Armitage Wine Lounge & Cafe

Excellent service and great specials almost every day. Romantic ambiance. Delicious food and nice wines. Get the cheese platter! The ice cream/​melted cookie dessert is the best dessert in North scottsdale! Like an oregano s pazookie but way way WAY better. Yummy!

Deeeeelish artichoke. Their hors d’oeuvres are tasty and they have a decent wine list. Pleasantly surprised to find such a great chicken fried steak at their brunch. Nice job!

Recently had brunch here and ordered a «heart healthy omelet,» which came out swimming in oil. I hate being the person to send food back but I honestly didn’t want to eat it. The waitress was very nice and friendly but the chef sent her back to tell us that if he re-​made it, it would come back the exact same way. Unfortunately, this is the response that I would expect from a lower-​class restaurant or diner but if Armitage wants to be successful in North Scottsdale, I would think that they would be a bit more accommodating, especially since there are so many other options in the area for a great brunch experience.

If you’re in North Scottsdale and just want some wine and cheese or bruschetta, this is where I would recommend. I do like the wine flights since they give you a nice tasting of different wines. Come here on Wednesdays (I think?) for the $ 10 flights, which is a pretty significant savings. They also run
vouchers, which is what brought me here for the first time.
The only food I’ve had is a cheese board and the bruschettas. The cheese board seems really expensive, until they serve it to you and you realize you get basically a full loaf of bread as well as multiple fruits and nuts to go along with it. I like that you can select a cheese flight or you can select individual cheeses from the selection. It was yummy and filling. The bruschettas were also good… no Postino of course but certainly worked for me. Again, I like being able to pick and choose a few different options from a large list.
I have been here twice and the service at the bar I thought was very friendly. It was when we sat at an outside table that we were really unimpressed with the service. It felt like the waiter wasn’t even listening to us. He barely stopped walking past our table to take our order. When I asked him questions (multiple times) he didn’t hear me because he had already started walking away after we placed our orders. They could definitely work on the service, but I will come back here for sure.

This is a great restaurant tucked away in the DC Ranch area. I have been here many times and the food is consistently great. I love their ahi kale salad! They have an awesome happy hour that goes until 7pm with a wide variety of wine, drinks, and delicious food. More importantly, they are so nice and we always have great service. It’s a cozy spot that is great to enjoy lunch or dinner with family and friends.

Horrible valentine dinner! Took my daughter to Armitage and ordered the Valentine special for two! A cheap cold fish plate and a cold fatty strip steak. Sent them both back. My daughter said they were too cold to eat. They finally served them hot. Said they were having a BAD night in the kitchen. I have never stiffed a waiter but this guy needed to be fired. He pissed off at least three tables! And the blonde manager was a bitch to say the least. I was overcharged for two drinks and the milk desert was trash! God help this place. It is a cluster! Way the hell over priced for trash food. You have been warned! Please tell Mac the owner that he has trouble on his hands! Never again for me or my friends !!

I visited this establishment on a travelzoo promotion and was highly impressed with the wine and cheese selection. They have a complimentary band which performs at 9pm on Saturday and is open later than a lot of places in N. Scottsdale. This is a great lounge setting and the crowd from what I witness was early 30’s to upper 50’s. Parking is ample and décor/​interior lighting is attractive for individuals wanting a relax atmosphere and good live music.

The whole experience was perfect!!! Was here last Sunday morning for brunch and was so thrilled with the choice in location for our get together. The staff was great! Our server was very friendly and patient with our party of 15. The server decided to split up the order which was a fantastic idea. The food for the other side came out right after she had even finished taking our order. Love when food is quick but not at the burden of the quality of food. This was not at all the case. The restaurant was pretty empty but we did not have to wait long for our food. Typically it’s a waiting game when you have a large group. I ordered the breakfast panini which was delicious! I’ve actually been craving it ever since I was there. The panini had egg, mozzarella, tomato and spinach on it. The bread was fresh and the potato wedges were to die for!!! I was told to try their pesto sauce and fell in love. Dipping my sandwich was exactly what I needed! The mimosas were tasty! Wished that the Bellini would have been on special also but that wasn’t a problem! Mimosas did the job! They had a live band playing at brunch. He was very talented and the level of sound was not too loud for us girls to chat! I will be coming back to this restaurant because there are so many delicious looking options, or maybe I’m just ready for another mimosa!!!

