Cafe Tremolo

Went with another couple Saturday evening specifically to listen to the entertainer, a friend of ours. Our larger group basically filled the entire restaurant. Didn’t know this place took over the space 4 years ago. Seemed there was only one waitress for the restaurant on this night so she was a bit stressed and spread thin and seemed to be new. No discounts for ordering wine by the bottle instead of the glass but good choices for wine selections. Three of the four of us ordered the salmon and were very pleased with our selection (portions were perfect and taste was excellent) while the one who opted out of fish ordered the pork. Also a very tasty dish. The salads were generous too. We will definitely go back.

Absolutely love this place. Atmosphere is top botch, the food is even better. The chef is very friendly and talks to his guests. Stop here if you can!

I have enjoyed Café Tremolo since they opened… I think it was about 7 years ago… not sure. I have NEVER had a bad meal and have eaten there for lunch and dinner. Tonight was extra special. One of my favorite couples rented the restaurant for the evening for a 50^th Wedding Anniversary party. I am horrible with names, but I think the owners are Paul and Janet Blackwell… they knocked themselves out with the food… as usual they had their wonderful HUGE shrimp… if they cannot pick out the best shrimp they do not serve it… I could go on and on about all they served and how good it was, but I think you have the idea. :)

Love everything!!! Best fettuccine alfredo ever, (not on menu anymore but you can still order it). Best pork tenderloin sandwich. Friendly service/​cook. Cool atmosphere.

I saw a lot of mixed reviews on here but I am courageous and decided to make my own decision!
Yay for courage because my experience was delicious! If you have read any of my reviews you will know that due to my job I like efficient, quick and convenient take out. My experience here was take out so I can not comment on the servers attitude or attentiveness. I do feel compelled to comment on the fact that a Unilocaler was upset he could not have bread before the meal. Most of your upper end establishments do not serve a basket of bread before the meal. I hope we have not become such a glutinous society that we demand all restaurants serve free food before we order our food. I digress…
I had the pasta and it was delicious. It came with meatballs that my vegetarian self get on the side and gave to my dog’s. What… Meatballs are a great way to give them their pills :))
The pasta was perfectly sauced (one of my favorite red sauce is from here) and held up on the 10 minute drive home.
The order and pick up process was friendly and my meal was actually what I ordered when I got home and opened the bag! That was wonderful because take out is a risky game my friend.
The price is more than Olive Garden but the food is waaaaaay better.
Bottom line:
Food…what I had was delicious
Atmosphere…didn’t experience
Value…Price to portion good
Price…reasonable $$

I decided to try the burger it wasn’t worth the hype. It had potential but when I asked for my burger it came out well done. The menu online is also not what is currently served. I won’t be back.

Love this place. Service is always great. I’ve never ordered anything that wasn’t amazing. The chef remembers things too. I asked for avocados left off my sandwich once, and then forgot to ask for no avocado the next time I was in. He remembered me, and didn’t put them on! Pretty amazing. That makes me feel like I’m really cared for, not just one in a herd of people. If I’m going to spend my money eating out, I want to be treated well too. Always leave the restaurant feeling great.

After shopping at the Foothills Mall we decided to try Café Tremolo and I’m so glad we made this decision. It was absolutely delicious. It is pricy but it was so worth the price. We can’t wait to go back.

Strange odd like going to a wedding back in the 70s, and not a good wedding! This place is weird. I asked for bread and the waitress told me a piece comes with the meal i told her i wanted bread b4 the meal and she seemed to ignore me because she said the owner likes to give it with the meal ??? the food sucks! Felt like im in my grandparents house.

One of the very, very best restaurants in Tucson, should be at the top of the list for great restaurants. Owners are wonderful people and make you feel like you are special. Just cannot say enough good things about Café tremolo

On our second visit I had the pork tenderloin sandwich. It was also amazing. As the weather continues to cool off we plan to eat on the patio some. The food and service here is really good.

Good food. Good service. Nice owner. Pleasant atmosphere. Great menu options. One of my favorites. This is a real undiscovered gem! Joe H.

Very good food! At the mall, and wanted to try it, since I’m not a fan of the other Foothills Mall eateries. Very clean, nice service too! Good music and sound system as well!

I’m a midwesterner, raised on breaded or battered pork tenderloin sandwiches. I’ve searched all over for such a sandwich in Tucson. Many of the restaurants cited via online searches have closed. I visited a nice one today — Tremolo, in the Foothills Mall.
I enjoyed the sandwich as well as my conversation with owner Paul, an Indiana native. Paul displays a lot of rock music memorabilia — autographed pictures and guitars. The place is spotless! You even get cloth napkins. There is a nice outdoor dining area as well as spacious indoor seating. Lunchtime service was great. I’ll be back again for sure!
For midwesterners — The sandwich comes with a choice of potato salad, fruit, or jicama salad. It’s served on a Kaiser bun that for my thinking is a bit too much bread for the sandwich, but easily remedied.

