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| - Another restaurant taking part in Restaurant Week 2009 - Todd English's Olives. On a Saturday afternoon, reservations are a must for locals and visitors alike. Indoor and outdoor seating are prime, especially if you want to catch the Bellagio fountain show right off the balcony.
We both enjoyed their $20.09 prix fixe lunch menu.
A wonderful bread basket filled with focaccai, bread rolls, and crispbread start your meal, along with olives and tapenade. Yes, it's really that yummy and good. (I've been here once before for drinks and all I remember was their bread basket!)
Starters
* BBQ Pork Tartlet "roasted suckling pig, maytag blue cheese, caramelized onions, butter baked puff pastry" - I'm not big on the puff pastry stuff, but The Husband ordered this and he was quite satisfied with his bits of pork and cheese.
* Watermelon Panzanella "scarlett & golden watermelon, fresh mint, cracked black olives, feta croutons, togarashi" - A very refreshing salad, especially with the golden watermelon pieces. The feta croutons were especially good, although I didn't taste any togarashi in my salad.
Entree
* Chilled Rare Tuna Nicoise "haricot vert, heirloom tomato, cornichon, smoked hard boiled egg, nicoise olives, champagne vinaigrette" - Tuna seared perfectly to a beautiful color and the smoked hard boiled egg added a nice taste against the green beans and salad.
* Char Grilled Lamb Chop "fattoush salad, za'atar spiced pita chips, minted feta, pine nut vinaigrette" - Two nice sized lamb chops rested on a bed of lettuce. A hearty but light lunch at the same time.
Dessert
* Seasonal Sorbet Trio "served with fresh fruit" - Flavors included mango, blackberry and I think, lemon. It was refreshing with the added fresh fruit. A clean dessert.
* Drunk Chocolate Trifle "dark chocolate puddin', vanilla bean ice cream, bailey's white chocolate ganache, double chocolate cookie" - The dark chocolate pudding that laid on the bottom was exceptionally good, similar to the kind you ate as a child but much more upscale. The ganache and cookie were good too, but I found myself digging for more pudding!
Service was good, our water glasses were refilled on a regular basis (and I love how he covered the glass with a napkin so it doesn't spray everywhere). They were busy and the staff looked like they were busy too. Not disappointing at all.
Sidenote: When I called to make reservations, they did tell us to dress more casual upscale. No athletic wear, nice shorts were okay on men though, etc. Not sure how strict they are about that dress code though.
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