Tryst Cafe — Restaurant in Chandler

Edit: back again on 9/4 for another lunch before our flight back to Chicago. The customer service was great, no issues. I tried something different this visit, the Turkey wrap. I expected a little more turkey and maybe a cold wrap? The wrap was served warm with warm lettuce and tomato which was unexpected. We ordered sweet potato tots with our sandwiches and they were a bit cold. Overall, I would return and happily try a different menu item due to my gluten allergies and dairy intolerance.

Can I start with, Thanks for existing? We really enjoyed the escape from traffic walking in to this place. It was light, airy, with cool outdoor seating options, a half in/half out bar, and such a welcoming and knowledgeable staff. Now the menu is a bit eclectic which fits my personality; I like a little bit of everything and this place has it: tacos, Thai, Americana, so you're guaranteed to find something to suit your tastes. We ordered The Reuben sans dressing and cheese and the sandwich was still flavorful, balanced with the tender roast beef and sauerkraut! Added the sweet potato tots on the side which were delicate with a light crisp. I ordered the shrimp tacos and I was impressed with the flavor! The light corn tortillas were filled and bursting with shrimp, they almost fell apart while eating! Minimal spice but balanced with the chipotle ranch, light dusting of cilantro and a creamy guac! The pico de gallo was good although I only wish the onions were more finely chopped. There are plenty of GF breakfast options and I'll definitely be back to eat breakfast and share my review. Another plus is the beverage menu and options ranging from alcohol and/or customizable smoothies with healthy add ons like flax, fruit, chia, matcha and turmeric. You'll totally feel nourished, not guilty after enjoying a meal here. Would definitely recommend if you're interested in eating something delicious and healthy, no matter your dietary restrictions. Edit: couldn't make it for breakfast, so I came back the next day for lunch. Service was lacking a bit, order came out wrong, our appetizer didn't arrive before the meal... It was a whole thing and the restaurant was not busy at all. I tried the shrimp lettuce wraps and they were great, although the lettuce was limp, I made it work. It lacked something and didn't quite come together for me. I did finish my bowl because the sweet chili and peanut sauce...

Final edit: Utter silence from Tryst—guess that’s what happens when you’re caught in a lie with nothing to show for it. Your so-called 'cameras' must be filming a fantasy world where my family didn’t drop $80 cash, including a $9 tip that your invisible server didn’t earn. Let’s recap the disaster: drinks ordered but never delivered, fries served after 3 of us finished eating, and a server so absent we wondered if she’d clocked out mid-shift. Yet you have the gall to accuse us of theft? We paid every cent, sat in your parking lot to write that review, and somehow we’re the criminals in your delusional narrative? If we ‘dashed,’ we must’ve set a world record for the slowest getaway, kids in tow. Your failure to produce a shred of footage speaks louder than your baseless slander. Keep dodging, keep pretending—your refusal to back up your claims just proves the rot starts with your management and trickles down to the half-baked service.

EDIT: the drinks were removed after we asked for them to be removed because they were never received. I suggest you check your cameras (surely you checked your cameras before accusing us, right?), because we put $80 in the bill ($9 tip for terrible service) and I left with my wife and two kids. Feel free to call the cops if you really believe we dine and dashed. I’ll come and pay again if you show us camera footage of us dining and dashing. I now understand how the service can be so bad at Tryst, it starts at the top. Thanks for the slanderous reply. Also, I wrote the review from your parking lot after we left, so if we did “dash” we were in no hurry. Gather all the facts and get back to me. I am really curious as to how this plays out for you guys. After reading other reviews, I noticed that there are indeed cameras at you restaurant. PM me and I will send over my phone number so you can send over the video of us “dashing” or I can come back and we can watch them together. I will be patiently waiting for your response.

Food was decent. Service was terrible. Never brought our drinks yet still tried to charge for them. Did not bring out fries with one of our meals. Not sure what servers name was, we only spoke...

Reviews don’t lie! Brad the owner also the waiter was rude argumentative and so upset that he was shaking when I asked him questions about the bill. He also came back several times to the table to argue his point. I ordered the avocado toast w the asparagus, the chickpeas were so hard it could brake a tooth, the asparagus were soft and soggy. I asked if I could just get GF bread and just avocado. I got the bill it was 16.75 for avocado toast. Not worth your time and money. Brad to treat customers the way you did was inexcusable and sad to know this is your families restaurant. Food was just ok, so you might want to treat your customers better in order to get people coming back. Definitely will never return here to eat.

Response to your review.

Just like you are doing right now. Lies lies lies! I didn’t expect anything less from this establishment. So very sad!! Exact reason why I want nothing to do with your restraunt. It’s sad that management and owners don’t take responsibility for horrific treatment of their customers paying the overpriced amount for subpar food. If your response is any indication of how disgusting you treat people then I don’t know what is. Proof is in the pudding and I thank you for making my review more reliable. It’s amazing you’re still opened, fyi most of your reviews say the same. “If everyone says it, it must be true.” Time to look in the mirror. The “server” as you put it, is a member of the family that owns the place, according to him. By chance does this so called video you’re referring to show him repeatedly coming back to the table to argue with us. Also does this video show you he was harassing me and was so aggravated and argumentative that he was shaking because I inquired about my bill. Just so you know, If you are charging people, we have the right to question it and if people don’t like your food they have the right to request something else and if you weren’t there then how do you know the garbanzo beans we’re not over cooked that day. Cooks make mistakes and just in case you didn’t know… customers always right and if you don’t realize that you shouldn’t be in business. Have a...