Cave Creek Arizona
Nov 12th, 2009, 05:36 AM
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Cave Creek Arizona
Finally, we are having our first month away from the snow this year (mid Jan - mid Feb).
Any information on the Cave Creek area...restaurants, sight seeing...etc. would be appreciated.
Any information on the Cave Creek area...restaurants, sight seeing...etc. would be appreciated.
Dec 21st, 2009, 12:43 PM
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I love in Cave Creek. Where will you be staying?
In Carefree, which is the town next door, I recommend the Sundial Cafe for breakfast or lunch. There's a restaurant in Carefree called Carefree Station which has very good food. There's also an excellent Italian restaurant called Trattoria Romana.
In Cave Creek, I second caseybrem's suggestion of Tonto Bar & Grill. The food's excellent and the view while sitting on the patio, is lovely. I also recommend Alberto, which is Italian. For coffee in Cave Creek, there's the Firesky Coffee Bar, which has a lovely courtyard to sit it and enjoy your drink.
If you like horseback riding, there's Spur Cross Stables. A friend and I enjoyed the sunset ride. You can also take a jeep tour.
Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to know.
In Carefree, which is the town next door, I recommend the Sundial Cafe for breakfast or lunch. There's a restaurant in Carefree called Carefree Station which has very good food. There's also an excellent Italian restaurant called Trattoria Romana.
In Cave Creek, I second caseybrem's suggestion of Tonto Bar & Grill. The food's excellent and the view while sitting on the patio, is lovely. I also recommend Alberto, which is Italian. For coffee in Cave Creek, there's the Firesky Coffee Bar, which has a lovely courtyard to sit it and enjoy your drink.
If you like horseback riding, there's Spur Cross Stables. A friend and I enjoyed the sunset ride. You can also take a jeep tour.
Let me know if there's anything else you'd like to know.
Dec 21st, 2009, 04:04 PM
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Love Cave Creek!
We like to dine at Binkley's and Cafe Bink..for cowboy fun, we like Harold's Corral for cheap beer and a good burger.
We usually stay at the Boulders and play some golf..food is good at the resort.
This is a lovely town and what towns should represent in AZ..
We like to dine at Binkley's and Cafe Bink..for cowboy fun, we like Harold's Corral for cheap beer and a good burger.
We usually stay at the Boulders and play some golf..food is good at the resort.
This is a lovely town and what towns should represent in AZ..
Dec 22nd, 2009, 08:12 AM
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no offense OTC but Cafe Bink is right in line with any quality bistro in Cave Creek..Binkley's is considered one of the best restaurants in AZ and Cafe Bink is a bistro version of that with top notch produce.
It's been awhile dining at Tonto but from memory it was good Southwest cuisine.
They have a fab BLT for $12 with the best pomme frites!
www.cafebink.com
It's been awhile dining at Tonto but from memory it was good Southwest cuisine.
They have a fab BLT for $12 with the best pomme frites!
www.cafebink.com
Dec 22nd, 2009, 09:30 AM
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No offense taken, ksucat. We went to Cafe Bink when it first opened. I had a sandwich; don't remember what my husband ordered but the portion was so small that I had to give him half of my sandwich or we would have had to go for a second lunch! The same thing was happening a table away from us. The wife was giving her husband half of her dish since his was so small. The food was good, but we felt the value wasn't there.
Actually, Binkley's is considered one of the top restaurants in the US, I believe. However, that doesn't mean I have to like their food. I know people who love it, and people who have gone there and been disapointed. Anyway, to each his or her own. I know that the "foodies" on chowhound rave about Binkleys and Cafe Bink.
We have lived in Cave Creek for over 14 years so we are familiar with restaurant prices in the area.
One thing I should mention, I do not recommend the Silver Spur in Cave Creek. When it was the Satisfied Frog, it was great for a burger and fries. It's no longer got the same owner, and has really gone downhill. Ditto for El Encanto in Cave Creek. We used to like going there for the ambiance (duck pond by the patio) but when it changed hands a couple of years ago, the food went downhill. It was never great food to begin with, but now it sucks.
Actually, Binkley's is considered one of the top restaurants in the US, I believe. However, that doesn't mean I have to like their food. I know people who love it, and people who have gone there and been disapointed. Anyway, to each his or her own. I know that the "foodies" on chowhound rave about Binkleys and Cafe Bink.
We have lived in Cave Creek for over 14 years so we are familiar with restaurant prices in the area.
One thing I should mention, I do not recommend the Silver Spur in Cave Creek. When it was the Satisfied Frog, it was great for a burger and fries. It's no longer got the same owner, and has really gone downhill. Ditto for El Encanto in Cave Creek. We used to like going there for the ambiance (duck pond by the patio) but when it changed hands a couple of years ago, the food went downhill. It was never great food to begin with, but now it sucks.
