BOOT SCOOTIN’ REVIEW

Harold’s Cave Creek Corral

RATING: 3 STARS ***  (OUT OF 5)

6895 E. Cave Creek Rd.

Cave Creek, AZ 85331

 

INSIDE:  This is a place of yesteryear. Movie stars, and people that built the dam took respite here.  Formal table cloths greet the diners.  Lots of old pictures on the walls and a forward on the menu which tells of the venue’s history.  It’s a historic venue est. established in 1935.  Dance floor was right off the dining area.  The night we were there started with DJ music and dance lessons and then the LIVE band followed.

Cover Charge:

Age range:  All Ages, it’s a family restaurant

Dress Code:  Casual, lots of cowboy hats and boots worn by the diners.

Dance Floor:  Small dance floor area but looks like they could expand it into the dining area. They said they did move the tables, several times a year for big events, but the night we were there they didn’t.

Dance Mix:  Can’t really say as the opportunity to dance was not there. The live band came on and only played pop/rock.

Dance Music:   A Live Band was there the night we attended but they played more rock than anything else and we did not find a danceable country western song to dance to.

Dancing:  We danced minimally

Dance Lessons:  Good but sparsely attended there was only one other couple besides ourselves

Food:  Was good but they were out of their ice cream/sherbet that night. They have a very large and very nice seating area inside and out on the patio.

Beverages: Alcohol, Beer, Wine & Iced Tea

Restrooms:  Very clean

Security:  Understated in that we did not notice any staff other than the door person and the restaurant staff. We did not see security type people outwardly dressed as such.

ATMOSPHERE:  Nice table dining areas and historic western motif.  Most of the diners looked to be locals eating there because of the good food.  Very few stayed and danced though.

NEWBIES:  No advice based on this visit. Most of the dancing was free dance. We sat and listened for about an hour without dancing.  Our advice is to call ahead or look on their website to see what type of music they will be playing before you decide to go there to Country Western dance.

Specifics:  Seemed like country western dancing was just not on the agenda that night even though they are referred to as a country western dance venue.  But, it was not the emphasized when we attended.

FINAL THOUGHTS:  Would need to visit again to get the full flavor of this place.  Our feeling about Harold’s is that, it is a very unique restaurant and dancing venue that has been around for 80 years and we really liked the old-time western feel of the place along with its illustrious history. It has the feel of the 30s-50s restaurant that probably loves to let it rip several times a year. If they’d move the tables, had a great country western band play, and had the dance floor full with of dancers two-steppin’ the night away it would have been perfect!  Unfortunately, we weren’t there on one of those nights. No tables were moved, no country western playing band materialized and nobody tore up the dance floor. We were there on a night that had only a handful of dancers that danced to a very average pop/rock band. This review is based on that one moment in time. We hope to visit again in 2019 on a big night at Harold’s Corral.