This was our second visit to Sicilian Butcher and we came back specifically for the shrimp scampi appetizer. Unfortunately, that was taken off the menu and everything else was lackluster after that. The calamari and octopus lacked flavor, we sent it back and it wasn't removed from the bill. We ordered a split Caesar salad and it was okay, lots of white rind in the salad that most people don't care for. The pepperoni pizza had this weird sweetness added that we didn't care for. We also didn't care to cut our pizza with butcher scissors but I understand that was for the theme of the restaurant. The steak meatballs and bolognese were thankfully very good. I wish they would have compensated us for the calamari that we barely touched and that they would consider keeping the shrimp scampi on the menu as a staple item. We probably won't return for a while.
It was a nice looking place. Staff was great. Pizza was good. Appetizer wasn't cooked and the gnocchi was warm at best. The manager was fantastic. Gave us dessert to go. We will go 1 more time. Everyone has an off night.
Food is just ok. Not sure of the hype. Happy hour has great prices. Service was ok. She smiles in your face then turns around and immediately is not smiling almost a bitter look. It was ridiculous. Not sure if she realizes how fake it is. She wasn't bad but just off putting. Food was ok tasting. Not like super tasty. It's fine for some fuel.
Kevin
Wonderful place to eat. Had a setting for 6 on the patio and loved it. Food was excellent and the chef came out and made sure everything was to our liking. Would recommend this place to anyone and if not hungry, share you will get alot of food.
We dinned inside our table was already set up. We ordered two appetizers the octopus calamari (Amazing!) and the garlic bread (also Amazing!!) they wait took a little while for those but turned out delicious. After they took out order the wait turned out to be very long and we saw other tables have their food and leave. To be fair it did seem very busy and staff were amazing about keeping us updated and let us know they were working on our food. Due to the wait they offered free dessert and ended up taking a lot off our bill!! So they very kind and generous to make sure we were still taken care of!:) I've been here before this time and would still come again we just happened to have a lot of people at a busy time. Amazing overall!
Montecristo01
We had a wait for a table although we had a reservation. The table was right next to door which I didn't love. Positives - our server, Matt was excellent-very attentive and pleasant. Food was good.
LisaW
The food was wonderful, with one exception: The pesto sauce had no pesto in it. I ordered pasta with meatballs. In this restaurant, you choose your type of meatball, your type of pasta and your type of sauce when you order this dish. I love good pesto sauce so I ordered that. I was a chef and caterer previously and used to make my own pesto sauce, so I know what it should be. What arrived on my pasta was cream sauce with very minute flecks of basil in it. I bit my tongue and did not suggest I should step back into the kitchen and show the kitchen staff how to make actual pesto. The place is popular and a little loud, although my husband and I did not need to shout to be heard. The food is great; just don't order the pesto sauce.
Jalia
Sadly disappointed again, this place is attached to restaurant and only had tiny tables squished in. The girl was friendly but not knowledgeable about pastries when I asked about the fillings, ex. if they were cream or custard in Lobster and she said cream then both, so who knows. The tables had ton crumbs and spill and I asked if they could be wiped down and she handed me a wet wipe then I cleaned up after other ppl, where is my tip… . Honestly the pastries and coffee were all fairly bland. The green pastry was very soft and the lobster pastry was very crunchy on outside, I assumed it would be more flakey, I was wrong. The coffee only came in small, was watery and the flavors I asked for were not noticeable. Won’t be back, and wondering how these places get such high reviews. Plus they use plasticware instead of silverware, why put more plastic in world when you’re attached to a restaurant w/dishwasher.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Diane Bungert
One of the finest in Arizona. Love the food. The staff, and after make sure you go next door Gelato, italian cookies, cannoli, many choices so deliousVegetarian options: Eggplant, pasta very very good.
How have we not tried this place until now?!? Fresh pasta and meatballs made in house, so delicious you will be craving it the next day! We started with Pull Apart Garlic Bread and Pane Cunzatu (Sicilian-Style Bruschetta). For the main course I had Tomaso's Sicilian Meatballs, Pappardelle pasta with Truffle Mushroom Sauce. My wife had the Tony's Steak Meatballs, Creste De Gallo pasta with Picchio Pacchiu sauce. My son had the Chicken Parmesan Meatballs, Paccheri pasta with Parmigiano Cream sauce. We finished with Tiramisu and Espresso for desert. The service and atmosphere was great and every part of this meal was delicious. We can't wait to go back!
LauraK
This is the first time that I went to this Sicilian Butcher. I was not disappointed. The food was excellent. We had the calamari and octopus appetizer which was the best I've had. The chopped salad was also outstanding. The service was also top notch.
SueN
We were very disappointed in the Sicilian Butcher. We had reservations but were place at a table at the front day where there was constant traffic. It took a long time to get our food and then my noodles were so undercooked I had to send them back to the kitchen. I did not receive replacement noodles until I was done with the rest of my meal. My husband tried the meatball sampler and thought they were average at best. All in all, we were really disappointed and will not be back.
James Emami
So have your prices gone up so much your afraid to show a legit menu and sacrifice customers? Desserts & prices, espresso & coffee w prices, you show your field of pastas and some dish titles, but no price listings? I've looked up mom & pop restaurants with more information provided
Henchman B
Very cool place to go! Nice quick pitstop for coffee and sweats. I need to leave with less pastries next time.
