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| - If I had to title my review, it would be "The Perfect Lunch."
I have been several times now and enjoyed each time. This last time I was there, I was able to put all of those past experiences to good use to create exactly the experience I was hoping for.
A few things to keep in mind if you have never been Mon Ami Gabi.
1 - The best place to sit is on the patio, however reservations are not good for the patio. The patio is perfect for people watching, and what better place to do some people watching than on Las Vegas Blvd!?
2 - Get there 10 minutes to 11 (when they start serving lunch), put your name on the list for the patio, take the square-light-up-vibrating thingy, put some money in a penny machine and wait to be called. Our square thing went off a few minutes after 11.
As far as what made this experience perfect, there were many factors. We walked in and were seated on the patio at a table for two. Our server recognized that it was a little warm where we were sitting (full sun) and offered to look for a table that was less sunny. She found us the perfect table and it wasn't even in her section! Plus, it was a four top, right in the center of the patio, in the shade, with the most perfect view of the Bellagio across the way.
Of course, the food always plays a huge part. A glass of house red wine to start is always nice. The escargot was delicious, I loved using the French bread to sop up the garlic-herb butter left in the dish. Our beautiful red and yellow tomato salad was light and refreshing with pesto and goat cheese, two of my favorite things! The steak sandwich was phenomenal. Not too much meat, cooked to our med-rare liking. Ciabatta was soft and caramelized onions were the perfect complement. Frites were light and crispy with a little chew so you could taste the flavor and know you were eating more than air.
With the Bellagio fountain show kicking off shortly after noon (on Saturday) right as we were finishing the last of our wine and paying the bill. This was one of my top 5 favorite lunches of all time!
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