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Venue's Cafe, Carefree, AZ

Venue's Cafe

4.9
4.9
220 Reviews
$31 to $50
American
Located directly across from the Town Center Park, Venues offers Contemporary American Cuisine with comfort food selections. The rustic interior is defined by rich finishes of brick, copper, wood and stone. The freshest ingredients are combined to produce recipes that are creative and affordable. Sit by our Copper fireplace and well-stocked wine cellar. It is in this setting that guests enjoy the finer things in life, which include great drinks, boutique wines, craft beer on draught, HDTV and marvelous food.

Speaking of eats, the offerings run the gamut, from small plates of deviled eggs with bacon jam, jerked shrimp served sizzling in a cast iron pot to dinner entrees of Prime Cut Filet Mignon, Shrimp Etoufee, COHO line caught salmon and Venues special Chicken Schnitzel with lingonberries. Hearing about events at Venues is easy with our VIP email updates, join today.

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2 people

7:30 p.m.


Booked 3 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Comfort Food, Contemporary American
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sun 10:00 am–3:00 pm Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30 am–5:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (480) 595-9909
  • Payment Options
    Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Catering
    A variety of catering menus offered to meet everyones needs.
  • Neighbourhood
    Carefree
  • Cross Street
    Hum Road
  • Parking Details
    Ample surface parking directly in front of the restaurant.
  • Entertainment
    Second and Fourth Sundays 7:30 - 10:00
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 220 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.9
4.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.8Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Phoenix / Arizona

    Best Value

  • Phoenix / Arizona

    American

  • Scottsdale

    Best Overall

  • Scottsdale

    Best Food

  • Scottsdale

    Best Value

  • Scottsdale

    American

220 Reviews
  1. JoanH

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall2food4service1ambience3
    Waited an hour for our lunch to be served. Music was so loud that even the server couldn’t hear us ! Food was good.

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  2. Chris

    Phoenix

    24 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Haven’t been to this restaurant for over 10years due to moving away. Was very nice to revisit. Food was good and plentiful. Half off bottle of wine night, so that helped the finances. Very enjoyable evening.

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  3. TobyP

    Phoenix

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great as usual. Katheran runs a Great Restaurant! It's Always Great!

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  4. DeniseE

    Sacramento

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    This was my first visit to venues and it was great! The short ribs were amazing but the breaded pork chop was even better. The cozy comfy atmosphere and reasonable prices along with very friendly server made for a great evening!

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  5. JeffM

    Phoenix

    33 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Venus is always great especially the taco salad. I highly recommend this place

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  6. RitaM

    Minneapolis

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Our table was ready when we arrived, and Katie, our server, was helpful, cheerful, and attentive. She made great recommendations.

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  7. MichaelO

    Phoenix

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Venues is our favorite restaurant in Carefree. We regularly meet up with friends there for Happy Hour and for dinner. Great gathering place for fun and laughter!

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  8. MarilynW

    Phoenix

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent service and food!!!

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  9. EricA

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Sat outside with heaters on. Very nice quiet evening

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  10. Peggy

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great value. Great food. Great staff and always the BEST dining experience. Thank you!

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  11. RobertA

    Phoenix

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My server Jene was excellent, she was friendly and since this was my first time in Carefree she explained everything to me. The food was delicious.

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  12. HowardB

    Washington DC

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Quality food, quality service, quality value. Very Pleasant Experience.

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  13. SherwinS

    Phoenix

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on October 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love the eggplant parm and seafood enchiladas! Thursday half price bottles are awesome too!

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  14. RichardF

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    overall4food4service2ambience3
    Long wait for drinks. Refills. Wait staff scarce at times

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  15. JoeC

    Phoenix

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful Prime Rib special Saturday nights. Looking forward to Burger night on Tuesdays. Great location wonderful patio for Al fresco dining.

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  16. Miller

    Los Angeles

    3 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    First time there.. excellent value and food was amazing! We will be back on a regular basis. Highly recommended

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  17. LindaF

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Had a pleasant, quiet lunch outside on a beautiful day.

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  18. KathyT

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Great variety of American Southwest Style food. Atmosphere was nice and not super loud. Will return.

