Soleil

We hadn’t been to Soleil at the Renaissance Hotel in a while, but decided to try it out, again. First of all, it’s about 6:45 on a Saturday night, the place should be hopping and we were the only ones in there. We were seated by Therese, who was also our waitress. She was very nice, friendly and always had a smile on her face.
The first thing we noticed, was the menu had completely changed since the last time we’d dined here. But, there were lots of interesting options, so we just went for it.
We opened with some delicious appetizers, hubby got the street white sweet corn (which was 3 cobs that were grilled, and served with cilantro and a chipotle sauce). He loved them! I got the lump crab spinach dip, which was soooo good! I ended up taking about half of it home, and plan on finishing it while watching a movie tonight. We also received house salads, that came with our meals. They were really tasty… and large.
For our entrees, hubby got the ribeye, which was served with broccoli rabe, wasabi mashed potatoes and a chimichurri sauce. All that was left was the bone from the ribeye on his plate… I think he liked it! I got the braised and grilled spare ribs, which came with roasted garlic smashed potatoes and a five spice broth. OMG! The ribs literally fell off the bones, and had an amazing Asian flavor to them. The entire dish was so unexpectedly wonderful. I truly wasn’t sure whether I’d like it, or not, but after tasting, I couldn’t stop.
Everything we had was so delicious, and it has a nice atmosphere. They truly need to advertise this restaurant, because there is no reason why it’s empty on a Saturday night. I understand that Westgate is right outside its doors, but a hotel dining room should have some traffic. I hope more people give it a try, they may be pleasantly surprised!

Had decent food but were completely unaware/​unconcerned about the broken glass at our table that had happened that morning (we were eating at 10 at night). We found the first piece on the table then surrounding our table. After my step father cut himself on the broken glass shards on the bench we were given bandages and little else in way if sympathy or shame at suck a shoddy job of cleaning.

You expect in a hotel like the Rennaisance a restaurant that would have a menu choice and food quality that does not disappoint. You can see where this is going. We had tortilla soup. It was awful. We’ve lived in southern Arizona for 25 years and know what tortilla soup is. This was an over seasoned peppery broth with beans that were soft and disgusting.
The menu was reduced for the week, we were told because of all the events they were having. The reduced sized menu was supposed to improve service and efficiency. It did neither. The hotel, wasn’t much better.
PS. We spend 60 – 70 days a year in hotels around the country. The Renaissance in Glendale is off our list.

Kristen, the bartender, was nice.

Today we had Easter Brunch at Soleil. It was amazing! The food was delicious and the staff was wonderful. The lobster bisque was the best we have ever had and it had huge pieces of lobster. All of the items were perfectly prepared. It is by far the best buffet experience for Easter Brunch that we have ever been to. We are very excited for our next visit to Soleil.

Decent place to have a quick lunch if you are attending an event at the hotel. Our server was extremely friendly and made us feel welcome. The grilled cheese with tomato was tasty too!

Courtyard dining area is absolutely beautiful. If I met the interior designer for the courtyard, I will shake his or her hand and say thanks. Sounds silly but whatever, I was (and still am) impressed.
No one was in the restaurant because who the hell vacations in Phoenix in the middle of summer.
Consequently, the service was TOP-​NOTCH. Entire wait staff was great. We NEVER had to refill out cups with the coffee pot since they refilled it every time. Knowing us, that’d be a pain in the ass for the waiter since we drink a lot of coffee in the morning.
Came here for breakfast twice and got the breakfast buffet both times because nothing looked good on the menu. The breakfast was delicious though. Lots of care and attention put into all the items. For example, they had steel cut oatmeal.
I have OCD tendencies and Soleil’s breakfast buffett fit the bill because all the items were layed out with laser-​like precision. It was a beautiful sight.
Four types of salt: Fleur de sel; red Hawaiian salt; diamond cut salt; and kosher.
Gravlax (smoked salmon with dill) was served with precision.
Omelette station was delicious.
I didn’t like the fruit flies flying around.