Mesquite Grille

Great spot right on the golf course. They have an excellent happy hour on both food and drink. Their regular menu is also very good. They get busy in the early evenings for happy hour especially on Thursdays and Fridays. Definitely worth coming out getting some food and drink and looking at the beautiful views.

Great food and not over priced. Great view, great atmosphere. My service was less than spectacular to say the least, but I’m not going to rate based on that. I was worried about the price due to the location and look of this place, but there were great choices on the menu at a decent price.

Beautiful view on patio, comfortable chairs and table, attentive staff. Burger and tuna melt good

Come here for ambiance: crazy beautiful golf course views, outdoor corn hole, big screen TVs for sports lovers, good live music & wrap-​around bar. Great place to bring the kids & let them run around outside while parents chat. I feel happy every time I come here. Food is consistently good but nothing gourmet. I LOVE the Cobb salad.

The Mesquite Grill has to be one of the worst run restaurants I have ever consistently experienced. Food quality fair at best. Service non existent at best. Now here is the perverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. What restaurant goes 10 days in a row without air conditioning in June in Arizona? Answer, this one. Don’t you think Phil Mickelson, who is financially commited to this golf course restaurant, can afford a new AC unit? At this restaurant, the customer gets a double bogey.

The food was great… would have given at least 4 stars, HOWEVER, it took 40 minutes to get our lunch. We asked for a high chair 3 times. Our young male waiter was definitely not a happy camper. There were about 5 or 6 tables between 2 waiters, not sure why the kitchen was so slow. I am so confused as to why the service was so bad. I will try again but if it happens again, which is likely by looking at the other reviews, then I will not be back.

I always recommend this place to visitors. The view of the golf course is fantastic and I love eating on the patio! Nights when they have live music are so great as well. All of the food we’ve tried is excellent. This a great spot for date night too.

We were there for a Sunday afternoon lunch and the service was super slow because they only had one person serving the entire patio. Management seems to miss the fact that on a fine Sunday afternoon people would want to be dining on the patio. Otherwise why would you only have one person running around trying to serve so many tables?

Beautiful views, great service and the food was excellent! The sliders were amazing! Good happy hour as well

They have the best location and patio in Scottsdale. This place would be great if the food was good. My family and I have given it so many chances, ordering something different every time. The food is just not good. I think the quality of the food that they use is below par. The nachos, wings, and even salads are disappointing to say the least. On the good side, they have a good happy hour and a nice wine selection. Please do something with the food… we love to come here after golfing.

Atmosphere and food was excellent! Service was a little slow. The views from the patio are amazing! Definitely a fun place to go!

Food…8+
Service .10
Ambiance. 10
Prices…8
Brought some out of towners here for lunch and we all agreed that it was a nice spot. I’d read some reviews that were not promising, but more frequent ones that sounded encouraging. Everyone liked their lunch and the service was terrific. I’ll be back, and I expect it will become a regular for us. Having lunch there this Tuesday with two friends.

I’ve been here a couple of times and the Mesquite Grill has delivered on Food and service. It has a very upscale look to the restaurant that opens up into the patio to a view of the golf course. On a warm day it can be a little stuffy since they don’t have ceiling fans. The sun will be in your eyes outdoors about an hour or so before sunset. Otherwise, outdoors is a good option any other time.
Now on to the food. I’ve had the pulled pork sandwich and the make your own burger. Both options would be excellent choices when you want to keep your bill to a reasonable level. They have higher cost items like steaks or ribs. This is a great date night place or just meet with a group of friends over some drinks and some good food. The service was great every time I’ve been here.
After my most recent trip here, I’m going to have to relegate some of those other North Scottsdale eateries to the bench and put the Mesquite Grill into my starting lineup.

You can’t beat Sunday all day happy hour and live music! They also have music Thursday and Friday (I think). I recommend going early enough to see the sunset!

WOW. What a great experience!
We came in on a Sunday evening to experience ALL-​DAY Happy Hour, Live Music from the incredible Ryan Sims, and one of the most beautiful views in Scottsdale.
The food and drinks were outstanding, as was the service.
I can’t wait to return for another night of music at sunset.

