Rascal Modern American Diner & Bar

Left an amazing church service today looking for fantastic food to treat myself for a Mother's Day Lunch. I stopped at one restaurant thinking I was going to have a great steak but it was very subpar. I took two bites (nothing beats a great steak in Texas) I didn't finish it. I drove further and happened upon Rascal. I have heard mixed reviews on the service but most have said the food was good. I ordered the fish tacos and a prickly pear margarita. Yummmmmmm. I enjoyed the tacos a great deal and the margarita was par for the course. I am admittedly a little selective when it comes to food because tend to compare everything on what I can find back home. I would definitely tell my friends visiting Sedona to drop in. I was seated pretty quickly. It wasn't overly crowded which is what I expected on Mother's Day. Now for the service, the wait staff seems nice. It wasn't that over-the-top friendly service I enjoy (I truly love it when staff makes me feel like they are happy I came in. I call it Chik Fil A service) Although I don't have that "please come back to see us feeling," I will say the food is good!!!! And when friends come to visit me here, I'll likely be back anyway.😊

The food came out so perfectly cooked and presented. My server was great and made sure I had what I needed. She checked on me a couple of times and it was just an overall great experience! I'll be back!!

The best brunch we had during our trip to Sedona! The food was excellent, the drinks were spot-on, and the vibe was perfect for our group of 8 friends. A great spot to relax, catch up, and enjoy a memorable meal together.

The Restaurant at dinner time was very busy. Our 6:30 reservation was honored. Busy made the ambiance fun. Seemed like a party atmosphere. Our server was great. The food was delicious and priced right. Live Guitar music added to the nice atmosphere. We will go back again!

Live music was great. Service was a little slow and seemed distracted/maybe short handed? Wedgie salad was great and huge size. Chicken piccata was decent and large size. Shrimp n grits was just ok - liked the pork belly. Shrimp were ok but grits were not good at all and I love grits and make them often and they are easy to make so not sure what happened there. I love veggies but there were just too many veggies in it, it didn't work. Desserts were just ok. So some parts great and some not.

I'm glad we tried this place out! The ahi poke nachos was amazing! I got the bone in rib eye and it was tender and flavorful! My wife had the crispy fried chicken and honey butter biscuit, she loved it!! We will definitely come back to this place!! Amazing place! Our server (Kristen/kirsten) was super friendly!!

The food was fantastic and our Marine server made it special. Semper Fi Marine. The Army loves you

Friendly service, and modern retro vibe, but the food wasn’t for me, even though I bet many people enjoy it. Personally I don’t enjoy rich white sauces that cover up over flavors of ingredients, and both the shrimp and grits and pasta carbonara were drowning in it. If I were to go back I would give something without a white sauce a chance.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Came here for the first night of the trip, kind service and I believe fair pricing. The Baja Fish Tacos and the guac were my favorite part of the meal.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Baja Fish Tacos

Service is fantastic, which is why Rascals gets five stars. Trying a bit too hard to be inventive so some of the dishes are a bit too busy. Donte (sp?) was amazing. Top notch attentive service.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Has a wonderful dinner at the bar. Sushi Nachos and French Dip were incredible. Fun spot. Dog friendly patio.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Ahi Tuna Nachos

Came here for a birthday, and everyone was super friendly and the atmosphere was great. We were able to see the sunset as we ate, and were surprised with a special birthday dessert. However, the food was somewhat lacking. We ordered the ahi nachos for the table, and also had the wagyu burger, fish tacos, and spaghetti bolognese. The ahi nachos were decent, but the fish could have been fresher and the portion was pretty small for 20 dollars. The burger and tacos were okay, but nothing special. The spaghetti was oily and the noodles were somewhat overcooked.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 4

Good salads.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Super long waiting time, waited for around 45mins for the food.
Fries are super salty
The burger is super hard
The chicken is super dry
The only one delicious thing is the salad

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 3

There are literally almost no meals nor appetizers, nor dessert that are suitable for gluten free, nor for vegans or even vegetarians. I am GF and my friend is vegetarian and another non dairy and the options were almost nothing. I was able to eat the pepper appetizer. The first one was good and mild so we ordered another and the second was so hot that no one could eat it. The tuna I ate off of the tuna nachos was very good. I asked not once, but twice for my soup to be gluten free and it came with the croutons anyway. Thank God I am not celiac. I didn't have time to ask for a new one as the main course was already coming out by the time I could have. So I just picked them out. But that's not OK when I asked twice for gluten free.
My steak was wonderful, but I did order the most expensive steam on the menu. The mashed potatoes were great too but for the price my side of potato's was a few tablespoons and my side of carrots was 3 mini carrots. Delicious but barely enough to pair with the 18oz steak that I got. So it left my longing. My friends got the smaller steak and, unfortunately it was so small that they all also felt dissatisfied. But those were the only 2 steak choices on the menu.
My friend was so excited for the strawberry shortcake. But there was a ton of dry biscuit and literally no strawberry sauce. There was a bit of whipped cream and a few slices of strawberry. My friend said it was very dry and lacking. I had the creme brulee and it was an astounding upper layer and the lower layer was also amazing in consistency and sweetness. But I would have loved something dun added to it. I saw one made with homemade almond tequila somewhere... things like that.
Also of their food was very bland.
All the people with dietary restrictions left feeling left out.
The food that was acceptable basic was very good for what it was. Nothing unique about the potatoes or steak but they were very nicely done. So kudos for that.

Dietary restrictions: Almost nothing someone with a gluten allergy or preference can eat.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Steak, Ahi Tuna Nachos, Blueberry Cobbler