Food– great. Service– great. Live Music– AMAZING!
We attended brunch this past Sunday for the first time. Everything was great from the food to the beverages. What made this brunch special was the live musician they had. The young man had a very John Mayer-​ish vibe and the volume was perfect. Hope to be back soon to enjoy the whole experience!

Great wine, great ambiance, amazing music!

The wine and ambiance was nice. Wine selection was decent and food was decent as well. It was a little loud when we first arrived but once some of the guests started leaving, it was much nicer because you could really hear the other person talk. Staff was really nice.

My husband and I just moved to the area from DC (but grew up in Northern California and love wine). We brought my mom who was visiting from Cali. The atmosphere was quite nice. We got there about 4pm on a Sunday and it wasn’t busy. We had our pick of seats, with only about 6 – 8 other people dining there.
Pros:
— Daily Happy Hours
— Good ambiance.
— Music was at a good level for easy conversation and we enjoyed our wine.
— They had a pretty good selection for happy hour and I enjoyed my Angeline Pinot Noir, and my husband liked his New Zealand Longboard Sauv Blanc.
— We liked the caprese salad and the kettle chips.
— When we left they had brought on a host (assuming they get busier in the evenings) who was very friendly and said goodbye as we left.
Cons:
— A BIG PET PEEVE of mine, however, is staff eating in plain sight of guests, which is exactly what was going on. One server was eating at the inside end of the bar, licking her fingers. I’m thinking that if a food inspector came in, he/​she would definitely have a problem with that. Ewww.
— The staff was friendly but there was a feeling that they were doing the minimum to check-​in on us, and were mostly hanging out off to the side of the bar close to the kitchen doors. I’m not sure if they were «quite relaxed» because the place wasn’t busy, or if they just needed to be told by management to step it up a bit. They took care of us, but the service was just so-​so.
— We were there about an hour and a half, but never saw the presence of a manager.
— Grilled artichokes are usually my favorite everywhere, but this one was undercooked where about a ¹⁄₃ of the leaves were hard and difficult to bite.
I do plan to go back, as I love local wine bars and am more than willing to give it another go.

I came here this past weekend with a friend of mine. I was actually quite anxious to check it out because I’ve been to the other location in Tucson and didn’t even realize that we had one here in Scottsdale so I wanted to compare the two. I started drinking wine a few months ago and have developed quite a passion for it so I LOVE going to wine bars or trying out new wine bars. =)
My favorite type of red wine is the Pinot Noir so I like getting it every time I go to a new wine bar so I can see the different variations of it. I ordered the Pinot Noir when I came while my friend ordered one of their bubbly wines that they had. We also ordered the hummus to share it.
I wasn’t exactly disappointed nor impressed with the wine or appetizer.
As far as the customer service, everyone was very friendly. Is there something known as too much customer service? lol. I think we had 3 different waitresses help us that night, returning to our table about every 15 minutes to see if we needed anything else.
The location was a bit hard to find for me. It’s right in the middle of the plaza so I had a hard time finding it. There were no signs outside the perimeter guiding customers on where to go.
I think I actually enjoyed the Tucson location more because they have a live band there on certain days and their outdoor patio is quite welcoming. This location was actually quite slow for a Friday evening. Also, it’s quite far from where I live so I don’t think I would come back since I didn’t feel like it was anything out of the ordinary.

We’ve eaten here before and it was pretty good but we tried to go there for brunch on a sunday and it was a disaster. We walked up around 10:30 in the morning and dance music was absolutely blaring outside. I thought, ‘ok we won’t sit on the patio’ figuring it was better inside. Wrong. I had to shout at the hostess. Not kidding.
There we people at about three tables. Not sure why. I asked (shouted) if they could turn the music down a bit and the hostess shouted back that she could ask? We tried to sit on the patio where the thumping couldn’t quite be felt in my chest. Decided there was no way we could stand that and went down the street.
By the way. I’m not old. I play my music loud. I love bars. Sunday morning brunch is not the place nor time. The ‘manager’ needs a little lesson in service.

