Forty1

Surprisingly small dining room - but felt intimate and relaxed. Limited menu , which means that each dish was fresh and ideally prepared. Scallops were succulent and silky. The filet was among the best I’ve had in Arizona.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐ Ambiente Sedona Forty1 is one of those rare Sedona restaurants that feels like a full experience, not just a meal. The setting alone is stunning — modern, intimate, and tucked into the desert landscape with that signature Ambiente glow. The service is warm and polished without ever feeling stuffy, and the team genuinely makes you feel taken care of. The food is the real highlight. Every dish looks like it belongs in a magazine, and tastes just as good. The elk filet and lobster starters are standouts, and the cocktails are creative without being overdone. It’s definitely a splurge, but the quality, presentation, and atmosphere make it worth it for a special night out. If you’re looking for a romantic, elevated dinner in Sedona with incredible food and a memorable ambiance, Forty1 delivers beautifully — just go in expecting luxury-level pricing.

No matter if you choose outside dining or inside, you’ll have a magical drink and good experience. Attentive staff. Wonderful selection of exotic drinks and fine wines/bourbons. I’ll be back.

Absolutely amazing! Mr. Heiner and staff drum up great hospitality and the food definitely made our taste buds sing. What did you do to those olives? We'll be back... #Auric

Forty1 is the very best food by far!!! Executive Chef David Duncan’s creativity does not disappoint!! Every single thing we ordered was scrumptious!!! I could eat here every day! The exceptional service we received from Scott put the experience over the top!! Everything from the craft cocktails to the dessert made the evening one to remember!! Do yourself a favor and run, don’t walk to try this restaurant!! You will not regret it!

Great restaurant, great service, great atmosphere next to the hotel pool. we were celebrating my wife's birthday and they treated us with champagne glasses. There was also very relaxing live music. I had the best crab ramen with mussels, and my wife had the jidori chicken, we both loved this culinary experience, and we highly recommend this restaurant.

Elegance, Opulence, Extravagance. The filet mignon cooked medium rare melted in your mouth like butter. I also suggest the Arepas as an appetizer. The craft cocktails are beautifully made. The ambiance is second to none. I loved the soft live music adding A smooth touch to the already beautiful atmosphere. Worth every dollar spent.

The meal from start to finish was excellent. We ordered 4 appetizers and 3 entrees and enjoyed all of it, the flavors and plating were phenomenal. The waitress was very nice and attentive and the ambience of the restaurant is very elegant. We can’t wait to go back.

This restaurant is amazing -food and service top notch. Everything is fresh and made to order. Not To mention the location is so pretty! Highly Recommend

Exquisite special occasion dining with an inventive fresh-ingredient Asian-fusion menu that was much-needed in Sedona! My mom treated my husband and me to dinner to celebrate the holidays, and we all absolutely loved everything. The restaurant is part of Ambiente resort. We arrived and valeted the car at Ambiente lobby. You can either walk down the path to the restaurant (which is near the lit-up pool area) or, if it's a cold night or you don't want to walk--the valets will drive you down the path in a golf cart. Our server was excellent. She explained that many things on the menu are modular, so they can be made gluten-free, pescatarian, and vegetarian. My husband and I are pescatarians, and so we loved hearing that the ramen with crab and red miso broth can be made pescatarian if you choose to leave out the pork belly. So many great things on the menu. We had: * Artichoke hearts appetizer - 5 stars (flavorful and delicate) * Seaweed salad with yuzu-apple vinaigrette- - 5 stars (tasty & different) * Halibut entree - 5 stars (perfect: moist, buttery & flaky) * Alaskan king crab with gnocchi and asparagus tips - 5 stars + my favorite entree of 2024! The crab was exceptional and bountiful across the top of TJ sautéed gnocchi. * Churros desert with sliced apples and yuzu ice cream - 5 stars (yummy combination of flavors) COCKTAILS WE HAD: * The Gamble, an excellent cocktail with jalapeño-infused mezcal and watermelon juice, garnished with a spicy shishito pepper * Paper Plane (perfectly balanced) * Tootsie Roll Espresso Martini (nice flavor and not too sweet which we appreciated) The menu and quality and execution of all the dishes we had impressed us. We all said it was one of our favorite meals of 2024--if not THE #1. Local singer and songwriter Sylvia Grape played during dinner, and she adds to the cool vibe. She plays her own original songs and excellent covers of bands from The Cranberries and The Cure's "Love Song" to Mazzy Star. We enjoyed her entire set! Excellent 5-star experience from start to finish.

