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| - I've been dining at Olive's in the Bellagio since it first opened when the environment was much brighter in yellow & green ceramic tile. While the new look is a complete dramatic change of the original I can live with it. What I miss the the most, however, is the original friendly crew that always recognized their regular customers starting with the hostesses, the bartenders to the servers and the managers that had always welcomed in a engaging and courteous manner.
I've tried most everything on the menu and seem to always come back to my ultimate favorites:
*fig, prosciutto flat bread
*boston bib salad
*butternut squash tortelli
I've always started and ordered the White Chocolate Martini. There was an original recipe of this served when it first opened that many(including myself) came back to time after time. It was simple, yet decadent made of vanilla stoli, clear cream de cacao and a splash of something else. Then they would garnish it with a white & milk chocolate swizzle stick.
Today, if you ask for "White Chocolate Martini" they automatically give you a liquidy, creamy white concoction. When I've asked the bartenders I'd like it the original way..countless times the bartenders(that are no longer the originals) would argue with me saying they "only" do it in the white creamy way. However, I always seemed to get my special cocktail when I have to order more specifically for the original "clear" chocolate martini then amazingly these bartenders seem to know the exact recipe, though initially act as if they've never heard of such a cocktail. And after they finally make the cocktail(after wasting minutes in arguing) they wimp out on the chocolate garnish...unlike the decadent original way when the restaurant first opened.
Reservations: This is probably the most challenged comment I could make of this place. When calling in for earlier dinners (that need to be followed by a show), they always say that 6-8p.m. is all booked up and the earliest would be 10:30. However, I can count on my hand where I've brought groups of 4-6 to walk in with no reservations between 6 & 8p.m. where we were able to get a table immediately and get served. The hostesses are not the friendliest of the bunch, unlike when the restaurant first opened. And forget asking politely for a table on the balcony to watch the fountain show, they are extremely protective and act as if it is "off limits". Perhaps they reserve it for their favorite high roller guests or as long as they get a decent side tip in order to fulfill the request.
I'd say the more accurate defined ratings would be:
Food, Beverage: five stars
Environment: three stars (five if you can actually get a table on the balcony. I miss the original friendlier esthetics)
Service: two stars (due to the argumentative bartenders & the pompous hostesses)
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