Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant- Chandler

My husband and I recently moved to the area and wasn't really sure where we should go to celebrate our 7th year anniversary. My husband happened to find this place on Google and it's not far from where we are at, so decided to give it a try, so happy we did! First off, I definitely recommend making reservations. Ours was for 5:30pm and even though it wasn't to too busy when we first arrived, it wasn't long after that that the place filled up and came to life. The wine bar and little shop when you first walk in is nice, gives you some items to walk around and look at while you're waiting. We were seated fast because we had reservations. Our waitress, Gwyn H, was awesome! She is very friendly, knowledge about the menu in all categories and wines, made suggestions that we loved, kept our glasses full and table cleared, easy to communicate with and stayed busy busy but was on top of things that you didn't have to stop your meal to look for your waitress, which we loved. She's a very hard worker and great at multitasking. We will definitely be asking to sit in her area when we return. We ordered the Crab, Shrimp & Lobster Bisque to start, rich and creamy but not over powering. We both agreed that it was the best we've had. Loved that they used the pretzel bread to make croutons to go in it. ( You get pretzel bread and butter when you're seated) and we shared their Gnocchi Carbonara, which they split for us in the kitchen. So what is pictured is half of the order. And there was still plenty for us to bring home for lunch today. (Gwyn H packaged it and wrote a cute little notes on the box. It's those small little details that makes a person feel special and she's nailing it!) I have never had carbonara, so I wasn't sure what to expect, I would describe it as very light and filling, which was perfect because for dessert, they brought us their house truffles to celebrate our anniversary. The truffles were rich and creamy and very delicious. We also samples a couple of their brand wines, the riesling and the barrel wine, both were tasty. We were very satisfied with the restaurant and happy we found it to celebrate our anniversary. We plan to return very soon. I need to check out that braised short rib risotto and I need more bisque! Thank you all for a lovely evening!

5 thumbs up

I love the gluten free bread they bring out before the meal!

The food was great as always. The service at the tasting was fantastic. The food service and company on the patio were severely lacking. Our Waitress was trying to make friends with a very intoxicated and loud couple at the next table so was more interested in them than doing her job. We waited nearly min for a greeting and water. I got up to get what I needed twice and had to ask someone else where she went so we could pay. Definitely would not sit in her section again. Her service got worse archer section cleared.

Love doing wine tasting and then bring a bottle to dinner.

Love it here! Vegetarian options: A few items!

I love the vibe and food here, nice and relaxing. I visited weekly for months until one night I had too much wine. I never drive, and I ordered my ride home. The manager was not okay with that, he ordered a ride that I did not feel comfortable with. Long story short, I would not get in "his" ride, he called police, they came in a large group, and ultimately I called my son to come extract me. What a mess, and what a creepy scene. I'm grateful for my son to take me home that night; the manager ... that was weird ...