Mastro's Ocean Club - Scottsdale - (480) 443-8555

I had dinner here Thursday night. My colleague and I had the Seafood Tower with shrimp, oysters, snow crab claws & Alaskan king crab for our appetizer. It was so huge that we couldn't finish even half of it. It's a shame because it was so good. I had the Alaskan king crab and it was very good. I had a piece of my colleague's filet & it was outstanding. It was the best filet I've ever had, very tender and flavorful. The server was very attentive and the overall service was great. I highly recommend Mastro's Ocean Club for seafood and steak.

I've been to this place twice, mixed results. But just this last weekend to the Mastro's Steakhouse on Camelback at Scottsdale Rd; nice place, great bar scene, very much the hot spot and good bartenders but.. bad service from the hostess on down, really expensive food that was not any better than.. geez, buffet stuff. $14 special house salad was some shrimp in lettuce with what tasted like mayo dressing, room temperature.. ugh. 3 other appetizers the same results, we could barely eat it; passed on their $45 each steaks. They do a 3x markup on by the bottle wine, ok fine, for the visuals and the scene there I'm ok with that. Go, see and be seen, but eat somewhere else, plenty of good choices nearby.

I consistently enjoy the Ocean Club. In the restaurant, service is prompt and attentive. The fish is moist and the side dishes, served a la carte are fantastic and served in gererous portions. They offer a seafood tower, which is designed to your specifications with oysters, crab, lobster, etc... Everything always tastes fresh. I would highly reccomend the crabcakes. They are flavorful and almost entirely crab. The large bar/lounge is a great place to mingle, people watch, and listen to the live piano player. Drinks, especially the martinis, are made well. It is always a great experience.