Saint Urban — Restaurant in Phoenix

My friend and I used to come to this place when it was Rockefeller, now under new ownership, still just as good. The place looks the same. The atmosphere, small with a very nice vibe with a great bar, along with a nice patio. The menu is basically the same as before. Great "Happenings" deals on certain days of the week.

My friend and I met friends for Cocktails and Shareable snacks on a Saturday evening. I had made reservations requesting for a booth against the wall (tends to get loud when filled with customers) It was perfect, service from Angela was great. She was extremely patient, allowing us to catch up with our friends.

I also met my friend for lunch recently, we sat outside, service from Jesse was great and LOL I just came back with my friend to indulge on the "Wednesday Happening"... 1/2 off the Salt Water Saints Raw Bar. It did not disappoint.

Between the 3 times we've been there, we've had the Shrimp Cocktail, Raw Oysters, Hamachi Salt Bock, Hamachi & Grapefruit Crudo, Bruschetta Board, Plancha Artichokes, Marinated Olives, Blistered Shishito Peppers, Steak Tartare, and the Salmon Sweet Sesame Rice. All the food was excellent, not one bad choice. The Cocktails were all good, though I feel the cocktails were better made at the evening time versus the lunch time. Forget about the Happy Hour minis, they're 1/2 off the price of a regular size but the are also half the size.

Atmosphere: small, upscale restaurant with great vibe. Service: excellent....

We always appreciate the restaurants that the Collins folks create. The food is consistent and creative, the service is professional and warm plus the stores themselves are beautiful. We decided to try out their newest restaurant, Saint Urban and we really enjoyed our time.

The menu is “wine bar” meets real restaurant. There is charcuterie, bruschetta and so on but also foods wine bars typically don’t offer. We tried quite a few of them.

The Plancha Artichokes are a fun dish in which the artichokes are sous vide in olive oil then pressed flat on the plancha to make them crispy yet all of it is edible. Lots of great flavor and textures here.

We also were big fans of the salt block sashimi. Hamachi was our choice and it is a dramatic presentation on a Himalayan salt block. It does season the fish, which was perfectly fresh.

We loved the goodness chopped salad, deviled eggs, sweet sesame rice with tuna, fried green tomato baguette, tempura green beans and orange-ginger chicken thighs.

The sweet ricotta & berries trifle was our dessert and it we ate all of it despite being rather full by that time.

The vibe was fun with a bit of gothic church hints along with a contemporary feel. You could dress up or down and still feel like you belong.

Saint Urban is definitely a great addition to the Collins group of...

Food was mostly really good and well-executed. Good wine list by the glass with some less common varietals. Enclosed patio mutes traffic noise. Should be a fun vibe.

The menu is a little hard to navigate. Shared plates or not shared plates? Charcuterie boards that don’t come with anything (what am I supposed to do with this cheese?) but generous bruschetta same price right next to it. No portion sizes indicated on rest of menu such as shrimp cocktail or oysters or sushi rice dishes, nor that “loaf” (sandwiches) come with fries or a salad choice.

So, the charcuterie board comes out first and we are underwhelmed, I didn’t even bother with a pic. The bread is Noble and delicious but $8. Chicken butter yummy though.

From there everything was better. Bruschetta has a pile of prosciutto, fried green beans come with a flavorful sauce, kimchi wings are devoured. “Girl salad” a perfect choice, the shoestring potatoes were described as “addictive.” Tri Tip sandwich piled high and the beef was perfectly...