Relics Restaurant

I am sad this place has closed. I ate here once in 2014, mostly out of convenience since we were staying next door, however the atmosphere was absolutely charming. I really enjoyed the history and being able to see the price tags on all the antiques that were around us. Wait staff was great, and it was quite frankly one of the best steak dinners I have ever eaten.

Nice ode to the past. The Gibson dining room is beautiful and cozy. You won’t see this anywhere else in Sedona. Food is good and servings are large. Service is friendly. Salmon was tasty and veggies very crisp. Roast was rare but that’s how they serve it. Shrimp cocktail large and fresh. Worth a visit. Don’t miss the table for spirts that may want a meal too :)

Oh my goodness not only is this a wonderful place to look at with all the history photos on the walls and all the little knick knacks around to see but the staff is very friendly and fun to be around and the food is absolutely delicious and reasonably priced. I didn't take a photo of the desserts but the slices of cake are huge and so moist they sell out fast. This is absolutely a must place to eat if you are in Sedona. Reservations are a must. Wednesday is there slowest day so you can get a reservation easy and it won't be crowded.

Historic old building with a history of ghosts. Good selection of dinner choices 7 days a week. Only open for dinner. Most all antiques that fill the restaurant are for sale. Take a tour of the ball room and ask to see the old post office and drug store that has more antiques for sale. Full bar on site and everyone is very friendly.

Went there for a drink and of course to visit "the only haunted place in Sedona". Bartender was very sweet, said she hadn't been working there long, but hadn't personally seen anything. While we were sitting there sipping drinks looking around the lights flickered ever so lightly but continuously. Then they very noticeably started almost flashing but never going completely out and stopped. The bartender admitted she'd never seen them act like this. They then brightened..... like super bright, so bright the bartender went to turn them down. Thinking i could film the light show, I laid my phone down on the bar in selfie mode ready to film when they flickered. Instead, my phone just started taking pictures at random... nothing touching it. My moms phone continously closed its program to the main screen. Absolutely hilarious.... we had a blast.

Relics currently enjoys a four star rating, and to me, that seems downright criminal. We came in on a Friday night, and the restaurant was nearly empty. Perhaps we should have taken that as a sign to leave, but the inside looked nice with a well done 1920s theme. We were in Sedona to explore, so we decided to stay. The hostess was a bit awkward, simply smiling at us as though waiting for us to state our intentions. We did, and a waitress came to seat us in a side room. Though she was nice, we got some weird vibes from her. In retrospect, I think she knew the restaurant was a sham, but she had to do her job anyway. We looked through the menu, and I settled on the ribeye steak. My other half decided to try the scallop meal, and when the food finally arrived, she received 3 scallops, a handful of vegetables, and a small, flattened ice cream scoop full of mashed potatoes. If her plate was a painting, it would have been a few tiny bits of color on a very large, very empty canvas. For what she received, it was insanely expensive, and she told me her food was nothing special. She received so little, we had to find a real meal for her after we left. My steak did not come cooked medium as I had asked, and I am not convinced it was as large as they advertised. They did ask if the steak was acceptable, but this was another oddity. The waitress asked everyone who ordered meat to cut it in front of her and gauge it--like she did not trust the cook. The one other table of diners in our room did have their steak sent back, and if I were not so hungry, I would have done the same. The thin, overcooked steak was not rescued by outstanding flavor. It was remarkably average--far below what I would cook at home, even. At a restaurant that charged less, these problems would not have been fatal. Relics would be a solid, average 3 stars, were we not charged around $140 (including the tip) to feed 2 adults and 1 child. Alas, prices influence expectations, and what Relics charges leads to extreme disappointment. It is a shame, really, because the waiting staff seemed helpful, and the decor was great. If the pricing more realistically matched the food quality and quantity, I might even recommend it just to experience the unique environment. As it is, I feel it is simply a waste of money.