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| - My partner and I had a very good dinner here on Sept 8th. It was the first time for both of us. We were seated right at our reservation time. I really like the look of the room, very warm colors, interesting shapes. It feels a little crowded though. We were seated on banquets( long bench/table/chair ) along the wall and although not packed in as tight as Paris or NYC seating, It did feel tighter than I like. People on either side of me were closer than I like. Would be nice if they removed 3 or 4 tables from the room. We had a bit of a view of the Bellagio fountains, a nice touch. The room is very loud, not from blaring music, just very loud from the crowd. It is not a room for an intimate conversation. We were slightly dressed up - blazers with dressy shirts and pants and nice shoes and were dressed better than most in the room. The food was mostly excellent. Service began with a nice assortment of breads and a plate of various olives and two tapenades, all excellent. For apps we had the carpaccio, which was one of the best ever and the beef tartare which was good but under seasoned for my taste. Our dinners were the veal and fontina fazzoletti and the short rib paparadelle. I thought the veal had a slightly scorched taste but was still very good. The short rib was wonderful, very rich, flavorful and tender. Some of the pasta was gummed together, not a deal breaker but kind of a drag. I mentioned it to our waitress, who was great, and she offered to replace it but I was fine with it and didn't want to interrupt the pace of our dinner. We also had a couple of wines by the glass which were very well paired to the food. Desert was excellent - an assortment of cookies and ice cream. Probably the best plate of cookies I've had. I will be back.
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