text: I was in the restaurant last Friday. It was wonderful. This is among the best places I have eaten in Phoenix. I had the beef, almost a stew. It was very well prepared. My cousin raved about the gnocchi. My favorite thing about this place is the low key atmosphere. The wait staff is low key, attentive, but not overbearing. The house is charming and its a really comfortable place to sit and have a leisurely meal. \n\nI would have given the restaurant five stars but I question how it can charge $48 for a bottle of Arizona wine. It was a pretty terrible bottle. I would have sent it back, but I wanted to give it a shot so ultimately it's my fault for not saying anything to the waiter. Our second bottle was a lovely California Pinot Noir. \n\nIf you haven't been to Quiessence add it to the top of your list.