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| - After having read the reviews on Yelp, I was extremely excited to go to Alex and indulge in fine dining. I mean, you are after all in Vegas!
Price: $165 for a 3 course
Meal Options: 3 or 5 course fixed meal only
Wine: Extensive Wine List (A+)
Dress: Sophisticated
I'm sad to say though that my experience wasn't as good as some others in this forum. I have mixed feelings since some points were positive while others weren't so much. My boyfriend and I came here dressed up (suit and cocktail dress). The dinning room did look grand and sophisticated. It made me feeling like I'm in ballroom. I love the colors. The only thing I wasn't super fond of was the flowers all over curtains. I'm assuming they are fake flowers, not dried up flowers. It made the curtains look very tacky. I think the curtains by themselves would have done justice to the room as is.
We weren't given an option to sit in the patio, but since it was cold, I didn't mind sitting indoors. Since I was indecisive about making a selection with what wine to go with, the waiter was kind enough to allow me to sample between two. It made a huge difference because the one I originally wanted to go with, I end up not liking it as much. After we picked our pre-fixed selections, we were given a sampler, courtesy of the chief. It was yummy and very kind of them. But I later noticed that everyone in the room got one courtesy of the chief so it didn't really feel that special anymore. But that's okay, I was still very happy with it. The scallop soup was my boyfriend's favorite. I liked them all though because they were all so different. Just a note, I think this sampler isn't always the same. Another yelper had something else.
1st Course: Appetizer
The oysters were beautifully placed on a huge bed of salt. It was delicious.
The lobster was slightly over cooked and my boyfriend wasn't too happy about that. He feels that for what you're paying, everything should be perfect. There should be no oversight.
2nd Course: Main Course
The Rabbit and Veal were delicious. At this point of the evening, Alex came out and greeted every party individually. That was really cool to see the chef.
3rd Course: Dessert
Wow is the best word to describe it. We had a lot of dessert. Alex was kind enough to give us a platter of different types of dessert aside from what we ordered. The Madelines were really good and soft. It was warm, like it was just out of the oven. We ordered the Malted Chocolate and Banana Napoleon and it was okay. The Roasted Pineapple Basque with Vanilla Crisps and Coconut Sorbet was really good and I do recommend that.
At the time of reservation, I did let the operator know that my boyfriend and I were celebrating our anniversary. At the end of our meal, they gave us a dessert with a little cracker saying "Happy Anniversary". That was very sweet of them.
A Yelper mentioned that they received macarons when they left Alex. I got the same thing so I was super excited to try it. I'm sad to say, but it just wasn't good. I've had macarons at different places before and it just doesn't even come close to comparing. I do like the variety, but it was dry. I let my expert Macaron friend try it too, and she said it wasn't good either.
Overall, I have mixed reviews of this restaurant. It was good, but it wasn't great. Like another yelper said, "it was good, but not memorable". I think if the food was more consistent, I would give it a higher rating. The service was terrific and I did really enjoy the ambiance. I especially liked that they had a little chair for my bag. That was very classy. My boyfriend said he had better fine dining experiences at another restaurant which costs about the same. As a result, I'm giving it 3 and 1/2 stars. I guess I have high expectations of Alex, but who wouldn't for fine dining?
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