Chelsea's Kitchen

We ate at the Chelsea's Kitchen at Sky Harbor airport. It's nice to be able to relax and get out of the hustle and hustle of the airport. Food is good and reasonable priced.

Serious Greedflation and shady business at Chelsea's. Food is fine but do not order wine.

I had four hours to kill before a delayed flight so I asked the server if it was alright if I camped for a while. Server said no problem and was gracious and personable and checked in just often enough. I had a Sauvignon blanc and decent ceviche and spent a few hours knitting a hat and listening to music. It was a lovely and relaxing evening. Would have been 4 stars, then the bill came.

Friends, they charged $18.75 for a GLASS of wine.

Server grimaced and told me it was good thing I didn't order the merlot. That's $21 a glass. Seriously, I thought I was accidentally charged for a bottle. I was told they aren't allowed to hand out drink menus or warn customers of the prices unless they specifically ask. Tipped the server $20 for letting me warm the seat so long, but holy cow. I'll go anywhere else preflight for a meal or snack, geez.

The food here is borderline inedible. The real chelsea's in Scottsdale is fantastic - they should be embarrassed to have this place representing them in the airport.

The service was great - drinks are great - the food is a disaster.

It's one of the last restaurants outside security. The hostess took 7 minutes to even acknowledge me. And then I asked to sit at a high top. And she said fine and did not walk me to the table. I waited another 5 minutes for a touch and went back to the hostess to see if I needed to order at the bar. She said the server would come to me. The bartender hit three tables and finally came to me. Where he proceeded to tell me the table only gets served if two people are there (it's a four top). Three tables in his section all with one person and he is not willing to serve them. I said the hostess said I could sit here and he said 'well, she lied'.

Got a table for one in a different location. Ordered a soda and a taco plate. Got my soda. Saw my taco plate go up in the window. The cooks started hollering for the server to come get the plate. No go. The manager who was the expeditor, went to the window, checked his case for something and then realized the taco plate was in the window. The tortillas were crispy and the kale salad warm from sitting under the lamps so long.

I suppose the service sucks because they know they are the only full service restaurant any longer this side of security. But the level of service is less than. And the attitude was over the top.

Happy Thanksgiving to a really unthankful bartender, a server who tried, cooks who yelled, and a manager who seems to set a low service standard. I get it is a holiday and no one wants to work and those that do seem to work have lower standards... but that is because we as patrons allow it.

Other than hot kale and crispy tortillas, the steak tacos were tasty.

Very nice restaurant with a comfortable feel. It's an indoor outdoor place. Comfortable inside and bar that leads to a tree covered outside patio. The staff was on point and our waitress was always there when we needed her. Parking is limited but they do have free valet. It's busy around noon but clears out after 1:30 on weekdays. The food was excellent. We had the green chile burger, the Hawaiian blackened swordfish, Caesar salad, and chicken tortilla soup. All were excellent. The swordfish got rave reviews. Excellent fresh cuisine in a comfortable upscale environment to hangout or impress friends.

Chelsea's Kitchen was a pleasant surprise at Sky Harbor.

Landing a couple hours too early to check into my Airbnb and looking for a quick bite to eat, I hopped the air train to Terminal 4 (nothing in Terminal 3 outside of security) and found Chelsea's Kitchen.

Offering up a pretty simple menu of American and vaguely Southwestern food, it seems to be a popular spot for travellers in the terminal.

I sat down and did an order of Ethan's Vegetarian Tacos: three corn tortillas with guacamole, pico de gallo, kale slaw, and sauteed vegetables. The guac and pico were on point, and better than most I've found in my few trips to Phoenix. The vegetable mix was...perplexing: zucchini, red pepper, mushroom, grapes, and quinoa. Somehow, the flavours worked well together.

It's about as pricey as any other sit down fare you'll find at Sky Harbor, but it made for a satisfying lunch

Service. Stood waiting for 10 minutes before being greeted. When I was finally greeted, the hostess seemed extremely annoyed that I was even there. There was hardly anyone in the restaurant & I was told the only seating was at the bar. The front of the restaurant was packed full of suitcases, so I made my way to the bar to sit down. The bartender gave me an annoyed look & told me that I had to leave my bags by the front of the restaurant. There was one other person at the bar & absolutely no one at any of the tables along the fenced walkway. I explained to him that there was no place up front to leave my bags & he clearly didn't believe me & said to check the other side. I explained that that area was filled with golf clubs. I then asked if I could just leave my bags along the fenced pathway & was told that completely empty section wasn't his area & couldn't leave them. I turned around & headed out of the restaurant & left my menu at the hostess station & the was questioned why I was leaving. I told her that I couldn't leave my bags anywhere & she said, "It's going to be like that everywhere, love!" I walked to another restaurant & it was in fact not like that everywhere. The airport is very empty & another restaurant was able to accommodate me & my bags.

No teas , no Splenda , waiter could care less ,
I ordered scrambled eggs ( my mistake ) the eggs are powdered or milked down , turkey is lunch meat , nasty, fruit nasty ..

Service - on a Weds afternoon, service was fast and easy! Friendly staff. No long crazy waits. Reasonable as per any normal restaurant. This is not fast food so there is a normal cooked to order type wait!

Food - got the burger with cheese avocado bacon cooked to Chef reco and it was yummy. French fries were fresh cut! Pretty good. Worth the $30 with tax tip etc.

Ambience - not too loud if at a table or booth you can hear one another. Bright, basic restaurant. There's no vibe here lol, just a casual semi professional type spot to grab a bite when you have a little extra time to work or for a meeting or some down time.

I'd definitely come back next time I'm in this part of the airport and have time.

This review is a reflection of my cumulative visits to a Chelsea's Kitchen over the years. I very much enjoy their airport location and have had various meetings at this location over the years. There food is tasty and service is usually good!

I found myself here, a first in quite sometime, last month. I met with an old colleague! We sat outside, as it was packed during lunch time and we hadn't made a reservation so we opted for the patio. It was an unusually chilly, so thankfully they had lots of heaters!

We started with the poke, topped with guacamole - it was delicious! Fresh and flavorful. I didn't even need the chips.

For our main course, my friend and I both opted for the salad and soup combo. The soup of the day was tortilla and then I ordered their Brussels salad. I've had this salad before and I think they changed up the way they made it. It did not do it for me. It was not flavorful or balanced. The soup also was not great, it tasted more like an enchilada soup then tortilla, which may be similar to some, but just did not do it for me.

We ended with a key lime pie, hoping to pair with espresso, but alas no espresso machine. The pie was tangy and sweet, not the best slice ever but still good!

I think the server was new, as it wasn't the most timely, but very friendly nonetheless!

Side note: They have complimentary salted chocolate chip cookies at the front to enjoy on your way out or in I suppose! Lovely touch and very tasty