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Culinary Dropout Waterfront, Scottsdale, AZ

Culinary Dropout Waterfront

4.5
4.5
3079 Reviews
$30 and under
Gastro Pub
At Culinary Dropout, raise your glass to friends coming together. A place where food and music are life. Join us at happy hour for ice cold beer and our famous soft pretzels with provolone fondue. At dinner, a signature cocktail and slow braised 36-hour pork ribs are a perfect pair. While you and your crew enjoy damn good food and drinks, a local band plays live for great vibes. Come hang out and stay a while.

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 86 times today

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Gastro Pub, American, Comfort Food
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri 11:00 am–12:00 am Sat 10:00 am–12:00 am Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–3:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (480) 970-1700
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Neighborhood
    Old Town Scottsdale
  • Parking details
    Valet available
  • Entertainment
    Live music Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 3,079 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

3,079 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall1food1service3ambience3
    First, the bathroom was disgusting and looked liked it hadn’t been cleaned all week. There was no toilet paper in the stalls. The sink was stained from looked like never been cleaned. The hostesses were very rude and yes I had a reservation. The waitress was nice but after we gave her our drink and appetizer order we didn’t see for a good 20 minutes. During ordering I told her that I had a pork allergy. She wrote it down and said she was going to tell the kitchen. When my food arrived it was full of bacon. She went to the manager and they went to the kitchen to inform them to remake it. Now we are a good 30 min after everyone received their food in our party and I still have no food. My order was only a bun and veggies on the bun since I don’t eat meat. You would think max 5 minutes for the fries. The managers comes to tell me he is remaking it. Still waiting and everyone is now done. Guess what still nothing for me. Then he comes back to tell me that they remade it wrong again. That’s when I asked them not to remake it and we just wanted the check. I had waited over 40 minutes to my Veggies on a bun and everyone was done so I just wanted to leave. Needless to say we will not be going back.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Cincinnati

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The fried chicken is out of this world! Paired with one of the best biscuits I’ve ever had!

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  3. KenF

    Phoenix

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    overall5food4service5ambience5
    Nice restaurant in an excellent, vibrant location. Service was great and three of the four in our party loved the food. My salmon was subpar for an establishment of this standard.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Toronto

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service was excellent and food was high quality.We would definitely go back

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  5. JamminJimmyD

    Phoenix

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were pleasantly surprised....thought the vibe would be like the Culinary Dropout in Tempe...you know...loud and full of college age kids spending Daddy's money. Not so...great ambience, classy vibe, music was at a comfortable volume. Food was excellent and we had a very good inexpensive bottle of white.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Bit cold inside. Everything was great other than that and the music being just a little bit too loud. We forgot our card after paying due to all the goodbyes and were contacted immediately by staff on my cell!

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    We ate at 5pm and had super slow service. Burger and salad was ok. Music was very loud making it difficult to hear the server and each other. Lots of empty tables and wandering staff.

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  8. JenniferR

    Salt Lake City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Loved it! The food was amazing, waiter was great! Parking was a bit crazy and valet was not open yet so that was the only downfall.

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  9. VincentA

    Philadelphia

    5 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    overall2food2service2ambience2
    The entire experience at Culinary Dropout was really disappointing. I wouldn’t waste my time and money going there again.

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  10. ArthurD

    Washington DC

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service, excellent food and atmosphere! Even more impressed with all of this on a very busy Black Friday lunch

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Omaha

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious!! I recommend the pretzel bites and fried chicken!

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Impressive staff. Very helpful with choices which made for a wonderful meal. Will come again.

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  13. Lill

    Orlando

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2023

    overall3food2service5ambience4
    We went for happy hour. The specials had sounded good. When served the pretzels and fondue were good, but the sloppy Joe was cold and nachos had good meat, but again barely warm and not so great chips.

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  14. OpenTable Diner

    Hawaii

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    overall2food2service1ambience5
    Starters were cold and old we sat for over 30-40 mins waiting for our waitress to come back and take order, food was cold and old when we got our starters they were not good! We were surprised because we have love this restaurant in the past

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  15. ErikaM

    Phoenix

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience2
    A nice variety. Food came out pretty quickly. loud when busy. indoor or outdoor seating, but right along a busy road into the shopping mall

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  16. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    26 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wow!!! Fantastic experience at Culinary Dropout! From the atmosphere, to the service, to the food, everything was perfect. Our server C.J. was amazing. Not only was he just awesome, he was quite possibly the friendliest server we've ever had. We won't hesitate to return!

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  17. SandyH

    Nashville

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The food was excellent . Tried the meatloaf this time. Definitely would recommend it! Had a reservation . We got right in. The service was excellent! Very attentive! We all enjoy it when we. One in!

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  18. OpenTable Diner

    Calgary

    2 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 14, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience3
    Food was alright. It was loud but we expected that for a busy restaurant. The meal took a while to come. Once the meal arrived about half way though the server asked if we wanted desert! We said not yet, we are still working though our meal. She then brought our bill. We finished our mains and left, pretty sure we would have had another drink and possible dessert.

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  19. OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 13, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Very slow service. Food wasn’t great. Ordered the same entree I recently had at Tempe location. Not the same. Not as good. Served completely differently. Was also given the end batch “scrap” fries. Friend ordered wedge salad. I think everyone has an idea on their mind of what you get when you order a wedge salad. This one fell way short.

