text: I would have given this two stars, but for the price, I have to give it a one.  My wife and I have been hearing about this place for years, and were saving it for a special occasion.  The ambiance was nice, but that was it.  We went here for dinner, which is priced than their lunch menu.\n\nWe asked our unfriendly server for a recommendation - she recommended just about everything.  That should have been the first bad sign.  We ended up ordering the seafood salad and halibut, along with  one glass of red wine.\n\nNo complimentary breadsticks or anything waiting for the food to come out.  Red wine came out chilled - who does that?  Portions were SMALL, but that was a good thing since the food was so bad.\n\nSeafood salad was extremely fishy - was not fresh seafood.  I know we are in Arizona, but for the price, I assumed the seafood was fresh.  Wrong.  Salty as well - maybe a to preserve the seafood longer?  Fish was dry and either overlooked, or not fresh.\n\nThere are some good restaurants in phoenix metro (granted North Tempe has limited selection for nice ambiance and food), but to is not worth the money.  Out tab came to $70 and I would have been disappointed with the food even if it was $10.  Other than ambiance and decorating plates to make things look pretty, this fails the palette.