this place is fabulous.  my husband and i were in town visiting my parents and the four of us went for dinner to celebrate my b-day.  we could only get a reservation on the patio, which made us nervous, dealing w/ the AZ heat and/or winds of that weekend.  but, the patio was great.  it's a cozy area w/ a fireplace and screens on all sides to block the sun.  it's about as nice a patio as you can get.  \n\nwe all four ordered from the regular menu and were thrilled with our selections and portion sizes.  we ordered these starters:  figs and chevre, lobster ravioli, tomatoes and baby octopus and spring vegetable soup.  the only one that was lacking was the tomato and baby octopus dish, which only had about 2 pieces of octopus.  the other three were fantastic - beautiful presentation all around and i've never eaten a better bowl of vegetable soup.  seriously, i can't say enough about how delicious that soup was.  \n\nfor entrees, we ordered:  lamb, filet mignon, two-wash chicken.  all were delicious, and, again, beautifully presented.\n\nthis meal was about much more than the food we ordered, though.  throughout the dining experience, they bring out many little \""bites\"" or \""amuse bouches.\""  each one is beautiful, delicious and inventive.  i've always been a bit put off by the whole \""molecular gastronomy\"" fad, but binkley's does it just right.  they incorporate highly creative and inventive touches throughout your dining experience.  it's inventive and unusual enough to create a new and exciting experience for diners, but without just being plain weird.  for example, one of the amuses was a mango packet, that they had created with mango pulp, which had been frozen then coated w/ something to create a \""skin\"" so it exploded in your mouth.  it was presented in a porcelain soup spoon with something around it (i can't remember... fruit juice perhaps?), so it looked just like a fresh raw egg.  it was really amazing to look at and then experience the flavors and the \""pop\"" as you ate it.  these touches throughout dinner make the experience fun and new.\n\nthe staff is top notch.  everyone knows everything about each dish - from bussers to servers.  and, there are MANY details to learn.  clearly, the staff is very well educated on what is on the menu.  it shows and makes a difference for diners.\n\ncan't wait to go to binkley's again!  what an amazing all-around experience.