I rolled into Vegas late one night and arrived at the Renaissance Hotel. My companion and I debated where we should eat and finally settled on Envy for two reasons: it was There and it was Easy.
We weren't expecting much. Wow...were we surprised!
We were seated at a large booth surrounded by lusty red and brown tones. A single red rose head beckoned from a square, glass vase. Candles glittered and set a romantic tone. Too bad I was there on business!
We began the meal with a half bottle of an Estancia Meritage and split the Caesar salad. We then went on to devour perfectly prepared filet mignons, truffled mac and cheese and port wine mushrooms. It was sheer heaven! The flavors were robust and delicious! We also had several choices of how to have our meat prepared. I chose to have mine charred on the outside, red on the inside. My companion had her filet in a Bearnaise sauce. Both were excellent.
Then it was time for dessert. Since we couldn't settle on just one, they made it easy for us with the Chef's trio. We had miniature versions of the New York cheesecake with raspberry sauce, cappuccino mousse and a chocolate souffle cake. We paired these with a chocolate port and an ice wine. The restaurant was kind enough to also give us a complimentary glass of Sauternes. They knew the way to our hearts!
We left Envy feeling elated. It was complete food euphoria!
When we came back a couple of weeks later, we immediately put in our reservation for the first night we were there. Envy has become one of our "must dine" places in Vegas.