Raven's View

What a cool place to happen upon. Derek Y. and myself had just finished a hike to Camp Creek Falls nearby. We were leaving the cave creek area and drove by what looked like a well lit home in the middle of the desert. Turns out it was Raven's View wine bar. Just from the look of it from the road I was pumped to check it out. It's a small place that is comfortable and well decorated. They have wine, beer, and cocktails on the menu. They also have food. We already had dinner plans so we decided to try an appetizer, we had the tuna tartar. It was good, a little too much of the sauce made it overly salty, however the fish tasted fresh. The bartender was friendly and service was quick. It seems like a regular place for people in the cave creek area, as the bartender knew many of the people there. Very nice ambiance and wine selection. I did notice they don't have any local wines from AZ, many of them are coming from Napa and surrounding wine areas. However, I love California wine so that was fine by me. Great wine choices. I had a nice Pinot Noir from a winery in the Russian River area. That area has excellent wineries and breweries. Overall, nice time and I'll definitely go back next time I'm out that way.

I blame the ownership. This place has almost everything: a great location, much better food now than in the past (we've been coming here for years), and a fine selection of drinks. However, the current service is absolutely atrocious.I'm sorry, but "it's hard to hire" doesn't cut it. There are some service basics that need to be taught, like "smile, communicate, make the guests feel welcome, and pay some level of attention to their needs." What you get here is the opposite: surly staff with unfriendly attitudes who make you feel like you're barging in on their personal space. OWNERSHIP: Do better! Teach your folks how to behave properly. I don't expect Four Seasons service, but please at least strive to do better than Denny's for goodness sake's!

I was traveling from Knoxville Tn with a local who couldn't wait to take me there. We got there around 11.30am, and by noon- there was a wait. It filled up very fast. The staff were attentive, the personal touch of blankets on the chairs backs, and the cleanliness of the bar was an amazing first impression. We were greeted quickly by a kind bartender and I was impressed with the BTG wine menu. Ink Blot is one of my favorite reds. My friend loves their Santa Fe Dip and I wanted to try the cucumber avocado dip. Both were delicious. This stop was one of many on my visit to Scottsdale. Worth the trip. Till next time, cheers.

Great views, and wonderful food. I don't want to add 85 characters. Blah, blah, blah.

I was recommended this place when visiting Scottsdale, and I'm so glad we found it! The view here is spectacular being up in the mountains - we even saw some coyotes when we visited.I came here twice during my time in AZ, once for lunch and once for dinner. Both times this place was packed! I'd recommend a reservation - and be sure to indicate where in the restaurant you want to be seated. A note that it can get loud in here, but understandable since it's such a small space.When we came around lunch time we lucked out being able to snag an edge booth. The garage doors were open so we got some nice open air and bright views. We stuck to just ordering drinks since we had come from lunch - I got the Lucky rock SV, which was recommended by our waitress when I asked for a sweeter white. I loved it! It wasn't overly sweet, but definitely wan't dry and bitter so I loved it. My boyfriend ordered the red house sangria and thought it was delicious - we even tried to see if we could bring a bottle back with us, but they don't sell it outside of just glasses.I came back the next night with my boyfriend's mom and grandma for a little GNO, and I loved the cozy night vibe. It was raining, so the garage doors were pulled down. We came just in time for HH, so we ordered the bottle & board special ($28 for a bottle of wine and charcuterie board), queso and margharita flatbread - all was great! The bottle and board special is great for any night out. The queso was creamy and rich, and I loved that it also came with carrot sticks. The margharita flatbread was nothing special, but it was still delicious.Overall, one of my new favorite spots in north Scottsdale!

Great place, good people, big bummer they ditched the deviled eggs!!! They were soooo good and a great hot day snack! Bring em back!

A friend brought me here after our amazing hike at Tom's Thumb. What a great way to end the day.It's a small intimate casual place with great service, delicious beer and wine and amazing apps/ food!We sat outside and enjoyed the beautiful view and scenery. Just puts you in a zen calm state of mind.The food was spectacular! We tried almost all the apps and they were all delicious.I loved it here. This will be a place where I come to often and bring all my friends who have not been.

The food was deliciously amazing and the ambiance and scenery was to die for! Had great food over a bottle of wine and didn't want to leave so we grabbed a table outside so we could enjoy the scenery and live music. This is a treasured find and grateful our friend lives in the area and recommended this place!

A beautiful way to spend a few hours with wine and great food. An impressive wine list and a nice selection of food items. The serve was very good. Great place.

The food quality is only beaten by the view!!!Every time we are in town we make it a point to have lunch at Raven's View.We sit at the bar, enjoying the view as well as the attention and conversation with the bartenders.My lunch earlier in the week was the French Dip, although they had a different name for it.The meat was tender, the roll perfect, plenty of au jus.... And of course their homemade chips.Do yourself a favor and enjoy a meal here!