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| - Our dogs were barking after walking 5 hours on concrete convention floor, and we needed an easy and lighter fare dinner. Decision was made to eat here as it was the closer of 2 restaurants along Luxor-Mandalay Bay's "restaurant row", that I'd made a reservation for that evening (yep, I canceled the other reservation).
We were not disappointed. Fresh and delicious seafood, with reasonable wine prices, absolutely fantastic pre-meal breads (best drop biscuits I've ever eaten, BTW and I'm remembering them 3 weeks later), and a swank ambiance. The night we ate there it was still Happy Hour on arrival, so we noshed on appetizers, small plates, and 4-5 different types of fresh oysters flown in that morning. Add a great server to the mix and there's your 5 stars (ask for George, Dining Captain; he's been there 6 years).
Food items: Cioppino (Italian seafood stew); charred grilled octopus w/ fingerling potatoes; fresh oysters; seafood escabeche; various sushi rolls. All 5 stars for flavor and presentation, and 7.00 wines by the glass that were plain wonderful. (Note: the mussels in our cioppino were bad so our server went straight to the chef, who inspected the entire daily mussel batch; their only miscue of the evening).
Big Tip on RM: Arrive while Happy Hour is still going on; you'll save lots of dough and really enjoy the chic bar area. Try one of the high-top tables, you won't regret it. The hostess said (addressing our very tired convention feet) that the bar seats are the most comfortable she's ever sat in, so we took her advice and did so. She was right. It was like sliding into a luxury car seat. We let our dining room seating go to someone else (dining room is equally chic and no doubt comfy).
Our bill with tip, for 3 people was $250.00, but with plenty of wine (and I think a few cocktails) on the bill, and being in Vegas, that's not bad at all for the experience we had at RM.
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