Rare Earth offers the finest thin-crust pizza in Scottsdale. Beautiful views of the McDowell Mountains, a friendly staff and an enjoyable boutique-style wine list makes this a fantastic and comfortable experience for everyone. Monday every bottle of wine is half off all day. Enjoy Happy Hour every day from 4pm to 6pm. Check our website for entertainment, beer tasting and wine tasting events. You may also host your private event, big or small including fundraisers at Rare Earth. We look forward to meeting you.

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20 Current Reviews

Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews

Overall

(Outstanding) 4.1 / 5

(20 Reviews)

Rating Breakdown 20 reviews

5 stars

(7)

4 stars

(8)

3 stars

(4)

2 stars

(1)

1 star

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Food

(Outstanding) 4.1 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 3.6 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 4.1 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

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Diners classify this restaurant as:

neighborhood gem(11)
great for outdoor dining(9)
notable wine list(6)

good for groups(4)
fit for foodies(3)
hot spot(2)

Rare Earth Wine Bar Reviews List

Review 1 for Rare Earth Wine Bar

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Relaxing evening

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 5/18/2013

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"A nice relaxing evening with friends wine and live acoustic music."

Dined on 5/18/2013

Special Features: fit for foodies, great for outdoor dining, neighborhood gem

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Review 2 for Rare Earth Wine Bar

Overall rating

(Fair) 2 / 5

Slow service. Uninspired salad.

OpenTable Diner

Dined on 4/28/2013

Food

(Fair) 2 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Arrived at 6:15 and it was not busy, but the wait to take our order was excessive. The German Reisling was excellent. Ordered the pretzel bites, and sauces were so so. Shared the pear Gorgonzola salad with chicken, but the balsamic vinaigrette was bland, not enough pear or Gorgonzola and the chicken was cubed and cold. The pizza there is supposed to be good, but it's doubtful we'll go back."

Dined on 4/28/2013

Special Features: romantic

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Review 3 for Rare Earth Wine Bar

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

Food was very good. Noise

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 03/15/2013

2007

Dined on 03/15/2013

2007

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Fair) 2 / 5

Ambiance

(Fair) 2 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"Food was very good. Noise level was so high the waiter could not hear our orders and conversation was next to impossible. many children running around in a "wine bar". Live string duo playing just added to the din as their music could not be enjoyed either due to the ambient ruckus."

Dined on 03/15/2013

2007

Special Features: great for outdoor dining, notable wine list, hot spot

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Review 4 for Rare Earth Wine Bar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

We specifically went to hear

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 02/23/2013

2012

Dined on 02/23/2013

2012

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"We specifically went to hear Bill Dutcher play. He was awesome. We would bring friends and family to see him again and enjoy the great wine."

Dined on 02/23/2013

2012

Special Features: good for groups, neighborhood gem, notable wine list

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Review 5 for Rare Earth Wine Bar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Great pizza - not your regular

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 02/18/2013

2010

Dined on 02/18/2013

2010

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Fair) 2 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Great pizza - not your regular pizza menu; live music; go Monday and get a bottle of wine for half price!"

Dined on 02/18/2013

2010

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Review 6 for Rare Earth Wine Bar

Overall rating

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Monday night is half price

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 02/16/2013

2003

Dined on 02/16/2013

2003

Food

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Service

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Ambiance

(Very Good) 4 / 5

Noise Level

Moderate

"Monday night is half price wine night and with happy hour specials, you can get a terrific dinner and wine for a very reasonable price. There also was some nice music to enhance the evning. Try Rare Earth, you'll like it!"

Dined on 02/16/2013

2003

Special Features: neighborhood gem

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Review 7 for Rare Earth Wine Bar

Overall rating

(Good) 3 / 5

Not the service usually expected

OpenTable Diner Since

Dined on 02/14/2013

2010

Dined on 02/14/2013

2010

Food

(Good) 3 / 5

Service

(Poor) 1 / 5

Ambiance

(Outstanding) 5 / 5

Noise Level

Energetic

"We had a reservation for Valentine's Day. The host's "greeting" to everyone was "Do you have a reservation?" rather than a hello, welcome, etc. And the 'host' was a buss-girl.

We were seated immediately but our server didn't approach our table for at least 10 minutes. We noted that the people who came in after us without a reservation were approached and served their drinks before our order was ever even taken. Disappointing.

When our food arrived, it was excellent; artichoke dip was warm and tasty and pizza was great, too. My husband's drink was empty when the server checked on us, but rather than ask him if he'd like another, she was about to walk away when he had to stop her to order another.

Overall--fair experience, not great"

Dined on 02/14/2013

2010

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Review 8 for Rare Earth Wine Bar

Overall rating

(Outstanding) 5 / 5