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| - this is another one of the best kept secrets here in vegas. it is located on the outskirts of the summerlin area called desert shores. right when you walk in youll notice that it is a wine shop with a fantastic selection. pass on through the end and youll see a small restaurant with outdoor patio seating overlooking a small blue lake.
my lovely date and i started off with the grazing platter, which had a variety of cheese, such as brie, blue cheese, and morbier (completely new to me...pungent and delicious), salami, lobster salad, smoked salmon, olives, apples, onion marmalade, and sweet pickles. we then continued with the lobster avocado croissant (my mouth is watering right now) we finished with the bacchus salad which had these great flavorful croutons, and yummy goat cheese. i just love goat cheese. i will definitely return to this place again for lunch or dinner. i heard that i have to try the mussels and have order a bottle of wine. i think it will be another lovely date with her again...
12/15/06-i just went to dinner last night...holy WOW!!! i had the grazing platter again, which complemented our tuscan wine so tastefully, especially bringing out the flavors of the pate. for an entree, i ordered the ctelettes de porc, which was a grilled bone-in pork chop crispy and crusted with the sharp goat cheese and pine nuts, served with sauted green Beans, toasted almonds and roasted garlic demi-glace (with whole garlic cloves)!!! and for dessert....Tarte Tatin, an upside down (very sour) apple tart sweetened with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce. the crme brule a la Vanille was eh all right. the cateau au chocolat had a warm fudge brownie with warm cherry compote, where you would dunk each bite into shot of warm chocolate milk...yum-yum...i also loved the crusty edged bread pudding au chocolate, so each bite consisted of melted chocolate, with chewy bread that was crunchy on the outsidel. so, now i have upgraded this place to a five star. the prices aren't outrageous...the wine selection is huge, and since it is winter they still have outdoor seating but under a heated clear plastic tent, so you can still enjoy the view of the lake. like i said before, i will be returning to this place again...with my lovely dining companion...i cant wait....i wonder if she feels the same way, too...
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