The Steakhouse List That Plays It Safe
· Chandler · Steakhouse · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 1, 2026
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Perry's arrives with a 77-bottle list that looks confident on paper — sparkling, whites, rosé, reds all accounted for, plus a respectable 37 by-the-glass program. But flip through it and the names start to feel familiar in a predictable way: Caymus, Rodney Strong, J. Lohr. This is a wine list built to comfort the crowd, not challenge it.
The list leans heavily on California and dips a toe into Europe — a Marqués de Cáceres Tempranillo here, a Rothschild Lafite 'Les Légendes' blend there — but it's really a California-first steakhouse card with some international garnish. The sparkling section earns genuine points: Crémant d'Alsace from Pierre Sparr, a Banfi Brachetto, and a house Premier Cru Champagne give bubbles more depth than most steakhouses bother with. Whites are safe — Mohua Sauvignon Blanc, Hartford Court Chardonnay, Dr. Loosen Riesling — competent but nothing that'll make your pulse quicken. The red wine section is where you'd expect steakhouse horsepower, and while Caymus Conundrum and Carmel Road show up, we don't see the deep-bench Napa Cab or Rhône depth that would push this into serious territory.
Thirty-seven by-the-glass options is an impressive number — more than most steakhouses twice the size bother to offer. Prices run from $9.50 to $49 a glass, which covers everything from approachable weeknight pours to splurge territory. The breadth is real; whether every pour is rotating with intention or just a static menu in disguise is harder to say.
Marqués de Cáceres Excellens Tempranillo — $60
In a list full of California names with California markups, this Spanish Tempranillo stands out as the value pick. Excellens is a reliable, food-friendly wine that retails well under $20 — at $60 it's still marked up, but it's a relative steal compared to what's around it, and it drinks well with beef.
Pierre Sparr Brut Rosé, Crémant d'Alsace
Most tables at a steakhouse will skip straight to the reds, but this Crémant is genuinely worth ordering. Alsatian sparkling wine is chronically underrated — it drinks closer to Champagne than most people expect, costs a fraction of it, and at $80 on this list it's one of the more honest prices on the card.
Perry's Reserve Chardonnay
At $65, a house-label Chardonnay needs to work hard to justify itself — and without a known producer behind it, there's no reason to pay restaurant-markup prices for mystery fruit. The Hartford Court Chardonnay is sitting right there on the same list and is a much more trustworthy bottle at $72.
Hartford Court Chardonnay + Perry's Famous Pork Chop
Perry's signature pork chop is rich, fatty, and carved tableside — it needs a white with enough body and texture to stand up to it. Hartford Court's Russian River Chardonnay brings the weight and restrained oak to match the meat without going full butter-bomb.
The Bottom Line
Perry's Chandler is a reliable wine stop for a steakhouse night — 37 by-the-glass options and a solid sparkling section save it from being boring, but the markups and crowd-pleaser roster keep it from being great. Order the Tempranillo or Crémant and you'll drink well; chase the familiar California labels and you'll pay for the brand name, not the wine.
· Chandler · New American
The Hidden House is doing something genuinely unusual for the East Valley — championing Arizona producers alongside accessible Old World options at prices that don't feel like a shakedown. The lack of sourced dish information prevents a complete picture, but the wine list alone is worth a detour. If you're even mildly curious about what Arizona winemaking looks like when it's done right, this is the place to find out.
Surprising Depth
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Chandler · Seafood
High Tide is a genuinely fun, lively seafood restaurant with food worth showing up for — but the wine program is an afterthought dressed up as a list. Twelve Chardonnays with no other variety isn't a curated selection, it's a gap in judgment. Wednesday half-price wine softens the blow, but the program needs a complete rethink before we'd call it worth drinking through. Order the Diatom, skip the Rombauer, and quietly wish someone had added a rosé.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
SanTan Village · Chandler · Steakhouse
Bourbon & Bones SanTan has a reserve list that punches above its suburban strip-mall weight class — the Heitz Martha's Vineyard duo, Dominus, and the rogue Egon Müller Riesling are all legitimate gets. The pricing is unambiguously steep and the list has real gaps, but if you're celebrating something and want a specific California collectible with your ribeye, this is one of the more unexpected places to find it in the East Valley.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Chandler · Italian
Pesto's earns its wine bar billing for Chandler — it's a genuine neighborhood spot with a real glass program, live music, and food that's priced to let you spend a little more on the bottle. We can't verify every detail of the list from here, but the bones are solid enough to make this a reliable call for a casual date night with pizza and a pour.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Occasional
Acceptable
· Chandler · Seafood
Sea & Smoke earns its reputation as a polished neighborhood seafood spot, but the wine program isn't yet pulling its weight alongside a kitchen that's clearly swinging for the fences with Lobster Pot Pie and Chilean Sea Bass. Until we have a full menu in hand, we'd recommend asking your server directly what's pouring well tonight — and keeping an eye on that markup.
Plays It Safe
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
Sun Lakes · Chandler · New American
Stone & Barrel is a solid neighborhood destination in the southeast Valley where the food — especially the wood-fired pizza — is the main event, and the wine list is a willing supporting act. We don't have enough detail on the full wine program to send you in with a specific bottle in hand, but if you're going for a casual dinner with friends in Sun Lakes, you're unlikely to go thirsty. Come for the pizza, manage your expectations on the wine, and you'll have a good night.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Irvine · Steakhouse
Fleming's Irvine delivers exactly what it promises: a wide, competent, California-forward wine list that covers all the bases for a steakhouse crowd. The markup is real — this is not a list for value hunters — but the by-the-glass depth is genuinely good and the Loosen Bros. Riesling at $11 is the rare honest deal hiding in plain sight. If you want adventure, look elsewhere; if you want a reliable glass with your ribeye in Irvine, this gets the job done.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Plano · Steakhouse
Del Frisco's Plano delivers a wine list that does its job without doing anything exciting — it's competent, recognizable, and priced for a room where the company card is doing the heavy lifting. If you're here for the steak and want a bottle that won't embarrass you, the list handles that. If you're here to drink well on your own dime, the markup will sting.
Crowd Pleasers
Steep
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· White Plains · Steakhouse
This appears to be a Restaurant Week wine promotion rather than Benjamin Steakhouse's full list, and we'd want to see a complete menu before rendering a final verdict on the overall program. Based on what's sourced here, though, the wine offering is thin for a steakhouse of this caliber — if you're coming for a serious bottle of Cab with your dry-aged ribeye, call ahead and ask what's actually on the full list.
Grocery Store
Steal
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Occasional
Acceptable
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