If you guys are ever looking for a restaurant with a great atmosphere and good service I defiantly recommend this place located at the foothill malls. The moment I walked into the place and saw all these guitars hung on the wall signed by all these great guitarist I knew right away that this was the place for me! I had the shrimp scamp and the shrimp tasted so good and fresh! I would so go back to this place!

Overpriced. Terrible bread. The tiramisu tasted like the ‘fridge.

Decent food, good service, and love the location!
My husband and I stopped by later one night and the place was fairly empty. We were promptly greeted and seated. The only problem came early in the night, as we tried to decide what to order. We were not impressed with the menu: Pasta as an appetizer? I dunno, we were just hoping for something more.
But the food we did get was good: Cheese plate and the burger, and a couple of cocktails. And the service was good! Very comfortable atmosphere as well.
At the Foothills Mall, there are plenty of food choices — Give Café Tremolo a try!

Good food, very cool décor (I am a music buff in addition to being a food lover) We used to go to the Gavi’s in this location and were disappointed when it closed. We hadn’t tried Tremelo so when we were at Foothills running errands we decided to give it a try. We enjoyed the food but were puzzled that we appeared to be the only customers all evening. We spent an hour there and had the place to ourselves then spent an hour at the mall and when we left there were still no diners in the place.
Even though the food was good, I felt the pricing was a little high for what we got, though private dining rooms tend to come at a price.
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Second outing to Tremolo last night. We again had the place to ourselves. Donna ordered the burger and I had the pork tenderloin sandwich. The tenderloin covered the plate and was amazing in its simple, deliciousness. Sliced tomatos, homemade pickle slices, sliced red onions and lettuce for garnishes, on a split toasted Kaiser roll with a side of fresh fruit. A very nice meal served quickly and supported by excellent waitressing!
The place started to get some more customers as we were finishing, but I am amazed that this place isn’t always full.

The Owner Chef touts his place: «Tucson’s own Hard Rock Café but with better food.» If you’ve ever eaten at Hard Rock, who’s food is truly mediocre and uninspired, and this Café, who’s food is fabulous, you’ll know how true his statement is.
Chef Blackwell’s food is eclectic, inspired and bursting with flavor. So many wonderful choices and flavors and fair prices given the quality of the ingredients and care in preparation. Chicken Marsala that has so much flavor you’ll eat the sauce with a spoon, Calamari that melts in your mouth, Dutch Cabbage that tastes like a whole new vegetable and Grass Fed Burger that bursts with so much flavor you’ll never want any other kind of burger again. Dijon Shrimp, Pork Apricot and don’t even get me started about the desserts.
This is just the tip of the iceberg and it certainly isn’t «typical bar food sandwiches,» as one misguided diner observed. When have you ever had grass fed beef or an open faced grilled salmon and avocado sandwich in any bar? Or anything other that fries or another deep fried sides? Tremolo is fry-​less and offers delicious Jicama Slaw, Pepper Slaw, Dilled Potato Salad, Fresh fruit. What bars offer that?
This is a wonderful place for those with a palate to appreciate it.

Three of us from our office went to Café Tremolo for lunch today. Café Tremoio occupies the space Gavi had left in the Foothills Mall.
Décor: The layout hasn’t changed very much from when it was Gavi, except about ¼ of the space has been dictated to a stage (a rug of the floor) and band equipment (amps, mixing boards, drums etc). The walls were decorated with guitars in cases. I assume the guitars were owned by famous musicians. During lunch there was no band playing, so I assume they play during dinner. And judging by the amount of equipment, this aint the place for a quiet dinner.
Service: Only 1 server and 1 chef working lunch… which was fine since there was only 3 other tables.
Menu: Very boring and uninspired. Only 1 kind of salad which you «upgrade» with things like chicken, salmon, chesse, bacon etc. The sandwich selection consisted of typical bar food sandwiches.
Prices: Here is the biggest problem I had with this place. The prices were outrageous. A basic salad is $ 9…and once you add chicken, bacon and cheese its $ 13. My sandwich… a chicken club was $ 11
Food: After seeing the menu and prices… frankly I wasn’t expecting much. But my Chicken club sandwich with Jicama slaw was delicious. The chicken was hot and juicy, the bacon crisp, and the bread was a nice buttery toasted soughdough. My co-​workers salad, looked good. The serving size was about right and had lots of stuff… but come on $ 13 for a plain salad.
Overall: My impression was Café Tremolo is a wannabe locals Hard Rock Café. The décor and theme might work if the place was more bar then restaurant. While the food was tasty and good, it was just a stepped up bar food with no real thought put into the menu.