Copper Blues Live

           My boyfriend and I came here for his 30th birthday and we were not disappointed. We came in on a whim after deciding we would go to Carefree and eat at the first restaurant that appealed to us. We looked up the menu online and thought we should give it a  try.

                   We were both very happy that this ended up being the place. We started off with drinks and an appetizer. I was extremely impressed with their beer list. We ordered the daily flatbread and we loved it. I don't remember the name of the flatbread but it had cheese, jalapeño, bacon, potatoes and sour cream on it. The potatoes were cooked perfectly which was pleasantly surprising as potatoes on pizza or flatbread usually taste horrible, in my experience.

                    For dinner I ordered the eggplant Parmesan and my boyfriend ordered the pan seared duck-breast with risotto and ratatouille as his sides. Both of us loved our food and I could probably write an entire review on the Brie risotto alone. I didn't finish my eggplant parm so I could save room dessert but my boyfriend cleaned his plate. Our dessert was delicious and beautiful. So beautiful that I almost didn't eat it. We ordered the creme brûlée and the flavor of the night was espresso. It's easy to mess up a creme brûlée so, once again, I was pleasantly surprised by how wonderful our dessert was and impressed that it was cooked perfectly.
 
                   Our service was even better than the food. I believe our server was Karen and she was fantastic. She had the chef come out to talk with my boyfriend and I. I felt that really added to our entire dining experience at Venues Cafe. I'm not very picky when it comes to dining out but this place really went above and beyond the expectations I had.