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  19. JohnWS

    New York Area

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience5
    Great local place to relax and have a decent meal and/or happy hour. Good ambience, good value, good service. Nicolas, our server is always great.

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  20. GlenC

    New York Area

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great place to go for a very nice dinner out with family. Great food, reasonably priced with excellant service. For a small locally owned restaurant it can't be beat.

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  21. Vicki

    Las Vegas

    92 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    92 reviews

    Dined on September 23, 2023

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    The only reason I gave 4 stars to the Food category was because my husband ordered fish and chips and the fish reminded him of the frozen kind you can buy in the grocery store. It tasted ok but was dry. Otherwise, everything else was good. They pour a generous glass of wine too, so unlike most restaurants these days. We will definitely be back.

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  22. LindaG

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great happy hour! Great food, great wine and wonderful service!

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  23. Amanda

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Clearly a place for the regulars, and we enjoyed our dinner very much. We both got short ribs with salad and sides and loved it all. Quite delicious, and we'll definitely be back.

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  24. Cathy

    San Francisco

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on August 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent place for a happy hour or Sunday brunch! It’s a cozy atmosphere for date night or catching up with friends.

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  25. TobyP

    Phoenix

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a great meal! Donna is a Great server. Katheran runs a Great restaurant.

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  26. PattyM

    Hawaii

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I love this place. The food is amazing, the music is outstanding and the employees are perfect. Best burgers and Catherine’s Chicken Salad Sandwich is so good. Chili lime street tacos are amazing.

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  27. Dawinner1

    Phoenix

    14 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on August 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were a party of four and the service was excellent. We got our drinks right away and the server allowed us time to catch up with our friends before having to order. 2 of the party had the special which was wonderful and the rest of our meals were great too.

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  28. SandiH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    They were just wonderful to our birthday party of four. Food was EXcellent!!

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  29. JohnnyG

    Indiana

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Tuesday Burger night is a hit. Great burger & wine/beer. Always enjoy eating here. BTW...try the stuffed Pork Chop. It's fabulous!

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  30. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Branko was our server and he is incredible!

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  31. Andy

    Phoenix

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on July 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    All four of us agreed the food and service were excellent.

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 9, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Great server Nico. They were able to fill a request off menu for one diner

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  33. PeggyH

    Phoenix

    10 reviews

    5.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on July 7, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and service! Great atmosphere! Wonderful happy hour choices.

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  34. CyndiB

    Phoenix

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Took a friend there to celebrate her birthday. Our server Bronco is the best. He was very attentive to us and even brought over a piece of chocolate cake to celebrate. The food was very good and worth the value.

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  35. CinderellaT

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 18, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience4
    Why so skimpy on the beets for the beet salad ? At the price, and with the description…you had the beets, we had to ask for them, after serving first with such a sparse amount, we had to dig under the lettuce searching for the beets

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  36. dwv1

    Phoenix

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on June 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    great tortilla soup and summer salad good service and nice atmosphere

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Always a pleasure to enjoy their happy hour and our great servers

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  38. mallgrl

    Phoenix

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on May 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We enjoyed our dinner very much. Our server was friendly and efficient. My husband and I had delicious salads. They were fresh and plentiful. Our friends enjoyed their burgers.

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  39. Bobo

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Went for burger night. Burgers are thick, juicy and they throw in a beer or well drink. Staff is very friendly and attentive.

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  40. Lyni

    Phoenix

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Reviewed on March 23, 2019

    overall2foodserviceambience
    Service is typically slow. Food is good most of the time. Was there on a Saturday night and there was this Songo game going on. Made the experience a lot of fun.

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Venue's Cafe is rated 4.9 stars by 220 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:30 p.m.


Booked 3 times today
Google Map for Venue's Cafe

34 Easy Street, Carefree, AZ 85377

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Hum Road
  • Neighbourhood
    Carefree
  • Hours of Operation
    Brunch Sun 10:00 am–3:00 pm Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30 am–5:00 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Comfort Food, Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress Code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking Details
    Ample surface parking directly in front of the restaurant.
  • Payment Options
    Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    Second and Fourth Sundays 7:30 - 10:00
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Indoor Fireplace, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, View, Weekend Brunch, Wine
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