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| - i'm a HUGE fan of GR's since day 1 of 'hell's kitchen', i enjoy his US and UK shows, so of course when i went to vegas 4/28-5/3, i HAD to go to at least 1 of his vegas restaurants.. my husband and i ended up choosing the pub and grill at caesar's palace for it's casual attire and atmosphere, in fact, it was planned to be our 1st official activity in vegas, i just couldn't wait to go to his place! when we arrived hungry, i didn't even mind the 1 hr wait (we didn't do reservations cuz we were unsure of how long it would take to get to the restaurant), and i thought it was cool they text u when ur table is ready (never experienced that b4 w/ a restaurant lol).. and to be in his restaurant was AMAZINGLY wonderful and exciting for me, being such a fan! but quite honestly, u'd never know that this was his restaurant, his face isn't everywhere. there's no GR merchandise section that i saw. his name is in the restaurant name and his pic in the menu, but otherwise, it's like any other place to eat/drink! personally, i was hoping there would be a merchandise section cuz i'd love to have a shirt or souvenir of his :) anyway, i initially savored every minute the sec we walked into the restaurant! however, the server sucked tho. my husband failed a few times trying to get her attn (doing the standard method, but exaggerated so u'd think she would've noticed!), she was so busy and scattered, she never paid us any attn, not even the minimum cuz our water/my sprite was never checked on. i had to ask the guy who brought my food to ask her to get me a sprite refill lol.. that was pathetic..
w/ my food, i was kinda disappointed too :/// i got the ny steak w/ fingerling potatoes and replaced the asparagus (ewwww) w/ carrots. considering how expensive it was, u'd expect absolute perfection on a plate! well, a few carrots were too raw/hard to even put my fork into, and the potatoes were only a handful amount so the side dishes were really a let down ://// BUT the steak was delish! :)))) the plating for the steak sucked too tho! GR is all about presentation & plating so i think he may be disappointed to find out my dish came out very messy (or idk, maybe that's how the dish is supposed to be plated??)... see, the carrots and potatoes were randomly scattered on the plate *carelessly* imo, and the steak had a potato and carrot underneath it, like the steak was just plopped on top of the potatoes and carrots :/// i just tweeted pics of the dish from b4 and after i ate it to show the plating, and the raw carrots and fatty steak part i left behind.. dunno if he'll respond at all, but i thought i'd at least notify him of how things were done.. i also got the potted triple chocolate trifle which i LOVED. it was various layers/textures of dark, milk, and white chocolate :)) w/ a couple small cookies on the side.
so i had very mixed feelings about my 1st and likely only experience at a GR restaurant as i doubt i'll have the chance to go back to vegas again (or any other location where his restaurants are). i really did have high expectations w/ his location b/c it's GR! he's all about perfection w/ taste and plating, and of course, he's anti-raw foods lol.. and then there's the horrible server i mentioned b4 who really was frustrating, if i wasn't in such a great mood about the 1st nite in vegas, i would've complained more outwardly at the time, right now, i'm wishing i had... will try to post pics of everything.
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