Venues Cafe - Carefree, Arizona

Cindy L.

What a fun night. Our first time there and it won’t be my last. I enjoyed the lightly dusted deep fried veggies. The chicken wings were great as well. We really enjoyed the location the atmosphere and I want to go back to sit on the outside patio.
Ashley, thank you so much for making this a special night for us. We will come back to see you soon.
I WOULD RECOMMEND

Sheri

I had a great salmon which was prepared exactly as I requested, something I rarely get, and the vegetables were delicious. My girlfriend really enjoyed her chicken piccata as well and said she'd definitely come back again. Portions and pours were generous and very reasonably priced. Service was great. We received enough attention to make us feel wanted as customers. I never had a bad meal at Venues and would wholeheartedly recommend this restaurant.

Dillon A.

The café was a disappointment—slow service, disorganized staff, and a frustrating overall experience. My order took forever, and when it finally arrived, it was wrong. However, the one saving grace was Ryan, the food runner. He was polite, attentive, and handled the situation with professionalism, making the experience slightly more bearable. If the rest of the staff had his work ethic, this place would be much better. Unfortunately, I wouldn’t return, but Ryan deserves recognition for his excellent service.

Robyn H.

This was our first time at the Venus Cafe. When we went to carefree to pick up some flavored balsamic vinegars and olive oils, we didn't realize that it was bike weekend! We probably saw more than 5,000 bikers! What a nice treat to look at 🤣 so we went out of town just a little bit to have lunch and pick the Venus Cafe. They had a really nice menu to choose from lots of options, when we arrived we didn't know that they were having fryer issues so anything that needed to be deep fried was not available on the menu and we're thinking that's why Linda's taco salad did not come with a tortilla shell but she said it still was very delicious. My veggie panini had a lot of great flavor points to it. The sourdough bread had a nice tanginess and the crunch added some great texture to the sandwich. Reading back over the menu I noticed that my panini was supposed to have mushrooms and a pesto mayo. It was funny when I was eating the sandwich I thought you know this would really be good with mushrooms! The zucchini had a thick texture to it that held up against the grill, and had a nice smokiness to it and added a good depth to the flavor of this sandwich. The spinach was fresh, not cooked. I like how the tomatoes were sickly sliced so you could get a really nice taste of the tomato. The tomato was ripe and had a very nice heirloom flavor to it. The mayonnaise on the sandwich did pick up the smokiness from the grilled zucchini that rounded out the sandwich. Our waitress was very informative and very attentive. I really enjoyed the atmosphere of this quaint cafe. Would I go back, absolutely!

Barbara M.

The food here is always very tasty. There was no urgency to take care of us. I had to go find our waiter because once our food was delivered, he never returned to check on us. We were missing part of our order and halfway through the meal when he still never returned I had to go find him. No one came to refill drinks either. Upon leaving we found our waiter outside petting a dog! Let's hope he washed his hands. Don't think we will return.

G G.

Has your service ever been so slow that when you turn around to look at the rest of the restaurant, you feel like you just missed the Rapture? I think our waiter had too many tables or was just too inexperienced. More water please, Nikko....And when your meal comes with a side salad and an order of crisp baguettes, don't wait and bring them out with the main meal. Nice atmosphere. Probably nice to eat on the patio on nice days. Negroni was good, but a bit sweet. Chicken picatta was 4 stars, but I won't be back.

Ben V. R.

We got takeout desserts, which were quick. The expert baker in our family said the Triple berry pie was superb with both an excellent crust and filling. The churros filled with apples were great. The chocolate decadence cake was also dark chocolate delight. Outstanding desserts!!

We then went back for lunch and everything was excellent. Great burgers turkey burgers and salads.

Rochelle L.

We were greeted immediately and warmly and seated within a few minutes. Venues is an inviting restaurant with a casual vibe and comfortable setting. Our server Jenae took out order promptly. We did have to wait an unusually long time for our chicken picatta, but it was worth the wait. Taco salad and onion rings were also quite good. Besides the wait for our food, I would venture out to Venues again. Maybe a burger next.