Mastro's Ocean Club

Ambiance & Decor: 4.5 stars – Classic Mastro’s vibe. Big, dramatic, and elegant with a lively bar and piano setting the mood. Service: 5 stars – Mike was the highlight of the night… friendly, funny, and genuinely made the experience better. Food: 3.5 stars – Good overall, but they’ve apparently never met a sauce they didn’t like. Drinks: 4 stars – Solid cocktail list, fits the upscale steakhouse setting. Value / Overall: 4 stars – Fun night out, but definitely more sauce than substance. Final Score: 4 out of 5 stars Still a great night, but someone needs to hide the ladle. Mastro’s was one of those nights where the setting said wow but the food said whoa, that’s a lot of sauce. The restaurant itself is stunning; huge, lively, with that signature Mastro’s glam. The bar is beautiful, complete with live piano music that makes you feel like you’re in a movie scene where everyone’s pretending to have deep conversations. Our waiter, Mike, deserves his own round of applause. Friendly, fun, and genuinely invested in making sure we had a great night. Honestly, he’s the reason this review didn’t dip to 3 stars. Now, onto the food aka the great sauce saga. The tiger shrimp entrée was good but swimming in sauce and a little tough. The scallops? They were… fine, but came covered in sauce on top of more sauce, next to a side of cheesy toast that felt like flavor overkill. Someone in the kitchen clearly said “more” one too many times. The lobster bisque was solid; creamy and well-balanced. Loved that they split it for us in the kitchen, a classy touch. But the real star of the show was the seared tuna appetizer. Perfectly cooked, flavorful, and beautifully presented. Easily the best thing we ordered and a great recommendation from Mike. Overall, Mastro’s delivers on atmosphere and service, but the food could use a little less flair and a little more faith in the ingredients. If they trust their flavors half as much as they trust their sauces, it could easily be five stars.

Horrible service. We spent 75 minutes waiting for our dinner. They finally brought to go boxes with what you see in the pictures... raw steaks, no sauce on any side. I get tickets get lost and mistakes happen yet no one at this restaurant bothered to come to our table and own it and try to serve the meal we ordered on Father's Day. Sad as we have been regulars for years.

Service was 6/5. Very much appreciated our genuine server. Very knowledgeable, had a good time with us, great recommendations, prompt. One person in our party did not enjoy their food: staff was very apologetic and accommodating, handled the complaint exactly the way they should have. Food 5/5. Plates came out extremely hot (they warned 400 degrees) which I hadn't experienced before, but would love to again. The bottom of my perfectly cooked filet had an added texture from this that was amazing, and all of our family style sides (which service kindly dished up for everyone) stayed hot. The butter cake was absolutely delightful, I wish I didn't share it with the table. Atmosphere 5/5. I thought they had a very interesting cover album playing for the majority of my time there, only to realize it was a woman performing in the bar area. Great song selections and beautifully done. Kudos to this artist. Dining room was dark, which felt very comfortable. The only negative I could say is that you may want a little light if you have vision issues. I was compelled to write this review as I was extremely impressed with the whole experience. This is not a cheap place to eat, but well worth their price tag in my opinion. Would happily recommend.

The food and service here is always superb. Nothing is left wanted and they always make a point to help you feel special for birthday celebrations! (They print happy birthday on the menus and give a free butter cake!)

First time at Mastro's and it was fantastic! The food was amazing (definitely need to try their Seafood Tower!) All the way to the sin pie (chocolate decadence!) Can't wait to come back!

Food: Everyone loved their choices; pork chop, branzino & crab legs Service: One of the best, if not the best. Thank you! Atmosphere: Classy, dim-lit restaurant with a modern edge steakhouse and seafood $$$$ Noteworthy: I received a call from the restaurant the next day to say thank you for choosing Mastro's for our dining experience, wow, next level customer service.

A friend and I went to the bar on a Friday night to have drinks. Very interesting people watching, with a few entertaining conversations with other bar patrons. The live singer and piano player were lovely. My pomegranate martini was delicious.

Right out of the gate, I thought to myself “dang, another steakhouse”. And while it has many similarities to an Eddie V’s or a Morton’s, they all have their own little flare. First order of business - drinks. This was a 20 person corporate dinner, so getting drinks in hand is no easy task but, yet, an important one! Handled with ease, everyone had a drink within minutes. Second order of business - ambience. It has the typical low-light, romantic, upscale steakhouse vibe that most do. Now comes the good stuff…FOOD! JAPANESE A5 WAYGU - I loved the steak selections. Being a midwesterner, we eat steaks frequently and it’s always the same options. We rarely see anything outside the norm, so I had to order something I can’t easily get back in Iowa. And being severely anemic, steaks are always at the top of my list. While the seafood looked good, I’m still a midwestern steak lover. I opted for the Japanese A5 Waygu, medium rare. This was a melt-like-warm-butter situation. Oh…my…! Definitely a top 5 steak in my lifetime, and I’ve eaten steaks around the globe. I couldn’t stop from devouring this steak. And I got it Oscar style, but that was a waste. This steak needed no sauce. While the king crab was delicious, it was unnecessary for this beautiful steak. If there was a steak heaven, this one sits on the King’s throne. CHILEAN SEA BASS - husband got the Chilean Sea Bass with a blackened seasoning. No disappointments here; fish was white, thick cut, hearty and flaky, and perfectly seasoned. Blackened spice had bold flavors and a small kick, with the temperature on it spot on. Not overcooked and rubbery, like many fishes are. SIDES - were family style, all delicious! We had Asparagus, broccolini, white gnocchi, lobster mashed potatoes and onion rings. All fire! HEIRLOOM TOMATO SALAD - was nothing special; honestly, I thought it was bland. Tomatoes weren’t in season so that didn’t help but this dish lacked any flavor. Even the balsamic was tasteless. WEDGE SALAD - I love a wedge salad, so we ordered one when the server’s intro speech recommended their wedge salad as the most popular salad. This is pre-chopped, and I didn’t like that. Half the reason I love wedge salads is because it’s a wedge that I cut myself. It’s the fun of the salad, so when it came pre-chopped I wasn’t impressed. Now, to be fair, it does say “chopped” on the menu, so that was my bad for not putting the dots together there. Also, I like a balsamic glaze drizzled over the top of my wedge, and this didn’t have that either. Underwhelming salad IMO. BUTTER RUM CAKE - what they’re most known for, and I can see why. It’s a rum-soaked, dense pound cake, and it is decedent. FLOURLESS CAKE - is rubbing myself in flourless chocolate cake a crime, because this cake was so rich and creamy, I half expect that it would double as a great body cream! Thick, rich, creamy and delicious…so glad we didn’t have much to go around because I would’ve eaten the whole thing and been miserable. Even more miserable than I already felt after eating half the bread basket (before our salads) plus everything else! All in all, this is a top 5 for me in the Scottsdale area. And we’ve eaten our way across Scottsdale so finding dream locations isn’t a daily occurrence. We have many we like but don’t love; this one we LOVED!