Ambiente Sedona Restaurant

Forty1 at Ambiente Hotel

Ambiente’s on‑site restaurant is called Forty1, a modern, high‑end spot open to hotel guests and outside diners 18+ that focuses on seasonal, locally sourced dishes with big red‑rock views.

What and where it is

• Name: Forty1 at Ambiente, a Landscape Hotel.
• Location: Inside Ambiente in West Sedona (adult‑only luxury “landscape hotel”).
• Vibe: Sleek, contemporary dining room with floor‑to‑ceiling windows, pool‑ and red‑rock views, fire pits, and a fine‑dining feel without being stuffy.
• Who can dine: Open to both hotel guests and the public; restaurant is adult‑only (18+).

Food style and menus

• Concept: Seasonal à la carte menus built around Verde Valley and regional ingredients, plus tasting‑menu experiences; menus change often.
• Meals:

• • Breakfast and lunch at/near the pool with an à la carte menu (e.g., “The Ambiente” breakfast plate, chilaquiles, avocado toast, egg dishes, parfaits).
  • Dinner nightly, usually 5:00–9:00 pm, with refined, chef‑driven plates and a strong cocktail/wine program.

• Drinks: Large wine list and a rotating cocktail list with Arizona‑inspired drinks and smoky bourbon or mezcal options.

Example dishes and prices

The exact offerings rotate, but recent menus and listings show:

• Breakfast (approximate examples)

• • The Ambiente (eggs, bacon or sausage, toast, hash browns): around low‑20s.​
  • Pumpkin eggnog French toast, Belgian waffle, chorizo Benedict, and avocado toast: generally low‑ to mid‑20s.​

• Dinner highlights (recent seasons)

• • Starters like Forty1 Caesar, pork belly with spätzle, and seasonal soups (e.g., Red Rock chowder) in the mid‑ to high‑teens.
  • Entrees such as Blue Crab Ramen, wild‑game or beef dishes, halibut/sea bass and other seafood are usually in a premium range (often 40+ for top items).

Most‑talked‑about dishes

• Online reviews and features frequently mention Blue Crab Ramen, wild‑caught shrimp dishes, gnocchi, bulgogi skirt steak, king crab, and creative desserts like Pistachio Bliss or churros.
• Social and local write‑ups also highlight seasonal tasting‑menu courses such as Red Rock chowder with lump crab and a filet‑mignon “From the Land” course.

Here are the currently listed prices we found for Forty1 at Ambiente, mainly for breakfast/brunch; dinner is seasonal and priced per dish or tasting menu but not fully itemized online.

Breakfast and brunch items

From the current online menu listing:

• Pumpkin Eggnog French Toast: 23.00.​
• Adobe Jack Burrito: 24.00.​
• The Ambiente (eggs, bacon or sausage, toast, hash browns): 23.00.​
• Red Rock Parfait: 19.00.​
• Belgian Waffle (bourbon caramel apple etc.): 23.00.​
• Avocado Toast: 24.00 (egg add‑on included as option).​
• Egg White Omelette: 25.00.​
• Chorizo Eggs Benedict (similar to Forty1 Benedict on PDF menu): 28.00.
• Carnitas Chilaquiles: 24.00.​
• Everything Bagel Sandwich: 22.00.​
• Overnight Oats (v): 12.00.​
• Sides (hash browns, turkey bacon, yogurt, toast, everything bagel, seasonal fruit, English muffin): 8.00 each.​

Hotel guests typically receive around a 40–45 breakfast‑credit per person per day that can be applied to this à la carte menu (credit excludes alcohol and gratuity).

Dinner pricing context

• Dinner runs as a seasonal à la carte and sometimes a multi‑course tasting menu; specific dish prices are in the higher fine‑dining range (often 40+ for premium entrées like scallops, elk, or osso buco), but the current full price list is not posted publicly.
• Reviews describe Forty1 as “really really pricey” once you add cocktails, appetizers, mains, and dessert; plan on a high‑end check total per person for dinner.