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| - The restaurant is way sub-par, especially for the prices. The only reason to come up here is for the scenic ride & views. Being native & practically native to Vegas, we know not to have super high expectations for the restaurant at the upper lodge. I decided today was an ideal opportunity to share my experience here.
Rode up for breakfast with a group of 6 people (not a huge group). The service is slow, prices are high & the food is average at best. The view is great, of course, which is likely the only reason this place is in business.
It took at least 10 minutes before anyone asked for our drink order and maybe another 20 minutes before we got them... except mine, which was the most complicated (iced coffee, so they brought hot coffee in a glass with 2 sides of ice... the coffee was steaming hot for a long time)... the other people who ordered coffee got theirs much later & one of them said it was funny that it was cool while mine was STILL steaming... weird!
We ordered our food at the same time as the drinks since it took so long for them to get our drink order. Overall the slow service wasn't a big deal because we were socializing. Beverages more quickly would be nice though. The manager came by and said there were 2 other large groups they were serving now & our food would be out shortly. Ok, not a problem. When the food came out, no one's meal was hot. My guy's omelet looked like it had been sitting under a heat lamp for 30 minutes (the cheese was kind of scorched). One can assume all the food had been ready for a while & they just hadn't gotten around to serving it.
I splurged and ordered the banana rum french toast, which sounds amazing. It was good, especially if you like caramel. It might have been amazing if it had nuts too & more banana. I was expecting more, especially since it was $12.
If you know what to expect & are ok with it, cool. If you don't like how it sounds, you might be better off packing a picnic :)
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