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  20. TeazaTee

    New York Area

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on November 12, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience5
    Service was disappointing in the beginning, had a reservation for 3 and we were literally ‘forgotten’ while waiting to be seated. THE manager Jake remedied the issue, he was very apologetic and had great hospitality. He offered drinks on the house. They checked in to see how we were doing consistently as they did other guests. The food was phenomenal and minus that moment the service was very good!

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Exclusive

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 12, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience5
    Service was very very slow. It took forever for server to bring drinks.

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  22. Auntkat

    Denver

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4
    You asked if we were celebrating when I made the reservation and I said we were , however, Zack must not have gotten that message. He however, did apologize for not greeting us until we asked a nice bus boy if he could find a server. Otherwise it was a lovely evening to sit outside cuz the restaurant is quite noisy even though it wasn’t full.

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Phoenix

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall1food2service4ambience1
    The music is so loud, you could not talk to the people at your table. We decided to sit outside because the music was so loud and it still gave us a headache. The food was too salty. We waited quite a while for our food and drinks. The waitress was very good .

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  24. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great food and great location by the waterfront in Scottsdale.

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  25. Kare

    Phoenix

    33 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall4food4service2ambience4
    Service was lacking Food was good~not great but good DJ was fine Outdoor area was less crowded and lovely night out

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  26. Foodieinthehood

    Minneapolis

    22 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience3
    We had finished our appetizers before we got our cocktails- major issues at the bar. Server was pretty innatentive as well. On the upside the food was overall quite delicious! Highly recommend the nachos and pastrami sandwich. Fun scene too.

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  27. ChristineL

    Phoenix

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Nice show performance, the reception was not very good although we had a reservation we table was not appropriate.

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  28. Standing8count

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 10, 2023

    overall2food3service2ambience4
    I guess for a local this may be the place to go for a quick bite. However, we were from out of town and drawn in be the name of the place, thinking it would have some unique menu items and be an experience. It's not, it's basically just an overpriced burger/sandwich joint. You know those places that are priced too high and give you a kid size portion of fries....this is one of them. We ordered a shaved prime dip sandwich and was no better than a standard than a family restaurant, just less fries!!!

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Outstanding service first comes to mind! Food was amazing and they had live music.

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  30. gw77

    Washington DC

    24 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Delicious food, great service. Nice ambiance. Enjoyed it!

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  31. Jack

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best waitress ever. She made the entire experience just AWESOME

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  32. ZachH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 5, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Service would have been 5 stars except our drinks took 20 min and the first time our server brought our drinks, she brought the wrong ones meant for another table. That table was sat about 16 min after we were sat yet they got their drinks first.

    Culinary Dropout WaterfrontResponded on November 7, 2023

    I' so sorry to hear your drinks weren't timely or correct the first time! Next time you come in please ask for me (Mikey), I would love to ensure everything is perfect next time around. I appreciate your kind and honest review! Look forward to seeing you soon!

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  33. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    overall3food3service4ambience4
    Food is standard gastro pub. Nice walking distance to waterfront.

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Georgia was very attractive and sweet. Food was delicious

    Culinary Dropout WaterfrontResponded on November 7, 2023

    Happy to hear Georgia took great care of your table! So glad you enjoyed your meals! We love seeing 5 Star reviews like this!

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  35. Mark

    Chicago

    15 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    The band was unexpected and unfortunate since we were meeting friends and wanted to talk, but everything else was awesome!

    Culinary Dropout WaterfrontResponded on November 7, 2023

    We're sorry the band wasn't for you but glad you enjoyed your dining experience with your friends!

    1 person found this helpful

  36. federicom

    Phoenix

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    great experience, great service, great food and environment

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  37. Steakhouseseeker

    Columbus

    254 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    254 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2023

    overall5food5service3ambience3
    Went here to watch World Series Diamondbacks. Fortunately we weren’t in a hurry. Service extremely slow! Food was awesome and warm. Orders correct extremely slow!

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  38. TonyaE

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 31, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience5
    Great food and atmosphere! Didn’t expect it to have so many TVs. We were able to watch the game while dining which was nice!

    Culinary Dropout WaterfrontResponded on November 2, 2023

    So happy to hear you had a great time and were able to enjoy the game! We appreciate the review!

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    Houston

    1 review

    vip
    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 31, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4
    Drinks were a bit watered down. My dish which had eggplants that were crunchy. I ended up taking all of them out. Others seemed fine with their dishes.

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando

    1 review

    vip
    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always have a great experience with Chris! Good drinks and food.

    Culinary Dropout WaterfrontResponded on November 7, 2023

    Thank you for the amazing review! Glad you love Chris as much as we do!

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Culinary Dropout Waterfront is rated 4.5 stars by 3079 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 86 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Culinary Dropout Waterfront

7135 E Camelback Rd, Ste 125, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Old Town Scottsdale
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–10:00 pm Fri 11:00 am–12:00 am Sat 10:00 am–12:00 am Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–3:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Gastro Pub, American, Comfort Food
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Valet available
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Entertainment
    Live music Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wine
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