Wally's Desert Turtle

Restaurant
Rancho Mirage, CA

Wally's Desert Turtle's private dining rooms can be transformed to meet your needs for business or social occasions. From birthdays to bar mitzvahs, from meetings to client dinners, to anniversaries....possibilities are endless.

Number of spaces

5 event spaces

Cuisine Type

Fine Dining

Food & Beverage

In-house catering
In-house beverage service

Technology

In-house A/V

Spaces

About

Wally’s Desert Turtle was established in 1978 by Mr. Wally Botello, the Founder of the famed fine-dining Velvet Turtle chain. The restaurant is now owned and operated by Wally's son Michael and granddaughter Maddy. Wally’s serves dinner nightly, and hosts the wildly popular Friday Fashion Show Luncheon, prepared by our classically trained Chef. We offer nightly live musical entertainment in the Sahara Lounge, which has been enjoyed by many celebrities including Bob and Dolores Hope, Frank Sinatra, President Gerald R. and Mrs. Betty Ford, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Tom Hanks. Wally's sources the finest in fresh ingredients from local vendors and purveyors. We offer premium, natural beef from Aspen Ridge and Hercules Ranches, Berkshire pork from Salmon Creek Farm, Sustainable seafood from Loch Etive, free-range and organic poultry from Shelton and Maple Leaf Farms, and prime lamb from Napa’s Superior Farm. We specialize in private parties, special events, and catering, so you can experience Wally's at your home or other venue. Whether you are a long-time local or a first-time visitor to the Coachella Valley, Wally’s Desert Turtle has a special taste of the Desert for everyone.


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Year Established

1978

Food & Beverage

In-house catering
In-house beverage service

Wally's Desert Turtle offers a wide range of superb catering events including elegant and intimate cocktail receptions, ​weddings,​ large-scale charity luncheons, formal plated dinners, and grand party buffets. From the very beginning, we meet personally with all of our catering clients to develop the perfect event with the very finest of Wally’s Desert Turtle quality and service to suit the specific needs and budgets of any host for any occasion. We have taken steps to create a team that you can confidently trust to deliver a spectacular event time and time again.

Technology

In-house A/V

​Wally’s Private Dining rooms can accommodate almost any corporate function or business event. We offer a variety of menus, and access to state-of-the-art A/V technology to help make your seminar impressive.






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