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| - Four of us came here for a post-show dinner, having made reservations for 9:30pm. When we walked in, it was pretty empty. Sort of surprising for such a high rated place. I think this just goes to show that LV is pretty saturated with good eats. Definitely need more of this saturation our way so that not every mealtime need be a test of patience!
Our server was very nice and professional. Drinks were good. Brother-in-law even got one in a shark mug. How whimsical!
We proceeded to order and started with the bento box which seemed like a great idea for the four of us. While some of the elements in the bento box were good, I don't think we were quite impressed with the presentation, especially when I think we paid $75 for it. So I'm ok with skipping this one next time around. Oyster toppings didn't really stand out to us and there was quite a bit of shell left in the shucked oyster.
Other things we ordered:
Hearth baked bread - Good bread
Beef Cheek & Bone Marrow Dumplings - good but was salty; not sure I tasted marrow
Coal Roasted Beef Salad - lovely presentation, a little tough to eat with the huge tuft of pea shoots on top, tasty overall
Campire Duck - fantastic, must have
Halibut - came last; we were stuffed but couldn't help but gobble this one up. Perfectly cooked fish.
The only thing I didn't appreciate was that they basically threw all the food on our table in quick succession. With us still working on the bento box, the runners were trying to figure out ways to fit things on our table and I'd made a comment about slowing down the food and all they did was chuckle and scamper away. But the food kept coming.
Sadly some dishes got cold while we were trying to eat everything so they're really doing a disservice to themselves when they throw everything out at once. We finally got our server to slow it down on our last dish and of course he made sure to mention that they had to recook the halibut. Still very nice and pro, though. Not sure if they just wanted us out so they can close or if the chef had no concept of letting his diners enjoy their food but it was pretty damn annoying.
Anyhoo, glad we tried this place, realizing ironically maybe it's better we come here during their busy time.
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