Fat Ox

Had a large group for dinner. Family style was great and gave the opportunity to try multiple dishes. Veal meatball appetizer was amazing! Scallops, ribeye, and stone chicken were great entrees

We had a fantastic time dining at Fat Ox. I had the branzino and my girlfriend had the gargenelli. Everything was delicious! Great atmosphere, great vibe, and fantastic food and service!

Fantastic experience would recommend. Our server was Joel and he gave good recommendations and was on top of taking care of us. Our water was constantly refilled, plates were cleared and reset, and our dishes came quickly. We ordered the veal meatballs, burrata DOP, Caesar salad, beef cheek gnocchi, garganelli, and butterscotch budino. Everything was super good. Stand outs were butterscotch budino (must order- to die for), both the pastas were very good, and the Caesar salad was fresh and tangy. Only bad things were our table was not my favorite, just small and not in a memorable location and the parking was insane. But would recommend for amazing food and top notch service!

We had an absolutely incredible experience at The Fat Ox! From the moment we arrived, the atmosphere was welcoming and elevated, but what truly made the night special was our waiter, JJ. He provided exceptional service: attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely kind. When he found out we were celebrating our anniversary, he surprised us with complimentary wine and a dessert, which made the evening feel extra special and thoughtful. The food was nothing short of amazing. The dry-aged steak was perfectly cooked and packed with flavor, and the scallops were phenomenal: easily a 10/10. Every bite was memorable. Thank you to JJ and the entire team at The Fat Ox for making our anniversary dinner so unforgettable. We can’t wait to come back!

Flavors were spot-on. However, the experience was severely marred by poor value and pushy service. The portions were small overall, and the price is very expensive. Compounding this, our server kept insisting we order more items. We reluctantly ordered more under pressure and ended up with lots of expensive leftovers, which was frustrating. While the taste was good, the combination of the very high price and the server's insistence makes this a frustrating and expensive dining experience!

Fat Ox in Scottsdale delivered a great Italian-inspired dining experience, though there were a couple of drawbacks. The restaurant has a sleek, moody atmosphere, but it was so dark that it was difficult to read the menu. The entire dinner ended up taking close to two hours, which felt longer than we expected. That said, the food itself was delicious. I had the steak filet with gravy and potatoes, it was tender and flavorful. My boyfriend ordered the half brick chicken, which came with a generous amount of protein and was very satisfying. Overall, it was a good experience, but we did wish the service was a bit quicker.

The food was absolutely amazing. But the service was very slow. They did try to make up for it though by offering us free dessert. Total dinner experience took 2.5 hours, even after providing them the complete food order up front. The dining room was extremely loud, very difficult to hear or have conversations. It was also extremely cold. We ended up going to the patio, where it was perfectly quiet and actually warmer because of the heaters.

So - overall a good restaurant, but a very, very expensive meal for 4. 3 of us had two drinks through dinner, and we each had a pasta dish, a dinner, and 3 desserts. At the end, with tip, we were a little over $650.00!! Be aware, it is a pricey meal. We sat outside (only options for the open table reservation was either bar or outside) though the restaurant wasn't full. Not a problem, except it was cold outside and the heater didn't work. Pasta's - had the parmesan wrapped noodles with pepper and just nothing but pepper (no parmesan taste, and no complexity to the dish). 27 layer lasagna was good, with nice contrasts. Had 3 filets and a shortrib meal - filets were fine but nothing spectacular, and the shortrib was fork tender but bland. Desserts were fine as well, as well as the drinks, but nothing much above "pretty ordinary" while being chilly almost the whole night! Servers were outstanding - helpful with food choices, and information (although multiple attempts at fixing the heater yielded nothing and there were several others that were close and not being used...). For 50-60% of the money, this would have been fine restaurant and a good outcome - but $150+ per person just seemed too high for what we got overall!

We ordered the burrata, mushrooms, beef cheeks gnocchi, and short ribs, and tiramisu, and were very disappointed with the flavors. The burrata was the best of the bunch, but we found the accompanying apple cubes and sauce to be way too sweet and overpowering, so we had to eat around it. The rest were just okay - nothing great or memorable. The flavors were just not there, and I could've probably cooked each of these dishes better at home. The short rib was the most disappointing of all, as it was very stringy in texture and one dimensional in taste. In the end, we were not at all impressed by this place, and would not recommend it.

We came here once before while in town and decided to give it another try, thinking maybe our first visit was just an off night. Unfortunately, this visit wasn’t any better. The interior is very nice and the bar area is impressive. It looks like the kind of place that should deliver a great dining experience. But the service was again disappointing. Our server was barely attentive, we had to ask for drink refills, and the table right next to us received constant attention while we were largely ignored. The difference in service was noticeable and uncomfortable. On top of that, the upselling felt persistent and pushy. The food didn’t make up for it. Portions are small for the price — paying $45+ for a tiny piece of plain salmon feels unreasonable. The lasagna was flavorless, and a side dish we ordered didn’t arrive until toward the end of our meal, long after it made sense to have it. Overall, it’s a great-looking restaurant, but the service, food, and value don’t come close to matching the atmosphere. We really wanted to like this place after giving it a second chance, but it still fell short.