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| - My fiance was so nice as to plan a long weekend for me in Vegas for my 30th bday- full of surprises, a nice hotel (Aria), a nightime helicopter ride over the vegas strip (yay), show tickets to see blue man group (fun), a gift (ipad), and dinner at Pamplemousse! Yes he is the very best.
Anyhow, he made reservations at this place and I had no idea where we were going. i was dressed up and was sort of getting worried when we approched the 'off area of the strip' full of misc stores and liquidators and wierd looking establishments.
Boom comes in pamplemouse!
Its a traditional french restaurant specializing in provence inspired french cooking. Simple, tasty, and very french. The inside is really charming and quaint, think of dim lights, subtle yet professional service. They even give you a plate of home marinated olives with provence herbs that were SO tasty and also a basket of fresh cold crudite with home made dressing for dipping. You can tell how the care and attention of the chef in preparation of these two complimentary starters- the way the veggies were cut, the presentation (in a super cute basket) the freshness of the herbs in the dressing and olive oils in the olives. Such a nice break from the 100+ degree heat of the desert!
We were seated in the "lovers cove" which was uuber romantic situated in a corner of the restaurant. I am normally not very into these types of scenes but it was just so nice and lovely. We got a early seating so we had the whole restaurant to ourselves.
After getting a briefing from the nice server we ordered the shrimp scampi-recommended by the server himself. What an excellent choice. The shrimp was very fresh and plump and juicy while the sauce---the SAUCE was amazing. I had to hold myself back from licking the plate. yes it was that good.
Had french onion soup- solid and not overly salty like usual. You could taste the red wine. Very good
I had a seared duck breast with duck confit combo plate- OMG. This duck and the cognac truffle oil madagascar peppercorn sauce was the best sauce that Ive ever had in a restaurant. The duck confit was cooked to perfection. SO GOOD.
The bf had rack of lamb, also one of the most delicious and cooked to perfection dishes we';ve had in a long time.
FInsihed off with a on the house creme brulee. MAGNIFIC!!
I rarely give 5 stars, but this was a memorable night with great food, service and ambiance. A must try in LV.
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