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The Talking Stick area sits along the Loop 101 Pima Freeway on the east side of Scottsdale, on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land. Talking Stick Resort, Salt River Fields, the Talking Stick Golf Club and the Arizona Boardwalk (home to OdySea Aquarium and Butterfly Wonderland) are all within a few minutes of each other, which makes it one of the easiest places in the Valley to plan a full family day.
We haven’t reviewed every restaurant on this list yet. We picked them using each restaurant’s own website and the district’s official directory, and on November 3, 2026 we confirmed that each one is open and posting current hours. Hours and menus change, so check the restaurant’s site before you go.
Orange Sky is the resort’s signature dinner restaurant, with 360-degree views over the Valley. The menu is built around the four elements, earth, water, air and fire, and around food sovereignty: local, sustainable and culturally rooted ingredients. Chef de Cuisine Martin Yepez, originally from Sonora, has been with the resort since 2010. It’s open from 5pm Tuesday through Saturday and closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Where: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale. talkingstickresort.com
A Creole, New Orleans-style seafood spot inside the resort, built around a 19-seat seafood counter. Expect raw oysters, steamers and Cajun-style boils, made to order at the spice level you choose (from 1 to 10). It’s open from 11am daily, until 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
Where: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale. talkingstickresort.com
Tash is the resort’s Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, with bold shared plates made for a group. It’s open for dinner from 5pm Thursday through Monday and closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who visit on November 27 and 28 from 4 to 8pm.
Where: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale. talkingstickresort.com
The resort’s casual option, on the Garden Level, serves American food all day plus sushi from 4pm. It opens at 7am, and the indoor-outdoor seating looks out on the main pools. Veterans get a buy-one-get-one meal around Veterans Day.
Where: Talking Stick Resort, 9800 E Talking Stick Way, Scottsdale. talkingstickresort.com
For a quick bite between attractions, Pick N’ Roll at the Pavilions serves poke bowls, sushi and sushi burritos on its signature purple rice. It’s open from 11am Monday through Saturday. It’s also in our sushi in Scottsdale roundup.
Where: 9120 E Talking Stick Way, Suite E-6, Scottsdale. picknrollusa.com
Pick N’ Roll at the Pavilions is a few minutes away for something quick, and Talking Stick Resort’s restaurants are just across the freeway.
Orange Sky, the resort’s signature restaurant with 360-degree views.
Blue Coyote Cafe opens at 7am every day.
Top photo (Spring training at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick): Carol M. Highsmith, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Other photos are credited in their captions.
Browse all of our area guides, or see our best fine dining in Scottsdale, best restaurants in North Scottsdale and essential Old Town Scottsdale restaurants lists. Nearby, see our new guides to Desert Ridge and Tempe.
