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| - Delmonico Steakhouse was pretty good, but definitely not the best I've had nor without flaws.
The food and drink choices seem to be where they really excel, as there were a number of options that my girlfriend and I found to be mouth-watering, from the bone-in ribeye, the fillet, the chicken, salmon, etc. They had my favorite beer (Chimay Blue) and she enjoyed her wine (she had the Chardonnay and Riesling). What we wanted when going here was a nice, fancy dinner as a tribute to our vacation together. It wasn't a special occasion or anything but we like to have a quality dinner from time to time. I'd say the food part of Emeril's more or less did the trick with regards to that.
The service was OK. While they were relatively prompt the matre'd was the person who seemed to be serving us and he was just a little too over-the-top for me, not to mention he seemed a little condescending and careless. Perhaps I just read into it wrong, but I didn't feel as comfortable as I have at other restaurants. Our waiters made sure the waters and bread kept coming, which I appreciated. The matre'd didn't really do anything rude per-say, but I did notice that at one point when he came by to check on everything he spoke with the tables on our left and right but not with us.
The smaller tables are a little too big IMO, my girlfriend and I felt a mile away from each other and eventually I just moved my place settings next to her and sat with her so we could talk easier. This is probably not an issue if you have a big group, but for a romantic evening it wasn't fantastic. Speaking of romance, there were no candles, the lightning was bright, and the restaurant was devoid of decor.
I don't mean to rip Delmonico's so much but I just want to stress that this restaurant really doesn't deserve 5 stars despite the food being pretty tasty. Our stakes came out medium rare as requested, they were juicy and delicious, and the side "double-baked potato" + "Asparagus" was fantastic.
I realized going here and glancing at the menu online that the prices were going to be steep but I guess my wallet received a shock even so. I had initially been hoping that our bill would come to about $115-130, but in the end it was $200 because you have to buy sides for your meal separately and the wine / beer was very expensive. The problem with this is that in Vegas there is a lot of competition and I've had food that was on par with this for under half the price of what I paid. For instance Mon Ami Gabi (outside of Paris, Paris) and Trevi (Ceasar's Palace Forum Shops) both run in the $60-100 range (for two) and are just as tasty IMO.
Lastly, there were a nat or two flying around toward the end of our meal, something which is unacceptable in a restaurant of this caliber.
I enjoyed the overall experience but I would not dine here again.
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