We were excited to celebrate our anniversary at Forty1, but unfortunately, the experience fell short of our expectations. We were not staying onsite, but in Sedona for our anniversary weekend. The wedge salad was a great start, but the main courses were disappointing. My husband's halibut was undercooked and the black rice was mushy. My vegan chile relleno was overly sweet and bland, and the accompanying purple potatoes were flavorless. While the staff was kind enough to offer a substitute ramen (once I brought my disappointment to their attention) the ramen was just okay and lacked the depth of flavor. The deconstructed Snickers bar was a strange dessert, arriving frozen solid on the plate. We used our utensils like chisels haha! While we personally appreciated the non-alcoholic drink options and thought both mocktails were delicious, the overall quality of the food didn't justify the price. We've had much better meals for half the cost at other restaurants in town. The restaurant ambiance is high end and teetering on fine dining. The service was exceptional and would be a great spot for a cocktail or a guest staying onsite, but I don't think we will be returning.

By far the best restaurant in Sedona, the food and ambience were unmatched! Executive Chef David Duncan brings his many years of experience to this restaurant, located at the Ambiente resort. Beautiful presentation and absolutely amazing flavors! The service was impeccable, the chef himself comes out to present your meals and ensure everything is delicious. I cannot recommend Forty1 enough, it's a must try!

Recommended to us by the concierge at another property we were staying, we went, we ate, and were truly impressed!! we have for starters, the butter, fish, and the elk strip loin, very extreme, but each perfectly done and an actual perfect counter combo, entrées, surf and turf Ramen, and the filet mignon. Again, the food was incredible now with respect to the server, outstanding individual who knew his wines. Actually a shout out to all the staff at the hotel. Lastly, a comment about the bathroom. I've begun reviewing bathrooms over the last few years here on yelp. This by far was the best bathroom in America that I've had privilege of visiting!

Something to really disappointing. Very beautiful property. The food was blah... Drinks were delicious and I ordered the bison ossoboco was served a short rib. I called the server over to bring it to their attention and was told oh sorry our supplier was only able to get short rib. This should have been addressed prior to ordering and at this point in dinner my wife was almost finished with her food and did not want to sit around for a whole new entree to be made as we had already been there 45 minutes between drinks and appetizers. This soured the meal. The server was very friendly and nice but overall overpriced for what it is

Everything about this place was amazing. Abram made sure we had a 10/10 experience. The restaurant was beautiful and we had great views of the sun setting. I was a little intimidated by the menu because they had some dishes I was not the most familiar with but they did not disappoint. Everything that we tried was amazing all the way down to the drinks and appetizers but the entrees were very unique and flavorful. We had the king crab gnocchi and the salmon. We were not disappointed. We will be coming back. And if we're being honest here, this has been the best food we have had in Sedona.

The food was delicious and romantic ambiance. Highly recommend the mussels appetizer, was amazing!

This restaurant is a hidden gem in Sedona inside Ambiente Landscape Resort. Stayed here for 3 days and experienced some of the best chef curated dishes. Let's start from the server, Abram. He knows every single item in the menu and recommended what we can try. Dinner Day 1, we ordered a few glasses of Barrio Blonde which is a local brew. Had the wild caught blue shrimp aquachileand charcuterie for appetizers. Main course were blue crab ramen and elk steak which were both delicious! Dessert was pistachio. Ordered the same thing the next day for dinner. Breakfast was also delicious! The stay comes with a $40 credit per person for breakfast. Chef David's a great chef

This restaurant at the Ambiente A Landscape Hotel was absolutely phenomenal. My husband and I arrived as it was down pouring as it is AZ's monsoon season. The valet at the front of the hotel quickly attended to us and got us into a golf cart to be escorted down to the restaurant which is poolside. Although it was raining, it was evident that this property is absolutely stunning! When we arrived, we were sat immediately and Daniel was our server. Daniel was attentive and hospitable. My husband and I opted to split the Bulgogi Skirt steak which was brought to us split on two plates & was cooked to absolute perfection. Our cocktails, food & dessert were absolutely delicious. Also,l had the best cappuccino I've ever had alongside my pistachio bliss dessert - a must try if you love pistachio & dark chocolate. I could not have been happier with our dining experience! Thank you so much! We will definitely be back next time we visit AZ!

