I've been to other Roy's locations and crowed about the one in Chandler. Wanted to try the Prix Fixe menu and took a friend who lives nearby as my guest. Despite the waterside outdoor tables and attentive adjunct serving staff, this location didn't do it for me. Our shrimp and papaya appetizer was fabulous, my dining companion's chicken with jasmine rice and red curry was adored by his palate, but I found my hanger steak wanting. It's a very flavorful cut of beef but it was overcooked from my requested medium rare, and the presentation was monochromatic. Brown beef on brown sauces with purple sweet potato fries (which means they darken externally to a brown black after frying) in a black ramekin, covering up the sauteed or grilled? fresh garlic stems that are akin to scallions. One expects a pop of color on a plate from Roy's, and this one did nothing to whet my appetite. The dessert was lovely, we both opted for the bread pudding with macerated strawberries. Our server was amiable and the adjunct staff such as hostess and the food runners were attentive, but our server had lapses and the beverages took longer than usual to arrive. This might seem like so much harping over nothing, but when you are being charged five dollars to park after validation for the privilege of eating at a location, you expect the service level to be ramped up on every detail. Lastly, I don't know if it was attributable to the resort location, but I thought that thirteen bucks for a signature cocktail was a wee bit excessive. Maybe I seem petty, but it is my money. My server was tipped in excess of 23% or thereabouts, I was still kind to him, but overall I've had a better experience in more pedestrian Roy's locations.
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