This was our second visit to Sicilian Butcher and we came back specifically for the shrimp scampi appetizer. Unfortunately, that was taken off the menu and everything else was lackluster after that. The calamari and octopus lacked flavor, we sent it back and it wasn't removed from the bill. We ordered a split Caesar salad and it was okay, lots of white rind in the salad that most people don't care for. The pepperoni pizza had this weird sweetness added that we didn't care for. We also didn't care to cut our pizza with butcher scissors but I understand that was for the theme of the restaurant. The steak meatballs and bolognese were thankfully very good. I wish they would have compensated us for the calamari that we barely touched and that they would consider keeping the shrimp scampi on the menu as a staple item. We probably won't return for a while.
It was a nice looking place. Staff was great. Pizza was good. Appetizer wasn't cooked and the gnocchi was warm at best. The manager was fantastic. Gave us dessert to go. We will go 1 more time. Everyone has an off night.
Food is just ok. Not sure of the hype. Happy hour has great prices. Service was ok. She smiles in your face then turns around and immediately is not smiling almost a bitter look. It was ridiculous. Not sure if she realizes how fake it is. She wasn't bad but just off putting. Food was ok tasting. Not like super tasty. It's fine for some fuel.
Wonderful place to eat. Had a setting for 6 on the patio and loved it. Food was excellent and the chef came out and made sure everything was to our liking. Would recommend this place to anyone and if not hungry, share you will get alot of food.
We dinned inside our table was already set up. We ordered two appetizers the octopus calamari (Amazing!) and the garlic bread (also Amazing!!) they wait took a little while for those but turned out delicious. After they took out order the wait turned out to be very long and we saw other tables have their food and leave. To be fair it did seem very busy and staff were amazing about keeping us updated and let us know they were working on our food. Due to the wait they offered free dessert and ended up taking a lot off our bill!! So they very kind and generous to make sure we were still taken care of!:) I've been here before this time and would still come again we just happened to have a lot of people at a busy time. Amazing overall!
We had a wait for a table although we had a reservation. The table was right next to door which I didn't love. Positives - our server, Matt was excellent-very attentive and pleasant. Food was good.
The food was wonderful, with one exception: The pesto sauce had no pesto in it. I ordered pasta with meatballs. In this restaurant, you choose your type of meatball, your type of pasta and your type of sauce when you order this dish. I love good pesto sauce so I ordered that. I was a chef and caterer previously and used to make my own pesto sauce, so I know what it should be. What arrived on my pasta was cream sauce with very minute flecks of basil in it. I bit my tongue and did not suggest I should step back into the kitchen and show the kitchen staff how to make actual pesto. The place is popular and a little loud, although my husband and I did not need to shout to be heard. The food is great; just don't order the pesto sauce.
Sadly disappointed again, this place is attached to restaurant and only had tiny tables squished in. The girl was friendly but not knowledgeable about pastries when I asked about the fillings, ex. if they were cream or custard in Lobster and she said cream then both, so who knows. The tables had ton crumbs and spill and I asked if they could be wiped down and she handed me a wet wipe then I cleaned up after other ppl, where is my tip… . Honestly the pastries and coffee were all fairly bland. The green pastry was very soft and the lobster pastry was very crunchy on outside, I assumed it would be more flakey, I was wrong. The coffee only came in small, was watery and the flavors I asked for were not noticeable. Won’t be back, and wondering how these places get such high reviews. Plus they use plasticware instead of silverware, why put more plastic in world when you’re attached to a restaurant w/dishwasher.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
One of the finest in Arizona. Love the food. The staff, and after make sure you go next door Gelato, italian cookies, cannoli, many choices so deliousVegetarian options: Eggplant, pasta very very good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Gelato, Bakery, Bruschetta, Pistachio Lobster Tail
The meatball flight!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bruschetta
Restaurantji Recommends
How have we not tried this place until now?!? Fresh pasta and meatballs made in house, so delicious you will be craving it the next day! We started with Pull Apart Garlic Bread and Pane Cunzatu (Sicilian-Style Bruschetta). For the main course I had Tomaso's Sicilian Meatballs, Pappardelle pasta with Truffle Mushroom Sauce. My wife had the Tony's Steak Meatballs, Creste De Gallo pasta with Picchio Pacchiu sauce. My son had the Chicken Parmesan Meatballs, Paccheri pasta with Parmigiano Cream sauce. We finished with Tiramisu and Espresso for desert. The service and atmosphere was great and every part of this meal was delicious. We can't wait to go back!
This is the first time that I went to this Sicilian Butcher. I was not disappointed. The food was excellent. We had the calamari and octopus appetizer which was the best I've had. The chopped salad was also outstanding. The service was also top notch.
We were very disappointed in the Sicilian Butcher. We had reservations but were place at a table at the front day where there was constant traffic. It took a long time to get our food and then my noodles were so undercooked I had to send them back to the kitchen. I did not receive replacement noodles until I was done with the rest of my meal. My husband tried the meatball sampler and thought they were average at best. All in all, we were really disappointed and will not be back.
So have your prices gone up so much your afraid to show a legit menu and sacrifice customers? Desserts & prices, espresso & coffee w prices, you show your field of pastas and some dish titles, but no price listings? I've looked up mom & pop restaurants with more information provided
Very cool place to go! Nice quick pitstop for coffee and sweats. I need to leave with less pastries next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5