L’academie
4301 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85251
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Address :
4301 N Scottsdale Rd
Scottsdale, AZ, 85251 - Phone (480) 425-3000
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : No
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Dressy
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
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Mandy M.
As a Cordon Blue cooking school/restaurant this restaurant has big shoes to fill. They do so admirably! The food, flavors, and presentation are marvelous...there is definitely no shortage of interesting flavor combinations. Even when things aren't to your liking there is something delicious about each dish. For example: The raspberry/cherry sauce on the Black Forest cake was a bit too rich for me....but overall the dessert was delicious. Eating at a cooking school, which doesn't look like a school at all by the way, is a novel experience. I'm glad I had the opportunity to enjoy the dinner and ambiance they provided. It is going to the top of the "everyone should try this" list.
(4)Christina P.
First, I think it's important to remember what L'Academie is: this is Scottsdale Culinary Institute's casual, bistro-style restaurant. As such, every encounter with staff is an encounter with a student, from the host stand to the table service to the kitchen. Last night, we spotted the fruit and cheese plate on the dessert table upon our entrance. You see, while the menu is seasonal (maybe to coincide with semesters?), the desserts are changed out more frequently to allow for creativity of the student chefs. The offerings are displayed along with some featured beverages which you are forced to pass as you enter the dining room... a great way to remind you to save room (wink, wink). I guess you could say we had dessert first! Our "starter" featured slices of Manchego, and wedges of blue cheese and a smokey brie bordered by walnuts, pistachios, dried figs, apricots and cranberries and halved red and green grapes. Only real complaint: there were too few pieces of crostini (although we were graciously brought more upon request) and some of the green grapes had browned. Overall, it was a nice way to start the meal. I had the five onion soup. A velvety potage, the soup's aroma was slightly better than its flavor. A bit heavy on the pancetta and worcestershire for my taste. The presentation of the crab cakes was lovely. Three timbales of crab and peppers surrounded a small bunch of fresh greens bound by a tomato slice. The vinaigrette on the greens was a highlight. L'Academie has a notable wine selection. I was delighted to find Molly Dooker's 2007 The Maitre D Cabernet Sauvignon on the list! Deliciously oaked goodness! Truth be told, it feels like a cross between a classroom and an average American bistro. But, you know what? That's what it is... and, what better way to support young people who love food as much as we do and want to spend their career bringing it to us?!
(3)Aileen B.
Arrived early to ask the host questions regarding my food allergies, and to my dismay, most of the seafood dishes were off-limits due to shrimp stock inclusion in the cream sauces. Since this is a culinary institute, the staff cannot stray from the recipes and skills students must perfect in order to graduate. Lucky for me, there were still a few items I could order and enjoy w/out worry, but I wanted to stay along the vegetarian path just in case Amber wanted to have a try at my dishes. I was fortunate enough to have Christina and Amber join me for dinner. I thank you two for taking time out of your busy day to meet me! I also thank Christina for introducing me to Molly Dooker Cab. I had a nice Chardonnay. I must ask Amber which one it was since she also had a glass of it (C., do you remember what we had?) For starters, we all shared the cheese plate, which Christina already described in her review. I really enjoyed the manchego and brie on the buttered crostini with the pistachios, pecans, and grapes. The figs and apricots looked wonderful, but they're on my food allergy suspicion list, and I did not want to risk ruining a great dinner experience with these two women at my side! For our apps, Christina ordered the wonderful-sounding 7-onion soup; Amber ordered the salad special; and I had the onion-wrapped ahi-tuna spinach feta salad. I could have had this salad for my app, meal, and dessert! (It also had lovely pear sticks and a sweet dressing.) While Christina was satisfied with the cheese plate and onion soup, Amber and I had other plans! She ordered the sweet potato gnocchi with a white wine cream sauce. I had almost ordered this one, but the host talked me out of it. I had a taste of it and found it flavorful and light at the same time, despite it having a cream sauce. The white wine helped keep it from being too heavy or greasy. I ordered the vegetable panini- roasted tomatoes, red bell peppers, arugula, olives, and fontina on pumpernickle with cilantro aïoli and gaufrettes as my side (very thin waffle-cut potato crisps- delightful!). The panini was a hit!! Amber said she'd order it the next time she comes here. Heck, I'd probably order it again along with another dish and share with the table. The panini and gaufrettes surprisingly survived refrigeration and were easily rejuvenated using a toaster-oven. Now you'd think all that food was enough, but Amber and I had a sweet-tooth to satisfy, and that we did with the apple fritters coated with cinnamon-sugar and topped with a housemade vanilla ice cream, pecans, and caramel. This dessert originally comes with a vanilla-walnut semifreddo, but I had to sub plain vanilla to avoid an allergen. I thank Amber for sharing this fine dessert with me, although we did think that the vanilla ice cream tasted a little off (I thought it tasted like it sat in the freezer for a long time.) I plan to visit more often to try the other paninis and menu items.
(4)Vern G.
I was seated at the bar. A very nice young man was working the bar an provided good conversation. I was offered a DELICIOUS chicken, bacon, bleu cheese amuse. Yum! I ordered a pine nut pesto pizza, which wad delivered by the chef! :) The crust was perfect! Thick enough for structure and substance, but thin enough to "hide" behind the flavors of tomato and pine nut pesto. The cheese was also just right. Delicious! I also had the chicken panini, which was fantastic! The bread was a bit hard, but I think I was too busy talking and let it sit too long. All in all I'd definitely recommend L'Academie if you're in that area of Scottsdale.
