Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Fountain Hills / Rio Verde

Food is great, a nice place to have lunch, especially if you’re looking for a hearty, healthful, tasty salad.

This was my first time with my partner at this restaurant but had heard amazing things about it and it definitely did not disappoint! We got to enjoy the delicious beef Wellington and it was amazing!! Our server Jermaine I believe was also super helpful and made our experience even better! I brought my partner for his birthday and it definitely didn’t disappoint so I was really happy with our overall experience at this restaurant and will definitely be back!

Dining at Cafe Monarch is similar to enjoying a wonderful performance. It reminds me of restaurants in Europe, where the waitstaff take their career seriously and see you, as the dining guest, as special, not just a number to be herded through as quickly as possible. During our 3 hour dining experience, we enjoyed the 8 course menu, which was excellent. My companion had the vegetarian, while I had the standard menu. Both were excellent with us truly enjoying 7/8 dishes. The waitstaff are extremely attentive but not disruptive and make the whole experience enjoyable. While it is very expensive for 8 small courses, we both left satisfied. Given that it was a 3 hour experience, I would consider it more than just "dinner" and just that, an experience. I will return again

Good food. Awesome ambience. Great service. Loved the bag piper..

Less is more. I was nervous about ordering the salmon due to the mixed reviews so I opted for something familiar and simple - a burger. And I’m so glad that I did. The patty itself wasn’t as tender as I would’ve liked but the combination of flavors with the bacon, cheese and arugula was amazing. I also opted for the truffle fries which came with a spicy mayo that was really good as well. Less is more. When in doubt, get the burger!