Renee's Tucson - Tucson, Arizona

gabriela perez

Love this place for their food and happy hour! The restaurant itself is located in a plaza and from the outside it looks normal. Inside there are limited seating options and you may be placed right next to the cashier which may feel uncomfortable with other people waiting. Definitely recommend getting a reservation if you come on the weekend.

In terms of food I love their Pesto pasta and apple salad with poppy seed dressing! I enjoy coming here during their happy hour when I don’t feel like cooking dinner and I have never been disappointed.

Would recommend to others in the area to at least try their happy hour menu items.

Aly Fanta

A very pleasant experience! Staff was friendly, server was attentive and nice. Menu had many good options in my opinion. We both really enjoyed our dishes. We ate on the patio which wasnt too hot by dinner time (20% discount is offered for summer patio seating which was a nice little bonus). Went indoors once to use the restroom, it is quite small inside (maybe 6-8 booths and a couple tables), decoration was simple yet unique, really added to the aesthetics. Would totally come here again!

Jenne Acevedo

Wow, what a little gem! We so enjoyed our meal tonight at Renee's. This small restaurant has 5 inside tables and 4 outside, and is in a strip mall. Definitely make a reservation in advance so you get a table. It's worth planning ahead.
We started by splitting a salad and the spinach artichoke dip with toasted gluten free baguette. Oh my goodness! Right off the bat, I'm in heaven. Not just any GF bread, but a delicious baguette can be added to almost anything.
Then we got our entrees, pizza and the baked chicken breast over zucchini zoodles. It was from the "light" menu section, which isn't quite accurate, since it's drenched in a cream sauce. Certainly not light, but oh so good I didn't care. (Even with lactose intolerance!) I would like to see that made a little more clear on the menu, but I'm still glad I got it. My husband loved his pizza.
Our dessert was amazing too. Most are gluten free. My husband liked the lemon custard, but it's not GF. The flourless chocolate cake was light and creamy, made even better with the cherries and cinnamon whipped cream.
Totally impressed with everything we got. I was surprised by the limited alcohol selection though. Several beers and wines, but only 3 mixed drinks. Thankfully the old fashioned and desert sunset (not sure on the exact name) were really good.
I was so impressed that I'll be back anytime I'm remotely in the area. I'd even drive from the Phoenix area to eat here. It really is that good. I think they need a bigger restaurant, but they like it small and do lots of takeout.
Don't miss this one if you're GF. So many options including pizza and pasta. Gluten eaters will be equally as happy.

Madison Dowdell

Wow! Highly recommend this restaurant. If all I had gotten was the spinach artichoke dip- I would’ve gone home happy. It was fantastic. We also got two different pizzas that were delicious. Did I mention it was all gluten free? ? service was quick and friendly, food was fresh and delightful, and the ambiance was great. Definitely worth making a reservation bc it’s a small spot. We will be back!!

Crystal Firestone

This was my second visit here, and the only time I've ever had anything I disliked. My first visit everything was delicious, but during this last visit, the meatballs appetizer we had was just not edible unfortunately. The meatballs were dry and unseasoned. Our server was excellent and dealt with our feedback gracefully. My pizza (chilies and cream) was really lovely and cooked perfectly. Our dessert (goat cheese cheesecake) was a nice sweet ending to our dinner. I love that they serve Arbuckles apricot iced tea here, a nice iced tea from a local company.

Jason Bittinger

We stumbled across Renee’s and found they had several vegan options. We ordered the vegan strombolis and garlic knots via a delivery service. They utilize daiya cheese. The Strombolis were excellent. We didn’t really care for the garlic knots. I definitely highly recommend Renee’s if you’re in Tucson. We are excited to try some of their other vegan offerings. Thanks for providing great vegan options ?

Anna-Ivelisse Clayton

We came in for lunch and made reservations on open table. There are only a few booths inside and it was too hot to sit outside. The service was fast and friendly. Our table was ready. We will be back another day because we were kind of rushing to get to Mt. Lemmon! However, we did get the meatballs with jalapeño cream... not as spicy but enough to get a little heat. The pizza was stellar! We got the make your own with pepperoni and sausage but we will be back to try the lasagna and ravioli.

Visit #2: We came back for the lasagna and it was tasty. Ours did not have a lot of meat or ricotta cheese but the sauce is flavorful and not acidic. My husband had the pan seared chicken breast in a roasted tomato cream sauce. The sauce was good and the chicken was juicy. This was definitely the better dish. We wanted to try the lemon posset (we were first to arrive at 11am) but they had none. If you want an intimate Italian meal... this is a good place. We also tried the prickly pear lemonade and it was also good! We are fans of prickly pears now!

Melissa M

One of my new favorite restaurants in Tucson. I love that the venue is small - only 4 booths inside and maybe 6? Tables outside. Best pesto I've had in a long time! Vegan and gluten free options. And an amazing flourless chocolate cake and vegan dessert (forgetting the name but I think it was a honey ginger cake?). The cup of coffee I ordered was even good! We will definitely be back!