Cress on Oak Creek

November 11, 2025

Cress on Oak Creek is pure Sedona magic — a dreamy, creekside setting with romantic vibes and polished service. The ambiance is the real star, with the sound of flowing water and twinkling lights making it feel instantly special when dining outside. The food is elegant and thoughtfully plated, though portions run small and prices are definitely on the higher end. Adding the wine pairing is phenomenal! Still, for a luxe, serene, and memorable dining experience, it’s one of Sedona’s most beautiful spots. The Fall Foliage in November is my favorite time of the year to be on the creek, highly recommend a fall trip!

June 22, 2025

Phenomenal experience! We had Easter Brunch here and it was a class act from start to finish. We walked down so we did not Valet. We were greeted with pleasantries by everyone we came into contact with. As we made our way through a crisp clean foyer, the creek's edge was expose showing a brilliant set up of tables along the bank. We were shown to our table and it took my breath away to see how close we were to the water and just how beautiful it was. You heard soft music from a live band playing, the gentle water pouring over the rock beds within the creek and light conversation which was mostly people in awe of the majesty of where they were having brunch. Chris came and took our drink order and then we were off to the buffet. Such an elaborate display of waffles, fruits, berries, pastries, breads, meats, everything you could desire. Even a made to order omelet station. This place held nothing back. Their impeccable attention to detail came through and it expressed as people that love their job. This was easily our favorite Sedona experience.

August 25, 2025

We had our anniversary dinner at the Cress. Had reserved a table by the creek which is amazing. Although we had a reservation at 7:30, weeks had to wait 15-20 mins to be seated at our table. We were served complimentary glasses of sparkling wine. Got the burrata and bread appetizer, split a medium rare ribeye, which had a bit of extra fat on it and the baby potatoes. I enjoyed the steak which was very flavorful but wife didn’t like it. We also had the pistachio crème brûlée. Service is slow but given the location and the view of the creeek who cares. Super friendly staff. Especially the gentleman that brings out the food.

September 16, 2025

Will start with reason for low rating: food quality. My friend complained that her salad was literally just arugula with half avocado, and tiny peace of shrimp. Any chef should be embarrassed of such “salad”. This truly was something Gordon Ramsey would swear at. Grocery store arugula with half avocado. Once she pointed that there were just two tiny peaces of shrimp, restaurant brought 3 more shrimp and charged her $19 for it. Similarly, my 3 shrimp were $20 and “wedge” salad was nothing that ever resembled such. When we brought up just how bad salad was, the waiter just slapped a bill and never followed up. Underwhelming and negative experience. The location is amazing. Hostess super friendly. Drinks were amazing. But food- absolute embarrassment for a place like this, paired with complete ignorance.

September 14, 2025

Beautiful restaurant and gorgeous views! We loved being able to sit by the creek. There was a lovely duet of guitar players that night and it added to the ambiance in such a beautiful way. The only tiny little thing that I found disappointing was that we had ordered some sauces with our dinner, we decided on the tomahawk for two people, and what they gave us in the to-go ramekin was a very small fraction of what we hoped to take with us. Truly a small thing, but would have been nice to have the rest of the bearnaise and bordelaise (Especially when they're charging you $9 each for it.) Valley parking is also pretty expensive $17. (Plus any tip you can give to the folks running). Not worth docking a star of course, just something to be aware of if you do want all of your sauce to go. Lol We'll definitely be back. It was romantic and you can't beat the view.