Do not waste your time or money going to Raos. This is bad pedestrian type Italian food. My veal chop was so pre cooked and then microwaved and not even microwaved properly at that. It was barely Luke warm. 23.00 for a plain bowl of ziti with maranara sauce. I would be fine with that if everything else was acceptable but it certainly was not.
I know good Italian food, I used to eat lunch at a little joint in Hillside NJ called M&M Pizzaria run by a guy called Vito. He made the best Eggplant in the world, and I mean it. I order eggplant wherever I travel to and none have come close. Good Italian food does not have to be at a big fancy restaurant, Vito rates up there with the best of them including Il Mulino's, il Gabianos etc. That is in certain dishes, for the basics Vito can't be beat. Which is more than I can say about Raos! It was the second worst meal I had in Vegas and in the top 10 worst I had in my life, for a $162.00 no less. The worst meal was Aureole at the Mandalay, it was completely unedible and the manager would not even charge us after what I can only assume tasting some of the dishes that were served to us. We each returned our original main course selections and then the manager graciously offered to make us different second dishes which were worst than the first dishes.
It was so very disappointing since the restaurant as a whole is beautiful and the Swan room is a special place. So you sit there expecting greatness and end up with an Olive Garden meal gone bad, no make that a Sabaro's meal gone bad. Raos came in a close second just to put it in perspective how bad it is.
My theory on dinning holds true. Number one if you walk into a Restaurant during prime time and it's not packed it's a good bet the food is not good, second if you walk into a gourmet restaurant and they serve you cold bread it's a good bet the food is not good. If you encounter either of these situations do yourself a favor and get up and leave.
This place doesn't even deserve 1 star but Yelp won't let you post unless you select at least one star. Aureole is a negative 5 star.