(4)Fauzia I.
Eating at a cooking school was a novel experience for me, and one I'm glad I did. We did have a really hard time finding the place, since the building number was obscured by a tree. We found it by walking searching and that was when I saw the number nicely tucked away and obscured in the corner. From the moment we walked in though, everyone was very friendly. Later I realized I would have preferred to sit at the counter so I could watch the preparation. But I digress. We were brought bread right away, 2 types - baguette and one with apricots. That with the 3 butters (reg, honey and jalapeno) was awesome. We were brought a second round without even having to ask. So by the time the (very good) crab cake appetizer came we were already stuffed. Nonetheless we continued on the meal like brave little soldiers ... brave little soldiers should be so lucky ... before I get any notes, this is a joke, people ... and actually they were - top chef. last Wed. I wanted to order a sandwich but was told they only had sourdough bread. That was a bit disappointing - I wish there was more than one kind. However, the pizza I had ordered made up for it. Very nice in what I think of the real Italian style. Thin, grilled crust, light on the cheese and heavy on the flavor. MH had a burger - very good meat, similar to that we had at Joe's. We both ate half and got boxes for the rest. I really wanted dessert but had no room. I mentioned this and wanting to take it home to the server but she didn't offer the option so I didn't push. I figured it was a sign that the universe was not in favor of this. The serving staff was awesome - very nice and attentive. In fact I got my water glass refilled more times than I can count - I just kept drinking automatically because of it. Kind of like a robot but it was very sweet. I liked the decor - creative but at the same time not fussy or overdone. I did kind of wish the menu was a little larger - not much, I know they're limited, but just a bit. Next time I may come alone to indulge myself at will - no one to see all my little plates! And I'll sit at the counter.
(3)Travis B.
the hours change every so often, so check ahead, but this place is better than most "professional" places. they had an unanounced function once during lunch and the hostess told us to come back and she'd hook us up with a free appetizer. so we went back the next day, and not only did she remember us, but she comp's us one entree and the app. plus, the students did a fine job seating, cooking, and serving for us. great prices, regardless of the freebies
(4)Anthony C.
NAME: L'academie RECOMMENDED FOOD: Corn and Crab Chowder RECOMMENDED PEOPLE: None yet ONE LINER: A culinary student run restaurant up the escalators by saddle ranch in oldtown. Overall: 3 star Food: 3 star Service: 4 star Atmosphere: 4 star (if you like academic energy) HIGHLIGHTS: L'academie is a culinary student run restaurant. They have one chef and one floor manager that are teachers and one teaching assistant for the chef. Everyone else is a student. There were nine people behind in the kitchen, only one of whom was female I noticed. I love academia, and of course food, so it was fun for me. I took detailed notes and submitted them at the end of my meal. They are only open tue - fri, 11:30a - 1p for lunch and 6 - 7:30p for dinner. They do not close at 7:30p, they simply stop seating people after that, but are happy to seat you right up until that time. FOOD: They present the desserts and drinks on a table on your walk to your seat. They had mojitos as their drink special for the evening so I had a few of those. The student bartender/server didn't blink an eye when I ordered it strained. It was perfect for me, not too sweet. I ordered the barbecued shrimp served with a chickpea, avocado, tomato salsa. The shrimp was well cooked and the avocado was delicious. They served me a complimentary taste of the roasted corn and crab chowder. Spicy and delicious! Real slivers of crab meat that still tasted sweet despite being in a chowder. I'd say that is the must try item here so far. The bread was served with three butters, regular, sun dried tomato and dill. The dill butter tasted very strongly of dill (though the second pat the bartender gave me just to compare it to was much more mild). All very nice. For dinner I had a NY Strip. This was at best average. I ate it, I was happy, the red wine shallot marmalade was good as was the cabernet demi, but it didn't sing. I will be heading back to L'academie again as I just liked how eager the students seemed to be. SERVICE: Charisma: my bartender/server was very pleasant, nice and conscientious. Helpfulness: he went out of his way at all times, above and beyond normal. Menu Knowledge: he was stumped of a few things like you get when taking a test. But he was eager to run and find out what he didn't know. Star Explanation: 5 star: one of my arizona favorites! 4 star: great eats, recommended. 3 star: good eats 2 star: avoid unless with good company 1 star: avoid despite company
(3)Louise O.
Casual eatery of the Scottsdale Culinary Institute in main shopping district of Scottsdale. Everything on the menu is prepared by the students. Very reasonable prices with everything priced $12 and under. I had the chicken panini with fresh waffle potato chips and my mom had the burger with a jicama salad. The servers are also students and ours was a bit clumsy, but sincere. Both entrees were delicious, although found my sandwich a bit dry. I think a creamier aioli would have done the trick. A photo shoot began at the table next to us towards the end of the meal, so the chef comped us two desserts for the inconvenience. I had the flourless chocolate tort (how could you go wrong with this) and my mom had the strawberries and cream with homemade shortbread. I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to eat here, but if I was in the area this a definite bargain lunch place for the quality of food. Oh, and they do have a wine list priced around $25-40 per bottle--also very reasonable.
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