HGTV should do a show on the curb appeal of restaurants, and if they do they should start out front of Arcadia Farms. As soon as I pulled up I wanted to go inside. It looked as inviting as a spring day (disclaimer: most days in Phx look like spring days - so humor me). They have a lovely patio out front and places to sit and wait for the rest of your group. Also out front they had a table covered with recycled cookbooks for $2. My daughter Abby loves to cook so I found her a little treat there.\n\nAs soon as I walked in I was confronted with pastries and desserts - they obviously know their target market is women. Anyway, the mouth was watering before I even entered. Once inside, I wanted to stay - the decor invites lingering. We were seated at a table for five that included a loveseat. Fascinating.\n\nThe menu is like a minefield of goodies and it was impossible to pick. But they had salmon and, as good as everything else looked, I LOVE salmon. Everyone I was with ordered something different and we were all happy. We split a red velvet \"baby cake\" for dessert which was lovely, though too heavy on the icing.\n\nSo why not five stars? $100 for five women to have lunch seems steep to me. No one drank and no one was extravagant. There's not a lot of variation in the pricing anyway so in that regard it didn't really matter what we picked. I guess since I had to give them an extra dollar sign I had to take something away elsewhere. But I would absolutely go back, just not very often at that price.
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