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| - I had a great time at Top of the World in Las Vegas tonight. The view is spectacular and my husband is always good company for me. You truly do get a 360 degree view of the city. The staff is friendly and helpful. Not all are as bubbly as they could or maybe should be (first greeter at the desk take note!). So I gave them 1 star for first impressions (my star rating is cumulative...so you can earn up to 5 stars but you also lose stars as the meal progresses)
The decor is old and needs refreshing but the view is all that matters. They earn a star for the 360 degree view. (If you tend to be at all queasy with motion sickness this is not the spot for you!)
The food is pricy but what you would expect at a highly rated restaurant (Zagat 23 out of 30 for food; voted LV best restaurant consistently, average 4.5 rating on TripAdvisor, Yelp, UrbanSpoon). Yes, I do my homework before I commit to a dinner that potentially could cost over $200. The ala carte side dish offerings are adequate, but the chicken (1 option) and seafood choices (4 options) were limited in my opinion. Still they earned a star for having enough variety that we both found something easily.
We started off with soup. While we waited the waiter brought a basket of warm bread that was very good. We enjoyed the view and took some pictures, but after quite some time my husband asked whether they had to go out to get the lobster for my soup, it was taking so long. About that time the waiter realized our soup had not come out and immediately brought it to our tables with appropriate apologies. Oops lost a star for that one.
OMG the Lobster Bisque is wonderful. Some of the best I have ever had. My husband had the SOTD which was a Vegetable Soup (can't remember the ingredients but it was made with pesto and a grain). Very good also. Add another star.
I ordered: Roasted "Loch Etive" Scottish Salmon with Thai Jungle Curry Foam* for $42 (description says "from the deep Scottish water sea inlet named "Etive," high in Omega 3. Kelp noodle salad with Asian vinaigrette, peas and wild blueberries). The Salmon was grilled perfectly, flakey, moist and seasoned just enough. I couldn't really discern the spices in the Thai Jungle Curry Foam, but the kelp noodle salad and dressing was tasty. BUT the ENGLISH PEAS were RAW. Yes, RAW. Read that hard, dry and not cooked at all.I tried to mash one with my fork and could not. I commented to my waiter and he brought a plate to ask me to send a couple to the kitchen for the Chef. He also tried to squeeze one and it did not give. A young man from the kitchen came out and apologized and said he would check with the Chef about the intent of the peas. I hoped that he did not INTEND for them to be raw. When the young man returned he informed me that the Chef prepared the peas this way to give them crunch. I don't like mushy peas and I do like them crispy and I know my peas and these were not "crispy" they were hard and inedible. I don't know why but that's the truth.
My husband had the "California Mary's Farm Free Range Chicken Breast with Lemon Herb" for $44 (included Gnocchi with arugula pesto, English peas, roasted tomato and chicken jus) and the chicken was just DELICIOUS, but guess what! The peas in his dish were also RAW. Minus a star for the peas, but you get it back for the rest of the meal so its a wash.
The manager took off the cost of our Haricot Verts with Roasted Tomatoes (also very good) and so they won a star back . Overall my rating is 4 stars. I will go back but won't make it a "must" on my next visit.
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