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It was the view of the fountains at the Bellagio that stimulated my interest in Mon Ami Gabi - after looking it up on Yelp, I made a reservation (not knowing that the terrace was not reservable). We did eventually get a table right at the railing, with a great view of the fountains. The food and service was exactly as described on Yelp!
We started with the Escargots de Bourgogne - when we asked our attentive and very friendly waitress what escargots tasted like, she said "garlic". If you like garlic, this is for you! We used the remainder of our fresh bread to soak up the sauce. The bread and butter with a shaved carrot topping was grand. We also had the Butter Lettuce Salad, which was fresh and tasty.
For main courses, we both had steak, mine was Steak Bordelaise, the other was Steak Roquefort. I got mine with the Frites, which were 1/4" wide, paper-thin, and crispy. My intention was just to taste them, as they were highly recommended by our waitress, but I ended up finishing them. Sheryl substituted vegetables for her fries - she had garlic spinach which she loved. The steaks were good, thin and a little tough as French steaks usually are.
No desert - too much food - but great coffee!! Overall, we went for the view and stayed for the food. A grand evening, not soon to be forgotten!
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