What a spectacular view, beautiful patio with a wonderful fireplace. Service was great could not have been treated any better, great wine selection and with ½ bottles on Saturday nights makes it even better. The menu selection has great verity, I really enjoyed the Sun Devil Salad and the Fish tacos are wonderful.

Outstanding halibut special last night! Very tender cut perfectly grilled. I would have given 5 stars but it needed something else besides 5 very small spears of asparagus on the side. Knowledgable wait staff. I took a friend visiting from Kansas City to enjoy the beautiful patio view looking out over the city lights. This has to be one of the best patio views in North Scottsdale. Very talented vocalist playing acoustic guitar. A lovely way to spend a relaxing evening. A best kept secret, but please share!

The Mesquite Grille is the restaurant at the McDowell Mountain Ranch Golf Course. My husband and I stopped by for lunch on a Thursday recently and were pleasantly surprised. The main entrance is a humungous wooden door that is beautiful and surprisingly not heavy. The inside is decorated with other wooden accents and looks how I would imagine a golf club restaurant to look. Swanky yet down to earth with some Sonoran touches. Since it was a beautiful fall afternoon, we choose to sit on the patio where we were able to overlook the greens and watch golfers practice their swing.
Our waitress was quick to arrive and take our drink orders. The menu is on the simple side and nothing too fancy. My husband opted to go with their burger and onion rings. The waitress advised that they weren’t traditional onion rings so much as a shoestring version. I ordered the mahi mahi tacos and asked if the regular fries or sweet potato fries were better. The waitress said both were good and offered to do a split of both. That sounded good so I agreed.
We didn’t have to wait very long for our food, it arrived rather quickly. My husband enjoyed his burger and the onion «rings» were good as well. They were thicker than shoestring, but not traditional rings — more like half rings and plenty of them. My tacos were outstanding. They came with a side of guacamole and salsa, so I could top them as I pleased. The mahi mahi was delicious and seasoned well. Even my husband was a little jealous. The sweet potato fries were much better than the regular fries — the regular fries were thick cut and not very crispy. (If you’ve read any of my previous reviews, you’ll know I’m a stickler on French fries and how I like mine.)
Overall, it was an enjoyable lunch. The food and service were good, the patio was nice to sit at, and best of all, the restaurant is really close to both work and home. We’ll definitely be back.

Beautiful restaurant set in a beautiful backdrop, but unfortunately the service was pretty bad tonight. Not sure if the server was overwhelmed or what, but it took him over 15 minutes to come take our initial drink orders, and then they were wrong. It just went downhill from there. The food was delicious, it’s just a shame that they didn’t have more staff on for one of the busiest nights of the week.

You know how sometimes you REALLY want to like a restaurant, even before going there? That’s how I felt about the Mesquite Grille, since it’s located about 2 minutes from our home here at McDowell Mountain Ranch. Walking in the door the setting was upscale comfortable and quiet. A TV was showing soccer over the bar, and we opted for the booths (the place was nearly empty on a Tuesday night).
For the appetizer, I had the iceberg wedge, as this is one of my favorite salads, however, this had to be one of the smallest wedges I’ve seen. It was topped with a blue cheese dressing, blue cheese crumbles, and two small tomato wedges, a very austere version compared to other versions I’ve had.
This was followed by the green pork chile taco entrée. Despite coming to the table on a hot plate, in a small, hot metal kettle, the chile itself was surprisingly only mildly warm. This could be overlooked, but it was about as bland as food as I’ve ever eaten. I ate it straight out of the kettle, and it was like eating… nothing. The chile was supplemented by three soft tacos, cabbage, and salsa for toppings. A very forgettable meal.
On a more positive note, though, the taco entrée came with a side order of french fries (?), an unusual combination, but the fries were hot and crunchy. Yum!
I may go back again in a while, but my hopes for a close-​by neighborhood eatery were dashed with my first visit. Sigh.