way before one was needed.You probably won't go wrong with a salad here.2.5 stars rounded up because the server was extra nice and the salad was good.

Great service from Eric for dinner this week. Super friendly & fun. The food was great and we all had a wonderful evening. Live music was an added bonus!

The fried chicken wrap is the only thing I have tried here but it is SO GOOD that I keep coming back just for it. 100/10