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| - I did an all Venetian restaurant tour on my most recent Vegas trip. I had dinner here the second night of my stay.
We ordered the gnocchi w/ black truffles to start ($25). For my entree I had a bone-in ribeye w/ foie gras ($72 - $52 for the steak & $20 for the foie gras), my friend had the regular ribeye ($48), and on the side we had haricot vert almondine ($11) & fingerling potatoes ($12).
The gnocchi was very good. It had a nice crisp and the truffles accented the taste of the potatoes in the gnocchi very well: 4 Stars. Unfortunately, the steak was not very good. It was fatty, chewy in some spots and not that flavorful. The waiter stated that Delmonico's has the best steaks in town. Sorry, but I have had better steaks at STK and T-Bonz in Summerlin: 2 Stars. The foie gras was OK. It was nice to see it on the menu because you can't find it in CA. However, I was expecting more crisp: 3 Stars. The haricot vert was just OK too. The beans were crispy and there were plenty of almonds, but other than that they were nothing to remember: 3 Stars. Lastly, the fingerling potatoes were too salty, and I am one who generally doesn't notice when dishes are too salty. The waiter Ken did offer to make a new batch, but the food took a long time to come out and we declined: 2 Stars.
To accompany the meal we had a bottle of COS Pithos Rosso 2008 from Sicily ($85). The winery describes the wine as superbly elegant, subtly meaty w/ a cherry fruit nose. The palate is profound: Elegant, pure and mineral with lovely spice and earth notes. Some complexity, and a bit of tannic structure. OK, perhaps too much self-promotion, but Delmonico has an extensive wine list at many price points. The wine was excellent and went very well w/ all the dishes: 5 Stars.
The ambiance was sterile, but there was a good amount of space between the tables. Unfortunately, the restrooms were lame. It was quite a walk, there was no valet and only one stall and one urinal. I had to wait and after I finished, the line was two deep: 2 Stars. In addition, the service was not very good. The entrees came at least 35 min after the first course. Ken, our waiter never stopped by to check on us and let us know it would take a while. He did redeem himself by agreeing to take the potatoes off the check. However, he offered us a complimentary dessert and we chose expressos and my friend asked for sambuca also. We were charged for the sambuca : XXX. If he didn't take the potatoes off the check, I would have given him 1 Star: 2 Stars.
I will not return to Delmonico's the next time I am in Vegas, even though I can walk here from the Venetian where I always stay. The steak was lousy, the bathroom is lame and the service sucked for an establishment of this caliber. Word to Emeril: You need to work on this restaurant - BAM!!!
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