In a sea of fine dining Las Vegas has become a mecca where star chefs from all over the planet come and place their names on lavish multimillion dollar build-outs. Kudos to Alex Strata who actually resides here to oversee his pride and joy.
Sage by Chef Shawn McClaine is another great restaurant in every way shape and form. The menu and wine list are strong and diverse. The quality of ingredients is definitely there. Let's not talk about price because you get what you pay for. We had a party of eight and tried just about everything on the menu except for maybe 3 entrees and 3 vegetarian dishes. The beet salad was refreshing and sublime. The sweet breads and veal cheeks were rich, flavorful and satisfying. Presentation on all the dishes was perfect, balanced and well thought out. The few weaknesses in my opinion were the lobster ravioli, hamachi crudo and pork tenderloin which was on the dry side. Lobster dish was decent but just not great. The sauce lacked somewhat in depth and the ravioli were okay. Hamachi was not bad, but maybe going with a Kampachi would be a better choice.
Desserts were good and service was very attentive. All in all it was a very nice evening and the atmosphere was relaxing. Will return again to try more dishes.