Armitage is a cool, little place that has an intimate feel with old school class.
Inside, high-​tops, booths, tables and more casual seating areas give you plenty of options, but on a warm evening, the patio can’t be missed! Checking out the activity on Market Street, soaking up the sun, drinking a glass of wine. Can’t beat it!
They have a large wine list, including flights, but they group them by type, so you get the Cab flight, you get three Cabs. I prefer variety, so I think the one time I got a flight I went with the red blends, all regular serving sizes, so look out! I’ve sampled a bit of the food but am a sucker for the bruschetta, hummus and fried ravioli I had once, but I’m not sure it’s still on the menu.
The happy hours — different every day — are fun and that’s when it tends to fill up. The service is unobtrusive, which may be seen as slow, but Armitage is such a great place for dates and girls’ nights and the servers let you enjoy that without making you feel like they’re trying to get you out! Enjoy the reminder to slow down!

The husband and I decided to try something new last night so we stopped in at Armitage for happy hour. The place was quite empty so we got a nice seat at the bar to start the evening festivities. The atmosphere was old world and cozy and had a great wine bar feel to it.
We started off with a glass of their $ 5 house merlot which was quite good and a glass of their $ 7 Angeline Pino Noir which I did not enjoy.
Next we each ordered a bowl of french onion soup. It was just okay. I thought it was a little sweet. It had a bunch of croutons thrown in it and the cheese had been nuked in the microwave before being served. I prefer mine browned and bubbly under the broiler before it is served.
After that, we order the hummus platter. The presentation was nice; however it was flavorless. The hummus was plain. The should use a hummus with more flavor. Maybe roasted red pepper, or pesto or garlic or something. But seriously, no flavor at all.
Overall, prices were fair and it seemed like a nice place but, with all of the good food in the valley, I probably wouldn’t go back.

I’ve been to Armitage several times for dinner and wine but went for the first time for brunch this week. Their brunch menu has everything from pancakes, peanutbutter crusted french toast, breakfast burritos, omlets and chicken fried steak — not something I would have pegged a wine bar to have. They also have unlimited mimosas ($ 10), bloody marys ($ 3) and a specialty breakfast drinks menu ($ 5 – 10).
We arrived at 10:30, the place was empty, we stayed until about noon and there were only three tables filled, very different from their evening atmosphere.
The food was good, I prefer their dinners but good for the reasonable prices.
Beginning in October they will have live music during Sunday brunch, will definitely go back to check it out.

The area is great… but there are so many businesses that have gone «out of business.
it’s depressing.
The atmosphere so good, but the service is always lousy. I am a regular and I want to keep coming back, but the waiters and waitresses are always new and do not know the menu. they rarly come back to the table to check on you… better service wold make this place a keeper.

I’ve been to Armitage a couple of times. The food is pretty good, they have a great selection of stuff to pick on — olives, chips and dip, cheese plate, and a delicious grilled artichoke. Pretty good wine list and they have a nice selection of flights. The happy hour prices and daily specials are tough to beat. Big patio seating area. These are the positive aspects of the place.
Now for the negative aspects… I wish they had a better selection of high end cheeses, I’m sure I’m not the only person that walks in there hoping to do better than find Boursin as an offering but I guess they know their clientele. Inside is loud and looks more like a sports bar than a wine lounge. Service is terrible — terrible, terrible, terrible. They also seem to lack creativity and finesse in their dishes but I guess that’s how they keep the prices low.
This is another circumstance where I would give a 2.5 if I could.

Enjoyed the bruschetta, halibut cakes, and the ravioli and loved every bite. Also had two wine flights that were nice. $ 75 for all of that not too bad. There were 3 pieces each of the bruschetta which is smaller than other places, but I actually like their bread better.
The sad part was that we were the only people in there on a Saturday afternoon. Poor DC Ranch. These businesses have to be hurting. I hope they last because I’d love to come back!