Our first time in Sedona, we're celebrating our anniversary, staying at the exquisite Ambiente landscape hotel. It's a special treat, staying and dining poolside amidst the red rock Sedona cliffs all around. I feel extra lucky, being able to be the first Yelper to review Forty1 (Oops! Almost! Well played Elizabeth A!), which is one of the finest restaurants we've been to, in all of our travels. I understand they have changed chefs since originally opening, but whomever they have now is doing amazing things. Service has also been polished and professional. Emma, Mary, and especially Lana all took great care of us. Our first night at Ambiente we stayed for dinner and they set the stage for a phenomenal vacation. We haven't been to a restaurant that serves an amuse bouche and refolds our napkins for us since forever, and it was such a treat. The amuse bouche introduced us to the skillful chef, we both loved the perfectly balanced spoonful of pickled daikon and creamy flavorful puree. Our first dish was the wild caught blue shrimp aguachile, prepared like a ceviche, with delicious jugo verde, pickled Serrano, mango, yuzu pearls, roasted pepitas, pomegranate, and micro cilantro. The shrimp were perfect, and we drank the juice up with a spoon before allowing the dish to leave our table. Next was my wife's favorite dish of our whole vacation, Forty1's version of Surf and Turf, with a delicious and crispy hoisin marinated pork belly, two *perfectly* cooked seared scallops, cantaloupe melon, honeydew gastrique, and a little ube sorbet as a palette cleanser. Perfection. And lastly, our most indulgent dish, we shared a delicious chef special, not on the menu. Our server raved about how good it was when the staff got to taste it, and they were right. Chef created a perfectly cooked tender filet of beef, topped with pulled king crab meat. It was rich and indulgent and again cooked perfectly. We stayed for dessert as well, eager to taste a little more of that ube gelato, and I ordered chocolate and pistachio gelatos as well. Just like everything else that night, they were perfect. We've also now had opportunity to try the breakfasts and lunch offerings. Everything is delicious and perfect, but expensive. We're on vacation and celebrating a special occasion, we're feeling fortunate to be able to indulge a little more than we normally would or could.

Amazing food & service for our mini-moon dinner. Had the sea bass and the filet for entrees, which were both cooked perfectly. Appreciated the amuse-bouche & amazing cocktails! Definitely a good place to indulge. Pistachio tart for dessert was good but slightly dry.

Good food, good service, but not great. Sedona has so many 5+ star restaurants, this is not one of them. No view either.

We went for our anniversary and were not disappointed. Magnificent food, service and ambiance. This is a hidden gem. Wasn't busy when we got there at 6:30 but by the time we left it was. I got the Bering Sea King crab and my husband got the Bison Osso Bucco. Both were delicious as well as the artichoke hearts appetizer.

An excellent fine dining experience. The food, ambiance and service were excellent. The Blue Crab Ramen created by Chef David Duncan was beyond compare. As a Sedona local I get to eat in the finest restaurants in town. Forty1 is one of the best. I highly recommend it to locals and visitors alike.

We stopped for lunch after spa treatments. The service was excellent, thoughtful and attentive. The menu is unimaginative and bland. Cocktails were more creative but watered down and came at an extremely high price point at $24-$100 per cocktail. There are far better restaurant options in the area and if you are not staying as a guest at the resort this is a hard pass.

This place is so beautiful. Their service is beyond. I appreciate there dedication here and they even had a charger for my phone. Above and beyond for sure.

All I can say is AMAZING! Very helpful with allergies and the substitution was perfect! We could not have had a more wonderful dinner!